Sunday, December 25, 2016
© Brian McFadden I’m sure you can think of even better gifts! I hope everyone has a happy holiday, and I look forward to a better new year!
Sunday, December 25, 2016
[Jokes from Dec. 8, 2016] “For his secretary of labor, President-elect Trump has picked an executive from the fast food restaurants Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s. Afterwards, Trump admitted he made the choice on an empty stomach.” – Conan O’Brien “Check one’s calendar because right now we are 43 days from the inauguration, and Donald Trump […]
Saturday, December 24, 2016
It started when progressives started donating money to Planned Parenthood in the name of VP-elect Mike Pence. Pence receives a thank-you note for every donation. Donations have surged 17 times their normal rate since the election. But why stop there? Many progressives are now making donations to other organizations in the names of their Trump-voting […]
Friday, December 23, 2016
After the 2012 election, Donald Trump thought that Barack Obama, while winning the Electoral College, lost the popular vote. Mind you, Obama actually won the popular vote, but that didn’t stop Trump from tweeting stupid things about it: So, not only is he a complete hypocrite, he doesn’t have a firm grasp on reality, and […]
Friday, December 23, 2016
[Jokes from Dec. 7, 2016] “Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. When he found out, Trump said, ‘That’s all I ever really wanted’, and then he quit public life, never to be heard from again.” – Conan O’Brien “Ladies and gentlemen, he did it. He won again. Donald Trump has […]
Thursday, December 22, 2016
© Jen Sorensen Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me over and over and over again, shame on me.
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump and other Republicans blasted the Clinton Foundation for supposedly giving access to the Clintons for donors. I’ve noticed that for Trump, when he complains about others doing something, it is almost a sure bet that he is doing the same thing. So it should come as no surprise that […]
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
[Jokes from Dec. 6, 2016] “This week, Donald Trump is going to North Carolina, Iowa, and Michigan — all states that voted for him — for his ‘Thank You’ tour. Then, he comes here to California for the ‘You’re Dead to Me’ tour.” – Conan O’Brien “Does Trump think Twitter is like Siri for the […]
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
© Signe Wilkinson It is time for the Electoral College to go away. If not by constitutional amendment, then through the National Popular Vote Compact.
Monday, December 19, 2016
With all this bad news lately, it is nice to have some good news. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that drug use among US teens has hit an all-time low. And that includes alcohol and tobacco. The drops in drug use are significant. For example, among 12th graders: Abuse of prescription pain […]
Monday, December 19, 2016
[Jokes from Dec. 5, 2016] “Al Gore met with Donald Trump today to discuss climate change. They probably talked about how climate change could lead to massive floods in places like New York City. Trump was like, ‘That’s why I live on the 58th floor.’” – Jimmy Fallon “Today, Al Gore met with Donald Trump […]
Sunday, December 18, 2016
According to an analysis published in Mother Jones, in a word, no. Not a snowball’s chance in hell. Using the DW-NOMINATE system that ranks politicians by how liberal they are, nobody below 15 on their scale (meaning that they are less liberal than 15% of Congress) has ever won the presidency. Bernie Sanders scores a […]
Saturday, December 17, 2016
[Jokes from Dec. 1, 2016] “Donald Trump is considering Sarah Palin to be his secretary of Veterans Affairs. Palin says she’s great at helping veterans. John McCain was like, ‘Wrong’.” – Jimmy Fallon “This is a true story: For his secretary of defense, Donald Trump has chosen a retired Marine general whose nickname is Mad […]
Friday, December 16, 2016
There has been quite a bit of concern over Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest. Now, in Newsweek, Kurt Eichenwald gives specific examples of how this can cause really big problems. Like how a foreign leader could easily blackmail Trump. In fact, he even gives examples of how this is already happening: Donald Trump hasn’t been […]
Thursday, December 15, 2016
On December 12, at 8:26am, apparently out of the blue, Donald Trump made the following tweet: The stock of Lockheed-Martin immediately dropped 4%, losing $4 billion in a few minutes. Trump has attacked companies before. Just a week earlier, Trump attacked Boeing, causing its stock to drop 1%. Trump’s tweet that time happened an hour […]
