Tag Archives: Politics – Commentary

  By Jeff Koopersmith ­ 04/21/16 06:44 PM EDT A longtime friend, trusted colleague, and oft-consulted expert in the circumstance of this world, Mark Penn, wrote an interesting opinion piece published by The Hill which I assume was to aim his points at those elected officials and staff members who call Washington D.C.’s Capitol HillContinue reading “Democracy has all but vanished – What’s the fix?”

Any American interested in the primaries, delegate bribing, and who- punched-who at which stump speech can’t helped becoming bored senseless watching CNN, Fox News, or any politically captivated news source including mine.         By Jeff Koopersmith Somehow I feel I must follow the 24 cycle in re “Politics” when I know insteadContinue reading “Amazing What the Mainstream Media Covers for No Good Reason (and what it does not)”

  By Jeff Koopersmith, Editor Emeritus “Beware the Ides of March” 15 March 2016 WASHINGTON DC  – It is clear to me that Donald Trump is not a Racist. There are few true racist New Yorkers born during the era 1950 and on up through 1980s. Yes. Beware the Ides of March Mr. Trump. Trump and I share someContinue reading “DONALD TRUMP – Now the presumptive heir to increasing hatred from the Have-nots, the Ultra-right, the Somewhat Right, and the Democrat Left”

                  BY: Jeff Koopersmith, Editor Emeritus 11 March 2016 I have to say I indeed had tears in my eyes when I heard of Nancy Reagan’s death.  I knew she was quite ill just before but I thought she would live well into 100. I knew her fairlyContinue reading “Nancy Reagan – Coming home today to Ronnie”

BY: Jeff Kooopersmith, Editor Emeritus President Barack Obama surprised me this week, weighing in on Donald Trump’s candidacy and other GOP candidates without mentioning their names. I think this creates more division, and more verbal warfare. I understand Obama’s need to say something. However, I also see that GOPers are now quoting Cabinet members asContinue reading “NOT VERY PRESIDENTIAL TO WEIGH IN ON CANDIDATES FOR POTUS”

A shocking prescription to protect our world from conflict and disorder By Jeff Koopersmith, Editor Emeritus – American Politics Journal – for my son 7 January 2016 “The fourth and broadest shift in the international order flows from the transition from a U.S.- dominated system toward a non polar world, one in which the leading political and economicContinue reading “IT IS TIME FOR AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL MANDATE”

. . .they didn’t complain when we used terrorism as a major weapon against those Brits! They helped! By Jeff Koopersmith, Editor Emeritus It strikes me as odd that the Media is going wild for France when all those hacks really enjoy are the Hot Spots like Cannes and only certain arrondissement in Paris – theContinue reading “FRANCE HELPED US DEFEAT THE BRITISH, Yet ….”

It’s still Clinton and Bush as Favorites By Jeff Koopersmith, Editor Emeritus (1988-2012)         TUESDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2015 -WASHINGTON, DC-This evening Americans have the opportunity to listen to and watch whomever is left in the Twin Bakers Dozen of unprepared for the White House Republican Candidates for the GOP presidential nomination – andContinue reading “FORWARD TO THE PAST – THE 19TH CENTURY IDEALS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY”

    So call me stupid. By: Jeff Koopersmith 8 August 2015 – I actually watched the loser “can’t-di-dates” on Fox around 5 PM last evening. Then throughout the night I watched something worse – the ten “Might-be-winners” “debate” – i mean orate – I mean stammer through the first chance at revealing themselves toContinue reading “GOP “Debates” a Typical Fox News Joke”

    The Vahge Sisters – are they plotting to steal the White House? Could a Billionaire Threesome Buy the White House? BY JEFF KOOPERSMITH, Editor Emeritus 31 JULY 2015 – NEW YORK  Aside from wondering why Fox News is hosting a “debate” next week between seventeen candidates for its Presidential nomination of the man orContinue reading “Will the Vahge Sisters Purchase the Oval Office for the GOP?”

It’s difficult to know where to begin. How about the maniac who went into a church in South Carolina – prayed with a group there and then shot dead nine of them because he was some sort of freak Rebel who hated dark skinned people? My comment is about the Governor. I think she was bordering onContinue reading “50 Plus Days of Hard Core Politics”

22 June 2015 Charleston and the Age of Fox News’ (et al) “Break Your Back” Racism-Filled Nonsense  By Jeff Koopersmith, Editor Emeritus There is no such thing as Race – and journalists had better know that and get this disease out of the main. I read David Remnick’s extraordinary piece this week concerning nine innocent churchgoers murdered byContinue reading “Charleston and the Age of Fox News “Break Your Back” Racism Packed Media”

There is No Such Thing as Race! Rachel Dolezal Lynched by All the Media in America By Jeff Koopersmith 15 June 2015 Rachel Dolezal was the President of the Spokane NAACP chapter and has been allowing Americans to think she is an African-American or more likely ignoring Americans and others who describe Rachel Dolezal asContinue reading “The Four Faces of Rachel Dolezal”

FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2015 BY: JEFF KOOPERSMITH What do we have now – like 40 presidential con-didates and a couple of serious contenders in the quadrennial race for the White House? It is close to the official first day of Summer on the 21st of June but nothing much on the campaign trail is sizzlingContinue reading “More Boredom on the Presidential Bench . . .”

If you don’t have your own body cam – get one! By Jeff Koopersmith, Editor Emeritus – American Politics Journal I’ve been writing an essay on technology and how it impacts my life. As I thought about it I came rapidly to the conclusion that we must all wear body-cams when leaving our houses –Continue reading “All Americans Should Wear Body Cams”

BY JEFF KOOPERSMITH 10 May 2015 – I have kept a close watch on GOP presidential contest announcements and must tell you I am bored to death.  The only serious player thus far is Jeb Bush and he isn’t really playing at all.  The Fox News “leaders” – the likes of Rand Paul, Ben Carson,Continue reading “The Snoring Politics Of April and May Thusfar”

Bad enough that they follow Fox News Headlines, but Fox never addressed the possibility that the co-pilot was insane or a terrorist. By Jeff Koopersmith 26 March 2015 WASHINGTON DC – It is disturbing enough that cable news has surrendered to the measly talents of Rodger Ailes and Fox News – following their outrageous “BreakingContinue reading “The Mainstream Media is Completely Out of Touch”

In Defense of Liberalism An Annual New Year’s Essay from American Politics Journal By Jeff Koopersmith Dec. 31, 1998 (APJ) — In 1996, around Christmas time, I wrote the original version of this essay. It was updated last year. Now another year has passed, and our editors thought I should look at it again forContinue reading “In Defense of Liberalism”

Krauthammer Lies Again –To Bill O’Reilly  Another Ambisinistrous Delusion on Fox News. Another Ambisinistrous Delusion on Fox News. Neither O’Reilly Nor Krauthammer can prove their lies are truth BY Jeff Koopersmith WASHINGTON DC 17 MARCH 2015 – And there lies the key to Fox News and Right Wing strategy. Lie about anything that can never be proved, one wayContinue reading “Krauthammer Lies Again – To Bill O’Reilly – Another Ambisinistrous Delusion at Fox”

The Republican Capitol Hill Club is in fact on Capitol Hill.  As in the Republic-controlled Congress, this is a place to meet people who give candidates campaign cash while getting drunk and eating well.  Don’t knock it – it’s a throwback to IKE – who warned us about the people who go there now. EspeciallyContinue reading “If You Think March Madness is Your Thing – Try Capitol HIll”

BY: Jeff Koopersmith Could there be a more boring topic that news media across the board can’t stop screeching about – Yeah, Hillary Clinton’s email server – which these fools think is actually in her basement somewhere. The goons also think that email CANNOT be erased from a server. Oh, Really? Check again CNN andContinue reading “HILLARY’S E-MAIL SERVER – “zzzzzzzzzzzzzz””

“Gee! This darn thing is a little heavy!”   By Jeff Koopersmith Is your heartbeat the key to secure banking? – No! The BBC, in fact, covered this ridiculous idea today – It is  Halifax Bank’s silly idea to have their customers wear a wrist band (all the time it seems?) which monitors one’s heartbeatContinue reading “Halifax Bank Makes a Laughable Error – Heartbeat Code for ATM?”

In addition to the Logan Act, other criminal avenues exist __________________________________________________________________ By Jeff Koopersmith Editor Emeritus The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) should be investigating the clique of rogue ultra-right U.S. Senators that organized the “Senate 47” letter to Iran signaling that the forty-seven Republican senators are more ready to go to war and riskContinue reading “Will and Should the U.S. Attorney General Prosecute the “Rogue Senate 47”?”

Jeff Koopersmith TOSHIBA THE WORST SERVICE FROM WHAT USED TO BE THE BEST MANUFATURER! i bought the most expensive QOSMIO – my third – 16 months ago WITH EVERY PLUS ITEM OVER 2800 DOLLARS AND MORE and is has been returned three tams for the same problem. Nothing was done about the true problem saveContinue reading “TOSHIBA – ONCE THE BEST – NOW A COMPANY TO AVOID!”

Some so-called “conservative” strategists at a 2010 gathering of mostly Republicans were gestapo-like. One the most fanatic is, Michael S. Greve, now a law professor at ho-hum George Mason University Law School, who urged his audience to destroy the health care law. Greve said, (it) “has to be killed as a matter of political hygiene,” adding “I do not careContinue reading “Michael S. Greve: A Griev·ous Member of the Bar and a Thief from the Poorest Americans”

By Jeff Koopersmith, Editor Emeritus So, someone finally said it. “Follow (The lack of) Money in the Middle East for average Arab, Muslim, Islamic, or other warrior.” And to make it special, Marie Harf of the U.S. State Department seems to have said it on the air first! So, Kudos to Marie Harf! For aContinue reading “Marie Harf – A Spot-On American Champion”

. . . And other non-whimsical and ill prepared to govern “Candidates” for President   “Of all the men and women who might run for the GOP presidential nomination Scott Walker has little or no chance to move into those big leagues. So, don’t get so enthusiastic!” – JMK   By Jeff Koopersmith Editor EmeritusContinue reading “The Plummet of Scott Walker and most all Republicans . . .”

“Of all the men and women who might run for the GOP presidential nomination Scott Walker has little or no chance to move into those big leagues. So don’t get so excited!” – JMK                     By Jeff Koopersmith Editor Emeritus FEBRUARY 2 2015 WASHINGTON Who was theContinue reading “The Definite Fall of Scott Walker and most all Republican “Candi-Wanna-dates” for President”

  By Jeff Koopersmith, Editor Emeritus You had to weep when you saw Senator McCain on Sunday political talk shows this week. Of course, he would not back off his comments to the Code Pink demonstrators who called for Hank Kissinger’s arrest during a Senate Committee Meeting where at least McCain was over-eager to hearContinue reading “Same Old Same Old-REALLY Old Kissinger & McCain”

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    A hero and mentor of mine, Mario Cuomo, has died.  He is survived by his wonderful wife Matilda, his children and 12 grandchildren. Governor of New York for three terms, Mario led the charge against Reagan Republicans, reminding them almost every day that it was the common man who was in trouble inContinue reading “Mario Cuomo – An American Dream and man of the people is Going Home”

It’s the Stupid, Stupid By Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers (crisispapers.org) Barack Obama is not stupid and he says he doesn’t want his administration to do “stupid things” in foreign policy. So why, then, has he done a reckless, stupid thing by starting a new, two-theater war in the Middle East? And why did thatContinue reading “It’s the Stupid, Stupid”

Fox News – Incessant, Mudslinging, Poseurs _________________________________________________________________ Destroying lives for cash and political power By Jeff Koopersmith It seems to me that almost the whole enchilada presented by Fox News is deceptive from the people who man most of its on-air spots, presenters, too dumb to be believable guest commentators. I was sad to seeContinue reading “Fox News – Incessant, Mudslinging, Poseurs”

Leon Panetta – Gone & Forgotten   NEW YORK – Am I mindless, or are we witnessing Leon Panetta becoming a 76 year old California hobgoblin running around peddling his book anyplace and anytime including an appearance on – of all programs – the Bill O’Reilly Factor- Fox News’ lowliest crowd pleasing “circus” while maulingContinue reading “What’s Up With Leon Panetta?”

Jeff Koopersmith tunes into FOX Nerws Channel – so you don’t have to – in his latest report from the media battlefield.     How many Americans actually tune into FOX News in the early morning or during drive time evening television? Well, there’s me. I never miss it because the stooges on Fox andContinue reading “Political News? What News? Everyone is Boring or Crazy These Days”

On today's edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough put on a pretty conspicuous show with this line being the "pull quote:" I hear it on the Hill, I’m sure you hear it on the Hill all the time, it’s not reported but so many Republicans tell me this [House Minority Leader John Boehner]Continue reading “Quote of the Day (and Why Eric Cantor is Making His Move)”

I mean, where did [CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara] Logan go to journalism school – the Burson-Marsteller agency? — Matt Taibbi (WARNING: article title decidedly NSFW!)

Think Progress reports on one of the most egregiously regressive members of the House freshman crass… er, class: In a new interview with the Columbus Dispatch, Rep. Steve Austria (R-OH) joined in: “When (President Franklin) Roosevelt did this, he put our country into a Great Depression,” Austria said. “He tried to borrow and spend, heContinue reading “Freshman Congresscritter Update: Rep. Steve Austria Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot”

Let's take a look at what the House GOP freshmen have been up to this week – besides voting in lockstep to sandbag the economy and screw working families:  What do Tom McClintock (CA-02) and Cynthia Lummis (WY-AL) have in common? They're not making their constituents too happy, as can be seen here and here.Continue reading “Freshman Congresscritter Watch”

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Today, the House passed S-CHIP legislation, expanding health care for kids. So how did the new flock of House ultra-righies vote? HR2: Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 How the Freshman Righties Voted Congressman Vote Steve Austria (OH-07) Bill Cassidy (LA-06) Jason Chafftez (UT-03) Mike Coffman (CO-06) Brett Guthrie (KY-02) Gregg Harper (MO-03)Continue reading “How Many House GOP Freshmen Hate Kids?”

Here's a round-up of the latest on the incoming gaggle of House Republican freshpersons: Ever-so-tech-savvy UtahRep.-to-be Jason Chaffetz is plugging his Twitter fetish for maximum public relations impact – no doubt to detract attention from the fact that he seems more obsessed with DC voters than his own constituents. Chaffetz is emerging early and forcefullyContinue reading “Freshman Congresscritter Watch”

Back on November 7th, Jeff Koopersmith identified seventeen incoming ultra-right-wing Congresscritters that should be monitored by progressives. Following is our first installment of Ultraconservative Congresscritter Roundup: "No seniority, no clout; Welcome to Congress": Michael Norris "congratulates" Nevada's 4th CD for choosing Tom McClintock over Charlie Brown in a deliciously snlrky letter to the editor publishedContinue reading “Ultraconservative Congresscritter Roundup”

Good fences make good neighbors, but such walls can be individually and societally dangerous. Especially when they separate you from reality — and from your heart’s best instincts. That’s why impeachment is a necessity, ASAP. I know there is truth in poet Robert Frost’s famous line in “Mending Wall” (quoting the man living next door)Continue reading “A Meditation on the Building of Walls”