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Archive for January, 2017
January 24th, 2017 - 5:04 pm § in Politics
A tale of two handshakes
Conservatives often tried to belittle President Obama as disrespectful to veterans. Now watch this video. The man in the wheelchair is Robert Dole, 93, a retired Republican politician (U.S. senator and presidential candidate) who was badly wounded in World War 2 fighting the Nazis. https://youtu.be/[...]
January 24th, 2017 - 2:59 pm § in Politics
Maybe we didn’t see all the Trump supporters because we didn’t look closely enough??
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January 24th, 2017 - 1:22 pm § in Donald Trump, Misc.
Mr Rightish Friend Tries to Reassure me about The Don
“Bob” Tells me not to worry until the Don Suspends the 2020 Election So, tell Bob that my worries are more realistic then that. I will panic when the Donald shells one of China’s islands, or Duterte expels US forces from the Philippines, or Putin invades Ukraine, or a fascist com[...]
January 24th, 2017 - 11:06 am § in Politics
Trump declares war on environmentalists
President Trump has declared war on environmentalists and the environment. This morning, as his first major assault on the environment, he approved the Keystone and Dakota pipelines with a pen stroke. Then, when a reporter asked him about Native American and other protesters opposing the Dakota pipe[...]
January 24th, 2017 - 9:53 am § in Misc.
A Parable for Kellyanne Conway
Once upon a time there was a little white privileged girl named Kelleyanne. Kellyanne was so pleased with her privilege that she believed whatever she could make up was a fact. After all her mentors Jack Kemp, Fred Thompson, Dan Quayle, Newt Gingrich encouraged her to be inventive through their ster[...]
January 24th, 2017 - 9:45 am § in Misc.
Brexit Up for a Vote?
Britain’s Supreme Court rules Parliament must have a say on Brexit The ruling creates a potential hurdle for Prime Minister Theresa May, but is not expected to block the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. [...]
January 24th, 2017 - 9:43 am § in Misc.
Trump kills TPP, giving China its first big win
Trump hands China a clear opening to tilt the geopolitical balance in Asia in its favor. Trump’s rejection of TPP underscores how different he is from his Republican predecessors — and some of the party’s current leaders — who embraced free trade, Chauvinism aside, protectionism [...]
January 24th, 2017 - 7:47 am § in Misc.
White Guilt: Elite K-8 school teaches white students they’re born racist
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Trump will attempt to lead