Apropos for #TBT and because I'm a grad of a local B-list Catholic school, I wanted to make a quick confession and/or statement of belief to start this post.
This one is for the cheap seats . . .
NOBODY CARES WHERE YOU WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL!!! KANSAS CITY DEBATE OVER THE ROCKHURST ROOTS OF SENATOR HAWLEY ILLUSTRATES THE PATHETICALLY CLIQUISH WORLDIVEW OF MIDDLE-CLASS COWTOWN HACKS!!!
Alas . . .
I've tried to ignore the story of Hawley's Rockhust connection because it's so petty and provincial.
Moreover, the Rockhust myth of "achievement" is just a typical hypocrite Catholic hype to obfuscate endemic American wealth disparity.
Grant me one bit of nostalgia . . . Don't count this intro as jealousy because I've never envied the Rockhurst grads who imagined themselves as champions of the "white man's burden" whilst low-rent Catholic school thugs like TKC had much more fun practicing drinking, dating and crafting elaborately stupid jokes.
But all of this is just a fun digression which sets the scene for a much more relevant and ingenuous article by Kansas City's most prolific right-wing scribe . . .
Mr. Cashill turned Senator's Hawley's Rockhurst connection and overwrought quotes from pompous school officials on its ear with a really great juxtaposition of two grads and a comparison of their political record.
The money quote to start . . .
Then, Mr. Cashill goes on to roast the Prez of Rockhurst and Hawley's alumni Eskimo brother Senator Tim Kaine . . .
"I would recommend too that President Laughlin take a look at what Vox encouragingly called "Tim Kaine's evolving views on abortion." Nothing quite says "hypocrisy" like "evolving."
"As Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016, Kaine had a lot of quick evolving to do. Although he was still claiming he "personally opposes abortion as a Catholic," he somehow managed "a perfect pro-choice voting record, according to NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood."
"The Catholic Church considers abortion murder. So firmly held is this belief that even Jesuit Pope Francis upholds it."
And so, rather than dredging up some vague local connection to Senator Hawley . . . Mr. Cashill uses the link to talk about CURRENT public policy debate and distinct differences betwixt Republicans Vs. the Democratic Party beyond talk show pandering.
We might not always agree with Mr. Cashill but in this instance he took a hack newspaper hit job and turned it into a valid comparison betwixt two political viewpoints what will continue to divide the nation and Kansas City.
You decide . . .
Great column by Cashill.
ReplyDeleteHe's right to bring up the issue of abortion. It's a question that Biden consistently dodged. The Democrats always lose elections on it because most Americans don't want to defend it. Way too depressing.
Hawley will be president.
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DeleteNot if he's thrown out of the Senate first. Weird.
"I would recommend too that President Laughlin take a look at what Vox encouragingly called "Tim Kaine's evolving views on abortion." Nothing quite says "hypocrisy" like "evolving."
ReplyDelete"As Hillary Clinton's running mate in 2016, Kaine had a lot of quick evolving to do. Although he was still claiming he "personally opposes abortion as a Catholic," he somehow managed "a perfect pro-choice voting record, according to NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood."
And yet it's quite possible to personally opposed to abortion while allowing others to decide for themselves. The fact Cashill doesn't understand that is truly weird.
^^^^Such petty bullshit comparisons.
ReplyDeleteI don't personally believe in child abuse, but I understand some people do.
ReplyDeleteI am personally opposed to slavery but think that others should be able to decide for themselves. - 9:56 AM
ReplyDeleteKey words are HACK NEWSPAPER which the Star is indeed!!!
ReplyDeleteI know what the Pope's view is on rabbits,what about vasectomies and reverse vasectomies?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your courage, Oswald. It's very brave of you to come out of the closet as a child molester.
ReplyDeleteWhatever ethics and morals Hawley may have been developing at Rockhurst High School, he apparently lost at Yale and Stanford as he "matured".
ReplyDeleteThe mindless ambition and entitlement preached at "elite" colleges and universities seems to have influenced Josh far more than his experiences at high school.
It's a shame he's brought such "values" to public life, but he has lots of company.
In fact, some right here in KCMO.
Well, Cashill can say what he wants, but George Will, someone who people have actually heard of, promoted Lil' Joshie to the position of "America's Most Ludicrous Senator", ousting Lindsey Graham.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Will always looks like he was weened on a dill pickle instead of a teet.
DeleteThe mindless (PROGRESSIVE SOCIALIST) ambition and entitlement preached at "elite" colleges and universities seems to have influenced Josh (TO RESIST SUCH CRAP) far more than his experiences at high school.
ReplyDeleteFixed that for you 11:58.
I thought George Will was dead. If not, he might as well be, since no one listens to him any longer.
ReplyDeleteIt's all China Bidet's fault. We must start impeachment proceedings at once!
ReplyDeleteI oppose abortions, so I don't get them. See how fucking easy that is you dumbfuck rubes? Mind your own fucking business assholes.
ReplyDeleteHey 9:37 - Biden hasn't dodged shit. He's pro-choice. He's been clear on it. He doesn't think the fact that his religion is against it means shit. Because you know what, the Catholic church doesn't have any say in our government. How fucking hard is it for you fucking nimrods?
I'd love to see the percentages of Congress members who are out here every damn day extolling their piousness who have banged some broad on the side and paid for or encouraged an abortion. Abortion for me but not for thee.
Why should I bring opposed to abortion be forced to pay for it thru my tax dollars. See how easy that is. When you liberals can make a good argument without using the f bomb or name calling maybe the adults in society will listen to you.
DeleteHead start on Biden impeachment would make since, but he may not even make it to the inauguration. Word is he has the wutang..better to start drafting papers on Kamaltoes or Pelosi.
ReplyDeleteNice equivalency Oswald. A clump of cells vs. a living, breathing child.
ReplyDeleteHey, ever been told the fetus you're carrying at say, 15 weeks in, isn't viable and will be dead on delivery? Yeah, you should definitely be able to tell those parents "tough shit, carry that child to the end".
Head start on shit 12:32. That kook can file anything she wants, it'll be summarily dismissed by the adults in the House. Sure, Matt Gaetz or some other dipshit will co-sign but the rest of the normies will shit all over that garbage.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see that moron try to string to sentences together supporting her stance. It'll probably have some reference to some weirdo website that will have you fucking clowns jerking off saying "yeah, I done saw that on there website too"
1234 that is .025% of cases retard. I'll spot you those, the others are murder.
ReplyDeleteThey are keeping this quiet, but Alexandria Ocascio Cortez was raped during the Capital Seige.
ReplyDelete^^ That stupid bitch wouldn't know the difference.
ReplyDeletewow people in their forties and fifties talking about where they went to high school ...
ReplyDeletemade me wonder if I stumbled into a "Tony's St Louis"
NEVER DONATE MONEY TO ROCKHURST HIGH SCHOOL. I ATTENDED ROCKHURST IN THE EARLY 1980S. THE OBVIOULSY DO NOT TEACH RIGHT OR WRONG. JUST HOW TO OBJECT OVER SMALL DETAILS AND NOT USING YOUR MIND TO MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS. ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN THE CANNIBALS OF Q-ANON OR A THROWN ELECTION AFTER 60 COURT CASES AND THE SUPREME COURT AND BARR RULES NO FRAUD IS CRAZY.
ReplyDeleteDO NOT MAKE ANY DONATIONS OF ANY KIND TO ROCKHURTS!
What percentage of their students are gay?
DeleteJosh Hawley = Traitor
ReplyDeleteAl Qaeda failed on 9/11 to attack / crash a airliner into the capital, Hitler failed to attack the Capital / or conquer the USA. Japan failed to attack the Capital or set foot into the USA, Timothy McVey envisioned attacking the Capital but was caught/failed, Iran and North Korea have both threatened but failed to attack the Capital, Russia had many ballistic missiles in the 1960's pointed at right the Capital and yet not 1 scratch they placed on it...
Trump assembles a group at a place and time of his choosing and attacks the Capital, stops the lawmakers from choosing a President and kills police. We are ONLY impeaching him? He is a traitor and should be tried for treason and murder!
Blah, blah, blah. Apparently, you slept through the burning, lawlessness and rioting in 2020. Oh shit, that is still happening in Portland!
DeleteSmall minded moron with a micro penis that still can't even get the nub up.
A guy who doesn't live here, defending another guy who doesn't live here. Balance.
ReplyDeleteRockhurst produces adults, public schools produce Karen's.
ReplyDeleteNearly 70% of Independent voters never heard about Hunter's laptop and his dad getting a cut of ChiCom company profits before the election. How screwed up is that? The Libtard media helping Americans make good election decisions once again.
ReplyDelete^^Because it’s a made up story geezer. Are you retarded?
ReplyDeleteAs long as Claire's around the state of Missouri will never have to rent a pig.
ReplyDelete^^Or we could use yours Cletus...but then what would you fuck?
ReplyDelete1:30, for your sake I hope that's a parody.
ReplyDeleteI went to Rockhurst. They are so very liberal, that your not allowed to call anything wrong. If you do call something "morally wrong", your judged as closed minded and told "judge not, lest you be judged". There is always an excuse why "wrong" can not be condemned.
ReplyDeleteBut say you steal an item from the school, then they go ape shit wild and make you out to be a mobster!
Rockhurst raises cavemen. Rocks that do not think. Dont support or send your kids there.
Report violence threatening MAGATS to the KC FBI office: 816.512.8200.
ReplyDelete^^^Cuz your tax dollars don't go to abortions. Fucking read something for once and don't just fucking believe the bullshit from your right wingnut internet sites and Project "splice that shit together" Veritas. And learn how to write a legible sentence.
ReplyDeleteWith dumbfucks like Steve L (who I'm sure vigorously supports the death penalty and is completely against welfare) continuing to take breaths in this country, we're fucked.
^^^ um, yes they do dipshit, we fund planned parenthood dumb fuck.
ReplyDeleteI freakin love it said!......
ReplyDelete"On January 21, 2021, I'll be filing Articles of Impeachment against Joe Biden for abuse of power," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted Wednesday evening.
Chyna joe will be gone sooner than we had hoped! Hahahahaha!
KC is the only city where it matters where you went to high school
ReplyDeleteI went to Pius HS when the infamous Father Thomas J O'brien was principal. He ended up on the KC Diocese's scarlet list of abusers. A lot of dagos sent their brood to Pius. Prolly still full of dagos.
ReplyDeleteOh snap, the lonely gerri with the dead wife, got tore down, I mean absolutely fucking demolished by @6:11. We’ll done, we’ll done!
ReplyDelete"I went to Rockhurst. They are so very liberal, that your not allowed to call anything wrong. If you do call something "morally wrong", your judged as closed minded and told "judge not, lest you be judged". There is always an excuse why "wrong" can not be condemned."
ReplyDeleteI'm calling bullshit on this post. Rockhurst has a good reputation and would NEVER graduate anyone who had not learned the difference between "your" and "you're" by third grade. You've given up trying to pass your GED.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vowed Wednesday to file articles of impeachment against Biden for abuse of power just one day after inauguration. She cited his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings with Ukraine and China as grounds to do so.
ReplyDeleteAnd he will get impeached for the crimes China joe and his family have committed..... and all of this is real not made up either! Hahahahaha!
Revenge is sweet!
6:32 I have bonus material for you!
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody remember the riots on Inauguration Day on Jan 20 2017?
Let me refresh your memories with this awesome proof of evidence!
https://youtu.be/rQuc8gGXpuE
Enjoy!
The Chinese owned news network forgot to remove all the extreme violent left wing nut jobs videos from al gores amazing internet! It’s a hard job with hundreds of thousands maybe even millions of the violent lefts recording themselves burning, looting destroying, beating and killing people, it could take fifty or more years to remove all of them.
ReplyDelete7:54: And yet the odds of that going anywhere are somewhere between a snowball's chance in hell and when pigs fly. Weird.
ReplyDelete7:18 pm^^^^^
ReplyDeleteYour calling BS on a post critical of Rockhurst High School? The school on State Line Rd?
THE SCHOOL WHERE ONE ROCKHURST STUDENT SHOT AND KILLED ANOTHER IN THE PARKING LOT OVER A SMALL TIFF?
The MURDERER WAS A ROCKHURST STUDENT.
So your theory of good people coming out of Rockhurst is BS
6:11 so you’re saying that with undeniable proof Nancy peebrain wouldn’t file charges against chyna joe for abuse of power that she did to President Trump? And did that without any proof.
ReplyDeleteYou’re probably right though, the most corrupt, crooked, lying cheating party on the planet earth wouldn’t do the right or lawful thing would they?
By the way, calm down violent left wing nut job, you’re gonna stroke out if you keep screaming at your computer like that! Hahahahaha!
8:10 blacks kill thousands of blacks a year and were suppose to believe they are good people amirite!
ReplyDeleteThe murderer was probably a black kid, yes they allow them to go to rockhurst hell, they even give them free tuition as long as they’re good at a sport!
2004 - Lets Rumble Rockhurst boys!
ReplyDeleteEric Givans, of Kansas City, had been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
Under the terms of a plea deal, he admitted to voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death of Richie Restivo, 19, a singer for the popular band the Uprights.
He died of stab wounds after a February 2004 fight outside his Rockhurst High School.
Givans could face a sentence of between three and 15 years when he is sentenced Feb. 3 in Jackson County Circuit Court.
The prosecution and defense, along with Restivo’s family, called the plea deal fair.
“The Restivos sought justice, not vengeance,” said Kevin Regan, a lawyer and spokesman for the family.
The defense argued that Restivo arranged for the fight and that Restivo and his friends arrived at the high school armed with baseball bats.
But the prosecution noted in filing the original charges that Givans stabbed Restivo seven times, including twice in the neck from behind. Court records said a set of brass knuckles with a 3 1/2-inch blade attached was used in the attack.
Sorry to hear about the loss of the Capitol last week. You don't have to see black and brown folks as equals. You just can't be a racist and call it free speech. We fought that war you bigots lost.
ReplyDelete8:10: He may have been a murderer, but at least he knew when to use "you're" and when to use "your." Where are your priorities?
ReplyDelete"so you’re saying that with undeniable proof Nancy peebrain wouldn’t file charges against chyna joe for abuse of power that she did to President Trump? And did that without any proof."
ReplyDeleteAnd yet there is no evidence, undeniable or otherwise regarding the Bidens, but there was evidence Trump strongarmed Zelenski, just like he did Raffensperger. Even Mueller said he was not exonerating Trump.
You may now return to the planet tinfoil radio station.
You are a total brain dead idiot that is perfect for the dimwit party! You’re hired! Because anyone stupid enough to believe those lies is exactly what we need!
ReplyDeleteYour first day on the job is Jan 20 in Washington, wear all black and we will supply all the weapons you need, it will be fun!
8:31 all debunked by the way so.....
ReplyDelete^^and yet not so...,
ReplyDeleteIt's all China Bidet's fault. We must start impeachment proceedings at once!
ReplyDeleteRevelation knowlege from God and dicernmement needed. You must have the mind of Jesus Christ.
ReplyDeleteThere's demons in d.c. and over big cities assigned to possess people in leadership. Look at the faces of pelosi, McConnell, swallwel, liz chaney, and both sides that hate righteousness and truth. So soon many will know whose who and the fake cleaver included. Whether or not you are a believer in God, Jesus or the holy spirit, these imposters will be exposed. Right appears wrong and wrong right. This hawley, cruz and a few where standing up for truth. Search your soul and the Bible for truth. Trump was a wall between good and evil. God can use whoever he wants to do this.
D.c. has been corrupt for 100 years but now the world watches fake election that biden admitted he gained office with obama before in video and seen on cnn, fox news october 2020. Never denied it.
Biden has power of attorney since 2014 in place, his former law partner in control over all affairs not his wife. Media hid these facts.
D.c. insiders allegedly knew about this. This is the burabus crowd. Lindey Graham is another unsavory guy.
Just stop and look at what your hearing and seeing. None of this is right or just or normal.
Covid 19 another scam.
Fauci went to obama for funding of this tester made for hiv malaria in 2013 for hivaids funding for 1.9 billion for use in Africa. Sebellius hhs secretary in office then. They should of asked where tester came from in april 2020. Turned around got funding for ID NOW tester 750 million from Trump administration. Testers created in 1999. Lawsuit in 2011 amanda wu vs. Alere inc in maryland district federal court. Giving false positives. Kamala harris plaintiff in suit. Tester point of care. Bought by bill gates in 2013. Big scam and agenda. Roll out of deadly vaccines behind lie.
Senator Rand Paul on to dr. Fauci cpvid scam on fox news LAURA INGRAM show... says forget fauci.
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