I may have spoken too soon in giving the Republican leadership credit for their response to Rep. Joe Barton’s comments. The actual statement put out by the House Republican leaders raises eyebrows in some of its word choice:
“The oil spill in the Gulf is this nation’s largest natural disaster and stopping the leak and cleaning [...]
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See? It says so right there!
May 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Immigration, Law and Justice, Politics, Uncategorized
This post by Monica Potts shows that cries from supporters of Arizona’s abhorrent immigration law that the law’s opponents haven’t even read the bill aren’t quite the smoking gun they’re presented as (regardless of what Jan Brewer’s cheap Kermit rip-off might say.) However, the post does not address the obnoxious argument that’s usually paired [...]
Tags: Arizona·Brown v. Board of Education·conservative logic·Immigration·Jan Brewer·John Yoo·race·racism·SB 1070
Reconsidering Switzerland
September 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, a friend posed the following hypothetical: if you could eliminate one country from the face of the earth, which would you choose? I went with Switzerland. I figured they’ve had it too easy for too long, just sitting up there in the Alps all smug and neutral.
Since then, [...]
Tags: Connecticut·Gaddafi·hypothetical destruction·neutrality·New Jersey·Roman Polanski·Switzerland·the UN
Feds Make Lame Example of American Apparel
September 29th, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Immigration, Law and Justice, Politics, Uncategorized
American Apparel is being pressured by an ongoing federal investigation of its workers to fire about 1,800 employees in the next few days based on irregularities in the employees’ identity documents, according to a story in the NY Times. (I would cite to the LA Times, but they seem to have been scooped. Surprise.)
This [...]
Tags: American Apparel·hot pants·Immigration·Janet Napolitano·Legalize L.A.·Obama Administration
Shame on You, Polanski Apologists
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Arts and Entertainment, Law and Justice, Uncategorized
Thank goodness someone said this so well, because every time I tried to write it I started getting all curse-y. Yes, Chinatown is a great movie. AND?! Shame on you, Joan Z. Shore, author of the book “Saging — How to Grow Older and Wiser,” which is apparently meant in an ironic way. Shame on [...]
Tags: Anne Applebaum·Chinatown·Joan Z. Shore·Kate Harding·Roman Polanski·Tucker Max
Turns Out, Local Police Sure Like Trying To Deport People
September 28th, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Immigration, Law and Justice, Uncategorized
A new study by the Warren Institute just came out this month analyzing some extremely rare arrest data from Irving, Texas. The ACLU of Texas managed, by some wild miracle, to get arrest records for a 23-month period during which Irving started participating in the Criminal Alien Program (”CAP”). (Get it? ICE CAP? I know, [...]
Tags: ACLU·ACLU of Texas·CAP·ICE·Immigration·Irving Texas·local immigration enforcement·racial profiling·racism·Texas·Warren Institute
Rest in Peace
August 26th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Politics, Uncategorized
From Ted Kennedy’s 1980 Democratic Convention Speech:
A fair prosperity and a just society are within our vision and our grasp, and we do not have every answer. There are questions not yet asked, waiting for us in the recesses of the future. But of this much we can be certain because it is the lesson [...]
Tribute to Bob Novak
August 18th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Politics, Uncategorized
Novak Freaks Out
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Hello world!
June 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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We really do want to make friends
March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Given that many of you (or, more accurately, some of you . . . or, more accurately still, both of you) have been anxiously awaiting the launch of this blog in the many months from when we first had the idea (i.e. October) to when we actually got our shit together (i.e. right now), it [...]
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