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Oct 28 2019
News
In creating spectacle around Baghdadi’s death, Trump departs from Obama’s more measured tone on bin Laden
President Barack Obama was wrapping up a solemn address announcing the death of Osama bin Laden in a Special Forces operation in 2011 when he made a call to the nation’s better angels: The United States would overcome terrorists, he said, by holding true to its ideals as “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
On Sunday, President Trump chose a different
Washington PostJul 19 2019
Opinion
Trump’s Tweets Prove That He Is a Raging Racist
Donald Trump keeps trying to convince any disbelieving holdouts that he is a raging racist. At least, that’s how I imagine his motives. In truth, it is more likely that his truest nature is simply being revealed, again and again, and he is using his own racism to appeal to the racism in the people who support him.
On Sunday morning, the same day that the Trump administration earlier
Charles BlowSep 01 2018
News
Trump administration won't release 100,000 pages of Kavanaugh documents
The Trump administration is keeping 100,000 pages of documents related to supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time in the Bush White House under lock and key.
Washington ExaminerAug 11 2020
News
Trump calls Harris "nasty" and "disrespectful" to Biden
President Trump said Joe Biden running mate Kamala Harris was "nasty" and "disrespectful" to Biden, offering his first reaction to Biden's pick of Harris Tuesday. The Trump campaign already had an ad prepared, going after Harris as part of the "radical left" and "phony."
Asked about Harris during Tuesday's press briefing, the president claimed she wants to take away fracking, wants to
CBS News (Online)Oct 11 2018
Opinion
Where's The Outrage Over Hillary's Call For A "Civil" War?
Two events from the last two days stand out. The first came Monday night with President Trump’s forceful yet compassionate speech at the swearing in of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Michael GoodwinMar 26 2020
News
Why politics matters – especially now
The coronavirus crisis is forcing candidates and their teams to get creative at a time when the democratic process is as vitally important as ever.
Dear reader:
How can anybody think or write about politics at a time like this? This oft-heard question reflects an underlying belief that politics is a dirty business and not to be considered during a crisis.
But the reality
Christian Science MonitorJan 17 2020
News
Black Americans deeply pessimistic about country under Trump, whom more than 8 in 10 describe as ‘a racist,’ Post-Ipsos poll finds
President Trump made a stark appeal to black Americans during the 2016 election when he asked, “What have you got to lose?” Three years later, black Americans have rendered their verdict on his presidency with a deeply pessimistic assessment of their place in the United States under a leader seen by an overwhelming majority as racist.
The findings come from a Washington Post-Ipsos poll
Washington PostFeb 06 2020
News
Mo. Lawmaker Wants Police to Block Women From Abortions
A Missouri state lawmaker who once beheaded a chicken to make a point about abortion reportedly wants police officers to stop women from terminating pregnancies.
GOP state representative Mike Moon introduced the "Right to Due Process Act" that redefines a fertilized egg as a person with all the constitutional rights of any other citizen, The Guardian reported.
As such, the law
Newsmax (News)Jan 15 2021
News
Politico Newsroom In Uproar Over Ben Shapiro’s Guest Playbook Column
Politico faced an internal uproar on Thursday after its decision to let right-wing podcast host Ben Shapiro write a guest column in its widely read Politico Playbook newsletter, with staff asking editors why a pundit with “a long history of bigoted and incendiary commentary” would be given such a massive platform.
Shapiro, who rose to prominence as an editor at far-right media outlet
HuffPostJul 15 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Trump’s Tweets Prove That He Is a Raging Racist
It is undeniably true that America’s president opposes diversity.
Donald Trump keeps trying to convince any disbelieving holdouts that he is a raging racist. At least, that’s how I imagine his motives. In truth, it is more likely that his truest nature is simply being revealed, again and again, and he is using his own racism to appeal to the racism in the people who support him.
Guest Writer - Left