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Art of the Deal’ co-author wants Trump’s 1987 to be reclassified as fiction: ‘I put lipstick on a pig’
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“On May 8, Schwartz tweeted, “Given the Times report on Trump’s staggering losses, I’d be fine if Random House simply took the book out of print. Or...”
Back in 1987, Tony Schwartz served as co-author for Donald Trump’s book, “The Art of the Deal.” And following this week’s New York Times report detailing the major financial losses… Back in 1987, Tony Schwartz served as co-author for Donald Trump’s book, “The Art of the Deal.” And...
The Electoral College doesn't benefit small states. What it does is even dumber.
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 4 Comments • 1 Like • 5 years ago
“The Electoral College does give disproportionate mathematical weight to small states. But its goofy structure means almost all of them are ignored...”
In discussions about abolishing the Electoral College, supporters return time and time again to the plight of small states like Wyoming or Mississippi. "Ditch the Electoral College, and Small States Will Suffer," reads the title of an article by Tara Ross. The Electoral College does...
Republicans Aren’t Christians
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“ While the Republicans claim to be true believers they actually eschew the moral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.”
The log for the eye of the right Whether it’s fiscal austerity, Benghazi, or opposition to gun control, the Republican Party is remarkably disciplined. Day after day, press conference after press conference, Republican members of Congress speak from the same hymnal. But it’s not a...
Jesus’ Takes Satirical Look at Christian Republicans
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 13 Comments • 5 years ago
“GOP Jesus goes on to make comments about it being easy for rich people—the richer the better—to enter the kingdom of heaven.”
https://churchleaders.com/pastors/videos-for-pastors/336977-republican-jesus-gop-jesus-takes-satirical-look-christian-republicans.html Just in time for election day in the United States, a satirical video is making its rounds on the Internet. Taking Scripture and altering the words, the...
Taking Back Christianity From The Religious Right
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“Very little in the actual teaching put forward by Jesus would support the political philosophy of the Christian right in 21st-century America.”
Since the early seventies, with the Supreme Court legalized abortion in Roe v. Wade, the Christian right has been on the prowl, adding grievance to grievance, aligning themselves with the Republican Party and its Teapot wing. The Christian right had long, of course, been gathering steam in the...
Right-Wing Agnotology
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“domain of agnotology, the study of culturally-induced ignorance or doubt.”
John Quiggin ponders right-wing agnotology: A recent report on a poll finding that a majority of Republicans (that is, likely primary voters) are “birthers”, with only 28 per cent confident that Obama was born in the United States has raised, not for the first time, the question “how can...
Trump’s ghostwriter reveals what the ‘billion-dollar loser’ was actually doing as he was ‘hemorrhaging cash’
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“The piece also recounts Leerhsen’s interactions with Trump, which include the tangents and blatant lies the president is known for now.”
With the revelation from the New York Times that Donald Trump reported losses of more than $1 billion on his taxes between the years 1985 and 1994 — resulting in his paying no income tax for 8 out of 10 of those years — there’s renewed interest in exactly what he was doing during that time...
What Happened to All the Jobs Trump Promised?
Via: Don Overton • News & Politics • 8 Comments • 5 years ago
“But how much credit does Trump deserve? We tracked the president’s tweets and speeches about job creation to try to figure out how well his claims...”
If you are really interested please go to the article itself because the one posted doesn't show the graphics President Donald Trump likes to claim credit for the American job boom. He’s not the only president to celebrate job creation under his watch, but Trump is unusual among his...