Monthly Archives: August 2017

On the death of a cheap demagogue

A portion of H.L. Mencken’s remarks upon the death of William Jennings Bryan. What was behind that consuming hatred? At first I thought that it was mere evangelical passion. Evangelical Christianity, as everyone knows, is founded upon hate, as the … Continue reading

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Tweet of the day

BREAKING: Steve Bannon has resigned to spend more time catching live insects with his tongue. — James Martin (@Pundamentalism) August 18, 2017

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Game over

Americans still have The Right Stuff Though all of us acquainted with the history of the convulsions of the 20th-Century, and who gave close attention to Donald Trump’s serial indecencies during the 2016 campaign, knew that there would inevitably be … Continue reading

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Meet my neighbors, ctd

Gaston County man: “This is Nazi… America” A bright red Nazi Party flag waved in front of Joe Love’s Gaston County residence Sunday afternoon, a day after white supremacists orchestrated a violent rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left three dead … Continue reading

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Nanny-nanny-boo-boo tweet of the day

For every CEO that drops out of the Manufacturing Council, I have many to take their place. Grandstanders should not have gone on. JOBS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 15, 2017 I doubt that many people at all are … Continue reading

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