Saturday, September 10, 2016
[Jokes from Aug. 29, 2016] “Donald Trump is trying to turn his poll numbers around and recently told his supporters that if he’s elected, the White House will become the people’s house. He was like, ‘Because I ain’t living in that dump. I’m going to get a mansion down the street and I’ll check in […]
Friday, September 9, 2016
© Matt Lubchansky Is it almost impossible to change people’s opinions with facts? If so, is democracy doomed?
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Last summer a group of children calling themselves the “USA Freedom Kids” appeared at a Trump rally. According to NY Magazine, they became an instant sensation “because of the contrast between the adorableness of the performers and the quasi-fascistic undertones of their lyrics”. Like the line “Deal from strength or get crushed every time.” Maybe […]
Thursday, September 8, 2016
[Jokes from Aug. 26, 2016] “The Washington Post published an entire biography of Donald Trump that’s 431 pages long. Trump said it’s a little longer than the books he likes to read, by about 431 pages.” – Jimmy Fallon “The Trump biography also reveals that he doesn’t have a computer at his desk in Trump […]
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Donald Trump recently blasted the Clinton Foundation for taking donations from Saudi Arabia, saying that she should return their money because they have a poor human rights record. “I am calling on her to immediately return the $25 million plus she got from them for the Clinton Foundation!” And when Sean Hannity on Fox News […]
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
The New Yorker is starting a new series of articles all about “Trump and the Truth“: Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for President, does not so much struggle with the truth as strangle it altogether. He lies to avoid. He lies to inflame. He lies to promote and to preen. Sometimes he seems to lie […]
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
[Jokes from Aug. 25, 2016] “Politico is now reporting that Hillary Clinton’s campaign is using a run-out-the-clock strategy against Donald Trump, hoping to just outlast him until November. ‘Sounds like a good plan,’ said Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and John Kasich.” – Jimmy Fallon “On Saturday, Hillary Clinton will receive her first official […]
Monday, September 5, 2016
The website ProCon.org is a goldmine of information about the presidential candidates and how they stand on the major issues of the day. The best part is that every position is backed up by the candidate’s own words using extensive quotes. For example, if you want to know how the candidates feel about abortion rights, […]
Monday, September 5, 2016
But just wait a minute and I’ll have a different opinion. © Jeff Stahler Just wait until I’m elected. © Tom Toles Believe me! © Drew Sheneman You know, Trump keeps talking about building a wall, but that wouldn’t actually keep anyone out. Since 1990, the Border Patrol has discovered around 200 tunnels that simply […]
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Donald Trump has now given his fire-and-brimstone speech about illegal immigrants, including that there would be no amnesty and no path to citizenship for people who entered the country illegally. According to him even people who had not entered the US illegally, but who had come in on a visa but then didn’t leave, are […]
Sunday, September 4, 2016
[Jokes from Aug. 24, 2016] “After more than a year of promising mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, last night Donald Trump actually referred to them as ‘great people’. Even Ryan Lochte was like, ‘Get your story straight, man!’” – Jimmy Fallon “At first Donald Trump came out with guns blazing, said he’s going to kick […]
Saturday, September 3, 2016
How ISIS really feels about Trump: I miss Aasif Mandvi from the Daily Show.
Friday, September 2, 2016
Remember how Obama nominated respected moderate Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court, but the Republicans in the Senate refused to even hold hearings on him, giving the excuse that they should let the next president pick the new member of the Supreme Court. Because, you know, they really wanted to give the people a voice […]
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Electoral Vote imagines what the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be like. Basically, it is going to be both of them trying to unnerve the other. Here’s what they think it will be like: Moderator: How will you bring unemployment down to 4%? Trump: Hire people to build a wall. But […]
Thursday, September 1, 2016
A new poll shows that a majority of Republicans wish they had picked someone else to be their nominee. “54 percent of Republican and GOP-leaning voters believe Trump isn’t the best choice as the party’s nominee, while 35 percent are satisfied with the real estate mogul as the party’s standard-bearer.” The problem is, of course, […]