Author: Richard Eskow

Trump Nominates a Man Who Admitted He Was Unqualified to Be Nominated: Carson For HUD

Trump Nominates a Man Who Admitted He Was Unqualified to Be Nominated: Carson For HUD

Posted by | Dec 5, 2016 | , |

Weeks ago, Dr. Ben Carson’s spokesman Armstrong Williams admitted to the world that his client had absolutely no political experience, indicating that Carson would reject any cabinet position proposed by Trump due to this inadequacy. At the time, we respected Carson for his self-awareness and hoped that Trump would move on to greener (and more alert) pastures. Instead, Trump made it clear in the weeks since that he intends to make his good buddy Carson the Secretary of HUD, the department of Housing and Urban Development. Despite having less than zero experience with city planning or any knowledge of...

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With Trump, Affluenza Rules The Country

With Trump, Affluenza Rules The Country

Posted by | Dec 3, 2016 | , , , |

Donald Trump is the kind of guy who has gotten everything he’s ever wanted in life without consequence. That breeds a horrible character, and this affluenza will now be calling the shots in Washington, D.C. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: It’s been about 18 months to possibly 24 months since the term ‘affluenza’ was introduced in the United States, and it came to represent the disease, this illness, that afflicts rich, wealthy white people, to where they live a life without any consequences whatsoever. We saw it with Brock Turner. We’ve...

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Democratic Sour Grapes – Still Blaming Sanders, 3rd Parties For Clinton Loss

Democratic Sour Grapes – Still Blaming Sanders, 3rd Parties For Clinton Loss

Posted by | Dec 1, 2016 | , , , , |

Scroll through the Twitter feeds of DC insiders and Hillary supporters and you’ll find a treasure trove of sour grape posts telling you that Bernie Sanders and/or Jill Stein helped to defeat Hillary. Unfortunately for them, the numbers simply don’t add up. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: If you’ve spent any time really going through the Twitter feeds of some of the hardcore Hillary supporters, some of the just D.C. insider pundit class of Democrats, you will undoubtedly see them still blaming either Bernie Sanders or Jill Stein for Hillary Clinton’s...

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It’s Nixon All Over Again: Donald Trump Thinks He’s Above The Law

It’s Nixon All Over Again: Donald Trump Thinks He’s Above The Law

Posted by | Nov 30, 2016 | , |

Since being “selected” to office, the egotistical, spoiled Donnie Trump has made many statements that should at the very least raise some eyebrows among those who believe in the rule of law. In an interview with the New York Times just before the Thanksgiving holiday, he made a doozy: “The law’s totally on my side, the president can’t have a conflict of interest.” He was of course referring to his many global business interests. Not even sworn in, it appears that he is already using the Oval Office to advance his own personal financial interests. Trump’s statement conjures up...

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Papantonio: Democratic Leadership Is Fundamentally Flawed

Papantonio: Democratic Leadership Is Fundamentally Flawed

Posted by | Nov 23, 2016 | , , , |

Mike Papantonio and Sam Seder of Ring of Fire discuss problems the Democratic Party faced with the Electoral College in the 2016 election. Transcription of the above video: Sam: A lot of people I know are saying like, “What can we do right now?” The answer, to some extent, is like you might as well be looking to cheer for the Cleveland Indians in the World Series right now. That ship has sailed a bit, but there are a couple of things that, and I know, these are beyond long shot. The words long shot don’t really mean any,...

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