Fun and games at Trump rallies

It is clear that there are only two things that Trump likes to do: send out Twitter messages and speak at rallies in front of his adoring fans. I thought that after awhile, people would get tired of him saying the same things over and over again at his rallies and stop coming but they seem to be still turning out. I put it down to the rabid enthusiasm of his die-hard supporters but the tweet below suggests that at least some in the audience may be people who are getting paid to attend the rallies and show enthusiasm.
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Scallop wars and French taunts

One of the many contentious issues that will have to be dealt with as part of Brexit negotiations is over shellfishing. Now a row has broken out between French and British fishing boat crews over the rights to scallop fishing.

French fishermen have been accused of throwing insults, stones and smoke bombs at their British rivals in the English Channel in a vicious scrap over scallops.

The clash happened around 12 nautical miles (22km) off the Normandy coast, near the Bay of Seine.

British boats are legally entitled to fish in the scallop-rich area.

But their presence has infuriated the French, who accuse the British of shamelessly depleting shellfish stocks.

The report did not specify the insults the French used but we know from history that they have a formidable arsenal of taunts that the British are no match for. What kind of comeback can you make when someone tells you that your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries?

Who fires a dog?

According to Seth Meyers, “A racist with a rotted out soul” is the most appropriate description for anyone who calls a black woman a dog, as Donald Trump did yesterday to Omarosa Manigault Newman.

Meyers also points to Trump repeatedly referring to people being ‘fired like a dog’ and rightly asks: Why fires a dog?

You win the prize, Don Jr.!

Not only are the three eldest Trump offspring utterly lacking in ethical principles, they do not seem very bright either, except for a narrow cunning in finding ways to exploit their position for financial gain. Samantha Bee discusses the actions of Donald Trump, Jr. who seems to be winning the race for the title of Donald Trump’s stupidest child, easily overtaking early front-runner Eric. Ivanka already holds the title for the most smug and unctuous child.