Daily Archives: Monday, September 12, 2016 @ 12:17

A portrait of The Donald

Apparently, the news has broken over the last day or so that Donald Trump spent on the order of $20,000 donated to a charity he founded to instead have a portrait painted. In two cases, he has used money from … Continue reading

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“basket of deplorables”

Michael Hamar reminds that the New York Times published last month some snippets recorded at Trump rallies. Judge for yourself whether “basket of deplorables” fits.

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H.L. Mencken, b. 1880-Sep-12

The job before democracy is to get rid of such canaille [William Jennings Bryan]; if it fails, they will devour it. It was morality that burned the books of the ancient sages, and morality that halted the free inquiry of … Continue reading

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