POLITUSIC Playlists: Articles with Soundtracks https://www.politusic.com/playlists/ Left-leaning political and social articles to help you understand American politics, appreciate music, and laugh at being human. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:03:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.politusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pt-square-96x96.png POLITUSIC Playlists: Articles with Soundtracks https://www.politusic.com/playlists/ 32 32 “Donald Trump!”: The Final Rebel Yell Of The Confederacy https://www.politusic.com/rants/donald-trump-final-confederate-rebel-yell/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/donald-trump-final-confederate-rebel-yell/#respond Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:21:15 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=20839 POLITUSIC

Say his name in the south and applause burst like shells raining on the battlefield. Many cheer, some holler and a few hoot: “Don-ald Trump!  Don-ald Trump!”…. The modern Rebel …

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Is Donald Trump The Most Cowardly President Ever? https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/trump-spineless-cowardly-president-ever/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/trump-spineless-cowardly-president-ever/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:20:09 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=20397 POLITUSIC

Donald Trump is an incomplete man. He is not fully evolved. He is – and hopefully someday soon will be – undone. As the Trump klan wrapped up its celebrity …

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Understanding Trump: It’s Not A Comb Over. It’s A Mullet. https://www.politusic.com/politics/malarkey/understanding-trump-hair-not-combover-hair-is-a-mullet/ Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:23:32 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=19865 POLITUSIC

Donald Trump is the defiant WHOOOHOOO inside the soul of mullet men. The secret to understanding President Donald J. Trump lies not in greed. It lies not in his belief …

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Donald Trump: Is Being An Idiot An Impeachable Offense? https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/trump-is-an-idiot-impeachable-offense/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/trump-is-an-idiot-impeachable-offense/#respond Thu, 18 May 2017 19:13:37 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=19709 POLITUSIC

If you want to impeach someone: impeach the Democratic Party. Impeach your-own-damn-self for allowing the Presidency of Donald Trump to pupate over the last 8 years and emerge from the …

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10 Things We’ve Learned From 100 Days Of Donald https://www.politusic.com/politics/malarkey/10-things-weve-learned-in-100-days-of-donald/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/malarkey/10-things-weve-learned-in-100-days-of-donald/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2017 23:21:05 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=19575 POLITUSIC

Americans – and the world – have experienced many things since the eruption of President Trump. Some painful and some shameful. Here, we humbly offer our top ten. 100 Days Of …

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Curiosity Killed The Conservative https://www.politusic.com/politics/society/curiosity-killed-conservative/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/society/curiosity-killed-conservative/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2017 00:31:52 +0000 https://www.politusic.com/?p=19444 POLITUSIC

Eve wasn’t deceived, she was curious. Conservatives view her act as a sin; the rest of us as that which makes us human. The U.S. has been suffering a textbook …

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The Middle Class Isn’t Shrinking, It’s Lost In America’s Loophole https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/americas-financial-loophole-vanishing-middle-class/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/americas-financial-loophole-vanishing-middle-class/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:36:55 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=19193 POLITUSIC

A country’s moral compass loses its North when the measure of Value is transactional rather than principled. To keep life interesting, we tend to seek out new experiences. Most of mine …

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Trump Channels Nixon To Advocate Police State https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/trump-channels-nixon-advocate-police-state/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/trump-channels-nixon-advocate-police-state/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2017 21:41:21 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=18750 POLITUSIC

For the ills and unfairs in life, religions blame devils and demons, republicans blame blacks and browns. Given the tone of Jeff Sessions swearing in ceremony, America will soon discover what …

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Democrats Have Gone Too Soft: America Likes Loudmouth Bullies https://www.politusic.com/politics/society/liberals-have-gone-soft-america-likes-loudmouth-bullies/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/society/liberals-have-gone-soft-america-likes-loudmouth-bullies/#respond Sat, 04 Feb 2017 18:10:36 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=18561 POLITUSIC

You can’t win the heart of America being a self righteous elitist polishing your own halo. You need to be a loudmouth bully sucker punching for the protections of the marginalized. …

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Donald Trump Victory Tour: Neener Neener 2016 https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/donald-trump-victory-tour-neener-neener-2016/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/donald-trump-victory-tour-neener-neener-2016/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:05:31 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=18138 POLITUSIC

On the Road Again, President-elect Donald Trump is going on a victory tour. He will be kicking off the “Neener Neener 2016” tour December 1st in Cincinnati at the US …

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President-Elect Donald J. Trump. Now What? https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/survive-president-donald-trump/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/survive-president-donald-trump/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2016 00:25:28 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=17434 POLITUSIC

Over the last two days I – along with the majority of voters in this country – have been repeatedly asking… “What the hell do we do now?” When we …

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Republican Party of Emotion and Gravity of Discontent https://www.politusic.com/best/gop-party-emotion-gravity-discontent/ https://www.politusic.com/best/gop-party-emotion-gravity-discontent/#respond Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:04:42 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=11627 POLITUSIC

PREFACE: “Party of emotion” is credited to commentary seen with Jonathan Capehart, and “Gravity of Discontent” to Thomas Frank within the same scenery. While it’s doubtful I’ll add qualitatively to their comments …

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The Political Dialectic: Why Democrats Need The Tea Party, Trump https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats-dialectic-need-tea-party/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats-dialectic-need-tea-party/#respond Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:03:48 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=15008 POLITUSIC

UPDATE 01/20/2017: Tea Party, President Trump – they’re part of the same swing of the pendulum… I don’t know about you, but when I close my eyes and visualize American …

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Why People Argue About Politics https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/people-argue-about-politics/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/people-argue-about-politics/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:58:01 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=14768 POLITUSIC

Back in the day (… yes, I am allowed to start Sweet Memory sentences such ways…); back when the family lived close enough to sit around the same table on …

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Music and Religion https://www.politusic.com/music/music-religion/ https://www.politusic.com/music/music-religion/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:21:13 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=13810 POLITUSIC

As long as everyone seems to be writing about politics and religion, we might as well take time to nod to one of the other gods roaming the halls of …

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Democrats Want Free Stuff https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-love-free-stuff/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-love-free-stuff/#respond Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:00:10 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=13117 POLITUSIC

Democrats love free stuff. Free cell phones, free food, free housing, they’re lazy. Democrats have turned America into a food stamp nation! Democrats… That word, democrats, makes me sick to my …

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The Obama Management Downfall https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/obama-political-problem-management/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/presidential/obama-political-problem-management/#respond Fri, 30 May 2014 23:13:08 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=11902 POLITUSIC

OK democrats, it’s time we join in the circle and start sharing our feelings. The Obama Administration is a bad manager. Putting aside broken websites, unprecedented obstructionism, and a dash …

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Tea Party: Why Are Democrats Destroying America? Answer: Your Brain. https://www.politusic.com/rants/democrats-destroying-america/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/democrats-destroying-america/#respond Sun, 01 Dec 2013 21:33:48 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=10920 POLITUSIC

Conservative republican brain theory: relentless negative repetition serving as the keystone of the long term electoral and fundraising tactics of the extreme right have created permanent connections in the republican …

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Tea Party Ted Off The Cliff: Shutdown Showdown Hoedown. https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/tea-party-cant-stop-obamacare-over-shutdown-cliff/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/tea-party-cant-stop-obamacare-over-shutdown-cliff/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:46:33 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=10573 POLITUSIC

Sideshow, stage show, or anti-government-fanatic’s peepshow – whatever you call the Ted Cruz Tea Party Express to Political Obscurity, the extreme right wing’s absolutism is all it will take to …

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Ted Cruz Playlist: Hero, Hedonist, or Hallucination? (Seattle Version) https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/what-is-ted-cruz-doing-obamacare/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/what-is-ted-cruz-doing-obamacare/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:52:21 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=10421 POLITUSIC

Ted Cruz is at war with the Republican Party. At the moment he’s directing a late night puppet show to keep his name on the Front Page by trying to Disarm Obamacare for …

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Is The GOP Imploding? Republican Civil War. https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/is-republican-party-imploding/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/is-republican-party-imploding/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:39:02 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=10342 POLITUSIC

Republican Party Implosion: too many factions, all with policy positions that are too extreme to work for an entire nation… GOP goes Boom. Related Article: Tea Party Ted Hoedown Throwdown …

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Recording A Great Vocal https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/tricks-record-good-vocals/ https://www.politusic.com/music/recording-tips/tricks-record-good-vocals/#respond Sun, 15 Sep 2013 21:24:24 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=10275 POLITUSIC

These vocal recording tips are intended both for the singer and the audio engineer… and maybe producer if they’re not currently on the phone self-promoting. ;) This article does not give …

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Rush Limbaugh Children’s Book: Rush Revere & The Brave Pilgrims https://www.politusic.com/best/rush-limbaugh-childrens-book-rush-revere-brave-pilgrims/ https://www.politusic.com/best/rush-limbaugh-childrens-book-rush-revere-brave-pilgrims/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:42:40 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=10110 POLITUSIC

Related Article: Democratic Satire vs. Republican Conspiracies In his new children’s book, only a dedicated man like Rush Limbaugh could cartoon his head onto Paul Revere and still keep a …

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House Speaker John Boehner’s Playlist https://www.politusic.com/music/john-boehner-political-music-playlist/ https://www.politusic.com/music/john-boehner-political-music-playlist/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2013 21:41:22 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=10047 POLITUSIC

This is an odd exercise, but Gimme Shelter and stick with it; things will start to make sense shortly… While it is uncertain whether or not the Speaker of the House in …

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Tea Party, Meet Prohibition: Why The Tea Party Will Fall Apart https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/tea-party-doomed-like-prohibition-no-compromise/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/dysfunction/tea-party-doomed-like-prohibition-no-compromise/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2013 22:13:11 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=9667 POLITUSIC

Related: Fix Political Dysfunction The Tea Party could benefit from understanding why Prohibition failed. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America wasn’t repealed because near …

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Why Are Republicans So Mean? Right-Wing Politics of Strength. https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/why-are-republicans-mean/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/right-wing/why-are-republicans-mean/#respond Sat, 22 Jun 2013 00:10:45 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=9068 POLITUSIC

This batch of extreme right-wing ideologues who rolled into Congress on the 2010 Tea Party Express (the scenic Redistricting Extravaganza Route) are just the sort of insecure middle managers who …

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Can Democrats Win Back The House In 2014? https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-will-win-2014-election/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/democrats/democrats-will-win-2014-election/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:13:08 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=8904 POLITUSIC

Yes. Dems can win a majority if they become smarter than they’ve ever been at: 1) Exploiting the disjointed Republican Party; 2) Instilling shame in GOP moderate voters, and; 3) …

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How To Fix Dysfunction In Congress: Be Immature https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/solve-dysfunction-politics-washington/ https://www.politusic.com/politics/theory/solve-dysfunction-politics-washington/#respond Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:07:04 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=8766 POLITUSIC

Government needs passion directed towards reasonable political and social goals, rather than what we’re stuck with now: great passion directed at crazy goals, or dispassionate complacency swatting at meaningless ones. The …

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Americans are Idiots: Blind Pride of the Extreme Right Wing https://www.politusic.com/rants/americans-are-stupid-idiots/ https://www.politusic.com/rants/americans-are-stupid-idiots/#respond Thu, 02 May 2013 17:47:07 +0000 http://www.politusic.com/?p=8612 POLITUSIC

Americans are idiots. I am an aforementioned, born, raised, and inoculated American Idiot, so hope that I can say this without anyone getting too offended. The first step to recovery is admitting we …

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