Republican Hypocrisy category archive
American Stasi 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, law professor Noah Feldman explores why ICE is being allowed to run rampant over the legal rights of immigrants–properly documented or not–and American citizens.
He is somewhat less than sanguine. Here’s a snippet:
I commend the piece to your attention.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey considers the subservience of today’s Republican Party to their Dear Leader and hears a rhyme from over a century ago. Here’s a couplet:
Follow the link for the rest of the verse.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Surprisingly enough, one can make a convincing case that “Donald Trump” rhymes with “Neville Chamberlain.”
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*Mark Twain.
The Piece Taker 0
A piece of this, a piece of that . . . .
The Rule of Lawless 0
Michael in Norfolk explains why Donald Trump accused six Congresspersons, all of whom have distinguished records of serving in the military or intelligence ranks, of sedition for reminding military personnel that they need not obey illegal orders.
It’s quite simple, really:
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Farron points out that Donald Trump has been quite happy to hire immigrants to work at his resorts even as he has derided them to attract support from racists and bigots (my words, not Farron’s).
Whoopsie Doodle, Black Sox Redux Dept. 0
One more time, no one could have predicted this. Via the AP:
Except everyone who was paying attention.
Suffer the Children 0
As I have pointed out before, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
Mary Trump runs the numbers from the Trump maladministration’s campaign of mean for the sake of mean.
The Rule of Lawless 0
In Trump world, expecting military personnel to obey the law and rules of warfare is considered treason.
(snip)
As the video went viral on social media, Trump repeatedly condemned the six Democrats on Thursday.
“This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country,” Trump said of the video in a post on Truth Social. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???”
Details at the link.
Courting Disaster 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice points out that incompetence exacts its toll. Here’s how he opens his article:
Of course, that does not matter to her bosses, who are working tirelessly to impose the rule of lawless.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
History professor Michael E. Neagle listens to the Trump maladministration’s justifications for bombing South American fishing boats and hears a number of rhymes. Here’s just one of them:
Applied during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the label denied captured insurgents international rights and protections otherwise afforded state-sanctioned “prisoners of war.”
It enabled the indefinite detention and torture of these individuals, which eroded America’s moral standing in the world and crippled judicial efforts to convict suspected 9/11 planners.
Follow the link for the rest.
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*Mark Twain.