The Fear Factor(ies), Reprise 0
(Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Draw Show your politeness to those in the next lane of the highway on which you conduct your motorized conveyance.
The Fear Factor(ies) 0
At AL.com, John Archibald reflects of the fear-mongering tactics of (mostly Republican) candidates in Alabama. I think what he says, though, applies in many election campaigns in many states.
Here’s a bit (emphasis added); follow the link for the complete article.
And hey, I’m afraid, too. I’m afraid of the fear mongering, of those who seek power by dividing people into us and them, who lead mobs with rhetorical – usually – torches. . . .
But it’s not just the ads. The problem is that politics and cultural bluster have become way more important than genuine solutions to real problems.
Twits on Twitter 0
He was a mere twit. Now he’s a no account twit.
Originalist Sin 0
Methinks that the writer of a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun has a point.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
The Associated Press skewers the half-truths and pretzel logic of a recent film that claims to verify voluminous voter fraud.
The short version: the pile of photographic propaganda proves primarily that propagandists prevaricate.
Follow the link for facts.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And yet another child is sacrificed on the NRA’s altar of lead.
Theocracy, Reprise 0
Methinks Michael in Norfolk identifies the original sin.
A Moment of Venn 0
Genevieve Grabman looks at the dismal state of health care for expectant mothers in the United States. It’s not a pretty picture. Here’s how she starts her article (emphasis added):
The irony is that, in our political landscape, the overlap between those who would force women to have unwanted babies deny women control of their own bodies and those who would deny them more, better, and less expensive healthcare is–er–substantial.
Follow the link for the rest of Grabman’s article.