Just how dishonest is the Trump administration?

It makes me simultaneously shake my head and laugh when I hear anyone in the Trump administration complain about "fake news." This is because they appear to be the biggest propagators of it. To test my hypothesis, I researched the Politifact scorecards for everyone in President Trump's Cabinet, including the president himself. Here's how they ranked, from the most honest to the most dishonest (keep in mind the abbreviations stand for the following: T = True, MT = Mostly True, MF = Mostly False, F = False, and POF = Pants on Fire):

1) Department of Homeland Security John Kelly: 1 T (100.0% honest, 0.0% dishonest, net +100.0%)
2) Department of Health & Human Services Tom Price: 3 T, 5 MT, 2 MF, 3 F (61.5% honest, 38.5% dishonest, net +23.0%)
3) Department of State Rex Tillerson: 1 T, 1 MF (50.0% honest, 50.0% dishonest, net +/-0.0%)
3) Department of Transportation Elaine Chao: No grades (0.0% honest, 0.0% dishonest, net +/-0.0%)
3) Department of Defense James Mattis: No grades (0.0% honest, 0.0% dishonest, net +/-0.0%)
3) Department of Labor Andy Puzder: No grades (0.0% honest, 0.0% dishonest, net +/-0.0%)
3) Department of Commerce Wilbur Ross: No grades (0.0% honest, 0.0% dishonest, net +/-0.0%)
3) Department of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin: No grades (0.0% honest, 0.0% dishonest, net +/-0.0%)
3) Department of the Interior Ryan Zinke: No grades (0.0% honest, 0.0% dishonest, net +/-0.0%)
10) Department of Energy Rick Perry: 26 T, 24 MT, 30 MF, 31 F, 18 POF (38.8% honest, 61.2% dishonest, net -22.4%)
11) Vice President Mike Pence: 4 T, 5 MT, 8 MF, 12 F (31.0% honest, 69.0% dishonest, net -38.0%)
12) President Donald Trump: 21 T, 52 MT, 93 MF, 147 F, 69 POF (19.1% honest, 80.9% dishonest, net -61.8%)
13) Department of Justice Jeff Sessions: 1 MT, 6 MF, 3 F (10.0% honest, 90.0% dishonest, net -80.0%)
14) Department of Housing & Urban Development Ben Carson: 2 MT, 7 MF, 12 F, 4 POF (8.0% honest, 92.0% dishonest, net -84.0%)
15) Department of Agriculture Sonny Perdue: 1 MF (0.0% honest, 100.0% dishonest, net -100.0%)
15) Department of Education Betsy DeVos: 1 F (0.0% honest, 100.0% dishonest, net -100.0%)
15) Department of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin: 1 F (0.0% honest, 100.0% dishonest, net -100.0%)

Combined: 56 T, 89 MT, 145 MF, 210 F, 91 POF (24.6% honest, 75.4% dishonest, net -50.8%)

Yup, whenever someone in the Trump administration complains about "fake news," it appears to be nothing more than projection.

http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/a23922/donald-trump-cabinet-appointments/

My podcast, "I Feel Snitty," is available at Amazon Music!

My podcast, "I Feel Snitty," can now be heard on Amazon Music/Audible! You can check it out at this link: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a42809aa-5c21-4807-affc-0bda98741438/I-Feel-Snitty-with-Craig-Rozniecki

Boycotting jukeboxes because of TouchTunes

I love music and enjoy hitting the bar(s) over the weekend, so naturally, when the mood strikes me, I've never been coy about playing some songs on the jukebox. This past Thursday, a friend of mine turned 50, so several friends of her's, including myself, all met up to celebrate the occasion. At around 9:30, a friend of mine and I both chipped in $5 to play some songs on the jukebox. Four hours and 231 skips later, we gave up on hearing the songs we had selected, and went home knowing we had just wasted $5. This wasn't the first time such a thing had happened to me (and many others), and due to that, I'll be boycotting jukeboxes. Why? The scam known as TouchTunes. You see, here's how the plot typically breaks down. A person (or group of people) downloads the TouchTunes app on his/her phone, consumes one too many adult beverages, and due to this, has less care for spending extra money to hear the songs of their choosing right NOW. That's the thing with TouchTun

The difference between "looking" and "checking out"

I may be way off with these numbers, but it's my approximation that at least 75% of individuals whom are involved in a serious relationship feel it's perfectly acceptable to "check out" members of the opposite sex they're not involved with. Meanwhile, approximately 25% either don't feel this is acceptable or aren't sure about the matter. I hadn't thought about this matter for a while, but since I've been dating a woman for about 8 months, the topic has been pondered about some. When reading or hearing others discuss this very issue, I often times hear comments similar to the following: "It's human nature to look." "There's nothing wrong with checking others out. I'm sure he/she does it too!" "It's fine to do it. Just don't tell your boyfriend/girlfriend about it or do it in front of them!" "It's natural to find people attractive." When observing the array of comments, I i

The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Search This Blog