Why is Trump so fond of bloodthirsty tyrants? Donald Trump seems to have a thing for murderous dictators. Maybe it’s because he worships raw power? Anyway, Mother Jones has catalogued some of the thugs and strongmen The Donald admires, and notes his top political operative earned serious bucks[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ongoing Presidential Campaign’
July 13th, 2016 - 7:12 pm § in Uncategorized
GOP picks soap opera queen to run its convention
“When the Republican National Convention’s rules committee convenes Wednesday to debate the parameters for selecting the party’s candidate for president, moderating the chaos will be Enid Green Mickelsen, the committee’s chair, whom the National Review recently described as &[...]
July 11th, 2016 - 12:39 pm § in Uncategorized
How Newt Gingrich could become president.
It’s easier and more likely than you think. Speculation is growing that Donald Trump (a) may choose Newt Gingrich as his running mate, and (b) isn’t serious about becoming president and might bow out after being elected (read that story here). This would make Newt Gingrich the next Presi[...]
July 11th, 2016 - 10:30 am § in Uncategorized
2,000 sign Wharton letter saying Trump unfit
Wharton School is one of America’s top business schools. Drumpf brags about his B.A. in economics from there (Class of ’68). (Note: He does not have Wharton’s prestigious MBA, only an undergraduate degree in real estate studies.) Today, Wharton released a letter signed by 2,000 of its professo[...]
July 1st, 2016 - 8:29 am § in Uncategorized
Nate Silver’s first 2016 electoral vote prediction
In 2008, Nate Silver called 49 states correctly; in 2012, he got all 50 states right. It’s still too early for polls to be very reliable, but this is how 2016 looks to him right now: Clinton 353, Trump 183, Johnson 1, with 270 needed to win. In the popular vote, Clinton has 48%, Trump [&hellip[...]
June 17th, 2016 - 12:18 pm § in Politics
Why is this man smiling?
Because he just read the latest polls — read story here. [...]
June 13th, 2016 - 8:50 am § in Uncategorized
Trump blames Obama for Orlando
“Donald Trump said Monday morning that attacks like the one that left 50 people dead in a gay nightclub in Orlando this weekend will continue to happen ‘many times over’ if President Obama doesn’t start calling it ‘radical Islamic terrorism.’ ‘Believe me, a[...]
June 10th, 2016 - 2:09 pm § in Uncategorized
Dishonest Donald makes gangsters look like choirboys
“Donald Trump casts himself as a protector of workers and jobs, but a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found hundreds of people – carpenters, dishwashers, painters, even his own lawyers – who say he didn’t pay them for their work.” — USAToday “Donald Trump often portrays[...]
June 8th, 2016 - 1:26 pm § in Uncategorized
Trump’s anti-semitic following
“Donald Trump himself has expressed absolutely no interest in opening concentration camps for Jews, should he win the presidency. The white nationalist far-right has decided, though, that Trump will advance its interests.” — Jeffrey Goldberg Best explanation I’ve seen so f[...]