Today's Quote

 

"The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." --H. L. Mencken

hat tip = Facebook pal LM-M 

But She's Not (Completely) Wrong Either

Politicians lie?  Really?  I don't think I want to believe she's just recently come to realize this harsh truth.  I'd also like not to think she's another one of the jokers who just pop up out of nowhere, claiming they've never been "political" before, and then we find out she's been working for the county GOP back home for the last 3 years or whatever.

Anyway, somebody seems to be trying pretty hard to sell us on the idea that Ms DeLemus represents a kind of spontaneous political combustion - like we're rebooting The Tea Party rollout from years ago.  Dunno enough about that yet, so I'll just stand over here and watch for a while.

It does look a lot like monsters of the id, though.  And maybe it is.  And maybe I'm just still hoping it's something else.

The Podcast

Just Creepy

To The Theater

Democrats waiting for @tedcruz and @realDonaldTrump to start running attack ads against each other are like: pic.twitter.com/cHRg4bIrON

— MATTY ICE (@MattyIceAZ) December 11, 2015

An Oldie

i mean @realDonaldTrump if you're so good at negotiating how come you couldn't get @DonaldTrump

— John Mulaney (@mulaney) August 20, 2015

That Scalia Thing

 Cristian Farias - Legal Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post

During oral arguments on Wednesday in Fisher v. University of Texas, a contentious affirmative action case, the conservative justice seemed to call their abilities into question.

"There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the University of Texas, where they do not do well," Scalia said, "as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school ... a slower-track school where they do well."

Scalia was engaging former U.S. Solicitor General Gregory Garre, who is now representing the University of Texas at Austin as the school defends its ongoing consideration of race as one of many factors in its admissions program.

Pointing to a brief the court received before oral arguments, Scalia noted "most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas."

Garre tried to interject, but the justice continued. "They come from lesser schools where they do not feel that ... they're being pushed ahead­­ in classes that are too fast for them," Scalia said.

Standard GOP Logic.

• We elected a black guy President
• so we're Post Racial
• so there's no such thing as "racism"
• so if black folks are getting fucked over now, it must be because there really is something wrong with them 
• so I was right all along - we're just better than they are
• so it's OK to talk shit about 'em again

These people have no soul and no honor.

The next president will likely have to make at least one nomination for SCOTUS. At least one - possibly as many as 3 in two terms.  We don't need any more like Antonin Scalia on the court.

He Doesn't Actually Say Anything

Trump: "I have to do what's right.  And what's right is this: We have a problem. It's a serious problem. It's gotta be solved.  And people that are Muslim; that are friends of mine are so happy that I brought it up."

I have to do what's right.  And what's right is this: We have a problem. 

Why is anybody pretending that's some kind of policy statement?

The Larval Stage Of A Yam

Hey @Buzzfeed "mendacious racist" isn't the only accurate description of Trump. Here's some of our fave suggestions… https://t.co/oWxGkkaO8M

— @midnight (@midnight) December 10, 2015

Take The Higher Moral Ground

Here's a picture of "their" guys:

And here's what "they're" doing about it:

And here's a picture of your guy:

And what are you doing about it?