{"id":4676,"date":"2016-11-18T14:36:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T19:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=4676"},"modified":"2016-11-18T14:36:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T19:36:39","slug":"team-of-rivals-team-of-racists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/team-of-rivals-team-of-racists\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Team of Rivals&#8221; -> &#8220;Team of Racists&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4681\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4681\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/team-of-rivals-team-of-racists\/jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982.jpg?fit=2048%2C1316&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Carolyn Kaster&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982.jpg?fit=1024%2C658&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4681\" class=\"wp-image-4681 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982-300x193.jpg?resize=300%2C193\" alt=\"jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982.jpg?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982.jpg?resize=1024%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/jeff-sessions-8d9707aecd9b9982.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions (R-AL) &#8211; (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster, File)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s so much happening so fast I can&#8217;t keep up. \u00a0Here&#8217;s some of what I&#8217;ve been reading the last few days.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If you hoped the racism and bigotry was just a tactic and might\u00a0end after Election Day, today&#8217;s announcements may give you pause<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2016\/11\/donald-trump-building-team-of-racists.html?mid=full-rss-nymag\">Donald Trump Building Team of Racists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.vox.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2016\/11\/18\/13675866\/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-donald-trump\">Donald Trump nominates Jeff Sessions to serve as attorney general &#8211; Vox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=twitter.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinMKruse\/status\/799608620124172288\">Kevin M. Kruse on Twitter: &#8220;Heck of a sub-headline on this old @HowardKurtz report on Jeff Sessions&#8217; 1986 hearings. &#8220;NAACP &#8216;Un-American,&#8217; Klansmen &#8216;Okay.'&#8221; https:\/\/t.co\/UOzyDlzkuH&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2016\/11\/trump-picks-michael-flynn-for-national-security-adviser.html\">Trump Picks Michael Flynn for National Security Adviser<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and if you think it can&#8217;t happen here:\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.facebook.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/napervilledemocrats\/permalink\/616503301855214\/\">Racist Graffiti in Downtown Naperville<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>This is real. \u00a0They&#8217;re moving fast and we need to be ready to stand up if we care about our country.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.vox.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/11\/17\/13626514\/trump-systemic-corruption\">We have 100 days to stop Donald Trump from systemically corrupting our institutions &#8211; Vox<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=napervilledemocrats.org\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/not-a-president-an-autocrat\/\">Not a President, an Autocrat<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.vox.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/11\/16\/13628382\/donald-trump-infrastructure-plan\">Donald Trump&#8217;s infrastructure plan wouldn&#8217;t actually fix America&#8217;s infrastructure problems &#8211; Vox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2016\/11\/collaborating-with-donald-trump-is-doomed-to-fail.html?mid=full-rss-nymag\">Collaborating With Donald Trump Is Doomed to Fail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=krugman.blogs.nytimes.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/krugman.blogs.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/18\/the-sorrow-and-the-pity\/?login=email&amp;_r=0\">The Sorrow and the Pity &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.nybooks.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/daily\/2016\/11\/14\/way-to-stop-trump-lessons-of-war-on-terror\/\">The Way to Stop Trump | by David Cole | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yes, They Intend to Go After Medicare<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2016\/11\/republicans-might-be-serious-about-going-after-medicare.html?mid=full-rss-nymag\">Republicans Might Be Serious About Going After Medicare<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=twitter.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulkrugman\/status\/798931106171068416\">Paul Krugman on Twitter: &#8220;As the push to privatize Medicare heats up, remember: Medicare is cheaper than private insurance and better at cost control https:\/\/t.co\/GEUv9NZpT8&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=talkingpointsmemo.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/edblog\/wow-someone-s-talking-about-it\">Wow Someone&#8217;s Talking About It<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=talkingpointsmemo.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/edblog\/we-re-still-on-medicare-phase-out-plan\">We&#8217;re Still On Medicare Phase Out Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=talkingpointsmemo.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/livewire\/tom-price-reveals-republicans-eyeing-medicare-overhaul-in-2017\">Rep. Tom Price Reveals Republicans Eyeing Medicare Overhaul In 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Citing WWII Internment Camps as Precedent<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=talkingpointsmemo.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/livewire\/trump-surrogate-japanese-internment-camps-precedent-muslim-registry\">Trump Surrogate: Japanese Internment Camps A \u2018Precedent\u2019 For Muslim Registry (VIDEO)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=talkingpointsmemo.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/livewire\/trump-statement-registry-muslims\">Trump Team Takes Issue With Reports They&#8217;re Considering &#8216;Muslim Registry&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>More election analysis, (with numbers, not finger-pointing)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.brookings.edu\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/fixgov\/2016\/11\/11\/why-hillary-clinton-lost-pennsylvania-the-real-story\/\">Why Hillary Clinton lost Pennsylvania: The real story | Brookings Institution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=thebuckleyclub.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/thebuckleyclub.com\/the-blue-wall-crumbles-b9764f032c29#.fsqe7fgd2\">The Blue Wall Crumbles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>He Just Makes Stuff Up &#8211; Seriously, Will We Eventually Become Numb and Start To Accept the Lies?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=talkingpointsmemo.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/livewire\/trump-falsely-takes-credit-ford-relocating-plant-kentucky-mexico\">Trump Falsely Claims He Kept Ford From Moving Plant To Mexico<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.vox.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/11\/18\/13675942\/trump-ford-factory\">Donald Trump tried to take credit for saving a Ford factory that wasn\u2019t actually closing &#8211; Vox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Might US Senate&#8217;s Tendency for\u00a0Obstruction Work to the Country&#8217;s Benefit Now?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.vox.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2016\/11\/18\/13601370\/trump-senate-filibuster\">The US Senate will determine whether President Trump succeeds or fails &#8211; Vox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2016\/11\/graham-wants-investigation-into-russian-election-tampering.html?mid=full-rss-di\">Graham Wants Investigation Into Russian Election Tampering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>And Now Just a Little Hope and Encouragement<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.vox.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vox.com\/2016\/11\/17\/13668272\/hillary-clinton-speech-childrens-defense-fund\">\u201cWe have work to do\u201d: Hillary Clinton\u2019s first speech since her concession was a call to action &#8211; Vox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=jezebel.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/a-list-of-pro-women-pro-immigrant-pro-earth-anti-big-1788752078?platform=hootsuite\">A List of Pro-Women, Pro-Immigrant, Pro-Earth, Anti-Bigotry Organizations That Need Your Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.thedailybeast.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2016\/11\/15\/george-takei-the-challenge-ahead-under-president-elect-trump.html\">George Takei: The Challenge Ahead Under President-Elect Trump &#8211; 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