Tag: Jim Jordan

• Damned But Not Doomed

  There are times when America really does seem doomed. That is, our democratic republic seems doomed to finish its run atop history’s ash heap. A great idea kneecapped by racism, greed and just plain stupidity. The GOP‘s relentless attempts – any which way they can – to stop all oversight, investigation and prosecution of their…

  A L Katz

  March 7, 2023

  American Exceptionalism, American News Media, Corruption, Election 2016, Kevin McCarthy, Russia, Treason, Trump

  Both Sides Do It, Brian Kemp, Doom, GOP, Greed, Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Marjory Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Oversight, Paul Ryan, Putin, Racism

• America’s Having An Ideological Argument, NOT A Political One

  The GOP’s hate for democracy stands on one tectonic plate. Our love for it stands on another. America’s differences are ideological not political.

  A L Katz

  July 28, 2022

  American News Media, Corruption, Earthquakes, Mitch McConnell, Republicanism

  Earthquakes, Free And Fair Elections, George W Bush, Gerrymandering, Iceland, Jim Jordan, Kochs, Mission Accomplished, Mitch McConnell, Plate Tectonics, San Andreas Fault, Stephanie Ruhl, Voter Suppression

• Q: In The Coming Election, What Is The “Republican Alternative”? A: There Isn’t One

  Maybe if our news media didn’t insist on seeing EVERYTHING through a binary lens, we wouldn’t be in the deep trench we’re in where the alternatives are so stark. Per our news media, the world’s either “this way” or “that way”. The middle ground – a much desired thing called “bi-partisanship” – remains forever out…

  A L Katz

  April 12, 2022

  American News Media, Branding, Coronavirus, Corruption, Culture, Election 2016, Election 2020, Republicanism, Treason

  American News Media, Bi-partisanship, Both Sides Do It, Civil Rights, Cynicism, Election 2022, Horse Races, Jim Jordan, journalism, Lauren Boebert, Marjory Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Mitch McConnell

• “TRUMPOCALYPSE: THE MINISERIES” Casting Office — UPDATED Casting: “THE INSURRECTION CAUCUS”

  So far, we’ve cast the Trumps — father, sons, daughter/sex partner & wife/handler. They’re all below today’s casting thoughts — THE INSURRECTION CAUCUS! I have a feeling we’re going to end up expanding this part of the story exponentially. What we saw, live on TV, was the tip of the iceberg that was planned; most…

  A L Katz

  November 6, 2021

  Corruption, Election 2020, Movie Reviews, Republicanism, Showbiz Stories, The Branding Age, Treason, Trump

  Casting, Casting Call, Donald Trump, Jim Jordan, John Slattery, Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Nick Nolte, Sarah Snook, Steve Bannon

• Republicans And Treason Kabuki

  Sometimes, you just have to give Republicans their due props: when it comes to getting away with literal murder (I’m thinking of our democracy here), they are stone cold geniuses at getting We The People to see them as they want us to and not at all as they are. Actors do that because it’s…

  A L Katz

  October 27, 2021

  American News Media, Corruption, Election 2016, False Patriotism, Racism, Republicanism, Rule of Law, Showbiz Stories, Treason, Trump

  Acting, Daniel Day Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, Getting Away With Murder, Jim Jordan, Kabuki, Kevin McCarthy, Laurence Olivier, Marathon Man, Matt Gaetz, Robert De Niro, We The People

• Can America Ever Forgive The Republican Party For What It’s Done?

  I’m all for kissing and making up. But, kissing and making up for the sake of kissing and making up usually ends badly. The compromises made just to get along aren’t genuine or satisfying. They were entirely situation and now that the situation’s changed? Up until now, America — well, the Democrats — have been…

  A L Katz

  December 17, 2020

  American News Media, Bill Barr, Election 2016, Election 2020, Mitch McConnell, Republicanism, Treason, Trump

  American News Media, Authoritarianism, Bill Barr, Both Sides Do It, Compromise, Go Along To Get Along, Jim Jordan, Kiss And Make Up, Kool-Aid, Matt Gaetz, Mitch McConnell, Republican coup d'etat, Sedition, Senator Ron Johnson, Treason

• Are Republicans Hard Wired To Be Mediocre?

  There’s a moment at the end of the movie “Amadeus” where the character Salieri — the court composer to the Hapsburg Empire — looks to the priest weeping in front of him. The priest had come to hear Salieri’s confession but got way more than that. Salieri has just confessed to, more or less, murdering…

  A L Katz

  August 3, 2020

  Election 2016, Live Bullshit Free, Political Commentary, Republicanism, Slavery, Trump

  Amadeus, Donald Trump, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Mediocrity, Republican corruption, Republicanism, Salieri, Slavery

• Why Did OUR Bond Villain Have To Be Such An IDIOT?

  You would think that a Great Nation deserves a great villain. Or villains even. America has villains by the bucket. It’s the word “great” that I’m bumping on… Donald Trump is a villain. Even most of supporters think of him as a villain who’s THEIR hero. I bet most of Trump’s kids — if you…

  A L Katz

  August 25, 2019

  Back It Up Or It’s Bullshit, Election 2016, Live Bullshit Free, Mitch McConnell, Political Commentary, Political Satire, Trump

  Blofeld, Bond Villain, Donald Trump, Greenland, Jim Jordan, Kentucky aluminum factory, Louie Gohmert, Matt Gaetz, Mitch McConnell, Moscow Mitch, Oleg Deripaska, Republican corruption

• How Must Robert Mueller Feel About Being A “R”epublican Today? “R”otten, I bet…

  I’m old enough to remember when the Republican Party wasn’t a racist, homophobic, misogynistic cess pit of White Nationalist tribalism and Trumpian treason. I can remember when that “R” GOP-ers stick next to their names used to stand for “Republican”. Now it could just as easily stand for “Russia”. Or “Rape” or “Racist”. I can…

  A L Katz

  July 24, 2019

  American News Media, Back It Up Or It’s Bullshit, Election 2016, Live Bullshit Free, Political Commentary, Robert Mueller, Trump

  Jim Jordan, Louie Gohmert, Matt Gaetz, Mueller Hearing, Pearl Harbor, Racism, Republican corruption, Robert Mueller, Russia