Alan Zweibel

That when you see a black man wearing a suit in front of foliage that calls to your mind a resemblance to a gorilla says all anyone needs to know about whether or not you're a racist. And while the original video that the Trump post borrowed from had all kinds of caricatures, that's irrelevant. What is relevant is that Trump's post only featured a clip of the Obamas. That was his takeaway from the video.

It's always odd to hear Trump supporters use such phrases as "deranged and hateful" and never use those words in relation to Trump. This is a creature who actually called for the death of his political opponents. Who reposted images of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. And then there's an imaginary mental disease which his supporters repeatedly cite.

Actually, you've got it exactly backwards. The reason the Post is in a severe decline is because under Jeff Bezos it has rolled over and played dead for Trump. The sad and self-inflicted decline of the Washington Post, in one chart Under Jeff Bezos, the paper retreated from the adversarial, anti-Trump posture that helped fuel its growth. And now its influence has fallen sharply. https://www.natesilver.net/p/the-sad-and-self-inflicted-decline

Clearly you haven't been paying much attention to the news lately. Here's what Trump said about Maduro's right hand woman, the second in command. ‘She’s a terrific person’: Trump praises Maduro loyalist leading Venezuela The two spoke a day before Trump is expected to meet with opposition leader María Corina Machado. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/14/trump-delcy-rodriguez-venezuela-00730397

White House frustrations with Venezuela’s Machado grow after elections comments' “None of this is ‘Operation María Corina Machado.’ It’s ‘Operation U.S. national security,’” said a White House adviser. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/white-house-frustrations-with-venezuelas-machado-surface-after-election-comments-00770005 So, a confession that it was never about democracy or the welfare of Venezuelans. It was all about the self-interest of the USA and Venezuela citizens be damned. Who could ever be so foolish as to believe otherwise? Actually, I could go back to comments that defenders of Trump's Venezuelan policy vociferously advanced not so long ago if I care to identify such parties.

What on Earth are you talking about? Airports? Stolen land? What does that got to do with your ridiculous accusation of anti-semitism?

More nonsense from you. Someone suggested that Trump was anti-israel. I simply pointed out that wasn't likely as long as Netanyahu keeps shoveling praise in his direction. What is anti-Semitic about that? Israel is not Judaism. Judaism is not Israel. As for the rest of your comments, just verbal diarrhea as is all too common in your case.

As long as Netanyahu keeps offering Trump a steady supply of flattery, any expectation that he will cut support to Israel is delusional. And if the present level turns out to be insufficient, I wouldn't be surprised if the Israelis offered to rename God as Trump if that would help further their interests.

It's bizarre because you offer all kinds of irrelevant examples such as the founding of the KKK. As I pointed out, the heart of KKK country began its sharp turn towards the Republican in 1964 when the deep south states all voted for Barry Goldwater who voted against the civil rights act of 1963. This is what you responded with: "Thank you for correcting me. The KKK is purely a creation of the fascist, racist republicans who have done nothing for people of colour but commit genocidal acts against them. Hopefully, the next administration can correct this horrible point in history, reopen the border and give this corrupt place back to the people of colour who exclusively built and occupied it before the white man cam. No one is illegal on stolen land." Why should anyone take seriously the ravings you post?

In case anyone is wondering what "big Mike" is about, apparently, there's a conspiracy theory that Michelle Obama is transgender and her previous name was Michael not Michelle. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/28/facebook-posts/michelle-obama-was-never-man/

President Donald Trump last month told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that he would be willing to unfreeze $16 billion in funding for a major infrastructure project in New York if Schumer would agree to rename New York's Penn Station and Washington's Dulles Airport after him, two sources familiar with the conversation told ABC News. The Hudson Tunnel Project -- which would connect New York City and New Jersey -- had already started. The project includes building nine miles of new passenger rail track and rehabilitating the North River Tunnel, according to the commission responsible for it. Officials in New York and New Jersey said if the money isn't freed-up by Friday, the project would stop, leaving approximately 1,000 construction jobs in jeopardy. https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-penn-station-dulles-airport-named-after-funding/story?id=129910999 I wouldn't be surprised if someday soon, Trump will demand that the Earth be renamed Planet Trump. At any rate, it's comforting to know that the President of the United States is not utterly bonkers.

More of the same bizarre nonsense.

Trust you to deflect by making it personal. Where was I "crowing"? You asked for names, I gave them to you. And those names aren't exactly insignificant ones, are they? Maybe try reading the article next time before posting.

I'm going to make a wild guess and say that you haven't read the article. Because if you had, you would have read this: It should be an eye-opener to all of us that we all need to pick up the pace,” U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Republican from a majority-Hispanic district in South Texas, said in an interview. “The candidate has to do their part, the party has to do their part. And then those of us in the arena, we have to do our part to help them as well.” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told reporters Tuesday that the election was a “very concerning outcome.” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick posted on X that the results should be a “wake-up call for Republicans across Texas. Our voters cannot take anything for granted.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said “a swing of this magnitude is not something that can be dismissed.” Or maybe you think that Ted Cruz, Ron Desantis, and Dan Patrick don't count? Or maybe you just don't know who these people are? Or maybe you're trying to make much out of the phrase "freaking out"? The fact is the whether you use "freaking out" or "deeply concerned", leading Republicans aren't happy about the situation now.

No. No. It came in third. And not the far ahead of 4 and 5 which have been in the theaters for weeks.

riclag should be more circumspect about whom he calls a knucklehead. That might come back to bite him: The span of years he cited includes two and a quarter years when Donald Trump was president. It is to laugh.

You sure about that? Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’ https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20251118/118692/HMKP-119-JU00-20251118-SD007.pdf

Rammed through? Not verified? From what garbage pile of a website do you get your info from. The Georgia election system has multiple ways of checking the validity of the ballots. Gemini AI has a good summation of what that entails: In the 2020 presidential election, Fulton County (Atlanta) did experience procedural errors regarding documentation, specifically with tabulator tapes and ballot transfer forms. However, according to Georgia election officials and multiple court rulings, these administrative failures did not disqualify the ballots. 2. Backup Systems for ValidityThe election system is designed with multiple "overlapping" layers of security so that no single missing signature can compromise the entire process. Backup systems include: Triple Verification (Audits and Recounts): Georgia's 2020 results were verified three times: once by the original machine count, once by a full manual hand count of every paper ballot, and once by a formal machine recount requested by the Trump campaign. All three counts confirmed the same outcome, proving that the tabulator totals were accurate despite the missing signatures on the "receipt" tapes. Voter Identity Verification: Every ballot is tied to a registered voter who was verified via photo ID (for in-person) or signature/ID matching (for absentee). This ensures that even if the paperwork describing the movement of ballots is incomplete, the existence of a qualified voter for every ballot is already established. Reconciliation Logs: While some signatures were missing, other logs—such as the number of voters who checked into a precinct—must match the number of ballots cast. If 500 people checked in, there must be 500 ballots. This "reconciliation" serves as a mathematical proof of validity. Surveillance and Physical Security: Ballot drop boxes in Georgia were required to be under 24/7 video surveillance, and ballots were transported in sealed, numbered containers. Even if a transfer form was missing a signature, the physical security seals and video footage provided a secondary chain of custody.

On Saturday, a Democrat posted a 14-point victory in a Fort Worth-based state senate district President Donald Trump had won by 17 points in 2024, a staggering swing that was powered by significant shifts across the district’s Hispanic areas... It’s the clearest sign yet that the GOP’s newfound coalition that propelled Trump’s return to the White House may be short-lived... Polling already showed that Republicans were rapidly losing support from Hispanic voters. But the electoral results were a confirmation of that drop. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/republicans-hispanic-voters-texas-special-00763560

Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back President Trump doubled down on his extraordinary call for the Republican Party to “nationalize” voting in the United States, even as the White House tried to walk it back and members of his own party criticized the idea. Mr. Trump said on Tuesday that he believed the federal government should “get involved” in elections that are riddled with “corruption,” reiterating his position that the federal government should usurp state laws by exerting control over local elections. https://archive.ph/ZIwpc

Your dog told you that? And you believed it?

In some people's view a warrant is as good as an indictment which is as good as a conviction.

I know what you mean. "Draining the Swamp" is so yesterday. Now it's more like "Swimming in the Swamp" And bottom feeding in it.

Well, for one thing, he claimed he won the 2020 election.

I know what you mean. "Draining the Swamp" is so yesterday. Now it's more like "Swimming in the Swamp"