Russ Douthat's Impeachment Game

The same one his like-minded colleagues are playing.

Obama's Impeachment Game. (The New York Times, 8/2/2014)  

Here's where conservatives go off the rails.  Over the last month, the Obama political apparatus — a close aide to the president, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the “independent” voices at MSNBC — has been talking nonstop about an alleged Republican plan to impeach the president.

No, they haven't.  They have simply been shining a light on the Republcans' impeachment chatter, of which there are abundant examples.

Such as the one I share here.
  
GOP Rep. Jack Kingston: Congress Will Start Looking At Impeachment 'Very Seriously'.  (Huffington Post, 7/16/2014)

Douthat can tap dance as furiously as he wants, hoping the noise will distract us, but the fact of the matter is we have talk radio, a favorite place for conservative elected officials to relax, let down their guard, share their latest talking points, as Kingston recently did with Aaron McCready. 

Related post: 
Impeachment: Another Republican "strategy" singes its creators.  (7/30/2014)

Providing a Safe, Secure Community in Albuquerque

Goodbye Albuquerque, Land of Violence.  (The New York Times, 8/2/2014)

Running amok.   In March, Albuquerque Police Department officers shot and killed a homeless man named James Boyd. The shooting wasn’t unusual. Albuquerque police are notorious for using excessive force. They’ve killed 27 people since 2010, and their rate of deadly shootings is eight times that of their counterparts in New York City. The Department of Justice recently released the findings of an investigation that revealed a pattern of civil rights violations, unjustified use of force and lack of accountability. Many of the victims had histories of homelessness and mental illness.



Albuquerque Police Department.  Providing a safe, secure community where the rights, history and culture of all citizens are respected.

Letter to Mayor Richard J. Berry from the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division:  Based on our investigation, we have reasonabl e cause to believe that APD engages in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force, in cluding deadly force, in violation of the FourthAmendment and Section 14141.

Related articles:
Hit-and-run in Downtown may be been 'malicious'.  (Albuquerque Journal, 6/7/2014)
Violent Attacks on Homeless in Albuquerque Expose City’s Ills.  (The New York Times, 7/23/2014)

Sammie, it's the Internet

Tell Me What You See, Even If It Hurts Me.  (The New York Times, 8/1/2014)

Not Sammie's video -- it's been taken down -- but one of the many examples of this YouTube trend.



Related reading:
What The 'Am I Pretty?' YouTube Trend Is REALLY Saying. (Huffington Post, 11/8/2013)