Category: Election 2016
Ugly Americans
For more than a year New York Times reporters Erica Berenstein, Nick Corasaniti, and Ashley Parker attended Donald Trump rallies. Then they compiled this video. Their report and the video were published by the Times on August 3, 2016. … what struck us was the frequency with which some Trump supporters use coarse, vitriolic, even … Continue reading Ugly Americans
Vote early, vote often
Here’s the poll you’ve all been waiting for. Breathlessly, no doubt. Pied Type’s presidential preference poll for 2016. This will give my readers, all five of them, plenty of time to vote before the real election in November. Also, anyone else who is interested, feel free to jump right in. Australian, Canadian, English, anyone with … Continue reading Vote early, vote often
Temperamentally unfit
Will all that broken glass hurt Hillary?
No, I’ve not been watching the political conventions. It’s been hard to avoid the coverage and commentary, but for the most part I’ve succeeded. I just tune in late each evening to find out what the highlights were. So far two moments have stood out, both from the Democratic Convention. I happened to turn on the … Continue reading Will all that broken glass hurt Hillary?
Hillary’s VP is Tim … uh … Klein? Keene? oh, Kaine
Tim who? I’ve repeated that most of the day. So far, without any real effort, I’ve managed to absorb that he’s the former governor of swing state Virginia, a working man’s kind of place. Opinions differ as to whether he’s actually “fluent” but it’s said he does speak Spanish. Plus he’s easy on the eyes … Continue reading Hillary’s VP is Tim … uh … Klein? Keene? oh, Kaine