Some consider the Nation’s Capital as “Fantasyland on the Potomac”. Other outsiders are “Fed Up” with the Federal City. It's better to consider D.C. as “the District of Calamity” (sic).
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Peoplekind, eh?
During a townhall meeting, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau interrupted a constituent pleading for religious liberty to serve underprivileged Canadians to ensure that politically correct language was used.
Helping mankind was considered to be a micro-aggression, so Prime Minister Trudeau offered that "Peoplekind" was preferred politically correct speak. Really? Not even humankind? Does that include canines, as dogs are people too (sic). How about corporations? Well, our neighbors in the Great White North have determined that the free speech in the Charter of Rights can overridden, especially for corporations, where the need can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
Then again, Canadians have a reputation for priggishly protecting minority rights, as was humorously parodied in Michael Moore's romp Canadian Bacon (1995).
Post Scriptus 02/07/2018 - Several days after the "Peoplekind" comment went viral on social media, The UK Daily Mail reports Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was just kidding about the comment. Sure, he did...check the videotape--NOT! It seems that he'll use the excuse of allegedly making a dumb joke than being considered dumb during a tour in the United States.
The problem with Trudeau's apologia is that his humor relies on a is a reductio ad absurdum. If we are to respect minority rights, should an over-exaggeration be a laughing matter?
Helping mankind was considered to be a micro-aggression, so Prime Minister Trudeau offered that "Peoplekind" was preferred politically correct speak. Really? Not even humankind? Does that include canines, as dogs are people too (sic). How about corporations? Well, our neighbors in the Great White North have determined that the free speech in the Charter of Rights can overridden, especially for corporations, where the need can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.Then again, Canadians have a reputation for priggishly protecting minority rights, as was humorously parodied in Michael Moore's romp Canadian Bacon (1995).
Post Scriptus 02/07/2018 - Several days after the "Peoplekind" comment went viral on social media, The UK Daily Mail reports Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was just kidding about the comment. Sure, he did...check the videotape--NOT! It seems that he'll use the excuse of allegedly making a dumb joke than being considered dumb during a tour in the United States.
The problem with Trudeau's apologia is that his humor relies on a is a reductio ad absurdum. If we are to respect minority rights, should an over-exaggeration be a laughing matter?
Luis Gutierrez on Democrats' Priorities
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL 4th) allegedly was so incensed that Democrat Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA 12th) is willing to de-link DACA from budget negotiations that he has threatened to walk out of the Democrat Caucus. Mainstream media pundits presume that Republicans will have trouble retaining control of Congress because of disgruntled members exposing fractures in party unity. Gutierrez's threat indicates that trouble in getting out the vote and maintaining party unity also is applicable for Democrats.
Wags wonder if this threat is as believable as Gutierrez excuse for walking out of President Trump's State of the Union to be positioned for post SOTU standups rather than reacting to the chamber resounding in chants of "USA".
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