Recent content by Mulberry Heel

This x1000. Before Trump's first election in 2016 most of these people still lived under their rocks, which is where they should've stayed. But Trump has led these people to believe that they can climb out from under their rocks and be loud and proud and in-your-face about their bigotries and...

Because they're weirdos too, or at least a lot of them. Trumpism and MAGA Nation is shot through with people who, in addition to all of their other bad qualities, are strange and weird. Following nutty conspiracy theories, xenophobia, racism, homophobia, misogyny, strict hypocritical religious...

Yeah, in true MAGA fashion, the GOPers running the state house and state senate haven't been able to get along and work with each other for years. Phil Berger doesn't like to share power with anyone, and most of the GOP House Speakers have resented Berger and his power and influence. Of course...

True, but with social media and vindictive right-wing "gotcha" culture any professor or TA or instructor in a red state is now vulnerable and a possible target. Any student (or parent of a student) can now become a right-wing internet warrior and celebrity by loudly crying foul on social media...

Agree. These assaults aren't going to stop, they're only going to get worse as long as these states have Republican-dominated state governments (in NC the state legislature has seized nearly all of the power over the state university system from the governor and executive branch, which now has...

And it's not just wealthy people who are like that, I've known some people with middle-to-upper middle class parents who fit that mold too, especially in rural areas. I have a relative about my age who is a lifelong diehard Republican and complains about people on welfare (especially minorities)...

And evil. I think it's past time to start using that word with many of these people. They're not just ignorant or racist or homophobic or whatever, they're also evil.

They've become total contrarians about everything. If Democrats or credentialed experts said the sky was blue they would tell pollsters they doubted that it was true. Because MAGA.

Only in MAGA World could someone attack so many people and yet still declare that they are the actual victim in the incident. They are always the victims, because in MAGA World their own actions don't matter and can never be used against them. It's always the other guy's fault.

It's also vulgar, crass, and and precisely what you'd expect from wealthy white trash, but it is definitely distinct as you said. Put a gilded outhouse with a gold toilet in the backyard and his ruination of the people's house will be complete.

Having read some biographies over the years of Senator Joseph McCarthy and his reign of terror during the Second Red Scare in the early-to-mid 50s I've always thought there were some striking parallels in the personalities and drives and temperament of McCarthy and Trump, even though they came...

I used to love watching the Kennedy Center Honors, and started doing so back in Reagan's presidency. I haven't watched it in several years though, and have no intention of watching it now given everything that Trump has done to the center and to the honors. I'm not surprised that the ratings...

Every time I see him making yet another dumbass, evidence-free, conspiracy-addled pronouncement all I can think is that his father and Uncle Jack must be spinning in their graves at Arlington to know what he's done to the Kennedy family name.

Highest Threshold of Pain might go to Derrick Phelps. Guy pretty badly bruised his tailbone in the 93 ACC tourney and had some other minor injuries and still helped lead UNC to the 93 national title, despite hurting the whole time through the NCAA tournament. I'm sure there's plenty of other UNC...

And on Christmas (or Christmas Eve) no less! "In honor of the Prince of Peace, whose birthday we celebrate today, I am proud to announce that I have just bombed the hell out of a bunch of heathen Muslims somewhere in some shithole African country - they're all really the same, you know. MAGA...