The Donkey and The R.I.N.O.

The season finale four years in the making: Election Day (week? month? YEAR?!?!?) 2020 has arrived.

With 99% of the country's votes counted, the American people have spoken and chosen Vice President Joe Biden as the next President of the United States... or have they?  : O

This week, The Donkey and The R.I.N.O. tackle the election that came down to the wire, as we muse on the biggest winners (and losers) of the most voted election in United States history.    

The popular vote.  The electoral vote.  Bad polling.  Good Independents.  Claims of fraud.  Claiming claims of fraud are fraudulent.  Sour grapes.  Sweet grapes.  Mmmmmm, grapes.

We.  Are.  Covering.  It.  All.  A few extra tears shed, an extra helping of troll, but zero punches pulled... all on the final episode of Season 1 of D + R.  

Beer! 4 days until Election 2020! Twitter as maybe-censor! And beer! : D

This week, The Donkey and The R.I.N.O. kick off the last week of Earth's existence with a cold one for our inaugural bi-monthly Happy Hour! episode.  With the current vortex of polling data, swing state shenanigans, and the American news cycle turned up to 11, we sip and sift through the static... and put our clan names on the line predicting who will win, or lose, Election 2020.  

Plus, should Twitter dissuade or dictate?  We discuss the implications of private social media companies and e-moderation... and where we think the power to control truth may or may not belong. 

Beer (responsibly, of course <3) and the almost-end... all on Episode 9 of D + R.

THE END IS NIGH (of debates, anyway : P): The final Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump has landed!!

This week, The Donkey and The R.I.N.O. cover the much, much, much more civil sibling to the 1st Presidential debate ruckus.  

Who took the victory in the final slugfest to determine the next leader of the free world?  Were Donald Trump and Joe Biden on an even playing field this time around, and did the muscle-bound mute button play a role in that equality?  How much of this week's scandals surrounding family and fortune did the candidates successfully address... or not?

We dive headfirst into the winners, losers, and spectacle of the final conversation between Trump and Biden on the race for the White House (and temperature check it's impact on the last undecided voters in our country today)... all on Episode 8 of D + R.

IT'S HERE!!!  The 1st Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump has arrived, in all of it's petty glory!  : D

This week, The Donkey and The R.I.N.O. review what may have been the most volatile, vulgar, bloodlust driven debate in the history of American politics (so far).  

Did President Donald Trump defend his throne with grace, or did Joe Biden usurp the crown with a vengeance?  What will independent voters think of an exchange that refused to be anything less than disrespectfully combative ? Should this have even been called a debate, or a more fitting term like "Cesspool of political spectacle"?         

We dissect the Biden/Trump debate in our best effort to pull order from chaos, and reflect on it's impact during the final lap of the 2020 election... all on Episode 6 of D + R.

R.B.G.!  This week, The Donkey and The R.I.N.O. reflect on the revolutionary life, and legacy, of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  From her most important judicial battles and contributions, to her consensus-building reputation and friendships, we discuss RBG’s place as an icon of American feminism and jurisprudence.

Plus, where will the Supreme Court go from here?  Should a new Supreme Court Justice be appointed as quickly, or slowly, as possible?  D + R battle it out on the responsibilities, and optics, of Washington’s war for the most important judicial nomination of the decade.

The world before, during, and after, the eloquent force of RBG… all on Episode 5 of D + R.

Pelosi, Salons, and Vets, oh my!  This week, The Donkey and The R.I.N.O. tackle what might be the pettiest newsweek of the year (so far): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's impromptu salon visit against quarantine regulations, and President Trump's alleged insults against disabled Veterans.

Will Nancy's new do' set her up for some political due?  Do the Dems have a larger hypocrisy problem on their hands related to the quarantine?  How much does a nice shape-up go for in San Francisco anyway?

Plus, the President's alleged digs at US Veterans.  Should anonymous sources be trusted, did Trump say the unthinkable about national heroes?  And if so, most importantly, will it stick?

Weighing the price of the petty and the powerful.... all on Episode 4 of D + R.

Jacob Blake, Kenosha, and the American militant: The Donkey and The R.I.N.O. tackle this police-related shooting, and it's aftermath, in Wisconsin and the country as a whole.  

What happened before, during, and after the Jacob Blake shooting?  And was the use of force in it justifiable?  A conversation on law, it's enforcement, and the communities left grappling with the results of modern police practice. 

As these dominoes fall, we address the most discussed event in their wake: Milita member Kyle Rittenson's shooting incident.  Does the modern vigilante have a place in American society, or should they always be relegated to the fringe?  We reflect on the relationship between the State and the Militant... all on D + R episode 3.

The Democratic National Convention, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, and President Barack Obama: mediocrity or brilliance?  The Donkey and the R.I.N.O. breakdown the Democrats' rally this week to give their take on what worked... and what didn't.

How much (or little) has the Trump administration done to curtail it's spread?  Does scientific consensus, or social justice, matter more?  A starter convo on the expectations, and performance, of the major players in the current pandemic... all on D + R Episode 2.  

Get ready to meet the Donkey and the R.I.N.O.: find out who they are, what they believe, and why the 2020 social climate demanded an alliance of such political foes that are also... bros.

Plus, well be covering foundational issues like: which 80's horror-flick characters gave (give?)them the heebie-jeebies, and the threat of residing in a tree.  All this and more on the inaugural episode of D + R.