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Not the Mainstream, Just a Pathetic Eddy Off to the Side 0
No, Kyla Mandel, Mitt Romney is not the “GOP Mainstream.” Donald Trump is.
The stream has moved far to the right as a direct result of Richard Nixon’s southern strategy, which has come full circle and consumed the party, to the extent that it doesn’t even try to pretend any more.
Those who continue to give lip service to the mythical “moderate Republican” are living in a fable of their one creation. Worse, they are perpetuating the myth to the detriment of reality.
“Dear Leader” 0
Brian Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun, finds the fanatical loyalty of Trump supporters to be disquieting. Here’s bit of column, in which he discusses a “focus” group after George Stephanopoulos’s interview with James Comey:
Follow the link for the complete article. It’s worth the three or four minutes it will take you to read it.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
If the other fellow had been holding his weapon, no doubt this would not have happened.
The gun discharged when he attempted to holster it, with one shot striking Allbright in the back of the head.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
The play’s the thing with which to Trumple–the cast?
Hannity’s Litany of Lies 0
In Fox News style, Samantha strings assertions and hot air to build a case that Sean Hannity is a serial killer.
How Stuff Works, All the News that Fits Dept. 0
A Fifth Avenue Fable by Jay Bookman.
Facebook Frolics 0
Yet another Facebook user is surprised at how thoroughly he has been assimilated by the Zuckerborg. A snippet:
Republican Family Values 0
Pauline Reage would be taken aback.
QOTD 0
S. S. Van Dine:
. . . he carried himself with the self-conscious precision of a man unduly impressed with his own importance.
Van Dine, S. S. (Willard Huntington Wright), The Canary Murder Case in
The Philo Vance Murder Cases, v. 1 (London: Leonaur, 2010), p. 308
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen suggests that the Trumpling is Russian along.
In an unexpected twist (unexpected me and, I suspect, by Republicans) the DNC has filed a suit. From TPM:
Donald Trump is not named in the suit, but almost everyone else is. Details at the link.
Of course, one of the glories of this country is that any fool can sue any other fool over any fool thing. Whether a suit goes anywhere is a whole nother issue.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom stops a caller who tries to make excuses for American chattel slavery, then the bondage of usury.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest king.
Deputies said a bullet skimmed the man’s leg.
I would hazard to say that this is a case of congealed carry.
