Too Venal for Words category archive
Ryan’s Derp, Return of Beyond the Palin Dept. 0
David Ruth explains that fantastical things sometimes come to pass.
This is probably the inevitable result when laws are cooked up by a speaker of the House of Representatives who has treated the post as if he is president of the Ayn Rand Society.
More at the link.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
Trumpling the public good, this time in the air:
This proposal illustrates once more that, in Republican World, there is no such thing as the common good.
Follow the link for more.
The Core Belief of Today’s Republican Party 0
There is no such thing as the public good. Q. E. D.
The Other Victims of “Fake News” 0
Seattlepi reports on the family of a man whose picture was stolen, falsely labeled (and libeled), and used in a “fake news” story.
It is not pretty, but it does make this clear: those who create and propagate “fake news” (AKA “lies”) don’t care who they hurt, nor how badly they hurt them.
Twits on Twitter 0
Noah Smith thinks he knows what Twitter’s problem may be.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Chris-Crossed 0
I guess Chris Christie will have to cross this bridge when he comes to it.
The story goes to say that Christie is appealing. To whom is unclear Sorry, couldn’t resist.
“Minced Trump” 0
(Link fixed.)
Solomon Jones writes of his recent interview of Tim Kaine. Not surprisingly, the Trump Tape came up as a topic. Mr. Kaine did not mince words; he minced Trump. Here’s an excerpt; follow the link for the rest.
“No, it’s not. It’s what sexual abusers do, but it’s not what men do.”
I wholeheartedly agree. Talking about grabbing strange women by the genitals without their permission is not locker-room talk. It’s sociopath talk.
Walking while Woman 0
A University of Wisconsin student tells her story. A nugget:
But curve-concealing clothes and a low brim hat doesn’t cut it. Whether the snakes can see you or not, they can sense you.
Read it.