Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
It’s how Republicans deal with historical fact.
Here’s an example from Above the Law, where Joe Patrice looks at why the Trump maladministration wants to rehabilitate Richard Nixon’s reputation. Here’s a tiny bit from his article (emphasis added):
When the Truth Hurts, Attack the Truth-Tellers 0
Steve M. makes a prediction:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner.”
Yet another improperly stored portable phallus.
American Stasi 0
Bonnie Jean Feldkamp tells the story of another innocent swept up in the Trump maladministration’s mean for the sake of mean.
The Art of the Deal 0
Donald Trump wants to spread his taint on the Kennedy Center. Via C&L, it’s gone pretty much like everything else Donald Trump has done. A snippet:
Follow the link for the evidence.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes his portable phallus to a child.
So many guns. So much stupid.
This New Gilded Age 0
In the midst of a column about the somewhat surprising results of a recent poll in Alabama, Kyle Whitmire includes a quotation from Les Barnett, a member of Alabama’s public television commission, which pretty much sums up this new gilded age:
Legacy 0
David discusses Karl Rove’s statement that today’s Republican Party is being taken over by Nazis and posits that Karl Rove bears some responsibility, even if that was not Rove’s intent, because of the tactics he used in the George W. Bush years.
Methinks his arguements are worth a listen. (Warning: Short commerical at the end.)
The Man Who Would Be King, Red Scare Redux Dept. 0
Anita Chabria looks at the political advertisements that the Trump maladministration recently released, paid for by our tax dollars and sees a pattern. Here’s a couple of bits from her article; follow the link for context.
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Finchelstein points out that painting opponents as communists or socialists – an incessant refrain from Trump and the core of the commercials – is a common practice in non-democracies, turning enemies of the dictator into enemies of the state, and perhaps even criminalizing them.