So I may be burying the lede on this one—on purpose for once. The buried bit involves a bit of classic Trumpian projection that, sadly and predictably, ventures into the offensive. (Skip ahead if you want […]
Category: Gaffes
Fox News attacks Kamala Harris over innocuous Memorial Day tweet
How do you know Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are doing a great job and avoiding gaffes that might derail their agenda? Because Fox’s sputtering outrage machine is belching out stupid shit like this: 'DISGUSTING' […]
NYT signs up to help Trump campaign with endless false equivalency
Oh, look! A Biden scandal, once removed, that kind of looks like something resembling a scandal — even though it’s already been thoroughly debunked by numerous fact-checkers! Let’s spend the next six months navel-gazing about it. […]
Some Comedy From Tiger Beat On The Potomac About Biden's “Deceptive” Lead.
Yes, I am no fan of Joe Biden, but this article from Tiger Beat On The Potomac demonstrates really does no justice to Biden. The Good News for Biden: his centrist political opponents are inept […]
Trump flips out on NBC reporter for pointing out his stupidity
Watching White House press conferences these days is like watching psych ward orderlies try to convince their patients not to eat live pigeons whole in the exercise yard. Yesterday was no different. After whining that President Obama enjoyed […]
The media's obsession with Democratic 'gaffes' in the age of Trump insanity
Gearing up for another Democratic primary season, journalists have already settled into the “gaffe” newsbeat, posting extensive updates on verbal miscues and how they could supposedly doom certain candidates. Specifically, the media narrative is that […]
Trump Is Insane and Gets People Killed, But The NYT Writes About Biden's Gaffes.
Let’s see. We have a madman in the White House who encourages violence and death and practices both with his policies, but the NYT takes the time to write about Joe Biden’s gaffes. For fucking […]
Trump claims AOC 'knows nothing,' rants and raves 'like a lunatic'
Pot, meet kettle. The Hill: President Trump reportedly praised Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for having a “certain talent,” going so far as to compare her to the former first lady of Argentina, Eva Perón. But the president tempered […]
Conservative columnist insists Trump's July 4 speech made his critics look 'small'
It’s been noted ad nauseam that the bar has been lowered so far and so frequently for Donald J. Trump that some pundits will insist he looks “presidential” — no, they mean it this time — if […]
Warren and Harris now lead in latest Iowa poll. (Mr. Biden? A word?)
Hello, Mr. Biden. I’ve been selected to talk with you. OK, it was me, but still… what I have to say is important. Unlike the other advice you’ve been getting, mine will actually prove helpful. […]
The Analysts Failed Badly In 2016, They Look Like They’re Going To Fail Again In 2020
In a 1991 James Fallows wrote a piece in the Atlantic trying to explain what exactly he found so obnoxious about the magazine, the Economist. To do this he related an anecdote about a government official going […]
The Washington Post had to create a new Pinocchio rating just for Trump
I’ve noticed this before, and I’m sure you have too. Certainly, Glenn Kessler, the indefatigable Washington Post fact-checker, is all too familiar with the phenomenon. Donald Trump doesn’t just lie — often. He repeats the […]
