US politics
Media, don’t help Trump distract from disaster
CBS reporter did Trump a favor, making the story about her. Continue reading
Posted in anti-Chinese bias, broadcast news, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Hong Kong On Air, Trump distractions, Trump politics, US politics, Weijia Jiang, White House press corps
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GOP sins will tar flawed Democrats
Republicans expertly project their own wrongdoing and unpopular policies onto their opponents. Continue reading
Posted in Asia Times, Bernie Sanders, Democratic presidential candidates, Elizabeth Warren, Hong Kong On Air, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Republican election strategy, US election 2020, US politics
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Happy FU Day, today and every day
Thanks to Washington, now every day is FU Day. Continue reading
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Racism, cynicism Kellyanne Conway calling cards
“Hillary Clinton says Barack Obama can ride in the back of her bus”- Kellyanne Conway putting racist spin on a 2008 HRC-Obama ticket.
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Posted in Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway, US 2008 presidential election, US 2016 presidential election, US politics
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Ask not what’s happened to America since JFK
Everything changed on that sunny day in Dallas 50 years ago.
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