I must confess that I didn’t really know the complex history that exists between Puerto Rico, my country, and the mighty imperialistic U.S. of A.
I’m truly ashamed to say that I didn’t find out about this history until 2015 when I found out about and read the book written by Nelson A. Denis “War Against All Puerto Ricans‘.
I need to say that I grew up under the shadow of the ‘greatest country in the world’ and believed every word I was programmed with. The information provided in the book, very well written, researched and totally documented, wasn’t taught in the private school that I went to.
I went to a Catholic school in Río Piedras, somewhat a suburb of San Juan, ran by American nuns and priests.
Samantha Bee takes a humorous look at a synopsis of this history in light of the humanitarian disaster caused by Hurricane María and the response by the American government lead by the “Moron-in-Chief“, Drumpf.
The American government’s slow response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria is actually nothing new.
On Wednesday’s “Full Frontal,”, October 4, Samantha Bee explained that the way Drumpf “helped” storm-ravaged Puerto Ricans followed a 100-year-old pattern.
“If you’re shocked by this, then you are not Puerto Rican,” said Bee.
“Truth is, we’ve been treating them like the unwelcome nephew under America’s stairs for more than a century.”
Aided by “Hamilton” star Javier Muñoz, who has family on the island, Bee then dissected the island’s history of “getting screwed with their pantalones on by the United States.”
In a five-minute video statement shellacking Drumpf with profanity and mariachis belting out his “Vicente for Presidente” campaign song.
“Donald, every time I make fun of you, which I do a lot, people say, ‘Why can’t you be our president?’ ” said Fox, who emerged last year from a sleepy post-presidency on his ranch in central Mexico to become an Internet sensation as one of Drumpf’s most consistent and brutal comedic critics.
“America, I feel your pain. We all do. And that is why today I am proud to announce my candidacy for president of the United States,” said Fox, who pulled on a Drumpf-style red campaign cap that read:
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Trevor Noah Explains Real Reason Drumf’s Arpaio Pardon
Why is this important?
Drumpf has proven time and time again that there’s no bottom to his rhetoric, demagoguery and simple evil. Using the his ‘presidential’ power to pardon one of his ardent pre-campaign, birtherism buddy and totally white supremacist and racist top cop, law enforcer in Maricopa County.
Trevor explains it better with a slight hint of humor.
I’ve found this is the only way one can make it through the day in spite of the seriousness of it all.
Drumpf’s decision to pardon Joe Arpaio has already ignited plenty of controversy – not least because many have taken it as the president encouraging law enforcement to break the law.
As Trevor Noah put it on The Daily Show Monday night, August 28, “Drumpf has been president for seven months – and like a teenage boy with a locked bedroom door, he’s been exploring his new powers.
And this weekend, Drumpf confirmed that he can get someone off all by himself.”
That could have very bad implications for Mueller’s investigation, Noah said:
what if Drumpf simply decides to pardon officials within his Cabinet who are convicted? In Arpaio’s case, Drumpf didn’t even wait for him to be sentenced before issuing a pardon. As Vanity Fair’s Emma Stefansky noted this weekend, that means that Drumpf’s colleagues could simply decide not to cooperate or testify in Mueller’s investigation – under the assurance that Drumpf will pardon them anyway.
And even Noah may find that outcome difficult to joke about.
~~Profiles in Tremendousness: Pardon Edition – Sheriff Joe Arpaio~~
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President Trump pardons Joe Arpaio, a controversial former sheriff who advocated the use of excessive force and cracked down on immigration through racial profiling. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Randy Rainbow Sounds Off on Drumpf’s Tweets with a Catty Carrie Underwood Classic
Randy Rainbow ponders the things that go through Drumpf’s tiny little mind as he’s sitting on his solid gold toilet preparing to unleash each unhinged 140-character insult.
We should be used to the fact that the ‘so-called president’ communicates through social media. And we are sure that he won’t stop.
Randy Rainbow does a great job in depicting events related to this crazy time in America. When one doesn’t earn respect, one earns disdain, scorn and mockery.
When Drumpf launched a highly personal Twitter war against two talk show hosts this week, many thought that was the end of the line. Even the president’s strongest allies struggled to defend Drumpf’s misogynist tweets directed at Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski, leading to calls – even from some Republican leaders – for the commander in chief to stop tweeting.
On Saturday evening, July 3, Drumpf outright said he has no plans to stop so people should just stop trying to convince him.
Jimmy Fallon celebrates Stars Wars Day with Smash Mouth lib dub
Everyone’s favorite “Star Wars” characters rock out to Smash Mouth’s “All Star” in this cool video
The force was strong with Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night, May 3, as he and his crew at NBC’s “Tonight Show” made a lip dub video in honor of Thursday’s holiday: Star Wars Day.
In a bit before his guest interviews, Fallon brought out a box filled with audience suggestions.
One fan wrote: “Tomorrow is May 4th and May the 4th be with you. I love ‘Star Wars.’ I also love the song ‘All Star’ by Smash Mouth, which got me thinking. Can you show all the stars from ‘Star Wars’ singing ‘All Star’ to celebrate?”
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you mus know by know that Jimmy Kimmel told his family’s personal story about the birth of his brand new son, Billy.
It’s fitting that this be shared because today, the USA’s House of Representatives, lead by Paul Ryan, are claiming to vote on the third attempt at ‘repeal-replace’ the Affordable Health Care Act.
If you haven’t seen Jimmy’s monologue, I strongly recommend that you look for it in YouTube.
Here’s What Republicans Are Voting For on Thursday, May 4
Quick wrap-up of the bill:
There have been no public hearings.
There’s no final text.
There’s no updated CBO score.
It is opposed by virtually every patient advocacy group and everyone in the health care industry.
Congress is still exempted from the new rules that allow states to waive essential benefits.
It raises premiums dramatically for older people.
It removes Obamacare’s protection against being turned down for a pre-existing condition.
It would steadily gut Medicaid spending for the very poorest.
It removes coverage from at least 24 million people, probably more.
It slashes taxes on the rich by about a trillion dollars over ten years.
This is a depraved piece of legislation
It’s a windfall for the rich and promises nothing but misery for the poor. How is it possible that 90% of House Republicans are happily voting in favor of this moral abomination?
420, 4:20, or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) is a code-term that refers to the consumption of cannabis, especially smoking cannabis around the time 4:20 p.m./a.m. (or 16:20 in 24-hour notation) and smoking and celebrating cannabis on the date April 20 (which is 4/20 in U.S. form).
Comedian Jimmy Fallon loves to make his celebrity guests partake in the hilarious “Wheel of Musical Impressions” segment of The Tonight Show.
It’s a fun game where a random singer is paired up with a random song title. Jimmy’s guest goes head to head with him to see who is better at doing a successful impression of the artist singing that song. The combinations that the “wheel” comes up with are pretty wild, and it almost always has everyone in stitches.
Some guests can do some pretty amazing impressions.
Here you have Demi Lovato!
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Comedian Jimmy Fallon loves to make his celebrity guests partake in the hilarious “Wheel of Musical Impressions” segment of The Tonight Show.
It’s a fun game where a random singer is paired up with a random song title. Jimmy’s guest goes head to head with him to see who is better at doing a successful impression of the artist singing that song. The combinations that the “wheel” comes up with are pretty wild, and it almost always has everyone in stitches.
Some guests can do some pretty amazing impressions.
Here you have Céline Dion!
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