Day: March 7, 2017
From Slave to Immigrants
Ben Carson’s at it again, rewriting black history.
But was this a case of stupidity or sophistry?
He tried to inspire folks at HUD,
But his comments fell flat — with a thud.
And how he transformed slaves into immigrants remains a mystery.
Carson: Slaves Were Immigrants, Too
That’s what America is about. A land of dreams and opportunity. There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less.
— Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, referring to slaves as “immigrants” dreaming of a better life in a talk with department employees, The Hill reports.
Sean Spicer Goes Through the Looking Glass
If we start down the rabbit hole of discussing this stuff, we end up in a very difficult place.
— White House press secretary Sean Spicer, quoted by the Boston Globe, on the basis for President Trump’s claims that former President Obama ordered wiretaps on his phones.
There Are Eight Tricks Donald’s Spox Use to Lie to the Press
1. The He-Believes-It Shuffle
2. The Kellyanne Escape Asana
3. The Spicey Nitpick
4. Trumpal Infallibility
5. “George…”
6. I Know You Are, But What Am I?
7. Move Along. Nothing to See Here.
8. This Is Very Fluid
