Paraphrasing Pvt. Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee, Co. H. ‘America has no north, no south, no east, no west,’ those words could apply to the pandemic. Watkins was lamenting brother against brother killing each other in […]
Category: Xenophobia
Enough is Enough…
When I was a boy and strayed way, way past the rules of behavior set by my great-grandmother, she would say, “ enough is enough, and too much (sic) stinks.” Well, we reached that point […]
Bamboo, Watermelons, and Rainbows
Have you ever asked yourself, why are so many GOP political theories race and gender-based? The latest is that voter ballots in Arizona were smuggled in from China. The GOP has decided the best way […]
Well, That Solves the Problem…?
Much like with the election of Barack Obama, after the Derek Chauvin conviction, America was quick to congratulate itself. The fallacy of a post-racial America turned out to be as foolish as the idea of […]
Political Reality?
I could spend a lot of time making statistical comparisons about the influx of immigrants at the border starting with the George W. Bush administration through the Trump administration. If that were the real issue, […]
The insurrectionists' syncretic fascism threw a Russian horseshoe: The Ron Johnson Brigade
Ron Johnson and a core number of GOP senators does the bidding of Russia for what seems to be the reasons that Kevin McCarthy attributed to Dana Rohrabacher and Donald Trump: Putin pays them. Russia […]
Rahm Emanuel slams Christie on Republican racism: You will not lecture me on anti-Semitism
Rahm Emanuel did not allow Chris Christie to avoid sugarcoating Republican racism, anti-Semitism, and lack of principles. Rahm Emanuel calls out current Republican orthodoxy See full episodes here. Rahm Emanuel really got upset with Chris […]
The Monster is in the White House, with a Phone
Six-year-old Juan de León Gutiérrez; 8-year-old Felipe Gómez Alonzo; 6-year-old Jakelin Caal Maquin; two additional children a 10-year-old and a 2-year-old, both from Guatemala, have died in the past two years as a result of […]
No, the GOP won't abandon Trump no matter what for one reason: he's the last.
Long before Trump, today’s GOP lost any ability to be constructive on just about anything. If something is good, they reflexively oppose it. People having healthcare? Oppose. People going to college? Oppose. Stopping gun massacres? […]
‘Leading from Behind’
The late columnist and tv personality Charles Krauthammer railed against the Obama administration’s, ‘The Obama Doctrine: leading from behind’ in a column written in 2011 based on an interview of Obama staffers conducted by Ryan […]
SC-Sen: CREDO Action Goes After Leningrad Lindsey For Jamming Through A Racist Anti-Asylum Bill
Received this e-mail today from CREDO Action: While Donald Trump attempts to use the El Paso and Dayton massacres to supercharge his anti-immigrant agenda, Republicans are breaking Senate rules to institutionalize xenophobia and hate.1 Sen. […]
Not Without my Children
< p style=”text-align:justify”>The first two lines of the opening stanza of my favorite poem read, “If you can keep your head when all about you, Are losing theirs and blaming it on you…” –Rudyard Kipling. […]
Donald Trump’s color-coded geography of hate
“When I am president, I will work to ensure that all of our kids are treated equally, and protected equally,” Donald Trump declared on July 22, 2016, as he accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for […]
Obama shares impassioned anti-Trump op-ed on Twitter
President Obama rarely comments on the puerile antics of Donald J. Trump. Let’s hope that changes when election season gets into full swing and he hits the campaign trail on behalf of our nominee. But […]
GA-Sen: “It’s time for House Democrats to begin impeachment hearings against the president”
Received this e-mail yesterday from Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: This is a dangerous time for our democracy. Robert Mueller’s testimony today confirms what the House should already know: It’s time to begin […]
Remember That Time McCain Shamelessly Fomented Racism Until It Literally Confronted Him On Stage?
Apparently people don’t. Nor do they remember that his actual response was half hearted, strangely worded, and McCain and his campaign immediately backtracked to excuse McCain’s supporters for their flagrant bigotry. So let’s back up a bit […]
George Conway: Trump is a racist president
That is the title of this Washington Post op-ed, up now for tomorrow’s print edition. Conway’s wife might now live in DC and work for the occupant of the Oval, but he is listed as […]
Dark days: When journalists won't name Trump's blatant racism
Three months ago the Associated Press updated its influential AP Stylebook, which news editors and producers across the country use as a guideline in terms of what language to use when covering today's current events. […]
Is Nancy Pelosi Saving the Politics by Shading the Messengers?
< p class=”is-empty-p” style=”text-align:justify”> Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs to be careful not to throw shade at the millennials she accused of being Twitter creations this past weekend. I believe that Ms. Pelosi is trying to […]
U.S. soccer star: 'I'm not going to the f*cking White House'
Here’s yet another reason to love our women’s soccer team. When asked if she was excited about visiting the White House should the U.S. win the World Cup, team co-captain Megan Rapinoe didn’t mince words: […]
Can You Feel The Progressive Excitement Building?
Yours for democracy, Mike Hersh for Kimberly, Deb, Janis, Shayna, Alan, Mike F, Dan, Dr. Bill, and Bryan—your PDA National Team Please Pitch In Now ToHelp Elect Progressives Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is both […]
End The War On Women
Please Pitch In Now To Help End The War On WomenBy Electing Progressives To Reverse Trump’s Agenda Yours for democracy, Mike Hersh for Kimberly, Deb, Janis, Shayna, Alan, Mike F, Dan, Dr. Bill, and Bryan—your […]
Challenge accepted. I told him eight things I absolutely love about Trump.
Sadly, an Air Force buddy I had served with over 20 years ago is, today, a huge Trump fan. He’s the complete package, down to the stupid red hat and wacky conspiracy theories. His immigrant attacks must […]
Challenge accepted: I told a Trump supporter eight things I absolutely love about Trump
Sadly, an Air Force buddy I served with over 20 years ago is a huge Donald Trump fan today. He’s the complete package, down to the stupid red hat and wacky conspiracy theories. His immigrant attacks must […]
The Real Border Crisis Is Humanitarian
By Mike Hersh for Alan, Dan, Deb, Mike F, Janis, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA National Team Tell Congress Not to Fund the Border Wall theREAL Emergency is Massive Human Suffering! As Trumpublicans […]
Bad Trump! No Big Mac for You!
Solidarity, Debra Schrishuhn for Alan, Mike F, Mike H, Janis, Dan, Shayna, Dr Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA National Team Help PDA Reverse Trumpism As the reality TV sideshow of the Trump administration blares through […]
