"I want to be clear that I disavow her comments. She was not speaking on my behalf or on behalf of my congregation; her comments have caused harm to many who are experiencing terrible loss and anxiety."
I don't know whether the New York voters understand what it means, that seize means of production. That means abolish private property. That means the state will take over business, capital, land, and resources.
Labour wears what was fashionable in 1997 and 2010: Gordon Brown's technocratic reverence for central bank independence and George Osborne's devotion to fiscal rectitude.
In the past, when I have watched Woody Allen's wonderful movie Stardust Memories, I have generally laughed at, but not necessarily with, the bleak pronouncements of the psychologically tormented character Sandy Bates, played, with a potent mixture of dread and depression, by Allen.
"Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, But to be Dan was very heaven! O wondrous day. One of which dreams are made. Especially if you've been taking large quantities of hallucinogenics."
However, who is leading whom by the nose is no longer relevant. And God help us, outrage over the president's usurpation of Congress's war powers never has sounded more thin and impotent.
We've lost the art of persuasion... There was a very clear, well-coordinated, well-funded effort to demonize trans people, to stake out positions on fertile ground for anti-trans politics.
Rep. Randy Fine's comments, while framed as fiery rhetoric, have sparked serious backlash amid escalating political violence, necessitating a reevaluation of political commentary.
"It's a really good song, not only because of the strong message, but also because HOODLUM's mumbly, leaned-out rap-sing sounds naturally chopped and screwed and gives his memories the feel of a melancholic dream sequence."