Author: Tony Prettyman

What Trump’s Victory Actually Means

What does the election if Donald Trump really mean? It means that Americans are a lot more racist and misogynistic than we thought. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: In the run-up to this election, polls were showing that Hillary Clinton was likely going to win. I know we had talked about that. Just based on the polling, she pretty much had this locked down. The question is, how exactly did Hillary Clinton manage to lose so badly to the least liked candidate in presidential history? The answer is because Americans are...

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After Election Losses, Democrats Need To Clean House

This election proved one thing – corporate Democrats are a losing brand. It’s time to restructure the DNC with true Progressives who know how to win. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: The democrats on election night handed pretty much their asses in just about every way imaginable. They lost the White House to the least popular candidate to ever run for president. The democrats couldn’t beat the least popular guy in history. We didn’t take back the senate. We didn’t take back the house. We really didn’t do anything. How do...

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Say Goodbye To The America You Loved, President Trump Is Happening

Trump has won the election, and that means it’s time to say goodbye to things like voting rights, civil rights, equality, Obamacare, the economy, and the environment. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: Donald Trump will unfortunately be the next president of the United States and here is everything that we can look forward to in a Trump administration. Mostly because the Republicans managed to retain both the House and the Senate. Do you like civil rights? Because you’re not going to have them anymore. Do you like equal rights? Because you’re...

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Van Jones Addresses Fear in the Wake of Trump: “Whitelash”

Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States, a reality that has yet to truly sink in for many around the world, and has left Americans to scramble for answers. In the midst of last night’s election data coming in more and more in favor of Trump, CNN political commentator Van Jones offered a poignant statement which reflected the fear and confusion among the American people: “People have talked about a miracle but I’m hearing about a nightmare. It’s hard to be a parent tonight for a lot of us. You tell your kids, ‘Don’t be a bully.’ You...

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Mike Papantonio Called It In February

In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory last night, blame is already being thrown around on all sides, but at the end of the day Hillary Clinton’s defeat was in the hands of the DNC. In this clip from February of this year, Mike Papantonio and Ed Schultz discuss the potential nomination of Clinton and her inability to stand for the Democratic party against Trump even from the beginning. It has become clear that the DNC made a mistake in pushing Hillary over Bernie Sanders, and more progressive changes must be made to the party if they have any...

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