Showing posts with label George Will. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Will. Show all posts
July 27, 2016
George Will: Trump Won't Release Tax Returns 'Deeply Involved With Russian Oligarchs'
George Will: Trump Won't Release Tax Returns 'Deeply Involved With Russian Oligarchs'
"And let's not forget what Trump said about Putin."
"And let's not forget what Trump said about Putin."
July 4, 2016
Sorry, George Will: The GOP became the party of Trump long before he became the nominee
Sorry, George Will: The GOP became the party of Trump long before he became the nominee
"Over the past 40 or so years, the Republican party’s dominant ideology has gone from being the elite and snobbish conservatism of William F. Buckley (and George Will) to the delusional and paranoid extremism of the John Birch Society (and Donald Trump). Though there are a variety of different factions within the GOP, the loudest and most prominent members of the party are now either Tea Party extremists — half Christian theocrat, half libertarian (with none of the good aspects) — or fact-free demagogues running on a platform of political nihilism, eager to burn down the RINO establishment without any due consideration for those in the crossfire. Moderate Republicans — those who were once called Rockefeller Republicans — have grown ever so rare in recent years (and even those who are considered somewhat moderate, e.g. John McCain and Lindsay Graham, are belligerent war-hawks). After the election of President Obama, the spread of right-wing extremism and political nihilism, which had been slowly taking hold of the Republican party for decades, began to accelerate. The election of a black man with an unusual (and foreign-sounding) name triggered a massive reactionary backlash, and with the success of Trump, there can no longer be any doubt that the president’s race was a significant factor. If the president was a white man named Barry O’Brien, for instance, it is unlikely that conspiracy theorists would be professing him to be a closet Muslim who wasn’t born in America — and even more doubtful that the opposing party’s presidential nominee would be the most prominent popularizer of these ridiculous conspiracy theories. But alas, Obama is an African American, his middle name is Hussein, and Donald Trump is the GOP nominee."
"Over the past 40 or so years, the Republican party’s dominant ideology has gone from being the elite and snobbish conservatism of William F. Buckley (and George Will) to the delusional and paranoid extremism of the John Birch Society (and Donald Trump). Though there are a variety of different factions within the GOP, the loudest and most prominent members of the party are now either Tea Party extremists — half Christian theocrat, half libertarian (with none of the good aspects) — or fact-free demagogues running on a platform of political nihilism, eager to burn down the RINO establishment without any due consideration for those in the crossfire. Moderate Republicans — those who were once called Rockefeller Republicans — have grown ever so rare in recent years (and even those who are considered somewhat moderate, e.g. John McCain and Lindsay Graham, are belligerent war-hawks). After the election of President Obama, the spread of right-wing extremism and political nihilism, which had been slowly taking hold of the Republican party for decades, began to accelerate. The election of a black man with an unusual (and foreign-sounding) name triggered a massive reactionary backlash, and with the success of Trump, there can no longer be any doubt that the president’s race was a significant factor. If the president was a white man named Barry O’Brien, for instance, it is unlikely that conspiracy theorists would be professing him to be a closet Muslim who wasn’t born in America — and even more doubtful that the opposing party’s presidential nominee would be the most prominent popularizer of these ridiculous conspiracy theories. But alas, Obama is an African American, his middle name is Hussein, and Donald Trump is the GOP nominee."
October 20, 2014
George Will uses misinformation to question science: Ebola edition
George Will uses misinformation to question science: Ebola edition
"Will’s comments, in other words, were a complete misrepresentation of the researchers’ work. But for the anti-science minded, his was a completely logical line of thought to follow."
"Will’s comments, in other words, were a complete misrepresentation of the researchers’ work. But for the anti-science minded, his was a completely logical line of thought to follow."
July 1, 2014
Sexual Assault Survivor George Will Mocked Asks What He Would Say If His Daughter Was Raped
Sexual Assault Survivor George Will Mocked Asks What He Would Say If His Daughter Was Raped
"Lisa Sendrow is the woman that George Will referenced in his hideous op-ed column where he claimed assaulted women enjoyed "a coveted status that confers privileges"."
"Lisa Sendrow is the woman that George Will referenced in his hideous op-ed column where he claimed assaulted women enjoyed "a coveted status that confers privileges"."
June 25, 2014
There is no Internet 'Outrage Machine' – Just These Outrageous Rape Apologists
www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/there-no-internet-outrage-machine-just-these-outrageous-rape-apologists
"Hey, conservative columnists: don't court controversy by whining about 'privileged' victims and then feign surprise at the backlash. Your time's up."
"Hey, conservative columnists: don't court controversy by whining about 'privileged' victims and then feign surprise at the backlash. Your time's up."
June 19, 2014
June 11, 2014
October 31, 2013
George Will: Who Cares About Corruption? Citizens United Is "Excellent"
www.mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10/31/george-will-who-cares-about-corruption-citizens/196695
"Nevertheless, Will goes on to call the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United -- one that allowed a tsunami of corporate money to enter the election process -- an "excellent" one. But even Citizens United noted the corrupting danger of unchecked money in the political system, and transparency was explicitly recognized as the critical protection against such a problem."
"Nevertheless, Will goes on to call the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United -- one that allowed a tsunami of corporate money to enter the election process -- an "excellent" one. But even Citizens United noted the corrupting danger of unchecked money in the political system, and transparency was explicitly recognized as the critical protection against such a problem."
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