Category Archives: Media

Our Hypocrisy is not like Theirs, Part 8

Posted on June 3, 2016 by a1skeptic

Here’s a rich one: last week there was an article about how Donald Drumpf was accusing Elizabeth Warren of hypocrisy for buying foreclosed homes. The allegations were essentially that Warren bought or helped finance two dozen properties in Oklahoma for … Continue reading →

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The Donald doesn’t want to be questioned, just Thanked

Posted on June 1, 2016 by a1skeptic

Yesterday the Donald practically went to war with the media because people had questioned his claim, first made in Iowa in January, and repeated multiple times since, that the Donald had donated $6 million to veteran’s causes.[1] I mean, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Boy in the Bubble

Posted on May 18, 2016 by a1skeptic

Justin Bieber is the poster child for why someone shouldn’t become really famous at too young an age. I’ve written in the past about how both Britney Spears and Hillary Clinton have been living in a bubble for a long … Continue reading →

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Obama’s final White House Correspondent’s speech

Posted on May 2, 2016 by a1skeptic

On Saturday night we had the annual White House Correspondent’s dinner.Obama was pretty good. I’d say his set was on par with that of Larry Wilmore, and Larry Wilmore is a professional comedian. It’s interesting, because some people blame Obama’s … Continue reading →

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It’s comical watching Ted Cruz and the Republican establishment try to stop Donald Trump

Posted on April 29, 2016 by a1skeptic

It‘s kind of comical watching Ted Cruz, John Kasich and the Republican establishment try to stop Donald Trump. I thought both of their attempts were kind of clever: First, Cruz formed an alliance with Kasich to try to “divide up” … Continue reading →

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This isn’t how a major American newspaper should be making its point

Posted on April 12, 2016 by a1skeptic

The Boston Globe got some blow back last Sunday for creating a mock front page for April 9, 2017, demonstrating what life might be like if Donald Trump were our President. This wasn’t done on April 1st, but just on … Continue reading →

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We’ll see if the Anonymouse Hacker Collective can do any damage to the Donald

Posted on March 22, 2016 by a1skeptic

I got a little thrill – a decidedly politically incorrect thrill – to hear that the “hactivist” group Anonymous was taking on Donald Trump. According to some sources they have even had some initial success by releasing the Donald’s cell … Continue reading →

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How many Republican debates have we had

Posted on January 30, 2016 by a1skeptic

I’ve kind of lost count of the number of Republican debates that we’ve had. My brother and his family, God bless them, were still watching the one that happened on Thursday night — the one where Trump didn’t attend because … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump did not say that Republicans are the “dumbest group of voters” in 1998

Posted on January 28, 2016 by a1skeptic

As tempting as it is to believe, Donald Trump did not say that Republicans are the “dumbest group of voters” in a 1998 ‘People’ magazine interview. When something that tempting comes along, it’s usually a good idea to check Snopes. … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin’s incomprehensible word salad in endorsing Donald Trump

Posted on January 25, 2016 by a1skeptic

Last week Sarah Palin flew down from Alaska and endorsed Donald Trump for President. A lot of liberals and progressives were scratching their collective heads, asking, this is news? And it wasn’t just liberals and progressives. A lot of “regular” … Continue reading →

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