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Donald’s Terrible, Awful, Not-So-Good Week
SEGMENTS: Could Gary Kroeger be the next Al Franken? Gary channels Walter Mondale and Alan Alda (and millennials go, “Whaaaat?) Donald Trump’s terrible, awful, not-so-good week (and Republicans go, “Whaaaat?”) Hillary Clinton gets caught in a lie about lying (and the media goes, “Whaaaat?”) Gary Johnson does a Town Hall (and 90% of America goes, “Whaaaat?”) State of...
From Russia Without Love
Segments: Deconstructing the Democratic Convention Debbie and the hacked DNC emails Bill Maher’s really big screw up Khizr Khan versus Donald Trump Predicting the next big campaign scandal Resurrecting Dionne Warwick
Bye-Bye, Debbie Downer
Segments: Republican Convention post-mortem Trump’s speech Citizen (Tim) Kaine Debbie Downer gets dumped Democratic Convention preview
Unconventional Convention
Segments: Emily goes to Cleveland Who is Mike Pence and why should we care? Warren or Kaine: Who will get Hillary’s rose? Go Fund a Delegate
Politics, Policing, Pride, and Prejudice
Segments: Hillary avoids indictment – what it means for her campaign Race, Policing and Gun Violence – a painful discussion The Kelly Thomas police beating death (video posted below) Trump plays hardball with the party What to expect at the GOP Convention What happens when Bernie endorses
Bill and Loretta’s Excellent Tarmac Adventure
Segments: Clinton-palooza: deconstructing the Benghazi report Dealing with Daesh in Africa Was Bill and Loretta’s tarmac rendezvous a conflict of interest? Trump embraces tariffs and protectionism Libertarian Gary Johnson and the TPP Can the GOP’s bound delegates become unbound? The new “never Trump” movement – nominating nobody Countdown to Garland’s SCOTUS confirmation and Sanders’ Hillary affirmation
Brexit-Shmexit; Why Won’t Bernie Exit?
Segments: Will Brexit affect the presidential election? Why won’t Bernie exit already? The Democratic platform fight Will there be chaos at the conventions? Trump gives Cruz and Kasich the finger
Fathers Love Politics
Segments: Politics through the eyes of Father’s Day A Republican woman’s view of Hillary breaking the glass ceiling Why can’t you have two women on a presidential ticket? What knocked Bernie Sanders off Hillary’s vp short list? The absolute, ultimate, best-est vp candidate that no one is talking about How Orlando is changing the political landscape...
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Was the New Deal Racist? Yes.
by D.J. McGuire The more one looks at the actual policies enacted during the Roosevelt administration, the more one comes to the painful conclusion that FDR, whatever his intentions, allowed the government under his command to build a welfare state not for all, but for whites only. Perhaps I’m coming to this realization later than...
Bring Back the Well-Regulated Militia
by D.J. McGuire A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. – United States Constitution, Amendment II The Las Vegas carnage has reopened the debate on gun rights. This should neither surprise nor disappoint (the reopening...
Trump’s Trade War
by D.J. McGuire Over the eight months and change of the Trump Administration, two of his closest allies – both geopolitically and personally – have been Justin Trudeau and Theresa May, Prime Ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. This week, the Trump Administration declared a trade war on both of them – and...
Trump’s Trade War
by D.J. McGuire Over the eight months and change of the Trump Administration, two of his closest allies – both geopolitically and personally – have been Justin Trudeau and Theresa May, Prime Ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively. This week, the Trump Administration declared a trade war on both of them – and...
Lindsey Graham’s Economic Illiteracy and Why It Dooms His Health Care Policy
by D.J. McGuire As of this morning (the 25th), the Senior Senator from South Carolina is still pushing for the woeful health care bill that bears his name. In his latest attempt to win over conservative critics, he exposes himself as being largely illiterate on the microeconomic reality behind health insurance and health care, providing...
From Rinse and Repeat to Reshuffle and Redeal: The Problems with Graham-Cassidy
by D.J. McGuire Republicans keep telling me that being a conservative Democrat will be difficult, and yet they continue to make it easier. The latest example of this is the Graham-Cassidy bill, which is ostensibly the latest Obamacare “repeal and replace” effort coming from the GOP.
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