Political Theatre category archive
A Multi-Story Bulling 0
David points out the Donald Trump can’t keep his stories straight.
A Cenk in the Armor 0
Susan Estrich wonders how in world Bernie Sanders could have endorsed Cenk Uygur, erstwhile Republican turned Berne Bro who has a track record racist and sexist remarks, for a seat in the U. S. House of Representatives.
The Melted Pot 0
Thom and his caller consider whether the United States is at point of no turning back.
The Bully’s Pulpit 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Mitch Prinstein considers the implications of Donald Trump’s bullying of Greta Thunberg. A snippet (emphasis in the original):
“If the President can cyberbully why can’t I?”
Disinformation Nation 0
James Bruno attempts a taxonomy of the gulled and the gullible. A snippet:
Monkey Business 0
In the Idaho State Journal, Larry Gebhardt explains. A snippet:
Our congressional delegation and their staffs have issued statements in various media that indicate they are in the camp of Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru . . . .
In a tangentially related topic, Steven Lawson explores the enduring fascination with conspiracy theories in U. S. politics.
Misdirection Play, You Can’t Always Get What You Want Dept. 0
Liz Swan examines the somewhat farcical Republican talking point (one can hardly call it an “argument”) that somehow the impeachment of Donald Trump is invalid because Democrats have wanted to impeach him all along. A snippet:
Recount Reveries 0
Thursday at our Drinking Liberally gathering, we agreed that Chris Stolle was correct in requesting a recount over a margin of 24 votes.
We also agreed that it would be most delicious if the recount were to increase Nancy Guy’s victory margin.
A Question of Identity 0
David discusses the fallacy of designating Judaism a “nationality” and how it may feed certain tropes of anti-Semitism.
(Warning: Commercial starts at the six-minute mark. I have no knowledge of the product being advertised. Despite the commercial, I think David’s points on the topic are worth including the video.)
