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‘Spicy Facts’ Spicer Was Once White House Easter Bunny; Most Human He’s Ever Been
Turns out that before becoming an inept White House spokesperson, Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer was a shitty White House Easter Bunny, so this isn’t the first time he’s represented a mythical stance as fact. Hiyoooo! In 2008, back when Spicy Facts had a sense of humor and didn’t take lying so fucking seriously, he used…
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Ben Carson Calls Slaves ‘Immigrants’ During Speech
Someone, please go get Uncle Ben; he’s out here making an ass of himself again. One of the most renowned surgeons in the history of America, who is now the head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was giving a speech to staff when he referred to slaves as immigrants. “That’s what…
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Trump Issues Revised Muslim Ban and Acts as if It Isn’t Another Muslim Ban
Because President Vladimir TrumPutin won’t let it just die, he has signed a revised executive order that will ban immigration from certain Muslim-majority countries. The new Muslim ban, which is totally a Muslim ban although the White House would prefer the term “travel ban” until it slips and calls it a Muslim ban like it…
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Unique Views, Episode 33: Black Don’t Crack, Featuring Vanessa Bell Calloway
Whenever Patti LaDanielle (aka The Root’s social-content producer, and our podcast co-host, Danielle Young) and I talk hip-hop—like, real hip-hop—I have a tendency to throw on my hip-hop voice, which includes a faux New York accent and a whole lot of “yos” and “sons” and “gods.” It happened this past episode because Ms. Patti Patti…
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President Vladimir TrumPutin Defends Jeff Sessions: ‘It’s a Total Witch Hunt’
President Vladmir TrumPutin doubled down on his Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday because he is in bed with the Russians too, claiming that Sessions, who never admitted to meeting with the Russian ambassador to the U.S.—twice—during the 2016 presidential campaign did nothing wrong. “Jeff Sessions is an honest man. He did not say anything…
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Who in TrumPutin’s White House Hasn’t Met With Russians?
At this point, Donald Trump’s White House would probably make out better submitting a list of folks who haven’t spoken with the Russians. Turns out that since news has broken of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak, the White House is now offering that President Vladimir TrumPutin’s son-in-law and now…
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Rick Perry Wanted to Abolish the Energy Department; Now He Runs It
Remember when former Texas Gov. Rick Perry wanted to abolish the Department of Energy? Don’t worry—apparently no one else does, either, and on Thursday Perry was confirmed to become the secretary of the department, because of course he was. The Senate voted 62-37 Thursday to confirm Perry as energy secretary, the Washington Post reports. On…
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Sean Spicer: President Trump Is Confirmed as New HUD Secretary … Psych, I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
On Thursday, shortly after Ben Carson was confirmed as secretary of housing and urban development, White House press secretary Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer tweeted out this: Which proves what we’ve all known for quite some time: He’s this administration’s Barney Fife trying to solve a How to Get Away With Murder case. I mean, seriously,…
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When It Comes to White Supremacists, Trump, You Are the Father
I love former President Barack Obama. I started loving him shortly after he walked offstage after making his now-historic 2004 Democratic National Convention speech. During his time as president, not only was Obama an example of class and excellence in office, but for many black men, he was also a role model for how to…
