Political Theatre category archive
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Thom hears a rhyme from the reign of England’s King John.
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*Mark Twain.
Gutting Out the Vote 0
The Trump maladministration contines to try to make something out of nothing–or, at least, little more than nothing.
Emoluments 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Lynn Schmidt follows the money from the U. S. Treasury into the Trump family’s pockets.
Fight Night, Emoluments Dept. 0
Mary Trump follows the money.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
“Yankee Doodle” was a traditional song (Roud 4501) that predated the American Revolution and was adapted by both British and Americans to mock one another in the eighteenth century. So we felt it was a fitting tune to repurpose on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States, and the No Kings musical protests occurring this weekend which happens to be the 80th birthday of Donald Trump.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Nell Auc0in Naquin hears a rhyme goosestepping through the decades from Germany to here.
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*Mark Twain.
A Tune for the Times 0
Warning: Short commercial at about the One-minute mark.
“He Can’t Handle the Truth” 0
Farron comments on Trump’s freakout when a woman had the unmitigated insufferable gall to call out his lies. (Warning: Mild language.)
Afterthought:
Frankly (I do everything Frankly), I don’t think Trump would know a truth if it bit him on the–er–armpit.