📻 @RepJohnYarmuth describes @senatemajldr McConnell as an anarchist, weighs in on @RepAOC cutout controversy, doxxing laws, profane McConnell home protesters, assault-style weapons limits, more 🎙️ LISTEN https://t.co/erfktFAUiP #KYpolitics #USpolitics @840WHAS @KYGOP #KYDems pic.twitter.com/ZN7Sc2Ow9a— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) August 6, 2019 Rep. John Yarmuth jumped on the radio with me today to discuss last night's tumultuous protest outside the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. We also talked about what to do with modified weapons that fire 100 rounds in a few seconds, the perils of doxxing, and the uproar over McConnell fanboys pawing all over a cardboard cutout of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Yarmuth said Republicans are fearful of acting on gun legislation because they would likely pick up primary opponents
Tag: public discourse
Civil discourse never goes out of style
Twitter is filled with acerbic, profane screaming that solves nothing. The political divide widens with every vulgar post. Occasionally, a civil exchange occurs and no one walks away wounded, just a bit wiser. Key point in this statement is when “you” were young. Not all of us lose our passion and idealism for a better life just because we now benefit from a political economy tilted toward the wealthy and privileged.— Flash (@flash_1959) March 16, 2019 Well done, Flash & Thomas Sowell. For plenty of respectful enlightenment from both sides, read the entire thread following Mr. Sowell's tweet. "One of the bittersweet things about growing old is realizing how mistaken you were when you were young. As a young political leftist, I saw