Political Theatre category archive
Mything the Past 0
I think that Cheryl Rofer is onto something.
The actual “Old West” lasted about two or three decades.
The “Old West” that Hollywood created never existed. It was no more real than the South of Gone with the Wind.
Not the Mainstream, Just a Pathetic Eddy Off to the Side 0
No, Kyla Mandel, Mitt Romney is not the “GOP Mainstream.” Donald Trump is.
The stream has moved far to the right as a direct result of Richard Nixon’s southern strategy, which has come full circle and consumed the party, to the extent that it doesn’t even try to pretend any more.
Those who continue to give lip service to the mythical “moderate Republican” are living in a fable of their one creation. Worse, they are perpetuating the myth to the detriment of reality.
“Dear Leader” 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, finds the fanatical loyalty of Trump supporters to be disquieting. Here’s bit of column, in which he discusses a “focus” group after George Stephanopoulos’s interview with James Comey:
Follow the link for the complete article. It’s worth the three or four minutes it will take you to read it.
Hannity’s Litany of Lies 0
In Fox News style, Samantha strings assertions and hot air to build a case that Sean Hannity is a serial killer.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen suggests that the Trumpling is Russian along.
In an unexpected twist (unexpected me and, I suspect, by Republicans) the DNC has filed a suit. From TPM:
Donald Trump is not named in the suit, but almost everyone else is. Details at the link.
Of course, one of the glories of this country is that any fool can sue any other fool over any fool thing. Whether a suit goes anywhere is a whole nother issue.
Credibility Gape 0
Ratted Out 0
Frankly, I’d rather associate with the rodent.
In related news, Dick Polman opines. A nugget:
But Hannity’s fans shrug off the naysayers; they feast on his insular stupidity.
Granted, they would be outraged — and Hannity’s head would explode — if someone like Rachel Maddow championed a Hillary Clinton lawyer while soliciting that same lawyer. But even though Hannity considers himself a member of the Fourth Estate (he said last year, “I’m a journalist”), he and his fans exempt him from the ethical rules that bind real journalists.
Rule of Lawless 0
