Saturday, June 20, 2020

WHO'S THE MEDIA'S DADDY?

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I spotted this exchange on Twitter a little while ago: They want him to win https://t.co/dhTnxhaDIB — Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 20, 20...

WOULD EARLY AMERICANS HAVE BELIEVED THAT MASK REQUIREMENTS INFRINGE ON FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS?

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In a few hours, President Trump will hold a large indoor rally in Oklahoma, a state where coronavirus cases are rising rapidly. Six members...
Friday, June 19, 2020

DEAR MEDIA: STOP PUBLISHING LIGHTLY EDITED VERSIONS OF BRAD PARSCALE'S PRESS RELEASES

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I'd be a better person if I avoided horserace journalism altogether during election years, but I admit I was curious when I read this CN...

MORAL HAZARD IS A HELL OF A DRUG

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I understand why plutocrats want the economy reopened even as the coronavirus rages: They hope people will earn and spend money on the produ...
Thursday, June 18, 2020

THE MOST NARCISSISTIC HUMAN BEING WHO EVER LIVED IS NARCISSISTIC ABOUT DEADLY DISEASES, TOO

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The portion of President Trump's interview with Michael Bender of The Wall Street Journal that's getting the most attention is thi...

ADVISERS: IF TRUMP LOSES, IT'S BECAUSE HE WANTS TO LOSE

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According to Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni of The New York Times, advisers to President Trump have looked at his inflammatory response to...
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

MY UNPOPULAR OPINION: IT'S FINE THAT JOHN BOLTON SAVED HIS REVELATIONS FOR HIS BOOK

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I know what I'm supposed to think about John Bolton's book: John Bolton gets his revenge six months after Democrats needed him for...

"NO MASK DAY" DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL, SO FAR

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I spotted this paragraph in an NBC News story about the mask culture wars: On social media, dueling hashtags specifically tied to masks ha...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

TEXAS GOVERNOR: AS LONG AS WE HAVE ENOUGH HOSPITAL BEDS, WE DON'T CARE HOW MANY PEOPLE GET INFECTED

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Texas is one of the many states where the spread of the coronavirus is getting worse, but the governor is only mildly concerned : Texas Gov...

TRUMP ISN'T TRYING VERY HARD TO BLOCK JOHN BOLTON'S BOOK (updated)

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Yesterday, ABC News reported: Just a week before the much-awaited book by President Donald Trump’s former National Security Advisor John Bo...
Monday, June 15, 2020

THE MASKS AT TRUMP'S TULSA RALLY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE WORN

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Axios reports: President Trump's campaign will require temperature checks and will distribute face masks and hand sanitizer to each pe...

IF THERE ARE ATTEMPTS TO OVERTURN A BIDEN VICTORY, THEY MIGHT NOT BE FROM THE TOP DOWN

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We worry that President Trump won't leave office if he's defeated in November, but he's telling us he'll accept the outcome....
Sunday, June 14, 2020

TRUMP'S IMPAIRMENTS ARE THE SAME ONES HE'S HAD FOR YEARS

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There's a lot of chatter about President Trump's difficulties walking down a ramp at West Point yesterday. Trump descended a ramp...
Saturday, June 13, 2020

TRUMP TO BLACK PEOPLE: WE'RE STILL FRIENDS, RIGHT?

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The president is trying so hard. President Donald Trump late Friday announced he will no longer hold a comeback campaign rally on Juneteent...
Friday, June 12, 2020

JESUS LOVES THE ADULTERERS

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I don't usually pay much attention to Sean Hannity's personal ife, but he's been in the gossip columns a lot lately. Ellen at Ne...

JARED KUSHNER IS THE '62 METS OF POLITICAL AIDES

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Remember when Jared Kushner was on the verge of completely reinventing the Republican Party platform? For the past six months, top Trump c...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ARE NEARLY AS STUPID AS DONALD TRUMP

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Financial markets were rallying until recently, but then Wall Street was force-fed a hot, steaming cup of reality. Stocks suffered their bi...

IS IT 1964?

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I'm looking at the upcoming election and thinking about 1964. Obviously, there are signifcant differences between 1964 and 2020 -- the...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

YOU WERE FINE WITH THE RIGHT'S MEDIA ECOSYSTEM FOR YEARS, CHARLIE

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At the Never Trumper site The Bulwark, Charlie Sykes laments President Trump's approach to information gathering, after the appearance ...