2023 archive
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The Portland Press-Herald’s Victoria Hugo-Vidal muses on a proposal to deny MaineCare benefits to sick persons if they are not U. S. citizens. (MaineCare a form of insurance run by the state of Maine.) A snippet:
I think a lot of the knee-jerk opposition to it comes down to racism and nativism . . . .
Methinks she makes some excellent points.
Republican Family Values 0
Sam and his crew discuss Republicans’ reactions to the verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s civil suit against Donald Trump.
Much like “responsible gun owner,” “Republican family values” is an oxymoron.
Courting Disaster 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice has a case of the freebie-jeebies.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” exposes children to politeness.
Why Am I Not Surprised? 0
Going back to Philosophy 101, I’ll start by defining a term:
Romeo Vitelli, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, takes a look at the opposition of hate crime laws. Not surprisingly, he finds that those who oppose hate crime laws are motivated by (wait for it) hate. Here’s a tiny little bit from his much longer article:
Follow the link for context.
Disciples of the Portable Phallus, Reprise 2
Sam and his crew discuss the recent death toll in Texas and the implications thereof.
The Least Bad Choice 0
Methinks my old friend Noz may be onto something.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
After hearing about the humiliating questions that attorney Joe Tacopina fired at E. Jean Carrol in an effort to undermine her claims against a failed former President, Mangy Fetlocks wanted to point out the absurdity of the old-school victim-blaming that was used in an attempt to get Donald off the hook AGAIN. My guess is, it won’t prove effective.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
F. T. Rea is taken aback by aghast at Republicans who would assert that history isn’t.
Here’s a bit from his post:
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” shoots first, gets questioned later.
Detectives spoke to David V. Doyle, the owner of the property. The 58-year-old told authorities that he saw shadows outside his home, went inside and got his firearm.
Detectives say Doyle told them that when he went back outside he saw people running away from his property and began shooting at them, unknowingly (!!!!–ed.) hitting the girl.
We are a society of stupid.