Republican Hypocrisy category archive
The Rule of Lawless 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Robert Elliott offers a bill of particulars.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom talks with David Daley about the Supreme Supremacist Court’s efforts to gut the Voting Rights Act and the legal fictions created to you-will-pardon-the-expression white wash the ruling.
Reality Bites 0
As Professor Shade used to say, history is irony, and, I must say, I find this story delightfully ironic. Here’s a bit from the first few paragraphs:
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After building his political career denouncing “wokeness” on the left, at one point dismissing “the myth of white supremacy” during his 2024 presidential campaign, he is trying to steer his party away from the extremist fringes that have flared up in his own race.
The Rule of Lawless, War and Mongers of War Dept. 0
Retired naval officer Jon Duffy cuts through Donald Trump’s fog of lies about how his war of choice on Iran violates American law. A snippet:
I would quibble a bit. I would argue that its not that the legislative branch of the government is weakened; it’s that the members of one political party have chosen, as the Founders would have said, faction over country.
But that’s just me.
The Art of the Con 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Tom Harper follows the money.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice looks at the Virginia Supreme Supremacist Court’s overturning of Virginia’s attempt to gerrymander House districts in response to Republican’s own gerrymander and concludes that it means only one thing. From the title of his article:
Redistricting Isn’t Legal Unless It Disenfranchises Black Voters
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Supreme Supremacist Court
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At Above the Law, Joe Patrice delves into the duplicity disguising the discriminatory decisions.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Jamelle Bouie offers a theory as to who is most responsible for making dis coarse discourse so much coarser. He notes that
Fantasies of violence against political enemies are, in fact, a defining feature of Trump’s political language.
Methinks he has a point. Follow the link for his evidence.
A Real Estate Development 0
Farron discusses the Trump maladministration’s farcical legal action against the National Trust for Historic Preservation for having the unmitigated gall to take issue with his wanton destruction of public property, i. e., the East Wing of the White House.
Read the news report that Farron references.
Merchants of Death 0
Thom discusses the Trump maladministration’s recent actions that make it easier for nutbags to buy guns.
Republican Thought Police 0
Via the Charlotte Observer, Stephen L. Carter has a message for Donald Trump:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Art of the Steal 0
Mediaite takes a look at the White House crypto con.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Gene Nichol is fed up with originalist sin. Here’s a bit of his article about the recent Supreme Supremacist Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act. A snippet:
Go read the full article for context.
