Outraged Reactions to Trump Choice of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General Roll In

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Now that we know Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general is Jeff Sessions – a racist among racists – reactions are beginning to come in.

Joe Walsh predictably tweeted “Good pick. Good man,” and Lou Dobbs called Sessions “a great man,” but non-bigots not so enthusiastic.

Stalwart Trump foe Ana Navarro leads the charge with this pithy comment:

Actor/comedian and Twitter wit John Fugelsang tweeted,

Huffington Post‘s Ryan J. Reilly directed his response to the context, and it is not favorable to Trump’s pick:

The Washington Post‘s Wesley Lowery also pointed to Session’s complete unsuitability to the post:

Here is another, stressing what Session’s appointment means to women:

Mrs. Betty Bowers, that inimitable mocker of all things Religious Right, chimed in with,

MTV News’ Jamil Smith gets the last word for now:

Indeed. That would be news. But don’t hold your breath.

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Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen's Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.

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