Political Theatre category archive
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At The Roanoke Times, Demetri Telionis examines how the age of communication became the age of miscommunication.
I have two comments:
Telionis falls into the trap of what driftglass calls “both-siderism” in attempting to portray MSNBC as somehow a leftie equivalent of Fox News. There is no leftie Joe Scarborough at Fox; that MSNBC gives Joe Scarborough a highly-paid sinecure ipso facto removes it from being “the liberal network,” even if it does have some mildly liberal commentators in the evening line-up.
The answer to the question at the end is, “No.”
Dis Coarse Discourse (Updated) 0
Tom Levenson gives the New York Times’s latest episode of Clinton Derangement Syndrome a thorough and well-deserved fisking.
Addendum, Just a Bit Later:
Josh Marshall tries to figure out why the NYT seems so fixated on the Clintons, while seeming not to subject Donald Trump to similar scrutiny. A nugget:
Follow the link to find out the other two reason.
The Privatization Scam 0
If true, it is more disturbing than anything I’ve come up with, and, as my two or three regular readers know, I’m no Pollyanna. Even more disturbing in this time in which white supremacists feel free to let their filthy flag fly, it is too plausible for comfort.
I’m not saying I buy it, but I find the fact that it is plausible quite chilling.
Take a Walk in the Park 0
Thom takes a serious look at Donald Trump’s rhetoric about crime (“It’s a war zone out there”), the actual crime rate (down significantly over the last 30 years), and the roots of crime. (You can skip the first two minutes–it’s recitation of Trump’s rhetoric. The facts start after that.)
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
The New York Times visits Cloud-Cuckoo Land.
Legacy, Bushie Style 0
Richard Wolff explains why our problems today are the legacy of the President Republicans Won’t Talk About. A teaser:
Follow the link for the rest.
“Trump’s Razor” 0
Josh Marshall wonders why Donald Trump has decided to visit Mexico. After citing the many reasons that, in his opinion, this cannog turn out well for Trump, he decides that there is only one explanation. A snippet:
Addendum:
Marshall has a few thoughts after the event.
“The Party’s Over . . . .” 0
Josh Marshall suggests that the Republican Party is no long a “party” in any recognizable sense. Rather, he argues, it has become subservient to Fox News and its on-line kin (Breitbart, RedState, etc.) and their bubble-dwelling audience.
Follow the link; read the whole thing.