April, 2023 archive
Republican Family Values 0
I was not aware that “mean for the sake of mean” was a family value, but apparently it is.
American Establishmentarians 0
A Navy veteran speaks out against what he refers to as Florida Governor DeSantis’s “religious fascism.”
As I mentioned earlier, today’s Republican Party seems not to care much about the United States Constitution, particularly the bit about “make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”
Disney Whirl 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye explains how Florida Man’s latest move in his vendetta against Disney World just happens to violate the United States Constitution.
Not that today’s Republican Party seems to care much about the United States Constitution.
The Twitter Fails 0
Rebecca Watson dissects the deception buried in Elon Musk’s and Matt Taibbi’s “Twitter Files.”
. . . or you can read the transcript.
Decoding de Code 0
Jamelle Bouie explains what Republicans mean when they say “parents’ rights”:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
A Tune for the Times, Armed Society Dept. 0
On the Youtube page, Mangy describes what led to this tune:
In Kansas City, an 85-year-old man shot a 16-year-old black student who’d mistakenly come to the wrong address to pick up his twin siblings. Some gun owners believe that if you’ve got a gun, you’ve got to shoot SOMEBODY, otherwise, why have it. Mangy Fetlocks sat down for half an hour and just imagined what some of the repercussions from this shooting might be. The thought wasn’t comforting.
And, while on the topic, Atrios asks a question.
The Privatization Scam, Establishmentarian Dept. 0
At the Portland Press-Herald, Victoria Hugo-Vidal argues forcefully against public funding of religious schools. Some snips:
I went to private Catholic schools from kindergarten all the way up through high school . . . .
But it was often a financial struggle. . . .
That being said, I absolutely, positively, utterly, completely and steadfastly oppose using taxpayer money for private religious schools.
Follow the link for her reasoning.
Parallels 0
Thom discusses how Hitler rose to power by exploiting fear, bigotry, and hatred.
Aside:
Speaking of culture warriors . . . .
This New Gilded Age 0
Michael in Norfolk sums up the strategy. A snippet (emphasis added):
Stray Thought 0
My friend, upon receiving an appeal from the Heart Association:
What if there were a heartless association?
Me:
There is. It’s called the Republican Party.
