Cindy Hyde-Smith Says She Never Lost Faith in Mississippi’s Racists By Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Celebrating her election victory on Tuesday night, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith said that, despite predictions that her state was ready to turn the page on its shameful past, “I never lost faith in Mississippi’s racists.” “For weeks, we’ve been … [Read more…]
One wonders why Cindy Hyde-Smith, winner of the U.S. Senate contest in Mississippi, was so bold in her racism. Earlier this month she told a crowd at a campaign event that if a favorite supporter invited her to “a public hanging,” she “would be on the front row.” Amazingly, she said this in 2018 in … [Read more…]
“I do not belong to an unorganized political party. I’m a Democrat.” This old statement by Will Rogers continues to be true. Currently, the Democrats are waging an unfortunate fight over which Democrat will be speaker of the House, now that they have regained control. Winning the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives by … [Read more…]
About half of eligible voters turn out in the United States. That places us 29th out of 32 developed democratic nations in the proportion of people who vote. If we truly wanted more people to vote we would do what democracies with high rates of voter participation do. In these nations, all citizens are automatically … [Read more…]
As the college basketball season is getting underway this month, much of the sports world—or at least the basketball part of it—is concerned about scandals in the game. Earlier this year, a report of the FBI’s investigation into college basketball corruption revealed possible NCAA rules violations by more than 20 top men’s teams. There were … [Read more…]
Rick Scott Accuses Democrats of Trying to Thwart GOP’s Successful Voter Suppression By Andy Borowitz 11 November 18 In a hastily called press conference on Thursday evening, Florida Governor Rick Scott accused Democrats of nefariously plotting to undo the Republican Party’s highly successful voter-suppression effort. “As Republicans, we have worked tirelessly to intimidate, discourage, and … [Read more…]
Calling it “the biggest disappointment of my political career,” Vladimir Putin conceded late Tuesday night that he had lost control of the United States House of Representatives. Putin made his concession speech from the Kremlin, where he congratulated the Democrats for waging a “tough fight.” “Maybe if Facebook and Twitter hadn’t banned so many of … [Read more…]
Voter suppression was at high tide this week—working furiously to elect Republicans. The brazen methods were virtually breathtaking, but there was one bright spot on the voter suppression front. Florida voters abolished their felon disenfranchisement law, enabling a large segment of their population to vote (in future elections). State legislatures established felon disenfranchisement laws after the … [Read more…]
Excerpts from an op-ed by a former journalist, David Tate, in today’s Roanoke Times newspaper. I remember watching and waiting [in 2004] for the expected explosion to shake the morning calm. After all, this morning was the first time in this country’s history that the people of Afghanistan were voting in a free and arguably … [Read more…]