August, 2016 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness takes practice.
(snip)
Police say the man was cleaning his gun when he accidentally shot himself once in the chest.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Tomorrow 0
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere. (I’ll be talking about the Chapter Leaders Conference week before last in Philly._
When: Thursday, August, 6 p.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
Backfire 0
Richard Wolffe offers an intriguing argument that the Republican Party misplayed its cards long before Trumping the trick.
The Snaring Economy 1
Dan Baker discusses Uber’s exit from Austin, Texas, ostensibly over a requirement that it’s drivers be fingerprinted and have their backgrounds checked. He suspects that was a ruse:
Rather, the issue was likely that Uber is worried about its drivers being labeled as employees. Uber claims that its drivers are independent contractors, not employees. As independent contractors, Uber is not responsible for paying Social Security taxes, nor is it liable for workers’ compensation for drivers who get hurt in traffic accidents. It also doesn’t have to withhold income taxes. And, independent contractors don’t have the right to unionize.
More at the link.
Chris-Crossed, Taming the Trump Dept. 1
Northjersey.com’s Alfred P. Doblin proposes Chris Christie to help keep Trump in line from behaving like Trump.
The full proposal is at the link.
Elsewhere, Timothy Egan has the vapors about the sore loser uprising.
Defending the Indefensible 0
If I’m ever hauled into the court of public opinion, I want to be represented by the same PR firm that’s representing kale.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness proceeds apace . . .
. . . as yet another gun fires itself.
You Can Believe Your Eyes 0
Shorter Alan Caron: WYSIWYG.
“Dog Whistle” 0
From Drumpf, the Musical, a work in progress.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Dave Helling notes that sauce for the Democratic goose is not sauce for the Republican gander:
Republicans used to make great fun of President Barack Obama for using a teleprompter, . . . .
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Gosh, I wonder if they’re rethinking those words.
That’s because Republicans of all stripes are now begging presumptive nominee Donald Trump to use a teleprompter when he speaks. Teleprompter Trump is good Trump, they say.
More at the link.