September, 2019 archive
Stray Thought 0
Donald Trump has demonstrated one thing conclusively. Neither the Republican Party nor Republicans are capable of shame.
Eyeing the Hurricane 0
Juanita Jean keeps a sharpie eye on developments.
Climate Change Inaction 0
Thom wonders why our media refuse to connect the dots between climate change and the increase in violent weather.
Consistent with what Thom is saying, the news here right now is all Dorian all the time.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family value.
Aside:
Methinks events such as this–and I’ve noted a number of them in these electrons–are side-effects of the fear that forms part of Big Gun’s marketing tactics.
QOTD 0
Robert B. Parker, in the voice of Spenser:
I don’t think the internet requires evidence.
Parker, Robert B., Sixkill (New York: Putnam, 2011), p. 6.
Kiwi Humor 0
I’ve been watching a few episodes of the New Zealand series, The Brokenwood Mysteries, and realized that the church that figures in several episodes is named “St. Judas.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite at your favorite purveyor of accelerated edibles.
Upon learning that the restaurant was out of the sandwiches, the group exited their vehicle and tried to storm the Popeyes. When stymied by a manager who locked the front door, one man became upset and pulled out a pistol in an attempt to secure a sandwich.
Obsession 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Noam Sphancer tries to figure out why Donald Trump is obsessed with President Obama. A snippet:
Follow the link for his reasons for reaching that conclusion.
Collateral Damage 0
Catherine Rampell tries to make sense of Donald Trump’s claims of success in his trade wars.
Follow the link to see how well that works out.
The Unbalanced Balance 0
David Atkins considers the difficulty media faces in presenting a “balanced” range of opinion in editorial commentary and analysis, or, to put it another way, how persons like David Brooks and Bret Stephens, who are always wrong, manage to hold down jobs.
He suggests that those who employ them a face a dilemma: whether to portray the American right-wing as it is or as they would prefer it to be. Here’s a bit:
He goes on to point out that a similar situation exists as regards liberal commentators, but that it is no nearly so severe.
