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Saturday March 05, 2016 · 9:00 PM PST

2016/03/05 · 21:00

Absent another Rubio "surge," or some shenanigans at the Republican National Convention, or an act of God, Donald J. Trump (né Drumpf) will almost certainly be the GOP's presidential nominee.

As party insiders desperately struggle to come to terms with this (alarming) fact, they've been casting about, looking for someone—anyone, really—to blame.

Needless to say, many of them view President Obama as the most likely culprit.

Apparently, it has never occurred to the "party of personal responsibility" to look in the mirror.

Were they to do so, they would see that the fault lies with them; however, self-reflection has never really been their strong suit.

In short, the Frankentrump monster is entirely a product of the GOP's creation—and it's absolutely beautiful.

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Saturday February 27, 2016 · 9:01 PM PST

2016/02/27 · 21:01

With four states down, and only 46 more to go, Marco Rubio appears to be well on his way to securing the Republican party's presidential nomination.

Now, don't get me wrong …

Rubio didn't actually win any of the first four states, and he isn't expected to win any of the states voting on Super Tuesday—at least not in the traditional sense (where winning means getting the most votes and/or delegates)—but he never intended to.

You see, from the get-go, Rubio has been employing a pretty unconventional strategy; instead of trying to win over voters, he has focused his efforts on winning over the GOP establishment and the mainstream (liberal) media—with much success!

In fact, a good argument could be made that it's been his single biggest accomplishment to date.

Assuming that he can parlay this strength into a "win" (in one sense or another) in his home state on March 15th, Rubio's path to the nomination will be clear.

Yeargh!

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Saturday February 20, 2016 · 10:31 PM PST

2016/02/20 · 22:31

Say what you will about Antonin Scalia, who died last weekend under mysterious circumstances (are we really supposed to believe that he slept with a pillow by his head?!)—the man loved the Constitution; in fact, he fetishized it.

And so, there can be little doubt that Scalia is rolling over in his grave at the prospect of Barack Obama nominating someone to fill his vacant seat on the Supreme Court.

Now, technically speaking, Obama is and will remain president for the next 11 months; but, more to the point, he is and will remain black.

In all of American history, there is zero precedent for a black president making appointments to the Supreme Court when his term is more than 3/5ths completed.

Any suggestion to the contrary is interpretive jiggery-pokery ... pure applesauce.

Wake up, sheeple!

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Saturday February 13, 2016 · 9:46 PM PST

2016/02/13 · 21:46

From the moment that the Republican presidential contenders took the stage—or, more accurately, attempted to take the stage—for their final pre-New Hampshire debate last Saturday night, it was clear that the GOP was in trouble (with a capital "T").

The establishment's would-be savior, Marco Rubio, immediately dispelled with the notion (perpetuated by the "liberal media") that he's a strong candidate.

And then, much to Chris Christie's (and the internet's) delight, he dispelled with it again ... and again ... and again.

And once more for good measure.

When all was said and done, Rubio had thoroughly dispelled with the notion—and, in the process, thoroughly discredited himself.

The next day, his campaign tried to (literally) tackle their growing "robot problem" head-on, to no avail.

In fact, they probably made the situation worse.

After finishing a disappointing (though not at all surprising) 5th place in the New Hampshire primary, a contrite Rubio promised his supporters that he'd never again embarrass them—but, given his history, it seems likely that he'll repeat himself (again).

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Saturday February 06, 2016 · 9:41 PM PST

2016/02/06 · 21:41

Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.

In the final days leading up to the Iowa caucuses, things were looking good for Donald Trump.

So good, in fact, that he was openly musing about maybe trading in some of his "New York values" for a nice farm in "Corn Country."

But a funny thing happened on the way to Trump's corn-o-nation; Republican caucus-goers decided not to make America great again, opting instead to make America Canadian.

And so it came to pass that, at approximately 9:30 PM (local time) Monday night—just as Ben Carson was (reportedly) preparing to depart the ~~race~~ state to pick up some clean clothes—Ted Cruz was crowned "King Corn" (a title that Marco Rubio would try to claim for himself).

Shortly thereafter, Trump took the stage to concede—and, oh, what a concession it was!

Well, not really.

Truth be told, he looked like a beaten man—a loser (dot-com).

The self-described "Ernest Hemingway of Twitter" then took a brief respite from hurling insults, before moving on to bigger (yuger!) and better things—like the beautiful lawsuit(s) he might file against Cruz.

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Saturday January 30, 2016 · 9:01 PM PST

2016/01/30 · 21:01

In less than 48 hours from now, the (stupid) people of Iowa will gather in caucus locations throughout the state to cast the first "votes" in the 2016 presidential primaries—as mandated by the Preamble to the Constitution.

This is a perilous time for the GOP; despite an overabundance of polling and know-it-all pundits, many big questions remain unanswered.

Among them are:

• Is Canadian "anchor baby" Ted Cruz eligible to run?

• Why has God (Jesus) forsaken Ben Carson?

• Is Jeb!—or anyone, really—the "smart Bush"?

• Has Marco Rubio's "moment"—assuming that such a thing even exists—finally arrived?

• Time for some traffic problems in Des Moines?

• Where is Rand Paul's Aqua Buddha now?

• Just who does Carly Fiorina think she's kidding?

And, most (yugely!) importantly:

• Can Donald Trump harness enough "white power" to make America great again?

Stay tuned to find out.

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Saturday January 23, 2016 · 9:00 PM PST

2016/01/23 · 21:00

Many months from now, when the history of the 2016 Republican presidential primaries is written, it will be said that this was the week that the game changed.

On Tuesday, in front of God and everybody, two of the GOP's brightest (reality TV) stars joined together, and exploded into a campaign supernova.

Speaking without the benefit of a teleprompter or any ("handwritten") notes—or even a good command of the English language—Sarah Palin delivered her highly coveted endorsement to Donald Trump in a long and rambling speech that was, at various turns, hilarious, unintelligible, and hilariously unintelligible.

Also, too ... poetic.

For some Republicans, this was a (wet) dream come true; but, for others (read: the "establishment"), it was the ultimate nightmare.

Unfortunately for the latter group, there's just no escaping a black hole's gravitational field.

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Saturday January 16, 2016 · 9:00 PM PST

2016/01/16 · 21:00

This week, the Kenyan usurper, B. Hussein Obama, delivered what was billed as his final State of the Union address.

Of course, this assumes that Obama won't cancel the 2016 elections and declare himself "President for Life," which is not necessarily a good bet.

Reading between the lines of his speech, it's quite clear that Obama views the prospect of a natural-born citizen like Donald Trump making America great again as a legitimate threat to his legacy.

And he's right to see things that way.

Under a Trump presidency, international incidents such as this week's (very short-lived) Iranian hostage crisis would no longer be dealt with through so-called "diplomacy," but rather by force.

And, suffice it to say, we'd never, ever lose.

America, fuck yeah!

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Saturday January 09, 2016 · 9:00 PM PST

2016/01/09 · 21:00

Last weekend, in a seemingly misguided attempt to let the (proverbial) eagle soar, a ragtag band of heavily armed white Christian revolutionaries seized control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Oregon.

Led by Ammon Bundy—the son of Cliven "Let me tell you something about the Negro" Bundy—these brave men and women were (and continue to be) on a mission from God to make America great again.

They came from near and far; some are new to the fight, while others have served honorably in previous conflicts—or at least they claim to have (it can be hard to distinguish between fact and erotic fan fiction).

Whatever the case may be, all of them have sworn an oath, and they're hungry for justice.

Also, too ... for snacks; they're very hungry for snacks.

Please, send Miracle Whip.

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Saturday January 02, 2016 · 9:01 PM PST

2016/01/02 · 21:01

Republican presidential frontrunner/WorldNetDaily "Man of the Year" Donald Trump has recently come under fire for making some (allegedly) sexist remarks about Hillary Clinton and her (disgusting) bathroom habits.

People with an agenda (read: women) immediately seized on these comments, and tried to portray Trump as some kind of woman-hater (the bad kind).

But nothing could be further from the truth.

Donald loves the ladies—except the ugly ones—and the ladies love Donald.

In fact, he loves the ladies so much that he married three of them—which is three more women than the Democratic presidential frontrunner has been married to.

And, for good measure, Trump has repeatedly said that he would totally bang his own daughter—if only she wasn't his daughter.

Not even Bill Clinton "cherishes" women that much.

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Saturday December 26, 2015 · 9:00 PM PST

2015/12/26 · 21:00

This week, a firestorm erupted when Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump casually observed that Hillary Clinton was "schlonged" by Barack Obama in 2008.

Despite that word's long and storied history in American political discourse, the (liberal) media tried to make Trump's use of it seem vulgar.

He was called a sexist, a misogynist, a bully, and even a racist.

Frankly, it was disgusting.

Given how much love Trump has for (and from) the weaker sex—and the blacks (President Obama in particular)—you'd need to travel pretty far down the rabbit hole to see his comment in a negative or disparaging light.

In fact, you could argue that Trump is the real victim in this situation.

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Saturday December 19, 2015 · 10:00 PM PST

2015/12/19 · 22:00

Morning lineup:

Meet The Press: Raging Narcissist Donald Trump (R); Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Clinton Campaign Chair John Podesta; House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI).

Face the Nation: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL); Former Florida Gov. Jeb! (R); Roundtable: Democratic Strategist David Axelrod, Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal), Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic), and Dan Balz (Washington Post).

This Week: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R); Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Raging Narcissist Donald Trump (R); Roundtable: Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile, "Independent" Strategist Matthew Dowd, Republican Strategist Ana Navarro, and Cokie Roberts (ABC News).

Fox News Sunday: Failed CEO Carly Fiorina (R); Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Roundtable: Brit Hume (Fox News), Julie Pace (Associated Press), George Will (Washington Post), and Juan Williams (Fox News).

State of the Union: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY); Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D).

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