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Taming of the Shrew, The Raw Footage

Friday, October 23, 2020

Nashville Cats: Maybe the only thing worse for Donald Trump than an unwatchable debate was a watchable one.   A calmer and less angry Donald Trump appeared at the final presidential debate in Nashville last night, limiting his interruptions and sarcasm.    Repeating …

Some Crazy Uncle, Pope Sees Reality

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Tweeting at the Television: The Biden campaign unleashed former President Barack Obama in Philadelphia last night to give a spanking to Donald Trump. Breaking the etiquette of former-president neutrality, Obama accused Trump of being lazy, bungling the pandemic, favoring the rich, …

Feds Sue Google, Stimulus Stall

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Google This: The Justice Department has filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of having a monopoly over internet search engines and advertising. It’s the biggest tech lawsuits since the government sued Microsoft in 1998.   Google, for instance, …

Trump Fights Fauci, Lines of Voters

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Open Sore: President Trump and the Dr. Anthony Fauci have broken into open warfare. Trump called the revered epidemiologist “a disaster” after Fauci told “60 Minutes” that it came as no surprise the President caught the coronavirus after his incautious Rose …

Bailout Deadline, Lock Them Up

Monday, October 19, 2020

48 Hours: With layoffs increasing and federal help run out, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday said the Republicans have 48 hours to offer an acceptable economic stimulus bill if they want to get it passed by election day. She gives them …

Football Games Cancelled, The Crazy Uncle

Saturday, October 17, 2020

  In the past 24 hours the US crossed the 8 million mark for the number of infections; 8,050,385 to be exact. Another 885 Americans died in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 218,602.   Cases are up 29 percent …

A Tale of Two Towns, Virus Surging

Friday, October 16, 2020

A Tale of Two Towns: President Trump and his opponent Joe Biden provided a stark contrast in style and content yesterday in dueling town hall meetings starting at the same hour on different television networks.   Joe Biden on ABC demonstrated a masterful knowledge …

Barrett Dodges the Question, Virus Rising

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Family Ties: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett wants you to know she has seven children and little else.    As has become the custom with court nominees in their Senate hearings, Barrett declined repeatedly yesterday to talk about what she thinks …

The Literal Word, Presidential Business

Monday, October 12, 2020

The Originalist: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says in a statement she plans to deliver today at the opening of her confirmation hearings that she is a follower of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. “His judicial philosophy was straightforward: A …

Trump Resumes Campaign, Vegas Windfall

Saturday, October 10, 2020

The Campaign: With President Trump refusing to take part in a virtual event, the presidential debate commission cancelled next week’s debate and President Trump plans to campaign today at the White House.   Still recovering from the coronavirus, Trump has invited thousands …