A sheriff is looking into criminal charges against his local Democratic Party for selling buttons that he and some Ashland County fairgoers say can be seen as threatening to President Donald Trump.
I’ll just say that the decision to press the two buttons in question was stupid. There are willing and eager informants everywhere, but especially at an Ohio fair. And in general I’m against the coarsening of our culture, especially with regard to political messages.
That said, I could comment on nearly every part of this article. I’ll restrain myself, though…
Local TV’s maudlin opening, which you can literally hear in a newscaster’s voice:
When Ohioans attend the fair, they expect a family-friendly day in the sun—but some community members told us that wasn’t what they got, due to a now-shut-down booth.
Typical of the king-like veneration Confederates imbue their leaders with:
Schneider said that he reported the incident to Trump’s Secret Service, and his department is looking into possible criminal charges, as he and Kaufman thought they were threatening.
Then this at the end:
Fairs should be a place to unite, Kaufman said, not divide.
“We have to come together, we really do,” he said.
I’ll just say that the decision to press the two buttons in question was stupid. There are willing and eager informants everywhere, but especially at an Ohio fair. And in general I’m against the coarsening of our culture, especially with regard to political messages.
That said, I could comment on nearly every part of this article. I’ll restrain myself, though…
Local TV’s maudlin opening, which you can literally hear in a newscaster’s voice:
Typical of the king-like veneration Confederates imbue their leaders with:
Then this at the end: