Year: 2017
Why Americans Want Guns
“There is a sense that society is collapsing — the culture is collapsing. We’re collapsing in crime. The world is collapsing. Crazy people with bad haircuts have nukes. Everything is going bad — terrorism, etc. They want to be fully armed on their hill, at home… They’re Americans, and they want to go down fighting.”
— Peggy Noonan on “Morning Joe”
There’s a 54-Point Gap Between Dems and GOPers on Gun Control
22%
FiveThirtyEight:“Just 22% of self-identified Democrats chose protecting gun ownership rights over limiting gun access, compared with the 76% of Republicans who did. This 54-point gap is about as wide as you’ll see on any issue.”
Newsweek Asks If Donald Believes in God
Does God believe in Trump? White evangelicals are sticking with their "Prince of Lies"
Read our latest cover story: https://t.co/TzfCEQIfVa pic.twitter.com/JGiU6eDPnn— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 5, 2017
Having followed his buffoonery since the mid-1980s, I’d say the answer is no. Here’s a link to Newsweek’s cover story.
The Best Answer Yet to Trump’s “S.O.B Athletes” Slur
Dale Hansen is a Dallas sportscaster, which makes him an unlikely champion of protest rights, but he does have a history of being on the right side. His recent commentary is an exquisite combination of disdain (noting that his foot hurt too while he served in the military, a reference to Donald Trump’s Vietnam deferments for a bone spur) and solemnity.
It’s an ill wind that blows no good, and Hansen’s response to Trump, along with many others, might show that if nothing else, Trump is affording us an opportunity to display our better selves as we oppose him.
