Republican Hypocrisy category archive
Republican Values Cult
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At AZCentral, E. J. Montini argues forcefully that there is no longer any such thing as “Republican Values.” One of his examples involves ex-Republican Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, who has declared his support of Joe Biden for President:
As if such things still exist.
There are no Republican values anymore, there are only Trump’s values. Or lack thereof.
Follow the link for his other examples.
Dis Coarse Discourse, Cancel Cancel Dept. 0
I have pointed out before that freedom of speech does mean either a right to a platform and audience or freedom from consequences.
Lately, when right-wing figures face consequences for saying or doing vile or racist or nasty or simply false things, Republicans have taken to charging that said figures are somehow being “cancelled” (though they always seem to land at some secure sinecure somewhere else). At The Roanoke Times, Chris Gavaler argues that the charge of “cancel culture” is a cynical tactic, not a sincere appeal to convictions. Here’s a nugget:
President Trump has called for multiple product boycotts (Nordstrom, Glenfiddich, HBO, Macy’s, Apple, AT&T) without any “cancel culture” complaints, but Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s call to boycott Goya products was attacked as “cancel culture.”
Fox News forced out Tucker Carlson’s head writer Blake Neff after discovering racist and misogynistic statements he recently made under an online pseudonym, and no “cancel culture” accusations followed. But when New York Times editor Bari Weiss resigned the same week, “cancel culture” accusations were literally viral. (The list of people the president has demanded to be fired is even longer.)
The complete piece is worth your while.
Aside:
I think there is a very simple reason that the phrase, “cancel culture,” caught on: alliteration.
Tales of the Trumpled Letter Office 0
At the Inky, Ellie Rushing describes her talk with a mail carrier; they discussed his job at the Trumpled Postal Service (he remains anonymous for fear of reprisals from higher-ups). An excerpt:
He stops in the shade and breathes. “They don’t understand how just holding one piece of mail can affect someone’s life,” he says, speaking of DeJoy and Trump.
Quacking Up 0
E. J. Montini notes that Donald Trump is doctor shopping again. A snippet:
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Trump also doesn’t seem pleased with Dr. Deborah Birx, another immunologist who has offended the president by telling the truth.
The president doesn’t want truth tellers who might save lives. He wants lackeys who will save his chances at reelection.
Follow the link for a list of lackeys.
A Legal Kanyenundrum (Updated) 0
Lawyer called out for representing two (reputedly) opposing clients.
Addendum:
It must be five ‘clock somewhere.
The Vice of the Turtle 0
Aside:
It has been my experience (and I have been unemployed, though I was lucky enough never to have to collect unemployment) that persons are almost never unemployed by choice, but almost always by circumstance.
The notion that persons can live satisfactorily on unemployment benefits is a fiction propagated by the rich and heartless.
Image via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.
Gaming the Numbers 0
The Department of Commerce is attempting to screw with skew the census. Here’s a bit from the report. I’ve emphasized their lamer excuse, which almost implies that they are doing their arithmetic by hand:
The latest updates to the bureau’s plans are part of efforts to “accelerate the completion of data collection and apportionment counts by our statutory deadline of December 31, 2020, as required by law and directed by the Secretary of Commerce,” who oversees the bureau, Director Steven Dillingham said in the written statement posted on the bureau’s website.
These last-minute changes to the constitutionally mandated count of every person living in the U.S. threaten the accuracy of population numbers used to determine the distribution of political representation and federal funding for the next decade.
