Political Theatre category archive
An Authority on Authoritarianism 0
Thom and his guest discuss the workings of authorianism.
Six Degrees of Dr. Jill Biden 0
Paths cross can be adjacent in unexpected ways.
Second son met Dr. Jill Biden when he was taking courses at our local community college when we lived in Delaware, where he was born and raised, though I don’t know that he took any classes from her. At the time, Joe Biden was Vice President, so she had Secret Service protection, but she was still teaching.
I trained as an historian and, at one time, aspired to get a doctorate. I didn’t, because I found in graduate school that academia and I were not a good mix (honestly, some of those folks will fight to the death over a semicolon), but I never lost my love of history as a discipline.
But, by heavens, had I earned that doctorate, I would not have eschewed the title, because it means something.
I learned how much it can mean in my year of graduate school (and from the many professors I had who had a “Ph. D.” after their names and who taught me well at The College of William and Mary in Virginia and at the University of Virginia.)
Afterthought:
It is never gracious to belittle the accomplishments of others.
Courting Disasters 0
David discusses Donald Trump’s reaction to the failure of the Supremes to “do us a favor though.” (Warning: short ad at the end. I have no knowledge of the product in question.)
Crabby Trumpleton* 0
The Arizona Republic’s Robert Robb suggests that Donald Trump’s Republican Party is rotten to the core.
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*With apologies to Tom Terrific.
Fearmonger-in-Chief 0
Thom and his guest discuss Donald Trump’s use of fear as a motivator.
A Moment from the Cavalcade of Dumb 0
Here’s a snippet from a California Republican’s interview on CNN regarding his refusal to accept the results of the recent election; follow the link for the rest.
“You got any proof that anything was done that was fraudulent in any election?” Cuomo asked.
“You know, I don’t have proof that men landed on the moon in 1969 because I wasn’t there,” LaMalfa replied.
“Really?” an incredulous Cuomo asked.
“Yeah,” LaMalfa shrugged.
“Do you believe the world is round?” Cuomo pressed.
We are a society of stupid.
Unintended Consequences 0
At the Philadelphia Inquirer, Jason Han suggests that Donald Trump may indeed have made America great again, but not in the way Trump intended (assuming he had any intention other than getting attention).
It’s an interesting and somewhat optimistic read for these troubled times.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Martin Hackworth marvels at the cavalcade of crazy. A snippet:
Stray Thought, Do Us a Favor Though Dept. 0
I think it’s legitimate to theorize that Donald Trump expects some judges to do him a favor though because he did them a favor by appointing them.
Jumping the Shark Tank 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth imagines what might happen if Donald Trump went on “Shark Tank.”
The Gifters and the Grifter, Reprise 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gene Collier reads the fine print from Donald Trump’s Save America PAC. Here’s a bit of what he has to say; follow the link for the rest.
Deceit, his suckers always seem to forget, is the Trump brand.