A group of prisoners in a Texas jail saw their guard collapse. When yelling for help produced no response, they manage to break out of the cell and proceeded to bang on doors and shout until other deputies finally arrived … Continue reading
The U.S. states have long been called “laboratories of democracy” (and not just by Republicans, as Bill Maher seems to imply in the clip below). The idea is that states can try different things and learn from each other’s experience. … Continue reading
Sometime in the early-to-mid-1990s, if memory serves, I read an interview with someone who had recently been elected to Congress on a promise to balance the federal budget and, he or she told the interviewer, had indeed immediately instructed the … Continue reading
Not their best effort, but still reasonably amusing: Link: https://youtu.be/iHyzNXiNnw0 by … Continue reading
Bill Maher points out something worth noticing: What constitutes a political “gaffe” — that is, something a politician does or says that’s treated as a serious mistake that makes them look bad — has changed quite drastically when it comes … Continue reading
Nice, very brief set from a 13-year-old kid. The best joke is at the end. by … Continue reading
Tennessee good old boys and amateur political commentators Jackie Broyles and Dunlap somehow find themselves debating Clinton versus Sanders to their own shock. (Caution: As usual, Dunlap’s language might not be safe for basic cable.) Link: https://youtu.be/YQCla5_DsKw Jackie Broyles and … Continue reading
Thanks to the success of Proposition 14 in the 2010 election, California now has a nonpartisan blanket primary system for most offices at the state level. (It doesn’t affect voting for local offices or for presidential candidates.) The more picturesque … Continue reading
You’re probably sick of hearing about this guy, but there are a few things I read today that I think people really need to be aware of. For a start, there’s Trump’s PR stunt claiming to raise money for veterans, … Continue reading
Ukrainian-American comedian Yakoff Smirnoff once said that when he became a naturalized American citizen the first thought that entered his mind as an American was “I hate these foreigners. They come here and take our jobs!” And of course that’s … Continue reading