[Sigh] I would have been very satisfied had I gone to my grave without ever mentioning the words “Glenn” and “Beck” together on this blog, or any other page. Ten years ago, in the summer of 2010, Beck was one of the behemoths of rightwing talk media, big on Fox, big on radio, mainlining anti-immigrant … Continue reading Taking Names In Vain: Glenn Beck, Dr. King, & Me
First item: here’s most of a Letter to the Editor of our local North Carolina paper published on May 30, followed by a question to ponder:
“Sedition Watch.” This feature brings up “dots” of data that come onto my radar screen, which I’m working to connect. The implications of the potential connections are unsettling, and I hope the authorities are watching. The elements here are straightforward: there are a lot of upset people, mostly guys, with guns out there, and with … Continue reading Sedition Watch: Signs of the Times
A good friend of mine from college days is a member of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian church in Knoxville that was shot up on Sunday, July 27. She was there with her husband, but thankfully was not hit. (“Thankfully.” I feel a twinge of survivor’s guilt writing that; but there it is.) The reports Monday … Continue reading Knoxville & “Killing All Liberals”