I am excited by Bernie. Is he for real? He makes me hope that the Dem Party may be able to come back to life as more than an a shell of loyalists who make politics a hobby or careerists who use party work to promote their ascent on the corporate ladder. What worries me […][...]
Archive for April, 2016
A Jew Responds to FACEBOOK
Ruth Jacobs fACEBOOK 1 Feb 2016 I am a Jew, I love my fellow Jews, hurt one you hurt us all … that said I have a question. Why are there so many Arabs who want to denigrate my people on our fb sites? Why are there so many Christians posting their religion on our sites? […][...]
Russian Racism, Sponsored by Coke
Based on a report by Mitchell Polman in The Daily Beast Americans might have a hard time recognizing racism as seen from the Russian POV. The reporter for the Beast describes a segment devoted to the “Texas separatist movement” with many tight shots of angry and downright nasty looking peop[...]
April 5th, 2016 - 1:37 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Is The UW Now Banned From Interactions with UNC?
Gov. Jay Inslee wrote a memo last week prohibiting non-essential state-funded travel to North Carolina: “Our nation is rightfully moving toward increased acceptance and celebration of diversity. The discriminatory policies being promoted by North Carolina is not something our state condones or [...]
April 5th, 2016 - 9:40 am § in Misc.
Ted Cruz Loves His Father
I love my father. He is a pastor. He is a man of deep integrity. And he made a joke.” – Sen. Ted Cruz from MSNBC The “joke” the Texas Republican and recently-announced 2016 presidential candidate was referring to was a comment that his father, Rafael Cruz, made about President Obama that sma[...]
April 5th, 2016 - 8:37 am § in Misc.
Bernie Needed to Do Some Learning Before Running: Part 1
Sanders demonstrates extreme ignorance of the banking industry and relevant regulatory scheme Bernie Sanders visited the New York Daily News a few days ago and was interviewed by their editorial board. The entire [very long] transcript is here. Of… M.DAILYKOS.COM[...]
April 5th, 2016 - 8:15 am § in Misc.
That Balcony
Charlie James I was 17 that spring and a Junior in High school and the leader of the Black students at the predominantly white Niles High School in Niles Michigan that was also racist to the core. One night of rioting we almost destroyed the entire downtown of this city. I have never been asked b[...]
Bernie needed to do somethng before running: Part 2 .. getting his tax returns in order!
“Four Pinocchios. And it’s not just Sanders. Among the 2016 presidential candidates who have released their tax returns, only Clinton, Bush and Carly Fiorina have released their full federal returns beyond the Form 1040.” Bernie Sanders’s false claim that he has released his full fed[...]