On Monday at a meeting with the nation’s governors, President Trump conceded that his single-sentence promises to fix government problems might not be sufficient. No longer was he the combative street fighter waging a scorched earth political campaign; neither was he the amateur in the White House as some portrayed him.
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Matt Johnson: Trump tweets and outrage fatigue
A week ago, I noticed an unusually introspective headline on MSNBC: “Should Dems worry about Trump outrage fatigue?” After writing thousands of words about Trump over the past few months, I confess that the prospect of contributing to a general sense of “outrage fatigue” occasionally bothers me.
Trump: Obama Behind Protests, Leaks
President Donald Trump told Fox News on Monday he believes the leaks coming out of the government are holdovers from President Barack Obama’s administration. In a preview of an interview set to air in full on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning, Trump told Fox’s Brian Kilmeade not only does he believe Obama is behind the protests at the town halls of Republican House and Senate members in recent days, he also has his people leaking information to the press.
Joe Scarborough unloads on Trump’s ‘rambling, chaotic’ press…
Scarborough and other commentators have posited that Trump was likely “playing” to his base of supporters by using much of the 77-minute press conference to criticize the media and complain about how “unfairly” his first month in office has been covered by the press. “He may be at only 39% in the polls, but his hardcore supporters were in front of the TV set and they were laughing – and they weren’t laughing at Donald Trump, they were laughing at the media,” Scarborough said, referencing a Pew Research survey.
Milwaukee sheriff’s star rises, but he remains polarizing
With a brash, unapologetic personality reminiscent of President Donald Trump, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is positioning himself as an in-your-face conservative firebrand who has some Republicans swooning over his prospects for higher office. The tough-talking, cowboy-hat wearing lawman is also one of the most polarizing figures in Wisconsin politics, frequently dishing out eyebrow-raising comments that make even his one-time supporters blanch.
Chelsea Clinton Pretends To Defend Barron Trump, Shivs His Dad
From 2009-2016, insulting or mocking the president’s kids was a career-ending offense. But now it’s back in a big way! Our moral, ethical, and intellectual betters on the left are lining up to pick on 10-year-old Barron Trump , because it makes them feel better about losing an election to his dad.
Rush Limbaugh: Who Cares if John Lewis, ‘Schlonged’…
The list has grown to 60 members or nearly one-third of the House Democrats are boycotting the Inauguration on Friday. Today Rush Limbaugh weighed in on the boycott.
The Agitator #232: The “Make America Great” economy
A lot of Americans put stock into Obama’s campaign slogan of bringing “Hope and Change”, although I never did figure out exactly how you would measure it.
Beyond Fake News: 2016’s Most Disruptive Media Moments
Here’s the biggest understatement of the year: 2016 was the most disruptive moment the mainstream American news media have faced in a very long time. That’s not because so many media outlets misread the presidential election, although that is part of it.
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President Barack Obama promised a fundamental transformation for America and its role in the world. But as the inept community organizer prepares to leave office, it is becoming clear that his clumsy overreach is backfiring on multiple levels.
Netanyahu Lashes Out at Obama Over Un Vote Acusses Onama of Ambush
AP reports Israel’s prime minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a “shameful ambush” at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his “friend” President-elect Donald Trump. Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments came a day after the United States broke with past practice and allowed the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as a “flagrant violation” of international law.
Netanyahu Lashes Out at Obama Over Un Vote Acusses Onama of Ambush
AP reports Israel’s prime minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a “shameful ambush” at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his “friend” President-elect Donald Trump. Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments came a day after the United States broke with past practice and allowed the U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem as a “flagrant violation” of international law.
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President Obama sat down with The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates for a series of interviews for Coates’ ‘My President Was Black’ feature, and the president had a lot to say about race and the media in the past eight years. The Atlantic yesterday and today posted the first and second of those interviews, and in both he invoked Fox News and Rush Limbaugh in talking about public perceptions of himself.
Limbaugh: Obama will create ‘unrest’ during Trump presidency
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh expects President Obama will “create all kinds of unrest and disunity” once President-elect Trump takes the oath of office next month. “The first moment that Trump does anything that is the unraveling of an Obama agenda item.