The usual suspects, it turns out … “[A] New York Times analysis of voters … found 20 percent of Trump’s base disagree with the freeing of slaves after the Civil War, and a staggering 70 percent would still like to see the Confederate flag flying above official grounds in their states[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ongoing Presidential Campaign’
February 24th, 2016 - 8:47 am § in Uncategorized
Ron Paul: Trump wants to ‘be’ the government
Libertarian icon Ron Paul blasted Donald Trump in a CNBC interview this morning, and said he wouldn’t support the billionaire mogul if he wins the GOP nomination. “Trump has been able to tap into the anger and fear of a large ‘minority’ of voters, Paul told CNBC’s ̵[...]
February 21st, 2016 - 2:16 pm § in Uncategorized
Why Trump is popular …
… and his fans will be disappointed. Mother Jones puts it this way: “Trump didn’t win in spite of being a boor, a bigot, and an analog internet troll; he won because he was proudly all those things. For all the diversions (who picks a fight with the pope, anyway?), he articulated a[...]
February 21st, 2016 - 11:24 am § in Politics
The elephant in the room is … (phew) … dead.
Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, recently has noticed something: The elephant isn’t moving and smells, um, ripe. In other words, it appears to be dead. “I’m writing to you today to announce the death of the Republican Party. It is no longer a living, vital, a[...]
February 20th, 2016 - 7:14 pm § in Uncategorized
Trump wins SC; Jeb! drops out
Jeb! Bush took down the exclamation point after losing in South Carolina. With two-thirds of the votes tallied, Trump leads with 33%, followed by Rubio and Cruz at 22% each, Bush and Kasich at 8% each, and Carson at 7%. When will Carson call it a day? [...]
BREAKING — Pope declares Trump a non-Christian
It’s official: GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump “is not a Christian.” The Pope said so, and the Pope has the final word in Church matters. Of course, Trump will retort the Pope has no authority over him because he’s a Protestant (Presbyterian, to be exact), and he does[...]
February 12th, 2016 - 11:12 pm § in Uncategorized
Watch man get evicted from Trump rally for being Muslim
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February 12th, 2016 - 2:38 pm § in Politics
Rubio is no moderate
Marco Rubio’s tax plan will drastically cut taxes for millionaires and make up the revenue losses by slashing safety-net programs that help the middle class and poor. The end result will be “richer millionaires and weaker safety nets.” Would you vote for that? Read story here.[...]
February 11th, 2016 - 2:45 pm § in Uncategorized
Rubio fan assaults robot man
Yes, politics is contentious, and sometimes enthusiasts get carried away. But this is going too far.[...]
February 10th, 2016 - 3:21 pm § in Uncategorized
Vermin Supreme wins 4th place in New Hampshire
Vermin Supreme, a veteran politician making his 7th presidential run, got 259 votes in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, giving him a strong 4th place finish well ahead of all other Democratic candidates except for Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Martin O’Malley. Supreme promises tha[...]