“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Settle disagreements with politeness.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
But It Calls Itself the “Party of Personal Responsibility” . . . . 0
The editorial board of the Charlotte Observer opines that North Carolina Republicans are providing a tutorial in how to excuse the inexccusable.
Misdirection Play: about Those “Issues” 0
Dick Polman has a message for those who say that they don’t know enough about Kamala Harris’s positions on “the issues” (follow the link for context):
Afterthought:
Honest to Betsy, it’s not like she’s keeping her positions secret. There’s this thing called “a website.”
You may have heard of it.
Suffer the Children 0
Apparently, that’s a Republican Family Value.
The Playbook 0
Writing at Psychology Today Blogs, Mark D. White looks to the Marvel Universe, particularly to a recent Captain America series, to draw lessons about how fascism works. He identifies three steps in the process; follow the link to see whether they remind you in any way of dis coarse discourse.
1. Inventing a “Mythic Past”
2. Setting “Us” Against “Them”
3. Presenting a “Strongman”
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
PoliticalProf decodes de code.
Both Sides Not 0
Gene Collier, writing at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, rails against what he refers to as “the media’s stupid desire for ‘balance.’” Given the state of dis coarse discourse, I think his article is well worth a read. Here’s a tiny bit (emphasis in the original):
It is not quoting somebody contending that it is raining, then searching out someone willing to tell you that it is not raining. You know, for balance. It’s much more about looking out the window and discovering the truth.
Republican Thought Police, Reprise 0
Thom argues that the Republican Thought Police fear ideas, fear history, fear truth.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play.
The caller reported a 5-year-old bleeding from his leg.
According to HCSO, Park Rangers and EMS arrived, it was discovered the child was left in a family car when he began playing with a firearm.
The 5-year-old fired off a round, grazing his leg.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
And far too many morons own guns.
Republican Thought Police 0
Nedra Rhone offers a theory as to what motivates the Republican Thought Police:
Follow the link for her reasoning.
Stray Thought 0
This whole pumpkin spice thing has gotten way out of hand, but at least my dentist didn’t try to inflict pumpkin spice dental floss on me.