What sets America apart is freedom. In our country, even swine can run for Congress, and that’s a great thing — as long as they’re not elected. And if they are, that need not be disastrous. For example, the world didn’t end when Marjorie Taylor Greene got elected to Congress,[...]
Archive for August, 2022
August 27th, 2022 - 12:32 am § in News Media
The Un-News: What didn’t happen the week of 8/27/22
A Pfizer report doesn’t show its Covid-19 vaccine caused miscarriages in drug trials. Fentanyl didn’t become the leading cause of death in the U.S. Congress didn’t exempt its members from IRS audits. Florida didn’t ban “To Kill A Mockingbird.” Read details of thes[...]
Meet “Dark Brandon”
Biden finally came out swinging, and Democrats are loving it. Read article here. Meanwhile, humorless Republicans are displaying their vulgar opinions where little kids can see them. Read that story here. (Just because something is free speech doesn’t make it responsible behavior.) Click on im[...]
August 26th, 2022 - 11:42 pm § in Politics
Should a candidate’s photo in Confederate attire matter?
I think it depends on the context and purpose. Doug Mastriano is a Pennsylvania state senator who represents a district that includes Gettysburg. If he dressed up for a reenactment, a popular tourist attraction there (see video below), I don’t necessarily have a problem with it. Somebody has t[...]
August 26th, 2022 - 10:52 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Does a law’s provenance matter?
I never thought I’d defend a Jim Crow law, but here goes. In a ruling on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, the federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a section of Mississippi’s state constitution that bars people convicted of certain felonies from voting (read story here). The 5th Circuit han[...]
August 26th, 2022 - 9:50 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Judge upholds Arizona’s use of voting machines
The GOP nominees for Arizona governor and secretary of state, both of whom baselessly claim the 2020 election was stolen, and face uphill battles to win in November, lost their federal lawsuit to compel Arizona to count ballots by hand. (See story here.) What they tried to do in court, Republicans i[...]
August 26th, 2022 - 5:48 pm § in Politics
GOP’s new campaign strategy: Deleting their candidates’ remarks
In a campaign season when GOP grassroots voters have nominated a motley collection of quacks, cranks, election deniers, and toxic organisms to run for important public offices, Republican handlers are adopting an insanely rational strategy: Deleting what their candidates said. In Colorado, a local R[...]
Capitol rioter gets 4 years for beating cop with flagpole
Howard Richardson, 72, of Pennsylvania was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for repeatedly striking a Metro police officer with a flagpole until it broke during the Capitol riot (read story here). Richardson is a Vietnam veteran and his son his a police officer. On that basis, apparently, he[...]
August 26th, 2022 - 4:36 pm § in Law and Courts, Religion
A Handmaid’s tale: Who really killed Roe v. Wade?
Roe v. Wade was overturned by a single vote. The case that overturned it was decided 6-3, but Chief Justice Roberts only concurred in reversing the lower court decision on narrower grounds, and wasn’t in favor of completely scrapping Roe v. Wade. Without Amy Cony Barrett’s vote, Roe v. W[...]
Will Hunter Biden go to jail?
Rightwing claims that Joe Biden’s surviving son is getting special treatment because of his father’s position don’t make sense. If you think about it, and not very much, it seems obvious his dad would be better off with him in a secure facility under responsible adult supervision. [...]