Donald Trump talks a lot of shit. He loves to pretend he's a tough guy, that he's the last person you want to mess with because he's a Wall Street warrior whose business acumen has made him wealthier than you'll ever be and whose sheer, overwhelming masculinity has bedded him a ...read more

The Republican Convention is now over. Those who decided to tune in witnessed unrepentant polarization, white resentment and a fatalistic vision of the country. The Republican nominee Donald Trump put the world on notice with his acceptance speech and made it clear to everyone ...read more

11.03pm Ok, he's getting passionate now and maybe the hopey changey thing is working better. He's fiercely defending the philosophy behind liberalism and the notion that we are 'in it together', and this is no bad thing. It's a bit flowery, but this is in stark contrast to the ...read more

More about my thoughts on the Democratic convention last night later, but this was pretty funny. From the Twitter blog: Among tonight’s keynotes, First Lady Michelle Obama’s (@MichelleObama) primetime speech peaked at 28,003 Tweets per minute (TPM) at its conclusion — nearly ...read more

By Chez Pazienza: A little background on the subject at hand: Back during the 2004 presidential race, at the Democratic National Convention, Anderson Cooper was doing an interview with hip-hop mogul and political dilettante Diddy at a time when I happened to be in the CNN ...read more