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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Thursday's video: Packing the Supreme Court

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When comedy gets too political

If you remember Chevy Chase doing President Ford or Dan Aykroyd doing President Jimmy Carter, then you remember the days of good political humor at “Saturday Night Live.”

Or, remember David Frye doing President Richard M. Nixon on one of those 1970s LPs?

Political humor is a wonderful thing. In fact, there is a story that a Mexican president had an aide going around the country picking up jokes about him. Why? He wanted to know what people were really thinking and humor was an important barometer.

So humor is great. It’s good for both sides to laugh about current events. Politics is not supposed to be “life and death” 24/7.

Enter “Saturday Night Live” and the late-night shows. This poll comes as no surprise:

As the weekly target of Saturday Night Live’s “humor,” President Trump’s disgruntlement with the show is understandable. According to a new poll conducted by The Hollywood Reporter and Morning Consult, however, it isn’t just him who has grown weary of SNL’s shtick.

The poll found that 39 percent of the respondents feel that SNL is now “too political.”

Almost half of the sample feel that the show in its present incarnation is “more liberal,” while five percent of those polled live in some Bizarro world where they feel It’s “more conservative.”

The relentless focus on politics in late-night comedy is certainly tedious. Jay Leno recently lamented that very thing in an interview.

Or listen to Johnny Carson, the king of late night comedy for 30 years!

There is a fine line between comedy and partisanship. It’s one thing to make fun of Trump’s personality and attacking him in a mean way. Political humor is difficult, but it ceases to be humor when you are always picking on the same guy. It won’t take long for viewers to see that you are attacking rather than doing comedy.

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What would my Cuban abuela say of these Democrats running for President?

My Abuela died in 1984. She had a great life story. Her name was Rudisenda Gertrudiz De Los Dolores Enriqueta Josefina and then her last name. It was fun putting all of that on her passport when she left Cuba. She was born in Cuba in 1892 or before independence. Best of all, she was very good at reading people and specially judging politicians.

So what would she say today about this crop of Democrats running for President? I think that she would write a post for Babalu and say that this situation “me preocupa” or her favorite word.

We seem to have a perfect storm of crazy ideas floating around. This is the latest from Andrew Yang:

The Democratic candidate revealed in a little-noticed tweet last week that he was against the ritualized practice of cutting a newborn’s foreskin. But in an interview with The Daily Beast, he said that if he were elected he would incorporate that view into public policy, mainly by pushing initiatives meant to inform parents that they don’t need to have their infants circumcised for health reasons.

Yes, it is true and more insanity coming the left.

First, are U.S. parents forced to circumcised? I am not aware of that. i thought that it was a personal decision.

Second, how exactly is a President Yang going to enforce this? My guess is that even the 9th Circuit would find this one a bit crazy.

What’s going on?

The left is not serious, period. This is not a topic for government to get into. In other words, the same people who get in your face about a woman’s choice now want to take away her choice to circumcise her son. Go figure!

How did we get to the point where running for president is a joke? I think that my Abuela would say that “la cosa esta loca, muy loca”.

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A socialist is always a socialist

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We hear a lot about Senator Sanders and his socialist path. Here is another example:

Several new staffers have joined the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), including David Sirota, a columnist and political activist who once praised the economic policies of former Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez.

In a 2013 column for Salon, Sirota credited Chavez’s “full-throated advocacy of socialism” with achieving an economic miracle. “As shown by some of the most significant indicators, Chavez racked up an economic record that a legacy-obsessed American president could only dream of achieving,” he wrote.

Have you seen David Sirota down in Caracas defending Hugo Chavez’ ideas? My guess is that Sirota is doing everything that he can to delete that stupid column.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Wednesday's show: Trump and social media plus too much politics in humor and other stories

Trump and social media plus too much politics in humor and other stories 03/20 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:

We look at the social media vs Trump.........Political humor is more politics than humor......Too many investigations will hurt Democrats......Trump vs McCain.............Roberto Clemente Hall of Fame......Happy # 102 Vera Lynn.........and other stories.....click to listen:

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Wednesday's video: President Trump and tweets

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From the Green New Deal to circumcision?

Am I the only one who thinks that our presidential elections go on a bit too long? We seem to have a perfect storm of crazy ideas floating around. This is the latest from Andrew Yang:

The Democratic candidate revealed in a little-noticed tweet last week that he was against the ritualized practice of cutting a newborn’s foreskin. But in an interview with The Daily Beast, he said that if he were elected he would incorporate that view into public policy, mainly by pushing initiatives meant to inform parents that they don’t need to have their infants circumcised for health reasons.

Yes, it is true and more insanity coming the left.

First, are U.S. parents forced to circumcised? I am not aware of that. I thought that it was a personal decision.

Second, how exactly is a President Yang going to enforce this? My guess is that even the 9th Circuit would find this one a bit crazy.

What’s going on?

Our campaigns are too long. Someone should propose forbidding anyone to campaign for president until the election year.

How did we get to the point where running for president is a joke?

Last, but not least, how will President Yang address this issue with gender-neutral babies activists in his party?

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Tuesday' show: A chat with Leslie Eastman about Social Media Shenanigans

A chat with Leslie Eastman about Social Media Shenanigans 03/19 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics:

Guests: Leslie Eastman, contributor to Legal Insurrection....... We will discuss the latest Social Media Shenanigans and efforts to shut down conservative opinions and other stories.......click to listen:

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Tuesday's video: More nonsense about the Electoral College

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Trump looks likely for reelection

Some of us are old enough to remember the last two presidents who lost their reelection bids, i.e. Jimmy Carter in 1980 and the late GHW Bush in 1992.

It does not look today that President Trump will suffer their fate on reelection day.

According to a new poll of 53,408 GOP voters, he is holding his base and not facing a challenge from within:

Currently, 85 percent of these likely Republican voters approve of Mr. Trump, and that has inched up two percentage points in the last four weeks.

Another 76 percent of the voters support Mr. Trump’s nomination, and that too has risen two percentage points in the past month.

The painstaking poll also gauges support for Mr. Trump rather than another GOP candidate — this among 27 different demographics. That support ranges from a low of 62 percent among moderate Republicans to a high of 91 percent among those who are “very conservative.”

The massive poll also confirms that there is little appetite to vote for someone who will challenge President Trump.

So President Trump does not face the problems that brought down President Carter or President GWH Bush.

Back in 1980, most people saw the Carter presidency as a failed effort. He was also challenged by Senator Ted Kennedy in the primaries creating a huge divide among Democrats.

Back in 1992, President Bush was challenged by Pat Buchanan in the primaries and Ross Perot in the general election. I don’t know how damaging Buchanan was, but Perot’s candidacy was fatal to President Bush.

Again, the election is 19 months in the future, so take predictions with caution. Nevertheless, the signs are good that President Trump will be in fine shape for reelection.

As John Zogby pointed out, President Trump is also getting a lot of help from Democrats who tells us how much they hate him rather than present credible alternative policies.

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