Posts Tagged ‘election’
In regards to Russian hacking: “I think we ought to get on with our lives.” Also, word salad.
Donald Trump took a few questions at Mar-a-Lago last night and said this about Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and many Senators – Democrat and Republican – who are pushing for Russian sanctions following evidence of hacking in order to tip the balance of the Presidential election. His answer strikes me as slightly incomprehensible, questionably incompetent,…
Read MoreAwful Jeb Bush asks supporters for $25 in exchange for leaving them the hell alone. Seriously.
Ashley Feinberg at Gawker received received an unusual email from the Bush campaign last week. In exchange for $25, Bush promised to stop sending email to supporters on his mailing list for two weeks. In the email, Bush refers to this extortion attempt as a “deal,” an “early Christmas present,” and a way to “opt-out.” …
Read MorePresidential Job Application Question #3 (with my answers): What’s your greatest political triumph?
Slate’s John Dickerson recently published a piece entitled: The Presidential Job Application: Seven questions we should ask anyone who wants to become President. Over the course of the next seven days, I plan on completing Dickerson’s application by answering each of the questions. I’ve always wanted to be President, so perhaps my answers will be…
Read MoreWhy I chose not to vote today and then did anyway.
Here is a fundamental truth about me: I do not like to be told what to do. The more I am told what to do, the less likely I will do it, especially if: I am being told what to do with great earnestness. Failure to comply will not result in any serious negative consequences.…
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