Tag Archives: Obituary
French Right in Runoff, Spicer’s Great Ratings
Monday, April 24, 2017
French Toast: France’s far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen finished a close second in elections yesterday and moves on to a May 7 runoff. Emmanuel Macron, a centrist and political newcomer who supports staying in the European Union, finished …
March for Science, Low Ratings
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Quod Erat Demonstandum: Hundreds of thousands of people, if not more than a million, marched in 600 locations around the world yesterday in defense of science and scientific facts that are under assault under the Trump administration. They carried signs …
Tough Talk on Korea, You Get Egg Roll
Monday, April 17, 2017
DMZ: Vice President Mike Pence was talking tough on a quick trip to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Pence said, “The world witnessed the strength and resolve of our new president in actions taken in Syria and …
Tough Talk to Russia, Fox Moves on O’Reilly
Monday, April 10, 2017
Big Talk: The Trump administration is telling Russia to abandon its support for Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad or face further deteriorating relations with the US. The US says that by supporting Assad, Russia is at least in part responsible for …
US Missiles Hit Syria, Repubs Go Nuclear
Friday, April 7, 2017
Thin Red Line: The US fired volleys of missiles at targets in Syria in response to dictator Bashar al-Assad’s use of nerve gas in his country’s civil war. Military officials said they fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles aimed at destroying …
Disaster and O’Reilly Spin
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Disaster Beat: More than 200 people are dead after a landslide buried a village in southwest Colombia. The Red Cross says another 220 people are missing and 200 are injured. — A 1000-foot South Korean cargo ship is missing in …
UConn Women Out, The White House Mess
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Empire Falls: The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team, considered the unstoppable contender for a fifth straight NCAA basketball championship, was eliminated last night in the semi-final round when Mississippi State scored in the last seconds of overtime, beating UConn …
Senate Shows Intelligence, Wall Beauty
Thursday, March 30, 2017
The Intel: Republican Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, a Democratic member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said yesterday that as many as 1,000 Russian internet trolls created fake news stories to get voters in swing states like Wisconsin, Michigan and …
Kushner Called too Testify, Sanctuary Threat
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
The Russia House: Senate investigators plan to question President Trump’s close aide and son-in-law Jared Kushner about his meeting last year with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Gen. Michael Flynn, who was fired as national security adviser, sat in on the …
Republican President Blames Republicans
Monday, March 27, 2017
1600: President Trump yesterday pulled his Twitter finger on the House Freedom Caucus, blaming them for killing the Republican healthcare bill. Trump wrote, “Democrats are smiling in D.C. that the Freedom Caucus, with the help of Club For Growth and …
