Political Theatre category archive
All the News that Fits 0
In the wake of Bill O’Reilly’s departure from Fox News, Ben Boychuck of the Sacramento Bee reflects on his choice to eschew television news. A snippet:
“Never, ever watch television news,” Bradbury said. “Especially local news. You’ll think the world is coming to an end.”
I can’t remember the last time I watched television news (except for looking at pictures during a snowstorm0. Life is too short.
Sometimes the Victim Deserves the Blame 0
Regardless of whatever machinations the Russians may have machinated to help Donald Trump win the Presidency, it was Americans who voted for him.
Down to the Sea in Slips 0
In a related piece, Josh Marshall tries to figure out what happened to the fleet. A snippet (much more detail at the link):
But then the White House and particularly the President said things that were much more direct and clearly, at best, misleading. What is key is that this does not seem to have been some intentional misdirection or ambiguity. . . . It seems much more like the White House and the President got sloppy, didn’t know exactly what was happening and through sloppiness and bravado created an impression that simply wasn’t true.
The Trump White House, sloppy? Oh, my.
“The McMahon Tactic” 0
Tony Norman considers the WWE, Alex Jones, Infowars, and wingnut news fakery.
The dirty little secret is that there can be big money in playing a professional wingnut.
Who Is the “Far Left”? 0
Thom discusses the “far left” in America and points out what I’ve said for a long time. There isn’t one.
Hell, Dwight Eisenhower would be considered “far left” by today’s Republican Party.
A Poisonous Environment 0
Warning: Language; short promo at the end.
Ryan’s Derp 0
It’s Last Week several nights ago, but John Oliver’s take on it is priceless (Warning: Language).
“So Much Winning” 0
Shaun Mullen counts the days to one hundred. Here’s how he starts out:
No, it is this: For Trump, the presidency is all about him.
Image via Job’s Anger.
The Peace Train 0
Francis J. Gavin, writing in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, considers Americans self-image as a peace-loving people and finds it somewhere between wishful-thinking and delusion.
I don’t agree with everything he says, but I think the article is worth the few minutes it will take you to read it. Here’s a bit:
It is easy to understand why Americans embrace these views. If the U.S. and its citizens and values are associated with peace and stability, then actions that might typically be understood through the narrow lens of self-interest can instead be translated into selfless policies that benefit mankind.
(snip)
Or so the story goes. But an honest portrayal of our own history, and that of world politics over the past few centuries, casts doubt on all three assumptions.
The Producers, Live Action Version 0
Tony Norman marvels at life’s imitating art.
