Friday, March 30, 2018

Fear And Loathing From The Axis Of Slaughter

The NRA and far Right are frightened. Well, they have always been paranoid, haven’t they? Every time a Democrat is in the White House they howl, "They're coming for our guns! They're going to repeal the Second Amendment!"

Neither will ever happen, of course, but fear and loathing always prevail with the radical Right.

After the latest mass murder, students are taking action and the public is on their side. Most Americans see no need for military style weapons of mass death for self defense or hunting. This terrifies them. They just don't FEEL safe with their handguns, shotguns and deer rifles. Oh, the poor defenseless snowflakes.

Ever the victims, they whine and lash out more than any group, even more than the real victims. Here are just a few samples of NRA/far Right hate in action.

Families of the Parkland massacre reported threatening phone calls.

NRA supporters slime Emma Gonzales with a fake photo of her tearing the Constitution.

The far Right Washington Times howled: “David Hogg would’ve made a good brownshirt”.

Trump fanatic and white trash conspiracy nut Roseanne tweeted, “Nazi salute” to a photo of David raising his fist.

Pizzagate conspiracy nut and classic far Right authoritarian personality Michael Flynn Jr. tweeted, “Someone (hint: parents) clearly didn’t smack this kid much growing up. Your emotional high will run out soon so savor it while it lasts."

Extreme Right hate merchant Laura Ingraham needed to take a dig at David’s college admission issues. After advertisers pulled from her program, she bravely "apologized".

David responded, "I 100% agree an apology in an effort just to save your advertisers is not enough. I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I in this fight. It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children".

It’s refreshing to have the NRA’s side of the issue. You know, the organization that helped elect Trump. So, let’s thank them for that, first off.

FOX (R), the NRA and the radical Right want us to believe most of the young ones are politically ignorant. Their fear of course, is that the young people’s awareness is expanding. The radical Right no doubt feels to be in a superior position to lecture survivors of a mass shooting. They are not. The survivors are combat veterans compared to chickenhawks and cowards like Ted Nugent, Wayne LaPierre, and Trump.

The survivors have the experience and the moral authority to be heard. For that they are viciously attacked by the NRA and the far Right.

This is why the NRA seek to marginalize and dismiss them by spreading their manure thickly as possible.

The NRA insists such rallies are leftist attempt to politicize this next generation into being allies. Nugent and fellow haters slime them, calling them “crisis actors”. This is from the paranoid cult that insisted Obama was coming for their guns.

Then comes the tired NRA cliché about “unenforced gun laws”. Since the assault weapons ban was lifted, an ever increasing number of lives have been lost to those weapons designed solely to kill human beings. More will die. It doesn’t matter to the NRA how many more become human sacrifice to their almighty gun god.

The NRA will never admit to the fact that the more weapons there are in a society, the MORE humans will DIE from them. Yet they insist more weapons is the only answer. How convenient for the death industry.

We had a Second Amendment before the flooding of our country with assault weapons. We will have one after they are banned. As with the London cholera epidemic, the sooner we shut down the pump, the more lives will be saved.

And now the NRA has an ally in Alex Jones, Trump's beloved fake news conspiracy monger. Jones is projecting Swastikas and Hitler Youth imagery at teenage victims of the MAGA hatted terrorist!

What we see is a well-organized Rightist attempt to demonize victims of their precious weapons of war. The paranoia and hate fueled by the militant/nationalist Right will only result in more deaths of innocent Americans.

As the victims of Second Amendment Remedy loving gun nuts say, “WE CALL BS!”

The cult of hate wants to blame the “left” for politicizing the students.

It was the goddamn slaughter by NRA promoted and manufactured weapons of mass death that politicized them.

The damn NRA has joined Trump and his white nationalist followers in their war on journalism, as well as their culture war on all who dissent from the NRA hate group. See Dana Loesch and her clenched fist of hate. Make no mistake they are a far Right hate group. They regard journalists, educators, scientists, and sane and compassionate Americans as their enemy. This is exactly how fascism grows.

The thugs of the Axis of Slaughter are now obsessed with attacking teenagers.

Let’s go back to the NRA poster of Hitler doing the Nazi salute. The caption read, “All in favor of gun control, raise your hand”.

Shockingly, the Right is wrong again. Hitler let his far Right nationalist thugs and other "good Germans" keep their guns. Only Jews, educators, socialists, and others who were stripped of their rights were banned from owning them.

The extremists of the far Right will also try to lecture you that “no assault rifle” was used in the mass killings. Stop them right there. They are using Hitler’s definition of assault rifle, of course. The definition has been modified for our modern butchery under the Republican/NRA/Trump Axis of Slaughter.

Definition of assault rifle:

Any of various intermediate-range, magazine-fed military rifles (such as the AK-47) that can be set for automatic or semiautomatic fire; also : A rifle that resembles a military assault rifle but is designed to allow only semiautomatic fire

The radical Right will dismiss this definition of course, for they always try to seize the power to unilaterally define words to fit their extremist propaganda.


Don't let them.



This just in: Introducing Ten Nugent today, hate radio host Joe Pags lied and cried about the media saying the NRA “wants to kill children”.  

Chickenhawk shit-pants Nugent was quick to commiserate.

“The level of ignorance goes beyond stupidity... The dumbing down of America is manifested in the culture deprivation of our academia that have taught these kids the lies, media that have prodded and encouraged and provided these kids lies. I really feel sorry for them because it’s not only ignorant and dangerously stupid, but it’s soulless. To attack the good law-abiding families of America when well known predictable murderers commit these horrors is deep in the category of soulless. These poor children, I’m afraid to say this and it hurts me to say this, but the evidence is irrefutable, they have no soul.”

Now let's unpack this putrid pile of what WE CALL B.S.

Inflame culture war: Check

Blame academia: Check

Accuse academia of lies: Check

Blame media: Check

Accuse media of lies: Check

Play the victim card: Check

Attack the real victims: Check

Typical far Right projection: Check

Arrive at asinine "irrefutable" conclusion: Check

Facts and supporting evidence cited: Zero


...Like I was saying, folks.



Thursday, March 15, 2018

No Doubt


“Collusion” is not a legal term. Conspiracy is, and that is EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

Obstruction of Justice is a legal term, and that is EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.


There is NO DOUBT that Trump gloated to Russians in the Oval Office about firing Comey to end the FBI investigation of Russian interference in our election.

There is NO DOUBT that Trump’s people attempted to conspire with Russians to defeat Hillary.

There is NO DOUBT that Trump was engaged in business with Russians while running for president.

There is NO DOUBT that Trump refuses to release his tax records.

There is NO DOUBT that Trump gushed with praise for Putin, as he refused to admit to Russian interference.

There is NO DOUBT that Trump refused to implement sanctions voted by a congressional majority. (The tougher woman British PM had to take the lead.)

There is NO DOUBT that the House Republicans are protecting their Authoritarian Leader from oversight.

There is NO DOUBT that the Republican Party has abandoned their Constitutional duty of oversight, and has chosen to protect their Leader instead of our country.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

"Triumph Of The Will: Part Two"


Time will tell if this is a passing mood, or an accurate observation.

Once lowered, does the bar ever rise again?

I'd really be surprised if this country survives Trumpism. 

Remember MOST Americans were duped into believing Saddam was involved with 9-11 and al-Qaeda. Why wouldn't they be duped into thinking Trump is making America great?

Look at the remarks from con-servatives. They are true believers in their moral and intellectual superiority, all based on nothing but gullibility, arrogance, and confirmation bias.

As we watch the US circle the drain, this is clear.

The economic elites have overthrown what was intended to be a representative democratic republic. Justice, equality, and democracy are no longer ideals in our ruling class.

The revolution is over. The Great Experiment has failed. Greed has won.

Ignorance is strength. Freedom is slavery. War is peace. Trump is president.

We are under one party rule. The rule of law is openly attacked by the party in power. 

The opposition party is weak, and their feeble desperate attempt at "resistance" does nothing to remove Wall Street and corporate tentacles from our government. 

The darkness is not being lifted by the light of hope and reason.

Instead, "Triumph of the Will: Part Two" plays out before us at rallies where they chant, "USA! USA!" and "Lock her up!"



Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Howling Mad

“Obama is coming for our guns!” howled the NRA.

“Hillary will come for our guns!” they howled again.

“Democrats will repeal the Second Amendment!” howled the NRA.

“Democrats will repeal the Second Amendment!” howled Donald Trump.

“Take the guns first. Go through due process second", commands Trump.

“You’re afraid of the NRA!” declared Trump to Senator Pat Toomey.

The NRA howls again, “Democrats will repeal the Second Amendment!”

Trump howls again, “Democrats will repeal the Second Amendment!”


Are we clear now?

Saturday, February 17, 2018

When MAGAts Attack

“I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president,” Olympic skier Lindey Vonn said, “I take the Olympics very seriously and what they mean and what they represent, what walking under our flag means in the opening ceremony.” 

Vonn added: “I want to represent our country well. I don’t think that there are a lot of people currently in our government that do that.”

For telling the truth, the MAGAts were quickly all over her, like lies, sleaze, and slime on Trump.

“Bah ahahaha! Sucka! Trump winning baby!... #lindseyvonn is the latest to suffer from the "Trump Effect". Should keep your mouth shut and race. Don't insult us... Karma is a mo fo. Glad to see you lose. You're an anti -American... Hoping you bomb the downhill also. You were given a great honor to represent the USA but you took advantage and bashed our president. We will pull for anyone but you!”

Julie Foudy, the former U.S. women’s national soccer team captain shared this message of support for Vonn: “I just spent last 20 min's reading thru tweets directed at @lindseyvonn. Sickened & disgusted once again by the lack of humanity that engulfs our country. She just raced her damn heart out & Trump supporters gloat/cheer/celebrate her inability to medal. Is this what we've become?”


Yes, Julie. Sadly so. Thank FOX(R), Limbaugh. Breitbart, Con-servatives and Trump for ramping up their hate over the decades. This is what we’ve become.

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

CRAP Indoctrination. And It Shows

Note: The following statements do not apply to Blacks, immigrants, liberals, Democrats, Muslims, Mexicans and even Americans of Mexican ancestry.

“We wish him well, he worked very hard. We found out about it recently and I was surprised by it, but we certainly wish him well and it’s a tough time for him. He did a very good job when he was in the White House. And we hope he has a wonderful career and he will have a great career ahead of him. But it was very sad when we heard about it and certainly he’s also very sad now. He also, as you probably know says he’s innocent and I think you have to remember that.”

“There is no recovery for someone falsely accused — life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?”

The aspiring dictator whines about the lack of due process for his thugs and molesters, as he threatens his political opponent with jail and urges his loyal cult to chant, “Lock her up!” 

Their blind rage and hatred conceals the very idea of hypocrisy from their duped authoritarian brains. And it shows.

Yes, like starting a war based on lies, ignoring due process is OK if you are Republican. Just like molesting and abusing women and children. Locking up political opponents without due process is fine with them. Firing dedicated law enforcement professionals for lack of loyalty is fine with them.

Of course, this makes them fascists to the core.

“Alternative facts” from their Cult of Right-wing Authoritarian Personalities are all they need. Like good little fascists, they embrace their CRAP that blames, accuses, and fuels their hatred for those not in their cult.

Fascism always needs scapegoats. They are usually liberals, minorities, educators, journalists, unions, and others not loyal to their CRAP.

That far Right propaganda is all they need to know. They are well indoctrinated on whom to blame and hate. And it shows. 

If the rule of law or American values and institutions stand in the way of their Dear Leader, they will be viciously attacked. Now the fascists in the White House and Congress are busy attacking anybody in the FBI who is not loyal to their precious Orange Fuhrer. Meanwhile thugs and sex offenders like Roy Moore and Robert Porter are praised and supported.

Loyalty to the Party of Trump and Kim Jong Don is paramount. Like every totalitarian regime in history they demand loyalty to the party and to the Leader from law enforcement agencies.

The Party of Trump and their authoritarian leader are an existential threat to our safety, our health, our equality, our freedom, and to democracy itself. 


And should we need reminding, this is how these corrupt assholes roll:

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created after the financial crisis to protect Americans from being ripped off by financial firms.

As a congressman, Mike Mulvaney called the agency a "sick sad joke." He drafted legislation to abolish it. So people at the bureau were shocked when the president appointed him to run this consumer protection agency.

Under his leadership, the CFPB delayed a new payday lending regulation from going into effect and dropped an investigation into one payday lender that contributed to Mulvaney's campaign. In another move that particularly upset some staffers, the new boss also dropped a lawsuit against an alleged online loan shark called Golden Valley Lending. The suit says the lender illegally charges people up to 950 percent interest rates.


"As a congressman he took $62,000 plus from the payday lenders. And now at the CFPB he's doing their bidding," says Karl Frisch, executive director of the consumer group Allied Progress.

To pay for the tax cuts for corporations and fellow billionaires, Trump is now advocating $1.7 trillion in cuts to social programs like Medicare, which he said he'd never cut. His cult couldn't care less. 

They really don’t give a damn about the US or the American people. And that shows too. 


Friday, February 2, 2018

The Dubya Memo

Finally, what the news media refuse to say!

Despite wide-ranging coverage and endless obsessive blathering over the House Republicans’ drafting of the Nunes Memo, the lamestream media still cannot speak the truth.

I have drafted a memo containing conclusive information critical to understanding the character of the leadership of our nation. This memo will reveal what has long gone unspoken at FOX, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, and even PBS. None of these organizations have the courage and honesty to share this crucial information with the American public.

There are certain interests who claim the Dubya Memo must not be released. Many claim it is too late to release the Dubya Memo. Others think it should have been released long ago. Some want it kept secret for another fifty years.

There are rumblings in certain quarters from those who believe the time has now come for the Dubya Memo. They have found the courage to at last see what must be done. 

The Dubya Memo cannot be held back for another day. This moment is the tipping point in history, and has thus demanded this revelation be presented here and now.

This is why the Dubya Memo comes at a time of utmost urgency.

The secret you’ve all felt to be true in the recesses of your heart of hearts can no longer be kept from our national discourse.

Most of you have had the feeling deep inside that something is terribly wrong. An uneasiness falls upon every discussion of American politics. Why are we in this turbulent state?

Could this be even darker than the dreaded "deep state"? Could it be much, much wider than a "Secret Society"? 

Sources say that may well be the case.

The uncertainties and anxieties of the American people need soothing. But I must caution you, the Dubya Memo is not for the faint of heart.

As a concerned and patriotic citizen, I must single handedly assume the great risk of publishing what our network news and corporate media cannot utter. If made public and available to the world at large, this information can bring down the Trump Administration. It will shake the very foundation of a great nation.

Yes. The Dubya Memo at last states the vital truth that our media cannot even suggest, let alone clearly report.

There is a shadow over the land that few realize can be drawn away like the heavy drapes of the Oval Office. But it will take iron resolve and steely courage, along with the will power beyond the boundaries of journalism as we know it.

Only when these dark curtains are opened, shall we finally see the light of day shining on the true essence of an American presidency.

The time has come to confront our unspoken fear. The Dubya Memo will face down that fear for you, so we can finally move on as a united people towards the greater good of our republic and citizenry.

This is no hype! What you are about to learn can change everything. I promise you the Dubya Memo will be all you need to have a complete grasp on the complicated situation and dire circumstances before us.

You, dear reader, have been selected to be the elite vanguard of all recipients of the Dubya Memo.

I’m sure you have reached the point where waiting is no longer an option.

Very soon, you shall have what you all seek.....

....Er, where did I put that damn thing?

....It was just here....

.....Wait! There it is!

It was next to the coffee maker.

The time is NOW, good people!

At long last I hereby release to you and the world the Dubya Memo:

(Redacted for national security reasons.)

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February 2, 2018

The Dubya Memo:


“Trump and all his toadies, sycophants, yes-men, media buffoons, and fart-catching brown-nosers are Major Assholes.”