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  • Tiger Woods Arrested for DUI, and Continues Back 9 Slide Into the Sunken Place

    Ever since Tiger Woods’ now ex-wife Elin Nordegren beat his ass with a 9-iron back in 2009, nothing has gone right for the once unstoppable golf star. After the breakup, Woods was exposed as a serial cheater, and the fallout led to several dropped endorsements and millions in lost revenue. In 2013 Woods had a…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 29, 2017
  • Unique Views, Episode 44: White Slavery and America’s White Lies

    White slavery. The phrase and even the idea of it sounds funny, but this episode of The Root’s podcast, Unique Views—soon to be called The Haters—is serious. A Handmaid’s Tale, on Hulu, looks at what would happen if, in a futuristic world, women, mostly white women, became indentured servants. Of course, my co-host, The Root’s…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 26, 2017
  • Trump Shoves NATO Leader, Makes Stupid Speech and Embarrasses America

    President Donald Trump is the drunk uncle demanding that the DJ at the cookout turn the music down because he wants to make a speech. Everyone knows what’s coming and everyone is nervous. On Thursday the president and our NATO cousins all got together for a little hangout time, and when Trump got the mic,…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 25, 2017
  • Manchester Bombing: UK Won’t Share Intel With US Because Trump’s Administration Can’t Stop Leaking Information

    Because the Trump administration can’t hold water, not only has the president had to come out and denounce reported leaks coming from someone in the White House, but police in Manchester, England, are no longer sharing details of their investigation into the most recent terrorist attacks with their American counterparts. On Thursday, Donald Trump issued…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 25, 2017
  • Obama Throws Presidential Shade on Trump’s Dumbass Wall

    Former President Barack Obama is entirely too dignified to get on a world stage and say that President Donald Trump is a completely inept hell spawn who wears dive goggles when he paints his skin burnt sienna. Obama will never say that the current president is a divisive heel who is so far in the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 25, 2017
  • Report: Mont. Congressional Hopeful Goes WWE-Style and Body-Slams Reporter

    Late Wednesday, Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte reportedly had enough of questions being asked by a reporter from The Guardian, so he body-slammed him to the ground because that’s how Republicans roll. According to reports, the alleged assault happened at Gianforte’s headquarters in Bozeman. Fox News’ Alicia Acuna and her crew were preparing a…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 25, 2017
  • Barkley on Shaq: ‘Imma Throw One of These Chicken Wings at His Fat Ass’

    While we all wait for the Cleveland Cavaliers to beat the Boston Celtics so the real matchup between the Cavs and the Golden State Warriors for NBA supremacy can begin, the real battle is between Hall of Famers Shaquille O’Neal and his NBA analyst partner Charles Barkley. A friendly conversation between the two about whether…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 24, 2017
  • Trump Met the Pope, and Clearly the Pope Hates Him

    On Wednesday, President Donald Trump met with Pope Francis, and the pope literally looked like the part of America that didn’t vote for this man. Here is a photo of Pope Francis in happier times: And here is Pope Francis, much like most of America, now: The pope looks like he’s the lead singer of…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 24, 2017
  • Layoffs Looming as No One Wants to Stay at Trump’s NYC Hotel

    Since he won the election and became arguably one of the most scandal-ridden presidents since Richard Nixon, room rates are falling at Donald Trump’s five-star SoHo hotel in New York City, and up to 15 percent of the housekeeping staff may lose their jobs. According to radio station WNYC, which combed the hotel’s financial documents,…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 24, 2017
  • Trump Writes Summer-Camp Goodbye in Holocaust-Museum Guestbook

    It’s one thing for President Donald Trump to be an American embarrassment. For better or worse, he is the crazed uncle who stays in the basement at Grandma’s house. He’s the American family’s shame. So Trump’s first visit overseas as president is making all of America look bad, and if you ever wondered why the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 24, 2017
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