Published

9 months ago

October 28, 2025

Alice Rush

Below is the AI response, but before you read it, here’s mine:

Missourians who rise to the level of the U.S. Senate must have two qualities: a) a hard-hitting level of racism that leaves voters with no doubt that you’re a complete, unadulterated white supremacist, but b) enough sophistication so as not to call blacks “n*****s.”

Schmidt gets an A+ on both counts.

Maybe you don’t like this type of thinking guiding your lawmakers. Maybe you think that fairness to all, rich, poor, black, and white is part of what it means to be an American. If so, choose somewhere else to live.

Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt did not explicitly state that “America is for white people,” but comments he made during a speech at the National Conservatism Conference in September 2025 drew heavy criticism for espousing rhetoric with white nationalist themes.

In his speech titled “What Is an American,” Schmitt argued that America is not a “proposition” based on a set of shared values, but rather a country defined by its connection to white, European settlers. Specific comments that were reported include:

Characterizing America as primarily the homeland for “Europeans who settled America and conquered,” rather than a nation based on ideals of equality and freedom.
Stating that America “belongs to us and only us,” in remarks criticized for their exclusivity.
Rewriting history to justify the dominance of white, purportedly Christian men, while diminishing the experiences of enslaved people and Native Americans.

Did Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt Say “America Is for White People?”

Renewable Energy

How Do We Regard the Obama Presidency?

Published

5 hours ago

July 16, 2026

Alice Rush

Obama is ranked at or near the bottom by the MAGA base, but somehow he’s ranked an average of #7 by historians (who can read and write).

Strange, isn’t it?

How Do We Regard the Obama Presidency?

Renewable Energy

Making Peace in Iran

Published

6 hours ago

July 16, 2026

Alice Rush

The folks who posted this to social media write, “President Donald Trump’s recent comments on U.S.-Iran relations have prompted renewed discussion about American foreign policy.”

For “American foreign policy” I would substitute “Trump’s mental health.” After all, we are at war with these people, aren’t we?

Of course, most of us will remember Orwell’s “1984” and its line “War Is Peace.”

Making Peace in Iran

Renewable Energy

Horrible People

Published

7 hours ago

July 16, 2026

Alice Rush

Every time I see something like what we have at left, I have a renewed sense of wonder: how can certain human beings be such terrible people?

FWIW, I more-or-less understand the MAGA base of racist idiots. I’m not happy that I live among them, but they don’t leave me scratching my head as to how they could have become who they are.

Randy Fine is no moron. His BA and MBA are from Harvard. There is no way he honesty believes that U.S. elections are rigged, or that Trump is an honest and effective servant of the American people. He’s simply a professional liar, and a traitor to his country.

I’m at a loss.