As of today’s roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton is the first woman to receive a major-party nomination for president: In a huge show of party unity (a smart political maneuvering) during roll call, Bernie Sanders moved to suspend procedural roles to select Hillary Clinton as the Democrats’ nominee for […]
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Let Us Now Praise Tim Kaine’s Arched Eyebrow
At last! I have found something that makes Tim Kaine a little less boring: CSPAN CSPAN CSPAN CSPAN Last night, after I finished basically crying through Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, I furiously Google image searched Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential pick in an effort to confirm rumors of Young Lawyer […]
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The First Night of the DNC: Crying Bernie Fans and Michelle Obama is Queen
Michelle Obama’s amazing DNC speech; Bernie Sanders fans crying; Elizabeth Warren taking names and kicking ass. And it’s just the first night!
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Why are Democrats not Throwing Debbie Wasserman Schultz to the Wolves?
Don’t make voters angry. You wouldn’t like them when they’re angry. Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com Okay, everyone, let’s try to figure this out. What on EARTH are the Democrats thinking? Why is Debbie Wasserman Schultz still making public appearances? Why is she retaining leadership positions? Why is Hillary heaping praise upon her? Debbie is at […]
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Nate Silver Predicts If the Election Were Held Today, Donald Trump Would Win 57 Percent to 42 Percent
TRUMP now leads in 538’s now-cast, our estimate of what would happen in an election today. https://t.co/djsqNajFrh pic.twitter.com/7DvrdieHOw— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 25, 2016 Wellllll, here’s a little news to make you shit your pants. According to FiveThirtyEight’s election forecast, if the election were held today, Donald Trump would win by a lot. He would […]
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Calm Down. Tim Kaine May Be Boring, But He’s Pro-Choice.
Tim Kaine is Catholic, but he has a well-documented history of privileging the law over his religion. United States Senate via Wikimedia Commons Ever since Virginia Senator Tim Kaine was announced as Hillary Clinton’s running mate, I’ve seen a lot of hemming and hawing on Twitter about how he’s a boring choice who probably doesn’t […]
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Jon Stewart Returns, Courtesy of Stephen Colbert, To Help Reasonable Humans Shake Off Trump Terror (and Bash Fox News)
It’s nice to see you again, Mr. Stewart. The echo chamber has been lonely in your absence. Of the many, many horrible things we learned last night during the speech that refused to end, perhaps the most poignant was the proof that no one will ever invent a time machine. If there were to be […]
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Mike Pence Once Gave Cover to Regimes that Execute Homosexuals
Mike Pence wants you to trust him. lev radin / Shutterstock.com Tonight at the RNC, gay libertarian (and Gawker-obsessive) Peter Thiel will take the stage, presumably to reassure the assembled Republicans that they’re still a big-party tent where LGBTs are welcome, especially if you’re a billionaire. (Heidi and Sydney, suffering through a week at the […]
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The Green Party Responds to Dan Savage, Says He’s “Dead Wrong”
“We’re willing to not only run for dog catcher but also go to the mat for a ballot position to do it.” Green Party Dan Savage, the other day: Where are the Green Party candidates for city councils? For county councils? For state legislatures? For state assessor? For state insurance commissioner? For governor? For fucking […]
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Boris Johnson Shaping up to be England’s Donald Trump
Boris Johnson: somehow always looks as though he’s just been blasted in the back by a fire extinguisher Jacek Wojnarowski / Shutterstock.com Despite all outward appearances, Boris Johnson is the UK’s new foreign secretary, and not the inspiration for the cartoon character Baby Huey. He’s settling into his new job comfortably enough, with a blistering […]
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History in the Making! Republican-Led Senate Breaks 100-Year Record for Congressional Ineptitude!
During his speech at the Republican National Convention last night, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) peeked out from behind the tissue-paper facade obscuring his refusal to hold hearings on the President’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. On that sad day when we lost Justice Scalia, I made another pledge that Obama would not fill […]
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Dan Savage on Jill Stein: Just No.
The Green Party’s Jill Stein is polling at 5 percent nationally. Bart.gov How do we build a viable third party to the left of shitty Democrats in the United States? “You run people not just for fucking president every four fucking years,” says Dan Savage. (You also lower the bar on getting third party candidates […]