August, 2024 archive
Hate Fair 0
The San Francisco Chronicle’s Soleil Ho visited her family in rural Illinois and accompanied them to the local state fair and found herself surrounded with persons bearing Trump paraphernalia. She found the experience somewhat–er–disconcerting. Here’s a bit from her article (emphasis added):
(Broken link fixed.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes a child to politeness.
Police believe the victim was preparing to leave and placed his gun on a nearby chair.
Shortly after, a two-year-old grabbed the gun.
“The child accidentally discharged the firearm, shooting the victim,” Chesterfield Police said.
Too many guns. Too much stupid.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
They just keep getting fiendlier.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Who can be the polite man?
Why, the candyman can.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
This New Gilded Age 0
As Mark Twain pointed out, history does not repeat itself, but it often echoes.