Robert A. George

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Independent. Previously Bloomberg, NY Daily News, NY Post; comics nerd, improviser, pun-dit, overthinker, undersharer, Trini-Dad jokes, etc.
Trump's Trans-formational Triumph

A moment for humble reflection

RAGGED PUNSTACK
If you're looking for some hilarity early Saturday, come see me at the West Side Comedy Club’s New Talent Showcase! The 6PM start gives you time for the rest of your evening!
Order tickets here: http://www.fcomedyclub.com/events/new-talent-showcase-05-18-24-06-00-pm
New Talent Showcase - May 18th 6:00PM

A hilarious evening of stand-up featuring some of our best up-and-comers! This performance showcases our most promising rising talents, who are getting their shot to perform alongside some of our club regulars. See the comedy stars of tomorrow, today!

F Comedy at WSCC
I'm performing 9PM tonight @thegrislypear Midtown (243 W. 54th St., btw. Broadway & 8th Ave.)!
Tix available here: https://www.grislypearstandup.com/events/comedy-leopard-presents-thursday-night-comedy-apr-25
Drop by, if you're around! #standup #comedyclub #comedy #comedian #TimesSquare
Comedy Leopard Presents: Thursday Night Comedy - April 25th 9:00PM

Comedy Leopard Presents: Thursday Night Comedy! Come hang out and watch some of the best up and coming comics in the comedy world at an iconic club.

Grisly Pear
With the anti-McCarthy faction now nominating @ByronDonalds for speaker, here's my Bloomberg Opinion piece from last month noting Donalds' "ambition for a more visible role within the new House Republican majority." https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-12-09/herschel-walker-was-the-wrong-candidate-to-appeal-to-black-republicans @opinion

Via Scott MacFarlane:

Final day in office for key Jan 6 figures

Jan 6 Cmte members:
Liz Cheney (R-WY)
Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
Elaine Luria (D-VA)

👉 WH Ellipse Speaker:
Mo Brooks (R-AL)

👉 Jan 6 defendant/pretrial detainee advocate:
Louie Gohmert (R-TX)

The Invention of Elise Stefanik

To rise through the Trump-era G.O.P., a young congresswoman gave up her friends, her mentors and her ideals. Will it be enough?

The New York Times

Where are the "Republicans in turmoil" "chaos" "disarray" headlines?

Yeah, I see coverage of McCarthy not able to get the speakership. But if this were the Democrats, the melodrama from the media would be something to behold.

In my vain effort to have people understand me and what I am ranting about, I try to clarify to commonly misunderstood First Amendment phrases: “First Amendment exception” and “this is a First Amendment issue.”

https://popehat.substack.com/p/clarifying-some-common-first-amendment

Clarifying Some Common First Amendment Terminology

What is a "First Amendment Exception?" What does it mean that "the First Amendment applies"?

The Popehat Report

RT @[email protected]

An Arizona judge rejected the remainder of Republican Kari Lake's claims of election misconduct in the race for governor https://on.wsj.com/3vdM5LE

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1606731477781303296

Kari Lake’s Claims of Election Misconduct Rejected by Arizona Judge

The GOP gubernatorial nominee alleged incorrect ballot counting caused her to lose

The Wall Street Journal
I don’t think Tucker Carlson is actually on Putin’s payroll, but I’m hard pressed to think of any way he’d behave differently if he were. https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tucker-carlson-accuses-volodymyr-zelensky-waging-war-against-christianity
Tucker Carlson accuses Volodymyr Zelensky of waging a "war against Christianity"

Media Matters for America