Ted Koppel schools Bill O’Reilly on the role of the media in politics. He doesn’t quite say it, but he strongly implies that the media is not doing their job. The news has completely succumbed to “shiny object syndrome” and are far more concerned with ratings and entertainment.
OMG, this is hilarious. That’s the news from America. What does Britain think of all this?
“We have Bill Gates on the show tonight. We wanted to have a soft-spoken, thoughtful billionaire who is trying to make the world a better place, but since Donald Trump wasn’t available — we went with Bill.” – Jimmy Fallon “At a rally in Las Vegas last night Donald Trump told supporters he’d like to […]
It is nice to find a Republican who, at least on one issue, acknowledges reality. The GOP governor of the state of Georgia, Nathan Deal, has strongly denounced a proposed “religious freedom” bill that would exempt religious bigots from prosecution if they discriminate against people with different sexual orientation. What really impressed me, however, is […]
© Berkeley Breathed How can Trump make America great again if he is a direct symptom of the problem with America?
It is easy to get caught up in the politics of the Supreme Court, especially with the unexpected death of Antonin Scalia and the fight over his replacement. But meanwhile, the court is still hearing important cases. This week saw oral arguments about a Texas law that requires stringent new standards on abortion clinics that […]
When the machines take over, will they speak via Twitter? First, Gawker created a Mussolini bot named @ilduce2016 that tweeted quotes from Benito Mussolini at Trump. The goal was to get Trump to retweet Mussolini, and they succeeded. But now, an AI researcher at MIT has created an AI bot named @DeepDrumpf that tweets just […]
Staff pick from one of the best bookstores ever – Powell’s Books in Portland: To be serious, I don’t think Trump is a actually a fascist, he is just playing one on TV in order to get attention (and it seems to be working). Yes, he is extremely authoritarian, but he doesn’t have any particular […]
The Republicans and Fox News have been so successful at painting Hillary Clinton as a scandal-plagued hack politician that even liberals often repeat the GOP talking points. Unfortunately, propaganda works, even when you think it won’t. Which is why this article by Jon Favreau is so interesting. Favreau was Obama’s speechwriter during the 2008 election. […]
“After doing poorly in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, Jeb Bush announced that he’s dropping out of the race. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz are both hoping to pick up Jeb’s supporters. Then Jeb said, ‘Joke’s on you — I didn’t have any supporters!’” – Jimmy Fallon “George W. Bush was a little confused […]
© Keith Knight With apologies to P.T. Barnum, there’s a racist sucker born every minute. Trump only came close to cementing the Republican nomination on Tuesday, but he certainly cemented Republicans as the party who would vote for a serial con artist for president. In the John Oliver video posted a few days ago, the […]
According to Google Trends, people searching on the phrase “move to Canada” reached its highest point ever in Google history on Super Tuesday. Searches on “how can I move to Canada” jumped 1,150 percent. Before this, the largest spike in similar searches was back in 2004, when George W. Bush won re-election.
In a newly updated version of “The Producers”, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane star as two political consultants who hatch a crazy scheme to make a lot of money. But it somehow backfires. Where did they go right? Far right?
“President Obama was spotted at a steak restaurant in D.C. this week with Morgan Freeman and Tom Hanks. They didn’t even order anything. They just closed their eyes and listened to Morgan Freeman read the appetizers.” – Jimmy Fallon “Tomorrow is the South Carolina primary, and this week Donald Trump has been telling supporters that […]
John Oliver takes on Donald Trump. Or should I say Drumpf? Hilarity (and a fantastic rant) ensues. This segment should be required watching for anyone who even thinks Trump would make a good president. And be sure to use the hashtag #makedonalddrumpfagain and visit donaldjdrumpf.com. UPDATE: According to an article in the NY Times, search […]
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