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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Listen: Sydney Brownstone Talks to OPB about Our Week with Republicans and Protesters
Most of the protests here in Cleveland have been characterized by more cops than marchers. Sydney Brownstone Our weeklong immersion in Trump’s America is coming to an end today. Thank fucking god. But before we got ready to head out of town, Oregon Public Broadcasting caught up with Sydney to talk about what she’s been […]
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For Women’s Rights, Ohio Is a “Preview of What America Would Look like If Trump and Pence Get Their Way”
Spotted in downtown Cleveland during this week’s Republican National Convention. HG A political party’s convention is like a glimpse into a future in which they are in power, their most enthusiastic supporters are roaming the streets to tell you how excited they are about it, and the police state is out in full force to […]
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Republicans Officially Nominate Donald Trump for President
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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Our Editors Made Us Tinder at the RNC, So We Spent 10 Minutes Talking to a Libertarian Torso
We are following around photos of fetuses and protesters by day, but by night, we are on the prowl. Be warned, Cleveland: These ladies will be sitting in your local bars, smelling pretty bad and sunburnt, looking for anyone with juicy goss on Republican throwdowns. But mostly, we’re on Tinder. Our editors have been hounding […]
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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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Hello, Cleveland! We’re on the Ground at the RNC.
We’ll be slogging all week from Cleveland. HG We arrived in Cleveland last night and tried to get the lay of the land. What we found: Lots of journalists, lots of cops, and not much else. Before we landed, a largely peaceful march wound through downtown. Some protesters said they were met with roughness from […]