Political Theatre category archive
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Thom and Thomas Frank theorize that Donald Trump is not an aberration, but a culmination.
“Pay No Attention to the Man behind the Curtain” 0
Will Bunch theorizes that, for the Trumpers, it’s all about appearances.
I can’t do it justice with a summary. Just read it.
Russian Impulses 0
Aside:
Benjamin Franklin’s statement, “A republic, if you can keep it,” has never been more prescient.
To Detect and Server 0
Farron skewers the “where is the server” myth.
All that Was Old Is New Again 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, views the precedent:
Follow the link for the reasons he makes that comparison.
A Matter of Perspective 0
In The Roanoke Times, Mike Ellerbrock reminds us that framing matters.
Are You Going to Scarborough Fair? 0
While thankful that they have awakened from their willful slumbers, I can feel little sympathy for the sycophantic pundits who rode to fame and fortune on the Republican pony, but who are now realizing what the rest of us knew all along, that, throughout the ride, they were clutching an asp to their bosoms.
“Purposeful Confusion” 0
As I heard someone say this week, someone needs to tell her where the term “Quisling” came from.
Russian Impulses, One More Time 0
Shorter S. E. Cupp: Well, he went and did it.
Russian Impulses 0
I recommend Bob Cesca’s interview with Malcolm Nance highly. Nance has predicted the Trumpling almost step-by-step and offers a sophisticated and detailed analysis of how the Russians compromised Trump.
It is not a fun listen, but it is an important one. Pop in your podplayer and listen to it as you run your errands.
It may even help answer the question raised in this post from Shaun Mullen.