Tag Archives: racist

Statues of Trump

For the final five days of February over a thousand die-hard Conservative White GOP adherents attended the CPAC conference in Orlando, Florida. A large gold-painted fiberglass statue of Trump greeted the conventioneers filing into the Hyatt Regency, creating an instant star for the faithful Despicables. Selfies were free for MAGA supporters. A California-based artist created […]

The Reign Of A Nationalist

Last spring my friend was driving me across Dutchess County to catch the train in Dover Plains. The road passed through rural community surrounded by billionaires’ estates. We passed through an abandoned village and the last house flew a Rebel flag in the front yard. I told my friend to stop. “Why?” “Because I’m going […]

Mitt Is White

My friend posted this photo and her friend replied, “I’m voting for Romney. Does that make me a racist? Is that what you are trying to say? How many people that voted/will vote for Obama did so simply because he is black? Is that racist? Such hypocrisy and phony outrage… why don’t you find something […]

Short Memories

A few weeks ago Barack Obama was excoriated by the right wing press and Polish government for having called the Nazi extermination camps located in Poland ‘Polish death camps’. The president apologized for this gaffe, but few journalists recalled that back in 2008 the Polish foreign minister made the following joke. “Have you heard that […]

The Curse Of Obama

Last January the Boston Bruins goalie refused a White House invitation to honor the team’s 2011 Stanley Cup victory. Tim Thomas explained his reason for staying at home by saying, “I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. This is being done at the […]