Trumpymandias, A Poem

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Sunday August 07, 2016 · 7:06 AM PDT

2016/08/07 · 07:06

I met a traveler from an antique land

Who said: "Two small and shrunken hands of stone

Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,

Half sunk, an orange visage lies, whose frown,

And Chinese cap, and pout of petulant command,

Tell that its sculptor well those tantrums read

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,

The wig that mocked them and the rage that fed:

And on the pedestal these words appear:

'My name is Trumpymandias, Yuge of Yuge!:

Look on my works, believe me!, and my hair!'

Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare

The bankrupt casino parking lot

Of cracked and empty asphalt stretches far away."

So if kindergarteners rush the shooter, can he claim "Stand your Ground"?

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Thursday December 20, 2012 · 3:03 PM PST

2012/12/20 · 15:03

From an article in the Tampa Bay times: "In nearly a third of the cases the Times analyzed, defendants initiated the fight, shot an unarmed person or pursued their victim — and still went free."

Let's combine the fantasy right wing lunacy of Megan McArdle, who thinks kids should gang rush shooters, and the actual right-wing lunacy of places like Florida, where killers have claimed the 'stand your ground' defense, and in many cases have been the aggressors and instigators and not been jailed for killing unarmed victims.

Actually, let's not.

Let's combine the fantasy left-wing lunacy of keeping military-grade weaponry in the military, keeping guns of all kinds out of the hands of the unsuitable, and stop fanning the flames of paranoia, fear, and alienation.

I like my fantasy world better.

Taking Joy in Mitt's Loss: My Story

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Saturday November 10, 2012 · 10:50 AM PST

2012/11/10 · 10:50

Mitt spent the past 8 years campaigning, and a good portion of that time he had to suck up to people he hates and disdains. Slumming in NH and Iowa diners having lunch with riffraff, going to state fairs and talking to regular people, all those fundraising lunches and dinners.

Sure, he was kept in the bubble as much as possible, and plenty of the dinners were with his fellow 1%, but there is still a lot of retail campaigning and a lot of pressing of the flesh with the 47%, and lots of meetings with campaign staff where nonmillionaires tried to tell him what to do.

And what did he get for it? NOTHING.

(a bit more after the jump)

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Saturday July 31, 2004 · 8:42 PM PDT

2004/07/31 · 20:42

Bush's huge tax givaways to the ultrawealthy have given Kerry an interesting advantage: by having a conveniently large dollar figure which, by merely repealing Bush's tax cuts, Kerry can point to as the cost of his health care plan, he is immune to the question of how it will all be paid for! Read More

John Edwards vs. John Edwards

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Tuesday February 17, 2004 · 8:25 PM PST

2004/02/17 · 20:25

A few recent posts made light of the name similarity between John Edwards, Presidential Candidate, and John Edwards, Talking-to-the-Dead Guy. I was reminded of two cartoons I did in my 'Clipart Comics' series from just over a year ago.

This was during that depressing period when Bush was daily being compared to Churchill and FDR. I'm especially fond of FDR's response.

(They're in the extended copy portion, and are only about 10K each, so dial-up users don't worry). Read More

The MoveOn apology I'd like to see

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Tuesday January 06, 2004 · 5:27 PM PST

2004/01/06 · 17:27

"We at MoveOn regret the linking of George W. Bush to Hitler, and we would like to state categorically that we have no evidence linking Mr. Bush to Hitler at all. In fact, it is well documented that the Bush family has had no connection to Hitler, or to financing and profiting off of his war machine, or exploiting Auschwitz slave labor, since 1942, when Prescott Bush's German assets were seized under the Trading with the Enemy Act. We regret the implication that Mr. Prescott Bush's grandson would in any way think of association with Hitler, or with Fascism, as a positive thing."

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Trumpymandias, A Poem

So if kindergarteners rush the shooter, can he claim "Stand your Ground"?

Taking Joy in Mitt's Loss: My Story

How Bush's obscene tax cuts helped Kerry

John Edwards vs. John Edwards

The MoveOn apology I'd like to see