“What do you think Jim Gilmore is doing right now?”–No one, ever. Or at least not since this race has started. In fact, many of you right now are thinking “Who’s Jim Gilmore?” Which is perhaps the reason that the former Virginia governor-turned-presidential laughing stock got a measly twelve votes in Iowa. Huffington Post interviewed one of…
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What if Hillary Actually Wins New Hampshire? The Upside of Fighting Back
Okay, so I don’t think Hillary will actually win New Hampshire, unfortunately. Still, if you look at the poll numbers over the last few days, it does seem like a staggering change of fortune. Roughly a week ago, Bernie had as much as a 30-point lead, and perhaps closer to 35-points. The fact that someone could write…
But Seriously, Why Don’t Young Women Support Hillary?
As I just pointed out, the only category of women that Hillary doesn’t do well in is women under the age of 30. Now, I kind-of find this hard to believe since among celebrity women she’s doing terrific with the Amy Schumers, Lena Dunhams, Natalie Portmans, and even Taylor Swifts, and it’s the women roughly in her…
Actually, Hillary Does Amazing with Female Voters
The media keeps touting the headline “Bernie beats Hillary in women!” Or some such variation of the idea that Hillary is a dismal failure who can’t even attract female voters the way Obama attracted black voters in ’08. Forgetting that Hillary polled better than Obama in black voters and they only gradually started voting for…
Neither Hillary (Nor Her Supporters) Are “Sexist”
We’ve seen a great number of hyperbole and hysteria in this (seemingly) never-ending primary season. [George R. R. Martin was right, Winter will last for years.] Still, perhaps nothing has been as greatly misrepresented or faux-outraged over than the ridiculous assertion that Hillary Clinton is somehow sexist towards women. It “started” with Madeleine Albright and…
Who’s Got the Cure to New Hampshire’s Heroin Problem?
Which candidate puts forth the best solution to New Hampshire’s heroin problem? In fact, which candidate even said any solution to the problem? And is there really a solution to America’s drug problem outside of the (proven) failure of The War on Drugs?… For more listen to episode 7 of “A Year Long Conversation” that’ll be posted in…
Is Trump TRYING to Lose This Race? The Conclusion…Try Not to Die of Excitement
[And so ends our trilogy of articles. Who says bloggers don’t know how to build suspense with unnecessary cliffhangers? Hey, at least I didn’t make the too-frequent mistake of internet journalism by writing a 30-paragraph article just because I can, word count be damned…] It’s no secret that Trump doesn’t get along with Jeb Bush…
Is Trump TRYING to Lose This Race? 2 of 3
[Note: Are you guys digging this new serialized format? No. Oh okay, we’ll excuse me for experimenting five years in. Yeesh, try to do something different…] Where was I? Right, so Trump was mad that Ted won Iowa through dirty tricks, and it let Ted ….s army of writers open up a Twitter trend with “Trumpertantrum.”…
Is Trump TRYING to Lose This Race? Part 1 of 3
A few weeks back, Donald Trump infamously said “I could shoot somebody and not lose votes.” Well, that was before he did lose Iowa. Although he initially accepted that defeat with (shocking) grace, he later said Ted Cruz only won because he stole it. And it appears Ted might have cheated, but not in the way Trump…
Is It Possible to Miss Rand Paul?
Rand Paul and I may not see eye-to-eye on things like…well, pretty much everything, but a broken clock is still right twice a day and Rand’s right about two things: not getting involved in unnecessary foreign wars and the drug war. When Rand was at the last debate before he dropped out of the race–the…
FINAL Mom Joke (of the Day): Will the Senator Choose Heaven or Hell?
Note: I’ve posted this one years ago, but it felt only right to close out the day of Mom Jokes (the glorious return) with one of my favorites. A recently-deceased senator’s soul was outside the pearly gates of heaven. A representative from Saint Peter’s office came out to greet him and explain his decision. “You…
Mom Joke: Coping…
Note: You didn’t think we could do 24 jokes in one day without at least one circumsion joke did you? A teacher noticed that a little boy at the back of the class was squirming around, scratching his crotch, and not paying attention. She went back to find out what was going on. He was quite embarrassed and whispered…
Mom Jokes: To the Theater…
An old man lay sprawled across three entire seats in the theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the old man, “Sorry sir, but you’re only allowed one seat.” The old man didn’t budge. The usher became more impatient. “Sir, if you don’t get up from there I’m going to have to…