Above: h/t Salon.com. Eric Boehlert at Press Run takes the mainstream media to task for its reticence to call out the Republican Party for its radical extremism in embracing Vladimir Putin over American democracy. Stop whitewashing GOP’s Putin worship: American politicians cheerleading a dictator as he sends tanks into a neighboring country and bombs a … Read more
Huffington Post reports, Sen. Mitt Romney Slams GOP ‘Morons’ At ‘Evil’ White Nationalist Conference: Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Sunday castigated fellow Republican lawmakers who recently spoke at a white nationalist conference in Florida, calling the event “evil” and likening those attending to “morons.” “There’s no place in either political party for this white nationalist … Read more
From the Twitterverse. According to Gov. Doug Ducey, his putting an anti-Semitic white nationalist into office is better than having a Democrat (read about heroic nurse and veteran Felicia French) in office. He could not bring himself to condemn state Sen. Wendy Rogers for embracing the white Christian nationalist movement. Something the two of you … Read more
The Daily Beast reports, Arizona Politician Promotes Far-Right Event Featuring Hanukkah-Basher: In November, far-right internet personality Tim “Baked Alaska” Gionet was charged for allegedly defacing a Hanukkah display outside Arizona’s state capitol. “No more ‘Happy Hanukkah,’ only ‘Merry Christmas,’” Gionet said on a livestream. Three months later, he’s a speaker at a conference that just … Read more
Above: (Getty image) President Lyndon Baines Johnson discusses the Voting Rights Act with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the White House in 1965. LBJ told Dr. King that he understands Dr. King’s concerns, but he has more important projects. Dr. King then launched “Plan B,” the Selma to Montgomery March to draw public attention … Read more