Politics of Hate category archive
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Farron discusses a Fox News reporter who called out a right-wing lie. (Yeah, I know, but stranger things have happened.)
See Foot, Shoot Foot, Nikki Foot 0
I linked earlier to PoliticalProf’s post regarding Nikki Halley’s white-washing the reason for the American Civil War.
Halley has since conceded that, yeah, maybe slavery did have a little bit to do with it.
Over at No More Mister Nice Blog, Steve M argues that said concession is not likely to help Halley with the Republican Party’s secessionist base. A snippet:
But Haley can’t do any of that, because her brand is “reasonable-seeming Republican.” She’s polling best in New Hampshire, where members of any party (or no party) can vote in the Republican primary, and where the Republicans are, on average, more moderate than they are in most of the country. Angry wingnuttery might alienate these voters, so she’s ruled it out.
The Rule of Lawless 0
In a letter to the editor of the South Jersey Times, Evan F. Grollman argues for enforcing the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. He writes:
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Looking at recent shenanigans involving the North Carolina state supreme court, UNC law professor Gene Nichol suggests that they embody a simple principle:
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Doug Zlatin suggests that the Constitutional guarantee of “freedom of speech” should not be interpreted as a freedom to screech.
What’s in a Word? 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Leonard Hitchcock considers Donald Trump’s Veterans Day speech and wants to know.
Follow the link for his musings.
Suffer the Children 0
That’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy.
It’s Bubblelicious 0
Michael in Norfolk sums it up. Here’s a bit from his article:
Precedented 0
Thom sees parallels.
Foxy Shady 0
The Fox News strategy: If the truth hurts, hurt the truth.
Precedented 0
Thom hears echoes of the past in oue present.
To echo Maya Angelou, when someone tells you who they are, believe them.
Afterthought:
My father did not fight fascism in the Ardennes so that today’s Republican Party could embrace fascists.
Honest to Pete, if Ev Dirksen or Nelson Rockefeller came back today, they would be appalled at what their party has become. (Richard Nixon, maybe not so much . . . .)
Furrfu.
