Showing posts with label patronage and nepotism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patronage and nepotism. Show all posts

Jul 1, 2019

Today's Hashtag

#UnwantedIvanka

Ivanka Trump horned in on the G-20 and the French government went so far as to post one particularly awkward interaction.


And my twitter folk responded with all their usual appropriate awesomeness.

There's a big bunch of them out there and plenty of the ones I didn't capture are pretty amazing too.













May 12, 2016

Quick Question

Why is this shit OK?
Politics is undoubtedly the Blunt family business: His wife, Abigail, is the top D.C. lobbyist for Kraft Foods. His son Matt served one term as Missouri governor and now leads the main lobbying group for Detroit automakers. Son Andy and daughter Amy are both lobbyists in Missouri; Andy is managing his father’s Senate campaign.

Jan 14, 2012

Rachel, Rachel

I check in on Rachel Maddow once in a while.  When she wags her finger and gets preachy, I can do without her, but when she sticks to stringing the facts together and connecting the dots, there's no better reporter.