[Update: in his address to the Joint Session of Congress, Trump actually led with a mention of the Kansas shooting. He didn’t go anywhere, but it was still good of him to mention it.] I mean, who knew being a good example was that important? Every president has walked a careful line on moral issues, gently suggesting anodyne advice that’s so obvious and boring, […]
I was reading a White House briefing transcript, when Spicer took an early question from: “Roby Brock with Talk Business & Politics here in Arkansas, the home of the rowdiest town halls in the nation.” Really, that intro should end in an exclamation point. I was hooked. Anyway, Roby Brock asked whether Jeff Sessions would start prosecuting marijuana possession in states (presumably including Arkansas) where […]
I’ve been reading the 2016 Republican Party Platform. So you don’t have to. I’m not pretending Trump believes any of it, but I do expect at least a handwave at principles from actual, practicing Republicans. So, start at the beginning: We believe in American exceptionalism. We believe the United States of America is unlike any other nation on earth. We believe America is exceptional because […]
Listening to Rep. Tom Cotton (R-OK) talk on Meet The Press is pretty frightening. Chuck Todd asked Rep. Tom Cotton whether he’d been asked to speak to the press. He said ‘no’, but added: SEN. TOM COTTON: Chuck, I generally try to refrain from much comment about what’s happening in my work on the intelligence committee or the armed services committee, because I want to […]
Did the New York Times spike the article? In the printed version of today’s New York Times, the paper did have an article about the DHS investigation on risk from immigrants and refugees. According to White House announcements before the study was complete, it was supposed to conclude that Trump’s Muslim Ban was justified based on the seven countries cited. Instead, it concluded that “Country […]
Pay attention to language. It matters. Trump remains outraged about how information is leaked to the press and the public, but in his mind, the ‘leaks’ are the problem, giving us the classic quote: “The leaks are real, the news is fake”. Trump, Friday at CPAC: “We are fighting the fake news. Fake.” Too many people have already mentioned that if a leak isn’t true, […]
Trump ordered DHS’s Intelligence arm to investigate the risks from the seven countries in Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban. That investigation would, he announced ahead of the actual investigation, prove that his immigration ban was really just and great, and the claims to the contrary were Fake News! The DHS, unsurprisingly, found the opposite result. AP broke this story: AP EXCLUSIVE: DHS REPORT DISPUTES THREAT FROM […]
Trump does enjoy squalling about the mean, nasty, unfriendly, uncomplimentary major news sources, and now they keep talking about ugly stuff. You know, the actions the White House has actually taken? This morning, at CPAC, Trump reiterated his call that the news companies are “The enemy of the people!” (Another example of how, if you control the language, you control the argument. “Fake news!” was […]
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