Does this mean there is no New Year for anyone that is not Caucasian? I have yet so see the personification of the New Year or the Old Year as someone who is not Caucasian. Just saying.
It’s said that Southwest’s “management” used money that should have been spent on equipment and service upgrades and used it to give increased dividends to the stockholders (which included themselves). How do you think the (other) stockholders are going to feel about their “profit” from the market price of their stock tanking?
‘Trust fund nepo baby’ Donald Trump Jr. slammed by conservative
In his column for the Daily Beast, conservative Matt Lewis dropped the hammer on Don Trump Jr. for his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s appeal for more funding for his country’s battle with the Russian invaders.
In particular, Lewis took exception with the son of the former president calling the widely-admired Ukrainian leader a “welfare queen.”
As Lewis pointed out, Don Jr., has no room to talk when his fortunes have been directly tied to who his father is and his famous last name.
“Put aside the irony of this trust fund ‘nepo baby’ calling someone else a welfare queen. The bigger irony is that we are at the end of 2022, a year in which Zelensky’s refusal to flee Ukraine ahead of a Russian invasion probably constitutes the most significant act of bravery and heroism,” Lewis wrote. “The term ‘welfare queen’ was popularized in 1976 when Ronald Reagan described Illinois newspaper accounts of a Chicago woman named Linda Taylor, who bilked the government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Although Taylor could credibly be called a real-life villain (whose alleged sins were far worse than mere welfare fraud), the term became commonly used as a racist stereotype to suggest that African Americans on public assistance are all lazy con artists.”
As the conservative columnist explained, “Understanding this context is vital, as Don Junior and [conservative gadfly Charlie] Kirk want to exploit this stereotype. By transferring these deep-seated attitudes about race, they hope to apply this same dog-whistle to the Jewish president of Ukraine, who has for almost a year bravely fended off an invasion by a nuclear-armed power with exponentially greater military might.”
“Today’s American right perversely admires the likes of Donald Trump, Kanye West, and (in some cases) Vladimir Putin—while mocking and attacking a heroic leader, and resistor of Russian aggression, like Zelensky.”
mr_sherman Premium Member over 1 year ago
Obviously not the twitter bird.
Erse IS better over 1 year ago
Cute idea. Trouble is, if the newyear baby doesn’t get here, we’re just gonna be stuck with old 2022, and THAT would seriously suck!
Imagine over 1 year ago
Does this mean there is no New Year for anyone that is not Caucasian? I have yet so see the personification of the New Year or the Old Year as someone who is not Caucasian. Just saying.
eclairewl Premium Member over 1 year ago
Alternate quip: “he was put on a bus and sent somewhere cold”.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 1 year ago
Southwest says that flights will get back to normal. They must have hired a 2nd scheduling clerk and new pens and paper.
Jack7528 over 1 year ago
Thank you, Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
mourdac Premium Member over 1 year ago
^ Someone’s flight to reality took a wrong turn.
gammaguy over 1 year ago
It’s said that Southwest’s “management” used money that should have been spent on equipment and service upgrades and used it to give increased dividends to the stockholders (which included themselves). How do you think the (other) stockholders are going to feel about their “profit” from the market price of their stock tanking?
theoldidahofox over 1 year ago
Whatever. We’d still be stuck with Musk.
Radish the wordsmith over 1 year ago
‘Trust fund nepo baby’ Donald Trump Jr. slammed by conservative
In his column for the Daily Beast, conservative Matt Lewis dropped the hammer on Don Trump Jr. for his attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s appeal for more funding for his country’s battle with the Russian invaders.
In particular, Lewis took exception with the son of the former president calling the widely-admired Ukrainian leader a “welfare queen.”
As Lewis pointed out, Don Jr., has no room to talk when his fortunes have been directly tied to who his father is and his famous last name.
“Put aside the irony of this trust fund ‘nepo baby’ calling someone else a welfare queen. The bigger irony is that we are at the end of 2022, a year in which Zelensky’s refusal to flee Ukraine ahead of a Russian invasion probably constitutes the most significant act of bravery and heroism,” Lewis wrote. “The term ‘welfare queen’ was popularized in 1976 when Ronald Reagan described Illinois newspaper accounts of a Chicago woman named Linda Taylor, who bilked the government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Although Taylor could credibly be called a real-life villain (whose alleged sins were far worse than mere welfare fraud), the term became commonly used as a racist stereotype to suggest that African Americans on public assistance are all lazy con artists.”
As the conservative columnist explained, “Understanding this context is vital, as Don Junior and [conservative gadfly Charlie] Kirk want to exploit this stereotype. By transferring these deep-seated attitudes about race, they hope to apply this same dog-whistle to the Jewish president of Ukraine, who has for almost a year bravely fended off an invasion by a nuclear-armed power with exponentially greater military might.”
“Today’s American right perversely admires the likes of Donald Trump, Kanye West, and (in some cases) Vladimir Putin—while mocking and attacking a heroic leader, and resistor of Russian aggression, like Zelensky.”
jvscanlan Premium Member over 1 year ago
He chickened out
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
@Robert ArIail – FUNNY!!!