After all, he’s been lying like crazy lately—why should tonight be any different? Clinton’s ad says he “can’t win the debate” if he lies tonight, although he’s never been hurt by a lie before. Why should tonight be any different? Lester Holt, the moderator, who is a Republican, is not required to fact-check statements during […]
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Trump Clarifies He Was Just Opportunistically Trying to Get People to Stop Asking About the Birther Thing
The face he made right after saying Obama was born in the United States last week. Really looks contrite, huh? In case Trump didn’t seem sincere to you last week when he said, disdainfully, “President Barack Obama was born in the United States period“—a statement he punctuated with a look of exasperation: Well, yes, you […]
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Well, Here’s an Image of Donald Trump That’s Enough to Make Your Heart Stop
No, not this photo… uplift_the_world / Shutterstock.com THIS photo. Which, I guess isn’t a photo. It’s a heart attack courtesy of Photoshop. You ought to read the piece this photo illustration accompanies, too. It’s called “President Trump’s First Term.” Fascinating reporting and analysis by the New Yorker‘s Evan Osnos. The gist: His victory is no […]
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I Have Nothing to Add to This Skittles Nonsense, Except That Nazis Would Have Been So Good at Twitter
This was definitely the dumbest and most insensitive thing I saw yesterday: This image says it all. Let’s end the politically correct agenda that doesn’t put America first. #trump2016 pic.twitter.com/9fHwog7ssN— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 19, 2016 On the other hand, was it any dumber or more insensitive than his “gas chamber” joke last week? […]
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One Trump Child Lies, Another Jokes About Gas Chambers, and Did You Hear About the Demon That’s “Latched Onto” Clinton?
I’m worried about the future of human civilization. Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com Another day, another vile thing coming out of a Trump’s mouth—this time from Trump’s son, Donald Jr., the guy on the far right in that photo above. Speaking on talk radio, DJTJR (as one Washington Post columnist likes to shorten his name) said […]
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Is the Media Fair in Covering this Presidential Race, Wonders Media
Hillary Clinton speaking at a 2013 event held by the Clinton Foundation, which Paul Krugman says has gotten more scrutiny than the Trump Foundation. JStone / Shutterstock.com “I am very scared,” writes Paul Krugman, winner of a Nobel prize in economics, in a brief, salient blog post this morning. He believes media companies are “objectively […]
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Some of Phyllis Schlafly’s Greatest Hits, for People Too Young to Know
Phyllis Schlafly, on death’s doorstep, supporting Trump. Gino Santa Maria / Shutterstock.com • She called public sex education classes ”in-home sales parties for abortion.” • She said, “Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature.” • Hated the gays. • Hated “libs.” • Hated gender-nonconformity. […]
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The Story of that Letter from Donald Trump’s Doctor Just Gets Weirder and Weirder
This is all of the information the public has gotten about Donald Trump’s health. Trump Campaign Website Remember this? The above letter—download Donald Trump’s doctor’s letter here—is the only information we have about the health of the man who would be the oldest person ever sworn in as president. As Newsweek pointed out recently, there […]
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The Clinton Campaign Is Courting the Christian Left, Which Has Really Existed Since Reagan
Remember this Clinton campaign ad from four months ago? Did it have a religious vibe to you? Maybe not overtly, but a New York Times piece from yesterday puts it in fascinating context. Through secular eyes, the advertisement linked Mrs. Clinton to some resolutely uncontroversial concepts — hope, kindness, love, good. In doing so, it […]
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Watch Hillary Clinton Describe “the Steady Stream of Bigotry” that Is Donald Trump’s Career
At one point, she says, “On David Duke’s radio show the other day, the mood was jubilant.” The video is below—she starts talking around the 8:30 mark. Below the video are some of the choicest quotes. • “He is taking hate groups mainstream, and helping a radical fringe take over the Republican Party.” • “Trump’s […]
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Trump Now Has the Same Position on Illegal Immigration He Once Ridiculed Jeb, Cruz, and Rubio for Having
This maniac. Dan Fleckner / Shutterstock.com For the last two nights, Donald Trump has appeared on his propaganda platform of choice, Fox News’s Hannity, and on both nights, Sean Hannity has asked for clarification on what Trump would do about law-abiding, home-owning, undocumented immigrants. Obviously, during the primary, Trump’s position was simple: a deportation force […]
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Hey Bernie Bros, “Revolution” Is Not the Best Way to Structure a Political Movement
“My bros. C’mon. Why are you fighting?” Crush Rush / Shutterstock.com If you go to Bernie Sanders’s website right now, it says, in huge letters: “The political revolution continues.” On the page where you can Pledge to Continue the Political Revolution, the first sentence is: “This movement of ours—this political revolution—must continue.” But, uh, revolutions […]