Political Theatre category archive
Hate Fair 0
The San Francisco Chronicle’s Soleil Ho visited her family in rural Illinois and accompanied them to the local state fair and found herself surrounded with persons bearing Trump paraphernalia. She found the experience somewhat–er–disconcerting. Here’s a bit from her article (emphasis added):
(Broken link fixed.)
The Ramblin’ Wreck 0
Caleb Howe is taken aback at Trump’s ramblings about how he doesn’t ramble.
All the News that Fits 0
Michael in Norfolk thinks that today’s press is missing the point.
Follow the link for context.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
Mangy Fetlocks has noticed certain traits and behaviors that seem universal among adherents to the MAGA movement. For those who wish to become MAGAts (but have not sustained any serious head injury or possess a profound personality disorder) Mangy wrote this song to outline some of the basic tenets every good, blindly-obedient MAGAt needs to master.
Dis Coarse Discourse, Reprise 0
Retired attorney, judge, and a 24-year veteran of the Kansas Army National Guard Thomas Arnhold reveals what he has learned about himself from Republican campaign ads in Missouri. For example:
Follow the link for the rest of the revelations.
Stream of Conscienceless 0
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Trump’s Plan for a Police State 0
Robert Reich takes a look at Project 2025.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
And, just as Rebecca Watson predicted, dis coarse discourse gets even coarser.
The outrage surrounding William Formica came after an alleged comment on a social media post.
He’s accused of writing that Kamala Harris performed a sex act in response to a question about the vice president’s political accomplishments.
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Short commercial at the beginning. The song starts about the minute-and-a-half mark.
Platform 2025 2024
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In 2020, the Republican Party did not adopt a platform, This year, they have, and, as David points out, it is absolutely disconnected from reality nuts. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Stray Question 0
If Donald Trump were Pinocchio, just how long would his nose be?
Facebook Frolics 0
Dis coarse discourse just keeps getting coarser.
A Case of Whine 0
Tom Hilton notes that characterizing today’s Republican Party as “weird” seems to have gained a foothold. Nevertheless, he thinks another “W” word might also be appropriate (emphasis in the original).
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Pinball Lizard 0
Martin Schram looks at Donald Trump’s recent Mar-a-Lago they-called-it-a press conference and gets transported to the past. An excerpt: