Political Theatre category archive
The Galt and the Lamers 0
BadTux tries to explain the concept of the “common good” to glibertarians (he calls them “libertopians”).
One suspects they won’t get it.
The End of the Trail 0
Daniel Ruth sticks his tongue firmly in his cheek and withdraws from the presidential campaign.
Misdirection Play, Tiny Bubbles Dept. 0
Remember, not every “public interest group” is a public interest group. Witness this “public interest group” that is lobbying against a soda tax in Philly (emphasis added).
I do like my daily diet cola, but, as far as I am concerned, this is like the fellow who, after getting pulled for speeding, turns to the cop and asks, “Why didn’t you pull over that other guy? He was going as fast as I was.”
Flint-Hearted 0
This is contemporary Republican governance writ large, poisoning the poors for profit.
Bernie’s Bitter-Enders 6
Shorter Dick Polman: How’s President Nader working out for you now?
Dis Coarse Discourse, Reprise 0
President Obama has a point when he calls out the press for contributing to the tone of the current presidential campaign.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
A newspaper editor who has spent two and a half decades covering the Clintons delivers her judgement on the Hillary Clinton scamdals. A snippet; follow the link for the full story:
Hillary Clinton is fundamentally honest and trustworthy.
Remember that Republicans have spent 25 years lobbing made-up dirt at the Clintons.
When you find yourself thinking, “Hillary Clinton can’t be trusted,” ask yourself, are you basing your statement on facts or on what Republicans said?
Misty Water-Colored Memories . . . 0
Dick Polman waxes nostalgic:
Much more at the link.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
One element that seems to be missing in discussions about the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is this: Supporting Bernie Sanders does not ipso facto mean repudiating Hillary Clinton. I suspect that the great majority of caucus- and primary-participating Democrats could vote quite happily for either one in November.
The “repudiate Hillary” meme seems stronger amongst Sanders supporters, but is not, in my opinion, indicative of any quality unique to them or their candidate. Rather, I think it’s reflective of his position as a long-shot underdog.
Supporters of long-shot underdogs tend to see themselves as crusaders. They are more likely to “crusade” than to “campaign,” and “crusading” tends to excess.
