more by Alan Bedenko
John “Rus” Thompson, who pled guilty in 2017 to a misdemeanor arising out of voter fraud and lying under oath, is ordering up a steaming heap of attention this week.
British comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb (you may know them as Mark and Jez from Peep Show), had a sketch show
WBEN says it is “partnering” (whatever that means) with legitimate news outlets WIVB and WROC to host a debate in the race for the 27th Congressional District between Democrat Nate McMurray and Republican Chris Jacobs.
On Friday January 17, former congressman Chris Collins was sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for his lying to the FBI and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. It is a fittingly ignominious end to a particularly nasty and petulant politician.
Here is a portion of a speech that Donald Trump gave to the so-called “Value Voters Summit” in October 2019:
Michael Kearns, the Erie County Clerk, is on a nativist anti-immigrant jihad that is as stupid as he.