It's too bad that all the people complaining about gas companies' profits don't also commiserate when the gas companies' profits are low. The fact is that oil companies profits go up when times are bad for other businesses and go down when times are good for other businesses.
Don't think he was exactly "chiding" Kass, but rather giving an example of a bad prediction from the Republicans. Eric in his commentary noted that he himself predicted a red wave, and that he had made bone-headed predictions many a time. He could hardly chide Kass for his prediction when he made the same one.
I tried to watch less news the week leading into the election. I didn't hear the term :Red Wave" until after results came in. The "static" leading into election day did give a sense of more R wins - but that may have just been the talking heads. What is almost as annoying now is Biden and Ds saying that "America has spoken, democracy was saved. With some many close races - neither party should be bragging on wins. Because 51% voted for you - 49% voted against you. You win but America is losing, divided still.
"The American people are fed up with (Democrats) and their media bullies that crush dissent. And the fed up Americans will hold them accountable"
This is the dissonance of the right. Conservatives claim that the Democrats "crush dissent" when they have done nothing of the sort. What law was passed to criminalize dissent to "cancel"? None. However, the GOP has worked hard to place conservative justices who would unconstitutionally infringe on a woman's innate, natural, inalienable and unenumerated right to end a pregnancy without state interference. There is no such power granted in Article III as explained by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist #84.
The GOP is authoritarian, the Democrats are not. Kass' and conservatives' problem is liberalism itself because it calls people out for not being fair, that's part of cancel culture, and they don't like being called out for "telling it like it is" while they enact laws that infringe on rights. They are hypocrites.
At least Kass is following the culinary advice sometimes attributed to Thomas Jefferson: "If you have to eat crow, eat it while it's young and tender."
Too many folks are unaware of the importance of Raphael Warnock beating Walker in the Georgia -- having 51 senators rather than a 50/50 split means the Democrats would chair all the Senate committees and control which issues/bills make it out of committee.
Daniel FitzSimmons
ps -- if you weren't able to get to Himmels Restaurant last year while spending time at the Old Town
School of Folk Music practicing for/performing in Songs of Good Cheer, I highly recommend you try it this year; it's a great spot featuring German & Italian dishes w/ a nice selection of German beers. It's on Lawrence just east of Lincoln.
No financial interest in the restaurant, just a fan of the food and vibes there.
I think that it’s misleading to suggest that Democratic election denial was limited merely to the voices of Clinton and Abrams. Denial of the the legitimacies of both Trump and W’s presidencies was and continues to be gospel among all the Democrats that I know, Trump because of supposed Russian meddling in ‘16, Bush because the Supreme Court halted the Florida recount in 2000. Sometimes they diverge from this path long enough to blame Jill Stein and Ralph Nader for swinging the ‘16 and ‘00 elections to Trump and Bush, but for the most part, they just insist that those elections were stolen outright by the Republicans. And while it’s true that the Democrats never did anything as extreme as siccing a zombie horde on the Capitol to overturn an election, I do recall that there was a lot of chatter within progressive echo chambers in the weeks following November 8th, 2016 in which it was being urged for electors to refuse to pledge their votes for Trump for certification. Not to resort to what about-ism, but it’s clear that election denial is not the exclusive domain of the MAGA bunch, and consistent refusal to acknowledge election results will only expedite our democracy’s demise. I didn’t want either Trump or Bush to become president, but I didn’t see the benefit of denying that they were once they were elected.
I am delighted with the outcome of the election and hope that it marks the beginning of the end for Trump and any of his acolytes. But I wonder what lessons will be taken from the election by the various factions. I hope that the Democrats don't read the rejection of Trumpians as acceptance or satisfaction with everything Democratic and recognize a need to move to the center. I hope that the GOP takes the opportunity to quash the Trumpian mob and also moves back to the center. I hope the message that they all got was the need to move away from theater and towards cooperative/collaborative government.
Why do you frequently chide John Kass? It seems that you single him out as the target of your one-up-manship.
Kass is a blow hard.
It's too bad that all the people complaining about gas companies' profits don't also commiserate when the gas companies' profits are low. The fact is that oil companies profits go up when times are bad for other businesses and go down when times are good for other businesses.
Don't think he was exactly "chiding" Kass, but rather giving an example of a bad prediction from the Republicans. Eric in his commentary noted that he himself predicted a red wave, and that he had made bone-headed predictions many a time. He could hardly chide Kass for his prediction when he made the same one.
I tried to watch less news the week leading into the election. I didn't hear the term :Red Wave" until after results came in. The "static" leading into election day did give a sense of more R wins - but that may have just been the talking heads. What is almost as annoying now is Biden and Ds saying that "America has spoken, democracy was saved. With some many close races - neither party should be bragging on wins. Because 51% voted for you - 49% voted against you. You win but America is losing, divided still.
"The American people are fed up with (Democrats) and their media bullies that crush dissent. And the fed up Americans will hold them accountable"
This is the dissonance of the right. Conservatives claim that the Democrats "crush dissent" when they have done nothing of the sort. What law was passed to criminalize dissent to "cancel"? None. However, the GOP has worked hard to place conservative justices who would unconstitutionally infringe on a woman's innate, natural, inalienable and unenumerated right to end a pregnancy without state interference. There is no such power granted in Article III as explained by Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist #84.
The GOP is authoritarian, the Democrats are not. Kass' and conservatives' problem is liberalism itself because it calls people out for not being fair, that's part of cancel culture, and they don't like being called out for "telling it like it is" while they enact laws that infringe on rights. They are hypocrites.
Eric, how can I contact John Kass and offer my sincere condolences at his epic misread of the tea leaves?
At least Kass is following the culinary advice sometimes attributed to Thomas Jefferson: "If you have to eat crow, eat it while it's young and tender."
As the polls were so very wrong about the election, why would anyone believe that Biden's ratings are so low?
Instructions in the trash and “cooking” in those boxers - that’s me.
Too many folks are unaware of the importance of Raphael Warnock beating Walker in the Georgia -- having 51 senators rather than a 50/50 split means the Democrats would chair all the Senate committees and control which issues/bills make it out of committee.
Daniel FitzSimmons
ps -- if you weren't able to get to Himmels Restaurant last year while spending time at the Old Town
School of Folk Music practicing for/performing in Songs of Good Cheer, I highly recommend you try it this year; it's a great spot featuring German & Italian dishes w/ a nice selection of German beers. It's on Lawrence just east of Lincoln.
No financial interest in the restaurant, just a fan of the food and vibes there.
Looking forward to the SOGC show on 12/11
I think that it’s misleading to suggest that Democratic election denial was limited merely to the voices of Clinton and Abrams. Denial of the the legitimacies of both Trump and W’s presidencies was and continues to be gospel among all the Democrats that I know, Trump because of supposed Russian meddling in ‘16, Bush because the Supreme Court halted the Florida recount in 2000. Sometimes they diverge from this path long enough to blame Jill Stein and Ralph Nader for swinging the ‘16 and ‘00 elections to Trump and Bush, but for the most part, they just insist that those elections were stolen outright by the Republicans. And while it’s true that the Democrats never did anything as extreme as siccing a zombie horde on the Capitol to overturn an election, I do recall that there was a lot of chatter within progressive echo chambers in the weeks following November 8th, 2016 in which it was being urged for electors to refuse to pledge their votes for Trump for certification. Not to resort to what about-ism, but it’s clear that election denial is not the exclusive domain of the MAGA bunch, and consistent refusal to acknowledge election results will only expedite our democracy’s demise. I didn’t want either Trump or Bush to become president, but I didn’t see the benefit of denying that they were once they were elected.
I am delighted with the outcome of the election and hope that it marks the beginning of the end for Trump and any of his acolytes. But I wonder what lessons will be taken from the election by the various factions. I hope that the Democrats don't read the rejection of Trumpians as acceptance or satisfaction with everything Democratic and recognize a need to move to the center. I hope that the GOP takes the opportunity to quash the Trumpian mob and also moves back to the center. I hope the message that they all got was the need to move away from theater and towards cooperative/collaborative government.
Thank goodnesss the nasty arrogant silliness of J. Kass no longer has a platform in the Tribune