RufusTFirefly

It’s easy to defend the speech you agree with.

But that’s not the point of the First Amendment.

I realize the poster probably knows this, but the way the excerpt is formatted it might lead some to mistakenly believe that the article was written by Gladwell.

Taibbi’s article is a review of Gladwell’s book.

… is there a response other than an ad hominem that effectively rebuts his allegations?

Inquiring minds want to know.

I’m fine. Thanks for your concern!

Just very busy.

P.S. Mars is good.

Thom Hartmann is NOT on KPFA, and the name of the city is Berkeley, not Berkley.

In addition (and I could be wrong about this), but to my knowledge, he does not do any fundraising for KPFA.

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That was back in November, and the topic was the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, but the underlying theme was essentially the same:

“The donors clearly were fine with having a Justice [Amy Coney] Barrett. You know we supposedly live in a representative democracy, but it’s pretty clear, we have two corporate parties that are both playing to…

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With all due respect, this is a silly argument.

If Nigel Tufnel finds the volume set at 4 and turns it up to 11, he is increasing the volume to 11, but that doesn’t mean he’s added 11 to it.

As usual the Democrats have proven what crappy negotiators they are. They should’ve demanded an additional $2,000 and then dared the GOP to reduce it. Then,…[Read more]

If I’m not mistaken, Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi have both appeared on Carlson’s show.

Meanwhile, I joined Medea Benjamin in praising Kentucky nut job Rand Paul when he spoke on the floor of the Senate in opposition to drones.

Hold on while I change into clothes that I don’t mind getting axle grease on.

P.S. Kudos to @coldmountailtrail…[Read more]

And the other three weren’t named Hungadunga

I have no idea what their names are, burnI just thought I’d quote the Hatrocks from another show.

“By tradition, the name is originally in reference to the sanctuary in France in which the miraculous cape of St. Martin of Tours, patron saint of France, was preserved.”

https://www.etymonline.com/word/chapel

So are cap, cape, chapeau, captain, decapitate, and chapel!

Still disgusting, but calling it a “Trump Riot Watch Party” would seem to be a mischaracterization if not an outright distortion.

Call me naive, but I had hoped we were the ones with facts on our side.

Reminds me of the time that Grover Norquist was a guest on “Fresh Air” and compared the estate tax to the Holocaust.

According to Mr. [Wayne] Barrett’s book [“Rudy!”], in 1934, a decade before the mayor’s birth, Harold Giuliani, with an accomplice, pulled a gun on a milkman in a Manhattan building, robbed him of $128.82, and gave a false name to the police when he was arrested. He served a year and a half at Sing…

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As with that one (which happened in a September, not quite 20 years ago), no one could’ve predicted it. No one saw it coming. They were caught flat-footed.

(Do I have to add a sarcasm thingie?)

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… the transition is immediate.

One of the great dangers of Trump is that he doesn’t realize he’s deluded. (Deluded people seldom do).