The only stunt that saves Emily Murphy from historical ignominy is to sign something after this request and during the hearings that recognizes the Biden-Harris victory. The real question is whether Murphy responds to the request, or whether she will resist, and compel someone from some House committee to subpoena her with the usual consequences. …
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Ivanka tries for the Low-Info, High-Disinformation voters before she flees to NYC
Ivanka and her brother retweeted an edited video of a violent right-wing perpetrator left over from yesterday’s Unite the Right 2.0 MAGA demo. An unedited version of the video shows the real depth of carnage. Apparently they’re trying to corner the less-attentive part of the right-wing media audience, perhaps in the hope of running for political office. x…
Democrats should take a breath before they (typically) point fingers at each other for victory
Watching Morning Joe today was somewhat amusing because Joe and all his pundits spent their time portraying the current race as a huge set-back for Democrats — which requires a reckoning within the party and, of course, the rejection of any progressive ideas or candidates within the party. The chatter was sparked in part by reporting…
MO-Gov: “Emails show Parson was warned about virus outbreak before visit to state office building”
From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Gov. Mike Parson proceeded with an event at a state office building last month after staff warned his office of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among state workers in the building, according to emails obtained by the Post-Dispatch. Parson, a Republican running for a four-year term, was diagnosed with COVID-19…
Whiny Trump in the Stahl interview “They were all starting to like me (before COVID)”
Combative Trump tried to bully Lesley Stahl, good luck with that Donald. The Trump release of the interview proves he just wanted a propaganda piece that repeated his stump speech’s talking points. The same fallacious logic and falsehoods appeared in the CBS interview, as did more Trump interruptions. It was no different than the interchanges in his…
Ah . . . too late I guess and I should have written this before about Nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
I have written two posts about suggested questions for Nominee Barrett — here and here. But watching a good deal of today’s confirmation hearing, and listening to her dodge way too many questions, I realize I should also have set out some suggested questions to highlight how thin are her qualifications to be a Supreme Court…
Hell melts as Dr. Conley still won't say when Trump tested negative before he came to Walter Reed.
The White House continues to to dodge the facts with double-talk, as it becomes more obvious that Trump endangered numerous people including perhaps Joe Biden. Trump seems to have known that he was COVID-positive prior to the first debate. x The White House has dodged questions for seven straight days about when Trump last tested negative.—…
Polls Showed Nearly a Sea of Blue Before October Surprise
We don’t know how Trump’s infection by Covid-19 will affect the presidential race which has remained incredibly stable for more than a year. One would have to guess it will, to some degree, dishearten his supporters and destroy his narrative that the pandemic is pretty much going away. Most likely there will be no more presidential…
72% of Justices appointed before Trump supported Roe. Does Barrett accept any limits on her power?
I’d like to crowd source reaction to the following proposed list of questions — because we don't have much time to prepare for confirmation hearings. The questions are not said with hope of derailing the nominee, but recognizing (very much so) that the confirmation hearings are part of a larger political debate/audience and Dems need to make…
The Reality of never being here before. I feel like it is 1860
Get ready people because the reality of losing our democracy is real. I said this in 2016 and people scoffed. It is a reality. The sides are lining up. Brother against brother, Mother against child, husband against wife. This may even be worse than 1860 considering the people of that era were not as connected…
Before denying he said it, Trump proudly tweeted that John McCain is a 'loser'
Looks like someone forgot to scrub his Twitter account. x I was never a big fan of John McCain, disagreed with him on many things including ridiculous endless wars and the lack of success he had in dealing with the VA and our great Vets, but the lowering of our Nations American Flags, and the…
TX-02: Beto O'Rourke Gives Sima Ladjevardian (D) A Boost Before Dan Crenshaw's (R) RNC Speech
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D. TX), inn support of Sima Ladjevardian’s (D. TX-02) campaign: Sima Ladjevardian (D. TX-02) Tonight, Dan Crenshaw will be speaking at the Republican National Convention. It’s only fitting that in a party that has dropped any pretense at a platform, other than supporting anything…
IA-Sen: Let's Give Theresa Greenfield's (D) Campaign A Boost Before Joni Ernst's (R) RNC Speech
So this is happening tonight: Speakers for the Republican National Convention have been announced, and two Iowans are on the schedule. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will speak on Tuesday, according to an announcement from the Donald J. Trump campaign. Joni Ernst, the junior senator from Iowa, will speak on Wednesday. And Theresa Greenfield (D. IA)…
Kamala Harris 1 minute before she goes live is the thing I needed today
Wow. And I thought Obama was cool as a cucumber. Please enjoy this short video taken of Kamala Harris before she goes live explaining how to brine a turkey. This woman has been tasked to do nothing less than save our democracy. Meanwhile, the GOP war machine has launched every sexist, racist, immigrant, birther, kitchen…
bringing down a Columbus statue before Trump's protection squad arrives in Chicago
Considering the penchant for bored federal tactical teams to practice their snatch and grab techniques with their rental vehicles, it’s a good thing to take down that statue. Chicago will feature at least 200 members of the miscellaneous DHS protection squad this weekend. x BREAKING: Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to remove the controversial statue of…
Chuck Todd mercilessly slams Trump before COVID press conference
One knows a president has lost all respect and credibility when his press conference is prefaced by Chuck Todd preempting the lies he is expected to tell. Chuck Todd, where was this reporting before? x x YouTube Video Watch complete episodes here. The segment started with all the asinine statements made by the president on…
“Worse before it gets better” Trump does another presser, can't control his ad libs
Trump shows up late again and repeats the same spin, not acknowledging the lead in deaths. The real headlines will come from more Trump mistakes, like well-wishing Ghislaine Maxwell and mentioning Prince Andrew, as well as continuing the same campaign speech lies. x Also, without watching this presser, I've deduced that Trump's aides finally got…
TX-Sen: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Gives MJ Hegar (D) A Boost Before Tuesday's Runoff Election
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), in support of MJ Hegar’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: x YouTube Video Something's happening in Texas. The latest polls there have Joe Biden and Donald Trump just a few points apart. In one from a few weeks ago, Joe Biden…
The “Negro National Hymn” to be sung before the first NFL games – reactionaries haz a sad
It is a surprise to some who haven’t spent time in African-American cultural institutions that Lift Every Voice and Sing is a standard for many events. It never substitutes for the US national anthem. It is equally surprising not to know the lyrics of a song that is much more fun and more religious to sing…
