So I was lying in bed this morning eating a family-sized bag of Funyuns and thinking that America’s children are not nearly obese enough yet when I saw this Washington Post story about the Trump administration undermining Michelle Obama’s signature achievement … on her birthday. And it
Let us count the ways in which this tweet — from Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) — is bullshit. Oh, never mind. Journalist Judd Legum already did it for me: 1. This photo is fake (photoshopped) 2. The man on the left is Hassan Rouhani, who
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd and blamed the Obama administration for the failure of Trump’s Iran policy. Mike Pompeo blames Obama for Trump’s Iran failure Chuck Todd displayed some smart pushback during parts of the interview with Pompeo. However, he
I’d love to see this for three reasons: 1) I love Barack Obama, and his presence in public life simply makes us better, 2) it would be sweet revenge for the Merrick Garland travesty, and 3) there’s a pretty good chance that, if it happened,
With yesterday’s big news about impeachment, I wanted to highlight another big thing that happened yesterday: Hundreds of veterans of Barack Obama’s campaigns and administration have signed on to endorse Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president, as multiple Democratic presidential candidates compete to claim the popular former president’s political coalition
No, Michelle Obama is not running for president, or any other office. But her husband thinks that in general it wouldn’t be a bad idea. From the BBC: Barack Obama: Women are better leaders than men. If women ran every country in the world there
Professor Eddie Glaude Jr. said what needed to be said about the constancy of the “Left” trope. He explains why it’s “Same ol’ same ol’.” He explains the ineptitude of constantly driving to the mythical center using both Obama and Buttigieg. Sam,e ol’ Same ol’
Before Melania Trump mounted a mealy-mouthed defense of the tweety turd she’s pledged her love and devotion to — in the process appearing to side with her bully of a husband amidst her anti-bullying crusade — a real first lady stepped up and defended climate
Anyone who believes that they can make peace with Republicans like Mitch McConnell and his ilk is dreaming. Tacking to the mythical center is tantamount to capitulation. One cannot reach ideological Republicans because it is not about wrong or right. It is solely about getting their way. They
People will disagree on whether Barack Obama really should have gotten a Nobel so soon after becoming president, but I think we can all agree that Trump’s award is richly deserved. On December 10, 2009, President Barack Obama was in Oslo, Norway, accepting his Nobel Peace Prize.
It was clear what would happen when President Obama attacked progressives, a philosophy he followed at one time. Chuck Todd and company picked it up and ran with it. Chuck Todd: Democrats looking for more small ‘C’ Conservative? As I previously blogged, President Obama was meeting
President Obama recently in a room of wealthy Liberal donors called out Progressives for wanting transformational change. He implied it was unrealistic. Thus far, Obama had stayed out of the Democratic Primary Process. He should consider continuing said refrain as coming out as an anti-progressive
Yes, we cannot criticize Barack Obama. Democratic voters simply will not tolerate any dissing of Obama. I’m in the distinct minority that thinks Obama wasn’t all peaches and cream, but it will be up to history to judge Obama, not some cranky old progressive from
In January 2016, Catherine Herridge, Fox News' longtime chief intelligence correspondent, reported a huge scoop: No fewer than 150 FBI agents were investigating Hillary Clinton's emails and the private server she used while serving as secretary of state. The number, as part of Herridge’s exclusive report
Twenty four hours before the hearse was to arrive to bring the body of Civil Rights icon and leader Rep. Cummings to the Capitol, there was a riot by ridiculous republicans storming a hearing. The family of Elijah Cummings is in mourning. Speaker Nancy Pelosi was
Trump had a “surprise” interview on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program, and other than the usual disinformation there’s another utterance about what he’d really like to do to PBO. He says this in the context of “killing” the NY Times. Trump’s envy fuels his annihilatory
My lord. Donald Trump would have made Sigmund Freud shart his brains down his breeches. Yes, this was a … slip, of the Freudian variety. But, man, what a slip! And it arrives so soon after a Scottish fen full of “Obama could have been
Seeing all these posts in enthusiastic support of Obama receiving $400,000 in exchange for a speech for Wall Street Bankers got me thinking. He has every right to give the speech and to be paid every dollar he’s earned for doing so. In truth, were
How often have we heard about tax havens, how little has been done about them? Tax avoidance is not harmless, it strips our societies of services for the most vulnerable, in fact it kills. The richest believe they are above the law, the rest of
Originally posted at Eclectablog. Ya gotta admit, it's terrific clickbait, though, right? Yesterday, the Washington Post ran a piece titled “Obama suggests requiring everyone to vote”. It was total clickbait that went nuts on Facebook. Other media outlets followed suit but it was the WashPo
