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2021 archive

Stray Thought 0

I used to look forward to watching college football on New Year’s Day. but the venality and corruption of the NCAA has cured me of that.

Now I spend my New Year’s reading (gasp) books.

But, if you want to wallow in the fascination of large men running into each other, check out AL.com.

It’s an excellent website, but it does indeed reflect Alabama’s fascination with corpulent collisions.

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January 2, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: The Sporting Life |

War Correspondence 0

In a fascinating read full of history that may surprise you (some of it certainly did surprise me), Charles Ludington reviews the history of Christmas as a celebration, as well as explores its use as a political weapon by the right-wing. A nugget:

. . . the fake “War on Christmas” has been around for a long time, and it serves a particular white Christian nationalist purpose. The “war” was begun in the 1920s by notorious anti-Semite Henry Ford, who reacted angrily when Jewish organizations had the temerity to ask that the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution be enforced, thereby disallowing Bible readings and Christmas pageants in public schools, a common practice at the time. The centripetal forces of the Depression and World War II silenced the conflict for a generation, but the war recommenced in the 1950s when the John Birch Society accused communists (and the United Nations) of conspiring to secularize Christmas for the purpose of socializing America. More recently, in 2004, Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly declared that Christmas was under threat and rallied his troops every Yuletide, right up through President Trump’s December 2016 declaration of victory.

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January 1, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Culture Warriors, Political Theatre, Politics of Hate |

A Test Flailure, Notion of Immigrants Dept. 0

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January 1, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Politics of Hate |

Facebook Frolics 0

A frolicking friend request.

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January 1, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Too Stupid for Words |

Chris-Crossed 0

Woman says to Chris Christie,

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January 1, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre |

“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.

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January 1, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Gunnuttery |

Trickle-On Economics, No Surprises Here Dept. 0

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January 1, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: First Looks |

An Accidental Truth 0

David Farmer has a Pence-ive thought.

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January 1, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Economy |

QOTD 0

Georgina Bloomberg:

I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. I think if you want to change something, change it today and don’t wait until the New Year.

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January 1, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: QOTD |
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