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Political Theatre category archive

The Quiet Part Out Loud 0

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A Tune for the Times 0

(Warning: Mild language.)

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The Legacy 0

Donald Trump asks,

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The Truth Will Out in Most Mysterious Fashion 0

For example.

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That Was the Week that Was 0

Dick Polman offers a recap.

I commend it to your attention.

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“But It’s the Only Possible Explanation” 0

Using the recent kerfuffle over Kate Middleton, Rebecca Watson takes a look at the appeal of conspiracy theories and those who cultivate them. Here’s quote:

Those who make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities, and by “those” I also include, like, yourself.

Or you can read the transcript.

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When They Played Their Charade . . . 0

. . . they were like children posing.*

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*With apologies to Henry Mancini.

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The Paper Trail 0

Seth looks at recent events in Trump’s documents case.

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A Choice, Not an Echo, Reprise 0

Title:  Candidate Ages.  Select One.  Frame One:  Joe Biden walking in front of the White House with a check-box labeled

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All the News that Fits 0

Thom points out that mongering fear boosts ratings for television stations sells.

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Designing Dystopia 0

At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch takes a long look at Donald Trump’s plans for his presidency, should he win in this fall’s election, and fears that Americans are sleepwalking into dictatorship.

No excerpt or summary can do his piece justice. Just go read it.

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Dis Coarse Discourse 0

In the midst of a longer article about the Taylor Swift Super Bowl conspiracy theory, Margot Ford McMillen captures the essence of dis coarse discourse:

. . . these days, where the conspiracy theorists go, there goes the media. And they take voters’ brains with them.

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Trapped by the Transcript 0

David dissects the duplicity. (Warning: Short commercial at the end, but you can certainly skip that.)

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The Hostile Takeover 0

Liz Dye has more at Above the Law.

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The Tactics of the Trumpling 0

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier looks at the tactics of Donald Trump and the Trumpettes and concludes

This is basic thuggery.

Follow the link to learn how he reached that conclusion.

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Real Big Men 0

Armed man in big box store says to employee,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Playing Politics 0

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Foxy Shady 0

Seth takes a closer look at the shovelers of–er–shinola.

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Dis Coarse Discourse 0

Just when you think it can’t get any coarser . . . .

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The Princess of Quibble 0

Fair maiden labeled

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