Archive for the ‘General’ Category
#TeleprompterTrump vs #UnscriptedTrump
It occurred to me yesterday listening to both Trump defenders and Trump critics that there are in fact two Donald Trump’s: #TeleprompterTrump & #UnscriptedTrump. Trump’s friends/defenders… like Jerry Falwell Jr on “Meet the Press” yesterday… only see “#TeleprompterTrump”… the Trump that has his comments carefully written out for him by a professional speech-writer that tends to say the […]
August 21, 2017
Posted in: General, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, Racism, Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Seems Obvious to Me
The (In)Complete (and Growing) List of Ridiculous Trump Superlatives
From the ridiculous to the sublime, Toddler-Trump’s absurd inexplicable child-like need to always claim to being the biggest/greatest/most successful person/president to have ever lived (regardless of the facts) defies explanation. This is my attempt at maintaining a complete list of Trump’s most outrageous superlatives.
July 3, 2017
Tags: better than, boast, boasts, brag, bragging, brags, childish, nobody, nonsense, stupidity, the best, Trump · Posted in: General, myth busting, rewriting history, Right-Wing Insanity
Trump Failures Demonstrating Why You Can’t Run Government Like a Business
Despite having absolutely NO experience in public office, Donald Trump ran for president on his record as a successful businessman, promising to run the country like a business. 100 days of failure in, we are seeing why that’s a strategy doomed to fail.
May 1, 2017
Posted in: General, Greed, Money, myth busting, Politics, Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Seems Obvious to Me, Taxes
First 100 Days: Can We Say the Honeymoon Is Over If It Never Began?
Saturday marks Trump’s 100th day in office. He now says the 100 Day benchmark is ‘ridiculous’, but it was HE who made it a big deal.
April 24, 2017
Posted in: General, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, rewriting history, Right-Wing Insanity
(Hiatus)
Sorry folks. I know I punked out last week following Super Bowl Sunday, but my father went in for Triple-Bypass surgery this week (he’s okay. Surgery was a success) so I’ve been a bit too distracted this week to write my regular weekly Op/Ed. I hope to return to my regular duties next Monday. Sorry for […]
February 13, 2017
Posted in: General
First Official Act of Trump Press Secretary is to Lie About an Easily Disprovable Fact?
Press Secretary Spicer falsely claims Trump had “largest inaugural crowd in history. PERIOD!” Lying about easily disprovable facts is one thing, but why over such petty stuff?
January 23, 2017
Posted in: fake scandals, General, myth busting, rewriting history, Right-Wing Insanity
Predictions for 2017: It’s the end of the world as we know it.
My annual look back at the laughably failed predictions of the so-called psychics, my scorecard for last years predictions, and my predictions for the coming year.
December 31, 2016
Posted in: Abortion rights, Civil Rights, Economy, Environment, General, Global Warming, Greed, Healthcare, Immigration Reform, Infrastructure, Jobs, Middle East, Money, National Security, Partisanship, Party of Life, Politics, Predictions, Right-wing Facism, Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Right-Wing Insanity, Taxes, Terrorism, Unconstitutional, War
Trump Camp Desperate To Convince Us His Gaffes Are All According to Plan
A string of rookie mistakes, incontinent AM tweeting and a swampy cabinet are “all according to plan” say Trump supporters to worried critics.
December 5, 2016
Posted in: General, myth busting, National Security, Partisanship, Politics, rewriting history, Right-Wing Hypocrisy, Scandals, Seems Obvious to Me
Trump is the Living Embodiment of Plato’s ‘Republic’
In Plato’s most famous novel “Republic”, he used the technique of magnifying small problems to reveal their true nature. Trump IS that magnification of the GOP.
August 22, 2016
Posted in: Election, General, mystery, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me
How Does One Support Hillary without rewarding DNC misbehavior?
The Democratic Party took sides in the race from Day One and actively harmed the Sanders campaign. Now they want Sanders’ endorsement and the votes of his supporters offering NOTHING in return but threats & ridicule.
June 20, 2016
Posted in: Election, General, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, Rants, Seems Obvious to Me, voting
Why a Sanders Victory is More Likely than Hillary
All explanations for an inevitable Clinton victory in November hinge on how BAD Donald Trump will do, NOT how much better of a candidate she is.
May 2, 2016
Posted in: Election, General, myth busting, Politics, Rants, Seems Obvious to Me
Meet the Press’ Bad Delegate Math. Misstates delegate math suggesting Sanders can’t win
MtP claims that if Super Delegates were apportioned the way Bernie wants, he’d still be way behind, but their numbers are completely wrong.
April 4, 2016
Posted in: Election, General, mystery, myth busting, rewriting history