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Guess Who Donald Trump Thinks Is the Dumbest Man on Television? Hint: He’s Black
President Trump was up past his bedtime watching the debates Tuesday night. Yes, he was wearing pajamas with the feet attached and was snacking on his pre-dinner meal of goat’s blood and baked bat wings smothered in mayonnaise when he took offense to a question asked by CNN’s Don Lemon, one of the moderators of…
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Trump Threatens America with One Fewer Televised Debate After DNC Snubs Fox for 2020 Democratic Primary
Donald Trump, the president whose petulance reaches further than the ties he seemingly purchased from the estate of Andre the Giant, took to Twitter to vent his frustration after the Democratic National Committee refused to let Fox News host a primary debate, a move first reported by the Washington Post. “Recent reporting in the New…
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Disagreement Is Fine. But Unpopular Opinions Do Come With Consequences
There’s this odd confusion that exists among people with “unpopular opinions.” They believe that people aren’t allowing them the freedom of their thoughts and that if others disagree with them, vehemently, then they are being persecuted for exercising their right to free speech. This is, of course, not true. For one, being provocative, while possibly…
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It’s Time to Reclaim ‘Identity Politics’
It’s tempting to write off critiques of identity politics the same way you would ironic tattoos or Taylor Swift as a “white-people thing,” but the term has become so hotly debated and so misunderstood that an increasing number of young people of color feel put off by it. Recently, one Bernie Sanders supporter, provoked by…
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Protesters Clash With Police Over David Duke’s Appearance at Historically Black Dillard University
Police used pepper spray on a group of protesters who were rallying against former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke’s appearance at the historically black Dillard University as part of the U.S. Senate candidate debate Wednesday in Louisiana, CNN reports. Protesters clashed with law enforcement outside the event, and pepper spray was deployed on the…
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Donna Brazile Out at CNN Amid Allegations She Shared Debate Questions With Clinton Camp
Donna Brazile is out at CNN amid allegations that she gave Hillary Clinton’s campaign questions before a CNN debate and a CNN-TV One town hall. According to CNN Money, the departure of Brazile, who is the acting chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, was announced Monday, but she resigned from her role as a CNN…
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Twitter And The 2016 Presidential Debate: A Match Made In Hell
There are a few instances in my life where I was keenly aware that I was making the wrong decision; when I bought a ticket to see Batman vs Superman, when I decided to drink two cups of a mysterious alcoholic beverage named ‘Blue Muthafuckas’, when I said “I do”….. Every time I can recall…
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Trump's 'Nasty Woman' Comment Backfires as 'Nasty Women' Rise Up for Clinton
Donald Trump turned his ratchet ridiculousness up to epic levels last night during the third and final presidential debate. Shortly after Trump boasted that “no one has more respect for women than me,” he called Hillary Clinton a “nasty woman.” During the debate, Clinton said: “My Social Security payroll contribution will go up, as will…
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Ivanka Trump Has Actually Already Seen A Mulatto Cock: Her Dad
For the first 15 or so minutes of last night’s debate, Donald Trump was uncharacteristically subdued. His voice was unusually measured, his gestures and body language were demonstratively less disturbing, his eyes were barely open, and he even struggled — and continued to struggle throughout the night — to take sips of water from a glass.…
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Well, This Is Awkward: Obama's Half Brother to Be Trump's Guest at Wednesday's Debate
First it was Bill Clinton’s accusers; now Donald Trump is bringing President Barack Obama’s half brother, Malik, to the final presidential debate Wednesday. It’s unclear what Trump hopes to accomplish by bringing Obama’s brother, who has dual citizenship and spends most of his time in Kenya and some time in Washington D.C., to the debate,…