There is strong evidence that both Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump violated immigration laws. Let’s start with Melania. There are lots of holes in her story of how she came to the US. She says she arrived in 1996 on a short-term visa, which would have made it illegal for her to work […]
[Jokes from July 25, 2016] “The theme for the Democrats today at the Democratic Convention is ‘United Together.’ Which really is the best way to be united. So much better than being united apart.” – Jimmy Kimmel “Hillary Clinton’s main task this week is to divert attention from leaked DNC emails and other negative press. […]
I don’t have enough time to summarize this excellent article from Five Thirty Eight, but you should go read it. Politicians and others like to complain that elections are rigged, but this article says that the real rigging of our elections is being done by the voters themselves. It is short and easy to read […]
Believe it or not, Donald Trump sued people whose last name was actually “Trump” for using their own name. It turns out that there is a company founded by brothers Eddie and Jules Trump called “The Trump Group”. They do a lot of real estate development in places like Florida, but when they tried to […]
[Jokes from July 21, 2016] “Last night was night three of the Republican Convention, and if you thought the first two nights were exciting — then you really need to get out more.” – James Corden “The Republican Convention had a theme each day, and today’s was ‘Make America One Again.’ Let’s be honest, that […]
© Jonathan Rosenberg We need to keep up the heat on Donald Trump to release his tax returns. That worked on Mitt Romney. One way to do that is to speculate on what could be in them that is so horrible that Trump would be afraid to release them. Trump likes to claim that he […]
[Jokes from July 20, 2016] “A number of college professors are saying that Melania Trump’s convention speech earlier this week would classify as plagiarism in some academic settings. While in other academic settings [displays logo of Trump University], it would earn you a Ph.D. in ‘Speechinating’.” – Seth Meyers “It’s the Republican Convention and Donald […]
Brilliant story in The Onion. The headline is “‘Why Can I Never Seem To Say The Right Thing?’ Weeps Trump Into Pillow” accompanied by a photo of someone who looks like Trump clutching his pillow and sobbing into it. Quickly running into his bedroom and slamming the door behind him after hearing public criticism of […]
[Jokes from July 19, 2016] “Melania Trump is being accused of plagiarism because paragraphs of her speech last night closely mirror Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2008 Democratic convention. Said Melania, ‘That’s ridiculous. I worked on that speech for four score and seven years.’” – Seth Meyers “Melania did it: She found something less original […]
Trump, his surrogates, and his campaign continue to ram their collective feet further down their own throats. Of course, we are talking about Trump’s reaction to Khizr Khan’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. It looks like everyone is condemning Trump for attacking the family of a soldier who was killed in action. Not just […]
[Jokes from July 18, 2016] “Quicken Loans Arena, home to the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers, is hosting the Republican Convention this week. And just like the Cavs’ starting lineup, the convention is expected to have four black people.” – Seth Meyers “The Republican National Convention started today — and we’re now just a week away […]
© Tom Tomorrow Dan Perkins (aka Tom Tomorrow) spent the whole week at the Democratic convention. There is much more from him over at The Nib, including an interview with Ben Jealous, former head of the NAACP and was a prominent supporter of Bernie Sanders.
[Jokes from July 15, 2016] “I want to thank everyone for taking a break from Pokémon to tune in tonight. It’s just everywhere. In fact it’s been reported now that Pokémon is getting ready to launch in Russia, and President Vladimir Putin looks like he’s already having a good time with it, ‘Tell me where […]
Today’s stories in Electoral Vote are chock full of bad news for Trump, most of it self inflicted: Trump seems to be doing everything he can to keep the feud between himself and the family of slain American soldier Humayun Khan alive, and keep it in the news. How bad is it? Trump friend and […]
I’m going to be on the road for the next week or so. Things might be a little spotty, especially for several days when I won’t have any internet connection. I’m depending on you to make a lot of good comments to keep things lively. Just comment on this post if there is something you […]
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