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AltFacts: Deep in the Heart of Texas: I tell you what — those southern lawmakers make me madder’n a wet hen!

Don’t Fuck with/in Texas Texas, aka America’s most hateful sitcom, has done it again. Not wanting to be outdone by the shamefaced hypocrisy coming out of the White House, the Lone Star State has taken a significant step toward becoming a confessional dictatorship with a spot of chaotic double thinking that exceeds even the usual […]

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AltFacts: Mueller…? Mueller…?: Don’t take a bunk day on seeing the truth

Mulling Mueller Donald Trump may have been partially exonerated by the Mueller report, but that does not stop many – this column included – from continuing to find the president entirely unsuitable for office because Mueller strongly suggests in his report that the president is guilty of obstruction of justice and that he also knows […]

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AltFacts: Thank You, Mr. President: In which your man on the street throws up in his mouth a little

Plane and Simple I never thought this would be possible, but as of this week, Donald Trump and this column are in agreement. The catastrophic air tragedy that unfolded in Ethiopia earlier in the month has left the planet in shock, with the disaster being the second such incident involving the brand-new Boeing 737 Max […]

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AltFacts: You Really Really Like Him: The dumpster’s on fire and Repubs are roasting marshmallows

The Liar Games: Cohen, Trump and the Stench of DecayThe circus is in town, and this time the people want blood. The credibility of the witness is dubious and the defiance of the accused is positively Caesarian, while the integrity of the stage is very much up for question. But as compelling as the theater of […]

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AltFacts: Trapped in a Vortex: Rhody politics spin round and round

Put a Pawsock in it, Gina! Baseball is, without question, the single most boring pastime on the face of the earth; however, that doesn’t stop us from having a sense of pride in our community teams, which is more than can be said of certain local politicians. During the debacle that saw the Pawsox heading to an […]

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AltFacts: Kicking and Screaming: The adults in the room continue to ride out the presidential tantrum

Pt 1: Going Bye Bye There’s yet another controversy in the White House as the president stormed out of a meeting designed to reverse the ongoing government shutdown. Wearing the latest in presidential diapers, the Little Emperor-in-Chief threw a tantrum when his babysitters, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, stuck by their refusal to allow him to […]

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AltFacts: Trumpfoolery: The year is winding down, but Trump’s bad decisions continue to gain steam

In the most Trump-like piece of Trumpfoolery to date, the president said he would be “proud” to shut down the government if congress doesn’t provide the money he claims is needed to build a wall with Mexico. Wait a minute, what? Is this the same dude who got his national security knickers in a twist […]

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AltFacts: Border Skirmishes: Lines drawn, walls built and minor gas launched at minors

EU Must Be Kidding As the United Kingdom continues its noble quest to defend the memory of Princess Diana from the ravages of the Evil Empire (EU), celebrated New York economist Donald J. Trump stepped in to provide his take on the deal that the British government struck to leave Europe. “It sounds like a […]

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