Or, as the Grey Lady mealymouths it, “Social Conservatives, However Reluctant, Are Warming to the Idea of Trump”… Activists and leaders in the social conservative movement, after spending most of the past year opposing and condemning Donald J. Trump, are now moving to embrace his candidacy and are joining the growing number of mainstream Republicans …
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Late Night Weird Kinks Open Thread: But It Worked in St. Ronnie’s Day!
(Drew Sheneman via GoComics.com) Back in the Morning of America, when the Moral Majority ruled the land (or at least the cable news networks), a Repub pol looking for cheap publicity could count on Newt Gingrich or Jerry Falwell to provide attention-catching scare topics for every election. Alas, the dogs bark but the caravan moves …
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Never Forget Open Thread: Don’t Take Your Eye Off That Cruz Guy
Cruz is asked about Fox News: "Everyone who was responsible for the rise of Donald Trump, they will bear that responsibility going forward" — Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) May 12, 2016 "I like Donald Trump. I think he’s terrific. I think he’s brash. I think he speaks the truth." — Ted Cruz, 6/30/15 https://t.co/qI5I6UIqvu — Josh …
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Late Night Horrorshow Open Thread: Our Failed Mainstream Media
Trump, falsely, on MTP: "We're the highest taxed nation in the world." Chuck Todd: "Gotcha." Why not say that's not true? — Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) May 8, 2016 Because networks do not hire hosts smart enough to catch politicians in lies in real time. https://t.co/1Xg0YDAfOH — Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) May 8, 2016 Transcript of fascinating …
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Never Forget What Got Us Here
(Image via) So this happened: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s committed to supporting Donald Trump’s presidential bid. But, the Kentucky Republican wrote, he has expectations of Trump — who he said “now has the opportunity and the obligation to unite our party around our goals.” McConnell said in a statement Wednesday night that …
Open Thread: (Character) Assassins on the Loose in Indiana!
This the, "I've always wanted to kill another president" look. pic.twitter.com/QPxxNqDOl5 — Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) May 3, 2016 This is 2016, and #LeeHarveyOswald is trending on Twitter, because such is the state of the Republican presidential campaign. Per Politico: Donald Trump on Tuesday alleged that Ted Cruz’s father was with John F. Kennedy’s assassin shortly …
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Kewl Meme, Bro
(Drew Sheneman via GoComics.com) . Alas, all but the swiftest political cartoonists are too late to the ball — Sunday’s non-agression pact doesn’t seem to have survived even till Tuesday’s primaries. As Mr. Pierce predicted, this was a two-car funeral for the principals to bollix up… … That Cruz—as unprincipled an opportunist as anyone not …
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