1+ week, 6+ day ago (194+ words) Michelle Obama said this week that America is "not ready for a woman president," adding that "we saw that in the last election." Cute. Predictable. And only barely half right. The former... Posted By: Hazymac, 11/17/2025 6:58:14 AM Michelle Obama said this week that America is "not ready for a woman president," adding that "we saw that in the last election." Cute. Predictable. And only barely half right. The former First Lady wants you to believe that America rejected the idea of a woman leading the free world because we're too primitive, too sexist, too stuck in the Stone Age to recognize brilliance when it smiles into a camera. Wrong. We rejected Kamala Harris " because she is, without exaggeration, the emptiest pantsuit ever shuffled onto a debate stage. She didn't lose because she's a woman. She lost because she's incompetent, inauthentic, unprepared,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (132+ words) Forty days and nights. That's how long the Democrats wasted your time. Forty days of grandstanding, finger-pointing, and "we care more than you" speeches. And for what? Nothing. After... Posted By: ladydawgfan, 11/11/2025 12:00:49 AM Forty days and nights. That's how long the Democrats wasted your time. Forty days of grandstanding, finger-pointing, and "we care more than you" speeches. And for what? Nothing. After shutting down the government, threatening paychecks, and holding the country hostage over Obamacare subsidies, eight Senate Democrats finally blinked. They crossed the aisle and voted to reopen the government'with none of their big demands met. That's not leadership. That's surrender. They spent six weeks making America miserable just to end up right where they started. Except now, everyone knows they flinched....

1+ week, 11+ hour ago (181+ words) It was only near week's end that things started really hopping. Oh, sure, there was another D.C. federal district judge issuing a ridiculous order -- this week one of them enjoined the President... Posted By: Mercedes44, 11/23/2025 5:28:25 AM It was only near week's end that things started really hopping. Oh, sure, there was another D.C. federal district judge issuing a ridiculous order -- this week one of them enjoined the President from power washing the Executive Office Building that sits nearby the White House. I must have missed the constitutional provision providing that, for historical if not aesthetic reasons, our federal buildings must be grime covered. And yes, the media was still trying to confect out of the juvenile blatherings of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes a major split in MAGA. Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON" Your thoughts, comments, and ideas are…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (88+ words) Hypocrisy must be the mother's milk of democratic politics. George Stephanopoulos is the highest paid anchor at ABC News. He used to shill for Bill Clinton as his senior advisor for policy and... Posted By: Hazymac, 11/11/2025 7:43:05 AM Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON" Your thoughts, comments, and ideas are always welcome here. But we ask you to please be mindful and respectful. Threatening or crude language doesn't persuade anybody and makes the conversation less enjoyable for fellow L.Dotters....

1+ week, 2+ day ago (197+ words) Among Donald Trump's contributions to our public life is the revelation that a politician can, after all, pursue a defamation case successfully. Of course, it can happen only in extreme... Posted By: Hazymac, 11/21/2025 9:16:15 AM Among Donald Trump's contributions to our public life is the revelation that a politician can, after all, pursue a defamation case successfully. Of course, it can happen only in extreme circumstances, but Trump Derangement Syndrome frequently gives rise to extreme circumstances. And Trump's haters can't seem to learn from experience. Thus we have the latest outrage from The View, a television program on which a group of harridans shriek DNC talking points: ABC News may soon be facing down another costly defamation suit from President Trump. On Thursday's edition of The View, moderator Joy Behar proclaimed that it was "obvious" that Trump was a pedophile in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (280+ words) Nancy Pelosi has announced her retirement as of the end of the current term. No surprise there: she is 85 years old, and being in the minority in the House, especially after having been Speaker, is... Posted By: Hazymac, 11/8/2025 10:28:57 AM Nancy Pelosi has announced her retirement as of the end of the current term. No surprise there: she is 85 years old, and being in the minority in the House, especially after having been Speaker, is no fun. Conservatives have mostly despised "San Fran Nan," and president Trump made no bones about his feelings: "I think she's an evil woman. I'm glad she's retiring. I think she did the country a great service by retiring," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked for his reaction to the California Democrat's announcement she is ending her decades-long storied career. "I think she…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (198+ words) Since the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk has endured not only the agony of loss but the cruelty of a culture that mocks mourning. Instead of compassion, she has been met with... Posted By: Hazymac, 11/3/2025 10:43:10 AM Since the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk has endured not only the agony of loss but the cruelty of a culture that mocks mourning. Instead of compassion, she has been met with ridicule. Memes circulate online, trivializing her grief. Commentators, some of them educators, journalists, and professionals, have publicly celebrated her suffering. A high school teacher posted that Kirk's death was "worth it." A university professor called it "karmic justice." Others joked that Erika's children would be "better off without a fascist father." Most recently, a hugely popular podcaster called her a "fake" and a "grifter." This is…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (364+ words) Until recently, centuries-long, right-wing antisemitism seemed vestigial in America. The Republican Party, and conservative leaders like William F. Buckley Jr., had mostly marginalized antisemites... Posted By: Mercedes44, 11/5/2025 6:50:02 AM Until recently, centuries-long, right-wing antisemitism seemed vestigial in America. The Republican Party, and conservative leaders like William F. Buckley Jr., had mostly marginalized antisemites and their fellow travelers. According to recent polls, such as the March 2025 Gallup survey, Republicans as a group still express overwhelmingly positive views of Israel (83 percent)in sharp contrast to Democrats" utterly anemic support (33 percent). Right-wing antisemitic remnants were thought to be confined to a few fringe groups online or paltry, ossified Klan-like cabals. Given the history of European pogroms, the nightmare of the Third Reich, and its unapologetic racial and religious hatred, right-wing antisemitism had always been a more easily identifiable, Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (196+ words) Celebrity entitlement is rarely more stunning than when an actor publicly lectures a corporation on "fascism" while omitting any basic human decency in the same breath. So when Star Wars actor... Posted By: Hazymac, 11/11/2025 8:10:19 AM Celebrity entitlement is rarely more stunning than when an actor publicly lectures a corporation on "fascism" while omitting any basic human decency in the same breath. So when Star Wars actor Oscar Isaac declared he'd only work with The Walt Disney Company again if they could "figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism," it raised a question worth asking: Are celebrities this dense, or this indecent? Let's pause. Disney is a publicly traded corporation with a legal obligation to its shareholders. Its executives must maximize value, which means developing programming that attracts broad audiences, protects advertisers, and safeguards the company's market position....

1+ week, 4+ day ago (330+ words) From The Hill newspaper, Senate unanimously approves bill to force release of Epstein files. No doubt that Pres. Trump will quickly sign the measure. Also from The Hill, The Senate agreed by... Posted By: Dreadnought, 11/19/2025 12:05:18 AM From The Hill newspaper, Senate unanimously approves bill to force release of Epstein files. No doubt that Pres. Trump will quickly sign the measure. Also from The Hill, The Senate agreed by unanimous consent Tuesday to approve a House-passed bill to require the Justice Department to release all unclassified records and documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending the bill to President Trump's desk for a signature. UNCLASSIFED? What, what? So this entire pointless exercise just got more pointless (pointlesser? pointleast?). What about other government agencies, like the CIA or NSA? Reminder: "WE ARE A SALON AND NOT A SALOON" Your thoughts,…...