“Trump is a funny kind of patriot. He loves America — except for the cities, the people who live in the cities, about half of the states, the universities, professional sports leagues, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Wall Street, the legal system, immigrants, the culture. … Trump’s enemies are all Americans, his friends are all foreign dictators, and his money lives in Dubai and Indonesia. Some nationalist.” ~ Kevin D. Williamson, The Dispatch
West Wing - Essay by Dan Rather
Rather looks back on the series that gave us an inside view of the workings of the White House and, for many of us, shaped our expectations of a ‘good’ administration. Embedded here are 2 great ‘memory’ clips. 22 SEP
Sen. Richard Blumenthal on the Fall of the Supreme Court
Democracy Docket: 27 SEP In conversation with Marc Elias. Both men have argued cases before the Court during a time when its ethics seemed higher.
Jen Psaki with 2nd Gentleman Doug Emhoff
Finish off the month with a feel-good interview. Real people, doing big jobs, and still keeping their feet firmly planted in the clay we all rise from. Real. What more can we say?
JUST FOR FUN
SNL Cold Open - Dueling Rallies - SEP 28
Guess which one the attendees stay for!
Rally Size Real Deal - Daily Dose of Democracy - SEP 28
And if you thought the rally-leavers was an SNL joke, Brian Tyler Cohen covers crowd size and energy in the real world.