Category Archives: American Politics

Hillary is the nominee – now what?

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Fred Stiening

So let’s say the unthinkable happens and she wins and takes office in January 2017. Where does Bill Clinton fit in? The cutesy notion of “co-President” when Bill was President is a work of fiction with no legal significance. If … Continue reading →

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DNC Convention Day 1

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The best battle plan rarely survives first contact with the enemy The Convention will be gaveled to order at 4 PM Eastern Time. That start time was pushed back because of the need for unexpected meetings. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton | 21 Comments

Washerman Schultz resigns, CNN benches Donna Brazile

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

It’s going to be a long hot summer week in Philadelphia. Any other black leaders Bill Clinton wants to force out of power? My initial reaction to the Malik Obama story was that Barsck Obama encouraged him to do that, … Continue reading →

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Malik Obama endorses Donald Trump

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/289013-obamas-half-brother-voting-for-trump Truth is stranger than fiction. Malik (living in Kenya) opposes same sex marriage.

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Post convention bounce

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Two national polls now show Trump +2 nationally That’s not unexpected. The Democrats are much better at producing TV shows – by the time we have pictures of Saint Hillary as Joan of Arc, expect she will take over the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton | 11 Comments

Who is Tim Kaine?

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Crooked Hillary Clinton announced her VP choice on Friday, a useful strategy to get no news attention. She will have the official presentation to the world on Saturday. So far, she has used her right to remain silent in her … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton | 11 Comments

Alex Jones has arrived

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Fred Stiening

https://youtu.be/aG86XtPkJTY The bigger world is starting to know who Alex Jones is. The Republican nominee knows who he is and doors are opening. On Thursday’s show, he did most of an hour with Milo with a very warm and interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Alex Jones, Donald Trump, IHeart Media, Premiere (IHeart), Rush Limbaugh | 1 Comment

Did Rafael Cruz fight alongside Castro?

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Donald Trump caught some flack for repeating the National Enquirer story about Ted Cruz’s father being involved in the Assassination of JFK, but there was little media interest in following up to see if it was true. The story was … Continue reading →

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RNC Convention – Day 4

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Welcome to the DNC Every speaker so far has been a woman. Heavy emphasis on ethnicity. I feel confident we’ll have several Hispanics and LGBTQ speakers. All that is missing is the interpreter for the deaf. This is the big … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, Donald Trump | 5 Comments

Melania Trump admires Michelle Obama

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fred Stiening

That’s the takeaway from the plagiarism flap http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-idUSKCN1000ZV Keep in mind that Trump had locked up the nomination in April, so there was time to write the speech if there was any planning. The speech writer asked Melania to look … Continue reading →

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