Political Theatre category archive
Republican Family Values . . . 0
. . . have never been anything other than a con for the rubes.
“Flip-Floppery at Its Worst” 0
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At The Guardian, Moustafa Bayoumi is not buying it. A snippet:
What I do believe is that our president is a bad actor. He was a bad actor on his old television show, and he’s still a bad actor today. And he’s a bad actor in both senses of the term, which is to say his actions are poorly executed and morally questionable.
The Spoils 0
Balloon-Juice’s Anne Laurie explains.
Surgical Strike 0
Afterthought:
You do realize that the phrase, “surgical strike,” is an oxymoron credible only to the other kind of morons.
The Big Dance 0
Badtux points out that it takes two to tango.
Empty Suits 0
Robert Reich suggests that the phrase “Republican governance” is a oxymoron.
Their chronic incapacity to govern didn’t reveal itself as long as a Democrat was in the White House. They let President Barack Obama try to govern and pretended that their opposition was based on a different philosophy of governing.
Now that they have a Republican president, they can no longer hide. They have no philosophy of governing at all.
Follow the link for more.
Both Sides Not 0
Continuing the theme from the previous post, David Leonhardt points out that the media can’t handle the truth. A snippet:
. . . journalists are good at producing “both sides do it” stories.
But when reality falls somewhere in between, the media often fails to get the story right. Journalists know how to do 50-50 stories and all-or-nothing stories. More nuanced situations create problems.
The 2016 campaign was a classic example. Hillary Clinton deserved scrutiny for her buckraking (sic) speeches and inappropriate email use. Yet her sins paled compared with Donald Trump’s lies, secrecy, bigotry, conflicts of interest, Russian ties and sexual molestation. The collective media coverage failed to make this distinction . . . .
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Atrios considers the reporting on the possible end of the filibuster:
Frankly, I think Historiann is onto something here. The filibuster has been used for evil far more often than for good. Just look back on its usage during President Obama’s term.
A Piece of the Rock 0
In a curious sidelight to Brexit, there seems to be a bit of kerfuffle over Gibralter. From The Local:
British rhetoric quickly heated up after the EU’s Brexit negotiating guidelines released on Friday included a section saying Spain must have a say on any future trade deal involving Gibraltar.
In related news, the British paper, The Sun, which makes our National Inquirer look like Smithsonian Magazine, decided to do a bit of saber-rattling.
Koch Dealers 0
Thom reads from the platform for which David Koch ran for president in 1980 on the Libertarian ticket. It’s more out there than you can imagine.