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This is another posting from 2011, added here as I refill this newer version of the blog with posts since 2008 to 2019. Hope you find these “historical artifacts” interesting. July 4, 2011 Happy 4th!! E.J. Dionne’s column today, What our Declaration really said, addresses two major beliefs of Tea Party political fundamentalists. Below is an… Continue reading Happy 4th 2011!! WaPo’s EJ Dionne Challenges Tea Party Beliefs About the Declaration of Independence →
Donald Trump-ousted White House reporter Jim Acosta has had his press pass reinstated by a judge. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the ongoing battles between the president and some members of the media.
Brett Kavanaugh is the least popular Supreme Court nominee in recent history, with many voicing concern over the allegations of sexual assault levied against Donald Trump’s pick by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Joy Reid and her panel discuss Ford’s likely testimony on Thursday.
Please, please, please if you can manage it, contact your Senators to get them to fight the Kavanaugh nomination. This is geometrically more important if you have a centrist Democrat like Joseph Manchin, Joe Donnelly, Doug Jones, Jon Tester, and Heidi Heitkamp; or Republicans like Tim Scott, Marco Rubio, Susan Collins or Lisa Murkowski. (For Scott and Rubio emphasize Kavanaugh's racism and support for racial profiling, for Collins and Murkowski emphasize the right to chose, the nominee allegedly having attempted to violently rape someone, and the Jane Doe case where he tried to force a raped immigrant teen to carry against her will, With Murowski, you might also mention his opposition to programs benefiting Alaska Natives). Jeff Flake of Arizona may be softening! Please, if you are from Arizona, keep the pressure on! Contact Chuck Schumer and ask him to whip the Democrats so as to get them to stand in united opposition. It wouldn't hurt to demand your Republican Senators call for a proper FBI Background investigation. They won't, but pressuring them shows them there might be consequences.
Protest in person if you can, but if you can’t, here are some other options:
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.
This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/
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With Donald Trump’s election we find ourselves at an existential moment in our republic's history. His campaign, victory, and first months in office, egreg...
Dionne, Mann, and Ornstein, who have studied our government for nearly five decades, point out that Donald Trump did not simply emerge from the swamp—his rise was the culmination of a breakdown in the norms of politics, governing, and the media, rooted in a transformation of the Republican Party that began decades ago. It is part of a global challenge to liberal democracy that friends of republican self-rule must meet with commitment, intelligence, sophistication, and sensitivity. While Trump poses particular dangers because of his personality and disposition, Trumpism—a mixture of authoritarianism, nationalism, racial backlash, and a tendency to delegitimize opposition—is an ideology with deeper roots and greater reach.
Will just note, for those in my field this is a big deal.
You should read "Why the Right Went Wrong" by EJ Dionne. I listened to it on audiobook and I found it very enlightening (so much so as to tweet it to him). It's about the rise of extremism in the GOP dating back to Goldwater to today. And yes, he even mentions what's-his-hair.
I’ve followed Dionne’s writing and TV appearances for awhile, but I haven’t checked out that book. Thanks for the recommendation.
PBS: Video: NewsHour: David Brooks & EJ Dionne on Ground Troops Debate
PBS: Video: NewsHour: David Brooks & EJ Dionne on Ground Troops Debate
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When was the last time that Congress had big bipartisan votes on anything? Both the House and Senate overwhelmingly voting in favor of President Obama getting America involved in Syria and Iraq to defeat ISIS or ISIL, depending on how you define what Secretary of State…
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