Political Theatre category archive
Hope in the Trumpled Times 0
In my local rag, political science professor Matthew Hall lists four reasons to be cautiously optimistic, despite the triumph of Trumpery at the polls in the Electoral College. Here’s one (emphasis in the print version, though not in the web version):
Follow the link for the other three.
Down in the Dumbs 0
Josh Marshall finds himself concerned about what he dubs the “militant ignorance” of Donald Trump. A snippet:
(snip)
Remaining ignorant is probably a good adaptive strategy for him because it allows him to pretend that everything is obvious, that he can solve any problem and generally act like he can do anything – in a way, this allowed him to become President.
War and Mongers of War 0
Speaking of five-year old boys playing “Bang! Bang! You’re Dead!” . . . .
“But the Emails . . . “ 0
Will Bunch, who is a fairly reasonable sort, has had enough. Here’s a bit of today’s column:
This is what’s so alarming — that Trump might blow Kim Jung-un and a few million North Koreans to smithereens just to boost his hotel occupancy rates in Vegas. Apparently, the push to save the Trump Organization for democracy is behind the recent changes at the White House; Steve Bannon and his comic-book white supremacists and pretend Nazis are on the outs, and the retired generals and the boys (and girls) from Goldman Sachs are taking charge. In other words, the “serious people” who gave us the Iraq War and the 2008 fiscal collapse. That’s the upgrade. Heaven help us.
Image via Juanita Jean.
Afterthought:
I can’t shake the thought that Donald Trump reminds of nothing so much as a five-year old boy playing “Bang! Bang! You’re Dead!”
Republican Family Values . . . 0
. . . have never been anything other than a con for the rubes.
“Flip-Floppery at Its Worst” 0
(Link fixed.)
At The Guardian, Moustafa Bayoumi is not buying it. A snippet:
What I do believe is that our president is a bad actor. He was a bad actor on his old television show, and he’s still a bad actor today. And he’s a bad actor in both senses of the term, which is to say his actions are poorly executed and morally questionable.
The Spoils 0
Balloon-Juice’s Anne Laurie explains.
Surgical Strike 0
Afterthought:
You do realize that the phrase, “surgical strike,” is an oxymoron credible only to the other kind of morons.
The Big Dance 0
Badtux points out that it takes two to tango.