Tidbits

David Frum's suggested amendment to the Second Amendment:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, a jumpy individual's right to carry weapons to menace his neighbors, coworkers, and drivers who take the parking space he wanted shall not be infringed."

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders (whose father was governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007)  is running for governor of Arkansas. She just finished raising $4.8 million in donations in 8 weeks -- a record for any statewide office in Arkansas. As Don Winslow puts it, it may mean the end of the world as we know it.

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The Alabama state constitution is 12 times as long as the average state constitution, 44 times as long as the U.S. constitution. It's the longest and most amended constitution still operative anywhere in the world.

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Last year Boeing lost $12 billion; its CEO made $21.1 million. Norwegian Cruise Line lost $4 billion; its CEO made $36.4 million. Hilton laid off 1/4 of their corporate staff and lost $720 million. Its CEO made $55.9 million. Something wrong here somewhere?

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CNN's Rick Santorum: "We birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there was nothing here. I mean, yes we have Native Americans but candidly there isn't much Native American culture in American culture."

George Conway's response: "Who's this 'we,' kemo sabe?" 

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From Heather Cox Richardson's daily newsletter:

Tonight, FNC personality Carlson called for his audience to start direct action. He told them to confront people wearing masks, which he says are signs of “political obedience.” He maintained that 64% of white Americans who called themselves “liberal” or “very liberal” “have been diagnosed with an actual mental health condition.” He called them “aggressors” and told supporters, “it’s our job to brush them back and restore the society we were born in.” He said to call the police immediately if they see children wearing masks and keep calling until someone arrives: it is child abuse, he says, and his audience is “morally obligated to prevent it.”