Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Stephen Colbert Coughs Up Nauseating Reality-Check On Jim Jordan

But something in the news this week made him even sicker: The notion of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) becoming the next House speaker.

Colbert pretended to get the heaves as he talked about the possibility.

“Gosh, got a little nauseous,” he said, covering his mouth for effect. “And I don’t think it’s the COVID.”

Jordan, he noted, has a troubling background.

“Jordan is an ultra-conservative election denier and also a what-happened-at-Ohio-State denier,” he said, referring to allegations by multiple athletes that Jordan, who was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University, ignored molestation allegations against the team’s doctor.

Jordan has denied the accusation.

“You could not pick a worse man to be speaker of the House,” Colbert said. “And keep in mind, the GOP just had Kevin McCarthy, so they tried.” 

See more in his Monday night monologue:



Original Article
Source: Huff
Author: Ed Mazza

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