Tag Archives: Donald Trump

No time to nitpick over VP pick

Posted on August 14, 2020 by oddmanout215

“What’s your problem?” Swamp Rabbit said. The Democratic Party still stands for next to nothing, I told him. It feels like 2016, when the party trotted out candidates for president and vice-president (quick — who was that guy?) who seemed … Continue reading →

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Worst people in charge at worst time

Posted on July 27, 2020 by oddmanout215

This son of a Goldman Sachs banker — literally born sliding into home plate — is calling you lazy. https://t.co/spOFLwFcmS — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 26, 2020 Eric Swalwell meant figuratively, not literally, but he makes a good point … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 and the confederacy of dunces

Posted on July 2, 2020 by oddmanout215

You’ve got a lot of people in [the media] who wax poetically for weeks and weeks about how Florida was going to be just like New York. Well, hell, we’re eight weeks away from that and it hasn’t happened… People … Continue reading →

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Regarding a (fat orange) face in the crowd

Posted on June 22, 2020 by oddmanout215

“I think he’s done. Can I stick a fork in him now?” Swamp Rabbit was reacting to Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa, OK, where he managed to fill only 6,200 of the arena’s 19,000 seats after bragging that his campaign … Continue reading →

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‘Autocrat’ doesn’t quite say it

Posted on June 16, 2020 by oddmanout215

We were reading from Masha Gessen’s Surviving Autocracy, a book that has appeared at exactly the right time: If politicians, journalists, and even kitchen-table debaters adopted the habit of defining their terms, we would understand each other better — and … Continue reading →

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At times, history rhymes

Posted on June 2, 2020 by oddmanout215

“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism.’” Halford E. Luccock, … Continue reading →

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Why no editorials urging Trump to exit?

Posted on May 30, 2020 by oddmanout215

I think we will look back and ask why people weren’t more furious… Where was the outrage? — Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer I reminded Swamp Rabbit that all the mainstream news outlets are dropping the ball the same way: … Continue reading →

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Disinfecting the disaffected

Posted on April 24, 2020 by oddmanout215

I wanted to raise a glass Wednesday to the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, but Swamp Rabbit only wanted to lament the ironies of the occasion: • The Earth Day anniversary calls for a big celebration, but it’s not happening … Continue reading →

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Trump fans don’t fear the reaper

Posted on April 17, 2020 by oddmanout215

Andy Borowitz is usually good for a laugh, even when he writes about the vindictive imbecile who’s in charge of making sure the country survives the worldwide plague: No one could have seen the coronavirus pandemic coming except for people … Continue reading →

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OK, it’s Biden, if he still has a pulse

Posted on April 11, 2020 by oddmanout215

.@BernieSanders bowed to the math in acknowledging that @JoeBiden will be the nominee. He used the time today to laud his movement. But if his goal is to defeat @realDonaldTrump, he’ll have to make a more affirmative case for Biden … Continue reading →

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