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John Oliver Nails Mueller Report: Trump and Cronies a Confederacy of Dunces (See!)

Keith GirardApril 22, 2019

John Oliver cut through all the hype about Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia report and put his finger on the central theme....

COMEDY

Robert Mueller Failed His Duty in Trump Russia Probe; 5 Reasons Why

Keith GirardApril 19, 2019

Robert Mueller, a highly decorated Marine and Vietnam combat veteran, knows the meaning of orders. As special counsel of the Trump/Russia investigation, he failed to follow them....

CRIMEPOLITICS

Robert Mueller’s Failure of Duty in the Trump/Russia Probe

Keith GirardApril 18, 2019

Robert Mueller, a highly decorated Marine and Vietnam combat veteran, knows the meaning of orders. As special counsel of the Trump/Russia investigation, he failed to follow them....

LAWNATIONAL

Donald Trump Sells Out Western Democracy, Putin Declares Propaganda Victory

Keith GirardApril 14, 2019

Donald Trump’s reckless, disjointed foreign policy has played right into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin, leading his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to declare today that “the Western, liberal model of society is dying.”...

FOREIGN POLICY

Trump Sociopathic Lying Is Bad, But Mass Psychosis of His Base Is Worse

Keith GirardApril 11, 2019

Sociopathic lying by Donald Trump has now spawned more than 9,000 lies and misstatements. As bad as that is, the mass psychosis of his followers, who believe him, despite all evidence, is even worse....

COMMENTARYWHITE HOUSE

SNL Rolls Out 2 Big Guns–De Niro, Baldwin–for Robert Mueller Cold Open

Keith GirardMarch 31, 2019

SNL rolled out its biggest guns–Robert De Niro and Alec Baldwin–for a double-barrel blast at Donald Trump over the Robert S. Mueller III investigation in its first cold open marking its return to live television. ...

COMEDY

Jussie Smollett Walks in Chicago, But Socked With Whopping 6 Figure Bill

Keith GirardMarch 29, 2019

Jussie Smollett may or may not have faked a hate crime involving his own assault, but the whopping bill he's been handed by the City of Chicago is all too real, like, six-figures too real. ...

CELEBRITIES

Health Care Overhaul Would Expand Aid, Reverse Trump Efforts to Undercut ACA

Keith GirardMarch 27, 2019

A major health care overhaul introduced in Congrress would lower health insurance premiums by thousands of dollars per year, according to an analysis by a non-partisan research and policy group....

BUDGET

Trump Falsely Claims Russia Exoneration; Late Night Calls Him Out on It (Watch!)

Keith GirardMarch 26, 2019

Donald Trump falsely claimed he “complete and total exoneration” as a result of Robert Mueller’s report on Russian collusion, but he wasn’t off the hook as far as late night comedians were concerned. ...

COMEDY

Stormy Daniels Cringeworthy Comedy Debut Irks 1 Key Audience–Comedians

Keith GirardMarch 22, 2019

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star best known for her sex tryst hush-money payoff from Donald Trump, made her debut as a stand-up comic and managed to irk one key audience demographic–other stand-up comedians....

COMEDY

Trump Tax Cut Will Sock Nation With Higher Interest Rates

Keith GirardMarch 19, 2019

The Donald Trump tax cut, mainly for the rich, is sending ripples through the economy, creating billions of dollars in hidden costs that will come out of the pockets of millions of consumers and businesses over the next decade....

BUDGETECONOMY

Tucker Carlson Tries to Defend Indefensible Hate Speech; Colbert Takes Him Down

Keith GirardMarch 12, 2019

Tucker Carlson has decided to go the Nixonian limited hangout route to defend sexist, mysogynistic remarks he made on a radio show a decade ago, but Stephen Colbert artfully dismantled him last night....

COMEDYMEDIAPOLITICS

Ivanka’s Hair Set on Fire in Scorching John Oliver Takedown on ‘Last Week Tonight’

Keith GirardMarch 4, 2019

Ivanka Trump has always been a daddy's girl. (Photo: Instagram) Ivanka Trump is thought to be a moderating force on dad Donald, but John Oliver's takedown of her and husband Jared Kushner on HBO's "Last Week Tonight" was so scorching it could have...

COMEDY

Donald Trump's health has raised red flags after his sudden hospital visit. (Photo: ScreenCap)

Donald Trump National Emergency Faces 16-State ‘Power Grab’ Lawsuit

Keith GirardFebruary 19, 2019

Donald Trump national emergency to fund his border wall is setting the stage for a key constitutional test of presidential power. Sixteen states are suing him in federal court to block the move....

LAWWHITE HOUSE

Donald Trump Gang Tackled by 16 States Over ‘Contrived’ National Emergency

Keith GirardFebruary 19, 2019

New York is joining with California and 14 other States to throw a wrench in Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to fund his border wall, in what’s likely to be a key constitutional test of presidential power....

POLITICS