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  • Unique Views, Episode 36: A Gentler, Kinder Mike Tyson

    The saying goes that it’s better not to meet your heroes, and Danielle Young, aka Patti LaDanielle, has met me, and we see how that has worked out. Clearly, I was her podcast hero because my voice is a cross between a soft beach breeze and Idris Elba’s face. I hate to admit it, but…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 31, 2017
  • The Hot Bible Verse That Republicans Use to Justify Drastic Cuts to Food Stamps

    Here are two things you can bet money on: There will always be an interpretation of a Bible verse to justify just about anything, and that interpretation will most times be found by a white, male Republican. The latest biblical verse being used to justify cuts to SNAP, aka food stamps, is Thessalonians 3-10. “[T]he…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 31, 2017
  • Bill O’Reilly Just Came for Maxine Waters’ Hair: I Can’t Hear a Word She Said With That ‘James Brown Wig’

    Updated Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 4:45 p.m. EDT: Unlike the president and House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes, Bill O’Reilly can admit when he’s made a mistake. On Tuesday he tweeted out an apology of sorts after he made fun of Maxine Waters’ hair. “As I have said many times, I respect Congresswoman Maxine Waters…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 28, 2017
  • President Pee-Pee Won’t Be Throwing the 1st Pitch on Opening Day Because He Has Tiny Fingers and Hates America

    If you ever had any doubt that President Vladimir TrumPutin was an un-American shit bag, look no further: The deal-maker who has made no deals since riding Russia’s wave into the White House has turned down the Washington Nationals’ offer to throw out the first pitch on opening day. The good people over at Sporting…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 28, 2017
  • Why Is the Justice Department Trying to Silence Sally Yates?

    Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates was supposed to testify before the House Intelligence Committee about the obvious connection between President Vladimir TrumPutin’s campaign staff and Russian officials—that is, until, her attorney claims, the Justice Department applied the brakes. Yates’ lawyer, David O’Neil, accused the Justice Department of trying to silence Yates, who served as…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 28, 2017
  • Even Devin Nunes Knows It’s Time to Recuse Himself

    It’s time for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes to recuse himself from this investigation. He knows that. He’s compromised himself too much to be even remotely impartial, if that was ever going to happen. Nunes was part of President Pee Pee’s transition team, so the idea that he could lead an investigation into whether…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 28, 2017
  • The Oakland Raiders Are Moving to Nev., and Something Tells Me This Is Going to End Badly 

    In a move that appears to have disaster written all over it, the NFL has approved the Oakland Raiders’ move to southern Nevada. Look, I could care less about the fans losing a team, and I could care even less about the new fans gaining a team. I mean, I feel sorry for the loser…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 27, 2017
  • Devin Nunes Is Looking Real Shaky Out Here After News He Received Documents on White House Grounds

    The investigation into President Pee Pee’s campaign ties to Russia is starting to become as messy as this damn administration. Now it looks like House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) met a source on White House grounds last week, a day before he claimed that then-President-elect Vladimir TrumPutin was, in fact, subjected to surveillance…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 27, 2017
  • Seattle Seahawks QB Arrested After Car Crashes Into Bar

    Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Trevone Boykin was arrested early Monday morning after a car he was in crashed into a Dallas bar, injuring five people. Boykin, a former standout at Texas Christian University, was a passenger in the car that crashed into Sidebar Bar around 2 a.m., Fox 4 News reports. According to the news…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 27, 2017
  • President’s Son-in-Law to Meet With Senate Intel Committee Over Russia Meetings

    President Vladimir TrumPutin’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, aka “Kushy Jared,” has agreed to a sit-down with the Senate Intelligence Committee because he has served as a “primary point of contact with foreign government officials.” “Throughout the campaign and transition, Jared Kushner served as the official primary point of contact with foreign governments and officials,”according to a…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 27, 2017
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