Religious Test Bigotry


Don't take my word for it that Republicans are going to lose in November. Take theirs. Republicans know they're going to lose the Senate (even South Carolina is competitive. South Carolina!). They're going to lose the White House. There is no chance they can retake Congress. Republicans know the will of the American people is... Continue Reading →

Obsessing On Omar


Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar immigrated to the United States in 1992 when she was 12-years-old and settled in Virginia before moving to Minnesota in 1995. While a student in Virginia, she was picked on by other students for wearing a hijab, recalling classmates sticking gum on it, pushing her down stairs, and jumping her when... Continue Reading →

Sharia Republicans


The Republican Party has been struggling to attract members and voters who aren't white or Christian. Well, they're not actually struggling because they're not really trying to attract people who aren't white Christians. Or if they are, they're doing a very bad job with it. Iowa Republican congressman Steve King has a history of racism.... Continue Reading →

Pray For This Deranged Cartoon


The Republicans have been screaming about "Radical Islamic Terrorism" for a long time now. Meanwhile, they ignore greater threats. Yes. Greater threats, like Climate Change or non-Muslim Americans killing other Americans. They were real slow in responding to a white guy shooting up a Planned Parenthood clinic. Why? Several reasons but the main ones being, they... Continue Reading →

Goose Stepping To A Door Near You


People always play the Nazi or Hitler card when arguing politics. It goes for conservatives and liberals alike. It's one of those "oh no he didn't." It gets tiresome and it usually gets you ignored pretty quick. Rightly so. The most recent tiresome example is the comparison of Democratic Socialists to National Socialists. The Nazis... Continue Reading →

Je Suis Charlie


A lot of people think it's an editorial cartoonist's job to offend. I don't agree. Several years ago after a Dutch newspaper incited wrath and death threats from Islamist extremists for running a bunch of cartoons depicting Muhammad, my employer debated running the same cartoons. It was our oped editor's idea. The editor of the... Continue Reading →

Blog at WordPress.com.

Up ↑