Earlier this summer, we talked here on the site about the possibility that Trump might have a Dead Zone moment – a moment in which, in front of the entire nation, he would reveal to us something so absolutely shocking about himself that we could not help but to turn away collectively in disgust, once […]
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“Grab ’em by the pussy” …my thoughts on the hot mic confession of sexual assault that may change the course of human history
Posted in Environment, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 99%, A Face in the Crowd, abandonment, Access Hollywood, Amanda Duarte, assault, Bill Clinton, China, Climate Change, conspiracy theories, Dead Zone, Donald Trump, Elia Kazan, Female Collective, Feminist Fight Club, global climate change, Global Warming, hot mic, hypocrisy, hypocrisy watch, income inequality, Jason Chaffetz, Jean Henry, John McCain, Michelle Obama, misogyny, Mitt Romney, Obama, Paul Ryan, Peter Larson, poverty, Presidential politics, pussy, Pussy Grabs Back, Republican National Committee, sexism, sexual assault, Stella Marrs, The Apprentice, women, women's rights 58 Comments
Will Obama lose his base?
Prevailing wisdom seems to be that Obama doesn’t need to garner the favor of his progressive base. Those of us on the left, it’s thought, will vote for the President regardless, as we know there aren’t viable alternatives that are any better. All he needs to worry about, according to those who study such things, […]
Posted in Economics, Observations, Politics, Predictions Also tagged Bill Bradley, broken campaign promises, Bush tax cuts, Carl Levin, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Glen S, Guantánamo, Howard Dean, Jesse Jackson, John Kerry, Michael Dukakis, middle class, Obama, OFA, Organizing for America, pissing off the base, political contributions, public option, Sam Graham-Felsen, social security, the growing gap between rich and poor, triangulation 48 Comments
Obstruction 2.0
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell came out yesterday, and said that his top priority, now that his party has retaken Congress, is the defeat of Barack Obama in 2012. It’s amazing to me that with unemployment over 10% and our men and women still dying in Afghanistan that the defeat of our elected President, Barack […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics Also tagged birther, campaign finance reform, election results, government shutdown, gridlock, Jackson Citizen Patriot, mandates, Mark Shauer, Michigan's 7th Congressional District, Mitch McConnell, Obama, obstruction, Republican obstructionism, tea party, the party of no, Tim Walberg, Washtenaw County 14 Comments