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One Hundred and Fifty Years Ago: Juneteenth

Posted on June 19, 2015 by The Political Hat

     Slavery was an African import antithetical to  the core values of the Anglo-American tradition.  On June 19th, 1865, the last slaves in the United States were told of their freedom by Union Major-General Gordon Granger, who read General Orders, № … Continue reading →

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Santorum Double-Downs on Tolerance

Posted on June 17, 2015 by The Political Hat

     Rick Santorum has previously expressed tolerance for Bruce Jenner be “Trans”, and even went to far as to accept him as a human being.      Santorum was subsequently asked if he’s accept Jenner’s endorsement, with the unspoken assumption that Santorum wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Rick Santorum, A Paragon of Tolerance

Posted on May 18, 2015 by The Political Hat

     When Bruce Jenner, the soon to be transsexual, came out of the closet as a Christian and a conservative, many on the left flipped out and started hurling “transphobic” insults and otherwise venting pure distilled H8.      Who was it, then, … Continue reading →

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Religious Freedom: A Tale of Two States

Posted on April 6, 2015 by The Political Hat

     Both Indiana and Arkansas faced vitriol and hate from LGBTQ&c. H8 groups.  They buckled under this onslaught of freedom-hating fascists, but ultimately dealt with this onslaught quite differently.      On one hand, Indiana went full Orwell (never go full Orwell), and … Continue reading →

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Tom Cotton vs. Iran: Treason

Posted on March 11, 2015 by The Political Hat

(Part II of II)      Shouts of “treason” have risen from the Left over an open letter to Iran by Sen. Tom Cotton (R – AR), and forty-six other Republican Senators.  They claim that Sen. Cotton violated the Logan Act, which … Continue reading →

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Tom Cotton vs. Iran: The Law

Posted on March 11, 2015 by The Political Hat

(Part I of II)      Shouts of “treason” have risen from the Left over an open letter to Iran by Sen. Tom Cotton (R – AR), and forty-six other Republican Senators.  The central point of the letter was that anything Obama … Continue reading →

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A Third Party Proposal

Posted on March 6, 2015 by The Political Hat

     There has been much-a-rumbling from the right about ditching the Republican party for a new 3rd party due to the many recent sell-outs (or perceived sell-outs) of the voters that elected them in the last election.      There are obvious concerns … Continue reading →

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Lee-Rubio Tax Reform Proposal

Posted on March 4, 2015 by The Political Hat

     Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) have proposed an overhaul of the tax code: “The proposal would cut the business tax rate to 25 percent (including for all pass-through business income, so that large and small businesses pay … Continue reading →

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The GOP Must Go Full Brazilian: No Bush

Posted on March 2, 2015 by The Political Hat

     In 1988, Geroge H. W. Bush promised “No New Taxes”… and was rewarded with the first complete take-over of both the Presidency and Congress since the ’70’s.  His son, George W. Bush, led the ground work to a Democratic domination … Continue reading →

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The War on Catgirls

Posted on February 27, 2015 by The Political Hat

     If a Georgia lawmaker gets his way, genetically engineering catgirls for domestic ownership will be illegal.  Not specifically catgirls, but any combination of DNA from human and non-human sources: “A state lawmaker wants to prevent research in Georgia that could … Continue reading →

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