Political Theatre category archive
Bernie’s Bitter-Enders 6
Shorter Dick Polman: How’s President Nader working out for you now?
Dis Coarse Discourse, Reprise 0
President Obama has a point when he calls out the press for contributing to the tone of the current presidential campaign.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
A newspaper editor who has spent two and a half decades covering the Clintons delivers her judgement on the Hillary Clinton scamdals. A snippet; follow the link for the full story:
Hillary Clinton is fundamentally honest and trustworthy.
Remember that Republicans have spent 25 years lobbing made-up dirt at the Clintons.
When you find yourself thinking, “Hillary Clinton can’t be trusted,” ask yourself, are you basing your statement on facts or on what Republicans said?
Misty Water-Colored Memories . . . 0
Dick Polman waxes nostalgic:
Much more at the link.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
One element that seems to be missing in discussions about the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is this: Supporting Bernie Sanders does not ipso facto mean repudiating Hillary Clinton. I suspect that the great majority of caucus- and primary-participating Democrats could vote quite happily for either one in November.
The “repudiate Hillary” meme seems stronger amongst Sanders supporters, but is not, in my opinion, indicative of any quality unique to them or their candidate. Rather, I think it’s reflective of his position as a long-shot underdog.
Supporters of long-shot underdogs tend to see themselves as crusaders. They are more likely to “crusade” than to “campaign,” and “crusading” tends to excess.
Tips on Terrorism 0
Michael Herriot submits The Caucasian’s Guide to Living under a Terrorist Threat. Here’s one of his hints:
The Long and Short of It 0
Jessica Valenti takes the measure of the men and concludes they come up short.
More at the link.
The Galt and the Lamers 0
BadTux discusses the difference between “libertarians” (that is, persons who believe in protecting civil liberties) and “Libertarians” (that is, persons who believe Ayn Rand had a clue, easily spotted by the little copy of the U. S. Constitution which they whip out of their shirt pockets and misinterpret at the slightest pretext).
It’s short, pithy, and on target.
Psyched Out 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Elliot Cohen puts Donald Trump on the metaphorical analyst’s couch. His conclusions are neither pleasant nor surprising.