Saturday, February 28, 2026

The rise of profanity politics in the United States.

Politicians today do not just solemnly swear, they can not stop swearing. - JONATHAN TURLEY
“Respectfully, f–k off.” 
Those words by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson, Izzy Gardon, summed up the current race to the bottom of American politics.
Democrats appear in a competition of the profane where voters are now subject to a virtual carpet-bombing of f-bombs and other indecent language...
  • When Hannity criticized Newsom’s comments in Atlanta, the governor posted several four-letter words on X, concluding with: “Spare me your fake f—ing outrage.”
There was a time when political leaders maintained basic standards of civility and avoided profanity in public...

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