Tuesday open thread: Great going, Hoggwarts

I would direct your attention to the byline in this article: "Sinclair National Desk".

Yes, that Sinclair, the unapologetically MAGA media company which owns dozens of TV stations across the country. The Sinclair which makes its anchors read MAGA propaganda on air. 

What did David Hogg think was going to happen when he went on Bill Maher's show and said that young males voted Republican or stayed home because Democrats, in essence, wouldn't let them have fun and get laid? 

Politics are hard. Buzzards are always circling, waiting for you to say something which can be turned into devastating 30-second ads. Political handlers live in fear of such own-goals. And Hoggwarts—yes, that's my name for him—stepped in the shit pile when he went on that rant on his fellow manosphere habitué's show. "DNC VICE CHAIR WANTS DEMOCRATS TO HELP YOUNG MEN GET LAID" was always going to be the takeaway, no matter how much his cult members said otherwise. And here we have it.

Hoggwarts had no qualifications to be in a position of power in the Democratic Party. And, it seems, his election was so riddled with irregularities that the DNC voted to re-run it. And, surprise, his botched election came at the expense of a Native American woman. 

Donald Trump's re-election has buoyed white men, on both sides of the political spectrum. On the right, they're emboldened to be their racist, misogynistic, homophobic selves. And on the left... they're emboldened to be their racist, misogynistic, homophobic selves. I'm not the only one who remembers when the white left turned on President Barack Obama before he had even taken office. I'm not the only one who remembers the filth they rained on Representative John Lewis—the man they now have the gall to hold up as an example to contrast with "do-nothing Democrats". It's not surprising that Hoggwarts is of the same mind. And it's not surprising that he said the quiet part out-loud. It's Springtime for White Men. They've had enough and they're not taking it anymore!

Hoggwarts should not have been allowed to run for a position at the DNC. He should not have been endorsed by the likes of Tim Walz. He's a 25-year-old "man" with no accomplishments to his name. And now we see where his priorities lie. Seeing the back of him will be a signal relief.

This is your open thread.