Category: Republicanism
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Trump Was Hoarding America’s Secrets Because He’s A Traitor
The instant Donald Trump stopped being POTUS, he lost all right to have our secrets in his possession. That’s a stone cold fact. That he took some of our most secret secrets with him to Mar a Lago? That was and is a crime even as he was doing it. It hasn’t stopped being a…
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Not Everyone Has A Sense Of Humor
When people like Donald Trump (or most Republicans for that matter) try to deflect by saying “I was joking” about something, they’re lying. This morning, Republican House candidate Carl Palladino (from the Buffalo, NY area) said “in a radio interview that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland “should be executed” for authorizing a search of former…
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How To Argue With Conservatives
In America, if you’re not conservative, it means you’re probably arguing with one. As anyone who’s argued with conservatives knows, it’s a slog. Not even remotely fun, informative, educational or, frankly, worth the time. Conservatives never bring receipts; they think their feelings are receipts. And, while they mock progressives for being “elite”, conservatives judge from…
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Russia Has Always Been The Glue Holding The Trump Conspiracy Together
But for Russia, Donald Trump would NEVER have been president. To this very day, our perspective-free news media scratches welts into its scalps trying to figure out why Donald Trump still holds the Republican Party in the palm of his orange, small-fingered hand. Even when Trump’s grip seems to wane, it only ever wanes slightly.…
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Never Mind A Poll’s Results, What Did The Poll Actually Poll?
Poll takers will tell you that their polls are mere snapshots of a moment in time. A photo is the perfect metaphor for an opinion poll. What is any picture really a picture of? We assume, when the news punditry drops poll numbers about us, that they’re presenting an accurate snapshot. But, that assumes a…
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America’s Having An Ideological Argument, NOT A Political One
The GOP’s hate for democracy stands on one tectonic plate. Our love for it stands on another. America’s differences are ideological not political.