Republican Hypocrisy category archive
Red Scare Redux 0
At my local rag, retired academician Tom Wallace dissects the misdirection play. A snippet:
The Rule of Lawless 0
Todd Blanche Doubles down on the double-talk.
American Stasi, Republican Thought Police Dept. 0
Via Above the Law, Techdirt reports that
Follow the link for details.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
- Thom hears a rhyme from the American right wing
That sounds just like “make America white again.”
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*Mark Twain.
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice argues that the Trump maladministration’s legal attach on Southern Poverty Law Center makes gossamer look like corduroy and offers a theory as to why the SPLC is under attack. Here’s a bit from his article (emphasis added); follow the link for context.
Why does such a flimsy a case get brought?
Well, from the president on down, the administration has clearly and, frankly, loudly proclaimed that it brought these charges for the purpose of punishing the SPLC for shining a spotlight on hate groups that Donald Trump considers valued supporters.
Rand Gestures 0
Rebecca Watons takes a deep look at Rand Paul’s persecution–no, I do not think that is too strong a word–of Dr. Anthony Fauci. (Warning: Mild language.)
Or you can read the transcript.
Catch-22 0
As Joe Patrice reminds us at Above the Law, it’s the best catch there is.
Republican Newspeak 0
At the Las Vegas Sun, Ron Mitchell decodes de code.
The Lynch Mob 0
At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Will Bunch offers a theory as to why Congressional Republicans want to persecute Dr. Anthony Fauci for doing his job (and doing it quite well, I might add).
Methinks he’s onto something.
No excerpt or summary will do his piece justice. Just go read it.
Republican Family Values 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.
Republican Thought Police . . . 0
. . . always fighting for your right not to know.
Suffer the Children 0
As has been amply proven, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At my local rag, Ronald G. Shafer hears a rhyme from John Adam’s time. In point of fact, it reminds him of 1798’s Sedition Act.
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*Mark Twain.
Ignorance Is Bliss 0
At least, that appears to be a tenet of the Trump maladministration. Via the Las Vegas Sun, Michael Hiltzik catalogs the casualties in Donald Trump’s war on science. A snippet:
Referring to a list of grant terminations announced in October 2025, the agency admitted that it terminated or canceled 283 grants “solely” based on whether their recipients were in states that had cast its electoral college votes for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and had two Democratic senators. Meanwhile, 340 other grants from states that voted for Trump were left in place.