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Last-Ditch Conspiracy to Save Brett Kavanaugh Goes Down in Flames
Over the past few days, Republicans have tied themselves in knots to defend Brett Kavanaugh from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who accused him of attempting to rape her when they were in high school. The GOP has trotted out all kinds of excuses, from the letter signed by 65 of ...read more
DeSantis Backer Uses N-Word, Then Asks Why Whites Can't Use It
Since he became the Republican nominee for governor of Florida last month, Ron DeSantis has made no secret of his racism, from his "monkey it up" crack regarding his opponent, African-American Andrew Gillum, on Fox News, to suggesting that immigrants are child molesters. In ...read more
Donna Brazile Rewrites History With Anti-Hillary Backstabbing
Well, I guess we’re going at it again, folks. The circular firing squad of the Democratic primary has restarted with an astonishingly dishonest excerpt from interim DNC chair Donna Brazile’s new book, Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-Ins and Breakdowns that Put Donald Trump ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: Why Sheriffs Like Joe Arpaio Believe They Can Break the Law
The Banter Long Read: Our story begins with the presidential election of 1876, when Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote, but did not receive enough electoral votes to assume the presidency... (word count: 1284) To continue reading this MEMBERS ONLY article, please go ...read more
Trump Uses 'Leaked' Hillary Speech To Anger Bernie Supporters, Fails Spectacularly
On Friday, Glenn Greenwald's deeply anti-Hillary site, The Intercept, published a "leaked" audio recording of Hillary Clinton speaking in February to campaign donors. The audio is supposed to be damning but The Intercept does an unconvincing job of portraying it that way. ...read more
This Editor Wants More Black People Locked Up and Declares Rudolph Giuliani the Savior of African Americans
In a breathtakingly stupid think piece for Politico, National Review editor Rich Lowry laid out his rationale for locking up more young black men in a article provocatively titled #SomeBlackLivesDontMatter. Lowry's argument goes something like this: Black people protest police ...read more
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Right-Wing Media Blasts Politico For Accurately Quoting Scott Walker
Wisconsin Governor and Republican presidential co-frontrunner Scott Walker caused a viral stir this week when comments he made to conservative media star Dana Loesch went viral. Walker was defending the mandatory ultrasound law he signed in 2013 on the basis that ultrasounds are ...read more
Media Members Joe Scarborough and Dylan Byers Have No Clue What the Media's Role Is
The arrests of reporters in Ferguson, Missouri have sparked outrage, and even a presidential rebuke, but also a goopy spew of point-missing ire at the journalists from the likes of MSNBC's Joe Scarborough andPolitico's Dylan Byers. Last night, cops in Ferguson arrested The ...read more
'Politico' Devotes Crazy Number Of Words To Obama's Golfing, and Draws Even Crazier Conclusion
With turmoil in Israel, American bombs falling in Iraq, an immigration crisis at our border, and a Congress that's an executive order away from impeaching, Politico Magazine (ask your parents what a "magazine" is) has decided to devote a 2,700-word cover story to President ...read more
The Silly Machinery: Why Sam Youngman's Politico Article Reminds Me of Almost Famous
While browsing the interwebz, I came across a story called "Take This Town and Shove It: A White House reporter’s tale of sex, booze and the briefing room” on Politico by Sam Youngman. Being a proud DC native (with a DC flag tattoo that my parents hate to prove it) and someone ...read more
Elizabeth Warren: "It’s a Rigged Game that Benefits Big Corporations"
The awesome Elizabeth Warren has penned a must read article in Politico on America's rigged economic system that prevents small businesses from flourishing and allows Big Business to get bigger and avoid paying their fair share of taxes: If a business takes its profits to the ...read more
Romney Beats Obama in Fundraising Two Months in a Row
From the Guardian: Mitt Romney raised $100m in June, confirming Barack Obama's fear expressed Thursday that he is going to be massively outspent in November's White House election. The fundraising figure has not yet been published by the Federal Election Commission, which ...read more
Quote of the Day: Political Journalists Don't Understand Policy
Paul Krugman has spent a good deal of time blasting apart Paul Ryan's intellectually bankrupt health care plan so one can understand why the esteemed economist is a little irked Politico has decided to award Ryan healthcare policymaker of the year. According to Krugman, ...read more
Herman Accused of Sexual Harassment
The GOP front runner finds himself in some hot water: I don't want to jump on any bandwagons here - the allegations are just those - allegations, and Cain is innocent until proved guilty. It will be interesting to see how he responds to the revelation though as it could ...read more