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2016 archive

Jacked Pot 0

Two men on bench, one, labeled


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August 22, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Mammon, Political Theatre |

QOTD 0

Cher:

Hate crimes are the scariest thing in the world because these people really believe what they’re doing is right.

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August 22, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: QOTD |

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 0

Butterfly browsing lantana plant

Learn more about the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

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August 21, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Seen on the Street |

Slants on the News 0

Daniel Ruth marvels at the unfairness of the news coverage of Donald Trump. A bit:

Obviously, when Trump obliquely suggested someone should shoot Hillary Clinton, or claimed President Barack Obama is a founder of ISIS, or belittled Sen. John McCain’s years as a prisoner of war, we ungrateful slugs in the “Manchurian Candidate” media should have written something along the lines of: “Donald Trump is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.”

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August 21, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre |

“All the Buzz” 0

Image of Congressman talking to reporter as giant mosquito looms through the window. Reporter asks,


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August 21, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre, Too Venal for Words |

The Art of the Troll 0

At The Guardian, David Sax makes a convincing argument that Donald Trump is trolling the electorate. A nugget:

Trump’s trolling is a high-impact, low-output strategy. A single tweet or comment can generate days worth of free publicity, and keep him the central character in the race. Like all skilled trolls, Trump has proven masterful at inspiring his followers to do the bulk of his dirty work. According to West (Jessamyn West, veteran of communitizing the community–ed.), the best trolls enter a conversation, make a comment or two, set off a fight, and step back as other trolls emerge to sling punches. Trolls aren’t warriors, they’reJessamyn instigators. They know how to imply something racist, hateful or misogynistic, blowing rhetorical dog whistles that bring out more blatantly offensive supporters while allowing themselves deniability. “There’s an art to this,” West says. “It’s like a flaming bag of dog shit on someone’s doorstep.” Even if you know who likely put it there, it’s not like you can dust it for prints.

Elsewhere, Christopher J. Richter considers how Trump’s experience on “reality” television has molded his behavior.

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August 21, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre |

GOP Outreach: “Let’s Go Get Us Some Chicks” 0

Roger Ailes as Jabba the Hut clutching two women and saying,

Via Juanita Jean.

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August 21, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Politics of Hate, Too Venal for Words |

“The Record” 0

I’m a Southern Boy. I know a bigot when I see one.

Christallmighty, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Don’t these people listen to themselves?

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August 21, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race" |

Long-Term Goals? 0

Thom and Jared Yates Sexton wonder whether Trump is looking beyond the campaign to a media venture, sort of like this:

Roger Ailes + David Duke = TrumpTV

I don’t buy it.

I don’t think that Trump is capable of “plans,” at least not as most of us understand the term.

If he were, he’d not have left a trail of broken dreams and failed businesses.

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August 21, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre, Politics of Hate, Republican Lies |

Vanity, Vanity, All Is Vanity 0

My take is simpler. Jill Stein is nuts.

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August 21, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre |

QOTD 0

Willam Shakespeare:

I can compare our rich misers to nothing more fitly than a whale: ‘a plays and tumbles, driving the poor fry before him, and at last devours them all in a mouthful.

Pericles, Prince of Tyre, II.i 29-32

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August 21, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: QOTD |

Before Boogie Down, There Was Boogie Woogie 0

Via KCEA.

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August 20, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Music That Swings |

That’s about the Size of It 0

Two pairs of ladies' trouser, the larger one labeled "Size 0.5" and the slightly smaller one labeled "Size XL."
Here’s more proof that the fashion industry hates women.

The larger pair of pants shows “Size 0,5.” The slightly smaller pair shows “Size XL.”

Words fail me.

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August 20, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Culture Warriors, Too Stupid for Words |

“What We Have Here Is a Failure To Communicate” 0

What Atrios said.

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August 20, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Politics of Hate |

Mean Girls 0

You can’t make this stuff up.

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August 20, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Too Stupid for Words |

“Give Me Your Poor, Your Tired, Your Huddled Masses, Yearning To Be Extremely Vetted” 0

Donald Trump giving third degree to seven-year-old Syrian refugee.

Via Job’s Anger.

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August 20, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: America's Concentration Camps, Politics of Hate |

“Regrets, I’ve Had a Few . . . .” 0

Dick Polman notes that Donald Trump has recently contradicted himself and claims to have “regrets.” Mr. Polman wonder just what exactly Trump regrets. To help make the choice easier, he compiles a partial list:

What, exactly, does he supposedly regret? Does he regret insulting the Khans? Insulting Carly Fiorina’s face? Insinuating that Megyn Kelly was menstruating? Accusing Ted Cruz’s father of helping to plot the JFK hit? Retweeting an attack on Heidi Cruz’s looks? Retweeting junk crime stats from a white supremacist group? Mimicking the physical disability of a New York Times reporter? Promising to raise big bucks for vets, then chiseling them? Mocking John McCain’s POW stint? Smearing the media (just a few days ago) as “the lowest form of life?” Comparing Ben Carson to a child molester? Calling Harrisburg, Pennsylvania “a war zone?” Insisting that he’ll lose Pennsylvania only if “certain areas” (code for black people) rig the returns? Inviting Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails? Calling Mexican immigrants rapists? Suggesting that “second amendment people” could take Hillary out? Claiming that she and Obama “founded ISIS?” Voicing his desire to punch a protestor in the face? Attacking the credentials of a “Mexican” judge who was born and raised in Indiana?

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August 20, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre, Politics of Hate |

Facebook Frolics 0

By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea . . . .

Aside:

This trifling tribalism (as my first wife would have said) plucks my last nerve.

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August 20, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Culture Warriors, Politics of Hate |

Spot the Loser 0

Donald Trump says,

Via Juanita Jean.

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August 20, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Political Theatre |

QOTD 0

Fyodor Dostoyevsky:

A fool with a heart and no sense is just as unhappy as a fool with sense and no heart.

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August 20, 2016 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: QOTD |
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