Tag Archives: Rob Quist

Democrats make significant gains, as voters indicate an abandonment of Trumpism

By Mark | November 7, 2017

Had former Enron lobbyist Ed Gillespie won Virginia’s gubernatorial race today, you can be certain that prospective Republican candidates everywhere would have taken notice and done their best to follow the same script… recreating themselves, as Gillespie did, in the image of Trump, talking nonsensically about hispanic gangs, confederate monuments, kneeling football players and sanctuary […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Archie Parnell, Christ Hurst, Danica Roem, Donald Trump, Ed Gillespie, ENRON, fear mongering, Georgia, Greg Gianforte, gun control, Jon Ossoff, Kim Guadagno, lobbying, Montana, New Jersey, Phil Murphy, prayer, Ralph Northam, South Carolina, tax reform, transgender, Virginia | 62 Comments

On the eve of Montana’s special election, the Republican candidate, tech millionaire Greg Gianforte, assaults a journalist on tape, throwing him to the ground and punching him in the face

By Mark | May 24, 2017

Sadly, I suspect it could help him with some percentage of the Republican base, but, earlier this evening, Greg Gianforte, the tech millionaire running for Montana’s single House seat, literally attacked a reporter from the Guardian, throwing him to the ground and breaking his glasses in the process. Reports are sketchy, but it sounds as […]

Posted in Politics | Also tagged assault, CBO, Congressional Budget Office, Donald Trump, First Amendment, Greg Gianforte, healthcare reform, Hitler, lying press, Montana, Obamacare, the future of journalism, threats to Democracy, threats to journalists, Trumpcare | 21 Comments

In epic asshole fashion, Lindsey Graham promises to reopen the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email

By Mark | May 18, 2017

I could write about any mumber of things right now, like the long overdue passing of Fox News founder Roger Ailes, or the fact that Trump and DeVos are pushing for deep cuts to public school programs, but I keep coming back to this bewildering clip of Senator Lindsey Graham on Fox News talking about […]

Posted in Politics, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged Betsy DeVos, conspiracy theories, dismantling of public education, Donald Trump, EOS, FOX News, Greg Gianforte, Hillary Clinton, independent investigation, ISIS, Lindsay Graham, Lindsey Graham, Montana, Robert Mueller, Roger Ailes, Ryan Zinke, Seth Rich, threats to public education | 41 Comments

We’ve shown them what resistance looks like. Now let’s show them what war looks like.

By Mark | May 4, 2017

This afternoon, at about 2:20, our members of Congress voted 217 to 213 to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something that would take health care from over 24 million Americans, cut Medicaid by $840 billion, severely scale back protections for people with preexisting conditions, and any number of other horrible things. And, then, these […]