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2016 election

Trump Is Campaigning Like It’s 2016

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump taking pride in being compared to P.T. Barnum

Trump is doing his damnedest to get his MAGA supporters to see his 2024 presidential campaign through the rose-tinted glasses of 2016. So, it’s not just dementia making him recycle the same promises he failed to deliver on last time. This shyster is betting he can catch lightning in a bottle again – complete with… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2016 election, Kamala Harris VP, MAGA supporters, P.T. Barnum, rump 2024 campaign, Trump bankruptcy, Trump business failures, Trump casinos

Congratulations, Madam President! (If Hillary Had Won…)

Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 8:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Many of my progressive friends are having a hard time coming to terms with Donald Trump as president-elect of the United States. Some are even joining self-flagellating, flash-mob protests springing up all over the country to vent their raging disbelief. I tried reasoning with them to no avail. Ironically, some of them are convinced the… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2016 election, Alternative History, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Female President, Hillary Clinton, Madam President, Obamacare, women leaders

Biggest October Surprise Ever! FBI Reopens Investigation Into Hillary’s E-mails

Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 8:09 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Here’s part of what I wrote about the suspicions, scandals, and investigations surrounding Hillary’s e-mails in “E-mailgate: FBI Gives Hillary Tongue Lashing but Recommends No Charges,” July 5, 2016. ____________________ I wagered in my July 1 commentary that Hillary would be indicted. And, sure enough, as Director Comey outlined the findings of her extreme carelessness,… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2016 election, DOJ, Donald Trump, e-mailgate, email server, FBI, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, October Surprise, Partisan Politics

Humping Trump Exposes News Anchormen as Worse than Used Car Salesmen

Monday, May 2, 2016 at 7:45 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump media obsession

These days, news anchormen serve as little more than hosts of reality TV shows masquerading as news programs. Their programming mantra – “if it bleeds, it leads” – used to reflect reporting on an increasingly violent society. Now it reflects reporting on anything that outrages, scares, or titillates – just to generate ratings. Which, of… Read more.

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Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2016 election, cable news, Campbell Brown, CNN, Donald Trump, Fox News, journalism ethics, Megyn Kelly, news media, Ratings, Tabloid Journalism

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