July, 2016 archive
The Color of Justice, Reprise 0
In the Guardian. Ieshia Evans, who gained fame for fearlessly standing as she was arrested by a crew of robocops on a Baton Rouge street, tells her story. Here’s a bit:
“I just need to make sure that you’re not a prostitute,” he said, projecting his voice so that all the customers in the store could hear. Their jaws dropped. I was so embarrassed. We went home without the juice.
Would this have happened if I were a white woman? I don’t think so. I wasn’t dressed in a provocative way.
Do please read the rest.
Coddled Yeggs 0
Catherine Rampell notes that, despite their small-government protestations, what Republicans truly want is a nanny state, one that mops their tears, protects them from the real world, and coos over their booboos, all the while keeping them swaddled in their bigotry and prejudice. A snippet:
(snip)
They . . . want policymakers to bar transgender Americans from using the public bathroom of their choice, lest those in neighboring bathroom stalls feel vaguely threatened.
They want government to protect religious freedom, yet they also want government to expel holders of select religious beliefs — a policy that couldn’t possibly pass constitutional muster even if you could figure out a way to implement it.
They also want their small, spartan government to round up and deport 11 million undocumented immigrants, quickly and on the cheap, but “in a very humane way, a very nice way.”
Follow the link for more on the liturgy of white-wing whining.
Lies, Damned Lies, and Trumpery 0
Joseph DiStephano dissects Trumps lies about taxes in the U. S.
Aside:
It won’t do any good. Trump is merely repeating a lie that has been Republican orthodoxy for over a generation.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Give your grandchildren an opportunity to be polite.
The boy was at his grandparent’s house in the River North subdivision, near the Bibb County line in west Jones County, on Wednesday afternoon when he picked up the unsecured gun, Jones County sheriff’s investigator Kenny Gleaton said. Two adults were home, but the child was in a room by himself.
Craven Images 0
Headline of the day: Republicans know they’re bowing to a false idol in Trump.
Triumph of the Twitterverse? 0
(Link fixed.)
Brooke Nasser wonders whether Donald Trump has mastered short attention span theatre. A snippet:
Damned If You Don’t, We’re All Damned If You Do 0
In related news, Josh Marshal explores the “con” in “Republican convention.”
Image via The Bob and Chez Show Blog.
The Silence Treatment 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice notes Donald Trump’s lawyer attempts to silence Tony Schwartz, Trump’s Art of the Deal “co-writer.” A snippet:
But I digress.
In any event, Greenblatt’s letter is as brash as his client, demanding millions for defamation and being “very disloyal.”
Patrice proceeds to delight in Schwartz’s lawyer’s response. Follow the link and enjoy.
Bait-and-Switch? 0
Honest to Pete, you can’t make this stuff up.
“The Wall” 1
Will Bunch points out that we already have lots of walls.
To mark the arrival of the greatest show of democracy on earth, the streets of downtown Cleveland are criss-crossed with several miles of white concrete barriers and black metal fencing. It looks like the central city is hosting a giant Grand Prix race – occasionally I look up expecting to see Michael Schumacher rounding a curve at 175 mph.
