Political Theatre category archive
The Pen Pal 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Andy Young discusses his (mostly one-way) correspondence with Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee.
No excerpt, summary, or description will do it justice. Just go read it for yourself.
The Disinformation Industrial Complex 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Mary Blankenship looks at how our polity has become flooded with lies and falsehoods; she points out that
Follow the link for her reasoning.
And, in a similar vein, Robert Jay Lifton looks at a recent book about Timothy McVeigh and explores the influences that led him to violence.
Given the state of dis coarse discourse, both pieces are worth your while.
The Uninformed and the Uninformers 0
Michael in Norfolk is not sanguine. A nugget:
Follow the link for the rest.
A Stark Choice 0
Melinda Henneberger lays it out.
Speaking of Polls . . . . 0
Froma Haroop agrees with Buzz (see below):
Follow the link for her reasoning.
The Man Who Would Be King 0
Susan Estrich finds many of Vivek Ramaswamy’s proposals to be somewhat alarming. Here’s a bit from her article; follow the link for the rest.
(snip)
But that’s the least of it. His plan is to do all of this unilaterally — without Congress. In other words, forget about the Constitution.
So much for separation of powers. So much for checks and balances. These agencies are created by Congress and subject to congressional oversight as well as executive supervision. Vivek Ramaswamy is not running for president; he literally wants to be king.
There might be a bright side.
He’s exposing today’s Republican Party by saying the quite part out loud.
Republican Eden 0
In case you wondered what you can expect from a faction that no longer believes in securing the general welfare . . . .
Get Your Program Here!, Dis Coarse Discourse Dept. 0
You can’t tell the players without the program!
Indictment Excitement 0
PoliticProf finds himself unswayed.
Both Sides Don’t 0
Dick Polman finds news reporting that somehow pretends that we are in a time of politics as usual. A snippet (emphasis added):
Republican Family Values 0
Michael in Norfolk https://michael-in-norfolk.blogspot.com/2023/09/republicans-word-games-on-abortion-will.html.
