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To Know Trump (All Bagel and No Schmear Edition)
What a difference a Tslump makes. One month ago, GOP Hair Apparent Donald Trump was bragging that he didn’t need advertising to fuel his presidential run because “I’m getting so much coverage. It would almost be — you’d OD on … Continue reading
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2016 Ads ‘n’ Ends (‘Take a Bullet for Donald Trump’ Edition)
Itemizing a few deductions from the presidential campaign trail . . . Item: Sanders campaign starts to ‘Air the Bern’ Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ quixotic presidential run is so revolutionary, he has just: 1) hired a pollster; 2) prepared … Continue reading
To Know Trump (‘Donald the Menace’ Edition)
As if Donald Trump wasn’t enough of a cartoon, a focus group in Indianapolis this week was asked to compare the GOP candidates to fictional characters, and Trump came through – as he might say – incredible. Sort of. Via … Continue reading
‘South Park’ Invades Donald Trump’s South Parts
From our To Know Trump desk Full disclosure: The dustupping staff is not a regular viewer of Comedy Central’s South Park, but we’ve always admired the show’s ability to not give a damn what anyone thinks about it. And never … Continue reading
Attention @realDonaldTrump: Hugh Hewitt Blew It
Popular conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt – who tied Donald Trump to the whipping post recently over Middle East affairs, then folded like origami when he was criticized for it – took to Politico yesterday to do the crystal ball thing … Continue reading
Dead Blogging Round Two of the GOP Presidential Rumpus
In the interest of full disclosure, the dustupping staff should mention that we lost interest in last night’s CNN Republican Presidential Debate around the time Ben Carson spoke about hizzzzzz . . . Whatever. Regardless, here’s some dotsam and netsam … Continue reading
Jeb Bush Super PAC Depicts Jeb Bush As Cipher
From our Whiskey Tango Foxtrot desk The Bush-Industrial Complex has finally decided to spend some of its hundred-something millions to kick-start the Frère Apparent’s presidential campaign. From CNN: Jeb Bush super PAC drops $24 million on ads Let the air … Continue reading
Doug Flutie Saying Hail Marys Vs. Trump For Prez
Football hero Doug Flutie says he doesn’t want former United States Football League boss Donald Trump quarterbacking Team America. The maestro of the last-minute miracle would prefer that Trump lose the game he’s currently playing. Via the tireless Andrew Kaczynski at … Continue reading
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Welcome to Dustup 2016!
Dustup 2016 – a multi-platform project of Campaign Outsider (Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter to come) – is dedicated to chronicling the most notable antics of the current presidential field. After all, there are (at least) 22 stories in the Naked … Continue reading
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Quote o’ the Day (Rick Perry Half-Wit Edition)
Apparently Donald Trump was on to something when he said “Rick Perry put on glasses so people think he’s smart.” From Politico: Rick Perry denies dropping out of 2016 race Rick Perry flatly denied Donald Trump’s assertion Thursday that he … Continue reading