Republican Hypocrisy category archive
Words Have Meaning 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., in responding to some critical comments he has received, finds it necessary to read the dictionary for his critics.
Establishmentarians 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini sees a parallel. Here’s a bit from his article:
Or, if you eschew contemporary dystopian fiction in favor of current events, look at it this way: Republicans are Russia and American women are Ukraine.
It’s an invasion, an occupation, with the goal of complete supremacy.
If you think he may be a bit–er–overwrought, follow the link for his reasoning.
And, if you want some more evidence . . . .
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael Paul Williams is less than impressed with Virginia’s Governor Trumpkin’s appointees. Here’s what he has to say about one of them (emphasis added):
Our moment of racial reckoning, teetering on the brink, does not need a Confederate apologist. But here comes McLean, who likened Abraham Lincoln’s attempt to preserve the Union to “Russia invading Ukraine” during a July 18 interview on John Reid’s talk show on WRVA radio. She also claimed that “slavery would have been outlawed in the South within five or 10 years, but they wanted to do it on their own time.”
I can only assume that “they” were not considering the desired timetable of the enslaved.
Follow the link for the others in his list.
Republican Family Values 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini points out that, since the Dobbs decision, supporters of that decision are proving that “pro-life” is exactly what they are not.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Grung_e_Gene is somewhat less circumspect.
“Pay No Attention to the Man behind the Curtain” 0
In this particular case, it’s the men and women behind the curtain you have to worry about (as Sam and his crew noted in the previous post).
Image via Job’s Anger.
Tales of the Graham Cracker 0
(Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal takes a look at the Supreme Supremacist Court’s recent abrogation of Roe v. Wade. It is a thoughtful and well-reasoned article, but one bit leapt out at me as highlighting the misogyny and arrogance underlying that decision:
You’ll notice nobody ever proposes punishing men who get their jollies.
Follow the link for the rest.
Immunity Impunity
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The Graham cracker refuses to crumble.