This is what they are seeing in the European papers. We truly are exceptional, right? Can anyone tell if this is the local police or the National Guard? It’s so hard to tell them apart. Is that Rambo, the third on the left?
Oh look: the rocket’s red glare … this makes you proud to be an American!
Go over to The Nation and read what Michelle Goldberg has to say about tear gas. Her weblog entry is titled, Tear Gas Is an Abortifacient. Why Won’t the Anti-Abortion Movement Oppose It?
Good question. I expect the Hobby Lobbys all over the country to lock the doors behind them and race on over to Ferguson, to stand in solidarity for the religious rights of the people who are being exposed to a substance that is known to cause miscarriages and to attack the peace officers who are wielding tear gas canisters like well-shaken cans of soda pop.
A Celebration of Reading 