Wednesday s installment of our exciting new action series,
The Insane Clown Party, begins with rookie Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who represents the 14th Congressional District of Georgia in both the House of Representatives and in the Council of Elders on the Planet Zontar. Put plainly, the House hasn t seen a crackpot like her since John Randolph, and Randolph a) may never have achieved puberty; b) drank heavily and indulged in opium; c) had a feud with a House colleague that ended up with them throwing crockery at each other and, later, had Randolph beating his fellow congressman over the head with a cane; d) fought a duel with Henry Clay, and e) accused practically everyone he ever met of stealing his money. To me, he s still the leader in the clubhouse for nuttiest congresscritter, but I have faith in MTG, as she is now called by her many admirers. She s off to a whopping good start.
Exclusive: How Officials Fear of Donald Trump Paralyzed Intelligence Agencies, Led to Capitol Riot
By William M. Arkin
From Left: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty; Olivier DOULIERY/AFP/Getty
The Department of Homeland Security looked the other way. So did the Pentagon. The FBI collected reports of violence and criminal activity but took no action. The U.S. Capitol Police wrote a threat assessment that President Trump s supporters were disappointed and desperate, that they might become violent. They were all monitoring social media. But only the District of Columbia government and police went on alert; no one else otherwise prepared. That s because government and military officials were afraid.
Try refreshing your browser, or Democracy is once again being threatened by fascists and racists warns head of anti-hate group Back to video
The recent domestic terrorist riot in Washington DC instigated by Donald Trump demonstrates how badly America is broken. Five people lost their lives and the bedrock of the oldest constitutional democracy in the world suffered a tsunami of heretofore unimaginable proportions. And we are told more is yet to come.
When the dust settled enough for all of us to take a breath, there was a concerted effort by many hard right Republican politicians, ultra-conservative pundits and the usual array of ragtag white supremacists, neo-Nazis and bigots to turn the spotlight away from their own treachery. They looked for someplace else to hang the blame.
Try refreshing your browser, or Democracy is once again being threatened by fascists and racists, warns head of anti-hate group Back to video
The recent domestic terrorist riot in Washington DC instigated by Donald Trump demonstrates how badly America is broken. Five people lost their lives and the bedrock of the oldest constitutional democracy in the world suffered a tsunami of heretofore unimaginable proportions. And we are told more is yet to come.
When the dust settled enough for all of us to take a breath, there was a concerted effort by many hard right Republican politicians, ultra-conservative pundits and the usual array of ragtag white supremacists, neo-Nazis and bigots to turn the spotlight away from their own treachery. They looked for someplace else to hang the blame.