Our shitty political press has been trading credibility for access and pushing horse race coverage as news forever, so it wasn’t surprising when NBC News hired Ronna McDaniel as a paid election analyst. But it was still an outrage because she is (or at least was until the conditions attached to receiving a paycheck changed) …
Republican Stupidity
Afternoon Open Thread: This Seems Bad…
…for Republicans I’m not sure what it going on. I’m on hospice watch for Zander – he has liver cancer and we can discuss what that means later, when I’m not sleep deprived. But to distract myself, I popped in the Xewer to see what’s-what: Oh Lindsey! https://t.co/dDl9cJGqS5 — Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) March 20, 2024 …
Donald J. Trump: 267-Pound* Weakling
Florida held its presidential primary yesterday. Controversially, the FL Democratic Party opted not to expend resources on a presidential primary and threw its support behind Joe Biden.** The Florida vote was pretty meaningless since both candidates had already clinched their nominations. But it’s fascinating that although Trump won big with 81%, the FL primary was …
Empty Promises, Empty Threats (Open Thread)
It has nothing to do with the post, but I’ve been obsessed with this song lately. It’s a haunting cover of an atmospheric ballad by Jason Molina, whose tragically brief oeuvre should be discovered and savored on its own terms. Okay, now on to the post proper: Ready to see a candidate with a bloated, …
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Do Say “Loser” (Open Thread)
Remember epic loser Ron DeSantis? It wouldn’t be surprising if non-Floridians already forgot the forgettable face-planter who set $160M aflame only to come in a very distant second in the Iowa caucuses. But those of us who have to share a peninsula with the failed pretender to the MAGA moron throne get frequent reminders of …
Imaginary Conversations (Open Thread)
I was hospitalized for several days recently, and the experience was exactly like an alien abduction-themed horror movie. Don’t look at me like I’m crazy for saying that, the way my husband did. It really, really was! It’s true that I entered the facility of my own free will (and was not plucked off the …
TGIFriday Morning Open Thread: The Ides of March
Beware the Ides of March pic.twitter.com/VOzpPFMVc4 — Chris Swart (@BwanaChris) March 15, 2024 NEW: The DNC is building its first-ever team to counter third-party candidates, hiring ?@Lis_Smith? and ?@mattcorridoni?. Meanwhile, outside groups are preparing for open war with third party candidates like never before. https://t.co/PO8rdh5tdm — Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) March 14, 2024 Taking that warning …
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