Dog and Pony Show

"Dog and pony show" is a colloquial term which has come to mean a highly promoted, often over-staged performance, presentation, or event designed to sway or convince opinion for political, or less often, commercial ends. Typically, the term is used to connote disdain, jocular lack of appreciation, or distrust of the message being presented or the efforts undertaken to present it.

The term was originally used in the United States in the late-19th and early-20th centuries to refer to small traveling circuses that toured through small towns and rural areas. The name derives from the common use of performing dogs and ponies as the main attractions of the events.

Performances were generally held in open-air arenas, such as race tracks or public spaces in localities that were too small or remote to attract larger, more elaborate performers or performances. By the latter part of the 20th century, the original meaning of the term had largely been lost.

NSFW: Kanye West's Famous video features nude Kim, Taylor Swift, Donald Trump

Edit Deccan Chronicle 25 Jun 2016

Los Angeles. Kanye West has unveiled a video on a subject he knows something about. fame ... The celebrities, who appear to be naked in a huge bed with West, are his wife, Kim Kardashian West; former President George W ... I could have been his O.J ...  . ....

photo: AP / Markus Schreiber

Foreign Ministers from EU's founding six, from left to right, Didier Reynders from Belgium, Frank-Walter Steinmeier from Germany, Paolo Gentiloni from Italy, Jean Asselborn from Luxembourg, Jean-Marc Ayrault from France and Bert Koenders from the Netherlands, walk through the park of the Foreign Ministry's guest house Villa Borsig during a meeting to talk about Brexit in Berlin, Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Brexit: EU push for UK to leave 'as soon as possible'

Edit Al Jazeera 25 Jun 2016

European Union officials have called for the UK to start the exit process as quickly as possible after Britons voted to leave the 28-member bloc, prompting the resignation of David Cameron, the prime minister, and dealing the biggest blow to European efforts at greater unity since World War II ... There are now fears the vote could set off a chain reaction of further breakaway bids by other EU members battling hostility to Brussels ... ....

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Pompeii, with Vesuvius towering above. The ruins of Pompeii are situated at coordinates 40°45′00″N 14°29′10″E / 40.75°N 14.48611°E / 40.75; 14.48611, near the modern suburban town of Pompei.

Archaeologists Find Skeletons, Gold Coins In Buried Pompeii Shop

Edit WorldNews.com 24 Jun 2016

In the workshop was an oven that archaeologists think might have been used to make bronze objects.The excavation of that and a second ancient shop started in May near a necropolis in the Herculaneum port area. Archaeologists are puzzling over what kind of business the second shop did ... tomb of an adult, complete with funerary vases ... Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum were ancient Roman towns....

photo: AP / Matt Dunham

A statue of Winston Churchill is silhouetted against the Houses of Parliament in London, Friday morning, June 24, 2016. Britain's Thursday vote to leave the EU adds uncertainty to the world economy.

Why the Brexit result should not surprise us

Edit The Irish Times 25 Jun 2016

We should not be that surprised at the vote in favour of Brexit. For all the warnings from the Remain side about a giant leap into the unknown in relation to the economy, the sentiments fuelling the desire to exit were emotional and deep-rooted and warnings of economic Armageddon could not outdo those feelings and the weight of history sustaining them ... An Awkward Partner ... Britain could not continue to have it both ways ... Battles ...  . ....

photo: European Community / EC

European leaders to discuss EU future after Brexit shock

Edit The Times of India 25 Jun 2016

Berlin, June 25, 2016 (AFP) -. Founding EU members are to hold a crisis meeting Saturday on the future of the bloc after Britain's seismic vote to leave the union and the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron ... After the shock result German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande led calls for the EU to reform in order to survive a traumatic divorce with Britain ... - 'Blow to Europe' - ... - 'Take a bow' - ... IPSOS....

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A Revolution on the Periphery

Edit CounterPunch 24 Jun 2016

Mostly they’re directed at the sidewalk a few feet ahead of me, or at this or that passing person or dog ... If given a chance they show love for wild lands, and a love of learning ... (I conveniently dismiss research which shows ... A rejection of all the distracting bread and circus dog and pony shows that produce this destructive sleepwalk of unreality....

You'll Miss the Referendum Campaign... No, Really

Edit Huffington Post 23 Jun 2016

As I write this, I am already feeling the bump of disappointment. I just voted. And, having voted before, I realise this means we've come to the end of the campaign. Only the results still to go. By the time you read this, they might well already be in. And then, sigh, it's back to the same-old-same-old. The Referendum, like a general election campaign, turned the news into a mini-series ... That's why we'll miss the dog and pony show ... ....

Bad news, bears: Florida weighs approval of another hunting season

Edit The Miami Herald 21 Jun 2016

A bear hunt this fall would be broken into three, four-day periods, with hunters applying on a first-come, first-served basis for permits that would be specific to dates and areas, under a staff recommendation that will go before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday ... 31 ... “The upcoming meeting is most likely a dog and pony show to act like they care what the public thinks,” the group said on Facebook ... ....

Inside the shadiness of the NBA draft

Edit New York Post 19 Jun 2016

In March, college basketball’s biggest star, Ben Simmons, announced he would leave LSU after just one year and enter the NBA draft — surprising no one ... Getty Images ... Once agents do sign their targets, they’re put up in high-profile training facilities to prepare for the NBA combine — a dog-and-pony show in which players run through various athletic tests in front of league coaches, managers and scouts — and, eventually, the draft....

Florida’s new bear hunt plan would entail three four-day periods

Edit Palm Beach Post 17 Jun 2016

A bear hunt this fall would be broken into three four-day periods, with hunters applying on a first-come, first-served basis for permits that would be specific to dates and areas, under a staff recommendation that will go before the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Wednesday ... 31 ... “The upcoming meeting is most likely a dog and pony show to act like they care what the public thinks,” the group said on Facebook....

PTSD Help with Cognitive Processing Therapy (Veterans Health Administration)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Jun 2016

(Source. Veterans Health Administration). Taking the Blinders Off. Veteran Christopher Tyler's experience with CPT. By George Decker, Public Affairs, National Center for PTSD. Tuesday, June 14, 2016 ... In Iraq he was part of the 168th Military Police Battalion ... 'I thought it'd be all smoke and mirrors and, you know, a dog and pony show like they call it in the military,' he said. 'But, no, it's definitely not a dog and pony show ... • AboutFace ....

Grants help us to help thousands

Edit The Providence Journal 08 Jun 2016

I took very seriously my testimony about South Providence Neighborhood Ministries to the House Finance Committee subcommittee chaired by Rep. Eileen Naughton on Thursday, May 19 ... We didn't mind waiting three or four hours for our chance at this "dog and pony show" to indicate the fine work that we do to serve the people of Rhode Island with help from community service grants.Our grant of $3,299 [...]> ... ....

Brock Turner rape deep inner crisis symptom of the rape culture

Edit The Examiner 07 Jun 2016

It was designed to show the ways in which society blames the victims of sexual assault and normalizes male sexual violence ... With the prevalence of female abuse in sports by their male counterparts are we so surprised to find that violence against a female would show up at this age ... Rape cases that are nothing more than dog and pony show for the male who did the crime tell woman of all ages you are not safe in this world....

‘Game of Thrones’: It’s time to worry about Arya

Edit New York Post 06 Jun 2016

Warning. This article contains spoilers from “Game of Thrones” Season 6, Episode 7. Have we seen the last of Arya (Maisie Williams)? ... After Jon Snow (Kit Harington), Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham) do their dog and pony show for petite leader Lyanna Mormont (Bella Ramsey), descendant of the afflicted Jorah (Iain Glen), she offers only 62 soldiers ... ....

Dwane Casey officially a Toronto sporting coach staple

Edit Toronto Sun 05 Jun 2016

Dwane Casey is quietly finding his place alongside the best and most significant of Toronto coaches — Pat Quinn, Pat Burns, Cito Gaston. Punch Imlach is of a different time and place with his four Stanley Cups from a National Hockey League that had only six teams ... Burns just four ... THIS AND THAT ... When did the NHL combine become such a public dog-and-pony show? I remember, years back, being just about the only reporter in attendance....

Is the Jupiter real estate market heading for a summer vacation

Edit The Examiner 02 Jun 2016

So far 2016 has been a far cry from robust when it comes to real estate sales ... So expectations were high. Interest rates were low. On January 1st it was looking like a banner year heading our way ... We will be extremely surprised if inventory levels do not decline further for a minimum of 2 months as family’s look for summer fun ahead of making the house look pretty for a potential sale and the dog and pony show that entails ... Fins up........

Parents criticize officials after lead found at 2 schools

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 01 Jun 2016

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Parents leveled harsh criticism at officials over high amounts of lead found in water sources at two Portland schools, while Schools Superintendent Carole Smith promised an independent investigation into how it occurred ... Advertisment. of. Gallery .. Facebook icon ... I am tired of the broken promises, the mismanagement and the endless dog and pony show of meeting after meeting that pretends to address the public need." ....

Portland parents decry officials over lead at 2 schools

Edit The Oklahoman 01 Jun 2016

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Parents sometimes shouted as they criticized officials over high amounts of lead in drinking water at two Portland schools, while the head of the district promised an independent investigation into the contamination ... I am tired of the broken promises, the mismanagement and the endless dog and pony show of meeting after meeting that pretends to address the public need," he said ... 18 ... ....

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