Monthly Archives: August 2017

Thursday Throwback: What was the point of the Veepstakes chase?

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Thomas Mets

NBC has an article about the efforts of various news organizations to find out who Mitt Romney’s running mate would be before he announced that it was going to be Paul Ryan. They also described Paul Ryan’s efforts to mislead news … Continue reading →

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Did President Trump Say Finland and Russia Have Gotten Along For 100 Years? Nope.

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Yesterday, there was a comment on twitter on something stupid President Trump allegedly said about Russia and Finland. James Oliphant, a White House correspondent for Reuters, posted the following. Trump said Russia and Finland have gotten along for “a hundred … Continue reading →

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If Obama was white

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Thomas Mets

A common accusation from the left is that President Obama was targeted because of his race. Lee Siegel’s op-ed piece in the New York Times a few years ago was one example, suggesting that Romney was doing well because he is the … Continue reading →

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Movies Watched in 2017 Part 5

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Thomas Mets

This is the conclusion of my effort to watch at least 100 films, 10 from each decade. There have been four previous entries: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. I kept track of certain details of films I watched … Continue reading →

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100+ Notable Foreign Language/ Silent Films on Kanopy

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Kanopy’s streaming service has so many nice films available that a Top 100 isn’t enough. I did a Top 100 English language films a few days ago, but if anything, their selection of silent movies and foreign language films is … Continue reading →

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Political Stars of the 2020s

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Thomas Mets

There was a discussion on a political message board about who the political stars for the 2020s might be. Before considering that question, it seems pertinent to work backwards to see what 2010s stars were doing a decade earlier. In the … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: On considering race and gender for political appointments

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Thomas Mets

In his piece about the advantages African-American candidates have in presidential primaries, Ben Smith suggested that “the Romney/ Ryan debacle did probably guarantee one thing: That the Republican Party will never again present a ticket with two white men on … Continue reading →

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Thursday Throwback: Reagan and Electability

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Thomas Mets

At one of the 2012 Republican primary debates, Newt Gingrich responded to the suggestion that he may be unelectable by noting that the same thing was said about Ronald Reagan 32 years ago. Al Checchi made a similar point writing … Continue reading →

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