Chip Franklin thinks he knows: Hamilton’s greatest fear was a foreign power controlling our president. A prescient warning for Trumpers; he cares not a fuck for you. pic.twitter.com/WSHakyPxkk — Chip Franklin (@chipfranklin) November 24, 2019 Recommend this Post
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Politics and its Discontents: Putting Things Into Perspective
You can always count on Chip Franklin to deliver: Afghan vet Lt Col Vindman said he felt safe going up against Trump because this was America. A good day for the good guys. And for the good woman as well, who stood toe to toe with capt Wafflecock and said,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Oh, Those Republican Enablers
Given the absurdity of the world these days, my passion for writing about it has waned. Fortunately, Chip Franklin provides ample material to fill the void that my blog is becoming: Trump has lied over 14K times, but that's not the worst of it. pic.twitter.com/5sSmjn4nmG — Chip Franklin (@chipfranklin) November
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Quid Pro Quo: More From Chip Franklin
There’s nothing I need to write here: Quid pro quo is “You fix my window, I fix your door.” Extortion? “You do the thing, or I throw you thru the door.” @PodSaveAmerica @Kokomothegreat@TomArnold@girlsreallyrule@juliehdavis@shearm@McFaul @PattyArquette@shannonrwatts pic.twitter.com/b8uKx1SD7D — Chip Franklin (@chipfranklin) November 16, 2019 Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Trump’s Twitter Tantrum
Historian Alan Lichtman rails about the obvious corruption surrounding the entire Ukrainian extortion effort attempt by Trump, and is stunned by his live tweeting while former Ambassador Yavanovitch was testifying at his impeachment hearing. But will Teflon Don suffer any real consequences for either his witness intimidation or his extortion?
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: For The Stupid, This Is Just Another Attack On Their Idol
For the rest of us, the following is not only a summation of Trump’s duplicity over his efforts to extort the Ukrainians for personal political advantage, but also an indictment of his spineless defenders and the willingness of his slavish devotees to entirely suspend disbelief: I want to take a
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Damning Documentary
Active Measures is the name of a new documentary about Donald Trump and his ties to the Russian mob. It is also a term used to describe a series of covert measures (Twitter examples of which you can find here) Russia uses to influence global policies. According to documentary-film maker
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: We’re In Impeachment Territory
Most right-thinking individuals (i.e., not Trump acolytes) would, I suspect, agree with David Gergen here. Recommend this Post
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