Monday, June 29, 2015

Ted Cruz needs to take a closer look at the Constitution


Ted Cruz is fond of crowing about his knowledge of the Constitution and of the Bible. It seems he wants to be an arbiter and interpreter of these documents.
Often those who base their spurious arguments on Biblical or Constitutional sources use distorted and erroneous readings of the venerable writings.
Cruz, who is opposed to the recent ruling allowing same sex marriages in the United States, says he can find "Nothing in the Constitution to support that ruling."
He might look to Loving v Virginia to find a close parallel. This is the case that overturned laws against "miscegenation." that is, mixed race marriages. Had it not been for that ruling his father's and his own marriage would be illegal. 
Cruz is a con man and an egoist.

 


Friday, June 26, 2015

Nino Scalia sits sputtering on the bench!



Antonin Scalia has gone apoplectic again! Following the ACA decision Scalia, much over rated as a jurist and an intellect, gave a sputtering, childish dissent to that groundbreaking decision.
Today he is once again spitting and fuming, nearly unintelligibly, against yet another momentous court decision, the ratification of gay marriage.
This guy would be better suited to play in mobster movies than as a jurist on the high court.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Symbolism in pic of Ted Cruz?




AP released this photo last week, taken at a fund raiser for Senator Ted Cruz for his Presidential bid at a shooting range in Iowa.
Cruz supporters cried foul, blaming AP for deliberately trying to embarrass the Senator. Perhaps the blame should fall on Cruz for standing where he did.
It is another example of irony on the campaign trail.

Monday, June 22, 2015

Dalton Javier Alonso Ramirez makes pinatas of Donald Trump


Dalton Javier Alonso Ramirez did not like what he heard when Donald Trump insulted Mexican immigrants and Mexico. He decided to do something so the pinata maker and seller made some Donald Trump pinatas! Beautiful!

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Rick Perry must never be the President




This is a blog post I did in 2012, the last time Rick Perry ran for President. I admit to having an exceedingly low opinion of the former guv and believe it would disastrous for him to ever become President.




Rick Perry is once again throwing the U.S. Constitution under the bus to pander to the right wing religious extremists.
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Texas Governor Rick Perry made some startling remarks Tuesday, Sept. 18, as he addressed a conference call to a meeting of Christian conservatives. His remarks displayed an utter disregard for the concepts outlined in the U.S. Constitution, American and Texas history and indicated he had no interest in other Christian faiths, other religions or people who had no religion. He knows which side his bread is buttered on.
Below is a good summary in an article by Christy Hoppe of the Dallas News.
Rick Perry, speaking on a conference call with Christian conservatives Tuesday, called the separation between church and state a false premise that is advanced by the devil.
He also said that the Obama Administration and court system are working to remove religious references from the American way of life and that is it up to “Christian warriors, Christian soldiers,” to prevent it from  happening.
Since his presidential campaign, Perry has been publicly outspoken about what he sees as the strong role of religion in public service, but the statements and audio, posted by Right Wing Watch, are among his most strident.
Perry was participating in conservative pastor Rick Scarborough’s “40 Days to Save America,” which calls for prayer and fasting that seeks God’s intervention for the nation and leading up to the November election.
Perry told listeners that instead of staying away from the political fray, people of faith have, “a Biblical responsibility to be involved in the public arena proclaiming God’s truth,” Perry said.
He said it is particularly true on the abortion issues, where it’s “important that we as Christians put legislation into place, that we elect women and men that defend life.”
“Satan runs across the world with his doubt and with his untruths and what have you, and one of the untruths out there that is driven is that people of faith should not be involved in the public arena,” Perry said.
Perry also struck a theme he used frequently on the presidential campaign that the Obama Administration has declared a war on religion, mostly citing a decision that health insurance policies include coverage for contraceptives.
“The American family is under siege, traditional values are somehow exclusionary, a simple prayer in our public schools is the basis for these secular attacks,” Perry said, calling it “spiritual warfare.”
“It falls on us, we truly are Christian warriors, Christian soldiers, and for us as Americans to stand our ground and to firmly send a message to Washington that our nation is about more than just some secular laws,” Perry said.