I was alerted to this story by my friend Jonathan; it is profoundly disturbing, even though, because it involves an alleged rape committed by Donald Trump, it probably should not shock or astound anyone. Tomorrow, October 14, may be a stressful day for the Republican nominee, in that he has
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Politics and its Discontents: All Grown Up
But more of a menace than ever.Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Looking Into The Abyss: A Guest Post By Pamela MacNeil
Yesterday, my post consisted of three letters culled from a larger series by Star readers reflecting on the dire state of both the U.S. Republican Party and American society. Pamela MacNeil, always an insightful commentator, offered some very interesti…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Party Of Lincoln
H/t Toronto StarA series of letters excoriating the deplorable state of American politics and society, epitomized by Donald Trump’s presidential nomination, is well-worth the read. Here are but three of them:The unthinkable has happened. The party of A…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: True Believers Speak
And as they do, my faith in humanity continues to erode. Watch what Mother Jones has uncovered:Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Donald Trump: A Searing Assessment By A Legendary Journalist
Appearing on CNN’s Reliable Sources, legendary journalist Carl Bernstein ripped into presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, calling him America’s first major party “neofascist.”The former Washington Post reporter who was part of the…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Oh, That Ben Carson
Perhaps someone should tell the medical savant that the $2 bill no longer exists in the U.S.?Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Elizabeth Warren Dissects Donald Trump
Start at about the 2:40 mark, and you’ll see how she does it:Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Id Of Trump
The id is an important part of our personality because as newborns, it allows us to get our basic needs met. Freud believed that the id is based on our pleasure principle. In other words, the id wants whatever feels good at the time, with no considerat…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Is Donald trump An Idiot Savant?
If he is, I have yet to discover the one area he is good at, other than mendacious self-promotion. Witness his egregious and profound ignorance of everything beyond the very narrow domain of Trumpworld in the following:Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: In A World Where Truth Mattered
….this might be significant. Unfortunately, the more Donald Trump lies, the more popular he seems to become with his acolytes, who laud him for his ‘authenticity’. Too bad so many Americans seem to have slipped into a parallel universe.Recommend this…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: "I’m Angry! So I’m Voting For Donald Trump"
So says Andrew Klavan. Watch his video to find out why: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: This Speaks Rather Loudly, Eh?
While the woman in the above photo, Birgitt Peterson, claims she was provoked and that her salute has been misinterpreted, and a right-wing site offers a lamentably lame spin on her, as they say, actions speak louder than words, eh?That is not to say, …
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Apparently, Size Does Matter
Given its increasing preoccupation with boyish concerns, the Republican ‘presidential’ debates are turning out to be anything but magisterial. With a persona carried over from his reality show, Donald Trump is apparently managing to convince a lot of p…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Don’t Confuse Me With Facts
That does seem to be the attitude of Mr. Trump’s ardent supporters, doesn’t it?Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: His Master’s Voice
Readers of a certain vintage will remember the old RCA Victor logo, “His Master’s Voice,” shown above. It depicts a loyal dog dutifully listening to what he believes is that actual voice, although it is emanating from a facsimile, i.e., a record. I cou…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: UPDATED: Donald Trump – Equivocator-In-Chief?
Synonym Discussion of equivocatelie, prevaricate, equivocate, palter, fib mean to tell an untruth. lie is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty . prevaricate softens the bluntness of lie by implying quibbling or confusing the issue . equivocate implies u…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: UPDATED: The Political Whoredom Of Mr. Christie
Not that he had any semblance of previous virtue, but yesterday former Republican presidential nomination contender Chris Christie confirmed his capacious political whoredom by endorsing Donald Trump, a man he had previously ridiculed:“We are not ele…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: What’s Their Excuse This Time?
Some years ago, Rick Mercer had a special called Talking To Americans, its purpose being to satirize the profound ignorance many of our U.S. cousins have regarding Canada. Here is a brief clip:Given their chronic conviction that the United States is th…
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