Political Junkie

Rolling Stone recently published an article titled “The Hateful Eight: Meet the Biggest Bigots on the Ballot in 2018,” attempting to make the point that bigotry and prejudice has captured the Republican Party by highlighting Republican candidates running in House and Senate seats that the author deems bigots.   While some of the accusations of bigotry have merit, author Tessa Stuart fails to make it clear that many of these candidates pose no threat to American democracy, considering the fact that they have absolutely no chance to win their elections.   Stuart classifies the following Congressional candidates as bigots: Arizona Senate candidate and Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Republican nominee for California’s 11 th Congressional District John Fitzgerald, Republican nominee for New Jersey’s 2 nd Congressional District Seth Grossman, Republican nominee for Illinois’s 3 rd Congressional District Arthur Jones, Republican nominee for North Carolina’s no...

Shockwaves erupted Friday night as President Trump issued a Presidential Pardon for Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio; also known as “America’s toughest sheriff.”   President Trump issued the pardon on Twitter, saying “I am pleased to inform you that I have just granted a full Pardon to 85 year old American patriot Sheriff Joe Arpaio.   He kept Arizona safe!”   In addition, the White House released a statement saying “Throughout his time as Sheriff, Arpaio continued his life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime and illegal immigration.   Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now eighty-five years old, and after more than fifty years of admirable service to our Nation, he is a worthy candidate for a Presidential pardon.”   While his loyal base absolutely loved it, the mainstream media angrily accused the President of trying to hide his pardon behind the media’s extensive coverage of Hurricane Harvey; which has brought catastrophic flooding to the...