Forgive me for following the oldest time-crunched writer’s crutch in the book, stealing from another (better) writer. This diary requires some outside reading of Dan Savage’s piece in the SLOG titled The Video To Watch After You Watch That Viral Jimmy Kimmel Video. Basically, Savage highlights Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue about his newborn son’s congenital heart defect. The other video is US Rep Mo Brooks talking with Jake Tapper.
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Here’s the nugget …
That's Republican Member of Congress Mo Brooks. He argues that people with pre-existing conditions don't deserve health care because they didn't "lead good lives." People who lead good lives and make good choices don't have pre-existing conditions. People who lead bad lives and make bad choices don't deserve our help. (Can't imagine what Billy Kimmel managed to get up to during his gestation, but it must've been epic.)
For those unfamiliar with Kimmel, host of ABC’s Late Night “Jimmy Kimmel Show”, here is his monologue. The gist? His newborn son was born with a heart defect. And without the ACA, he might have been okay but he points out that too many others would not.
And while we’re on the immorality of GOP policy, here’s something else from my FB feed from by Son Of Baldwin sharing an article on Mic.
Overturning the racism endemic to the US justice system is absolutely a moral issue. I feel as strongly about this as any Fundamentalist feels about abortion. But to allow this oversight to extend to the media coverage of violent attacks is another thing altogether.
Call it what it is. Violent White, often Christian, Terrorism!
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from your humble diarist:
follow this Twitter hashtag from yesterday, hat tip to the wonderful @midnight … #TrumpTeachesHistory
from Zen Trainer:
This comment by Michael Brandon Wade seems like a quiet simple statement. Easy to miss, until you realize that it's actually an eloquent call to arms. From Ken Boddye's diary Virginia GOP Keeps Trying to Take Our Voices Away. It's Time We Started Taking Their Seats Away.
from indycam:
I think the photo “100 years of red baiting down the drain” is top photo worthy and I think the comment in the photo is top comment worthy.
(diarist’s note: this is not a self nominated comment in my opinion as it highlights a picture in freewayblogger’s diary, which is well worth reading.)
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