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Archives for August 2024
The Interview: Kamala Does CNN
Friday, August 30, 2024 at 8:50 AM
It was political malpractice for Kamala to avoid the press like the plague. This made her first TV interview almost as important as her first presidential debate. She had to know that if she so much as botched a word, Republicans would spin it as her performing even worse than Biden did in his fateful… Read more.
Georgia Gov. Kemp Is Latest Republican Cuckolded by Trump
Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Evidently, Trump uses sadomasochistic humiliation to bond with Republican men. Only that explains Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s groveling endorsement this week. After all, Trump didn’t just humiliate Kemp; he insulted Kemp’s wife, Marty, too. He claimed that even she doubted her husband could win reelection without Trump’s divine intervention. Yet Kemp isn’t just endorsing Trump;… Read more.
From Tony Soprano to Trump: The Enduring Appeal of the Anti-Hero
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Disillusionment with traditional heroes is everywhere. Public figures like priests, teachers, and athletes once embodied virtue. But they’re revealing flaws every day that shatter our faith. Even genteel sports aren’t immune, with doping scandals tainting cycling, tennis, and swimming. Is it any wonder, then, that anti-heroes have captured our imagination? From Tony Soprano to Walter… Read more.
Trump Uses Arlington Cemetery for Campaign Photo-Op
Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Trump has ridiculed US soldiers killed in action as “losers and suckers.” That alone should be disqualifying for any presidential campaign. Yet, this draft-dodging, narcissistic insurrectionist is now trampling the burial ground of those dead soldiers for a cheap political stunt. Everyone knows he visited Arlington Cemetery yesterday just to score political points. Why didn’t… Read more.
The Rohingyas: Seven Years of Internment in Bangladesh
Monday, August 26, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Seven years ago, tens of thousands of Rohingyas, a Muslim minority, fled Myanmar to escape religious cleansing by Buddhist extremists. Since then, they’ve been stuck in a “sprawling refugee camp” in neighboring Bangladesh. And yes, comparisons with the Japanese-Americans who endured three years of internment in the United States are apt. The Rohingyas rallied in… Read more.
Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia Shows Putin’s Red Lines Are Written in Vanishing Ink
Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Putin threatened “escalation” if US-supplied weapons enabled Ukraine to kill any of his invading Russians. More ominously, he warned he would use all means at his disposal if Ukraine even threatened Russia’s territorial integrity, implying a willingness to use nuclear weapons. He insisted this was a red line, claiming “it’s not a bluff”—as if Russia… Read more.
DNC Trumps RNC in TV Ratings
Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 6:40 AM
TV ratings for the RNC and DNC are in. And, if they’re any indication, the presidential election results might not be as close as polls suggest. The DNC’s four-day jamboree for Kamala Harris averaged 21.8 million viewers — 14 percent more than the RNC’s for Donald Trump. A few days ago, I asserted that TV… Read more.
Hail, Kamala! The Democratic Nominee for President of the United States!
Friday, August 23, 2024 at 8:09 AM
Just imagine the best of LBJ, Reagan, and Obama. Because that will give you a sense of the substance, theme, and style of the speech Kamala delivered to close last night’s DNC. Frankly, it’s a national embarrassment that the RNC nominated “an unserious man” like Trump to challenge her for the presidency. Trump is toast!… Read more.
Trump Bribing RFK Jr. to Boost Flailing Presidential Campaign
Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Donald Trump’s obsession with crowd size is certifiably weird. Yet it is surpassed in its weirdness his obsession with TV ratings. Watching the Democratic National Convention play out this week is only worsening his public nervous breakdown. This breakdown was triggered when Joe Biden passed the torch to Kamala Harris. Of course, the Obamas trigger… Read more.