Received this e-mail today from Theresa Greenfield’s (D. IA) U.S. Senate campaign: Theresa Greenfield (D. IA) Joni Ernst has voted against bipartisan efforts to expand background checks, and now she's being held accountable by the people she was elected to serve. In a town hall over the weekend, Ernst's constituents called her out on her…
Category: ElPaso
Trump called El Paso's mayor a 'RINO' during private meeting following mass shooting
So you’d think after stirring up a hornet’s nest of anti-immigrant hate and resentment that likely led to a brutal massacre in the city you’re visiting, you might hold off on insulting the town’s mayor. Oh, but not if you’re Donald Trump … which you aren’t. And don’t you thank God every single day for that…
Julián Castro buys ad on Fox & Friends to speak directly to Trump about his racism
Since it’s still cost-prohibitive to print ads on every Chicken McNugget box or porn star’s bum in the nation, Julián Castro did the next best thing. He took out an ad on today’s episode of Fox & Friends, which everyone knows is Donald Trump’s go-to infotainment show. Here’s the ad and the transcript: x A message…
Scaramucci says it's time for Trump to go: 'How are we all tolerating this?'
Like Michael Cohen and Omarosa before him, Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci is now the voice of reason. Or, you know, more reason than Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham can muster. We’re not talking about Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz here. (And now I’ve used my philosophy education for the second time. In your face, high school…
Give me Only your Lively, your Rich?
This morning the acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ken Cuccinelli announced the White House plan for further mistreatment of those most in need. Setting aside all the controversy over terms like “illegals” and “undocumented,” the fantasy of invading hordes of migrants as rapist and killers at every border crossing; children are figuratively…
Watch Trump promise strong action on background checks … in February 2018
According to Donald Trump, Donald Trump has had a change of heart on background checks. Unfortunately, you can’t believe a damn thing Donald Trump says, especially if Donald Trump insists it’s true. I mean, come on. Trump would let Nancy Pelosi shove Whole Foods organic kale down his rotten gob with a giant hay fork before he ever betrayed the…
Memo to media: 'Congress' isn't blocking new gun laws—the GOP is
Obstructionist Republicans have been blocking common-sense gun laws for years, even as the laundry list of gun massacres continues to grow. The radical maneuver comes against overwhelming public support for Democrat-backed legislation. If ever there's been an example of an entire political party in America completely out of step with the country, this is it….
Trump threw a hissy fit on Air Force One for not getting enough praise for his hospital visit
The shooting began while Trump was at his golf club, and after what his own staff admitted was a disastrous debacle visiting the victims, Trump is now slinking back to his club to golf even more. For any other president, this would be the height of a scandal. Yet honestly, in Trump’s case, the victims, along with the entire…
White House aides think Trump's visits to El Paso and Dayton were a 'debacle'
What!? You mean that thumbs-up photo with the orphaned baby didn’t play well with the all-important non-reptile demo? You don’t say. Apparently (though Donald Trump will tell you differently), the pr*sident’s visits to Dayton and El Paso — including the non-photo-op photo ops — didn’t go so well on Wednesday. That’s what White House aides will privately tell…
Not Without my Children
< p style=”text-align:justify”>The first two lines of the opening stanza of my favorite poem read, “If you can keep your head when all about you, Are losing theirs and blaming it on you…” –Rudyard Kipling. One of the gifts of literature and poetry is confirming that you are not alone or insane. When learned people…
NY Post discovers the real cause of America's mass shootings: legal weed
I mean, come on. This one is idiotic, even for conservatives. Yeah, you don’t want to get between me and a bowl of blueberry granola when I’m high, as I will unequivocally assert my inalienable right to those sweet, sweet oats, but there’s no chance I’m going to get violent over it. But Miranda Devine, a columnist…
Lawyer for MAGA-man who cracked boy's skull during anthem says he was acting on Trump's orders
Our pr*sident is a menace. Full stop. Yesterday it was reported that a man slammed a 13-year-old boy to the ground so forcefully at a fairgrounds in Montana that he cracked the kid’s skull. The boy’s offense? He refused to take his hat off during the national anthem. Now we’re getting some insight into the real…
Trump turns visits to El Paso and Dayton into a slick campaign ad
Complete with spirited, inspirational music no less. This guy. I mean, come on. My time spent in Dayton and El Paso with some of the greatest people on earth. Thank you for a job well done! pic.twitter.com/TNVDGhxOpo — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2019 Step 1: Inspire a mass shooting after two and a…
El Paso patients refuse to meet with Trump
Somehow a key fact about Trump’s trip to El Paso yesterday has been lost in the noise over the President’s twitter screeds and related. It is embedded in this Washington Post story about the events of yesterday. Here is the relevant information: None of the eight patients still being treated at University Medical Center in…
PA-Sen: PA Dems Already Getting Ready To Beat Pat “Assault Weapons Are Extremely Popular” Toomey (R)
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Pat Toomey has made a career voting against his constituents' interests and assailing beloved programs like Medicare, Social Security, and the ACA. But when it comes to putting lives over NRA profits, Toomeysuddenly wants to play Mr. Popular. Watch Toomey say we shouldn't ban assault rifles because “they are extremely popular.” It's…
The Cartoonish White Nationalist: Fake Views
I am a Black man, over sixty years old, who grew up in Washington, D.C without my biological parents. When I was 11 years old, I was in the 5th grade and attended an elementary school located in the southeastern quadrant of the city. I was lucky; I had some strong influential uncles who were…
Tucker Carlson claims white supremacy is a fake 'conspiracy theory'
From the network that once pissed its pants in abject fear and outrage over Ebola, immigrant caravans, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ inability to get a meal at a restaurant that one time. Your favorite syphilitic clown penis, Tucker Carlson, from last night’s show: The whole thing is a lie. If you were to assemble a…
GOP senator: We can't ban assault weapons because they're popular
Sen. Pat Toomey sang the usual Republican hosannas to assault weapons during an appearance on Fox News today. The gist: They’re “extremely popular,” so we can’t ban them. Here’s the nuttery in all its glory: FOX NEWS’ SANDRA SMITH: The shooter in Dayton had over 240 rounds at his disposal when he was shot and killed; he…
El Paso residents write letter to Trump telling him to stay away
The Fake President Fake Condolence Tour is scheduled to make a stop in El Paso tomorrow, but the city’s residents aren’t having it. They’ve been signing onto an online letter to Trump telling him, in no uncertain terms, to stay the fuck out. Written by the Border Network For Human Rights, the letter pins the blame for…
NC & IA-Sen: These GOPers Really Don't Want To Cancel Their Summer Vacation To Address A Crisis
Kudos to ShareBlue for highlighting this: When it comes to doing something — anything — to address the gun violence crisis in America, Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), two of the country's most vulnerable senators, are suddenly very committed to their monthlong August vacation. For the past two years, Ernst and Tillis have called on Senate…
