Has Race Card Been Overplayed?

PPPS (Littleton)—Given the Left's proclivity for labeling anything they disagree with as racist, we asked our crack research team to search for something not so labeled. Here is the result.

In the course of their research, PPPS staff also came across this old post, which seemed relevant.

Practical Pete's Tools of Politics Quiz

PPPS(Littleton)—In the interest of furthering the understanding and the practice of the art of politics, we commissioned our own PPPS Advice Columnist, Practical Pete, to write a book on the Tools of Politics in America.

Pete's book, soon to be released, will be titled:

TOOLS OF POLITICS 

A practical guide to winning power at all costs 

by Practical Pete

 

As part of his research for the book, Practical Pete developed a  political quiz which was administered to several focus groups consisting of PPPS low-information readers who self-selected by responding to a reader survey. The results of the survey and focus group sessions were used in evaluating the most practical tools of politics to be included in the book. We anticipate that Pete's book and the associated Tools of Politics Quiz may form the basis for instruction in political science at several leading universities, Ivy League schools in particular.

As a kind of teaser, prior to official release of Pete's book, here is a sampling of a few of the Tools of Politics Quiz questions used in Pete's research. See how you do.
 

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Editor's Note: We have been assisted in the funding of this book project by generous matching grants from the Soros Family Trust and the Make America Socialist Society (MASS).

ANSWERS TO SAMPLE QUESTIONS:

QUESTION 16: D        QUESTION 27: D        QUESTION 31: D

Citizen Opines on Lowering Political Hostility After VA Shooting

PPPS (Littleton)—We received this short opinion piece about the violent discourse and now actual violence which seems to characterize political debate in our country. It was submitted by a loyal reader, and sometimes contributor, Citizen Pete. 

On Lowering Political Hostility

Now that the latest terrorist attack on Republicans points directly back to the Left's irresponsible, hateful and violent rhetoric, the Democrats are suddenly all about "easing political hostility" in America, as if there was ever any equivalence in this matter as between the sides.

This is just more of the same evil from the Left, including the leadership of the Democrat Party. They have no capacity for self inspection or correction. 

In fact, even after an actual act of violence mimics the undisguised and oft-stated intentions of members of the media, entertainers and Democrats (all really one and the same), projection is still their main game.

The logical progression of this projection will be that Trump caused the violence, aided by Deplorables and the Tea Party, and approved of by Republicans.

Oh, and of course, guns.

Citzen Pete, June 16, 2017

Note: PPPS is not responsible for the content of this editorial, and if threatened with violence by those who oppose or disagree with the content of this editorial, reserves the right to deny any knowledge of, or association with, Citizen Pete, or if necessary, with anyone else named Pete. —the Staff