Monday, September 10, 2018

Quotes for dolts


Trump Attacks Woodward by Citing Interview on Cable Channel Known for Conspiracy Theories
(Mother Jones)
…In [one] tweet, Trump attempted to bolster his case by quoting Katelyn Caralle….
…The quote comes from Caralle’s Wednesday appearance on The Daily Ledger…. [a “conservative cable TV show”] that analyzes political news of the day.” This obscure show is part of the One America News Network, a pro-Trump cable channel….
Caralle
…In April, … [The Daily Ledger] ran a segment making the bogus claim that the California legislature was considering a bill that would ban Bibles. The network has actively promoted conspiracy theories about Seth Rich, a staffer for the Democratic National Committee who was killed during an apparent robbery in Washington in 2016. Last year, the network offered $100,000 for information relating to Rich’s death. The channel was popular with US Senate candidate Roy Moore, whose 2017 campaign in Alabama was derailed by accusations that he’d molested underage women. OANN defended Moore in a number of segments and on election night reported falsely that Moore had won the Senate race in a landslide…
Acadia Fires Professor Who Called Multiculturalism a Scam
(Inside Higher Ed)
Colleen Flaherty
Mehta
     Acadia University in Canada fired Rick Mehta, associate professor of psychology, following an investigation into comments he made on social media and in the classroom, CBC News reported. Mehta has said that multiculturalism is a scam, that there is no wage gap between men and women, and that Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has created a victim narrative regarding those who attended Indian Residential Schools….
U.S. News revamps formula for its latest college rankings
(Politico)
BENJAMIN WERMUND
     U.S. News and World Report is changing the formula for its widely read college rankings to reward schools that enroll and graduate more students from low-income families — a year after a POLITICO report showed that the rankings promote economic inequality on campuses….
Aliso Niguel High School Football Program Sponsored by Anti-Sanctuary Mayor
(OC Weekly)
Harrington
     …It’s true that racism coming from high school bleachers in Orange County is a sin long predating the current Pendejo-in-Chief occupying the White House–look up the Weekly’s archives on everything from Foothill students holding a “#Chunti” sign during a basketball game against Tustin rivals to blackface at El Modena–but Friday night’s hate fest definitely bears the imprint of Trump. The Wolverines count among their 2018 sponsors Aliso Viejo mayor Dave Harrington. His wannabe Trump logo slides across the team’s website “Thank You” page. Better yet, the failed Orange County Sheriff candidate tried to up his name recognition earlier this year by enlisting the city in the anti-sanctuary state revolt that backed Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit against California over such laws....

Roy's obituary in LA Times and Register: "we were lucky to have you while we did"

  This ran in the Sunday December 24, 2023 edition of the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register : July 14, 1955 - November 20, 2...