If you have an issue with what Colin Kaepernick is saying and doing, you’re defending racism and police brutality. Period. Shaun King has a pointed question for all of you Colin Kaepernick critics: which form of protest do you actually prefer? It’s such a great question because when you think back on it, there has never been a black protest that America’s “reasonable” and
Read moreI’m not disappointed in Ryan Lochte. That would be like getting disappointed at the sun for rising in the east. At squirrels for hoarding nuts. At Arsenal for finishing fourth. No, I’m not disappointed in Ryan Lochte. I’m disappointed in myself. When I saw the headline – Ryan Lochte and three others robbed at gunpoint in Rio – my first thought
Read moreA number of people who are supposed to be friends have crossed a line and I don’t know if there’s a way back. In recent months I have been called an idiot. I’ve been called silly. I’ve been called a child. I’ve been called privileged. I have also been called a sexist and a misogynist. Not by Republicans, or trolls or
Read moreThis may be Andy Kaufman’s greatest gag ever, but it’s getting away from him. Some time back I floated the theory that Donald Trump is actually Andy Kaufman and I’ve suggested that this election is an elaborate piece of performance art. You may think I’m being silly, but that theory comes closer to explaining the last few months than most
Read moreApropos of Denny’s insighful analysis earlier today, the Washington Post blows the headline. Instead of Broad array of military luminaries condemn Trump over attacks on Khan family a less gutless rag would have gone with Broad array of military luminaries condemn Trump over attacks on Khan family but none withdraw endorsements #justsaying #profilesincourage
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Remind me – Khizr Khan’s son died in which war, again? The headline and video couldn’t be much more compelling. WATCH: Muslim Father Of Fallen Soldier Tells Trump ‘You Have Sacrificed Nothing’ The soldier’s father, Khizr Khan, could not be more right about Donald Trump, a narcissist of the first order, and maybe even a sociopath, who has spent his life serving nothing
Read moreToday we launch a new campaign aimed at taking back the future. The original text for this meme was a lot longer. But when you boil it down to its essence, the message is pretty straightforward. We have become so incredibly negative that it’s eroding our ability to even consider the positive. We’re so terrified of where we are that we have
Read moreIf Donald Trump really is running for president, he’s doing it all wrong. New poll this morning: In new poll, support for Trump has plunged, giving Clinton a double-digit lead Support for Donald Trump has plunged as he has alienated fellow Republicans and large majorities of voters overall in the course of a month of self-inflicted controversies, propelling Democrat Hillary
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Donald Trump, Kim Davis and Cook Out: because the Constitution guarantees redeemed sinners the right to fast food. First, the headline: ‘Hell No!’ Cashier refuses to serve Trump backers Shannon Riggs and her cousins were famished after attending a Donald Trump rally last week in Richmond, Va., so they decided to drop by Cook Out – a regional restaurant chain known for
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Not everybody loved The Greatest: what Muhammad Ali meant to one racist Southern kid That was always the difference between Muhammad Ali and the rest of us. He came, he saw, and if he didn’t entirely conquer – he came as close as anybody we are likely to see in the lifetime of this doomed generation. – Hunter S. Thompson
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This is the most important question Democrats face in 2016, and perhaps in our lifetimes. I recently had dinner with a woman who plans to vote for Donald Trump, and the conversation was interesting for a number of reasons, not least of which was its implications for the Clinton campaign. Betty (not her real name) is in her 70s and is
Read moreOn infrastructure and immigration, half measures and vested interests dominate Hillary’s planning. Duh. There’s news about what would-be President Hillary Clinton has planned for her first 100 days in office. Pending details, there are things to be cautiously optimistic about. A Clinton aide indicated today that within her first 100 days in office, the likely Democratic nominee would send Congress a
Read moreConventional wisdom says only Clinton can beat Trump. All the polling data says otherwise. I keep being told that I have to get behind Hillary Clinton because she’s the only one who can beat Trump in November. That would be a more compelling argument if there were any evidence that it’s actually true. Instead, every single poll I have seen shows the
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This is what passes for reason inside the muted corridors of serious establishment “journalism.” Flipping through the morning’s news and I came across this: I really know dick about Collum Borchers (or the editors who write his headlines), but a quick look at his archive page suggests a faint whiff of Beltway/Village wankery.
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Sweeping misogyny charges by Clinton supporters are insulting, corrosive, patronizing and counter-productive. An all-too-common theme we hear from supporters of Hillary Clinton is that the opposition to her results from misogyny. Sometimes we’re told this in just those words, and other times the charge masquerades behind sentiments that are intended to read as more affirming, like we see in the
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