Parody – Page 26 – Politics Plus

Video Thread 6/18/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:00 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 182021

Glenn Kirschner – Positive Legal Stories: Obamacare; Flynn; Sanctioning Attorneys; DOJ Hits Discriminatory State Laws

Dave Muhlbauer for Iowa – He is running against Chuck Grassley. Direct link to campaign website (H/T Nameless) https://www.muhlbauerforiowa.com

Now This News – Biden Admin Plans to Invest in Jobs of the Future

Titus – Parody Infomercial

Liberal Rednack – Local News Reporter Drops “Bombshell” Live on Air – Reaction. The podcast cited was Yuesday, but it’ll be up on Trae’s channel for replay. They run about an hour so I don’t use them here.

Rocky Mountain Mike – Louie Gohmert’s Dark Side Of The Moon

Beau – Let’s talk about how Trump’s talking points are made….

Video Thread 6/17/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:00 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 172021

Glenn Kirschner – NYT Reports that NY DA Vance Has Weisselberg’s Personal Tax Returns. The Flip on Trump is Near

Meidas Touch – more Lev Parnas

The Lincoln Project – How To Get Back To The White House: A Guide For Donald Trump

Thom Hartmann – Secret Plans of Boogaloo & White Supremacists Revealed

What Biden said about his meeting with Putin, in 3.5 minutes

Cory Ryan Forrester turns an ambulance chaser parody into something much better.

Beau – Let’s talk about 750 million refugees coming to the United States….

Video Thread 6/14/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:00 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 142021

Glenn Kirschner – YouTube Suspends Sen. Ron Johnson’s Account for Policy Violation

Meidas Touch – MeidasTouch Exploring Legal Action Against Fox News

The Damage Report – Ed Markey EXPOSES What Bipartisan Really Means

Now This News – Jennifer O’Mara Speaks Out Against PA Bill – major hanky alert

Rocky Mountain Mike – It’s The Backside Of Your Pants We View

Beau – Let’s talk about acceptance and reaching rural Americans….

Video Thread 6/13/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:00 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 132021

Glenn Kirschner – Boston Globe Editorial Board Advocates Prosecuting Donald Trump. Here’s Why They’re Right

Meidas Touch – more with Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Thom Martmann – Why Trump Must Be Prosecuted. Kind of long, on account of all the facts,both historical and contemporary.

Now This News – I’ll just comment there is little in which Democrats are more interested than in protecting honest citizens (such as peaceful protesters exercising First Amendment right) from ciminals (like people waving guns around illegally, indeed feloniously.)

Parody Project – KiNG OF CORONA | The Freedom Toast

Beau – Let’s talk about infrastructure in the US and China….

Video Thread 6/7/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:00 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 072021

Glenn Kirschner – “Lawlessness begets lawlessness”

Now This News – Paxton Smith Reflects on Her Viral Abortion Speech

Ring of Fire – Scholars Warn That Republicans Have Launched A Total Assault On Democracy

Thom Hartmann – Is the GOP Insanity Being Driven By Trump or 40 Years of Madness? – Our Tom has been saying this for years.

Rocky Mountain Mike – “Bye Bye Blog”

Beau – Let’s talk about coming together under China and good news….

Video Thread 6/5/21

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:00 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jun 052021

Glenn Kirschner -DeJoy and Gaetz Sounds like a “Subpoena Duces Tecum.” I was served with one of those once. But the defendant accepted a bargain, so I didn’t have to go.

The Lincoln Project – The Real AntiFa (Just in time for D-Day)

MSNBC – Trump really thinks ….

Ring of Fire -Chauvin’s request for probation and time served. I frequently have nits to pick with Farron … but today he is right on.

Thom Hartmann “Is It Too Late For Democracy?”

Now here’s a product I could really get behind. (Wish it were real)

Beau – “Let’s talk about what Paxton Smith can teach Republicans….”

Video Thread 5/26/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 2:57 pm Open Thread, Politics

May 262021

Glenn Kirschner on progress of Trump** investigation (he’s back)

The Lincoln Project – “Conspiracy”

Meidas Touch – another with Charlie Sykes

Thom Hartmann – Texas Says You May Not Teach Racism In Classrooms – At All!

This is a real Confederate flag, actually used in battle. Yes, it looks like a T-shirt stuck on a golf club, but he bbought it at an estate sale – Estate of Colonel Cletus P. Twatwafffle III. It was waved on the battleground with rebel yells, such as “we quit”,”please dont kill us”,”I want my mommy”

So like…

Keep waving that flag of surrender.
🔊sound up🔊 pic.twitter.com/GuivuPoM4J

— ᖘ (@PinkRantz) May 25, 2021

Rocky Mountain Mike – Liz Cheney ++ – out of syncn with all the other parodists, but makes good points. Lyrics as site.

Beau on “NY’s sweeping police reform legislation….”

Video Thread 5/12/2021

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:34 am Open Thread, Politics

May 122021

Glenn Kirschner – More on Matt Gaetz

The Lincoln Project – McConnell Denounces Trump**

Now This News – Hanky alert – apparently there are so many Nazis here (and particularly Catholic Nazis0 that Germany does’t need them any more.

Thom Hartmann – An abbreviated version of an article I linked to – still a bit close to 6 minutes – and in the CC, “iron right” means “Ayn Rand.”

Meidas Touch – with Bette Midler

Beau on fossil fuel contingency plans (“The Oh No Book”

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