Image above from tweet Queen Arya @ZeeNTheCity
Remember…about those statues: Robert E. Lee opposed Confederate monuments | PBS NewsHour
“I think it wiser,” the retired military leader wrote about a proposed Gettysburg memorial in 1869, “…not to keep open the sores of war but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, to commit to oblivion the feelings engendered.”
Now, about the Orange Asshole…
There is absolutely nothing I can say that would add to the discussion over yesterday’s White Supremacist in Chief press conference…everyone of us who voted for Hillary knew exactly what that asshole stood for…and where this country was going if he was elected. Fucking hell, did she not predict word for word…this shit a year ago?
*Video from Occupied Democrats…but it is the one place to see it edited succinctly.
And…I am so fucking sick of the phrase Alt-Right…
Alt-Right, Alt-Left, Antifa: A Glossary of Extremist Language – The New York Times
President Trump angrily denounced the so-called alt-left at a news conference on Tuesday, claiming that the group attacked followers of the so-called alt-right at a white supremacist rally that exploded into deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.
“What about the ‘alt-left’ that came charging at the, as you say, the ‘alt-right’? Do they have any semblance of guilt?” he asked. There was “blame on both sides,” he said. “I have no doubt about it.”
Both phrases are part of a broad lexicon of far-right terminology that has become important to understanding American politics during the Trump administration. Many of these terms have their roots in movements that are racist, anti-Semitic and sexist.
Here is a brief guide to the meaning of those expressions and others used by white supremacists and far-right extremists.
Look, even the creator of Godwin’s Law is calling it what it is…
Check out this Facebook post from the Alt National Park Service…and see the comment about calling the Alt-Right out for who they are:
So Fuck the “Alt-Right” and call them what they are…Alt-Right=White Supremacists!
Okay, real quick, before we get to the cartoons…Banjoville is in the news again. This time it is for a teacher and sexual assault…which happened to a student back when my daughter was in Middle school. Both she and my son know the victim and from what I understand…this arrest did not come as a surprise to them.
Ex-Ga. teacher arrested for having sex with 15-year-old student – NY Daily News
What makes me so disgusted, is how FoxNews presented the case:
“Sex Romp.” Oh give me a break…this is a predator…committing a crime against a child.
What also is disgusting is the amount of people in the community who are actually supporting the alleged criminal in this situation. The prayers being called for this teacher…how she just made a mistake. Reading them is just as gross as the comments on that FoxNews thread. Yes, you can imagine the remarks.
A couple more links for you:
Trump’s manufacturing council includes Elon Musk, Michael Dell and Mark Fields | TechCrunch
Here’s the full list of members on the new manufacturing council:
- Andrew Liveris, The Dow Chemical Company
- Bill Brown, Harris Corporation
- Michael Dell, Dell Technologies
- John Ferriola, Nucor Corporation
- Jeff Fettig, Whirlpool Corporation
- Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company
- Ken Frazier, Merck & Co., Inc.
- Alex Gorsky, Johnson & Johnson
- Greg Hayes, United Technologies Corp.
- Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Jeff Immelt, General Electric
- Jim Kamsickas, Dana Inc.
- Klaus Kleinfleld, Arconic
- Brian Krzanich, Intel Corporation
- Rich Kyle, The Timken Company
- Thea Lee, AFL-CIO
- Mario Longhi, U.S. Steel
- Denise Morrison, Campbell Soup Company
- Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing
- Elon Musk, Tesla
- Doug Oberhelman, Caterpillar
- Scott Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing
- Kevin Plank, Under Armour
- Michael Polk, Newell Brands
- Mark Sutton, International Paper
- Inge Thulin, 3M
- Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO
- Wendel Weeks, Corning
Now for the cartoons:
08/16/2017 Cartoon by Kevin Siers
08/16/2017 Cartoon by John Branch
08/15/2017 Cartoon by John Branch
08/12/2017 Cartoon by John Branch
Oh yeah…forgot about that?
Setting the stage for Charlottesville: 08/16/2017 Cartoon by Jen Sorensen
08/15/2017 Cartoon by Nick Anderson
08/16/2017 Cartoon by Signe Wilkinson
Nick Anderson cartoon: 08/16/2017 Cartoon by Nick Anderson
Clay Bennett editorial cartoon: 08/16/2017 Cartoon by Clay Bennett
Bruce Plante Cartoon: Trump and whiplash: 08/16/2017 Cartoon by Bruce Plante
08/16/2017 Cartoon by Scott Stantis
08/16/2017 Cartoon by Jimmy Margulies
And on that cartoon, let’s end this post…open thread of course!
Tagged: Fuck the Alt-right and call them what they are=white supremacists
