Political Theatre category archive
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom decodes de code.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
From the Youtube page:
This is a hasty cover of Erma Franklin’s 1967 belter, written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, that is one of our favourite soul tracks, and only lost out to a Grammy to her younger sister Aretha in 1969 (“Chain of Fools”). It had a resurgence in Europe in the early 90s after the end of the Cold War thanks to a Levi jeans advert, and its highest chart position for the re-release was number 5 … in Denmark.
Our treatment pays tribute to the Danes (who suffered proportionally among the highest casualties in wars supporting the USA after its triggering the collective security clauses of NATO in places like Iraq and Afghanistan), and who are being shaken down at the moment by the likes of Trump, Vance, and Miller in their bid to bully Europe to agree to the annexation of autonomous Greenlanders.
The Underlying Theme 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Richard French postulates that
Lack of shame is a primary feature of Donald Trump’s presidency.
I think he has a point. Why else are they so comfortable doing things that would make the Founders hand their heads in shame?
Follow the link and see what you think.
American Stasi, Reprise 0
Thom takes an in-depth look at what’s happening in Minneapolis and finds a straw at which to grasp.
Opening Soon . . . . 0
Now that many artists are eschewing the Kennedy Center since Donald Trump insisted on putting his taint on it, the Tampa Bay Time’s Daniel Ruth has some suggestions for possible premiers to publicize on its playbill.
The Beasty Contest 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Mike Murphy looks at the record of four despotic leaders and wonders
. . . which one presents the most imminent danger for you—and the world.
Go read his article and choose your nominee.
The Blame Gamer 0
David dissects the Squeaker of the House’s misdirection play of blaming Biden for everything that the Trump maladministration has done.
The Five Step Plan 0
Mr. Newberger parses the playbook.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Mild language.
Speaking of the Lemming Factor . . . . 0
Gene Nichol thinks we may already be over the edge of the cliff.
(And, yes, I know that lemmings don’t really jump off cliffs. But it appears that people sometimes do.)
The Lemming Factor 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Ronald E. Riggio has a wonder:
Follow the link for his thoughts on the matter.
Truth in Labeling, Dis Coarse Discourse Dept. 0
Steve M. opines that, when many news reports refer to “conservative” Republicans, they are, in fact, misspelling the word “radical.” Here’s one example from his article (emphasis added):
A Republican congressman from Florida introduced a bill Monday to annex Greenland and make it the 51st U.S. state as President Trump threatens to seize the autonomous Danish territory….
Rep. Randy Fine said his new legislation would authorize Mr. Trump “to take whatever steps necessary to annex or acquire Greenland.” …
“Greenland is not a distant outpost we can afford to ignore — it is a vital national security asset,” Fine said in a statement.
That’s from CBS News. Axios also reported on this, referring to Fine as “a staunch Trump loyalist from Florida.”
This is how the most radical Republicans stay under the radar. They’re described this way even if they’re extreme — and Fine is very extreme. Meanwhile, the media continues to portray the mostly very moderate Democratic Party as in thrall to dangerous radicals, and a large percentage of the public believes that.