Republican Hypocrisy category archive
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The SPLC takes a deep dive into the growth of anti-Haitian rhetoric lies and how they feed division and hatred.
Here’s a bit from their article (emphasis added. The whole piece is worth your while.
“The extremist forces behind the Springfield attacks know that they can only succeed with division,” she wrote. “They employ the machinery of antisemitism and racism to distract from the root causes of our collective struggles and turn us against each other.”
Courting Disaster under the Rule of Flaw 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice reports that, for some fool reason, Americans’ faith in the Supreme Supremacist Court, not to mention (which, natch, translates as “to mention”) lower courts is–er–somewhat in decline.
Republican Thought Police 0
Scott Maxwell has a question for Florida’s Republican thought police:
But to this day, the state has refused to produce a list of the books it believes are inappropriate — or even answer questions about whether certain books are OK when asked. Why do you think that is?.
Follow the link for his answer to his admittedly rhetorical question.
Post Mortem 0
Cliff Schecter wonders why it can happen (is happening?) here. (Warning: Mild language.)
Republican Family Values 0
Thom talks with Jacob Soboroff about the film, Separated, which documents Donald Trump’s policy of ripping children from the arms of their parents.
It would appear the “suffer the children” is a Republican family value.
You can learn more about the film at this link.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
And, speaking of Republican family values . . . .
The Vice of the Turtle 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino finds it somewhat–er–ironic that Mitch McConnell has the unmitigated gall nerve to charge someone else with placing party over country.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Afterthought:
Do I think Biden should have pardoned his son? No, not after promising not to.
Do I understand why he did? Yes
Hunter Biden was not being prosecuted. He was being persecuted, solely because his father is Joe Biden.
If his last name were, oh, just to pick one, Kushne–oh, never mind.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Thom hears some rhymes.
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*Mark Twain.
Fee for Servile 0
Paul Krugman gazes into his crystal ball, and what he sees is not pretty. A snippet:
It describes an economy in which business success depends less on good management than on having the right connections — often purchased by doing political or financial favors for those in power. In Viktor Orban’s Hungary, for example, Transparency International estimates that more than a quarter of the economy is controlled by businesses with close ties to the ruling party.
Now it’s very likely that crony capitalism is coming to America.
Ethics Schmethics 0
Farron discusses unsigns of the times.
Afterthought:
If you don’t have any, how can you sign for them?