It’s a good book that explains a lot. I highly recommend it.
Any way you look at it, Bill and Hillary Clinton are among the incomprehensible wonders of the political world. Reading my friend and former co-author Joe Conason’s new book Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton, one thought recurred: Is it even possible to grasp the essence of this brilliant, mercurial, many-sided man,… Continue reading “The Clinton rules”
Reality TV star-turned-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump clearly doesn’t understand that US senators have limited powers. He doesn’t seem to comprehend federalism or have a simple grasp of American civics. So forget old videotapes of Donald bragging about the ways he abuses women and cheats on his wife. Never mind his incoherent policy statements – this… Continue reading “Reporters must start asking Donald Trump basic civics questions”
There was a disgrace to the United States of America last night, and Bob Schieffer knows what it was. In the post-debate analysis Schieffer mentions three things: 1. Bringing women allegedly in a “relationship” with the opponent’s spouse. 2. Threatening to put an opponent in jail. 3. Turning a contest for the highest office in the… Continue reading “Both sides do it!”
WASHINGTON ― Glenn Beck’s website The Blaze is coming apart, suffering from a lack of editorial direction, staff attrition and internal discord, according to sources inside the news outlet.
The site, which Beck launched in 2010 to serve as the conservative counterpart to The Huffington Post, has dropped from 25 employees on its editorial side to just six. A source inside The Blaze, who requested anonymity for fear of retribution, told HuffPost that the mood among the rapidly diminishing news team is somber.
“The few people who are still left are looking for an exit because they know The Blaze is over,” the source said. “They haven’t told us straight up that they’re done with us, but all the signs point to it, and they’re not replacing people who are laid off or get out.”
Other sources at the site say that reporters were notified in September that their phone and travel stipends had been eliminated. They were also notified over the summer that their health benefits would be reduced.
During a panel discussion on CNN’s Inside Politics, AP’s Lisa Lerer said Gov. Mike Pence’s refusal to answer questions about what Trump has actually said? Was a blueprint for success for battleground Senate candidates. As Digby says: Wow. CNN analysts saying Pence gave the GOP Senate candidates a playbook: just lie about what Trump has said.… Continue reading “CNN analyst: GOP senate candidates should lie about Trump’s record, too”
Some time after your Wonkette put down the computer and picked up her Saturday night bong, the New York Times did Donald Trump the magnificent favor of proving just how “smart” and “genius” he is, by showing the first page of three state tax returns from 1995. Those tax returns – and please, take a seat… Continue reading “Who leaked Donald’s taxes? We’re gonna go with ‘Marla Maples’”
TBS’s Samantha Bee congratulated Fox News’ Megyn Kelly when she pwned Sean Hannity as “not being a journalist” after the Presidential debate. Sam Bee’s gonna love Kelly beating Kellyanne Conway like a rented mule last night, as the Trump campaign manager tried to downplay Trump’s history of misogyny. Kellyanne Conway joined The Kelly File, and Conway… Continue reading “Megyn Kelly slams Kellyanne Conway’s defense of Trump’s misogyny”
Hannity said all of this without a trace of irony, which I guess is his hallmark: saying things which are demonstrably false, and claiming otherwise. He’s probably the highest paid person on cable news, yet claims to be a man of the people, despite his own lavish lifestyle of mansions and private jets, in some perverse… Continue reading “Sean Hannity – with his $29M salary and private jet – slams ‘overpaid’ media elites”
I’m astonished at a Jake Tapper interview with Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook. Tapper asked Mook about a quote from the recently released FBI Clinton Email interview files. In it, the FBI asked the IT person responsible for the Clinton email server at River Platte Networks about the term, “Hillary coverup” used in a work ticket.… Continue reading “Jake Tapper journeys to the bottom of the heap with ‘Hillary coverup’ question”
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Reaction around the world to first Trump-Clinton debate (from @AP) https://t.co/b8KogX7I52
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Transcript of the First Debate, via @nytimes https://t.co/cXrhVkEgum
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Uh-Huh https://t.co/WyV7lEJHYg
— spork_incident (@spork_incident) September 27, 2016
