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Running as a winner
Fetterman has been running as the front runner since the beginning. He never apologizes for being a Democrat. He doesn’t hedge when supporting democratic policies. Sports comparisons are probably overdone, but there is such a thing as momentum. Fetterman has it.
The GOP is giving up on one of Trump’s gift to the Democrats.
Lock Him Up!
I’m taking this outright from Eschaton, and only adding one note below. Lock Him Up! Gotta be consequences. The thing about Trump is that he will say anything and do anything, and he will also try to get his followers to do anything. He essentially tried to overthrow the government of the United States. He’s […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday August 16 2022
“WE DEMAND (insert unreasonable demand here)!” The GOP has a good system that allows them to always play the victim. They make demands that are impossible to fulfill and when rebuffed, they claim that shadowy forces are at work, and the unmet demand is an example of the gross injustice constantly inflicted on conservatives by […]
DL Open Thread Monday August 15 2022
What a wild and woolly weekend that ended with a Fox News genius citing Nixon’s “If the President does it, then it isn’t a crime” as if it was case law.
Here is a recap of the highlights courtesy of Jack Battiste:
“Trump never took any classified information, the FBI planted evidence. But also, Trump de-classified that evidence (that he never took) But also, it’s not a big deal if he did take it because only one box was classified (I mean de-classified) But also, even if he did have multiple boxes of classified (I mean de-classified) he didn’t pack those boxes himself. And even if he did pack all those boxes they were just paper copies so they wouldn’t be easy for foreign actors to steal. But also Barak Obama took 30 million documents. But also Hillary Clinton. But also Hunter Biden. But also Jeffery Epstein.”
All of the distraction, whataboutism, and misinformation, isn’t accidental. “The Democrats don’t matter, the real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with shit.” — Steve Bannon.
It isn’t a mystery and yet the media continues to play along. They must be getting something out of the deal, but what? Oh yeah, money.
Great idea, except I don’t care for Opera.
Opera Delaware is taking the show on the road, thanks to a new mobile stage.
“We want to feature our artists in a way that people can really appreciate the grandeur of what they would do in an opera house, but they can appreciate it in the intimacy of this fun setting,” Kerriann Otaño told WDEL News.
The custom-built trailer includes a 14-foot stage, stage lighting, and even a climate-controlled “green room.”
Otaño said it will allow them to take performance out of the opera house and to community groups, festivals and block parties.
“The incredible thing about the mobility and the availability of having this truck with us all the time now is that it really opens up all of Wilmington to be our stage, and really allows us to connect with people more freely – which is really what art is all about,” Otaño said.
White Man Rules Prevail
Armed Trump supporters protest outside of FBI office in Phoenix. Let’s play a little game I like to call “If Ammon Bundy Was Black.”
Why are Delaware Republicans still allowed to run as “normal” Republicans?
I’m seriously asking. Delaware Republicans (all of them) are consistent supporters of a national party that worked hard to strip women of their right to reproductive healthcare even while they worked to protect the paternity rights of rapist.
All Delaware Republican office holders and candidates are members of a national party that supports the violent overthrown of our constitutional government. They are all members of a party that has worked to undermine election integrity, and block eligible voters from voting. They are all members of a party that has traded in support for the common welfare for strident support of a violent, criminal cult leader.
All Delaware Republicans contribute to and support a party that is lobbying oil companies to fight FOR global warming and irreversible climate change.
Many Delaware Republicans don’t even try to argue that they are not like “those crazy” Republicans. Why are Democrats continuing to allow Republicans run as if it is still 1988?
Classified, Schmashified
He “called it” unclassified. And “calling it” is irrefutable when determining which pre-teen gets to ride in the front seat of the car OR which documents are classified and which are not. Trump’s representatives, at least for the moment, have settled on a story which is that he had a “standing order” that any and […]
What will the Right Wing Media Do When Trump Resists Arrest?
“The people who support Trump will never be swayed by any facts or evidence.” That is something you hear quite a bit. But what about Fox News? Will Fox News and the constellation of other right-wing Trump propagandist ever be swayed by any facts or evidence? “Normal” media outlets continue to treat Fox News as […]
Blanket Immunity and Infallibility – Just as the founders intended
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If you are a “politician” or do anything related to “politics” you have total criminal immunity because enforcing laws against you is “politicizing” the situation which is far worse than any crime.
WELL, If you are a REPUBLICAN “politician” or do anything related to “politics” you have total criminal immunity because blanket politicizing immunity does not seem to extend to Democrats.
“If the DOJ can do this to Trump just think what…
…they could do to any of us who evades taxes, attempts to undermine an election, uses state resources to enrich ourselves or steals top secret defense documents…!?” When you think of all the stupid, nonsensical bullshit that Trump followers have internalized, the idea that Trump is some hero of the working class is perhaps the most […]
Trump’s Lawyers Have Until 3:00 Today to “Put up or Shut Up”
Knowing how they operate, I suspect they will neither “put up” nor “shut up’. But good for Garland calling the dumb-fuck’s noisy bluff: Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that the Department of Justice filed a motion to unseal a search warrant and property receipt relating to the search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property. CNN’s […]
Song of the Day 8/10: Bananarama, “Cruel Summer”
Now Republicans think it’s a banana republic? Gee, I thought that happened when they all fell in line behind a known criminal. Cruel summer, ain’t it, bitches? This song became a No. 9 hit in the US in 1984 when it was included in the hit movie “Karate Kid.” That was a year after it […]
Asked and Answered
This tweet nails something I’ve been pondering:
The strangest thing about this epoch of American history will always be that tens of millions of grown ups decided to form a cult like devotion to, of all available people, Donald Trump.
The response from a Trumper is genuinely helpful:
It really isn’t about Trump. It could be any republican who had a backbone who would simply stand up against you libs. He’s doing it. He not perfect, but he’s a fighter…and we loved fighters.
In short, we’d have formed a cult around any crazy-ass dumbfuck who nursed our petty grievances and validated our racial hatreds.
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