Trump watch 16: The birth of the Trump kleptocracy – part 2 (video)


“It’s very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it,” Donald Trump said back in 2000 when he was contemplating a bid that he never followed through on. And while he didn’t … Continue reading

Trump watch 8: Skittles, body doubles and debate low bars (Bee, Noah, Colbert and Maher) (video)


Here it is, just ahead of tonight’s first Presidential debate, your weekly selection of racism, misogyny, and homophobia from Donald Trump, his campaign and his supporters – plus this week’s Real Time with Bill Maher panel on profiling Muslims, police … Continue reading

Trump watch: surrogates, extreme vetting, and John Oliver has some advice for Donald Trump (video)


Is there a job worse than being a surrogate for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump? Trevor Noah doesn’t think so. On last Monday’s episode of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show, Noah expressed heartfelt sympathy for the people whose job is … Continue reading

Trump watch: tax cuts for the rich, gerrymandering, death threats and morons with Trevor Noah and Larry Wilmore (video)


It seems not a day goes by without another Trump furore (I’d have called them “gaffes” but it seems, in spite of the facts, he actually believes the bile and comically naïve bullsh*t that he spews). From apparently inviting his gun … Continue reading

Tea Party Fruit Loops (An Occasional Series): No.1 Michele Bachmann (video)


The following is Michele  Bachmann’s Rational Wiki entry and should tell you everything you need to know about the level of commitment to ignorance that is necessary to simply be Ms Bachmann. “We have checked [Michele Bachmann] 13 times, and seven of her claims [have been found] … Continue reading

ObamaCare and the debt ceiling: kicking insanity down the road (Part 1) (video)


Part One: ObamaCare and The Threat Of A Shutdown Many of us in Europe could be excused for wondering why our American cousins are having such a spat about President Obama’s insistence on the introduction of his singular presidential achievement to date the … Continue reading