From CNN: The last time Kansas sent a Democrat to the US Senate, the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby was all over the news. “Tarzan the Ape Man” was a hit movie. And Franklin Delano Roosevelt won his first term, crushing incumbent Herbert Hoover. The year, as you history majors out there have probably already…
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10,000 Soldiers On the Streets of DC – Almost Happened [Update: Why Milley Wore Fatigues]
Several stories have been appearing in the media in the past few days about how Trump really wanted to put active-duty soldiers, lots of them, on the streets of the nation’s capital. The latest story is currently the lead on CNN: White House wanted 10k active duty troops to quell protesters The White House wanted…
Media Treatment of Democrats: Why I Almost Feel Sorry For Joe Biden.
I almost feel sorry for Joe Biden, especially with regards to how the Media has turned on him after he lost in both Iowa and New Hampshire. Let me explain. Since Joe Biden got into the race for the Democratic nomination, the Media and the Biden campaign have been telling the rest of the voting…
Very dumb congressman forgets that recessions almost always start under Republican presidents
Yup. Nine of the last ten U.S. recessions began with a Republican President. Good time for you to, I don't know, shut up. 1953 Republican1958 Republican1960 Republican1969 Republican1973 Republican1980 Democratic1981 Republican1990 Republican2001 Republican2007 Republican — JRehling (@JRehling) February 9, 2020 Honestly, this pervasive, lingering myth that Republicans are great for the economy and Democrats are…
Almost went bankrupt with private health insurance, $160K hit in a year.
A caller to Politics Done Right told his story about having to spend $160,000 of his savings even with private health insurance in one year for a brain condition. He would still have his money if we had Medicare for All but instead, he was forced to transfer it to rich shareholders. Private Health Insurance was not his answer…
The right-wing radio host who wished for a 'nice school shooting' almost got his wish
In a plea to get the media to cover something else than the damning impeachment vote, a Denver conservative radio show host, Chuck Bonniwell, literally said on the air that he wished “a nice school shooting” would interrupt the coverage. Right up the road is Columbine High School, site of one of the deadliest school shootings. Families of…
It's almost 2020 and New York Times editors are still debating if Trump's a racist
Wasting untold time and energy, New York Times newsroom leaders continue to struggle with the not-very-difficult question of whether they ought to refer to Donald Trump as a racist. More than four years after Trump entered our national political conversation by announcing his candidacy for president, the Times still can't figure out if the paper should…
The Senate may have a few almost-never Trumpers and sabotage Democrats' primaries
Is there a difference between having “no choice” and having a precedent of three prior impeachments. Notably, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the upper chamber “has no choice” but to hold a trial, citing longstanding rules pertaining to the impeachment process. Not all Republicans agree with Cornyn and McConnell, however. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul recently argued that…
New polling: WaPo – almost half support removal of Trump and 58% support impeachment inquiry
Apparently Trump’s absurd bleating is falling flat about how he’s against corruption in Ukraine in light of being caught trying to shake down that same country. Similar trending among Republicans, Independents, and Democrats in the WaPo poll. x Here's a really striking finding from the new Post poll: Since July, support for the impeachment inquiry…
