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Breitbart exclusive: Reporters pursue scoops!

Breitbart propagandist Aaron Klein with a game-changing exclusive: Washington Post encouraged Roy Moore accuser to come forward. Apparently Breitbart’s “senior investigative reporter” has no idea how a reporter functions. If you find out something newsworthy, you do your best to encourage the source, often reluctant, to come forward. It’s not always pretty and I try to be upfront about it. Yes,…

‘There is no bottom for Roy Moore Republicans’

An Alabamian weeps for his state: What’s it going to take before you realize that your family values, my-sin-is-better-than-your-sin, conservative voting approach has produced a state government filled with lying, cheating, sexually assaulting, money-grubbing criminals who have embarrassed us countless times, and on top of everything, mismanaged the hell out of this place? I’m serious. Take a…

If you can’t beat ’em, disenfranchise ’em

Northern Virginia was the difference for the Democrats and Ralph Northam, who easily bested Republican Ed “Stonewall” Gillespie in Tuesday’s gubernatorial election. Jerry Falwell Jr., who may well be more odious than his father, has a not-so novel solution.

DC should annex NOVA and return the governance of VA to Virginians! The founders intended DC to include all fed employees who are conflicted

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Why are Yankee politicos fixated on protecting the Confederacy?

In his bid to become Virginia’s governor New Jersey-born Ed Gillespie decided he needed to pitch his tent with the “fergit hell” crowd. So why is Gillespie for “keeping them up”? He said in a debate he’s not for “glorifying the objects of the statues but we can educate about them. ” Never mind that statues are all about…

My 5 worst jobs

My stint as a beer cart attendant at a North Georgia golf course is not among my worst jobs. Actually, the only bad part about that job was dealing with golfers. Gay gossip columnist, West Hollywood: I answered an ad in one of the trade dailies seeking a freelance writer to cover gay issues. As a gay freelance writer, I felt qualified. I was hired not as a reporter but columnist — gossip…

By putting people in charge of agencies they know nothing about, and could care less about running, Trump is essentially undermining the last remnants of American exceptionalism. So this is to me – there’s a theme in the sort of risks that the Trump administration are taking by putting people who are not suited for jobs into the jobs. And one of the themes is that they’re – a willingness to tax…

The Atlanta Purple People Needer

I’ve been saying this for years, and, regrettably, it still rings true. “It’s like the city views downtown only for events.” ATL Urbanist blogger Darin Givens. And that’s why downtown remains so, well, meh. Atlanta remains a city built for tourists. It’s been that way ever since they paid Sid and Marty Krofft to build an amusement park inside what is now CNN Center. Downtown wasn’t vibrant then…

The courage of her convictions

Kelly Craft, a billionaire Republican donor appointed by Donald Trump as our new ambassador to Canada, has obviously thought long and hard about climate change. The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says when it comes to climate change she believes in "both sides of the science" https://t.co/A4ciW1pkhT pic.twitter.com/UNKhgSMj74 — CBC Politics (@CBCPolitics) October 24, 2017…

If only we could quarantine ignorance

Georgia Rep. Betty Price, R-Roswell, in a study committee this week asked if the government could “quarantine” people with HIV. Price is married to Tom Price, who recently resigned as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Her comments came in a discussion of the spread of HIV and disparities in care within the state. The committee is dedicated to examining and addressing barriers to access…

Bannon’s brigade

First there was Roy Moore, who on Wednesday claimed NFL players who kneel during the National Anthem are breaking the law. Now Manslug Steve Bannon has settled on conspiracy theorist Kelli Ward as Jeff Flake’s challenger in next year’s GOP primary. This is what a “real conservative” looks like in 2017: Like Trump, she has a tendency to amplify fringe ideas. At a 2013 legislative hearing,…

If they can remake an absolute piece of shit like “Flatliners,” then I can revive the Malcontent. It’s been almost two years since I blogged regularly. Now no one does. So there’s an opening. Things will be different this time — less didactic, more succinct. It could be a flop, like “Flatliners.” Or an overwhelming success, like “The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.” Time will tell.…

Done without bullet points, a subject of great internal debate but little consequence, just like this post. I used to believe it was David Gergen, but no one is more responsible for regurgitating conventional wisdom on the public than former MTV turned ESPN correspondent  Christopher Connelly. Downtown Julie Brown tried, but she was black, female and British and couldn’t overcome less air time,…

Joanie loves Scott Walker

When asked why he is supporting Donald Trump, attention-starved Scott Baio said, “It’s very simple,” he began. “Because when he speaks I understand him. He speaks like I speak.” Confirmation for those who suspected the Zapped! star isn’t very bright. And proof that Americans think way too highly of themselves. I don’t want a president who speaks like I speak. Naive, I suppose, but I expect better…

No matter who is elected POTUS, the majority loses

The favorable/unfavorables for the three people most likely to be our next president shows that, regardless of who wins, a majority of voters will be unhappy come November 8. Ted Cruz  Unfavorable 51.6%  Favorable 32.6% Donald Trump  Unfavorable 62.3%  Favorable 33.5% Hillary Clinton  Unfavorable 53.8%  Favorable 41.5%