Category: Shame

  • Abbott, Greg (Governor R-TX)

    “Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott in the racist political stunt of cruelly flying migrants and asylum seekers to other states, even lying to trick families onto the planes. Both men talk frequently about their faith.”1

    • Catholic Governors Turn Their Backs on Their Faith
      Right Wing
      Pixaby

      “Three prominent, right-wing, Catholic governors — Ron DeSantis of Florida, Greg Abbott of Texas, and Doug Ducey of Arizona — have been making headlines for brazenly abusing migrants to score political points. And the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) hasn’t said a word about these shockingly cruel attacks on migrant families.

      Last week, DeSantis tricked at least 50 asylum seekers into boarding a plane to the island of Martha’s Vineyard, MA — leading them to believe that the flight was actually to Boston and cruelly promising them shelter and assistance that didn’t exist. Abbott and Ducey have likewise bused thousands of migrants to northern cities without any plan in place to greet or care for them once they got there.

      These relocation transports by MAGA governors aren’t without tragic — and racist — precedent. During the 1960s, southern segregationists orchestrated “Reverse Freedom Rides,” pushing hundreds of Black citizens to board one-way buses to northern cities and falsely promising them jobs and housing once they got there.

      Catholic social teaching couldn’t be clearer on treating migrants with understanding and respect. The USCCB’s own website states that “we cannot excuse inhumane treatment of certain persons by claiming that their lack of legal status deprives them of rights given by the Creator.”” 2

  • Taylor Greene, Marjorie

    Greene sells t-shirts that say “Proud Christian nationalist.” Shameful.

    • Hate Thrives in the US Congress: Marjorie Taylor Greene

      Gun Holding Politician Incites Hate

      “We need strong conservative Christians to go on the offense…” – Marjorie Taylor Greene

      But Jesus Christ commands us otherwise by saying “love for your enemies”. Matthew 5:43-48. Do you think Marjorie Taylor Greene has ever read the Bible?

      Hate Speech by Marjorie Taylor Greene

      References:

      • BibleGateway.com – Matthew 5:43-48
      • BuzzFeedNews.com, Julia Reinstein, September 4, 2020 – A QAnon-Supporting Congressional Candidate Posted A Pic Of Herself Holding A Gun Next To The “Squad” – Marjorie Taylor Greene called Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib “hate America leftists [who] want to take this country down” in her post.
      Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt
      Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt – Available from Amazon.com

      Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt

      To get ahead today, you have to be a jerk, right?

      Divisive politicians. Screaming heads on television. Angry campus activists. Twitter trolls. Today in America, there is an “outrage industrial complex” that prospers by setting American against American, creating a “culture of contempt”—the habit of seeing people who disagree with us not as merely incorrect, but as worthless and defective. Maybe, like more than nine out of ten Americans, you dislike it. But hey, either you play along, or you’ll be left behind, right?

      Wrong.

      In Love Your Enemies, the New York Times bestselling author and social scientist Arthur C. Brooks shows that abuse and outrage are not the right formula for lasting success. Brooks blends cutting-edge behavioral research, ancient wisdom, and a decade of experience leading one of America’s top policy think tanks in a work that offers a better way to lead based on bridging divides and mending relationships.

      Brooks’ prescriptions are unconventional. To bring America together, we shouldn’t try to agree more. There is no need for mushy moderation, because disagreement is the secret to excellence. Civility and tolerance shouldn’t be our goals, because they are hopelessly low standards. And our feelings toward our foes are irrelevant; what matters is how we choose to act.

      Love Your Enemies offers a clear strategy for victory for a new generation of leaders. It is a rallying cry for people hoping for a new era of American progress. Most of all, it is a roadmap to arrive at the happiness that comes when we choose to love one another, despite our differences.

  • Graham, Lindsey (aka Patriot Barbie)

    Patriot Barbie is NO Patriot

    “She rose to GOP fame as the self-described “The Patriot Barbie” for her vow to fight COVID-19 regulations and government overreach. But Arizona real estate agent Lindsey Graham appears to be losing her battle — and the costs are stacking up. Graham lost a lawsuit against the state of Oregon, was fined thousands of dollars, faces collections for unpaid rent to the city of Salem and now says she could be in danger of losing her home. The former hair salon owner turned right-wing podcaster said the government juggernaut has pursued her from Oregon to Arizona.” 3

  • Supreme Court Leaning Towards Theocracy

    After the Supreme Court has removed women’s rights to control her own body, what’s next?

    “The Supreme Court’s recent attacks on religious freedom and bodily autonomy have made it crystal clear that they consider any rights they disagree with — especially for marginalized communities — to be fair game. In his concurring opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade this summer, Justice Clarence Thomas said he wants to put marriage equality and access to contraception on the court’s chopping block next. That’s why passing a law to enshrine marriage equality in statute instead of judicial opinion is so crucial.” 4

  • Another Right Wing Judge Show Her Bias

    Aileen Cannon

    Yet another example of why it was brilliant for McConnell and the Republicans to infest the federal bench in recent years with radical right-wing judges.

    Read about Aileen Cannon’s background and her membership in the Federalist Society.

    Ruling Allowing a Special Master

    CASE NO.22-81294-CIV-CANNON (PDF)

    “As a function of Plaintiff’s former position as President of the United States, the stigma associated with the subject seizure is in a league of its own,” Cannon wrote. “A future indictment, based to any degree on property that ought to be returned, would result in reputational harm of a decidedly different order of magnitude.” 5