The second best are very expensive, like political campaigns.
We’re raising money faster than ever before. Let’s see if we can hit 20 today.
by DougJ| 130 Comments
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The second best are very expensive, like political campaigns.
We’re raising money faster than ever before. Let’s see if we can hit 20 today.
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As mentioned below, deplorable:
Twitter agreed to unblock the account of a University of Tennessee law professor Thursday morning after the faculty member and contributing columnist for USA TODAY and the News Sentinel agreed to delete a post that urged motorists to run over demonstrators blocking traffic in Charlotte, N.C.
In response to a tweet from a TV news station in Charlotte that showed protesters on Interstate 277, the @Instapundit account wrote, “Run them down.”
Glenn Reynolds, the creator of the Instapundit blog, tweets from the handle @Instapundit.
He posted to Twitter shortly after 10 a.m. that his account had been unblocked.
UT College of Law Dean Melanie D. Wilson said in a statement Thursday morning that she and university administrators are investigating the matter.
Wilson called the tweet an “irresponsible use of his platform.”
“The university is committed to academic freedom, freedom of speech, and diverse viewpoints, all of which are important for an institution of higher education and the free exchange of ideas,” she wrote. “My colleagues and I in the university’s leadership support peaceful disobedience and all forms of free speech, but we do not support violence or language that encourages violence.”
She called the concerns about the tweet from students and staff, along with those from citizens across the country, “serious and legitimate.”
Reynolds defended his tweet earlier Thursday.
“Yes, that was my post,” he wrote in an email to the News Sentinel. “ It was brief, since it was Twitter, but blocking highways is dangerous and I don’t think people should stop for a mob, especially when it’s been violent.”
I don’t think he should be banned from twitter, because he wasn’t specifically harassing individuals. I also don’t think he should be fired for this, because I think getting people fired for saying stupid things is wrong. I can’t control when companies drop people for saying and doing stupid things because they want to protect their brand, but I don’t support campaigns to get people canned. I’m pretty sure Glenn hasn’t been as charitable to people on the other side of the aisle in similar circumstances, but I’m too lazy to google it because it would require reading more Glenn Reynolds.
Having said that, his defenses are complete bullshit. He wasn’t making a nuanced argument about self defense (and the latest arguments about Reginald Denny are nonsense, too). He was just being his usual dickish self. He’s spent the last two decades as an internet tough guy, spouting off wingnut bullshit and masquerading as a libertarian. This is just a case of a well known asshole tweeting something shitty.
Having said all that, he’ll be fine. He’s says he’s quitting twitter after making a few more “points” and behind the scenes is probably scrambling to negotiate with UT that his quitting twitter will end the issue, he’ll still be on the wingnut welfare gravy train at PJ Media and other outlets, and he’ll probably manage to parlay this into more martyr money somehow.
In essence, it is the story of modern America in a nutshell- “Asshole says something awful, profits.” See Trump, Donald.
by David Anderson| 169 Comments
This post is in: Open Threads, Post-racial America, All we want is life beyond the thunderdome, Go Fuck Yourself, Good News For Conservatives, I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own, Somewhere a Village is Missing its Idiot
The economic anxiety of law professorshttps://t.co/CGbBvnabWQ?
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) September 22, 2016
Besides either pointing and laughing or cringing and looking at our fellow countrymen with abject fear and uncertainty, what is on the agenda today
#NotAllAssholes
This post is in: Election 2016, Hail to the Hairpiece, Open Threads, Daydream Believers
I asked some fellow elections pod hosts what question they would ask Trump at the debate. More on the latest show–> https://t.co/T2Fj9RbbvV pic.twitter.com/uJVzi0pHHR
— Jody Avirgan (@jodyavirgan) September 20, 2016
One hopes for a national political rotation away from the Summer Silly Season…
Donald Trump Jr.: My dad won't release his taxes because it'd hurt his "narrative" to give voters that information. https://t.co/E3f01kI9uD pic.twitter.com/6F5auQyU2Z
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 21, 2016
“300 million independent auditors”. That’s practically poetry.
But be of (guardedly) good cheer…
New natl NBC/WSJ poll before Monday's debate (among likely voters):
Clinton 43
Trump 37
Johnson 9
Stein 3— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) September 21, 2016
First tidbit from new NBC/WSJ poll: What concerns voters most about each candidate? https://t.co/l7x4Ff7XiN pic.twitter.com/wBU4dTsNi4
— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) September 21, 2016
Thursday Morning Open Thread: Happy Autumn Equinox!Post + Comments (80)
This post is in: Hail to the Hairpiece, Open Threads, Republican Venality, Bring On The Meteor
Really makes ya think. pic.twitter.com/2L5Sna4IZz
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) September 21, 2016
Okay, it’s nut-picking. But one begins to suspect there’s some pattern as to why potential Trump voters haven’t been susceptible to arguments from logic…
I mean, I know the scientific reason why my little dogs want to eat turds, but there’s no way I can look at the cat box and think to myself, now there is a tempting snack display. When I look at Donald Trump, I cannot imagine what it feels like to think yeah, this is a guy who belongs in the Oval Office.
I will never stop hating this election for normalizing stupid: https://t.co/g67leF6mP6 pic.twitter.com/8qPQq9j12r
— Charles P. Pierce (@ESQPolitics) September 21, 2016
Late-Night “You Really HOPE This Was Staged” Open ThreadPost + Comments (55)
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.@realDonaldTrump wants to take the controversial stop-and-frisk policy nationwide: https://t.co/N7E3yUVwK8
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) September 22, 2016
Trump will propose nationwide stop-and-frisk to address violence in black community 2nite on Hannity: pic.twitter.com/HDSPYtepqb
— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) September 21, 2016
The GOP nominee wants to bring back stop and frisk after it was found to be an unconstitutional practice in court. ?
— Angela Rye! (@angela_rye) September 22, 2016
A 2013 @AGSchneiderman report found that "stop-and-frisk" does not cut crime. It isn't the only one. Trump is lying. https://t.co/jVKxxuS1mK
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) September 21, 2016
Stop-and-frisk (1) is already in place; (2) doesn't really work; (3) suggests Trump isn't really seeking Af-Am votes https://t.co/jkeNoVqpb5
— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) September 21, 2016
Of course, it’s not about encouraging African-Americans to vote for Trump; it’s about appealing to his base, the proud outspoken Basket of Deplorables. He’s doubling down on the white nationalists / neo-nazies / LawnOrdure ‘poorly educated’ that Deadbeat Donald loves so much.
Trump's townhall w/ Hannity on African American issues is now the most ridiculous thing to happen in this election. That's saying something
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) September 22, 2016
Remember when this guy was supposed to be a steadying influence?…
Trump advisers think presence of Rudy on campaign trail will be steadying influence on him. https://t.co/onmpZHlyC4 pic.twitter.com/SMvUd77MkM
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) August 14, 2016
So Very TIMELY Open Thread: Stop & Frisky TrumpPost + Comments (155)
by John Cole| 31 Comments
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Lots of shitty news today so here is a picture of Steve standing on my stuff until I fed him:
He’s a magnificent beast, but he doesn’t have a subtle bone in his body.