Republican Hypocrisy category archive
Republican Thought Police 0
They are patrolling dis coarse discourse with truncheons raised and gags at the ready
Oopsie 0
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gene Collier suggests that Squeaker of the House Mike Johnson’s attempt to make the Epstein files go away has sort of backfired.
Both Sides Don’t 0
Thom discusses the “both sides” scam and how false balance fuels extremism. (Warning: Commercial at about the five minute mark.)
A Notion of Immigrants, Rule of Lawless Dept. 0
Der Spiegel reports on the release of Andry Romero from the El Salvadoran prison to which the Trump maladministration had renditioned him because he spoke with an accent and had innocent tattoos and notes that
The article is a painful and disheartening read, but, unfortunately, a necessary one in these Trumpled times.
Establishmentarians 0
The man who is arguably the most irreligous person in America has now come out as an establishmentarian.
So we should ask that question that should always be asked of establishmentarians: What’s in it for him?
Because establishmentarianism is always, when you boil it down, about power and control, never about souls.
The Bill of Particulars 0
At Above the Law, the actions of the Trump maladministration lead Mark Hermann to ask a question:
Follow the link for the list of Trump’s actions which made him pose that question.
Suffer the Children 0
As we know, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value. To illustrate:
Former USAID staffer Karen Van Roekel, writing at the Des Moines Register, is dismayed at the mean for the sake of mean in the Trump maladministration’s decision to shut down that agency. A snippet (emphasis added):
What’s in a Name? 0
According the Steve M. quite a bit. Speaking of bits, here’s a bit from his article:
If we call Trump’s urban invasions a war, we should give the war its correct name: the War on Democrats. That’s literally what it is.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Crowd Control, Republican Thought Police Dept. 0
U. S. Tennis Association to broadcasters: If persons boo Trump, don’t tell anyone.
Vie Joe My God.
Afterthought:
I guess they don’t want to hurt Donald Trump’s tender fee-fees.
If only Donald Trump showed such any concern for anyone else’s tender fee-fees.
The Rule of Lawless 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Jim Jones, who served as Idaho Attorney-General and on the Idaho State Supreme Court, reveals that he is somewhat concerned about the fate of the rule of law in the United States. A snippet:
Other nations, friend and foe alike, have seen the rapid erosion of the rule of law in America and are reconsidering the wisdom of continuing to rely on the US as a safe haven for investing in the future.
His entire article is worth a read.
Also, too.