TRUMP RALLY: A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB FOR BIGOTS

Folks, please stop it with the “Donald Trump attracts White supremacists meme.” Or, get the history straight — if you plan to keep meme-spraying — since right-wing extremists have been a part of American politics for over a century. I can even argue that White supremacy found a place in Amercan politics for hundreds of […]

PUTIN SHOWS OBAMA WHAT ‘DEGRADE AND DESTROY’ ISLAMIC STATE LOOKS LIKE

Did Russia just pull a fast one on the US by withdrawing military forces from Syria? Well, before we get to that — do you remember when President Obama shared his plan to “Degrade and destroy” Islamic State (or ISIL or ISIS)? You know — the group that talked about establishing a brutal, medieval-era caliphate; […]

SUNDAY SMACK: WHY IS THIS MAN SO ANGRY?

Take a look at this short video below from a Donald Trump rally. “Go back to Africa” was shouted three times. “ Go back to Europe” was shouted once. The N-word was shouted once. Plus you’ll hear a couple of F-bombs. I’ll admit that a video clip doesn’t always provide the most accurate context of […]

TRUMP, LEADERSHIP AND THE DANGER OF DEAL CHASING

Before I jump into last night’s hostile and canceled Donald Trump for President rally in Chicago — an outcome that’s not surprising, but still amazing, in how The Donald’s $50,000 campaign contribution to embattled Mayor Rahm Emanuel didn’t generate a positive return on investment in the form of adequate police protection to ensure a safe […]

CLINTON’S SHADOW BANKING TRICK

Like any good trick football play, Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s misdirection on shadow banking requires a few enablers. First, your susceptibility — or abundant willingness — to have your attention diverted from where the ball actually is. Second, a diversion — or a series of them — to take advantage of your susceptibility. Third — […]

WHAT CAN STOP TRUMP NOW?

I have some unfinished business to discuss regarding my prediction seven months ago that Donald Trump has a shot at becoming the Party of No Brains’ nominee for President. But let’s revisit what I wrote back then: … [I]f Americans saw a President in a man known more for his acting ability than his […]

MY LAST WORD ABOUT THE 2016 OSCARS

This post addresses African descendants — well, the ones who watched last night’s Academy Awards ceremony and received confirmation that the impending Black shutout was really real — but are still looking for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize your people’s ability to earn one of those gold statues. Peeps, […]

SUNDAY SMACK: WHY DID CLINTON WIN SOUTH CAROLINA’S BLACK VOTE?

This week’s Sunday Smack explores presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s victory over Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina Democratic primary yesterday, but will focus on the enablers to that win: the Black vote. Exit polls say that African descendants, who represented more than 60% of all South Carolina Democratic primary voters, not only exceeded the 55% […]

MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY JUST WALKED AWAY FROM MSNBC’S CHICKEN PLATE

The punchline: “Ain’t nobody here but us chickens.” Do you remember when Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks, Inc. and the National Association of African-American Owned Media (NAAAOM) sued Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, and accused the organizations of locking out African descendant production companies from cable show licensing deals? During […]

SUNDAY SMACK: PARTY CIVIL WAR?

This week’s Sunday Smack explores the prospects for internecine warfare this year between America’s two major political parties. As Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump — to the “supposed” chagrin of so-called establishment party leaders — wins the South Carolina Presidential primary, some party insders make mention of a brokered convention which could block Trump’s nomination. […]