Political Theatre category archive
Misdirection Play, Going Viral Dept. 0
Scott Maxwell unmasks Florida Governor DeStantis misdirection play, which, Maxwell submits, is an attempt to distract from his incompetent and bumbling response to COVID-19. A snippet (emphasis added):
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His plan was light on details and thick with questions about its constitutionality. So the internet quickly exploded.
Lefties put together videos like: “Trump-loving governor makes it LEGAL to kill protesters.”
Righties screamed: “DeSantis Creates Perfect Legislation That Will Effectively End “Peaceful Protesters” In Florida”
It was just what DeSantis needed to distract from his COVID problems … everyone screaming about something else.
The Horse Race 0
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell has had it up to here with polls and the horse race election coverage. An excerpt:
Follow the link for his evidence.
“The Rabbit Hole” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre discusses some factors which may make persons fall down what he refers to as “the rabbit hole” of believing in QAnon. Here’s an excerpt; follow the link for the entire piece and some related links.
Kanye Imagine That? 0
Mike Murphy muses about a potential dream ticket.
Executive Disorder 0
Farron marvels at Donald Trump’s claim, at one of his MAGA rallies, that he can sign an executive order preventing Joe Biden from running for president.
All the News that Fits, 1000 Pinocchios Dept. 0
Sam and his crew discuss how Fox News tries to spin something out of not much of anything.
The Galt and the Lamers 0
David and his caller discuss some of the flaws and misconnects in Libertarian thinking. The discussion is quite short, but I believe they raise some points worthy of further thought.
Parsing the Texts 2
Somehow, my cell phone number has fallen into the wrong hands.
You can see the evidence below the fold.
The Lies of the Land, Reprise 0
Seth looks back at the lies of the week.
