Oct 5, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Internet Culture, mic
Published: Salon (October 5, 2016)
Toward the end of the otherwise boring debate between Republican Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana and Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, as Kaine was speaking about things that Donald Trump has said during his candidacy, Pence interrupted him, saying out loud, “Senator, you whipped out that Mexican thing again.”
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Oct 4, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Race and Racism
Published: The Good Men Project (October 4, 2016)
A brief thought on the kind of person – well, let’s be honest here, the millions of people – who may wind up electing Donald Trump as the next American president. Unflattering things have already been said about them, and deservedly so, because their behavior is frankly deplorable.... Read Original Article
Oct 2, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gender and Sexism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (October 2, 2016)
When Salon’s Brendan Gauthier recently wrote about the alt-right’s reaction to Donald Trump’s humiliating performance in the first presidential debate, he included the following quote from a 4chan user defending the Republican nominee’s alleged stiffing of contractors:
“As an alpha [Trump] has no problem with asserting his will.... Read Original Article
Sep 27, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Internet Culture, mic
Published: Salon (September 27, 2016)
Monday night’s presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was almost certainly a smashing success in terms of TV ratings. If the social-media response is any indication, both candidates had more than their fair share of memorable moments.
Let’s go to the Twitter roundup!... Read Original Article
Sep 27, 2016 | Elections, Political Parties
Monday night’s presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was almost certainly a smashing success in terms of TV ratings. If the social-media response is any indication, both candidates had more than their fair share of memorable moments.
Let’s go to the Twitter roundup!... Read Original Article
Sep 26, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), History, mic
Published: Fusion (September 26, 2016)
As millions of Americans prepare to watch one of the most anticipated presidential debates ever, between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, it’s worthwhile to evaluate previous debates for a sense of what we should look for this year. What have been the best moments? What were the worst?... Read Original Article