Another clash between a childhood friend and reality – sponsored by blind conservative hatred carelessly blended with Facebook. I never cease to be amazed at the blind hatred that seems to come from some people while using social media. I have childhood friends, people I have known for decades who will write things to me […]
Right-wing commentator Dinesh D’Souza is denounced by other conservatives after he took to Twitter to taunt Parkland shooting survivors for losing weapons-ban vote in the Florida legislature. Slate reported that: “A week after students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were unwittingly thrust into the national spotlight, the Florida legislature voted down the possibility of banning assault weapons […]
U.S. Representative Steve Womack of Arkansas was captured on video fleeing an African-American constituent asking a question during a recent town hall meeting. Rep. Stephen Allen Womack (R-AR) has had a less than stellar tenure serving as U.S. Representative for Arkansas’s 3rd congressional district since 2011. Formerly the mayor of Rogers, Arkansas, (population roughly 56K) […]
Kansas Republican apologizes for saying that African-Americans have a genetic predisposition to abusing drugs. The Garden City Telegram reported on Monday that Kansas State Rep. Steve Alford (R-Ulysses) “made an ostensibly racist comment when citing domestic Jim Crow-era drug policies” while attending Saturday’s Legislative Coffee Session at St. Catherine Hospital. When Zach Worf, president of the […]
American politics was upended this year by some of the most despicable acts ever witnessed in the political arena. Here are 2 of the worst. History will likely not be too kind to 2017 when it comes to civility in politics. Aside from Trump’s coronation and all that came with it, the year brought us […]