Newspaper columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. has finally put into words something that’s been bothering me for a long time: In the political world, and increasingly in other facets of life, facts no longer matter. Pitts also has coined a name for this new paradigm. He writes: “A lie can get hal[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ongoing Presidential Campaign’
[...] January 22nd, 2016 - 5:03 pm § in Uncategorized
Trump promises better care for Soviet military veterans
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump promised today he’ll take better care of veterans. But which ones? His campaign video showed a bunch of old guys wearing Soviet medals (see below). https://youtu.be/clT1hsXkkbs[...]
January 21st, 2016 - 11:06 pm § in Uncategorized
The “silent majority” is neither
They’re not silent, and they’re not a majority. [...]
January 21st, 2016 - 10:30 pm § in Uncategorized
BREAKING — Conservatives panic!!!
“National Review … will publish a special issue on Friday opposing Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency…. The issue features a blistering editorial that labels Trump a threat to conservatism, as well as essays by 22 prominent conservative thinkers from various ideological f[...]
January 19th, 2016 - 11:41 pm § in Uncategorized
Proof that Cruz is a military idiot
In this video, journalist Chris Wallace takes issue with GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s pledge that he would “carpet bomb ISIS to oblivion,” pointing out that ISIS fighters have embedded themselves in civilian populations where they can’t be bombed without causing mass[...]
January 18th, 2016 - 1:26 am § in Uncategorized
BREAKING NEWS: The GOP Will Nominate Ryan and Haley
Following the polls after last week’s debate, the RNC has quietly decided to run Paul Ryan and Nikki Haley. None of the more or less corporate candiates, Marco Rubio, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush or Ohio Gov. John Kasich, have enough support to take the nomin[...]
January 10th, 2016 - 9:33 pm § in Uncategorized
Trump wants violent football and insults NFL referees
Presidential candidate Donald Trump thinks football is boring because it has become soft, and liked the game better when it was more violent. He has harsh words for NFL referees: They “throw flags to impress their wives watching at home.” He whined, “Who wants to watch these crummy[...]
The NY Daily News nails it again
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