Tag Archives: Hillary Clinton

The Republicans have permanently forfeited their right to complain about investigations

Posted on February 13, 2019 by a1skeptic

I hate to break the news to my Republican friends, but they have more or less permanently forfeited their right to complain about any Democratic investigations. Why do I say that? Because between the House, Senate, and Executive Branch, Hillary … Continue reading →

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This is your President Elect (Part 2)

Posted on January 10, 2017 by a1skeptic

Last Friday, your incoming President elect – President Kumquat, as I like to call him – received the same classified briefing from the intelligence community that our outgoing President – let’s call him President Obama – had received a day … Continue reading →

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The Choice for 2016

Posted on November 6, 2016 by a1skeptic

Election Day is finally upon us (or almost upon us), and we get to make our choice for President, for the House of Representatives, and depending on where you vote (and if one is up for re-election), for United States … Continue reading →

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Five things I wish Hillary would have asked the Donald last night

Posted on October 20, 2016 by a1skeptic

Last night we had the last of the three Presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump – although the debates were anything but Presidential – and there were a number of things that I wish Hillary could have said … Continue reading →

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Arlie Russel Hochschild and the Analogy of Cutting in Line

Posted on October 19, 2016 by a1skeptic

In the last decade there have been a spate of books examining the question of why conservatives so often seem to vote against their own economic interest. “What’s the Matter with Kansas” and “Deer Hunting with Jesus” are excellent examples … 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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Hillary is not the “lesser of two evils,” America

Posted on September 26, 2016 by a1skeptic

If I hear one more person say about how the choice between the Donald and Hillary is “the lesser of two evils,” I’m going to platz. This election is mostly about one evil. But even that is debatable. Initially, let’s … Continue reading →

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Not this time, Captain Hoodwink. (No, Hillary didn’t start the birther movement.)

Posted on September 20, 2016 by a1skeptic

One of the things that we attempt to do here at the Skeptic’s blog is to point out propaganda when we see it. Today is one of those days. Yesterday we wrote about the Donald’s acknowledgement last Friday that “President … Continue reading →

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It’s not time to hit the Panic Button yet, my liberal friends

Posted on September 19, 2016 by a1skeptic

As the polls have been tightening, again, a number of my friends who have been freaking out about it. And then, right on cue, Michael Cohen over at the Boston Globe wrote an opinion piece entitled “Panicked Liberals are Petrified.” … Continue reading →

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Hillary’s Email Server, or Our Hypocrisy is not like Theirs, Part 10

Posted on August 9, 2016 by a1skeptic

There’s a famous saying that goes “Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean that they’re not out to get me.”[1] When it comes to Hillary Clinton, this could serve as her personal motto. Yesterday we looked at the issue of the … Continue reading →

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