by Terrance Heath | Feb 21, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Even before Michael Dunn encountered Jordan Davis and his friends, he was primed to see young black men as dangerous “thugs” to be eliminated, and empowered by right-wing culture to believe he had the absolute right to do so. “You Are Not Going Talk To Me Like That”...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 20, 2014 | Conservatism, Current Issues, This Is The GOP
Clarence Thomas is renowned for his silence during proceedings in the Supreme Court. When he does speak, he reveals himself as utterly vacuous and oblivious to anything resembling reality. Thomas latest comments on race are a supreme example. During a recent...
by Leo Gerard | Feb 18, 2014 | Conservatism, Health, This Is The GOP
"Doctor, doctor, give me the news I got a bad case of lovin' you No pill's gonna cure my ill I got a bad case of lovin' you Whooaaa" ~ Robert Palmer, 1979, Bad Case of Loving You On this Valentine’s Day, as many as 4.4 million more Americans than on Feb. 14 last...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 14, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
It’s Valentine’s Day, but there’s not a lot of love on the right, even for some of their own. There’s no love even for millions of schoolchildren, who will get valentines from their classmates today. At the beginning of the week, our sons came home with lists of all...
by Digby | Feb 11, 2014 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
I knew about Christie's little "deal" described here some time ago, but apparently it's just now coming to the attention of the Washington press: As the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, Chris Christie struck an unusual deal with Bristol-Myers Squibb. In exchange...
by Terrance Heath | Feb 7, 2014 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
You knew it was coming. The moment you saw Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl commercial, you knew the reaction from the right was coming. The ad featured “America, The Beautiful,” sung in various languages, including English, while images of Americans of every race, creed,...
