Apparently this video of Michigan Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley talking about how awesome Flint is going to be now that the administration has finally agreed to do something about the deadly health care disaster they helped to create, came out a few days ago. My first inclination, as I’m watching it here in my sickbed, […]
Tag Archives: fake sincerity
I’ve got a cold and my sincerity meter is off. Can one of you please watch this video of Brian Calley talking about Flint for me and tell me what you think?
Posted in Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged apology, Brian Calley, Flint water crisis, lead, lead poisoning, Rick Snyder, Rudy Giuliani, sincerity, water 11 Comments
It’s like the French Revolution, but in reverse
Instead of following my heart tonight and writing about the colossally fucked-up narcissist John Edwards, I’ve decided to share a link to a BBC piece about why we Americans so often vote against our own best interests. (I love watching the relatively level-headed Brits trying to understand the Tea Partification of their former colonies.) The […]
Posted in Observations, Politics Also tagged anti-intellectualism, authenticity, BBC, Davide Runciman, death panels, defunding public schools, Economics, elitism, French Revolution, French Revolution in reverse, How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, John Edwards, public education, school vouchers, speaking from the gut, stupid Americans, Tea Partyfication, the concentration of wealth, Thomas Frank, voting against your own interests, What's the Matter with Kansas? 18 Comments