Category Archives: Congressional Investigation

All Hail, Dictator Trump

Posted on January 22, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

All Hail, Dictator Trump This morning, HRH Donald “The Don” Trump became America’s Dictator. The Republican Senate, to a Republican person, voted to table all new evidence in the mock impeachment “trial”.  Despite 12 hours of careful and convincing arguments … Continue reading →

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To Mitch “Stonewall” McConnell: Thanks for Making Your Impeachment Coverup So Obvious

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

To Mitch “Stonewall” McConnell:  Thanks for Making Your Impeachment Coverup So Obvious Also, as a plus, there are going to be several roll call votes on the Whitewash procedures, which will shade the Republican Senator’s participation in the coverup.  The … Continue reading →

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Ratings of Freedom and Democracy, and the Concept of Zero, Zilch, Nada

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Ratings of Freedom and Democracy, and the Concept of Zero, Zilch, Nada There are new Democracy Ratings, and still last year’s Freedom Rating, which I have been studying for reporting.  In the 2018 Freedom House ratings, the US was a … Continue reading →

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Has Trump Really Gone Bonkers?

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Has Trump Really Gone Bonkers? Today, Trump doubled down on including cultural targets.  Despite yesterday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that they were not going to be hit.  That’s because that would be war crimes under international law.  By … Continue reading →

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“Hello Darkness My Old Friend”: Trump Running on Fear Again

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

“Hello Darkness My Old Friend”: Trump Running on Fear Again Just like day 1 of Trump’s first campaign, when we were to be scared of people from Mexico and Central America, Trump is at it again.  This time it is … Continue reading →

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The Collision and Mistreatment of Three Trump Investigations in One Day

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Collision and Mistreatment of Three Trump Investigations in One Day What a contrast.  I only watched a part of the Judiciary Impeachment Summary today, but it was quite clear that the House Republicans only wanted to state that there … Continue reading →

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“You Can Fool Some of the People All the Time” — Has Trump Won?

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

“You Can Fool Some of The People All the Time” — Has Trump Won? President Lincoln might have said this, but Trump, and his cohort, and his Party, and his Fox News, live it.  As long as 90% of them … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Impeachment Shorts

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump Shorts, Going Far Back in Time, for a Whole Week As usual, Trumpworld moves too fast, into realms beyond imagination. Was it Rick Perry’s corruption in Ukraine that Trump knew about and used to force him to say that … Continue reading →

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What’s Down With Republican’s Fear of Basements?

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

What’s Down With Republican Fear of Basements? Update, Dec. 5:  Trump has set up an impeachment spin factory in a bunker beneath the Oval Office, with Tony Sayegh and Fox contributor Pam Bondi of Florida.  I suspect it might be … Continue reading →

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Is the Senate Capable of Conducting a Fair Impeachment Trial?

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Is the Senate Capable of Conducting a Fair Impeachment Trial? As a previous Professor, I of course always am concerned with the educational backgrounds of people to fill certain positions.  This of course has to be time weighted, since in … Continue reading →

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