Watch Donald Trump Contradict His Own Foreign Policy Speech
And to think — there are still people who tell me that I can actually believe the things this man says:Trump’s take on foreign affairs: Then… and now. https://t.co/MM8I9W4Erk— Morning Joe...
View ArticleJohn McLaughlin, RIP
He defined TV political debate in what would eventually become the cable era — combative, entertaining, fast-paced. Back in the 1980s when it started, the show was a revelation, because it was so...
View ArticleOnce Again, No Female Marines Will Graduate from the Infantry Officer Course
When reality is allowed to confront ideology, reality wins:The only female officer enrolled in the Marine Corps’ Infantry Officer’s Course has dropped out after failing to complete two conditioning...
View ArticleRe: Hillary Clinton's Incredible Weakness
Rich notes an NBC poll showing that 59 percent of Americans “regard Hillary Clinton unfavorably.”Usually, that would be enough to finish off a candidate. And then you read this: Only 12 percent of...
View ArticleDressed to Kill
Sometimes we wingnuts are overeager when it comes to liberal media bias. But sometimes you get pieces like this, from the Washington Post:The Abortion Rights Movement Is Bolder than It’s Been in Years....
View ArticleNavajo Nation Sues the EPA over Gold King Mine Spill
On June 3, 2008, as he wrapped up the Democratic party’s presidential nomination, then-senator Barack Obama told a jubilant crowd in St. Paul, Minn., “This was the moment when the rise of the oceans...
View ArticleKrauthammer’s Take: Russian Operation in Iran Signals ‘The Collapse of the...
Taking a question about reports that the Russians have been operating out of an Iranian airbase, Charles Krauthammer affirmed that Russia is doing more than attacking ISIS from its new base in...
View ArticleFight for My Right to Paaarty
In my line of work, I get the weirdest invitations. A couple years ago, Deborah Harry invited me to a party back in NYC (she’s still a lovely woman, but looks much harder now than when Blondie was a...
View ArticleWednesday links
Turns out that you should either have a puppy or a Roomba, but not both: When the Roomba runs over dog poop.Vaguely Olympic links: Hy-Brassil: Irish origins of Brazil, an infographic of how Human...
View ArticleIf Trump’s Doing Fine, Why Is Priorities USA Suspending TV Ads in Key States?
Heck of a news morning, summarized in today’s Morning Jolt. Stephen Bannon, the man who turned Breitbart.com from what it was under Andrew Breitbart to what it is today, is taking over the Trump...
View ArticleTrumpbart Now
The news that Steve Bannon is riding to the rescue of the Trump campaign is just too perfect. It reminds me of a scene from The Simpsons set in the not too distant future where Marge and Homer are...
View ArticleTrump's AWOL Military Voters
When it comes to national elections, Republicans are hardly masters of the demographic universe. The GOP pulls 9 percent or less with African Americans. We’ve dropped about 20 points with Hispanics...
View ArticleThe Boston Globe Comes Dangerously Close to Holding Clinton Accountable
Another dispatch from the vast right wing conspiracy, this time in the Boston Globe:ALTHOUGH THE CHARITY founded by former President Bill Clinton has done admirable work over the last 15 years, the...
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POLL: Is Physical Strength an Important Aspect of Masculinity?
Is physical strength an important aspect of masculinity? Take NR’s latest poll and let your voice be heard. POLL: Is Physical Strength an Important Aspect of Masculinity?
View ArticleOn Trade, Trump and Clinton Are Indistinguishable and Wrong
Yesterday, the CEO of MGM Resorts International, a lifelong Republican, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. In an op-ed in the pages of USA Today, Jim Murren pointed to his policy differences with...
View ArticleWhat The Hill?
Did the entire editorial staff at The Hill have a stroke yesterday?That’s about the only explanation I can fathom for the way they’ve handled this piece – ”Can the 2016 Election Be Rigged? You Bet.” –...
View ArticleThe 'New Nationalism' Is Mainly Overblown Nonsense
I enjoyed reading Jonah’s piece today, but I’d like to offer a bit of a dissent. Jonah argues that what some Trump acolytes call “nationalism” is really little more than white identity politics:Daily,...
View ArticleKrauthammer’s Take: Trump Speech in Wisconsin Probably ‘Best Speech He’s Had...
Addressing the Donald Trump campaign’s ability to stay on message and potentially to stage a comeback, Charles Krauthammer said that Trump’s speech in Wisconsin shows how he could do that:The obvious...
View ArticleThursday links
Today is the anniversary of the death of Genghis Khan: founder of Mongolian Empire, prolific spreader of DNA, and climate change hero.Eric Clapton Goes Fishing and Lands the Biggest Salmon of the...
View ArticleLouisiana’s Underwater Right Now. Shouldn’t Our National Leaders Notice?
From the Thursday edition of the Morning Jolt:Louisiana’s Underwater Right Now. Shouldn’t Our National Leaders Notice?Rod Dreher is right in the middle of the floods in Louisiana, and is writing with...
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