The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is firstly a personal tragedy for her family, friends, colleagues, and the millions of people throughout the world who admired and were inspired by her intellect, her heart, and her fighting spirit. She is a historical figure whose impact has yet to be fully appreciated. However,…
Category: Impeach
Louie Gohmert tries to sneak the whistleblower's name into the Congressional record
America’s stupidest congressional representative decided to test his ethical responsibility. NEW: GOHMERT became the first lawmaker to publicly name a person purported by some Trump allies to be the whistleblower. Schiff warned there could be ethics consequences for something like this, though his office is declining to comment. https://t.co/nzDXoovdtc — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 12,…
#ArmsforDirt: 13 minute phone call between Rudy and OMB and possible 4 articles of impeachment
Darn that “Stark evidence of misconduct”, the House Intelligence committee releases their report and MSNBC reports that there may be as many as 4 articles of impeachment, one of which will incorporate the Mueller report. THE TRUMP-UKRAINE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY REPORT Report of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Pursuant to H. Res. 660 in Consultation with…
Half of America wants Trump removed from office. Why does the press keep shrugging that off?
With the House Judiciary Committee poised to take up the impeachment baton and hold a new round of public hearings this month, the Beltway press continues to absorb and echo Republican talking points that claim the inquiry isn’t resonating with Americans. Because impeachments aren’t legal proceedings, the messaging wars that surround them take on added importance. And…
The Odd Coupling
The theatrical version of The Odd Couple movie starred Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The TV version featured fictional divorcees, Tony Randall, as the fastidious Felix Unger, and Jack Klugman as the hard-drinking, womanizer and gambler, Oscar Madison. As part of the hilarious love-hate relationship between the two men was Oscar’s open disdain for the idiosyncratic…
Guy Who Impeached Clinton for Having an Affair While Having an Affair Says This is Not Impeachment
Newt Gingrich: "What you are watching is a legislative coup d'etat. This is not an impeachment, and we ought to quit talking about it as if it's an impeachment," Dems just want to get rid of Trump. Newt led the impeachment of Bill Clinton over an affair — while having an affair. pic.twitter.com/X0b9BBryYG — Eric Kleefeld…
The White Man’s Last Stand
Growing up as a black kid in America, the running blaxploitation film theme was getting “the man” before he got you. Donald Trump is un-circling the wagons for the white man’s last stand. That last statement is not a blanket thrown over every white man or woman in America, and if you feel offended maybe…
You Can Impeach a Ham Sandwich. It's Time to Impeach Bill Barr.
So, I woke up this morning to this news… x “The White House and the Justice Department have advised the nation's top intelligence agency that a controversial complaint involving President Donald Trump isn't governed by laws covering intelligence whistleblowers…”https://t.co/cf0nnw0CFc — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) September 20, 2019 The W.H. and Justice working hand and glove to…
The 2019 “Everything Terrible Trump Has Done” 2nd Quarter Report
Since the Trump Presidency began back in January 2017, we have endeavored to maintain a comprehensive listing of all the administrations misdeeds in the Everything Awful The Trump Administration Has Done Omnibus (full list here), and have attempted to categorize and score them accordingly. Today is July 20th, which means that as of noon today we are now…
Justin Amash scorches Don Jr., bakes his ashes into a scone, and eats it with a dollop of marmalade
I’m not one to speak well of a Republican — particularly a Tea Party Republican — but Rep. Justin Amash at least knows how to read a report and draw some glaringly obvious conclusions. And because he has a talent for reading comprehension that’s exceedingly rare among his brethren, Republicans have gone ape-shit over his calls…
The “Everything Terrible Trump Has Done So Far” Omnibus (Week 122)
As part of the ongoing project to catalog every awful thing the Trump Administration has done as a reference for future political arguments and whatever few posterity survives to see 2020, here’s everything awful the Trump Administration has done this week. ____________________________________________________________________________ 1392. It was found the administration had separated at least 1,700 additional migrant…