2014 archive
Rand Gestures: It’s Just a Marketing Problem 0
Er, yeah. (More at the link.)
It would be difficult to “reach out” to African-American voters when kowtowing to bigotry has been the Republicans’ principle strategy for over 50 years.
Twits on Twitter 0
Have now reached peak twit?
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Warning: Language.
Microcosm 0
Chauncey Devega takes a long and intense look at what recent events in and related to the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, say about racism in America. A nugget:
When institutional racism is exposed–only the willfully ignorant and those who have cultivated their own stupidity are surprised by these glaring inequalities–there is a hostile reaction by many white folks because they are wedded to the lies of American meritocracy and “colorblindness”.
Follow the link. Read the whole thing.
“The Full Elmer Gantry” 0
Daniel Ruth rounds of the right’s reaction to the Supreme Court’s inaction on gay marriage this week–an inaction that effectively ended bans on gay marriage in 30 states. A nugget:
Follow the link for more.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet more self-politeness:
At one point, Niel lsaid he lowered a handgun he had been shooting, thinking it was empty, and the gun discharged striking him in the upper leg.
Fear and Mongers of Fear 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear can smell the fear. A nugget:
Conservatives market fear because fear stops thought.
Match Game, Republican Style 0
The Daily Show reflects on the influence of Ms. PacMan on Republican marketing strategy. In related news, Dick Polman explains the Reince Cycle.
Video below the fold in case it autoplays.
Selective Enforcement 0
John Romano questions the rationale the Florida Attorney-General’s rationale tenaciously defending Florida’s ban on gay marriage. His brief contains several points; here’s a bit on one of them. I selected this bit to except because it is typical of the behavior of culture warriors–they turn blind eyes to what those on their side do.
This argument would carry much greater weight if the Attorney General did not pick and choose which laws and constitutional amendments to aggressively enforce.
Republican Family Values are not “values.” They are tactics. Votes are the value.
If Republicans don’t think they can turn “values” into votes, they aren’t interested in “values.”
Dot-Com Artists 1
Chris Shorr explains that Uber isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.*
Just read it.
Also, there is some good news about dot-com artists who wish to run businesses while denying responsibility for their conduct.
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*One of these days, I have to investigate the history of that expression, as it seems make no sense whatsoever.