GOING VIRAL DURING THE SUPERBOWL
GOVERNOR NORTHAM: EXHIBIT (A) IN THE CASE AGAINST POLITICIANS
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Interesting movement. Twitter feed here
Couple of recent tweets:
Every human being has inherent dignity and inherent worth. https://t.co/h3MnkAhUnG
— Vote Common Good (@VoteCommon) September 15, 2018
“It’s important for people to know that being religious doesn’t always equal being conservative,” says @GinaOrtizJones, a Democrat running to flip a red Texas district. https://t.co/VdyxMUect4
— Elizabeth Dias (@elizabethjdias) September 14, 2018
Is @TheOnion guest-tweeted from the AP account today? https://t.co/PDQ0reWYsh
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) February 15, 2019
By Jim DeRogatis @ NewYorker.com's News Desk, Feb. 14
According to a senior law-enforcement official, the tape shows Kelly sexually assaulting an underage girl.
We all knew McCabe would take aim at Trump in his book, but his contempt for Sessions is staggering. Depicts him as addled, fixated on immigrants, racist. My review of the McCabe book in WaPo https://t.co/nEMmQXvJ07
— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) February 14, 2019
Currently # 1 most read story over there. By Heather Cagle & Sarah Ferris @ Politico.com, Updated 02/14/2019 05:12 PM EST
House Democratic leaders have a rebellion in their ranks. And there’s no easy way to quash it.
House Democrats have repeatedly faced surprise Republican floor attacks since taking control of the chamber, part of a bid by the GOP to target their most vulnerable members and fracture the party. Just six weeks in, the GOP effort has been an astonishing success — dividing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top deputies and pitting members of the freshmen class against each other.
By Juliegrace Brufke @ TheHill.com, Feb. 14
The House voted Thursday night to approve a border security deal that prevents a new government shutdown in a 300-128 vote.
The vote sets up President Trump to sign the legislation — and to declare a national emergency as a way of getting more federal funds for his wall on the Mexican border.
"I wish I knew what I know now when I was younger..." - Rod Stewart/Faces, Ooh La La
The president brags about U.S. prosperity. But conditions improved more under his predecessors. (Even Carter.)
By Matthew A. Winkler @ BloombergNews.com, OpEd/Economics, Jan. 28
After examining 14 indicators of economic prosperity, here are the best-to-worst performing presidents since 1976:
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) February 13, 2019
1. Clinton
2. Obama
3. Reagan
4. H.W. Bush
5. Carter
6. Trump
7. W. Bush https://t.co/ZahM1FO7m7
Such a great single point, deserves a news link of it's own: it's the "Mr. Deeds Goes to Washington" thing, stupids.
For those wondering why Ocasio-Cortez has gained such a following. This is a big reason: She displays genuine shock at Washington practices that are considered standard to insiders but are shocking a large number of average Americans. https://t.co/S9rh36dwlA
According to statistics from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, twice as many farmers in Illinois filed for bankruptcy last year. Data from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals shows farmer bankruptcies in Iowa went up 96 percent.
Farmers have difficulty managing among sinking commodity prices, China's tariffs, and increasing agricultural competition from Russian and Brazilian producers. A spokesperson for the National Farmers Union says prices will likely continue to drop for years to come because of the U.S. losing its reputation as a reliable trading partner.
Ilhan Omar needs to remember that most American Jews are Liberals who support a two-state solution. AIPAC is an organization of rightwing activists who only represent the Likud party and Netanyahu. The real force that she faces are Evangelicals. Evangelicals are actually gleefully awaiting the Rapture and the vaporization of Jews. If she can adjust her message, she can force a debate about how far the United States is willing to go in supporting Israel and the treatment of Palestinians.
But what this whole episode has mostly revealed is how insanely narrow the debate over the subject of Israel is in Washington.
As the world watches aghast at another US and allies’ attempt to engineer a coup in Venezuela, I would like to offer a few insights from Stephen Kinzer’ provocative chapter, “The deep hurt,” (pp. 227-250) in his book, The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of the American Empire (2017).
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Comments
this is an interesting one, too:
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 2:49am
by Peter (not verified) on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 10:25am
Peter, how do you define "commie".
Jesus certainly said to take care of the poor & crippled and diseased & weak, to love one another, to turn the other cheek, "as you do to the least of my brethren you do to me", and noted that wealth & worldly things is an impediment to what heaven gives.
Jesus' passing out the loaves and fishes was an inspiration for this selfless sharing among brothers & sisters.
His fasting was seen as breaking the want of even food, to focus on more important ideals.
One of the Temptations was to be worshiped as the greatest of all time, the vanity of fame, and he resisted that.
He turned over the tables at the market that signified using holy property for crass merchandising.
He was approachable by all, did not pull rank over the sinners and lepers and whores.
He was into forgiveness and openness.
I don't know what you got out of the Bible, but think twice before you go on one of your larks on this topic.
by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 10:39am
by Peter (not verified) on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 10:26am
Don't be an idiot. Extreme center? Woot! If there's a god, he/she/it's prolly is on everyone's side, and there are no Stalinists in America so STFU. Youre just throwing out a bunch of shit disturbing words with no meaning because youre a provocative asshole.
by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 11:43am
The idiotic agitprop, it's such a mystery why. It's like a comic or rapper who is super lousy and keeps trying despite audiences full of boos.
by artappraiser on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 12:02pm
Trump’s Evangelicals are comfortable with working for a racist and excusing kidnapping babies. It is hard to tell the difference between Trump Evangelicals and heathens.
by rmrd0000 on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 10:59am
The Trump disciples who comprise the Republican Base:
by NCD on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 11:52am
The “Common Good” means ignoring the concerns of black voters
The common good is a practice that ignores black voters.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/black-voters-are-so-loyal-that-their-issues-get-ignored/
by rmrd0000 on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 12:02pm
If you believe that The “Common Good” means ignoring the concerns of black voters, you might as well start work on your own country right now that doesn't allow anyone but blacks, because "the common good" is the basic principle of democracy.
Must mean that the blacks that are advertised to be speakers and musicians at the tour events and have put their faces on the Twitter page, according to rmrd, they are traitors to what he calls "the black community"?
For everyone else, from the NYTimes article, their current goal:
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 12:42pm
p.s. repeating a comment I put on rmrd's "Identity Politics" post, no need to get into theory and principles, really, there's the urgency of reality:
you need to identify this, let it sink in real good:
and do look at all the states on Nate's graph. These Common Good people are doing a really smart thing, really smart. All they have to do is turn just a few.
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 12:53pm
The reason Abrams and Gillum won Gubernatorial races was that they rejected.outreach to Republicans
Abrams opponent lost because she was trying to attract Republican voters. Abrams focused on the base and Independents.
The Democratic base is agreeing with the need for identity politics
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/democrats-are-changing-thei...
by rmrd0000 on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 2:15pm
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/16/2018 - 1:43pm
Made me think of Doonesbury yesterday: http://doonesbury.washingtonpost.com/strip/archive/2018/9/16
by AmericanDreamer on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 12:11pm
hah, yeah, makes me think the human race may not survive everyone creating their own vocabulary after they get done creating their own narrative...
by artappraiser on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 12:22pm
by artappraiser on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 3:18pm
by artappraiser on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 3:54pm
Here's hoping they flush the scoundrel Ted Cruz. Go Beto.
by AmericanDreamer on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 10:19am
Yeah, cross fingers. People forget Texas has not always been the right-wing conservative Republican state it is branded as by many now. For example, there was Ann Richards as governor followed by George W. Bush, who only pandered to the right wing while complaining about them behind their backs.
by artappraiser on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 5:48pm
Yes, it's possible for things to change very quickly. I'm not making a prediction. I don't know how it will turn out. But not just Texas, remember just 10 years ago democrats had 60 votes in the senate. Anything is possible.
by ocean-kat on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 6:48pm
I see from recent polls Cruz is ahead something like 9 points, but that is a quite doable margin when you've got momentum like O'Rourke has at this point in time, and given that they are going to have debates--if I recall reading that correctly. Which brings me back to the post topic, mho, all he has to do in debates to avoid reversing momentum is "common good, common good, common good". And let Cruz pander, as he has been doing, to old timey rural tribe, with anti-elite anti-urban tropes like coastals eating soy barbecue. Even Trump MAGA is not that troglodyte, this is after all the birthplace of Tex Mex cuisine, most people, even in Texas don't eat just meat and potatoes any more.
Sure wouldn't want to have a beer with Cruz?
by artappraiser on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 10:23pm
on the local level:
by artappraiser on Wed, 09/19/2018 - 8:15pm
smart guy:
“Don’t weaponize race,” Gillum warned over the weekend.
by artappraiser on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 1:47pm
This is not a “both sides do it issue” This is Republicans launching racist attacks. A column in the WaPo asks why white racists feel so comfortable in the GOP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/09/20/why-do-all-...
There is nothing that Gillum can do about the racism in the GOP. The Republicans allow these people into their ranks. They are now reaping the whirlwind.
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 2:35pm
that's because he's smart enough to not take the bait coming from trolls, unlike you and your tribal buddies who would prefer to eat it all up and fight them damn racists, ramp it up, have another civil war, splinter the country to death, have racial sectors, all because of Trump trolling. Hate begets hate, even phony troll hate, eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
by artappraiser on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:03pm
Reality check:
I, along with my tribe, am making comments online in a blog post. The tribe plans to combat the white supremacists (aka GOP) by voting in November. We call racists exactly what they are. Regarding a possible Civil War, it will be the white supremacists who start shooting. Georgia Gubernatorial candidate held a campaign event where white supremacists showed up and yelled at female veterans. One of the men is a former felon who called for killing black women and children on sight. These are thugs. So far, no one has been hurt, but these thugs are ready to do physical harm. There is nothing that either Gillum or Abrams can do in these situations. The violence is completely in the hands of the white suprmacists.
https://www.theroot.com/shoot-them-on-sight-stacey-abrams-campaign-haras...
Lives are in jeopardy and you are telling those under attack to be calm. You have no plan to offer true aid.I view your position as akin to a person at a BBQ who sees a house on fire and begins arguing about the potato salad. This is where the nonsense spouted by Fukuyama, Appiah, and Williams leads you. You see the racist attacks and your advice is to ignore them. The best approach is to shine the light at the roaches and let them scatter. We need to name the supremacists and publicly shame them. We need to tie these evil people to the party that let them into their ranks, the Republicans. White supremacists don’t need identity politics to hate and do harm. What will you say when someone is hurt because we ignored the thugs?
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:50pm
Don't know that I agree 100% with this, but it is worth a read and a thought or two about new possible "common good" coalitions:
by artappraiser on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 11:48pm
Somehow growing up Sunday School was more important than the big preacher lecture in the main chapel, the little circle where we actually talked about stuff.
Meanwhile my school is planning its reunion next month and no one has bothered to talk to me in the 5 months since they figured out where I was - high school trends continue. (Let me guess that I won't get 65 girls to defend me againste rhose axe murder charges, but it is mildly amusing to see the ole gang yuck it up like back in the cafeteria)
Long way of saying yeah, maybe church balances school. Waiting for the Mean Girls/Heathers rebuttal.
by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 09/21/2018 - 1:20am
Joshua Johnson of NPR, his 1A site based @ Washington DC's WAMU:
by artappraiser on Sat, 09/22/2018 - 2:13pm
looking hopeful, some indicators that some "common good" voting rather than partisanship might happen:
by artappraiser on Sat, 09/22/2018 - 2:20pm
empty dupe due to code problem
by artappraiser on Sat, 09/22/2018 - 2:33pm
The tribalism vs. globalism generation gap in the UK, a picture worth a thousand words:
by artappraiser on Sat, 09/22/2018 - 2:33pm
Identity Politics Does Not Continue the Work of the Civil Rights Movements
By Helen Pluckrose & James A. Lindsay @ Aero Magazine, Sept. 25
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 6:38pm
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 6:41pm
From special IDENTITY CRISIS issue of Spiked Review, September 27- 28, 2018.
[Spiked is a publication centered in London, England. From their about us page: Launched in December 2015 and edited by Tim Black, the spiked review is dedicated to the long-form – the essay, the interview and the in-depth review. It aims to provide a vital space for some of the most interesting minds out there to give full vent to their ideas and insights.The spiked review is nothing without the intellectual verve of its contributors. They all share a common commitment: to shed light.]
My problem with black identity; Remi Adekoya on the danger of racial politics.
By Remi Adekoya
Racism fatigue. Is it time to turn away from raciology?
By Diran Adebayo
‘We need to think of ourselves as Americans’ Sheri Berman on how identity politics harms democracy.
By Shari Berman
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 7:17pm
A reminder that Russian trolls goal is to stoke Identity Politics in order to get Americans to distrust and fear one another. We know that trolls on social media are trying to sow discord. Here is a visual guide to their strategy. Emma Cott/The New York Times
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 7:38pm
The identity politics argument boils down to what ethnic minorities have to do in order to receive empathy from the white majority.This seems to be about respectable Negro 2.0. While a subset of people focus on identity politics, a majority of the country realizes that Donald Trump as encouraging white nationalists, a much bigger problem
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/401779-poll-majority-of-amer...
The push for civil rights continues unabated.
Black women are running for office in record numbers
https://www.essence.com/festival/2018-essence-festival/luvvie-ajayi-blac...
Work is being done to energize black voters
http://time.com/5389711/black-women-voters-2018-midterms/
Work is being done to combat voter suppression
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/how-to-fight-voter-suppr...
https://www.lwv.org/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression
I don’t see evidence that the push for civil rights is being hampered by individual discussions about identity politics.
by rmrd0000 on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 7:58pm
How is it you can't realize that you're part of the subset that focuses on identity politics.
by ocean-kat on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 8:12pm
I never said that I did not see identity politics as a necessity. I see white supremacy as the big danger. I think Trump encourages racists. I see the ink wasted criticizing identity politics is a diversion. The reason that blacks, Latinos, Asians, women, and LGBT organize is that they are combating white supremacy.
I separate white supremacy from being another form of identity politics because I see it as the reason marginalized people have to organize. I also see white supremacy as intransigent whereas subsets of Identity politics groups can work together.
by rmrd0000 on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 8:59pm
C-SPAN had separate segments featuring Fukuyama and Appiah. Both men had little to offer regarding solutions to what they see is a major problem.
by rmrd0000 on Sun, 09/30/2018 - 8:49pm
A pastor simpatico with "common good" movement just got a MacArthur genius grant:
William J. Barber II, 55, pastor and social justice advocate
"Building broad-based fusion coalitions as part of a moral movement to confront racial and economic inequality."
by artappraiser on Thu, 10/04/2018 - 5:09pm