Tag: Corruption
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Dear American News Media: Even Villains Do Things For A Reason — Like, Say, Republicans…
Never mind how many times Donald Trump lies, I want a running total of how many time American news people wonder aloud while scratching their heads why the Republican Party continues to march in lock step with him. I bet the journalists are winning. If they scratch their heads any harder, all those journalists will…
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Trump’s Turned America Into Something Even Worse Than A Dystopia – We’re Now A SCHMUCK-Topia
This would be bad enough — a stolen election, autocratic rule by gutless criminal, a continuing pitch toward permanent minority rule — without a worldwide pandemic piling onto our misery. But, at least, the pandemic revealed that our dire circumstances were even more dire than we knew. It’s probably too much to hope for that…
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Why Doesn’t Our Main Stream News Media Ever Ask The Most Important Question Of All: “WHY?”
The difference between good storytellers and bad storytellers is good storytellers know that a satisfying story will always answer the most important question of all about any character: WHY? Why did the character do what they did to propel the story forward? Important distinction: “Just because” is not an adequate answer. Funny thing? “Just because”…
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“Karma’s A Stone Cold Bitch” – MOSCOW MITCH MCCONNELL EDITION
When we get to the end of this sorry-assed saga, Mitch McConnell will stand as one of American history’s Uber-Villains. If you want to know how severely damaged Moscow Mitch is — he’s a lonely bully having his revenge on the rest of the schoolyard — read Jane Meyer’s excellent piece on Mitch in the…
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Donald Trump Is The Poster Boy For The Banality Of Evil
Aside from all around assholery, Donald Trump is “good at” exactly nothing. If not for Tony Schwartz’s skill as a writer, we wouldn’t see any art whatsoever in Trump’s dealings. We’d see corruption and criminality. If not for Mark Burnett inventing the character of Trump, Master Deal Maker — I doubt even Russia could have…
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Wine Review: Trump Wines Aren’t Bad — If You Like How Treason Tastes
When you put your name on something, you damned well better stand by it. I hope the Trumps are ready to stand by what’s in that bottle with their name on it. The Trump doesn’t so much have a “nose ” as an unpatriotic pong with acrid notes of corruption and nepotism. When swirled, the…
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Corruption, Thy Name Is GOP
Politics is the art of compromise. Republican politics is the art of making compromise unnecessary because the other side is powerless to stop you. To the GOP’s credit, they saw from a distance that they had a problem and actively did something about it. Post Reagan, as America’s demographics trended with greater rapidity away from…
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If I Were “Benevolent Dictator”, Here’s How It Would Be…
No one sees it coming, least of all me. Just like that — political leaders across the world & spectrum get the fates they deserve. The World’s eyes (getting REALLY desperate) turn to me of all people. “Dude,” the World says, “We’re totally screwed. The ball’s yours if you want. Got anything?” “Okay,” I say…