Politics of Hate category archive
Misdirection Play, Shilling for Pence Dept. 0
The punditocracy are united in marketing Mike Pence as somehow a sane and safe choice for vice president, a calm and cultured counterweight to Trump’s trumpeting boorishness.
Erika D. Smith begs to differ. Here’s a bit of her column:
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On paper, the two men are very different – in an ulcer-relieving way, if you’re an establishment Republican or a social conservative. But look a little closer, as I have in meetings with him as member of the editorial board of The Indianapolis Star, and you’ll see that they’re really just two sides of the same crazy coin.
Like Trump, Pence is tone deaf and uninterested in learning what he doesn’t know. He’s an ideologue who surrounds himself with people who tell him what he wants to hear. His bubble is so airtight that differing opinions often come as a complete shock to him.
Think of your Bond villains: which is more dangerous, the quiet one stroking a cat or the loud one brandishing a gat?
Remember, a soft-spoken fanatic is still a fanatic.
Chris-Crossed: Christie the Cold-Hearted 0
At Northjersey dot com, Valerie Vainieri Huttle highlights Chris Christie’s utter disdain for those most in need. A snippet:
Many of the constituents that benefit from these programs the governor excised have come before the Assembly Human Services Committee with heartbreaking pleas for assistance, pleas that did not fall on deaf ears when we crafted the Democratic budget this year. That is, until it arrived at the governor’s desk.
‘Not worthy’
With the stroke of a pen, the governor told these constituents: You are not worthy.
Playing the Trump Card 0
Josh Marshall analyzes the double-deal.
Plus Ca Change 0
Dick Polman surveys the 2016 Republican platform and finds no surprises.
I would venture that the America to which they look back so fondly is not that of the 1950s.
It’s that of the 1850s.
Dumb and Dumbest 0
I wish I were as optimistic as Farron regarding the “not going to cut it factor.”
Comment Is Free-for-All 0
Samantha Bee reads on-line comments she has received. (Warning: NSFW.)
In related news, Guardian staffers discuss The Guardian’s experiences with on-line comments. It’s not pretty.
The GOP Tent Meeting 0
Via Job’s Anger.
Afterthought:
To the extent that Republicans of good will remain silent in the face of Trumpery, they abdicate their claim to be “of good will.”
The “Trump Effect” 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear explains how Donald Trump has given white supremacists license.
A Haven for Hate 0
Jared Yates attends a Trump rally and muses over why Donald Trump appeals to his followers. A nugget:
Do please read the rest.
Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dum-Dum 0
In related news, the Bangor Daily News’s Patricia Callahan submits her own letter to LePage.
Video via Raw Story.