Trump has no use for dogs of the canine variety, except to hurl insults at their human counterparts on a sustained and regular basis, in a variety of disapproving ways. Americans are Heavy Duty Pet Lovers National surveys and reports year after year document the American love affair with their pets. As you would expect… Continue reading Trump’s Pet Folly: He Wants a Dogless White House (November 5, 2016)
Month: November 2016
Trump’s Fantasy Flight: The Class and The Ass (November 4, 2016)
Trump was on a hot roll Friday night, November 4th, during a rally in Hershey Pennsylvania when he launched into a fervent recasting of events earlier in the day in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was complaining bitterly about Obama’s behavior towards a Trump protestor at a Clinton rally that afternoon. “If I spoke the way… Continue reading Trump’s Fantasy Flight: The Class and The Ass (November 4, 2016)
Trump’s Finances: $100 Million Three Bags Full (November 3, 2016)
“Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” * One of the first childhood nursery rhymes I can recall learning is this famous example dating from 1731 in England, sung to a French melody from 1761. It seems appropriate to use childhood phrasing in this season of Trump driven intellectual (non) rigor. Its use here however is not for… Continue reading Trump’s Finances: $100 Million Three Bags Full (November 3, 2016)
Trump’s TV Ads: Still Broken Trifecta (November 1, 2016) Third Iteration
The gold standard source for monitoring Presidential campaign TV ad spending remains the data provided by CMAG/Kantar Media on a weekly basis. CMAG/Kantar Media is like the Nielsen Ratings for campaign TV. A full accounting for our purposes is provided by the Associated Press (AP) wire service and found here: CMAG/Kantar Media Presidential Campaign TV… Continue reading Trump’s TV Ads: Still Broken Trifecta (November 1, 2016) Third Iteration