Charles P. Pierce: The Civility Debate Has Reached Peak Stupidity
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a21931194/sarah-huckabee-sanders-red-hen-civility/The Civility Debate Has Reached Peak Stupidity
We got here around the time Newt Gingrich called for more civil discourse.
By Charles P. Pierce
Jun 25, 2018
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By all accounts, the most civil action taken in L’affaire Poule Rouge was the way Stephanie Wilkinson handled her refusal to serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia. She first consulted with her staff, several members of which were gay and were angry at the administration*’s policies in that regard, and everyone was outraged by what was going on at the border. Wilkinson then took a vote on whether or not to serve Sanders. When the staff voted not to do so, she politely informed Sanders and her party that they would not be eating at the Red Hen that night. She even comped them the cheese plates they’d already ordered.
She did not use an official government Twitter account to discuss the episode, as Sanders did later. She did not use the power of the Oval Office to try and destroy someone’s business, as the president* found time to do later. She asked the staff what they wanted to do. She took a vote. She abided by their wishes. If there’s a more civil way of saying “no” to someone, I don’t know what it would be.
It would have remained a shiny object unworthy of pursuit had it not roiled up a good portion of official Washington, which seemed grateful to be discussing anything except hijacked migrant children. Suddenly, just as the issue of the hijacked children was beginning to bite the administration* severely in the ass, here was an event over which the elite political media could do one of its favorite traditional fan dances: the Question of Civility.
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This debate is stupid. It’s also dangerously beside the point. SarahHuck is the lying mouthpiece of a lying regime that is one step away from simply hauling people off in trucks. That she was politely told to take her business elsewhere is a small step towards assigning public responsibility to public officials that enable a perilous brand of politics. There are bigger steps to be taken, but everyone in official Washington is too damn timid to do what really needs to be done about this band of pirates.
So, Sarah, since I know it is hard for you to understand even short sentences, I’ll put it as briefly as I can: Take a hike.
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I should have known it was Irish! 
So, Sarah, since "I know it is hard for you to understand even short sentences, I’ll put it as briefly as I can" - sarah 3 names said that to a WH reporter just last week...
I don't think Peak Stupidity is anywhere near--yet.
but as Steve Schmidt said.. she wasn't "..asked to leave a restaurant until they started putting 3 year olds in cages."
"but the republicans who accept this are just as culpable."
YES!!!!
THAT is where we must take our battle. McTurtle & Eddie Munster/Ryan are the 2 people that could stop this mess right now - if they wanted to. But they don't want to - they're getting their free ticket to provide for the dreams of the 1% - and their supporters.
WE can stop that - we must GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!!!!
NOVEMBER is it - we MUST do it!!!!!
and used "cattle trucks" for the optics.
I'm with you 100% on the normal part. I'm very tired of this insanity and divisiveness.....
Thanks, babylonsister........
