Category Archives: Politics

The Word Salad Queen Speaks

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Joe Benning

The Battle of the Idiots continues. In it, Kamala Harris has her second sit down interview with a reporter since she secured the Democratic nomination. It is, on Kamala Harris’s part, a cliché fest. A truly cringeworthy event. See below.

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Donald Trump—Loser

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Joe Benning

Hands down, in Philadelphia’s presidential debate sponsored by ABC News, former President Donald Trump emerged as the clear loser. Serves him right. As usual he lied throughout the event, fell into the numerous traps Harris laid out for him, failed … Continue reading →

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If You Liked Joe Biden, You’ll Love Kamala Harris

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Joe Benning
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Will the Real Kamala Harris Please Stand Up?

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Joe Benning

It has been over a month since Vice-President Kamala Harris became the presumptive and then the actual Democratic nominee for President. During all that time she has not had a single press conference or  sit-down interview with a bona fide … Continue reading →

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A Campaign About Nothing

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Joe Benning

Now that the Republican Convention has concluded and we are two days into the Democratic Convention, absent any surprises, we can safely say that we have a presidential  campaign about nothing. For instance, can any one honestly say that we … Continue reading →

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Running on Empty

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Joe Benning

Well, well. The Harris campaign, all aglow in the rapture the press has bestowed on it, has apparently decided that saving democracy isn’t such a great theme after all. And to be fair, it’s more than a little awkward to … Continue reading →

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Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game? 

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Joe Benning

Casey Stengel asked the famous question in frustration when talking to the 1962 Mets after they racked up a record breaking 162 losses in their inaugural season.  The same question might be asked of both the Trump and Harris campaigns. … Continue reading →

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Let Trump Be Trump? No Thanks.

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Joe Benning

Well, it didn’t take long. When the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) handed Trump an opportunity to make an ass of himself, Trump eagerly seized it. He did so by jumping into the deep end of the racial identity … Continue reading →

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A Palace Coup?

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Joe Benning

Democratic Party grandees are very close to achieving their goal of securing their party’s presidential nomination for somebody, anybody, not named Joe Biden. These saviors of democracy mean to do so by convincing incumbent President Biden to hit the eject … Continue reading →

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Assassination Attempt

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Joe Benning

In the wake of an assassination attempt on the life of  ex-President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald J Trump, a virtual army of conspiracy theorists, armchair psychologists and amateur law enforcement wannabes are having a collective field day.  Their chosen … Continue reading →

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