Contrasting Tweets of the Day – The Swede, Rand Paul, and Pablo Neruda the Communist Poet
My good pal Tom (@FreedomJedi on Twitter) is on the ball today. How very anti-Lagom of him. Yes, he’s Swedish. Moments before Rand tweeted something along the lines of a used car salesman with regard to his position on illegal aliens, Tom pointed out a post by the daily caller’s Neil Munro that highlights Rand’s recent [...]
Homosexuality Isn’t Conservative
Last week, Cliff Kincaid, Director of Journalism at Accuracy In Media (AIM), wrote a piece about the recent whinefest gripping pseudo-conservative circles regarding why GOProud, a rather boorish homosexual identity politics organization, wasn’t allowed to be a co-sponsor of CPAC 2013. His piece went largely unnoticed for several days until people started tweeting about it a day ago. In [...]
Filibusters and (f)ederalism
After finally getting a chance, over this past weekend, to listen to Senator Rand Paul’s entire epic 12+ hour filibuster, several things jumped out at me that haven’t been widely reported. So, I’d like to share my take with the readers of The Trenches and, hopefully, help to bring into focus the larger picture. As [...]
Trevino’s No Good, Very Bad Day
The lulz are thick today, with the revelation that a true “son” of Texas, and one, as you can see above, who would “never forsake Texas or her cause”, was part of an elaborate messaging campaign on behalf of the oppressive Malaysian government. From the above linked article from Buzzfeed : A range of [...]
The Reflexive Twitching of the Epileptic Seizure Squad
(Author’s note: We here at The Trenches use the names of our authors, or at least distinct identifiers, rather than hide behind “Team” or “Staff” by-lines. Why? Because we’re prettier, and none of us have eating disorders. Maybe we should start – for the lulz.) The great social satirist, Ambrose Bierce, once defined a journalist [...]
In Which WaPo’s Greg Sargent Gets Pwned on 2nd Amendment/Constitution, Tucks Tail, Runs Away
Last Wednesday, I had an interesting and protracted “debate” on Twitter with Greg Sargent (one of many resident tyrants riding the Washington Post’s meager staff). The screencaps basically speak for themselves, but I’ll provide a bit of commentary at times, for the sake of context. It began when I questioned Greg’s assertion that large majorities [...]
Federalism: In Context, In Theory, and In Practice – Part 2
Part 2: In Theory In Part One of this series, I laid out the case that federalism has been widely misconstrued, mercilessly ridiculed, and meticulously bastardized throughout the 20th century. This has culminated, in the past two years, with Heather Gerken’s “progressive federalism” lunacy (which I exposed in gory detail in that piece). The fact [...]
Federalism: In Context, In Theory, and In Practice – Part 1
Ed. – Part 2 of this series is here. Part 3 of this series is here. Part 4 of this series is here. Part One: Context If you read The Trenches, follow any of our team on Twitter or Facebook, or speak to any of us in person, you’ve probably heard the term “federalism.” Further, if [...]
Meet The 3 Unionists Who Attacked Steven Crowder Et Al In Lansing
We’re sure you’ve already heard of the attacks against Fox News contributor Steven Crowder. Sure, Steven made some rookie moves in a street fight scenario (don’t ever turn your back on people who’ve already attacked you), but he’s young and a good kid. I can say this because I’ve known Steven in real life for [...]