A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

Is Tucker Carlson a White Supremacist? I’m convinced that Tucker Carlson  is  a white supremacist, or, at the very least, says horrible things that make him sound like one. I mean, seriously now; how can one not think that someone who says any of the following statements is  not  a white supremacist? “Immigrants make America poorer — and dirtier — and more divided.” “White men deserve the credit for creating civilization.” “The Iraqis are nothing but a bunch of semiliterate primitive monkeys.” “You know, I am not even sure that President Obama is really black.” “We need a Presidential candidate who will blame the lunatic Muslims who are behaving like animals.” So, yep. I do believe Mr. Carlson is a racist jerk who believes that the “white race” is superior.

One of the saddest truths that Americans in the 21st Century face every day is that racism, that ever-present stain on the national soul, has never gone away. In fact, over the past decade, there has been an uptick in hate crimes, racist "jokes" and propaganda claims, and a growing boldness among Ku Klux Klan members, neo-Nazis, and white supremacists marked by public rallies, dissemination of "politically incorrect" spiels on YouTube and elsewhere, and "jokes" that are not at all funny. Take the case of Florida high school student Noah Crowley, who thought it would be hilarious to send a "promposal" to his girlfriend, Isabella Vinalli on the social media outlet Snapchat. In an article that appears in the Tampa Bay free newspaper tbt*, reporter Devin Rodriguez writes: Noah Crowley, 18, sent out the "promposal" on Sunday over Snapchat. It shows a picture of him holding a sign that states: "If I was black I’d be picking cotto...

President Donald J. Trump is perhaps the least popular Chief Executive in U.S. history, according to the latest Gallup poll, published today by the venerable management consulting and polling organization founded in 1935 by George Gallup. Per today's poll , Mr. Trump's job approval rating shows that only 39% of Americans think the President is doing a good job. This is a slight improvement over the low poll results mentioned this weekend, when it was reported that only 37% of Americans believe that Trump is a good commander in chief. The low poll ratings come after the White House released Mr. Trump's proposed budget, America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again. This is the controversial preliminary plan by budget manager Mick Mulvaney to increase defense spending by $54 billion and fund the Mexican Wall - the President's pet project - with an additional $21.6 billion. To offset these expensive projects without raising taxes or endangering the ...