There must be some Republicans left out there who think this is going too far. (Right? ) I can’t imagine my father (who I’m sure would have loved Trump) not wincing at this. It’s just not how right wingers of a certain age and experience saw the world. (Not that they didn’t think the hippies and the “minorities” weren’t a huge problem but they never thought that Russia and China weren’t worse.) On the other hand, maybe they’ve been so indoctrinated and brainwashed that they no longer have any patriotism left at all. I assume that most of you don’t watch Fox and probably don’t want to watch a whole interview with Dear Leader in any case. (If you do, you can see it on Youtube here and here.) The torrent of lies is unbelievable. There are a few other highlights worth watching. He seems very stressed to me and looks drawn. I guess that’s understandable. He’s under a lot of stress. But he’s no Ironman, that’s for sure. And you may notice that for some reason there are a lot of jump cuts and edits. Hmmm. Maybe he shouldn’t have fucked a porn star and a playmate.
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He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. The story was taken down for one day on twitter and put back up the next day. He’s full of shit like all Trump sycophants. Not to mention the fact that Hunter Biden was not running for president in 2020 or now. It is interesting that he couldn’t really answer the question, though. Why is this case ok (whether you buy the silly election interference argument or not) while the Trump case is totally unjustified? MAGA voters don’t require logic or consistency or it’s meaningless for them. But if there are any independents out there who really are on the fence about the Trump charges, the hypocrisy among the Trump henchment might make them wonder just a little bit. The Hunter trial begins this week and it’s a little bit heartbreaking. He’s a screwed up guy who had a drug problem. Who among us doesn’t know someone or have a family member who’s been through something like this? And unlike Trump he really is being treated differently than anyone else would be treated having been accused of the same crime.
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Defeating fascism is not someone else’s job President Joe Biden’s comments on the Trump conviction were in Dan Pfeiffer’s opinion calibrated about right. “He’s a serious person addressing a serious matter.” However, that doesn’t excuse the rest of us from being surrogates. Big moments matter, Pfeiffer reminds readers. Trump’s cut over the eye. It may be unseemly for Biden to pound him. But not for us. Work the eye. Now (emphasis mine): One of President Obama’s cardinal rules of politics is that if you don’t talk about the giant elephant in the room, the voters will wonder what you are trying to hide. Trump’s conviction while running for President is a giant fucking elephant. Just ask yourself, how would Republicans handle it if Joe Biden were convicted of a misdemeanor related to the handling of classified information? Would they turn the other cheek and tell people to respect the verdict before pivoting to inflation or another issue? Seems unlikely. The Republicans would use every weapon in their media arsenal to brand the President as a criminal in the eyes of voters.
The first post conviction poll: Ten percent of Republican registered voters say they are less likely to vote for Donald Trump following his felony conviction for falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Friday. The two-day poll, conducted in the hours after the Republican presidential candidate’s conviction by a Manhattan jury on Thursday, also found that 56% of Republican registered voters said the case would have no effect on their vote and 35% said they were more likely to support Trump, who has claimed the charges against him are politically motivated and has vowed to appeal. The potential loss of a tenth of his party’s voters is more significant for Trump than the stronger backing of more than a third of Republicans, since many of the latter would be likely to vote for him regardless of the conviction. Among independent registered voters, 25% said Trump’s conviction made them less likely to support him in November, compared to 18% who said they were more likely and 56% who said the conviction would have no impact on their decision.
According to Newsweek: Countries around the world implement stringent entry requirements to protect their citizens and maintain national security. According to the World Population Review, G7 nations Canada, the United Kingdom and Japan have established policies that prohibit entry to individuals with felony convictions. Additionally, Israel and China also impose such bans. These regulations often result in automatic denial of visas or entry permits to convicted felons, potentially impacting Trump’s ability to travel internationally. Based on data from the World Population Review, here is a list of countries that do not allow convicted felons to enter: Additionally, there are further countries that Trump may now be denied entry to. Not all countries actively check from criminal records at the border, but they will deny entry if a convicted felon is discovered. The following countries implement this: It seems like a bit of an impediment for a president, no?
Trump likes to cite the “evidence” in that piece of garbage “2000 Mules” as part of his Big Lie. Well…. Following the 2020 election, D’Souza released 2000 Mules as an attempt to justify Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden. Trump famously held a screening of the movie at his Mar-a-Lago estate and MAGA supporters promoted the film during it’s release in May 2022. The film was produced by Salem Media Group, a conservative radio juggernaut that airs the likes of Sebastian Gorka and Charlie Kirk. In a new statement, Salem apologized for the film and said it would cease distributing it. The move came after a man featured in the movie sued Salem for defamation. The movie featured video showing the man, Mark Andrews, putting five ballots in a drop box in Lawrenceville, Georgia in 2020. D’Souza falsely claimed in the film that Andrews’ actions were criminal, describing the votes as “fraudulent.” The statement from Salem blamed D’Souza for the smear. “In publishing the film and the book, we relied on representations made to us by Dinesh D’Souza and True the Vote, Inc.
The law and order Republicans are very upset: It’s not just the officials: Newsmax host Carl Higbie went on a tirade on Friday after former President Donald Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury the day before. […] During Friday’s edition of Frontline on Newsmax, Higbie demanded congressional Republicans drop everything and go after those involved in Trump’s prosecution. After talking about how Republicans have most of the guns and making a Braveheart reference, Higbie claimed it is Democrats who want violence. “They want violence so they can cancel this next election that they know they’re gonna lose,” he baselessly alleged. “Don’t fall for it. And the liberal networks? They want it so bad, they can taste it.” The host concluded by predicting Republicans will win in a landslide in November and that Trump will prosecute Democrats. He is very upset. Here he is on Friday comparing Biden to Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin: Oops, wrong video. Here it is:
President Biden announced a breakthrough in the Gaza war yesterday which seems like good news although it isn’t being discussed much. I thought I share this comment about it from former president Obama, FWIW: Today, President Biden put forward a clear, realistic and just plan to establish an immediate ceasefire and end the war in Gaza — a plan that ensures Israel’s security, returns hostages taken on October 7th to their families, increases aid into Gaza and relieves the suffering of Palestinian civilians, and engages Israelis, Palestinians, Arab countries and the broader international community in the process of rebuilding Gaza. A ceasefire alone won’t ease the terrible pain of Israelis whose loved ones were butchered or abducted by Hamas, or the Palestinians whose families have been shattered by the subsequent war. It won’t resolve the longstanding conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, or answer contentious issues surrounding a two-state solution or continuing settler activity in the West Bank.