Still from Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog), 1929, by Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel.
Surreal to a surrealist
by Tom Sullivan
Still from Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog), 1929, by Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel.
Luis Buñuel would have found this election surreal.
Josh Marshall at TPM last night:
In the situation Donald Trump is in with former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, any media professional or really anyone with a conscience would say this: "We quarreled many years ago. It's in the past. I truly wish her the best." Done and done."Why Would You Vote for a Man This Insecure?" asked the headline on a Charlie Pierce post from Tuesday. Trump's campaign tried to change the subject to Clinton's health or to make her husband's sexual history a campaign issue.
But just an hour ago Trump went on O'Reilly to again trash Machado, now saying that he saved her job, gave her a shot at not being fat and this is the thanks he gets. Yes, he really said that. "You know, they wanted to fire her. The company itself wanted to fire her. I saved her job ... I saved her job because I said that's going to -- I did that with a number of young ladies. The staff itself [wanted to fire her]. Look what happened. Look what I get out of it. I get nothing. A lot of things are coming out about her."
"you're fat" -these guys pic.twitter.com/0KlTT5mVSa
— victoria (@theblowout) September 29, 2016
Chris Cillizza tweeted last night "Well I have now seen everything in this election" in response to this:
Was @HillaryClinton wearing an earpiece during last night’s presidential forum? Check it out: https://t.co/xO3cCdgaCe #sayfie
— Florida GOP (@FloridaGOP) September 8, 2016
Dave Weigel replied, "Yes, that is the verified account of the biggest swing state GOP linking InfoWars."
Tuesday morning in the red-state town where I work, two women coming down in the elevator at lunch were speculating whether the careful, measured way Hillary Clinton answered questions during the debate meant she was using a hidden teleprompter. I guess they don't read InfoWars.
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) suggested to FBI Director James Comey that "Hillary Clinton had broken her college’s honor code" from 40 years ago by using a private email server.
And in case you missed this tweet on Monday night:
Hillary Clinton belongs in the White House. Donald Trump belongs on my show.
— Jerry Springer (@jerryspringer) September 27, 2016
You might need a bottle of Absinthe to weather the next few weeks.