Revealing his utter ignorance, Trump threatens to default on U.S. debt and...
Yesterday, Donald Trump gave an interview to CSNBC in which, among other things, he described his approach to the national debt. And it’s awful. Just awful.Trump said in a television interview Thursday...
View ArticleBIG Numbers in Oregon! GO Bernie!
Oregon matters. Oregonians matter.More than three times as many Oregon voters have switched registrations than did in the 2008 election--84,800 of them to the Democratic Party of Oregon. In addition to...
View ArticleSomeone is lying about electric cars on the internet
Somewhere, someone is wrong on the internet. It’s shocking, I know. And normally I’d feel just about as compelled to correct that someone as I would to put my hand in the corned beef slicer at the...
View ArticleUnbelievable: Corporate Lobbyist and Clinton Super PAC Wrote Atlanta Mayor's...
Updated below.__Good God, the next several months — then years — are going to be a slime fest, no matter what happens in November.theintercept.com/…A FEW DAYS BEFORE the Georgia primary, influential...
View ArticleThe high price of delegitimization.
Four years ago Norm Ornstein and Thomas Mann published It’s Even Worse Than it Looks. In a 2013 review, I quoted from that book: “However awkward it may be for the traditional press and nonpartisan...
View ArticleBernie gains 31 more Delegates In Washington
In my home state of Washington today Bernie gained some of the many delegates he needs to overcome Hillary’s lead. Sanders awarded 49 more Washington state delegatesBy Harper NeidigDemocratic...
View ArticleFree Speech, Intimidation and Sanders
When I saw the photo above, I couldn’t help but think of another very similar photo where people were just exercising their rights to “free speech.” Look at what the people look like who are doing the...
View ArticleA Humble Suggestion for Hillary Supporters: #Belikeher
#Belikeher: x "A Hillary Clinton supporter reacts to anti-Clinton demonstrators as they protest in East LA" I LOVE THIS PIC!! pic.twitter.com/Pyv5WvUFaa— Patrick Karlsson (@Patrickesque) May 7, 2016
View ArticleHillary Hangout 05.07.16 - 'I have stood up for people who needed a champion.'
Title quote by Hillary Clinton in an interview with the Los Angeles Times' editorial board on May 4, 2016.Here’s your daily mid-day hangout spot for Hillary discussion, general thoughts, memes, random...
View ArticleHRC Cinco de Mayo Celebration At East Los Angeles College--A Belated Report...
Happy Cinco de Mayo HRC fans..on the 7th! Since my day job took priority, I thought I’d kick off the weekend with a recap of my experiences at Hillary’s rally on the campus of the East LA College,...
View ArticleHillary wins Guam Caucus
The unofficial results are in. Hillary has won the Guam Caucus. The vote was 59.132% for Hillary to 40.868% for Bernie.The most interesting thing to me was supporters from both sides tweeting to go...
View ArticleFivethirtyeight.com: “Americans’ Distaste For Both Trump And Clinton Is...
How pathetic is this presidential election cycle? According to 538’s Harry Enten on Thursday, it’s Guinness-Book-of-World-Records-breaking bad…538: "Americans' Distaste For Both Trump and Clinton Is...
View ArticleDon't vote for the Status Quo
The status quo is the present state of society in its entirety.Status quoStatus quo is a Latin phrase meaning the existing state of affairs, particularly with regards to social or political issues. In...
View ArticleSanders blasts the Corporate Media, "Talk about the real damn issues facing...
Senator Bernie Sanders’ (D-VT) disdain for the corporate media and just about any corporate owned or controlled institution is well known. Today, on The Rachel Maddow Show, he took them all,...
View ArticleObama’s Critique of Sanders
President Obama’s commencement speech today at Howard University firmly and repeatedly challenged the central message of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. (C-Span link offers video and full...
View ArticleBNR - 'Sanders Supporters Take To The Streets In L.A.' & 'What The Media...
The Media's Narrow-Minded Focus After every presidential primary, we were treated to a new round of conventional wisdom about what things mean for both parties going forward. Yet, there’s every reason...
View ArticleWhat women really "get"
Donald Trump came to the city of my birth yesterday, Spokane WA, to state this.“You know what, the women get it better than we do, folks.” x YouTube VideoMost Trumpisms, I can let wash right over me....
View ArticleNV-04 update. Lucy Flores Bernie endorsement pays off.
Lucy Flores is nothing if not her own candidate. Earlier this year, she came out with a full throated endorsement of Bernie Sanders for President. This turned out to be consequential, as it cost...
View ArticleThe Democratic Nomination: Let's Do The Math
I keep running into comments by people who seem somewhat math challenged and this includes some rather prolific posters and commenters. Now, this isn't anything complicated; it's math that I expected...
View ArticleTrump fiddles while GOP burns
Marvel’s Civil War took in big bucks at the box office over the weekend. The Republican civil war might not have generated so many ticket sales… but ultimately it may still move a lot of popcorn....
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