Hyp Hyp Hypocrisy – Trump Outsources Jobs He Could Give To Americans, To China

Hyp Hyp Hypocrisy – 8.28.15 Having already provided the facts dealing specifically with Donald Trump getting almost all of the details wrong in regard to Mondelez International in Chicago, this is a good time to address the underlying issue: the exporting of American manufacturing jobs to other countries. As this is usually an issue of …

F.A.S.T.: Take A Close Look At Trump’s Oreo Story? The Cookie Crumbles.

Facts Are Stupid Things  – 8.28.15 Trump says he won’t eat Oreos anymore because Mondelez International, the multi-national conglomerate that bakes those cookies, is closing it’s plant in Chicago and moving it’s 600 jobs to Mexico. Here’s the problem with Trump’s statement:  It’s just not entirely true and ignores a number of important facts. Full …

Hyp Hyp Hypocrisy – Trump Says “We Must Treat Each Other With Respect”

Hyp Hyp Hypocrisy  8.23.15 Two days after the incident of two thugs who beat up a homeless man on the streets of Boston and gave credit to Trump being right and more than a day after his only comment was that it’s a shame but ” people who are following me are very passionate”  The …

F.A.S.T. Defunct Iranian Parchin Facility Inspection Will Be Verified By IAEA

Facts Are Stupid Things  8.22.15 The Debate: An unconfirmed A.P. story told of an early draft of the nuclear agreement between Six Nations and Iran that according to the report would allow the Iranians to “self inspect” this facility.   The Skinny: Based on this unconfirmed report, the media-sphere is full of attacks asking how …

Annoy The Media: Maybe It’s Not Hillary’s Email We Should Be Talking About Right Now?

Annoy The Media  08.21.15   Does anyone think this country’s security will be determined by Hillary Clinton’s dishing on the British Prime Minister in 2010 email to her former Chief Of Staff? I’d be a bit more concerned about stuff like this: Hackers penetrated Pentagon email Maybe the Pentagon should look into a secure private …

F. A. S. T.: Barack Obama Never Promised “Anytime, Anywhere” inspections of suspected sites.

Facts Are Stupid Things   8.17.15 The debate: Why did Barack Obama promise the final deal with Iran would assure “anytime, anywhere” inspections when it gives the Iranians 24 days before we can go in? The Skinny: While the hypothesis is cleverly phrased, the facts indicate that neither Barack Obama, John Kerry or any other …

Newswire: NY Times Looks Back On Comics Who Died Young, Missed One Big Part Of The Story

Newswire  8.17.15 Jason Zinoman’s piece in today’s New York Times was a nice homage to some past and present friends and other folks, too. NY Times Remembers Charlie Barnett and Others He does a nice job of reminding us of Charlie Barnett for example, however he misses a key episode of the story which I …

Scampaign 2016. Trump Files For Moral Bankruptcy

Scampaign 8.10.15 So Donald Trump doesn’t have the time for “Political Correctness?”  Fine.  Can’t he at the very least spare a second or two not be an absolute douche? I guess I would be willing to give him the benefit of the doubt over an issue like  The NFL’s Washington “Red Slurs,” but when it …