Political Theatre category archive
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen keeps up with the latest so I don’t have to.
Going to the Dog 0
Victoria Hugo-Vidal suggests that, since our government is going to the dogs, it might be better if it went to the dog. A snippet:
The Art of the Con 0
David Treadwell marvels at the marks.
The Vice of the Turtle . . . 0
. . . lays about the land.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Wade Gilley has had enough.
I can’t say that I agree with him wholeheartedly, but I share his thoughts about the paid-by-the-puff opinionaters on my telly vision.
Doggone, Froggone 0
Despite what you read on the internet, it is not true that, if you raise the heat slowly, a frog will allow you to boil it to death. When it gets uncomfortable, the frog will flee.
Nevertheless, Shaun Mullen could not resist toadying up to that moldy metaphor.
Muddled Masses 0
Over at Juanita Jean’s, El Jefe has some thoughts. Here’s a bit:
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen has the latest.
Like As Not 0
Using recent news stories about Elizabeth Warren as a springboard, Tony Norman accuses the press of malpractice for using “likeability,” rather than competence, knowledge, and ability (just to pick a few) to judge candidates for political office. Here’s an excerpt:
No Compromise 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Susan Krauss Whitbourne explores the interplay between narcissism and intransigence. Here’s a tiny bit:
Follow the link, read the whole thing, and ask yourself, “Does this sound like anyone on the telly-vision?”
Ratings Rainbloat 0
PoliticalProf notes that some are asking by Donald Trump’s speech tonight will be on television, when President Obama’s speech about immigration was. He offers a reason:
But the answer is obvious. Donald Trump makes the media money.
This is actually the key point about Trump’s second-act life – roughly everything from the moment his Atlantic City casino collapsed in bankruptcy. From that moment on, Donald Trump has mostly been a tool, a product marketed by others to make themselves money.
Trump wasn’t the boss on The Apprentice. Mark Burnett was. Trump doesn’t build anything. He licenses his name for others to use when they’re building a thing.
More at the link.