Republican Hypocrisy category archive
The Man Who Would Be King 0
Michael in Norfolk nails it. A snippet:
Follow the link for context.
Behind That Curtain* 0
David notes that, thanks to Elon Musk’s new feature on Xitter (a feature which I suspect Musk now regrets), a number of MAGA “influencers” have been revealed to be–er–less than veracious (but most definitely voracious). (And this surprises you how?)
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
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*With apologies to Earl Derr Biggers.
American Stasi 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, law professor Noah Feldman explores why ICE is being allowed to run rampant over the legal rights of immigrants–properly documented or not–and American citizens.
He is somewhat less than sanguine. Here’s a snippet:
I commend the piece to your attention.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Kim Shinkoskey considers the subservience of today’s Republican Party to their Dear Leader and hears a rhyme from over a century ago. Here’s a couplet:
Follow the link for the rest of the verse.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Surprisingly enough, one can make a convincing case that “Donald Trump” rhymes with “Neville Chamberlain.”
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*Mark Twain.
The Piece Taker 0
A piece of this, a piece of that . . . .
The Rule of Lawless 0
Michael in Norfolk explains why Donald Trump accused six Congresspersons, all of whom have distinguished records of serving in the military or intelligence ranks, of sedition for reminding military personnel that they need not obey illegal orders.
It’s quite simple, really:
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Farron points out that Donald Trump has been quite happy to hire immigrants to work at his resorts even as he has derided them to attract support from racists and bigots (my words, not Farron’s).
Whoopsie Doodle, Black Sox Redux Dept. 0
One more time, no one could have predicted this. Via the AP:
Except everyone who was paying attention.
Suffer the Children 0
As I have pointed out before, that’s not scripture. That’s a Republican family value.
Mary Trump runs the numbers from the Trump maladministration’s campaign of mean for the sake of mean.
The Rule of Lawless 0
In Trump world, expecting military personnel to obey the law and rules of warfare is considered treason.
(snip)
As the video went viral on social media, Trump repeatedly condemned the six Democrats on Thursday.
“This is really bad, and Dangerous to our Country,” Trump said of the video in a post on Truth Social. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???”
Details at the link.