Could Donald Trump be the Republican party’s second Great Emancipator? Strangely, yes. Oddly, it is his serial embrace of mouthbreather conspiracy theories that may liberate the party. For the moment, put aside Trump’s preposterous and embarrassing views about President Obama’s birth, Vince Foster’s death, the vaccination-autism nexus, the murder of Justice Scalia, the … [Read more...] about Trump, The Great Emancipator?
PRAYER FOR ALL THE INNOCENTS SHOT DOWN
Dear Brave Souls: PRAYER FOR ALL THE INNOCENTS SHOT DOWN: I ask for your peaceful prayers and helping comments. No rants. Most are well and painfully aware of the issues, as am I. Consider this space for now, a temenos made for you, what I write about to you many times, my "Little Red Chapel of the Heart." It is right here, right now. Consider we are in that quiet place, … [Read more...] about PRAYER FOR ALL THE INNOCENTS SHOT DOWN
The return of Clinton Derangement Syndrome
It's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. But, then, in various forms it never left. Forget about the rapidly spreading Zika virus, Faster than you can say "political demonization," Clinton Derangement Syndrome is whipping across our polity, in parts of the mainstream news media, social media and among some of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' most die-hard supporters. No, this isn't saying … [Read more...] about The return of Clinton Derangement Syndrome
After Dallas: ‘This Is War. Watch Out Obama. Real America Is Coming After You.’ (UPDATED)
How fitting, in the grotesque sort of way that American society predictably moves from carnage to carnage and outrage to outrage, that the sniper attacks on Dallas police officers took place a short stroll from the most famous sniper attack in history. Texas is indeed the epicenter of all that is wrong in these gun-sick United States, but what is more important at this … [Read more...] about After Dallas: ‘This Is War. Watch Out Obama. Real America Is Coming After You.’ (UPDATED)
When news is “breaking”, think before sharing
It has not been a good week. Tuesday: Baton Rouge Wednesday: St. Paul Thursday: Dallas https://twitter.com/KristineRusch/status/751300304570716160 https://twitter.com/mattizcoop/status/751250124999782400 One thing these tragic events have in common, besides their being shootings: on-the-scene cellphone … [Read more...] about When news is “breaking”, think before sharing
The Ahab caucus returns to port empty-handed, again
WASHINGTON -- Next to the word "overreach" in the dictionary should be a group picture of the House Republican caucus. Once again, in their Ahab-like pursuit of Hillary Clinton, they have managed to make themselves look desperately partisan and woefully incompetent. What were they thinking when they hauled FBI Director James Comey to Capitol Hill to challenge his … [Read more...] about The Ahab caucus returns to port empty-handed, again
Cartoon: Trump’s dictator love
Trump's Dictator Love by Clay Jones Donald Trump had high praise for Saddam Hussein yesterday in saying the man was great at killing terrorists. Apparently he loves the way Saddam’s Iraq lacked our judicial process. It’s not the first time he’s praised Saddam, or other dictators. He bragged about how he’d get along with Russian president Vladimir Putin after there were … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump’s dictator love
Confronting both nostalgia and amnesia
WASHINGTON -- The haunting U2 lyric, "I still haven't found what I'm looking for," captures what many Americans seem to feel about politics in 2016. And a lot of us are looking backward. Donald Trump's pledge to make our country great again captures the longing of some of his supporters for a time when our country was less diverse -- and when a less open global market … [Read more...] about Confronting both nostalgia and amnesia
Four Dallas police officers killed by snipers amid protests UPDATE: 11 cops shot
DALLAS (Reuters) - Four Dallas police officers were killed by snipers on Thursday as protests were being held in the downtown area over the fatal police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana this week, the police chief said. Dallas Police Chief David Brown said in a statement two snipers shot 10 officers, three of whom were killed. Two officers were in surgery, … [Read more...] about Four Dallas police officers killed by snipers amid protests UPDATE: 11 cops shot
Republican Overreach
Matthew Yglesias takes apart the inability of the GOP to settle for a win on vox.com. If you ever find yourself wondering how it is that Bill Clinton was caught having had a sexual affair with a White House intern and came out more popular than ever, here’s the answer — just as the Clintons and the media are locked in a pointless, toxic cycle of scandal and cover-up, the … [Read more...] about Republican Overreach
Cartoon: No one to vote for
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FBI director: Clinton was careless, but she didn’t lie to the bureau
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey handed Hillary Clinton's political foes new ammunition Thursday on her mishandling of classified material, even as he defended his conclusion that the Democratic presidential candidate didn't violate the law. Under intense questioning from Republicans in a nearly five-hour hearing, Comey said he had not been swayed by political … [Read more...] about FBI director: Clinton was careless, but she didn’t lie to the bureau
Cartoons: Police and shootings
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Carrying the Democratic Party’s Water
For years, critics of the Democratic Party have claimed that members of the mainstream media have been carrying the Party's water. Now, it appears that the critics were correct. According to The Hill, a hacker has leaked online what the Democratic Party plans to do during the upcoming Republican National Convention. The Hill describes something particular in the leaked … [Read more...] about Carrying the Democratic Party’s Water
Anger and Racial Injustice
A systematically unjust world will produce perpetually angry people. Anger flows from a lack of control, power and value. When we are powerless, devalued and controlled by societal injustices, anger is the appropriate response. In fact, it would be wrong to tell systematically sinned against people to relinquish their anger. Anger is a natural, logical human response to being … [Read more...] about Anger and Racial Injustice
Clinton Drops Baggage; Conservatives looking for Another Scandal
by Walter Brasch Three weeks before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Hillary Rodham Clinton unloaded heavy baggage. In an extremely rare news conference, FBI director James Comey summarized the conclusions of a seven month FBI investigation into Clinton’s use of a personal email rather than more secure governmental servers during her four years as … [Read more...] about Clinton Drops Baggage; Conservatives looking for Another Scandal
Proposition 66, The “Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016,” is Fool’s Gold for Californians
"Californians for Death Penalty Savings and Reform"—an advocacy group spearheaded by district attorneys and several family members of murder victims—has collected enough signatures to qualify the "Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016"[PDF] for placement on the November 8 ballot. On July 1, California's Secretary of State officially certified the measure, issuing it a … [Read more...] about Proposition 66, The “Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016,” is Fool’s Gold for Californians
The Lincoln-Trump Debates
Alarmed that Donald Trump might become president and/or destroy the planet, Abraham Lincoln has come back to life to debate the presumptive Republican nominee. Excerpts follow. L: So you’re the Republican nominee? What happened? Was there a plague and you survived? T: Hey, easy on the insults. That’s my territory. The country went whacko and elected a black president. I … [Read more...] about The Lincoln-Trump Debates
Aftermath of fatal Minn. officer-involved shooting is captured on video
GO HERE to see video on Facebook. (It is graphic). MINNEAPOLIS — A St. Paul man died Wednesday night after being shot by police in Falcon Heights, the aftermath of which was recorded in a video widely shared on Facebook in which the man's girlfriend says the "police shot him for no apparent reason, no reason at all." Friends at the scene identified the man as… … [Read more...] about Aftermath of fatal Minn. officer-involved shooting is captured on video
Cartoon: Trump Sees Stars
Trump Sees Stars by Clay Jones David Duke once ran for president (maybe twice) and even he can’t match Donald Trump’s penchant for bigoted statements made by a presidential candidate. Trump has made derogatory comments toward women, veterans, and journalists, but his real gift is attacking race and religion. He attacked Ben Carson’s religion. He Implied Ted Cruz can’t be … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump Sees Stars