Political Theatre category archive
A Time of Tantrum 0
Watch the entire interview.
Withdrawal 0
Steve M. argues that most persons will quickly (and with great relief, in my own opinion) get over the Trump presidency, with the exception of two groups.
He details the dependent and the dependency. A snippet:
The other group that can’t quit Trump — as (New York Times columnist Frank–edl) Bruni acknowledges — is the media.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Bananas Republic 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Zac Gershberg reports from a troubled spot.
Donald Trump Gets His Wall 0
Aside:
This assumes that there are some Republicans who see and are willing to speak truth about Trump. Methinks most of them (there are few notable exceptions, such as the Governor of Maryland), have bought into him, hook, line, and stinker.
Both Sides Don’t 0
While on the topic, I commend this article, in which Wallace B. Mendelson explores what it’s like to view the world through Trump-colored glasses, to your attention.
How Stuff Works, Trump Succession Planning Dept. 0
In a longer article regarding a Federal judge’s ruling that the Trump-appointed head of the Department of Homeland Republican Family Values Security was illegally appointed to his post, Elizabeth Dye summarizes how Trump’s promotion procedure (if you can dignify it with a three-syllable word) works:
Follow the link for the details.
Addendum:
Broken link fixed.
I noticed my error (I broke the link) about an hour ago, about 10:20 p. m., but it seems my hosting provider was having some issues. I got a 502 error when I tried to connect to the backend of the site to edit this post.
There’s a reason no hosting provider will promise more that 99% uptime–computers and networks are physical objects, and physical objects will break from time to time. But I’ve been using this provider for a decade now. I would recommend them to anyone because of their reliable performance and excellent tech support–especially because of their excellent tech support (and, in another life, I used to wear a headset myself).
“Cult 45” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Hogan M Sherrow considers whether the devoted followers of Donald Trump can be considered a cult.
Follow the link for his conclusion.
“Unshaken Faith” 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Tony Norman sticks his tongue in his cheek to pen a paean to Q and to those who crave his (her? its?) guidance.
Just read it.