Both Sides Not 0
Eugene Robinson excoriates the hypocrisy of evangelical “Christian” “leaders” as regards Donald Trump. A snippet:
After all, Perkins’ predecessor at the Family Research Council, Gary Bauer, said this when Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky was revealed in 1998: “Character counts — in a people, in the institutions of our society, and in our national leadership.”
Apparently, it only counts when a Democrat is in the White House, not a Republican. I’m still looking for the Bible verse that spells out this distinction, but it must be in there somewhere.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Josh Marshall reports on This Week in Lawless.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family affair.
This is the second accidental shooting involving a child in Jackson County over the past several weeks. In the other incident, a youngster sat on a weapon and received a minor injury to the buttocks but is recovering fully.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Elie Mystal comments of the Trumpling of the FBI. A snippet:
I think not. I think the “rule of law” stage of America is over, and we are entering a stage of “rule of man.”
Follow the link to learn why he says that.
Turtles All the Way Down 0
Thom gets a caller who seems to arguing in favor of the flat earth theory.
Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0
For the Trumplers, it’s all about the color of the skin, not about the content of the character.
One dark-skinned Arizonian who was asked if he was in the country “illegally” was Rep. Eric Descheenie (D-Chinle).
Rep. Descheenie is a Navajo lawmaker.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And another gun fires itself . . . .
Reports indicate the victim stated he was holding* a handgun when it suddenly discharged. This resulted in the ring finger on his left hand almost completely detaching.
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One suspects that “fondling” would be a more precise term.
Consumer Predation Agency 0
The Trumpling continues.
Watchdog groups are up in arms because, under Mulvaney, the CFPB has put on hold a rule that would restrict payday lenders and their high-interest-rate loans. The agency has also dropped a lawsuit against online lenders charging 900 percent interest rates. Critics say these moves are payback for campaign contributions to Mulvaney when he was a congressman representing South Carolina.
Much more at the link.
Path to Pariah 0
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No Immunity 0
Leonard Pitts, Jr., points out that it can happen here (an almost has). Here’s a bit:
Well, if Trump’s rise proves nothing else, it proves that it could happen here. It even shows how. Meaning that, more than any other single event, his presidency has forced us to see our vulnerability to new media manipulation and disinformation. Tweet by agonizing tweet, he has embodied the frightening possibilities of this new idea that truth can be whatever you need it to be.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Anyone can stumble over politeness.
