Monthly Archives: February 2016

The occasional open thread: lame duck edition

Put your Obama conspiracy comments that don’t relate to the current articles here. This thread will close in two weeks.

Posted in Open Mike | Tagged | 212 Comments

Cruz calls Trump’s bluff

If he wants to file a frivolous lawsuit, he can file a frivolous lawsuit. And that is really the whole story. Cruz was on the Hugh Hewitt talk radio program, and gave that response to a question from Hewitt whether … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 Presidential Election, Citizenship, Donald Trump | Tagged | 9 Comments

Lame duck

It struck me last night as I was thinking of Obama’s remarks about appointing a new justice for the Supreme Court in opposition to Republican demands that it wait for the next president, that the character of Dr. Conspiracy is … Continue reading

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Donald Trump: I have standing to sue

Well maybe. The Donald Trump Twitter publicity machine put out a threat to sue Ted Cruz over his eligibility. One photo that appeared in response: It seems on the surface that a competitor in a political race can reasonably claim … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 Presidential Election, Donald Trump | Tagged , | 38 Comments

Justice Scalia dies: cue the conspiracy theories in 3, 2, 1…

It seems perhaps disrespectful when an important person dies to drag him into the sordid topic of conspiracy theories, but the fault lies with the conspiracy theorist milieu rather than the prediction. Scalia, age 79, died in his sleep during … Continue reading

Posted in Misc. Conspiracies | Tagged | 59 Comments

The occasional open thread: nutty as a fruitcake

Put your Obama conspiracy comments (I hope not too nutty) that don’t relate to the current articles here. This thread will close in two weeks.

Posted in Open Mike | Tagged | 295 Comments