Political Theatre category archive
Donald Trump Gets His Wall 0
Aside:
This assumes that there are some Republicans who see and are willing to speak truth about Trump. Methinks most of them (there are few notable exceptions, such as the Governor of Maryland), have bought into him, hook, line, and stinker.
Both Sides Don’t 0
While on the topic, I commend this article, in which Wallace B. Mendelson explores what it’s like to view the world through Trump-colored glasses, to your attention.
How Stuff Works, Trump Succession Planning Dept. 0
In a longer article regarding a Federal judge’s ruling that the Trump-appointed head of the Department of Homeland Republican Family Values Security was illegally appointed to his post, Elizabeth Dye summarizes how Trump’s promotion procedure (if you can dignify it with a three-syllable word) works:
Follow the link for the details.
Addendum:
Broken link fixed.
I noticed my error (I broke the link) about an hour ago, about 10:20 p. m., but it seems my hosting provider was having some issues. I got a 502 error when I tried to connect to the backend of the site to edit this post.
There’s a reason no hosting provider will promise more that 99% uptime–computers and networks are physical objects, and physical objects will break from time to time. But I’ve been using this provider for a decade now. I would recommend them to anyone because of their reliable performance and excellent tech support–especially because of their excellent tech support (and, in another life, I used to wear a headset myself).
“Cult 45” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Hogan M Sherrow considers whether the devoted followers of Donald Trump can be considered a cult.
Follow the link for his conclusion.
“Unshaken Faith” 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Tony Norman sticks his tongue in his cheek to pen a paean to Q and to those who crave his (her? its?) guidance.
Just read it.
Facebook Frolics (Updated) 0
The reason for etiquette is that, without it, you might reveal who you really are, particularly if you forget, as so many do, that the internet is a public place.
Also, meet the Dean of the frolickers.
Addendum:
The Dean’s List has been revised.
Unexpected Lessons 0
At the Idaho State-Journal, Leonard Hitchcock muses on all the knowledge he has acquired because Hillary Clinton did not win the presidential election in 2016. A sampling:
Nor would I, for any other president, have been moved to read a book about his childhood in order to try to make sense of what has caused him to lack what I had assumed to be inherent human qualities, such as empathy.
Follow the link for more lessons learned.
The Echo Chamber 0
At NJ.com, Luke Elliot explains Trump and the Trumpettes verify the unverifiable. A nugget:
Follow the link for examples drawn from verifiable verities.