Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Bernie and the Donald are very odd characters to being channeling America’s outrage

Posted on February 11, 2016 by a1skeptic

Truth be told, Bernie and the Donald are strange icons to be channeling the outrage of American voters who believe that the system is rigged (which includes me, by the way). And, if the media is to be believed, there … Continue reading →

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How is the Donald going to get the Mexicans to pay for that wall?

Posted on January 31, 2016 by a1skeptic

Donald Trump has been somewhat famous, or infamous, for proclaiming over and over again that he will build a “great” wall on the Mexican border, and that he will get the Mexicans to pay for that wall. Which is, as … 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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Pulling Together the Strands for 2016

Posted on January 3, 2016 by a1skeptic

In the last week of 2015 I recapitulated the central ideas that fuel the blog. These included the following: That the state of political discourse in the United States is currently very low, and that the populace in general has … Continue reading →

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While the Republican party is busy cannibalizing each other

Posted on August 2, 2015 by a1skeptic

Lindsay Graham has clearly learned something from the David Letterman Show. Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart couldn’t contain himself anymore, is doing Trump all the time.

Posted on July 27, 2015 by a1skeptic

On Monday of last week, after returning from a couple of weeks of vacation, and on to his stretch run at the Daily Show, Jon Stewart couldn’t contain himself. He was doing all Trump all the time. Daily Show correspondent … Continue reading →

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