Political Theatre category archive
“Toxic Leadership” 0
Via TPM.
Afterthought:
Words fail me. Nothing I can say could express the depths of my feelings on this matter.
. . . Because If You Don’t Study It, It Doesn’t Exist 2
This item from my local rag caused me to drop my jaw this morning. There’s a good chance that, within my children’s lifetimes, the world’s largest military complex (which surrounds me as I type this) will be under water, but Republicans want to stick their fingers in the Pentagon’s ears and go “Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah.”
Supporters say they want the military focused on enemies such as the Islamic State group, not rising seas.
Critics say flooding is a formidable foe as well.
“It’s kind of hard to attack the enemy when your base is underwater,” said Rep. Bobby Scott, a Southeast Virginia Democrat who voted against the ban.
The Republican Party, the party of willful ignorance.
More at the link.
And, in more news of willful ignorance . . . .
In the Heat of the Summer 0
Shorter Dan Casey: If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
Really, just read it. Neither summary nor excerpt can do it justice.
Afterthought:
Wuss.
That Other Email Scamdal 0
I’ve been considering how to address the DNC email leak but the gelatin has not yet completely set.
I was going to make two main points.
- As with most of these things, there’s no there there. There is no indication that the thoughts and musing were ever turned into action. Politics can be a dirty business (Donald Trump’s entire campaign q. v.); that political operatives might consider dirty tactics even to discard them should surprise no one but the naive and the stupid.
- In a fact that has been too often ignored by the corporate media, Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat. He joined the party only to run for its nomination. That his deciding to join to party for that reason alone might have engendered some resentment among those who have been laboring long and wearily in the Democratic Party vineyards should also surprise no one but the see above.
Fortunately, Dick Polman decided to write the post so I don’t have to. Here’s bit of his piece; the excerpt opens with a reference to Debbie Wasserman-Schultz’s sudden resignation from the chair of the DNC:
Yes, it was abhorrent that some staffers suggested making an issue of Sanders’ religion – or lack of religion – in a few southern primaries, but two quick points: (1) the staffers made suggestions that were never acted upon, and (2) these were just DNC staffers, not Clinton campaign staffers.
What He Meant To Say 0
Carl Hiaasen claims to have the first draft of Trump’s acceptance speech.
Devolution of a Party 0
Aside:
Of course, Reagan was no Reagan either. He just played one on TV.
Toga! Toga! Toga! 0
Daniel Ruth looks back on the Republican Convention. A snippet:
Or consider the Animal House toga party was a pillar of Swiss watch-like precision compared to the political mud wrestling that took place along the scenic shores of Lake Erie over the past few days.
Read the rest and reminisce.
Craven Images 0
Headline of the day: Republicans know they’re bowing to a false idol in Trump.
Triumph of the Twitterverse? 0
(Link fixed.)
Brooke Nasser wonders whether Donald Trump has mastered short attention span theatre. A snippet:
Damned If You Don’t, We’re All Damned If You Do 0
In related news, Josh Marshal explores the “con” in “Republican convention.”
Image via The Bob and Chez Show Blog.