Posts Tagged ‘donald trump’
Republican Congressmen threaten female Senators with violence. This is not normal.
In the last three days, Republican men in the House have threatened their female Senate colleagues with shooting and beating. ON MSNBC, Rep. Buddy Carter said on Lisa Murkowski: “Somebody needs to go over there to that Senate and snatch a knot in their ass.” Apparently, “snatch a knot in their ass” means to hit…
Read MoreTrump stomped on tradition at the 2017 Boy Scout National Jamboree.
Yesterday Donald Trump spoke at the Boy Scout’s National Jamboree. This is a standing invitation to every United States President. Seven of the last eleven Presidents have taken the Scouts up on their offer since the Jamboree began in 1937. None of those seven Presidents ever took the opportunity to turn a day of celebration…
Read MoreTrump makes my head hurt
From yesterday’s Press conference in France, Trump managed to (a) make a false claim(b) admit it may be false, then(c) continue on as if it were true. You can’t make this stuff up.
Read MoreDonald Trump has blocked me on Twitter
After almost a year of tweeting at Donald Trump, he finally blocked me from access to his Twitter feed yesterday. This is mostly bad news. Admittedly, it has become a badge of honor to get blocked by Trump. Since he has stated unequivocally that he is the only person with access to his personal Twitter…
Read MoreWe knew exactly what we were getting.
Perhaps you’ve heard about or even read Donald Trump’s recent tweets targeting Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Disgusting personal attacks on a woman’s physical appearance that are, according to photographic evidence from the evening in question, untrue. In a series of two connected tweets about that night, he managed to categorically lie…
Read MoreFear not. This is not an example of bigotry as I initially thought. It’s simply stupidity.
Behold. The White House published this photograph of First Lady Melania Trump and the other spouses of NATO leaders at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels during the recent NATO summit. Initially left off the captioned list of names was the First Gentleman of Luxembourg, Gauthier Destenay, who is married Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, making Bettel…
Read MoreVerbal sparring: Don’t allow your opponent (Trump) prescribe beliefs to you
A bit of advice to all of the journalists and news anchors who are interviewing Donald Trump (or any other politician): When Trump says makes a wildly false assertion and then adds, “I know it. You know it. Everyone knows it,” it’s perfectly acceptable and even advisable to say something like: “Actually, Mr. President, I…
Read MoreIncompetent, racist, or both?
I just don’t get it. Last summer, it was Paul Ryan taking a selfie with a sea of white Republican interns. Last November it was Mike Pence taking a selfie with a sea of white Republican Senators and Congresspeople. Last week it was Donald Trump announcing the passing of House’s healthcare bill in the Rose…
Read MoreMeals on Wheels: My grandparents (and science) understand the importance for this program
My grandparents – my mémère and pépère – delivered Meals on Wheels to senior citizens for years. I once asked Pépère to explain Meals on Wheels to me. He said that he was visiting seniors. Saying hello, bringing them food, and making sure they didn’t need anything else. “It’s hard to get old,” he…
Read MoreDetails matter. They matter a hell of a lot.
This was the fundraising letter sent to supporters upon Trump’s announcement of the new travel ban, which was thankfully halted by a federal judge last night. The failure of communication from this administration is astounding. The first bullet, for example: Temporarily Restricting immigration from six countries comprised by radical Islamic terrorism: Sudan, Syria, Iran,…
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