Category Archives: Progressives

High Schools Reward Students for Campaigning for Democrats

Posted on June 1, 2016 by The Political Hat

     From the Oregon House Speaker (and Secretary of State Candidate) to Oregon’s Superintendent of Schools, Democrats in Oregon are misusing a community voting program to reward high school students with school community credit for helping “get out the vote” to … Continue reading →

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Being Denied Service For Affirming Reality

Posted on May 31, 2016 by The Political Hat

     In New York City you can be denied service in any establishment for insisting that a man is a man, or otherwise denying the invented personal reality of “trans”-persons by not using their preferred personal pronouns.*      As Eugene Volokh notes: … Continue reading →

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Storm Troopers of Political Correctness

Posted on May 27, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The University of California, Santa Cruz has established their own frontline Sturmabteilung for Political Correctness: “UCSC’s Hate/Bias Response Team reviews all hate/bias incident reports and the appropriate member(s) will contact the reporter/victim, if this is desired, to provide support and … Continue reading →

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Political Ploys Are Born This Way

Posted on May 26, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The statement that homosexuality is always an unchangeable trait was a prerequisite for protection under “equal opportunity” laws, such as those that covered race and sex.      Later, the transgender movement pushed the idea that the brain and the body didn’t … Continue reading →

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When Democracy Fails Socialism, The Shooting Starts

Posted on May 24, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Democracy isn’t going so well for Venezuelan President Maduro.  With the country collapsing, democracy, which once was touted as a seal of legitimacy for socialism, is being eschewed by Maduro after the Venezuelan National Assembly was taken over by a … Continue reading →

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Fear And Loathing At the Nevada Democratic Convention

Posted on May 23, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The chaos that erupted at the Nevada Democratic Convention has already been noted for outright violence.  Bernie Sanders supporters claimed that many of their delegates were denied entry, and that sudden rule changes were pushed through before the convention items … Continue reading →

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Witches Feel The Bern

Posted on May 21, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Nothing quite says “mainstream support” like holding a political rally involving… Wiccan rituals! “Attending a rally for Bernie Sanders usually involves long lines and security screenings, but that wasn’t the case at an intimate, informal event Friday evening supporting the Vermont senator’s presidential … Continue reading →

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American Bar Association Poised To Ban Expressions of Thoughtcrime

Posted on May 19, 2016 by The Political Hat

     The American Bar Association considering speech codes that would open up lawyers to punishment if they utter innocuous statements that the Leftist-inclined ABA deems to be expressions of thoughtcrime. “It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:… (g) harass or … Continue reading →

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Brazilian Impeachment Shenanigans

Posted on May 17, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Right in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil is ready to display to the world just how corrupt and messed up its government is (with bonus Zika and hookers)!      The Speaker of the Brazilian House, Eduardo Cunha , who … Continue reading →

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“Trans”-ing Education

Posted on May 16, 2016 by The Political Hat

     Not to be satisfied with suing North Carolina to force them to let men use the girl’s restrooms, the Obama administration has issued mandatory “guidance” that declares a right to separate facilities based on sex (via Title IX) to now … Continue reading →

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