. . . Did nothing because he was Muslim.

Such is the toxicity of today’s fear of offending.

Doing very cool things.

He’ll be missed in cool circles.

That would be newspapers and TV news shows.

Before blogs there were letters to the editor. Some very good ones at Wall St. Journal today, such as this one:

Trump, the ‘Mexican’ Judge and Wise Latinas
Why is it so offensive when Donald Trump equates ethnicity with judicial bias but it’s fine when Sonia Sotomayor does?

Why indeed? Follow-through:

In a speech given at the UC Berkeley School of Law (Oct. 26, 2001) on the effect of gender and ethnicity on judging, the future Supreme Court justice spoke about the influence her Latina identity had on her presence on the bench.

Her remarks were far more diplomatic than Mr. Trump’s, but she reached virtually the same conclusion.

Some examples from the speech: “Our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.” . . . “Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.” . . . “But I accept there will be some [difference] based on my gender and my Latina heritage.”

Finally, “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”

So do not oppose Trump to at least one Obama appointee, at least not on this point.

 

 

 

 

About the Orlando massacre, speaking this afternoon:

“This massacre is, therefore, a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon . . .

How easily did the shooter get his hands on his weapons?

The boss man knows?

Additionally, is it not a further reminder of the Islamic threat?

Say it isn’t so, Hill!

Emails in Clinton probe dealt with planned CIA drone strikes in Pakistan, though in vaguely worded terms, law-enforcement and congressional officials briefed on the probe said.

Source: Emails in Clinton Probe Dealt With Planned Drone Strikes – WSJ

From Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters:

Sen. Don Harmon opened the July 17 (2013) Oak Park Library session with a reprise of his calm-down, don’t-worry commentary.

There had been “decades of underfunding” of pensions, he said. Nothing to see here, move on, why the fuss?

The problem can be solved without taking from “core government services, especially social services,” he said. Again, why the fuss?

Rep. Camille Lilly agreed but said the budget process was “really, really, really critical.” A triple-really gets the mind working: there might be cuts?

In any case, she had an important tip: Have a look at the budget on the state’s web site. It’s “the new technology of today,” she said. . . . .

Illinois Blues is available in paperback, epub and Amazon Kindle formats.

I am definitely missing something here. What’s wrong with me? If it’s racist to speak of illegals, what isn’t?

I mean, come on, folks.

Tila Tequila pisses off the internet again with racist Instagram post

“Ain’t nuthin better than riding around Texas in my cowboy boots to hunt down these damn illegals!” she posted VIDEO

Not to mention, who is Tila Tequila?

JUSTINE MORRIS knows. Ask her for me, please.

Candidate Bluster (learning on the job in stop-and-go fashion) vs. Candidate Bold-faced Liar & Schemer?

Ladies and gentleman, choose.

GOP not. 

Congr. Jeb Hensarling:

When they voted for it, supporters of Dodd-Frank told us it would “promote financial stability,” “end too big to fail,” and “lift the economy.” None of this has come to pass.

Today the big banks are bigger and the small banks are fewer. In other words, even more banking assets are now concentrated in the so-called “Too Big to Fail” firms. Pray tell, how does this promote financial stability?

And how does it harm big banks? It doesn’t.

More here: Notable & Quotable: Hensarling on Dodd-Frank – WSJ