100%, Jeff. Of course, our whole OC congressional delegation voted in favor of the resolution- that age old personal fear beating out political courage.
Going to drop this insight from @aaronnarraph
“Only 58 Dems dared to vote against praising Charlie Kirk. Most fall into 3 categories:
1. Progressives
2. Vulnerable in a primary (Menendez, Moulton, Thanedar + Krishnamoorthi for Senate)
3. Black Dems (more than 75% voted no)
Only 2 of the 58 Nos (Moulton & Quigley) are white.”
My head is spinning from hypocrisy, disrespect, cluelessness of words sung w/ demeaning messages. Being fooled by thinking people are basically good. Feeling naive!
Here is the law's text. The actual resolution at the end mostly condemns political violence, even if it paints Kirk as the best American who has ever lived in the introduction.
I am not particularly upset by Democrats voting for something like this. It's the kind of symbolic thing that is a setup by the Republicans. If you vote for it, your base gets mad because they don't like the man (even if they don't support violence). If you don't vote for it, your political opposition can frame it as "see, these guys can't even support a resolution against violence." They clearly did not want to be caught in a "gotcha" where they were not condemning political violence.
I assume you read Phil Mushnick once in a while. Any time a rapper would would perform at the Super Bowl, he would challenge Goodall to read the lyrics of their songs.
100%, Jeff. Of course, our whole OC congressional delegation voted in favor of the resolution- that age old personal fear beating out political courage.
Going to drop this insight from @aaronnarraph
“Only 58 Dems dared to vote against praising Charlie Kirk. Most fall into 3 categories:
1. Progressives
2. Vulnerable in a primary (Menendez, Moulton, Thanedar + Krishnamoorthi for Senate)
3. Black Dems (more than 75% voted no)
Only 2 of the 58 Nos (Moulton & Quigley) are white.”
Apparently evil is contagious.
Kirk was not really a proponent of free speech. https://www.google.com/search?q=was+kirk+really+a+free+speech+advocate&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1122US1122&oq=was+kirk+really+a+free+speech+advocate&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRirAjIHCAQQIRirAjIHCAUQIRiPAtIBCTExODY5ajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c2720719,vid:6Fj941gCtUE,st:0
My head is spinning from hypocrisy, disrespect, cluelessness of words sung w/ demeaning messages. Being fooled by thinking people are basically good. Feeling naive!
Here is the law's text. The actual resolution at the end mostly condemns political violence, even if it paints Kirk as the best American who has ever lived in the introduction.
I am not particularly upset by Democrats voting for something like this. It's the kind of symbolic thing that is a setup by the Republicans. If you vote for it, your base gets mad because they don't like the man (even if they don't support violence). If you don't vote for it, your political opposition can frame it as "see, these guys can't even support a resolution against violence." They clearly did not want to be caught in a "gotcha" where they were not condemning political violence.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/719/text
Yep “afraid, soft, limp, cowardly” and I’m thoroughly disgusted. Pandering baby cats
Gee why did all women have to get dragged into this? No other insults work? Disappointing.
Kate, the point really is it was a hit song that makes me think of a line. But I hear you.
I assume you read Phil Mushnick once in a while. Any time a rapper would would perform at the Super Bowl, he would challenge Goodall to read the lyrics of their songs.
I used read Mushnick before the Post put him behind the pay wall. How ever did find this column. https://nypost.com/2016/04/11/challenge-to-white-sox-espn-hosts-recite-chance-the-rapper-lyrics/ It wasn't just Goodell but any sport that associated with this kind of music.