Political Theatre category archive
Those Who Forget Deny the Past . . . .
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Historiann is not surprised at the reactions to events in Ferguson, Mo. She is disgusted.
A nugget (emphasis in the original):
Even if I understand why people insist on pretending history is irrelevant, why must they evoke history in such wildly inappropriate ways? For example: Howard Kurtz say that “Some liberal outlets [are] creating almost a lynch mob mentality around this,” that is, the insistence that the police officer who killed an unarmed man be arrested and charged with a crime. Is that what lynch mobs did–they published headlines in news outlets demanding the arrest and trial of men suspected of crimes? Because that’s what you imply when you compare an online magazine to a lynch mob. Judge Lynch, as we all should remember, was not at all about insisting on due process for suspected criminals. That was the whole point of a lynch mob friends–the circumvention of the criminal justice system! Yegads. So stupid.
Facebook Frolics 0
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“I apologize from the bottom of my heart,” Tinsley said. “At one time, I was a very active Republican, very opposed to Obama.”
As far as I can tell, what he’s saying is that being a Republican means being racist.
Don’t think that’s what he meant to say, but in vino veritas and all that.
Mugging for the Camera 0
Funny or Die recounts Rick Perry’s Tips on How To Use Your Mugshot.
Cushy Gigs and Gig-olos. 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear argues for eliminating tenure for New York Times columnists; he offers a report card on the lot of them. A nugget:
Brooks’ columns are almost always based on some kind of false dichotomy he uses to oversimplify complex issues. He is a tireless purveyor of Conservatism Lite, completely unaware of the fact that he is a self-parody. If you printed his columns in the Onion, people would think they were a satire on neo-conservatives.
Follow the link for the rest of the report card.
Everybody Must Get Fracked 0
The stupid, it burns.
Do You Want Word Salad with That? 0
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Fantasies in a Fantasy Land 0
Balloon Juice’s Anne Laurie does a masterful takedown of Libertarianism and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers.
Just read it.
Chartering a Course for Disaster 0
Wayne O’Leary does his homework and uncovers the motivation for the charter school movement; he finds that it’s not educational excellence. A nugget:
Cold War Redux? 0
Thom and Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst, review how the US went back on its word and what how that may have affected what’s happening Ukraine.
Twits on Twitter 0
Very Special Twits.