Do you know what I hate? The political rhetoric that doesn’t inform, but merely belittles the other. Recent examples:
*Hey look, the GOP is drowning. Throw them an anvil, STAT!
*Trump Is ‘Urinating On You And Telling You To Dance In The Rain’
Really?
Oh, there are more, but I’m too tired to look. And there are equally vile, or worse, comments aimed at Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the Democrats.
One of the things I pride myself on is reading a wide variety of opinions, even those I disagree with vehemently. I have a particularly curious relationship with the husband of a friend of mine. He’s made some decent points on his Facebook page, particularly about Hillary Clinton.
But then he has to spoil it all, by saying something wacky, such as citing former FEMA head Michael Brown as proof that Obama’s response to the Louisiana flooding was inadequate. It’d be like Oliver North complaining about money for hostages or citing Dinesh D’Souza about much of anything.
I never look for these links, BTW; they come to me by various email subscriptions or I see them on Facebook or someone emailed to me directly. I don’t do a Google search. And as of August 24, I had some mondo list of various links, with another week to go before the usual linkage.
I’ve decided to offload the overtly political ones here, not because they’re more important, but because they are more volatile. I had some article about Trump canceling some rallies, but he’s so mercurial, they might be back on.
But first, 3 Reasons the Standing Rock Sioux Can Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. I hope they succeed.
Barack Obama
Obama Shows How A Real President Acts During Tour Of Louisiana Flood Damage
‘Heckuva Job Brownie’ Slams Obama’s ‘Botched’ Response to Louisiana Floods
Why “Obama’s Katrina” Never Sticks But Won’t Die; A conservative meme resurfaces after the deadly flooding in Baton Rouge
5 myths about Presidential vacations, which was from a couple of years ago, but still valid
Hillary Clinton
Her speech on the alt-right A primer on alt-right
How Hillary Clinton Became A Hated Yankees Fan
The AP’s big exposé on Hillary meeting with Clinton Foundation donors is a mess
What does the Clinton Foundation do, other than get attacked by Republicans?
Donald Trump
A Full List of Donald Trump’s Rapidly Changing Policy Positions
The 258 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on Twitter: A Complete List
Democracy Will Survive This, With Damage
Trump’s damage has already been done: He has nurtured a generation of racist bullies; Win or lose, Trump has inspired a new wave of racial hostility in America, and capitalized on it
How Evangelicals are Losing an Entire Generation
Eugene Robinson On Trump’s New ‘Outreach’: ‘He Wasn’t Speaking To African Americans’ and Minorities Not Buying Trump’s Bogus Outreach
It’s time to accept that he is never going to learn basic stuff about the world
He Used Campaign Donations to Buy $55,000 of His Own Book
Trump App Collects Data From Phone’s Contacts, Draws Ire of Privacy Experts
I SPENT 5 YEARS WITH SOME OF TRUMP’S BIGGEST FANS. HERE’S WHAT THEY WON’T TELL YOU; How Donald Trump took a narrative of unfairness and twisted it to his advantage
‘The Daily Show’ Takes On Trump’s Relations With Workers
Guess How Much Time He Spent ‘Helping Out’ Louisiana Flood Victims. Plus PHOTO OPS, BAD OPTICS, AND PLAY-DOH
Trump, allies push conspiracy theory about Clinton’s health
Barbra Streisand:Singer Performs Duet With Jimmy Fallon on ‘The Tonight Show’
Trump blames bad poll numbers on the existence of the numerical system
Trump campaign chief Steve Bannon is a registered voter at a vacant Florida home
The Appalling Last Act of Rudy Guiliani
I think this article is mistitled – Another Frank Luntz GOP focus group spells disaster for Donald Trump. At least half of them said Trump could still get their vote if he stays on message. They seemed to be impressed by his “apology.” That’s why I think DT is going to be elected unless he takes John Oliver’s advice to drop out of the race.