Political Theatre category archive
Lauren Boebert Is Not of This World 0
Sam and the crew talk a look at Lauren Boebert’s latest flip out. (Towards the end, they also take a few phone calls.)
(Originally posted earlier than planned because I made a proofreading error.)
The Council of Bent 0
Methinks a strong case can be made that, when Donald Trump considers someone for a cabinet post, the primary, if not the only, question he asks is, “Will this person faithfully and obediently lick my boots?“
Pay Attention to the Man behind the Curtain 0
David R Clawson, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, argues that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz can be seen as an allegory for the time in which it was written, that is, the heart of the Gilded Age, and also as an allegory for this, the New Gilded Age. Methinks he makes a good point, as witness this excerpt (only substitute the phrase, “successful businessman” for “wizard”):
I commend his piece to your attention.
The Bully’s Pulpit 0
Steve M. detects a pattern.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
All the News that Fits 0
Cliff Schecter talks with Brian Karam about why today’s news media focuses on all the news that fits.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
It just keeps getting coarser.
Immunity Impunity
0
At the Idaho State Journal, Michael Corrigan marvels at the teflon Don.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
But, as my old boss used to say, sometimes even a blind pig finds an acorn.
Afterthought:
No, that was my other old boss.
Misdirection Play 0
Robert Reich theorizes that Donald Trump by what I would call a misdirection play. Here’s a bit of his article (emphasis added). Follow the link for context; it’s a worthwhile read.
Wrong. Trump has been able to channel the intensifying anger of the white working class away from the real causes of working-class distress — away from the big corporations, wealthy individuals, and denizens of Wall Street whose money has rigged the game against average working people.
It was not the first time in history that a demagogue has used scapegoats to deflect public attention from the real causes of their distress, and it won’t be the last.
Aside:
Where Reich says “wrong” in the bit I quoted, I might have said “right.” The elements cited in the first paragraph above were not irrelevancies.
They were the bait.
A Cabinet of Horrors 0
Farron reviews the resumes.
Not to mention Matt Gaetz for Attorney-General.
And PoliticalProf predicts the next ones.
Campaign Promises 0
At the Colorado Sun, Mike Littwinn offers an interesting theory as to how Donald Trump garnered enough votes to win. Given the nature of dis coarse discourse, methinks he may have something.
Meaning, they voted for Trump because they figured he’d cut taxes or he’d bring down the price of eggs or because he’s on their team — and not because they believed Trump when he said, repeatedly, that he will turn American democracy on its head.
He goes on to explain why he thinks they will be proven to be, as my old boss would say, in error.
It’s the Stupid, Economy 0
Der Spiegel interviews economist Barry Eichengreen on the like effect of Donald Trump’s election. Eichengreen is not sanguine.
Here’s a tiny bit.
Eichengreen: The Silicon Valley gods will live to regret their support for Trump. Eventually, they will come to understand that tariffs hurt the economy as a whole and that their business models depend on globalization. But I’ve given up trying to understand these guys and their motives. You have to be a psychologist, not an economist, to do that.
