2015 archive
In Spite of Evidence 0
Paul Krugman wonders:
The question, as I said at the beginning, is why. Why the dogmatism? Why the rage? And why do these issues go together, with the set of people insisting that climate change is a hoax pretty much the same as the set of people insisting that any attempt at providing universal health insurance must lead to disaster and tyranny?
Follow the link for his answer.
Facebook Frolics 0
Chauncey Devega dares tell a truth about the Southern reign of Judge Lynch. Frolicking ensues.
News, Ripped from the Ticker 0
In the usual bad taste . . . .
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is de rigeur at the club.
(snip)
George said she doesn’t know specific details about what happened.
“It was just a simple accident, the gentleman’s gun jammed and then discharged,” she said.
I thought a gun that was “jammed” was unable to fire itself. In my world, that’s what “jammed” means.
Panderers on Parade 0
Clarence Page watches the hucksters and bumpkins march by.
“The Lost Cause” 0
One more time: When you hear someone lament the Lost Cause, ask, “What, precisely, was the cause that was lost?”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another case of self-politeness . . .
A 15-year-old was killed in Deer Lodge after accidentally shooting himself with a gun.
(snip)
He said Littell was at his home with family on Perkins Trail, near the Fentress county line, when he pulled a gun out of a safe. It went off and he was shot once, killing him.
. . . and another gun that fires itself.
Monkey Business 0
Jess Zimmerman:
She goes on to theorize that there might possibly be worthwhile stuff out there and to wonder why you have to look so hard for it.
Rand Gestures, Just the Vax, Ma’am Dept. 0
Rekha Basu spotlights a (yet another) disconnect in Rand Paul’s reasoning. Here’s a bit:
“States don’t own the children,” declared Paul, who is considering a run for president. “Parents own the children.”
No, we don’t own our children. From slavery to child sexual abuse, the notion of owning another human has led to nothing good. Legally, we’re responsible for our kids and their care, feeding and safety until they’re old enough to take care of themselves. But they are autonomous human beings, which is why, unlike property, there are laws and standards governing what we can and can’t do to them culled not just from individual whims and wishes, but from knowledge of child development, mental and physical health and education.
QOTD 0
Calvin Klein:
The only way to advertise is by not focusing on the product.
Afterthought:
All advertising is a misdirection play.
Republican “B” Sides 0
Warning: Language.
How Stuff Works: The Religious Right 0
Chauncey Devega interviews Frank Shaeffer about how the religious right took over right-wing politics.
Follow the link and listen up, y’hear.