Author: Mike Malloy

Phony Patriotism – Mike Malloy

Phony Patriotism – Mike Malloy

Posted by | Oct 13, 2017 | , , , , |

Vice President Mike Pence leaving an NFL game early on Sunday was a costly political “stunt,” according to some Democratic lawmakers. Several members of Congress condemned the White House for using taxpayer dollars to fund Pence’s attempt to “make a point” about NFL protests during a short visit to his home state of Indiana. Pence flew from Las Vegas, where he was attending a memorial for victims of last week’s mass shooting, to Indiana so he could attend Sunday’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers. He left the stadium abruptly after more than 20 players...

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Rosanne Cash: Country Musicians, Stand Up to the N.R.A. – Mike Malloy

Rosanne Cash: Country Musicians, Stand Up to the N.R.A. – Mike Malloy

Posted by | Oct 6, 2017 | , , , |

Via The New York Times: I’ve been a gun-control activist for 20 years. Every time I speak out on the need for stricter gun laws, I get a new profusion of threats. There’s always plenty of the garden-variety “your dad would be ashamed of you” sexist nonsense, along with the much more menacing threats to my family and personal safety. Last year, I performed at the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence with Jackson Browne, Eddie Vedder, Marc Cohn and the Harlem Gospel Choir, and we got death threats. People wanted to kill us because we wanted to...

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The Flag Is Drenched With Our Blood – Mike Malloy

The Flag Is Drenched With Our Blood – Mike Malloy

Posted by | Oct 2, 2017 | , |

Yes, Donald Trump has once again used racial hostility to rouse his base and is reveling in the achievement. According to The New York Times, when Trump’s advisers appeared lukewarm about the uproar he created by chastising, in the coarsest of terms, N.F.L. players who chose to quietly kneel to protest racial inequality and police violence, “Mr. Trump responded by telling people that it was a huge hit with his base, making it clear that he did not mind alienating his critics if it meant solidifying his core support.” Every way he is manipulating his majority-white base to oppose...

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