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Buyers’ Remorse, Reprise 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., argues that the Republican Party has no right to feign surprise at Donald Trump’s behavior in office. A snippet:
To the contrary, his defectiveness was obvious the moment he rode that golden escalator down to the microphone and pronounced Mexican immigrants rapists. It went from obvious to glaring over the course of the most bizarre political campaign in history, a filthy slog through menstruation jokes, penis-size bragging, sexual-assault boasting, calls for violence, 24/7 lies and breathtaking ignorance about well … pretty much everything.
Follow the link for the rest.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
A Picture Is Worth 0
Piggishness knows no party.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At The Sacramento Bee, Shasha Abramsky points out that words matter.
Stormy Weather 0
Eleven, eleven, can someone give me eleven?
Located in the central Atlantic about 760 miles southwest of the Azores, the hurricane poses no threat to land and would probably be unremarkable if not for its place in the record books. The last time a hurricane season produced 10 consecutive storms was in 1893, according to Colorado State University meteorologist Phil Klotzbach, when tracking hurricanes largely relied on ships and barometric readings.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Practice politeness with gravitousy:
Meanwhile, 18-year-old Hunter Kosht of Hayesville had gone into a wooded area for privacy to talk to his girlfriend on a cell phone.
Kosht was struck by one of the shots fired by Levins, Richert said, adding that the bullet went all the way through Kosht’s neck but missed any vital areas.
The story goes on to say that Levins has been charged with misdemeanor SUI (shooting under the influence–no, that’s not the technical wording of the charge, but it might as well be.)
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Tomorrow 0
When fellowship is needed, join us . . . .
When: Thursday, October 12, 6 p.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
I’ve Been Published . . . 0
. . . at my local rag.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
Trumpling high school football.
“Our cheerleaders and members of our band were insulted, using racial terms– the most divisive racial terms you can use,” Dr. Wagner Marseille said.
Quakertown Superintendent Dr. William Harner is ironically- a Cheltenham grad. He says a dozen middle school students were interviewed and two 8th graders were found to have engaged in the rock throwing and racial slurs.
Via Raw Story.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Er, yeah.
Follow the link. This one has ancillary twists and turns which I do not feel competent to address.
