Politics of Hate category archive
Melted Pot 0
In a passing reference, Tony Norman emphasizes that the Orlando shooter was as American as baseball, hotdogs, apple pie, and certain automobile marques:
Follow the link for the rest.
In related news, Helen Ubinas bought a gun.
“Acceptable and Unacceptable Racism” 0
Tony Norman considers the faint, fluttery, pro forma Republican protests of Donald Trump’s overt racism even as they line up to endorse his candidacy. Here’s a nugget:
“A Thin-Skinned Racist Bully” 0
Elizabeth Warren plays Trump.
I ordered my Hillary Clinton bumper sticker last night because consider the alternative.
I hope to be the first on my block to have one. (Actually, who am I kidding? I will almost certainly be the first on my block to have one.)
Video via Raw Story.
Plus Ca Change 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., reads history.
Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Trumpled 0
Dick Polman considers the procedures as defined on Law and Order: Celebrity Apprentice. He takes Donald Trump’s complaints about the judiciary to its logical conclusion (emphasis added):
More jurisprudence at the link.
When America Was “Great” 0
Jeffrey Gillespie recalls the good old days.
For the angry white male, American “greatness” conjures an era when he and his cohorts could get away with more at the expense of others: unchecked predatory sexual behavior, casual racism, easy access to opportunities denied everyone else and a “status quo” mentality preserved at the expense of millions of people who happened to not be middle-aged white guys.
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Contempt of Court 0
Dick Polman considers Donald Trump’s attack on the judge hearing the “Trump University” case. A snippet:
So, a few questions. Are Trump’s followers so deaf and blind that they truly don’t realize what is happening here? Has their faith in our democratic institutions eroded to the point that they’re happy to feed a junkyard dog who would treat our institutions as his personal chew toy? Are they so ignorant of world history that they can’t see the danger of a leader cult? And can the complicit Republican party sink any lower
Read it.
Afterthought:
Looking to recent history, the answer to Polman’s question in the last sentence is, without question, “Yes.”
“Sinking lower” is what Republicans do.