January, 2020 archive
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Kyle Whitfield looks at an Alabama candidate’s recent campaign ad and concludes that some things never change.
The Lies of the Land, Reprise 0
At the Bangor Daily News, David Farmer marvels at the magnitude of the mendacity of the Conman-in-Chief (and his entire staff).
So Much Winning . . . . 0
It looks like Steve M. may have called it.
QOTD 0
Kerry Greenwood, in the voice of Corinna Chapman:
The poor steal from the rich because they envy them. The rich steal from the poor because they despise them.
Greenwood, Kerry, The Spotted Dog (Napierville: Poisoned Pen Press, 2019), p. 387.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
At The Seattle Times, Clyde W. Ford discusses the “intellectual” constructs used to rationalize racism and white nationalism, or, to put it another way, how haters convince themselves that their hate is okay.
Misdirection Play, Misreading Misleading Dept.
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At the Idaho State Journal, Retired Professor Leonard Hitchcock examines ten of Republicans’ most common arguments (methinks “smokescreens” would be a more accurate term) against the impeachment of Donald Trump and concludes that “deceptive” (my word, not his) would be a charitable description of them. Here’s an example; follow the link for the rest.
This objection stands the truth on its head. The Constitution explicitly gives Congress the power to oversee the executive’s actions, in order to insure that the president does not become a tyrant. It is Trump who has overreached his authority and attempted to deny the Congress its proper role.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
These kids did not stand a snowball’s chance in politeness:
“Preliminary investigation indicates both victims were with a group of juveniles throwing snowballs at cars passing by,” the police department wrote in a series of tweets Monday. “One of the snowballs struck a white Toyota, no further description, and the driver of the auto fired shots into the group of kids striking the two victims.”
Just another day in the NRA’s winter wonderland.
And here’s an extra bonus bit of politeness.
Virginia Beach Drinking Liberally Thursday 0
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Global Threat Assessment 0
The official global threat level is “not pretty.”
