2016 archive
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
C&L points out that it also racism’s and the racists’ strongest ally:
Follow the link for the full essay.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is the foundation of a successful union.
Claud (Tex) McIver took out his gun while riding with his wife, Diane McIver, because they were worried about a possible carjacking when several people walked toward the car, family friend and spokesman Bill Crane told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday.
The dirty little secret of gunnuttery is that the whole “self defense” thing seldom works out in real life the way it does in John Wayne movies. You don’t get to rehearse and there are no second takes.
“A Choice, Not an Echo” 0
Jack Ohman cites reasons for supporting Donald Trump. A nugget:
Americans arise each morning and see no nuclear fireball on the horizon, no massive civil unrest in the streets, no calamitous economic disruption.
Americans love scary fantasy movies about presidents fighting aliens, apocalyptic science fiction about nuclear winter, and massive global conspiracies involving bald men in black turtlenecks and fist-fighting aboard Air Force One.
I predict all that would happen under a Trump presidency, and more.
“Not Normal People” 0
Howard Dean lambastes the corporate media for being MIA and for their special Donald Trump(TM)-branded double standard.
Via C&L.
A Picture Is Worth 0
Via PoliticalProf, who adds,
Or an African American. Or a Latino. Or an LBGTQ person. Or … Or …. Or …
Sovereign Inanity 0
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Some Congresspersons have taken the position that ignorance is an excuse (emphasis added):
That earned McConnell and others a scathing response from the White House, which said lawmakers didn’t know what they were voting for.
“What’s true in elementary school is true in the United States Congress: Ignorance is not an excuse,” said spokesman Josh Earnest.
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Sugar-Coating 0
David Singerman looks at the recent JAMA article revealing the sugar industry’s machinations to manipulate the nation’s masticators. A snippet:
Do read the rest.