Well, it happened: Make it official: The Republican Party has nominated Donald Trump for president. And now the New York billionaire has completed a remarkable rise from political outsider to major party nominee for the White House. New York put him over the top in the delegate count Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention. […]
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Video: What Democracy Looks Like on the Streets of Cleveland
Sydney Brownstone talking to a guy in Cleveland who was very clear about his opinions. A black woman arguing with a white Republican National Convention attendee over whether America was founded on slavery. A white woman arguing with a black man about whether Donald Trump is an idiot and, additionally, about whether Hillary is a […]
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Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Reunite to Remind Us Just How Angry We Should Be…
…at the Comedy Central executives who failed to offer them however much money they wanted to stick around through this year’s general election: Colbert brings back his signature “The Word” segment… after the jump.
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You Know the Rules and So Do I: The Best Tweets From the Melania Trump-Michelle Obama Plagiarism Scandal
The Best Tweets From the Melania Trump-Michelle Obama Plagiarism Scandal
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Meet the Guy Who Says He Can Make $1,000 a Day Selling Trump Merch
Steve Scanlon, who’s in Cleveland from Connecticut for the RNC, says he keeps Mace with him in case anyone tries to steal or destroy his pro-Trump merchandise. HG “Why Trump?” I ask the man selling “Make America Great Again” hats in downtown Cleveland. “Well, I wasn’t gonna do Hillary,” he says flatly. What about Cruz […]
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Scott Baio’s Path to RNC Glory
If his work in Skatetown USA is any indication, Baio is certain to be a commanding public speaker Tinseltown/Shutterstock If you’re of a certain age and you see a headline that reads “SCOTT BAIO TO SPEAK AT REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION,” you’re liable to be struck by a certain feeling. I don’t know if there’s a […]
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Here are but a few of the Reasons Why You Hate Mike Pence
What could be more credible than covering yourself in all-caps slogans about your enemies? a katz / Shutterstock.com What’s the worst thing about Donald Trump choosing Mike Pence as his Vice Presidential nominee? I’d like to think it’s that Trump’s name ends with the same letter that Pence’s starts with, so when you stay them […]
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Oh Cool, Donald Trump’s Reported Running Mate is the Original “Defund Planned Parenthood!” Guy
UPDATE, 4:40 pm: Donald Trump has postponed his VP announcement, initially slated for tomorrow, following an apparent terrorist attack in Nice, France. Multiple news outlets have already confirmed Pence as his selected running mate. Oh great, it’s Mike “Legislate Your Uterus” Pence. Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons Fuck. Not this guy again: Donald J. Trump’s […]
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Maybe 100 Naked Women Can Stop Donald Trump
And these are the MODERATE protesters. Marie Kanger Born / Shutterstock.com We’re less than a week away from the start of the Republican Convention in Cleveland (it begins Monday), and it’s shaping up to be a real carnival of pleasures/horrors. My favorite planned event: one hundred nude women will stand outside the arena and point […]
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Watch Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Campaign Together Today in New Hampshire
Their comments—Bernie first—start just after the 38:30 mark.
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Hillary to be Endorsed by Unknown Vermont Senator Bernie Something
With each passing day, fewer and fewer of us are. Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com Poor Bernie Sanders must’ve gotten quite a scare this week when a bunch of spooky ghosts chased him around a haunted house moaning “boo.” Well, technically, they were Democratic members of Congress in a private meeting on Capitol Hill, but still, […]
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Watch Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on Stage Together in North Carolina
If you “care” about the email “scandal,” well, knock yourself out. I’m too busy watching Hillary and Barack onstage together today to join you. Here’s a flavor—including the part where Obama talks about the 2008 primary and says, “She had to do everything I had to, but she was like Ginger Rogers. She had to […]