I Gather John Has Never Been To The Interior Of… China.

June 9, 2019 ~ condor ~ Leave a comment

Whopperline-Hinderaker-2019-Brain-Small John just made a sad — and false — claim. He just claimed that more Christians are persecuted… by Muslims, than any other faith — world-wide, thus:

“…In numerical terms, Christians are far and away the world’s leading victims of persecution. Pretty much all of that persecution comes at the hands of Muslims….”

Poppycock.

I gather John is unaware of the re-education camps in the interior of China. In terms of numbers of people detained and abused — and in many cases, raped, tortured and put to death… there is little doubt that Muslims lead the world in being… abused. Hundreds of thousands.

But John would solely point to individual acts of violence.

I defy him to find any camps of scale and size, where Christians are being detained. It simply isn’t happening — because the US would be bombing any nation that tried it.

So — again — John’s age old prejudices are… on full display.

Not surprising.

[U] In Many Ways, This Both “Humanizes” — And Partially Explains — John Hinderaker [At Dartmouth: May, 1969].

June 9, 2019 ~ condor ~ 1 Comment

I will (mostly) let John have at it, in his own words. It was his experience — and his leadership, while an undergrad, at Dartmouth — that achieved it, in 1969.

UPDATED 06.15.19: Contrast John’s mea culpa — with this man’s [printed in the Chicago Tribune, this weekend]. Note that NU Professor Rice confesses to committing a crime — vandalizing the ROTC offices at Northwestern University, that same year. He admits the error of judgment was painting ROTC programs with too broad a brush, regarding Vietnam. [For his part, John does not mention any vandalisim, and specifically doesn’t say he targeted the ROTC for any unlawful activity. So I remain puzzled… by John — end update.]

I would say that I am unclear as to what it is he thought he did wrong on May 6-10, 1969… but I do now wish he saw his actions… differently, with the longer focal point lens, of passing history — here fifty years on. He (and many hundreds of thousands of others, on campuses, nationwide)… were in no small part responsible for the end of the Nixon presidency, and the end of the Vietnam War.

But let us hear from Mr. Hinderaker, directly:

“…We were wrong. Why should our grotesque errors of judgment be celebrated? My role in the Parkhurst occupation was a particularly ignoble one. It was my idea for campus socialists to form a “May 8 Committee,” threatening to occupy Parkhurst Hall on May 8 if our demands were not met. Then we would actually storm Parkhurst on May 7, taking establishment forces by surprise. That plan was carried out, although I doubt it is remembered in this week’s “celebration.”

….I have pondered these events many times over the years. The best I can say in my own defense is that I was just a kid, and therefore not responsible for the stupidity of my actions. Fair enough. But there were many other guys my age, a few of whom I knew, who fought and sometimes died in Vietnam. They were just kids, too. [Ed. Note: and the actions of John, and many like him, may well have saved more of those kids from dying.]

Why is Dartmouth celebrating the absurd and illegal actions of students who were wrong about one of the central issues of their time?

….It is sad to see that Dartmouth has adopted a foolish, ahistorical view of events that are in fact worth remembering, but for reasons completely different from those that apparently animate the Dartmouth celebration….”

Whopperline-Dartmouth-Nam It seems John, then and now — is a very diametric thinker — he’s either black or white — there is no gray. Fair enough — we are not alike in that way.

Then, and now — even so, I appreciate that he (at one time) actually… understood the malleability of his world — and his ability (and responsibility) to make it… better. [BTW, I am not entirely certain that is John — in the photo inside the window, from that day — above, but the resemblance is quite a bit more than… a passing one.]

You may see his full post, with comment from Paul — at his blog. No photos there, though.

Where have all the flowers gone, John? Onward.

John Wants Evidence Of Trump’s Racism. He Shall Have It, Here; And… Now.

June 7, 2019 ~ condor ~ 1 Comment

Once again, John simply ignores realities that make his precious little entitled white skin crawl….

Once again, John would assert that nothing (no evidence?!) suggests Trump thinks that “White” America.. is the “Right America”. So, he preciously… intones:

“…[W]hen has Trump ever said that “real Americans” are white? The claim is ridiculous. Likewise with the reference to “alien (brown)” culture. Can we have a reference, please?….”

John well knows — there are… dozens and dozens — most on audio or video tape:

Viz — please see his recorded comments in 2016 on the campaign trail — about a sitting federal judge in Indiana who was [clearly like the judge’s own parents were], born in America — but with the offensive [to Trump, only!] surname which “sounded” Latin. Trump openly libeled the judge — saying explicitly that he Trump presumed the judge could not be fair to him, because Trump was campaigning — to build the wall. If such an evidence-free presumption doesn’t ring in, as a prejudice — I do not know what would, for John, at least.

See Trump’s overt Muslim Bans 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0. Please see his “very good people” comment on/in Charlottesville in August 2017.

See his calling Rep. John Lewis — who marched with MLK, and had his skull fractured on the Edmund Pettis Bridge, on Bloody Sunday 1963 — some 55 years ago… out of his name. Saying he was a “do nothing” whiner. [This, while Trump openly claimed to Howard Stern that during the same time-frame, Trump lived through his “own Vietnam,” by avoiding STDs — in NYC night clubs, with an endless array of women. Trump famously said he should get the Medal of Honor.

In that regard, note that for all his misogynistic boasting — about his sexual exploits… he has never once expressed desire for, or been seen romantically with, any woman of color. Hundreds of… “conquests” — but uniformly, only white ones. OTOH, maybe women of color see his bullsh!t, a mile off — that’s a long-earned radar dish, for… self preservation.]

See him calling this lovely woman of color at right — in his long ago stupid beauty contest… a “little miss piggy” — because she was jes’ a lil’ thick — built like… a Latina.

See his remarks about Stonewall Jackson, while in Nashville — in both 2018 and 2019. See his endless references to “bad hombres” at the border (obviously referring to Latin people, specifically, as opposed to “bad guys” — the race neutral term). See his open feuds with the execrable Omirosa. I could go on for days. [And I need not link them — these stories are literally everywhere on the web. If John would just sit still and read, for a moment.]

But most of all — see who Trump actually… appoints. See who he applauds. See who he associates himself and his brand, with — 99 per cent of the time. With the exception of a certain North Korean dictator and mass murderer… I cannot think of a world leader he has expressed admiration for who is not (mostly, both male and)… white.

Now, that is not to say or imply that he is some form of a silent racist. No, he is an overt one. He is a Rep. King supporting overt racist.

But it also proves… John is the silent kind of racist. That he would seriously contend there is no evidence? Geez….

John well knows it — but there is a nice paycheck in it, when he lies for Trump. White House invitations, meetings with high cabinet officials… and I haven’t found it, yet — but likely dark money from radical white pride far right nut-houses — to his goofy “think tank”. One that mostly writes incoherent babble as opinion letters to the editors, mostly in blue downtown Minneapolis newspapers.

So it goes. Enjoy, John — your time is coming to an end. Impeachment or indictments loom. But never let John tell you the lie that Trump is NOT an avowed racist.

I’m out.

Just About All Of John’s Take On The UK Visit… Is Specious.

June 5, 2019 ~ condor ~ Leave a comment

Whopperline-Hinderaker-2019-Brain-Small Precious. John Hinderaker thinks that tens of thousands of protesters — day after day — in a country that does not have a say in electing, or rejecting this certain foreign leader — is no big deal. He compares it to Bush 43, in 2003 — saying in effect “not so bad.”

Uh-huh. Well, this morning, in downtown London — there are close to 100,000 people in the streets, lustily decrying this man — his policies — and his lack of any discernible governing principles. 100,000 people who have no say in his retention or impeachment. That is… extraordinary:

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The wide, deep and abiding dislike — and more importantly… distrust — of this man… should be profoundly humbling — and should chasten John.

But of course, as a purely paid Trump lap poodle — it never will.

Onward.

John Follows Up — With Trump Propaganda — From This Morning…

May 30, 2019 ~ condor ~ Leave a comment

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Heh. I will simply reply. John says that Mueller said something he did not. The press officer, who is directly controlled by Bill Barr… is who John quotes this morning.

Mueller said the report speaks for itself. Mueller said every American should be concerned about the Russian interference. Mueller said he could NOT exonerate Trump on obstruction of justice. So, when John reprints Trump’s “case closed” graphic, as Trump flies off to the Air Force Academy graduation ceremonies…

Life-Mueller-Trump-Closed-2019 I reply, and offer the graduating Air Force officer candidates the following poster — to hold up as Trump (presumably) speaks (and likely doesn’t explain why he disrespected the Swabbies on USS McCain, last week) — in front of some real, honorable and brave fighter pilots. In sum — people with whom he has absolutely nothing in common.

Maybe he will regale them with his bravery during the Vietnam era, surviving a decade of STDs (he said that was his “Vietnam“!) and that time he had fake bone-spurs… for a decade. Cool.

Nice enabling John — you moron.

Gee, John — That’s Funny. Mueller Said Pretty Much… The Opposite Of That.

May 29, 2019 ~ condor ~ Leave a comment

Whopperline-Final-Bobby-Three-Sticks-2017 I guess at least Mr. Hinderaker is in a thick fellowship of moronic company, tonight.

He joins Sarah Sanders (she, whose “smolder eyes” are regularly painted with “thousands of lies“!), Hannity, Brit Hume(!), and Sean Davis (of Federalist) — and Tucker Carlson, of course. All of them specifically and transparently lie to the world — about what Mueller said, and found.

Here’s the core of John’s lie, tonight:

“…[T]here never was any evidence at all that the Trump campaign colluded in any way with Russians. So why was Mueller’s investigation confined to the wrong campaign?….”

Mr. Mueller specifically said pretty much the exact opposite: it was Trump’s campaign that was implicated in a conspiracy with the Russians — but the evidence wasn’t overwhelming to prove it against Mr. Trump, himself.

On the other hand, Mr. Mueller specifically found scads of evidence that the President committed a crime: the crime of obstruction of justice. He specifiaclly said, if he could clear him of that crime he would have. But he could not.

Now it all goes to Congress — for impeachment, which is exactly what Andrew McCarthy (a former US Attorney, under Bush 43), and one of John’s guys — said not five minutes after Mueller stopped talking. McCarthy said it on Fox, too. He called Mueller’s statement “explosive.” He said it was “very different than what Mr. Barr” had said was “the takeaway“. [This is the Jaworski / Watergate roadmap, to a tee.]

That’s your own boy, John — you should pay more attention, here. And stop lying about matters we can all read directly — and see with our own eyes — for our own damn selves. [I’ll note in passing that John’s headline called Mr. Mueller a “partisan hack”… which is self-refuting, for anyone who has ever worked with Bobby Three Sticks. He is very by the book — but never ever partisan.]

Moron. G’night….

John Ignores Odious PUBLIC Comments By The Sitting President, To Traffic In 55 Year-Old FBI Lies — About Someone Long Dead.

May 29, 2019 ~ condor ~ Leave a comment

Whopperline-Hinderaker-Sucktard-Libels-MLK-May-2019 I just want to note for the record that Mr. Hinderaker went on a windy, turgid and vainly hypocritical tirade overnight, about the morals we ought to expect from our (get this!) public leaders.

In particular, he savagely libeled a person who never ran for, nor held, public office — a man who has been dead for over 50 years (and about several “alleged events” many now concede the FBI largely fabricated, over 55 years ago). That’s more than a half-century, since we know math… isn’t John’s long suit. Heh.

[Following the British rule, I will not repeat the libel — lest it be given more currency.]

Yet two nights ago, the sitting presnit, speaking in public — and on Twitter — nodded and laughed approvingly, while a vicious, vile murderous dictator in North Korea called the former Vice President of the US a “low IQ moron”. [There used to be a rule that we, as US elected representatives, did not criticize one another on foreign soil. National unity was thought to be a virtue, when appearing before foreign powers.]

Last night, Trump doubled down, by tweet — saying he was “improving the situation” by only expressly calling Mr. Biden a “low IQ individual” — not adding the dictator’s clearly redundant “moron“, to his retelling.

Whopperline-Hinderaker-MLK-50Years-On-2018 Crickets — from John. This is a man who has certainly slaughtered hundreds of thousands of his own people; body-bagged and “walking deaded” / killed a teenage American prisoner, failed at launching long range missiles toward Japan… and on and on. [In his screed, John complains bitterly about Stalin, Marx and others — but ignores… North Korea. I wonder why?]

So… a private person and national hero, felled a half-century ago by a cowardly assassin’s bullet — is top of mind, for John — as fodder for renewed, but worn-out… libel.

“Hinde-racket” simply looks to divert attention, from the FACT that Trump… is a traitor to his home nation’s unity [that place he claims to love, above all others].

The Tangerine Mussolini is a disgusting tin-pot demagogue — and many in John’s party are showing the spine to call him out on these odious remarks. But not John.

Why? Because John [clearly] still needs… the paycheck.

U G L Y.

I Guess Hinderaker Slept Through Trump’s Whole “Muslim Ban”…

May 27, 2019 ~ condor ~ Leave a comment

Whopper-Hinderaker-Loss-05-2017 Well, tonight John tells us that Rep. Omar is a “skilled demagogue” — because she mentioned the fact last week that the Muslim religion is being attacked in some quarters in the US. Here is Hinderaker’s lunatic quote:

“…I am not aware of a single person anywhere — let alone a political movement that needs to be fought against by Omar — that advocates banning the entire Muslim religion from the U.S….”

I guess John missed Trump’s Muslim Ban. “We’re going to shut it down until we figure out what’s going on…”

Just like he missed those white supremacists committing murders inside US mosques.

Seriously John… that opinion is just silly. I can’t even call it “hateful” — because it is so detached from reality.

I’m out.

When John Asks… “What Is White Supremacy”?….

May 26, 2019 ~ condor ~ Leave a comment

Whopperline-Hinderaker-Libels-BLM-2017 Ahem — late last week, Hinderaker asked the above — in a way that suggested… incredulity.

He went on to suggest the term “supremacist” held no discernible meaning — for him.

My observation? If you are looking in the mirror, shaving in the morning — wondering what a “white supremacist” actually looks like… all you need do… is wipe the steam from the mirror, and lean in a lil’ closer. Really peer into the mirror.

John — you are… one.

That’s the meaning of the term. [To people with any degree of modern empathy, the meaning of the term is obvious — and self explanatory. Not so, those who try to redefine it, vainly (and solely) to escape what their conscience is already chanting to them — in short, to exclude their 30 year body of written evidence — in their own hand — which establishes their inclusion in/of it.]

Go to your pastor, John — pray with him to help you accept who you are — and begin to atone for it, before your life is… over.

In Which John — Ever The Libertarian — Solves The (Imaginary) “Twitter Bias” Problem…

May 14, 2019February 22, 2021 ~ condor ~ Leave a comment

Whopperline-Hinderaker-2019-Brain-Small …by advocating that Twitter itself be… dismantled. Banned. Hushed. Gagged.

Forgetting for a moment that this cuts against nearly 50 years of his writings about free expression — even expression he doesn’t always agree with — he needs to be thinking in more… practical terms:

WHAT ON EARTH WILL KEEP TRUMP… AWAKE & ALIVE — WITHOUT IT?

By my count, Mr. Trump is averaging roughly 60 tweets per morning, for the last few months… except when he is… golfing. Which is 193 days, and growing almost daily, in his first two years in office. [After he complained about “lazy” Mr. Obama golfing, when on the taxpayers’ dime — once a quarter. It was, he felt, too often. But I digress.]

John seems to forget that Trump will almost certainly lick all the lamination and varnish off the Resolute Desk, if he can’t use his wide-open, non encrypted iPhone app, to Tweet his minute-by-minute demented ravings on… [at the moment] how China tariffs have never worked. Life-Trump-Broke-2019 And how American businesses don’t ever actually get paid, when China is subject to Trump’s sky-high tariffs.

John will have a huge baby-sitting problem, if Twitter goes buh-bye.

But let us also note for the record that Trump has turned Hinderaker into… a book-burner.

All because one account he favors was excluded from the private social club called Twitter. I will guaranty you that John is, or has been, a member of an exclusionary private social- or country- [golf] club. And Trump is today — he owns several.

Yet overnight, John calls for the banning of a club [called Twitter] because it had the temerity to suspend [exactly as specified in its terms of free service] the account of a psychologist whose writings classify “cross-biological birth-gender identification” as a mild mental disorder. I am not entirely sure that the psychologist’s views, without more, are pure hate speech — but I don’t like that idea.

Whopperline-John-Cole-Cartoon-Trump-2016 What I am sure about… is that John regularly lustily supports avowed neo-Nazis and their hate speech, and alt-right thuggery [and has written glowingly about what turned out to be Russian bot accounts pretending to be affiliated with BLM.] And he hasn’t ever even acknowledged [let alone apologized for] these awful, multi-year, repeated… lies.

So forgive me if I ignore his pearl-clutching here.

OTOH, if any of you want to, you may write Hinderaker directly at this address, from time to time:

powerlinefeedback@gmail.com

Onward.