PHOTOS: Given the alternatives, most of the world would be delighted if this scene could be repeated, don’t you think? Probably most Americans would be too. Below: Four-time presidential winner Franklin D. Roosevelt and other presidents who contemplated third terms, but were thwarted for on reason or another, Ulysses S.
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Accidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Peter Rossman explains why the CETA falls far short of the mark in accounting for anybody’s interests other than those of big business. And Dani Rodrik discusses the dangers of laissez-faire fundamentalism, particularly to the extent it threatens to undermine the foundation
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Darth Trump and the Trump Family Brand
Like many others, I don't believe that Donald Trump ever thought he would become the Republican candidate for president, when he launched his campaign sixteen months ago.I believe that all he was interested in was getting a lot of free publicity, and boosting the Trump brand.So I thought it might
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Real Problem With Donald Trump’s CNN Surrogates
About two weeks ago I wrote a post where I said that the only thing worse than watching Donald Trump in full fury, was having to listen to his screaming surrogates on CNN.And this doesn't help.Not when Corey Lewandowski is reportedly being paid $500,000 by CNN, while apparently still working for
Continue readingLeDaro: Monica Lewinsky speaks out
She will vote for Donald Trump. Her reasoning is legitimate.:)
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Revolt of the Trumplings
Now it really is looking like the final scene in a horror movie. With the monster Donald Trump cornered and increasingly desperate.Most decent Americans now consider him a sleazy sexual predator. Fewer people are attending his rallies. His polls are collapsing. And he's never sounded crazier, or more dangerous.Read more »
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ellen Gould comments on how the CETA and other trade deals constrain democratic governance – and the fact that corporate bigwigs are threatening any government which considers giving effect to popular opposition doesn’t exactly provide any comfort. Meanwhile, Scott Sinclair points out
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 41: America gone wild
The American election campaign, which was already the worst in history, imploded this week. The week began with a presidential debate widely seen as the worst in history. Donald Trump, knowing full well that his White House dream (if he ever really had one) is now a smoking ruin, went
Continue readingMontreal Simon: How to Escape Donald Trump’s Monstrous Horror Movie
Yes I know, I vowed to try to tune out the Donald Trump horror movie this weekend, to remind myself that the world isn't THAT crazy. But it isn't easy. Not with the deranged demagogue now running wild, and suggesting that Hillary Clinton was on drugs during the last debate. “We should take
Continue readingLeDaro: Trump insults America
I found this interesting cartoon on the internet. Sums up Trump’s character.
Continue readingLeDaro: Trump insults America
I found this interesting cartoon on the internet. Sums up Trump’s character.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Arc d’Trump?
Thanks to Jonathan once again for alerting me to some clips from the 1957 movie, A Face in the Crowd, starring Andy Griffith in a role so diametrically opposed to his later persona as Sheriff Andy Taylor that he seems positively demonic at times. That the director, Elia Kazan, was
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Scary Meltdown of Donald Trump
I want to look away, I want to escape the insanity, I want to live in our peaceful kingdom, not in some American nightmare.But I can't take my eyes off the horrifying sight of Donald Trump sounding crazier by the moment, and revealing his inner monster.For it is a horror show. It is
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Somedays, I Don’t have To Write A Thing
Watch this, and you’ll see what I mean. Recommend this Post
Continue readingLeDaro: Monica Lewinsky speaks out
She will vote for Donald Trump. Her reasoning is legitimate.:)
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Remarkable Speech
This lady surely has a future in politics, should she so choose. Her strength, integrity and passion are a beacon in these politically and socially debased times. Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: How Canadians Are Helping To Defeat Donald Trump
Judging by this sign, and what I've seen and heard in Montreal and Toronto, if Donald Trump ran for office in Canada, he'd get even less votes than the Cons, and just a few more than the Bloc Québécois.Most Canadians I've met are disgusted by that loathsome demagogue, and hate him almost
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Athabasca University Students Union eyes legal action to block retroactive changes to nursing program
PHOTOS: Athabasca University’s new president, Neil Fassina, who started work this week (Athabasca University photo). Below: AU Faculty of Health Disciplines Dean Margie Edwards, former interim president Peter MacKinnon and, regarding a totally unrelated matter, Donald J. Trump Neil Fassina, former provost and academic vice-president of the Northern Alberta Institute
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Final Meltdown of the Monster Donald Trump
As we all know Donald Trump is now unshackled, going after the Democrats and the Republicans.And of course trying to smear Bill Clinton, even though he's not running for anything.But Trump's desperate attempts to deflect attention off his reputation as a sexual predator seems seem to be backfiring spectacularly.Because now he's
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Putin Ally: Vote for Donald Trump Or Die
As we know Donald Trump has a cozy relationship with the Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.So cozy in fact that the Obama administration has accused the Russians of trying to influence the result of the American election. The Obama administration on Friday formally accused the Russian government of stealing and disclosing emails from the
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