Political Theatre category archive
Seeing Strategy That Isn’t There 0
Will Bunch applies Trump’s razor to this weekend’s Trumpstorm alleging that President Obama tapped the Trump phones.
President Precedent 0
Emile Simpson channels Herman’s Hermits to point out that Donald Trump is not unpresidented.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Such as, for example, alternative facts.
The Return of McCarthyism 0
Jason330 has the scoop.
Jonesing the Trumpling 0
Warning: Language.
The Russian Sessions 0
Excerpt:
The ambassador from Russia is a Russian.
(I composed the above yesterday. Since then, there has been a development.)
Via C&L.
You Can Vouch for It 0
A North Carolina legislator who once supported school vouchers decides that was a mistake. A snippet:
Frankly, I think “mistake” is not a correct word choice.
Vouchers originated as an strategy to divert public money into private pockets. More accurate terms, such as “con” and “scam,” spring to mind.
The Core Belief of Today’s Republican Party 0
There is no such thing as the public good. Q. E. D.
The No-Show 0
Donald Trump, in a fit of pique (does he have any other kind of fits?) is skipping the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Dick Polman thinks this is a good thing. Here’s a nugget from his article:
Trump’s game plan (sold to him by his tutor, Steve Bannon) is to delegitimize the press. Attending the dinner would’ve legitimized it. Playing the good sport, being the butt of jokes about Russia (and so much else) would’ve legitimized the revelatory stories.
Do please read the rest.