Category Archives: Media

The Difference between Fake News on the Left and Fake News on the Right

Posted on February 23, 2017 by a1skeptic

A lot has been made of the term “fake news.” There was a lot of it during the past Presidential election, and the Trump administration has taken to branding every story that it doesn’t like to be “fake news.” It … Continue reading →

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The difference between Fake News and Unverified News

Posted on January 12, 2017 by a1skeptic

As some of you know, the Donald, Herr Obergropenführer, President-elect Kumquat, was attacked the other day through Buzzfeed, which published an article claiming that “a dossier, compiled by a person who has claimed to be a former British intelligence official, … Continue reading →

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This is your President Elect (Part 1)

Posted on January 9, 2017 by a1skeptic

This is your President-elect: a guy who gets into a Twitter feud with Meryl Streep because she dares call him out on something. This, my friends, will be a long-running series – running over the next four years or however … Continue reading →

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Comparing the Donald and Bill Clinton’s record of behavior with women (revised and updated)

Posted on October 10, 2016 by a1skeptic

Donald Trump has had a bad week on top of the bad several weeks that he has had since his first debate with Hillary Clinton. This week someone unearthed the 2005 bus trip conversation that he had with Billy Bush,[1] … Continue reading →

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Why does everything stick to Hillary, and nothing to the Donald?

Posted on October 3, 2016 by a1skeptic

I’ve been thinking about Hillary a lot and why I like her but don’t love her. It seems that a lot of people that I know feel that way. I’ve also been thinking about why everything seems to stick to … Continue reading →

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This is why we’re obsessed with terrorism

Posted on September 21, 2016 by a1skeptic

If we want to know why Americans are obsessed with terrorism, all we need to do is look at the coverage of the two home-grown “terrorist” attacks that took place last Sunday night. One was the pressure cooker bombing attacks … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Justification for the Border Wall: Propaganda in Action

Posted on September 2, 2016 by a1skeptic

Yesterday we were talking about what would be involved in actually enforcing a border wall between the United States and Mexico. Today, I want to highlight an interesting article from Michael Cohen of the Boston Globe, entitled “On Immigration: Trump’s … Continue reading →

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The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

Posted on June 23, 2016 by a1skeptic

Last week I noted the irony that Donald Trump went on the attack against Bill Clinton for being a “rapist” when all kinds of allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and yes, even rape, have also been made against Donald Trump. … Continue reading →

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I thought Spouses were supposed to be Off Limits on this Campaign

Posted on June 15, 2016 by a1skeptic

Ever since the dustup between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz over their spouses, I thought that Presidential spouses were off limits. You know, the one where someone posted a sexy picture of his wife Melania and he responded by tweeting … Continue reading →

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I don’t have to start liking Glenn Beck now, do I?

Posted on June 5, 2016 by a1skeptic

Here’s something I never thought I would read: SiriusXM suspends Glenn Beck for appearing to endorse a guest threatening the life of Donald Trump. Seriously dude? (Have you noticed that Donald Drumpf almost makes Glenn Beck look handsome.) Here’s what … Continue reading →

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