crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Donald Trump Gives Away The Game: No Funds For USPS Means No Mail-In Voting

During Wednesday 's press conference ( aka MAGA Rally ) , Donald Trump confirmed exactly what we have suspected all along - he is intentionally withholding much needed funds for the Post Office as a means of preventing people from successfully voting by mail .
HE LITERALLY GAVE THE GAME AWAY .
Here is a bit of what he said : They want $ 3.5 billion for universal mail-in voting for the country when we have hundreds of millions of voters .
Now they want to take the countrywide mail-in voting .
It 's going to be the greatest fraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you always talk about Russia , Russia , Russia and China , Iran on voting , your biggest problem is gon na be with the Democrats , not with China , Russia and Iran ... the biggest problem will be with the Democrats , but now the Democrats want $ 3.5 billion .
Think of it .
But now that they 're unwilling to approve a bill that gives all of that money , and of course we would never approve an amount like , that and they also want $ 25 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 25 billion for the post office , so the post office can handle the vast amount of ballots that are being sent at random from all over the place .
They have no idea where they 're going .
So , they want $ 25 billion , and think of this they want $ 3.5 billion and would you say that 's enough to cover it ?
I think we can do it for less .
But they want $ 25 billion for the post office because of this , and remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person and a great businessman just got there a little while ago .
The post office has been run poorly for many many decades .
Great people in the post office , incredible people , but they have had very bad leadership for many years so we will get straightened out but they turned down this bill because they want radical left agenda items that nobody in their right mind would approve .
They want $ 25 billion for the post office and $ 2.5 or $ 3.5 billion for universal mail-in and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to happen because they do n't even wan na talk about it .
Because we ca n't give them the kind of ridiculous things they want to have nothing to do with the China virus and has nothing at all to do with the China virus much of what they are asking for .
Therefore they do n't have the money to do the universal mail-in voting so therefore they ca n't do it I guess .
Are they going to do it even though they do n't have the money ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ They 're asking for $ 25 billion for the post office so they can do this , I guess , I would hope it would be a lot of other things too , but therefore they do n't have it .
They do n't have the money to do the universal mail-in votes .
GUYS .
He said it .
HE SAID IT OUT LOUD .
He is connecting money for the Post Office to the ability of the Post Office to do mail in voting .
He flat out gave the game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office will somehow refuse to do their job because he is kneecapping them .
Does he not realize how hard postal workers work ?
?
?
How dedicated are to their jobs ?
Most postal workers do these jobs until retirement .
It is not a passing fancy in between other jobs .
They will FIND A WAY .
Do you ever see postal workers give up because of snow or rain or heat ?
Or a PANDEMIC ?
Nope .
They show up .
6 days a week and on Sunday for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even with Trump trying to slow them down .
Enraging postal workers is not a good idea , and Donald Trump is going to find that out soon .
Presidents and heads of USPS come and go , but postal workers give their blood , sweat , and tears for our country .

During Wednesday's press conference (aka MAGA Rally), Donald Trump confirmed exactly what we have suspected all along - he is intentionally withholding much needed funds for the Post Office as a means of preventing people from successfully voting by mail. HE LITERALLY GAVE THE GAME AWAY.
Here is a bit of what he said:
They want $3.5 billion for universal mail-in voting for the country when we have hundreds of millions of voters. Now they want to take the countrywide mail-in voting. It's going to be the greatest fraud in the history of elections. When you always talk about Russia, Russia, Russia and China, Iran on voting, your biggest problem is gonna be with the Democrats, not with China, Russia and Iran...the biggest problem will be with the Democrats, but now the Democrats want $3.5 billion. Think of it. But now that they're unwilling to approve a bill that gives all of that money, and of course we would never approve an amount like, that and they also want $25 billion dollars additional for the post office, $25 billion for the post office, so the post office can handle the vast amount of ballots that are being sent at random from all over the place. They have no idea where they're going. So, they want $25 billion, and think of this they want $3.5 billion and would you say that's enough to cover it? I think we can do it for less. But they want $25 billion for the post office because of this, and remember the new man who is a great person and a great businessman just got there a little while ago. The post office has been run poorly for many many decades. Great people in the post office, incredible people, but they have had very bad leadership for many years so we will get straightened out but they turned down this bill because they want radical left agenda items that nobody in their right mind would approve. They want $25 billion for the post office and $2.5 or $3.5 billion for universal mail-in and $3.5 billion the bill is not going to happen because they don't even wanna talk about it. Because we can't give them the kind of ridiculous things they want to have nothing to do with the China virus and has nothing at all to do with the China virus much of what they are asking for. Therefore they don't have the money to do the universal mail-in voting so therefore they can't do it I guess. Are they going to do it even though they don't have the money? They are asking for 3.5 billion, They're asking for $25 billion for the post office so they can do this, I guess, I would hope it would be a lot of other things too, but therefore they don't have it. They don't have the money to do the universal mail-in votes.
GUYS. He said it. HE SAID IT OUT LOUD. He is connecting money for the Post Office to the ability of the Post Office to do mail in voting. He flat out gave the game away. He thinks that the post office will somehow refuse to do their job because he is kneecapping them. Does he not realize how hard postal workers work??? How dedicated are to their jobs? Most postal workers do these jobs until retirement. It is not a passing fancy in between other jobs. They will FIND A WAY. Do you ever see postal workers give up because of snow or rain or heat? Or a PANDEMIC? Nope. They show up. 6 days a week and on Sunday for special packages. They will work hard, even with Trump trying to slow them down.
Enraging postal workers is not a good idea, and Donald Trump is going to find that out soon. Presidents and heads of USPS come and go, but postal workers give their blood, sweat, and tears for our country.


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Kanye West Met With Jared Kushner In Colorado To Talk About ... What?

It appears likely that the Trump campaign is funding Kanye West 's third party run -- which , as former @ @ @ @ @ out , would be illegal .
Via Associated Press : WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - @ @ @ @ @ West recently met with White House adviser and the president ’ s son-in-law Jared Kushner @ @ @ @ @ the meeting said on Wednesday as the entertainer pursues his efforts to appear on the @ @ @ @ @ The New York Times , which first reported the meeting , said it took place @ @ @ @ @ also included President Donald Trump ’ s daughter Ivanka , Kushner ’ s wife and @ @ @ @ @ .
West appeared to confirm the meeting in a tweet late Tuesday night , saying @ @ @ @ @ empowering Black Americans , and he offered to do a live interview with the Times @

It appears likely that the Trump campaign is funding Kanye West's third party run -- which, as former Republican operative Stuart Stevens pointed out, would be illegal. Via Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Entertainer and Trump supporter Kanye West recently met with White House adviser and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, a source familiar with the meeting said on Wednesday as the entertainer pursues his efforts to appear on the presidential ballot this November.
The New York Times, which first reported the meeting, said it took place in Colorado last weekend and also included President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, Kushner’s wife and another top White House adviser.
West appeared to confirm the meeting in a tweet late Tuesday night, saying they discussed a book on empowering Black Americans, and he offered to do a live interview with the Times.


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Trump COVID Briefings: Same Script, Different Day

Trump calls these things he does Coronavirus Press Briefings , but they 're basically just more propaganda for his re-election @ @ @ @ @ essential purpose .
They 're not there to present information .
And if they 're @ @ @ @ @ well just re-use whatever facts you have from one day to the next , because @ @ @ @ @ They 're not the point of these dreary exercises .
So what is the point @ @ @ @ @ false or misleading information that is spread deliberately to deceive .
This is a subset @ @ @ @ @ also be unintentional .
The English word disinformation is a loan translation of the Russian @ @ @ @ @ title of a KGB black propaganda department .
Here 's some Twitter reaction to The @ @ @ @

Trump calls these things he does Coronavirus Press Briefings, but they're basically just more propaganda for his re-election campaign. That's their essential purpose. They're not there to present information. And if they're not, you might as well just re-use whatever facts you have from one day to the next, because they don't matter. They're not the point of these dreary exercises.
So what is the point? Disinformation.
Disinformation is false or misleading information that is spread deliberately to deceive. This is a subset of misinformation, which may also be unintentional. The English word disinformation is a loan translation of the Russian dezinformatsiya, derived from the title of a KGB black propaganda department.
Irony.
Here's some Twitter reaction to The Recount's video.
s/o to our video wizard @brenonade for this piece! — The Recount (@therecount) August 12, 2020
Groundhog Day... except the groundhog is a rabid killer — Mark Ristine (@RistineMark) August 12, 2020
Even his speechwriters are lazy. — Hamish Mitchell (@H_MitchellPhoto) August 12, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Fox Segment Ends Abruptly When Cohost Warns Of Trump’s COVID Relief Failure

Just as cohost Dagen McDowell poked holes in Fox ’ s picture of Donald Trump as COVID relief-package superhero , swooping in to save struggling Americans while Congress deadlocked , suddenly the segment was all out of time .
As Yahoo News pointed out , Americans could face a long wait for the COVID economic relief Trump promised in his executive order .
But cohost Kennedy , with the assistance of Bret Baier , tried to hang any and all problems on Congress .
First , she “ asked ” Democratic cohost Marie Harf , “ How vulnerable are some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constituents are not necessarily married to either party ?
” Then she wondered whether maybe Senate Republicans who “ really don ’ t like this legislation ” are “ having a tougher time.
” Guest Bret Baier , the supposedly neutral anchor of Special Report , couldn ’ t have made the Trump campaign happier as he painted Dear Leader as the outsider you need to get things done in a dysfunctional Washington where Democrats are mostly to blame .
BAIER : I think we ’ re past the point where it 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The most things I hear - people emailing me and messaging me - is that both parties stink and that Washington is incapable of working on the big things .
… You know , you can criticize the president for the executive order efforts and say that it ’ s unconstitutional , and it ’ ll be challenged in court , and you 've heard that from both Democrats and people like Ben Sasse and Republicans , but from a political point of view , what he did is , he changed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying they ’ re going to take him to court on these executive orders to provide checks from money that has been redistributed .
Well , by doing that the onus , then , is on Democrats , to say , wait , where are you ?
Are you at the table or not ?
And it changed the whole political dynamic .
I think both parties are in trouble if something big does n't get through or at least something get through on Capitol Hill and I think that it 's not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and cohost Gillian Turner helped amplify the message .
“ I think people are completely fed up and they ’ re so over this sort of leadership where all you are trying to do is hurt the other political party instead of doing what ’ s best for the country , ” Kennedy said .
Turner added , “ I think the White House has long insisted that President Trump is doing this because he ’ s stepping up at a key moment for the American people to try and do what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no liberal , had a different point of view .
MCDOWELL : I must point out the burden is on the administration at this point , because they ’ re out promising people are gon na start getting more money whether it ’ s in a payroll tax deferral and the extra unemployment benefits , $ 400 total , extra , down from 600 .
If that money doesn ’ t start coming out , that will hurt this administration and employers are not sure about how to defer those payroll taxes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's point , which had been ignored up to now .
But Kennedy interrupted , refusing to let her speak .
“ We have to go , unfortunately , ” she said .

Just as cohost Dagen McDowell poked holes in Fox’s picture of Donald Trump as COVID relief-package superhero, swooping in to save struggling Americans while Congress deadlocked, suddenly the segment was all out of time.
As Yahoo News pointed out, Americans could face a long wait for the COVID economic relief Trump promised in his executive order.
But cohost Kennedy, with the assistance of Bret Baier, tried to hang any and all problems on Congress. First, she “asked” Democratic cohost Marie Harf, “How vulnerable are some of these Democrats in swing districts whose constituents are not necessarily married to either party?” Then she wondered whether maybe Senate Republicans who “really don’t like this legislation” are “having a tougher time.”
Guest Bret Baier, the supposedly neutral anchor of Special Report, couldn’t have made the Trump campaign happier as he painted Dear Leader as the outsider you need to get things done in a dysfunctional Washington where Democrats are mostly to blame.
BAIER: I think we’re past the point where it's a pox on both your houses. The most things I hear - people emailing me and messaging me - is that both parties stink and that Washington is incapable of working on the big things. … You know, you can criticize the president for the executive order efforts and say that it’s unconstitutional, and it’ll be challenged in court, and you've heard that from both Democrats and people like Ben Sasse and Republicans, but from a political point of view, what he did is, he changed the dynamic. So now the Democrats are saying they’re going to take him to court on these executive orders to provide checks from money that has been redistributed. Well, by doing that the onus, then, is on Democrats, to say, wait, where are you? Are you at the table or not? And it changed the whole political dynamic. I think both parties are in trouble if something big doesn't get through or at least something get through on Capitol Hill and I think that it's not a good sign for Washington.
Kennedy and cohost Gillian Turner helped amplify the message. “I think people are completely fed up and they’re so over this sort of leadership where all you are trying to do is hurt the other political party instead of doing what’s best for the country,” Kennedy said. Turner added, “I think the White House has long insisted that President Trump is doing this because he’s stepping up at a key moment for the American people to try and do what he can.”
But cohost Dagen McDowell, no liberal, had a different point of view.
MCDOWELL: I must point out the burden is on the administration at this point, because they’re out promising people are gonna start getting more money whether it’s in a payroll tax deferral and the extra unemployment benefits, $400 total, extra, down from 600. If that money doesn’t start coming out, that will hurt this administration and employers are not sure about how to defer those payroll taxes.
Harf started to say something to McDowell's point, which had been ignored up to now. But Kennedy interrupted, refusing to let her speak. “We have to go, unfortunately,” she said.
How convenient!


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--What A Wonderful World

What A Wonderful World

Fox 's Kennedy abruptly ends a segment where all of her Outnumbered cohosts were doing their best to `` both @ @ @ @ @ up any additional coronavirus relief getting passed , when Dagen McDowell mentions the fact that @ @ @ @

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crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Sen. Kamala Harris' Hammered Trump And Pence In Her First Speech As Joe Biden's Running Mate

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made their first joint appearance today as running mates for the 2020 Democratic presidential race .
For the first , and likely the last time on the campaign trail — from now on , she will be the one introducing him — Former VP Biden introduced the California Senator to the nation as his partner in what they 're both calling a battle for the soul of the nation .
Her speech knocked it out of the park , striking an intimate tone as only reporters and camera crews were in the room because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same time she spoke to the universal experience of so many , appealing to parents , workers , immigrants , activists , in what she called an overriding goal to build a `` coalition of conscience . ''
Most of all , she really took it to the current occupant of the White House and his slimy sycophantic sidekick VP , outright comparing their failures to the successes of Trump 's imaginary nemesis : an actual president : Barack Obama .
SEN. HARRIS : And let me tell you , as somebody who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in court , the case against Donald Trump and Mike Pence is open and shut .
Just look where they 've gotten us .
More than 16 million out of work .
Millions of kids who can not go back to school .
A crisis of poverty , of homelessness afflicting black , brown and indigenous people the most .
A crisis of hunger afflicting 1 in 5 mothers who have children that are hungry .
And tragically , more than 165,000 lives that have been cut short .
Many with loved ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good-bye .
It did n't have to be this way .
Six years ago , in fact , we had a different health crisis .
It was called ebola .
And we all remember that pandemic .
But you know what happened then ?
Barack Obama and Joe Biden did their job .
Only two people in the United States died .
Two .
That is what 's called leadership .
But compare that to the moment we find ourselves in now .
When other countries are following the science , Trump pushed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While other countries were flattening the curve , he said the virus would just , poof , go away .
Quote , like a miracle .
So , when other countries opened back up for business , what did we do ?
We had to shut down again .
This virus has impacted almost every country .
But there 's a reason it has hit America worse than any other advanced nation .
It 's because of Trump 's failure to take it seriously from the start .
His refusal to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on social distancing and wearing masks .
His delusional belief that he knows better than the experts .
All of that is reason and the reason that an American dies of covid-19 every 80 seconds .
It 's why countless businesses have had to shut their doors for good .
It 's why there is complete chaos over when and how to reopen our schools .
Mothers and fathers are confused and uncertain and angry about child care and the safety of their kids at school .
Whether they 'll be in danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they do n't .
Trump is also the reason millions of Americans are now unemployed .
He inherited the longest economic expansion in history from Barack Obama and Joe Biden .
And then , like everything else he inherited , he ran it straight into the ground .
DAMN .
Like everything else he inherited , he ran it straight into the ground .
Madam Vice President .
We are here for you .
Twitter was impressed , as well :

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris made their first joint appearance today as running mates for the 2020 Democratic presidential race. For the first, and likely the last time on the campaign trail — from now on, she will be the one introducing him — Former VP Biden introduced the California Senator to the nation as his partner in what they're both calling a battle for the soul of the nation.
Her speech knocked it out of the park, striking an intimate tone as only reporters and camera crews were in the room because of this surreal pandemic situation. At the same time she spoke to the universal experience of so many, appealing to parents, workers, immigrants, activists, in what she called an overriding goal to build a "coalition of conscience."
Most of all, she really took it to the current occupant of the White House and his slimy sycophantic sidekick VP, outright comparing their failures to the successes of Trump's imaginary nemesis: an actual president: Barack Obama.
SEN. HARRIS: And let me tell you, as somebody who has presented my fair share of arguments in court, the case against Donald Trump and Mike Pence is open and shut. Just look where they've gotten us. More than 16 million out of work. Millions of kids who cannot go back to school. A crisis of poverty, of homelessness afflicting black, brown and indigenous people the most. A crisis of hunger afflicting 1 in 5 mothers who have children that are hungry. And tragically, more than 165,000 lives that have been cut short. Many with loved ones who never got the chance to say good-bye. It didn't have to be this way. Six years ago, in fact, we had a different health crisis. It was called ebola. And we all remember that pandemic. But you know what happened then? Barack Obama and Joe Biden did their job. Only two people in the United States died. Two. That is what's called leadership. But compare that to the moment we find ourselves in now. When other countries are following the science, Trump pushed miracle cures he saw on Fox News. While other countries were flattening the curve, he said the virus would just, poof, go away. Quote, like a miracle. So, when other countries opened back up for business, what did we do? We had to shut down again. This virus has impacted almost every country. But there's a reason it has hit America worse than any other advanced nation. It's because of Trump's failure to take it seriously from the start. His refusal to get testing up and running. His flip-flopping on social distancing and wearing masks. His delusional belief that he knows better than the experts. All of that is reason and the reason that an American dies of covid-19 every 80 seconds. It's why countless businesses have had to shut their doors for good. It's why there is complete chaos over when and how to reopen our schools. Mothers and fathers are confused and uncertain and angry about child care and the safety of their kids at school. Whether they'll be in danger if they go or fall behind if they don't. Trump is also the reason millions of Americans are now unemployed. He inherited the longest economic expansion in history from Barack Obama and Joe Biden. And then, like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground.
DAMN. Like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground.
Madam Vice President. We are here for you.
Twitter was impressed, as well:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris CRUSHED this speech.
They are a breath of fresh air. I'm breathing.
I LOVE THIS DYNAMIC DUO!!!! — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 12, 2020
I really think that @KamalaHarris speech showed just how hard they’re going to hammer the president on his incompetence in the face of Covid. — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) August 12, 2020
Kamala Harris speech reminded Americans what we have been missing since 2017 - H O P E
Now lets get to fucking work in removing that racist bastard from the People's House on Nov 3rd#Mamala pic.twitter.com/uX7TljLjzO — BlackWomenAreKryptoniteToGOP (@battletested5) August 12, 2020
I’m not ashamed to say that, as a former Marine, listening to Kamala Harris’ speech today, I instinctively snapped to the position of attention out of respect for hearing a real leader speak. Madam Vice President sure will sound nice. #VoteBidenHarris2020 #MarinesAgainstTrump pic.twitter.com/rjT6XpLO0D — Bleeding Heart Liberal Marine (@BleedingMarine) August 12, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Chris Wallace Balks At GOP Complaints About Kamala Harris: 'Who WOULD They Like?'

Fox News host Chris Wallace observed on Wednesday that conservative voices are “ struggling ” to find the best way to attack presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris .
“ She is not far to the left , ” Wallace told Fox News anchor Sandra Smith .
“ I think she ’ s a reasonably safe choice .
She was the obvious frontrunner .
She was the obvious choice .
She adds some excitement to the ticket .
She ’ s a statement to African-Americans and especially to African-American women , who are the real solid core of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not take them for granted.
” “ And so I think she ’ s a pretty safe choice and will energize some women , energize some African-Americans , ” he continued .
“ And most importantly , it ’ s a cliche but it ’ s true .
Like the Hippocratic Oath , what people always say about the vice presidential pick is first do no harm.
” Smith noted that conservative voices like The New York Post , The Wall Street Journal and Rep. Liz Cheney ( R-WY ) have tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I guess my reaction is the fact that Liz Cheney and The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal editorial page don ’ t like her — who among the Democrats would they have liked ?
” he chuckled .
“ The answer is they ’ re kind of struggling.
” “ Think of who he could have chosen and how much easier it would have been for Republicans to make that case , ” Wallace concluded .

Fox News host Chris Wallace observed on Wednesday that conservative voices are “struggling” to find the best way to attack presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
“She is not far to the left,” Wallace told Fox News anchor Sandra Smith. “I think she’s a reasonably safe choice. She was the obvious frontrunner. She was the obvious choice. She adds some excitement to the ticket. She’s a statement to African-Americans and especially to African-American women, who are the real solid core of the Democratic Party, that the party does not take them for granted.”
“And so I think she’s a pretty safe choice and will energize some women, energize some African-Americans,” he continued. “And most importantly, it’s a cliche but it’s true. Like the Hippocratic Oath, what people always say about the vice presidential pick is first do no harm.”
Smith noted that conservative voices like The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) have tried to attack Harris following her nomination.
Wallace laughed in response.
“I guess my reaction is the fact that Liz Cheney and The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal editorial page don’t like her — who among the Democrats would they have liked?” he chuckled. “The answer is they’re kind of struggling.”
“Think of who he could have chosen and how much easier it would have been for Republicans to make that case,” Wallace concluded.


crooksandliars--2020-08-14--Michael Cohen Teases Trump’s Golden Showers And Russia Collusion In Upcoming Book

Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen has released the forward to his upcoming tell-all about Donald Trump and oooo-wheee , this promises to be one heck of a blockbuster !
The title of the book ( available for pre-order ) is “ Disloyal.
” The forward is available now , for free .
In it , Cohen talks a bit about how he fell from his life as an ambitious multi-millionaire , willing to “ take a bullet ” for Trump to a federal inmate worried about being assassinated by him .
But what will surely drive the book to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this , from the forward : Trump had colluded with the Russians , but not in the sophisticated ways imagined by his detractors .
I also knew that the Mueller investigation was not a witch-hunt .
Trump had cheated in the election , with Russian connivance , as you will discover in these pages , because doing anything—and I mean anything—to “ win ” has always been his business model and way of life .
Trump had also continued to pursue a major real estate deal in Moscow during the campaign .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ world of President Vladimir Putin and his coterie of corrupt billionaire oligarchs .
I know because I personally ran that deal and kept Trump and his children closely informed of all updates , even as the candidate blatantly lied to the American people saying , “ there ’ s no Russian collusion , I have no dealings with Russia…there ’ s no Russia.
” When Trump wanted to reach Russian President Vladimir Putin , via a secret back channel , I was tasked with making the connection in my Keystone Kop fashion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ripped off his business partners , lied to his wife Melania to hide his sexual infidelities , and bullied and screamed at anyone who threatened Trump ’ s path to power .
From golden showers in a sex club in Vegas , to tax fraud , to deals with corrupt officials from the former Soviet Union , to catch and kill conspiracies to silence Trump ’ s clandestine lovers , I wasn ’ t just a witness to the president ’ s rise—I was an active and eager participant .
As the months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man I knew so well , I became even more convinced that Trump will never leave office peacefully .
The types of scandals that have surfaced in recent months will only continue to emerge with greater and greater levels of treachery and deceit .
If Trump wins another four years , these scandals will prove to only be the tip of the iceberg .
I ’ m certain that Trump knows he will face prison time if he leaves office , the inevitable cold Karma to the notorious chants of “ Lock Her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump I know in a nutshell .
He projects his own sins and crimes onto others , partly to distract and confuse but mostly because he thinks everyone is as corrupt and shameless and ruthless as he is ; a poisonous mindset I know all too well .
Whoever follows Trump into the White House , if the President doesn ’ t manage to make himself the leader for life , as he has started to joke about—and Trump never actually jokes- will discover a tangle of frauds and scams and lawlessness .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cover up that reality , and I mean anything .
Watching Trump on the evening news in the prison rec room , I almost feel sorry for him .
I know him so well and I know his facial tics and tells ; I see the cornered look in his eyes as he flails and rants and raves , searching for a protector and advocate , someone willing to fight dirty and destroy his enemies .

Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen has released the forward to his upcoming tell-all about Donald Trump and oooo-wheee, this promises to be one heck of a blockbuster!
The title of the book (available for pre-order) is “Disloyal.” The forward is available now, for free. In it, Cohen talks a bit about how he fell from his life as an ambitious multi-millionaire, willing to “take a bullet” for Trump to a federal inmate worried about being assassinated by him.
But what will surely drive the book to the top of the bestseller lists are excerpts like this, from the forward:
Trump had colluded with the Russians, but not in the sophisticated ways imagined by his detractors. I also knew that the Mueller investigation was not a witch-hunt. Trump had cheated in the election, with Russian connivance, as you will discover in these pages, because doing anything—and I mean anything—to “win” has always been his business model and way of life. Trump had also continued to pursue a major real estate deal in Moscow during the campaign. He attempted to insinuate himself into the world of President Vladimir Putin and his coterie of corrupt billionaire oligarchs. I know because I personally ran that deal and kept Trump and his children closely informed of all updates, even as the candidate blatantly lied to the American people saying, “there’s no Russian collusion, I have no dealings with Russia…there’s no Russia.”
…
When Trump wanted to reach Russian President Vladimir Putin, via a secret back channel, I was tasked with making the connection in my Keystone Kop fashion. I stiffed contractors on his behalf, ripped off his business partners, lied to his wife Melania to hide his sexual infidelities, and bullied and screamed at anyone who threatened Trump’s path to power. From golden showers in a sex club in Vegas, to tax fraud, to deals with corrupt officials from the former Soviet Union, to catch and kill conspiracies to silence Trump’s clandestine lovers, I wasn’t just a witness to the president’s rise—I was an active and eager participant.
…
As the months passed by and I thought about the man I knew so well, I became even more convinced that Trump will never leave office peacefully. The types of scandals that have surfaced in recent months will only continue to emerge with greater and greater levels of treachery and deceit. If Trump wins another four years, these scandals will prove to only be the tip of the iceberg. I’m certain that Trump knows he will face prison time if he leaves office, the inevitable cold Karma to the notorious chants of “Lock Her Up!” But that is the Trump I know in a nutshell. He projects his own sins and crimes onto others, partly to distract and confuse but mostly because he thinks everyone is as corrupt and shameless and ruthless as he is; a poisonous mindset I know all too well. Whoever follows Trump into the White House, if the President doesn’t manage to make himself the leader for life, as he has started to joke about—and Trump never actually jokes- will discover a tangle of frauds and scams and lawlessness. Trump and his minions will do anything to cover up that reality, and I mean anything.
Watching Trump on the evening news in the prison rec room, I almost feel sorry for him. I know him so well and I know his facial tics and tells; I see the cornered look in his eyes as he flails and rants and raves, searching for a protector and advocate, someone willing to fight dirty and destroy his enemies.


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Herman Cain Comes Back From The Dead To Attack Joe Biden & Kamala Harris

I suppose if you 're in a cult you 'd see nothing wrong with using your dead father 's Twitter account to attack the evil Democrats on behalf of Trump .
And even though her pop is dead and buried , his daugher Melanie Cain Gallo gave as her reasoning , `` because the mission continues . ''
I guess it does n't matter how ghoulish this looks to the rest of us .
Herman Cain 's Twitter account has shared an attack on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris despite the former Republican presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cain died at the age of 74 from health complications after testing positive for coronavirus and having been hospitalized due to problems breathing , his team announced in July .
His Twitter account has been active since his death was announced on July 30 , mainly sharing tributes and funeral service details .
Following the tweet , other Twitter users highlighted Cain 's passing and questioned the post being shared despite his death .
Some flagged this with the social media platform , questioning the account 's continued use .
On the top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pinned tweet , is a post reading : `` There is news from Cain HQ .
The mission continues ... '' This links to a post by Dr. Melanie Cain Gallo , Cain 's daughter , with the title : `` My dad wanted his work to continue : Here 's how we , his team , are going to honor his wish . ''
Twitter reacted , with a mixture of amusement and disgust .

I suppose if you're in a cult you'd see nothing wrong with using your dead father's Twitter account to attack the evil Democrats on behalf of Trump. And even though her pop is dead and buried, his daugher Melanie Cain Gallo gave as her reasoning, "because the mission continues."
I guess it doesn't matter how ghoulish this looks to the rest of us.
Source: Newsweek
Herman Cain's Twitter account has shared an attack on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris despite the former Republican presidential candidate having died earlier this year. Cain died at the age of 74 from health complications after testing positive for coronavirus and having been hospitalized due to problems breathing, his team announced in July. His Twitter account has been active since his death was announced on July 30, mainly sharing tributes and funeral service details.
Just in case you thought Biden's candidacy was going to be anything other than completely nuts, team Trump has released a new video. #JoeBiden #KamalaHarris https://t.co/GjAC8VDaVF — Herman Cain (@THEHermanCain) August 12, 2020
Following the tweet, other Twitter users highlighted Cain's passing and questioned the post being shared despite his death. Some flagged this with the social media platform, questioning the account's continued use. On the top of Cain's twitter account, as a pinned tweet, is a post reading: "There is news from Cain HQ. The mission continues..." This links to a post by Dr. Melanie Cain Gallo, Cain's daughter, with the title: "My dad wanted his work to continue: Here's how we, his team, are going to honor his wish."
Twitter reacted, with a mixture of amusement and disgust.
Fess up, who said "Herman Cain" three times into a mirror? — Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 13, 2020
Twitter DO NOT shut down the ghost of Herman Cain from tweeting until we find out if he has a message for us — John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) August 13, 2020
If someone is gonna tweet from beyond can it please be Prince or David Bowie and not Herman Cain? — Randi "Momala" Singer (@rmayemsinger) August 13, 2020
Just spoke to Herman Cain in Limbo, he said that he "should have not gone to trump's rally" and kindly asks that republicans stop using his twitter account to promote the guy that got him killed, thanks. — God (@thegoodgodabove) August 13, 2020
I don't know what's worse: That Herman Cain's staff wants us to think he's undead, or that they think people should listen to the political opinions of the undead. Either way, what a bunch of ghouls, especially since Trump got their boss killed. https://t.co/hf1rHGTcgD — Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) August 13, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--AOC's Challenge For Trump To Compare College Transcripts Goes Viral

You 'd think this dope ( Trump ) would learn by now , but apparently he 's not capable of learning anything .
Soon after his appearance on Fox Business News and AOC caught wind of what he said , she let him have it , right between the eyes , with both barrels .
President Trump always reserves his most insulting and demeaning insults for women who challenge him , his sense of personal misogyny simply aghast at the idea that a woman would dare to have ideas contrary to his own or criticisms of his appalling administration .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ this morning during a call to FOX Business in which he took aim at the right-wing ’ s favorite bogeywoman , Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) .
Echoing the baseless but perpetually repeated right-wing trope that AOC is somehow “ dumb , ” Trump claimed that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez was a “ poor student ” and “ not even a smart person ” who “ goes out and yaps.
” Ever projecting his own insecurities , Ocasio-Cortez is almost certainly a better student than he was , graduating cum laude with a double @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boston University — as opposed to Trump , who has lied profusely about his academic achievements .
Brushing off the appalling misogyny in the phrase “ goes out and yaps , ” Ocasio-Cortez immediately took to Twitter to respond — and challenged him to put his money where his mouth is .

You'd think this dope (Trump) would learn by now, but apparently he's not capable of learning anything. Soon after his appearance on Fox Business News and AOC caught wind of what he said, she let him have it, right between the eyes, with both barrels.
Source: Occupy Democrats
President Trump always reserves his most insulting and demeaning insults for women who challenge him, his sense of personal misogyny simply aghast at the idea that a woman would dare to have ideas contrary to his own or criticisms of his appalling administration. That urge was put on full display this morning during a call to FOX Business in which he took aim at the right-wing’s favorite bogeywoman, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
Echoing the baseless but perpetually repeated right-wing trope that AOC is somehow “dumb,” Trump claimed that Rep. Ocasio-Cortez was a “poor student” and “not even a smart person” who “goes out and yaps.” Ever projecting his own insecurities, Ocasio-Cortez is almost certainly a better student than he was, graduating cum laude with a double major in political science and economics from Boston University — as opposed to Trump, who has lied profusely about his academic achievements.
Brushing off the appalling misogyny in the phrase “goes out and yaps,” Ocasio-Cortez immediately took to Twitter to respond — and challenged him to put his money where his mouth is.


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Black Alabama Man Fights For Confederate Symbols: ‘I’m Not Going To Take My Flag Down’

A Black Alabama man this week said that he was fighting to save Confederate monuments because members of his adopted white family fought in the U.S. Civil War .
WHNT spoke to Daniel Sims outside the courthouse in Marshall County , where activists are calling for the removal of Confederate monuments .
Sims said that he opposed the effort to take down the monuments .
“ Regardless of how the next person feels , I ’ m not going to take my flag down , ” Sims said .
“ If I ’ ve got anything to do with it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to come down.
” Sims went on to explain that he was adopted by a white family as a child .
“ My whole family is white , ” Sims told WHNT , “ went to all-white school , grew up in all-white neighborhood .
My grandfather was white and he was the main one that fought in this war here .
And he ’ s taught me everything I know.
” “ They may make my blood boil if they just feel like they can come up here and feel like they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he added .
“ I don ’ t see me still living if they do that .
That monument ain ’ t hurting nobody .
That monument ain ’ t killing a soul .
It ain ’ t talking bad to nobody .
It ain ’ t even racist !
”

A Black Alabama man this week said that he was fighting to save Confederate monuments because members of his adopted white family fought in the U.S. Civil War.
WHNT spoke to Daniel Sims outside the courthouse in Marshall County, where activists are calling for the removal of Confederate monuments. Sims said that he opposed the effort to take down the monuments.
“Regardless of how the next person feels, I’m not going to take my flag down,” Sims said. “If I’ve got anything to do with it, ain’t no monument going to come down.”
Sims went on to explain that he was adopted by a white family as a child.
“My whole family is white,” Sims told WHNT, “went to all-white school, grew up in all-white neighborhood. My grandfather was white and he was the main one that fought in this war here. And he’s taught me everything I know.”
“They may make my blood boil if they just feel like they can come up here and feel like they can just tear it down,” he added. “I don’t see me still living if they do that. That monument ain’t hurting nobody. That monument ain’t killing a soul. It ain’t talking bad to nobody. It ain’t even racist!”
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crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Gov. Ron DeSantis Compares Kids Going To School With Navy SEALs Hunting Osama Bin Laden

Since Donald Trump began his run for political office on June 16 , 2015 , it can be hard to put into words what you 're feeling much of the time .
That is , once you run out of expletives .
Trump 's criminality , exaggerations , obfuscations , braggadocios , lies , conspiracy theories and insipid analogies can overwhelm one 's psyche .
And now , to back up Trump 's Idiocracy , Florida 's Governor Ron DeSantis once again proves how incompetent and inept he , too , can be , while the pandemic ravishes Florida under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force the nation 's parents to send their kids back to school , and Ron DeSantis is helping .
During yesterday 's press conference DeSantis actually compared children going to class to a wet-work squad stalking a murderous terrorist .
During Wednesday 's remarks about the state of affairs for Florida during COVID-19 , DeSantis recounted a story ( if it 's even true ) by Martin County Superintendent Laurie Gaylord which caused a meltdown on social media platforms around the world .
DeSantis said , `` She viewed reopening her schools as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operation .
Just as the SEALs surmounted obstacles to bring Osama bin Laden to justice , so too would the Martin County School system find a way to provide parents with a meaningful choice of in-person instruction or continued distance learning.
” I imagine in DeSantis ' twisted mind the valid comparison to the two stories is that our Navy SEALs could 've been killed during their skirmish with Osama bin Laden , just like our children will be infected and could die from the coronavirus .
I mean , what the f**k @

Since Donald Trump began his run for political office on June 16, 2015, it can be hard to put into words what you're feeling much of the time.
That is, once you run out of expletives.
Trump's criminality, exaggerations, obfuscations, braggadocios, lies, conspiracy theories and insipid analogies can overwhelm one's psyche.
And now, to back up Trump's Idiocracy, Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis once again proves how incompetent and inept he, too, can be, while the pandemic ravishes Florida under his watch.
Trump is trying to force the nation's parents to send their kids back to school, and Ron DeSantis is helping.
During yesterday's press conference DeSantis actually compared children going to class to a wet-work squad stalking a murderous terrorist.
During Wednesday's remarks about the state of affairs for Florida during COVID-19, DeSantis recounted a story (if it's even true) by Martin County Superintendent Laurie Gaylord which caused a meltdown on social media platforms around the world.
DeSantis said, "She viewed reopening her schools as a mission akin to a Navy SEAL operation. Just as the SEALs surmounted obstacles to bring Osama bin Laden to justice, so too would the Martin County School system find a way to provide parents with a meaningful choice of in-person instruction or continued distance learning.”
I imagine in DeSantis' twisted mind the valid comparison to the two stories is that our Navy SEALs could've been killed during their skirmish with Osama bin Laden, just like our children will be infected and could die from the coronavirus.
I mean, what the f**k?


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Florida Sheriff Bans Deputies From Wearing Masks

A sheriff in Florida is under fire for deciding Tuesday to ban his deputies from wearing face masks while on the job—ignoring the advice of public health experts about the safety measures that everyone should take during the coronavirus pandemic as well as the rising Covid-19 death toll in his county and state .
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods ' email to his deputies announcing the mask ban was first reported by the local Ocala Star-Banner , which noted that the county `` set a single-day record on Tuesday for the most deaths related to Covid-19 , with 13 more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 102 .
Various outlets across the nation then picked up the story on Wednesday—including the Washington Post , which obtained a copy of Woods ' email and pointed out that Florida also set a record in deaths related to Covid-19 on Tuesday .
At least 277 deaths were recorded statewide , according to the Post .
The Post reported that Florida has seen over 542,000 cases and 8,600 deaths out of the nation 's total 5.15 million cases and 162,000 deaths .
As infections in Florida have soared in recent weeks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widely condemned for rushing to lift restrictions .
Although some local and state leaders in other parts of the country have implored police officers to cover their faces while on duty during the crisis or even issued face mask requirements and punished law enforcement officials for refusing to comply , DeSantis has not mandated masks for anyone .
But Woods , in his email , prohibited his officers from wearing masks , with limited exceptions for those who are in a local courthouse , hospital , jail , or public school , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being infected with the virus .
As the Star-Banner reported : '' For all of these exceptions , the moment that enforcement action is to be taken and it requires you to give an individual orders/commands to comply , the mask will be immediately removed , '' Woods said .
Woods said deputies who work special details or special events wo n't be allowed to wear masks unless it falls under the exceptions he provided .
`` As for special details and/or any special events ( paid or not ) , masks will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entity that has requested and has hired a deputy for a special detail will be given clear instruction by Darian Tucker at the time of their written request that masks will not be worn ( unless one of the exceptions above applies ) .
In addition , if you are the special detail deputy you will again advise the contact person that a mask will not be worn by you , '' according to the email .
Any deputies confronted by community members about not covering their faces should `` politely and professionally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wear a mask nor will I , per the Order of the Sheriff , '' and walk away , Woods wrote .
Regarding the Marion County Sheriff 's Office , `` effective immediately , any individual walking in to any one of our lobbies ( which includes the main office and all district offices ) that is wearing a mask will be asked to remove it . ''
Woods tied his mask ban to a wave of national protests against police brutality toward Black Americans and calls for reform that were sparked by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , writing that `` in light of the current events when it comes to the sentiment and/or hatred toward law enforcement in our country today , this is being done to ensure there is clear communication and for identification purposes of any individual walking into a lobby . ''
The sheriff also claimed—without any supporting evidence and in contrast with the vast majority of messages from public health experts about the importance of everyone wearing a mask throughout the pandemic to protect themselves and others—that `` the amount of professionals that give the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find the exact same amount of professionals that say why we should n't . ''
`` Now , I can already hear the whining and just so you know I did not make this decision easily and I have weighed it out for the past two weeks , '' wrote Woods , who oversees about 900 employees , according to the local newspaper .
`` This is no longer a debate nor is it up for discussion .
Please keep in mind this entire pandemic is fluid and constantly changing the way things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be followed or my actions will be swift to address . ''
In addition to denouncing Woods ' decision as dangerous and out-of-line with medical consensus on masks and the CDC 's official recommendation , some critics suggested the policy could encounter legal trouble .
As MSNBC political analyst Richard Stengel put it in a tweet Wednesday : `` Apart from being monstrous and ignorant and irresponsible , is n't this a violation of the civil rights of officers who want to wear masks ? ''

A sheriff in Florida is under fire for deciding Tuesday to ban his deputies from wearing face masks while on the job—ignoring the advice of public health experts about the safety measures that everyone should take during the coronavirus pandemic as well as the rising Covid-19 death toll in his county and state.
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods' email to his deputies announcing the mask ban was first reported by the local Ocala Star-Banner, which noted that the county "set a single-day record on Tuesday for the most deaths related to Covid-19, with 13 more deaths reported," bringing the total to 102.
Various outlets across the nation then picked up the story on Wednesday—including the Washington Post, which obtained a copy of Woods' email and pointed out that Florida also set a record in deaths related to Covid-19 on Tuesday. At least 277 deaths were recorded statewide, according to the Post.
Deaths hit a record in Florida yesterday. This guy's jail system is rife with COVID. And he's banned masks in his sheriff's offices. (And the mayor vetoed a local law to require masks.) https://t.co/rhkqd0K1JF — Michael McAuliff (@mmcauliff) August 12, 2020
The Post reported that Florida has seen over 542,000 cases and 8,600 deaths out of the nation's total 5.15 million cases and 162,000 deaths. As infections in Florida have soared in recent weeks, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has been widely condemned for rushing to lift restrictions.
Although some local and state leaders in other parts of the country have implored police officers to cover their faces while on duty during the crisis or even issued face mask requirements and punished law enforcement officials for refusing to comply, DeSantis has not mandated masks for anyone.
But Woods, in his email, prohibited his officers from wearing masks, with limited exceptions for those who are in a local courthouse, hospital, jail, or public school, or otherwise directly interacting with people suspected of being infected with the virus. As the Star-Banner reported:
"For all of these exceptions, the moment that enforcement action is to be taken and it requires you to give an individual orders/commands to comply, the mask will be immediately removed," Woods said. Woods said deputies who work special details or special events won't be allowed to wear masks unless it falls under the exceptions he provided. "As for special details and/or any special events (paid or not), masks will not be worn. Effective immediately the entity that has requested and has hired a deputy for a special detail will be given clear instruction by Darian Tucker at the time of their written request that masks will not be worn (unless one of the exceptions above applies). In addition, if you are the special detail deputy you will again advise the contact person that a mask will not be worn by you," according to the email.
Any deputies confronted by community members about not covering their faces should "politely and professionally tell them I am not required to wear a mask nor will I, per the Order of the Sheriff," and walk away, Woods wrote. Regarding the Marion County Sheriff's Office, "effective immediately, any individual walking in to any one of our lobbies (which includes the main office and all district offices) that is wearing a mask will be asked to remove it."
This actively puts peoples' lives at risk.https://t.co/GKF0Xgjyex — CAP Action (@CAPAction) August 12, 2020
Woods tied his mask ban to a wave of national protests against police brutality toward Black Americans and calls for reform that were sparked by Minnesota police killing George Floyd in May, writing that "in light of the current events when it comes to the sentiment and/or hatred toward law enforcement in our country today, this is being done to ensure there is clear communication and for identification purposes of any individual walking into a lobby."
The sheriff also claimed—without any supporting evidence and in contrast with the vast majority of messages from public health experts about the importance of everyone wearing a mask throughout the pandemic to protect themselves and others—that "the amount of professionals that give the reason why we should, I can find the exact same amount of professionals that say why we shouldn't."
"Now, I can already hear the whining and just so you know I did not make this decision easily and I have weighed it out for the past two weeks," wrote Woods, who oversees about 900 employees, according to the local newspaper. "This is no longer a debate nor is it up for discussion. Please keep in mind this entire pandemic is fluid and constantly changing the way things are done. However, my orders will be followed or my actions will be swift to address."
In addition to denouncing Woods' decision as dangerous and out-of-line with medical consensus on masks and the CDC's official recommendation, some critics suggested the policy could encounter legal trouble.
As MSNBC political analyst Richard Stengel put it in a tweet Wednesday: "Apart from being monstrous and ignorant and irresponsible, isn't this a violation of the civil rights of officers who want to wear masks?"
Republished from Common Dreams (Jessica Corbett, staff writer) under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--COVID-Denier In Wisconsin Calls Social Distancing & Face Masks 'Pagan Rituals Of Satanic Worshippers

COVID-Denier In Wisconsin Calls Social Distancing & Face Masks 'Pagan Rituals Of Satanic Worshippers'

This is the sort of insanity that school boards across the country are dealing with as they decide how they 'll reopen their schools .
In this instance , on a 4-3 vote , the school board decided to return to in-person schooling , five days a week , masks mandatory , with an option for fully virtual if the parents decide that 's what they want instead .
No doubt Heidi Anderson will keep her kids at home , rather than made to suffer through these pagan rituals of satanic worship by being forced to wear a face mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five days a week to in-person learning .
The decision came after three and a half hours of discussions by school board members .
Along with returning to in-person learning , the board also made a decision on requiring students to wear masks .
However , not everyone liked that idea .
“ Six-foot distance and wearing masks are pagan rituals of satanic worshippers , ” said parent Heidi Anderson .
“ My kids are Christian they are not subject to wearing masks.
” Some were warier of opening for in-person instruction right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have five days a week learning as long as possible .
If we rush to reopen we will have to close , ” said parent Danny Thomas .
While the communities of Elm Grove and Brookfield voiced their opinions , the school board decided between full in-person learning , a fully virtual model or a longer hybrid of the two .
And her full remarks from the meeting are seen below .

This is the sort of insanity that school boards across the country are dealing with as they decide how they'll reopen their schools. In this instance, on a 4-3 vote, the school board decided to return to in-person schooling, five days a week, masks mandatory, with an option for fully virtual if the parents decide that's what they want instead.
No doubt Heidi Anderson will keep her kids at home, rather than made to suffer through these pagan rituals of satanic worship by being forced to wear a face mask.
Source: WTMJ, Milwaukee
The Elmbrook School District will reopen five days a week to in-person learning. The decision came after three and a half hours of discussions by school board members. Along with returning to in-person learning, the board also made a decision on requiring students to wear masks. However, not everyone liked that idea. “Six-foot distance and wearing masks are pagan rituals of satanic worshippers,” said parent Heidi Anderson. “My kids are Christian they are not subject to wearing masks.” Some were warier of opening for in-person instruction right away. “I want my kids to have five days a week learning as long as possible. If we rush to reopen we will have to close,” said parent Danny Thomas. While the communities of Elm Grove and Brookfield voiced their opinions, the school board decided between full in-person learning, a fully virtual model or a longer hybrid of the two.
And her full remarks from the meeting are seen below.


crooksandliars--2020-08-13--Birtherism Is Back: Newsweek Op-Ed Lies About Kamala Harris's Citizenship

It 's sad that in the past few years , the once-mighty Newsweek has become a fringe clickbait site -- @ @ @ @ @ ran an op-ed implying Kamala Harris was n't a U.S. citizen , written by a @ @ @ @ @ .
( Something they did n't think was worth mentioning . )
Not only that @ @ @ @ @ previously wrote making the exact opposite argument in favor of Ted Cruz !
`` So @ @ @ @ @ Senator Harris ' eligibility for the office of vice president , we should ask her @ @ @ @ @ status of her parents at the time of her birth . ''
No , the @ @ @ @ @ We should ask Newsweek why they are promoting birtherism ?
pic.twitter.com/VOLzGC1jGC UPDATE : You know @ @ @ @ @ when you immediately have to try and justify an Op-Ed with another Op-Ed .
Editor @ @ @ @ @ Newsweek Column Has Nothing to Do With Racist Birtherism

It's sad that in the past few years, the once-mighty Newsweek has become a fringe clickbait site -- and last night, they ran an op-ed implying Kamala Harris wasn't a U.S. citizen, written by a man who ran against her. (Something they didn't think was worth mentioning.)
Not only that: The same law professor previously wrote making the exact opposite argument in favor of Ted Cruz!
Hey @Newsweek why are you publishing racist birther lies pic.twitter.com/LjxEoKwWJN — Fiddler (@cFidd) August 12, 2020
Former Newsweek staffer Kurt Eichenwald:
Not only did you print this birtherisn-on-steroids racist crap, @newsweek, but you failed to disclose this guy ran against Harris and lost AND wrote an article in national review saying exact opposite about Canadian born Ted Cruz. When did Newsweek become both racist AND stupid? https://t.co/2BbBRuVUyN — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) August 13, 2020
Ah. THIS is how @Newsweek is publishing racist birther lies pic.twitter.com/dH6yvdEZf4 — Fiddler (@cFidd) August 13, 2020
"So before we so cavalierly accept Senator Harris' eligibility for the office of vice president, we should ask her a few questions about the status of her parents at the time of her birth."
No, the fuck we shouldn't. We should ask Newsweek why they are promoting birtherism? pic.twitter.com/VOLzGC1jGC — W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) August 13, 2020
Josh, the piece failed to mention that Eastman ran against Harris. Surely that's something @Newsweek readers deserved to know regardless of the op-ed's legal much-ridiculed analysis? — Matthew Cooper (@mattizcoop) August 13, 2020
Eastman wrote an article for National Review that argued the exact opposite stance, in favor of Ted Cruz's eligibility to run for president. Of course Ted's a conservative white male, so TOTALLY different, right?
Newsweek makes me sick. — McGrain v. Daugherty, 273 U.S. 135 (1927) (@Joseph_Joe_M) August 13, 2020
UPDATE: You know you've stepped in something when you immediately have to try and justify an Op-Ed with another Op-Ed.
Editor's Note: Eastman's Newsweek Column Has Nothing to Do With Racist Birtherism


crooksandliars--2020-08-14--Trump Announces Unqualified Fox Doc As His New Adviser On Covid-19

Dr. Scott Atlas , a diagnostic radiologist and senior fellow at Stanford University ’ s wingnut Hoover Institute , was @ @ @ @ @ adviser to Trump on COVID-19 .
He has no training in infectious disease but he @ @ @ @ @ news saying uninformed things about the pandemic .
Via Media Matters : Atlas , who @ @ @ @ @ Fox News since the end of April , predicted in March that there would only @ @ @ @ @ in America , said in April that the pandemic “ appears to be entering the @ @ @ @ @ claimed in May that “ the curves have been flattened.
” More recently , he @ @ @ @ @ claims downplaying the risk of COVID-19 in considering whether to reopen schools for in-person learning @ @ @ @ @ other right-wing outlets have elevated his politically convenient though dubious commentary ; and on August @ @ @ @ @ during a White House press briefing after Trump asked him to come up to the @ @

Dr. Scott Atlas, a diagnostic radiologist and senior fellow at Stanford University’s wingnut Hoover Institute, was announced as a new adviser to Trump on COVID-19. He has no training in infectious disease but he appears frequently on Fox guest news saying uninformed things about the pandemic. Via Media Matters:
Atlas, who has appeared 20 times on Fox News since the end of April, predicted in March that there would only be 10,000 deaths from COVID in America, said in April that the pandemic “appears to be entering the containment phase,” and claimed in May that “the curves have been flattened.” More recently, he has taken to making unproven claims downplaying the risk of COVID-19 in considering whether to reopen schools for in-person learning.
But Fox News and other right-wing outlets have elevated his politically convenient though dubious commentary; and on August 12 he gave brief remarks during a White House press briefing after Trump asked him to come up to the podium.


crooksandliars--2020-08-14--Trump Admits He Is Holding Up Stimulus Package To Prevent Funding For Mail In Voting

Donald Trump gave away the game - again - during a phone interview with Maria Bartiomo on FOX Business on Thursday morning .
During Wednesday 's press briefing ( aka MAGA Rally ) , he said something similiar , but it was not as blunt as he was in this interview .
He literally just admitted that he is committing voter fraud , large scale voter suppression , and that is corrupting the Postal Service for his own prsonal gain .
BARTIROMO : The democrats put on the table a $ 3 trillion plan .
What specifically are they pushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any deals ?
Nancy Pelosi said that the democrats want to -- and the white house is still miles apart on stimulus .
TRUMP : Well , they 're right .
And it 's their fault .
They want $ 3 and-a-half billion dollars for something that will turn out to be fraudulent .
That 's election money , basically .
They want $ 3 and-a-half trillion -- billion dollars for the mail-in votes .
Universal mail-in ballots , $ 3 and-a-half trillion .
they want $ 25 billion , billion , for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots .
Now , in the meantime , they are n't getting there .
by the way , those are just two items .
If they do n't get those two items , that means you ca n't have universal mail-in voting because they 're not equipped to have it .
But just a minute later he is even MORE BLUNT about how he is intentionally sabotaging the United States Postal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voting and they want money for the post office , this is one of the sticking points that 's holding back stimulus for americans during this coronavirus .
TRUMP : That 's one of them .
BARTIROMO : Wanting money for the post office for mail-in voting .
TRUMP : That 's one of them .
How would you like to have $ 3 and-a-half billion dollars , billion , for mail-in voting .
billion .
If you did n't have it -- you know how much money that is .
people , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want $ 25 billion for the post office because the post office is going to have to go to town to get these ridiculous ballots in .
You know , there 's nothing wrong with getting out and voting .
you get out and vote .
They voted during World War I and World War II and they should have voter ID because the democrats scammed the system .
But two of the items are the post office and the $ 3 and-a-half billion dollars for mail-in voting .
Now , if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means they do n't get the money .
that means they ca n't have universal mail-in voting .
They just ca n't have it .
If this is not yet another impeacable offense , I do not know what is .
He is literally corrupting the United States Postal Service in an effort to sway the election in his favor and prevent people from voting .

Donald Trump gave away the game - again - during a phone interview with Maria Bartiomo on FOX Business on Thursday morning. During Wednesday's press briefing (aka MAGA Rally), he said something similiar, but it was not as blunt as he was in this interview. He literally just admitted that he is committing voter fraud, large scale voter suppression, and that is corrupting the Postal Service for his own prsonal gain.
BARTIROMO: The democrats put on the table a $3 trillion plan. What specifically are they pushing for that is causing this breakdown in any deals? Nancy Pelosi said that the democrats want to -- and the white house is still miles apart on stimulus. TRUMP: Well, they're right. And it's their fault. They want $3 and-a-half billion dollars for something that will turn out to be fraudulent. That's election money, basically. They want $3 and-a-half trillion -- billion dollars for the mail-in votes. Universal mail-in ballots, $3 and-a-half trillion. they want $25 billion, billion, for the post office. Now, they need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots. Now, in the meantime, they aren't getting there. by the way, those are just two items. If they don't get those two items, that means you can't have universal mail-in voting because they're not equipped to have it.
But just a minute later he is even MORE BLUNT about how he is intentionally sabotaging the United States Postal Service:
BARTIROMO: They want mail-in voting and they want money for the post office, this is one of the sticking points that's holding back stimulus for americans during this coronavirus. TRUMP: That's one of them. BARTIROMO: Wanting money for the post office for mail-in voting. TRUMP: That's one of them. How would you like to have $3 and-a-half billion dollars, billion, for mail-in voting. billion. If you didn't have it -- you know how much money that is. people, like $3 and-a-half billion -- they want $25 billion for the post office because the post office is going to have to go to town to get these ridiculous ballots in. You know, there's nothing wrong with getting out and voting. you get out and vote. They voted during World War I and World War II and they should have voter ID because the democrats scammed the system. But two of the items are the post office and the $3 and-a-half billion dollars for mail-in voting. Now, if we don't make a deal, that means they don't get the money. that means they can't have universal mail-in voting. They just can't have it.
If this is not yet another impeacable offense, I do not know what is. He is literally corrupting the United States Postal Service in an effort to sway the election in his favor and prevent people from voting.


crooksandliars--2020-08-14--Joe Biden Calls For A Three-Month National Mask-Wearing Mandate After COVID-19 Briefing

Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris received an in-depth briefing on COVID-19 by public health experts Thursday — their first together as running mates .
After the briefing , they delivered remarks together , at which Biden called for a national mandatory mask mandate lasting for three months .
He called upon governors to institute such a mandate immediately , and lay heavy blame on Donald Trump for failing to act on this , saying it cost tens of thousands of lives .
BIDEN : Does n't have anything to do with Democrats , Republicans , or Independents .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Every single American should be wearing a mask when they 're outside for the next three months at a minimum .
Every governor should mandate , every governor should mandate mandatory mask wearing .
The estimates by the experts are it will save over 40,000 lives in the next three months .
40,000 lives .
If people act responsibly .
And it 's not about your rights .
It 's about your responsibilities as an American .
[ ... ] Wearing a mask , every American wearing a mask outdoors is going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full strength long term .
And we 're going to get our country back on track .
But again , when I get occasionally confronted with a person in the public about wearing a mask , I say look , this is America .
Be a patriot .
Protect your fellow citizens .
[ ... ] It 's about saving America 's lives .
So let 's institute a mask mandate nationwide .
Starting immediately .
And we will save lives .
Estimates are we 'll save over 40,000 lives in the next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sen. Harris followed up with strong support for Biden 's leadership on this front , and expanded on his remarks with specifics of what the Biden/Harris administration would set in motion to help the nation recover from the pandemic .
These included hiring 100,000 people to conduct contact tracing , and investing $ 25 billion to ensure that every single American can have equal access to a safe vaccine once it is developed .
SEN. HARRIS : And the need for this mandatory mask wearing will also be about what Joe has articulated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in terms of creating a pandemic testing board to get tens of millions of testing kits where needed .
To build a public health jobs corps , hiring at least 100,000 Americans to lead us through contact tracing as soon as we take office , and to chart a clear path forward for a safe and effective vaccine and guarantee every American , every American , equal access to it by investing $ 25 billion , which is Joe 's plan , $ 25 billion in manufacturing and distribution .
And when Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's important that the American people looking at the election coming up ask the current occupant of the White House when am I going to get vaccinated ?
When am I actually going to get vaccinated ?
Because there may be some grand gestures offered by the current president about a vaccine , but it really does n't matter until you can answer the question , when am I going to get vaccinated ?
So again , Joe Biden is about real leadership in our country , and I 'm honored to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Wait , is this what responsible and intelligent leaders sound like again ?
I 'd nearly forgotten .
Oh , and honestly , we should n't bother asking Trump when we 'll get vaccinated .
You know he 's just going to answer , `` On November 2nd ! ''

Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris received an in-depth briefing on COVID-19 by public health experts Thursday — their first together as running mates. After the briefing, they delivered remarks together, at which Biden called for a national mandatory mask mandate lasting for three months. He called upon governors to institute such a mandate immediately, and lay heavy blame on Donald Trump for failing to act on this, saying it cost tens of thousands of lives.
BIDEN: Doesn't have anything to do with Democrats, Republicans, or Independents. It has to do with a simple proposition. Every single American should be wearing a mask when they're outside for the next three months at a minimum. Every governor should mandate, every governor should mandate mandatory mask wearing. The estimates by the experts are it will save over 40,000 lives in the next three months. 40,000 lives. If people act responsibly. And it's not about your rights. It's about your responsibilities as an American.
[...]
Wearing a mask, every American wearing a mask outdoors is going to get our businesses back and to full strength long term. And we're going to get our country back on track. But again, when I get occasionally confronted with a person in the public about wearing a mask, I say look, this is America. Be a patriot. Protect your fellow citizens.
[...]
It's about saving America's lives. So let's institute a mask mandate nationwide. Starting immediately. And we will save lives. Estimates are we'll save over 40,000 lives in the next three months if that is done.
Sen. Harris followed up with strong support for Biden's leadership on this front, and expanded on his remarks with specifics of what the Biden/Harris administration would set in motion to help the nation recover from the pandemic. These included hiring 100,000 people to conduct contact tracing, and investing $25 billion to ensure that every single American can have equal access to a safe vaccine once it is developed.
SEN. HARRIS: And the need for this mandatory mask wearing will also be about what Joe has articulated and what a Biden/Harris administration will do in terms of creating a pandemic testing board to get tens of millions of testing kits where needed. To build a public health jobs corps, hiring at least 100,000 Americans to lead us through contact tracing as soon as we take office, and to chart a clear path forward for a safe and effective vaccine and guarantee every American, every American, equal access to it by investing $25 billion, which is Joe's plan, $25 billion in manufacturing and distribution. And when Joe talks about this, I think it's important that the American people looking at the election coming up ask the current occupant of the White House when am I going to get vaccinated? When am I actually going to get vaccinated? Because there may be some grand gestures offered by the current president about a vaccine, but it really doesn't matter until you can answer the question, when am I going to get vaccinated? So again, Joe Biden is about real leadership in our country, and I'm honored to be with you, Joe. Thank you.
Wait, is this what responsible and intelligent leaders sound like again? I'd nearly forgotten.
Oh, and honestly, we shouldn't bother asking Trump when we'll get vaccinated. You know he's just going to answer, "On November 2nd!"


crooksandliars--2020-08-14--Hero Reporter Asks Trump, 'Do You Regret All The Lying You've Done?'

Some wear glasses , and have fabulous silver hair .
Like Huffington Post journalist , Shirish ( S.V . )
Date .
In today 's `` briefing , '' Mr. Dáte was called on , and asked Trump the following : DÁTE : Mr. President , after three-and-a-half years , do you regret at all , all the lying you 've done to the American people ?
On everything ?
TRUMP : All the what ?
DÁTE : All the LYING .
All the dishonesties .
Again , Trump needed help .
To whom could this reporter possibly be referring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
DÁTE : That YOU have done .
Tens of thousands ... At this point it seems to register that a reporter is actually calling him out , at which point he simply pretends it did n't happen , and points to another reporter for their question .
That next reporter also , apparently , was happy pretending it did n't happen , because he asked a question about payroll taxes instead of saying , `` Actually , Mr. President , I would like to hear your answer to Mr .
Date 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter should be asking Trump exactly the question put to him by Mr. Dáte .
Every night .

Not all heroes wear capes.
Some wear glasses, and have fabulous silver hair. Like Huffington Post journalist, Shirish (S.V.) Dáte.
In today's "briefing," Mr. Dáte was called on, and asked Trump the following:
DÁTE: Mr. President, after three-and-a-half years, do you regret at all, all the lying you've done to the American people? On everything?
Trump couldn't believe his ears.
TRUMP: All the what?
Our hero powered on.
DÁTE: All the LYING. All the dishonesties.
Again, Trump needed help. To whom could this reporter possibly be referring?
TRUMP: That who has done?
And our hero...
DÁTE: That YOU have done. Tens of thousands...
At this point it seems to register that a reporter is actually calling him out, at which point he simply pretends it didn't happen, and points to another reporter for their question. That next reporter also, apparently, was happy pretending it didn't happen, because he asked a question about payroll taxes instead of saying, "Actually, Mr. President, I would like to hear your answer to Mr. Date's question."
In fact, EVERY reporter should be asking Trump exactly the question put to him by Mr. Dáte. Every night.


crooksandliars--2020-08-14--Kamala Harris As VP Completely Blows Up Trump Campaign's Strategy, If It Ever Had One

If there 's one takeaway from the Trump campaign 's rapid-fire response to Joe Biden choosing Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate , it 's that Trump and his supposed operatives have no idea what they 're doing .
At the White House task force briefing following the announcement , Trump deployed the word `` nasty '' several times to describe Harris , but it was really nothing more than his predictably misogynistic muscle memory taking over .
`` She was extraordinarily nasty to Kavanaugh — Judge Kavanaugh , then ; now Justice Kavanaugh .
She was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a horrible thing , '' Trump offered when asked about the pick .
Later in the briefing , Trump marveled that Biden could withstand picking a woman who had challenged him during the Democratic debates .
`` She was very , very nasty to — one of the reasons it surprised me , she was very — she was probably nastier than even Pocahontas to Joe Biden , '' Trump said , supercharging his sexism with a racial slur aimed at Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts .
`` She was very disrespectful to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hard to pick somebody that ’ s that disrespectful , '' he added .
Speak for yourself , Trump .
It was n't hard for Biden .
But okay , Trump reflexively grabbed the `` nasty woman '' caricature off the shelf and dusted it off .
That was to be expected—we all knew it was coming .
Still , when he was asked about the campaign ad he had just tweeted out accusing Harris of being `` phony , '' Trump either was n't familiar with its content or , quite possibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
`` You had an ad out that said she was phony and I wanted to drill down , '' a reporter asked as Trump interrupted , asking : `` That she was a what ? ''
But Trump was n't the only one who was n't clear about the lines of attack .
A statement released by campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson accused Harris of trying to both `` bury her record as a prosecutor '' and `` appease anti-police extremists . ''
At some point , they 'll have to choose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a `` defund the police '' radical ?
Or better put : Are they trying to depress turnout by turning the Democratic base—African Americans , in particular—against her , or are they trying to scare conservatives into believing she 's an antifa radical ?
Neither attack line seems particularly plausible given Harris ' personal and professional biography .
As MSNBC 's Joy Reid observed Tuesday night of Democrats ' most loyal voters : `` Black women will be in formation for this ticket . ''
But the lack of a cohesive line of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ execution .
The campaign had n't actually pre-scripted a response , according to The Washington Post 's Ashley Parker .
When Parker reached out to Trump campaign officials following Biden 's announcement , they really did n't have a set direction or opposition research lined up to deploy , she told MSNBC on Wednesday .
When she asked what angles they planned to take , `` [ n ] o one really knew , '' Parker recalled .
Stunning .
That lack of preparation also trickled down to GOP lawmakers on the Hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a member of the GOP leadership team , did n't even try to take a shot at Harris when asked about the pick on Wednesday .
`` I don ’ t vote with her very often , we don ’ t agree on our votes , but I served with her , I like her , '' he told CNN 's Manu Raju , noting that they serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee together .
“ She has normally stayed very well within the standards of that committee , which in the Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And she ’ s smart and she ’ s tough.
” That sounds like someone who did n't get the memo because there was n't one .

If there's one takeaway from the Trump campaign's rapid-fire response to Joe Biden choosing Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate, it's that Trump and his supposed operatives have no idea what they're doing.
At the White House task force briefing following the announcement, Trump deployed the word "nasty" several times to describe Harris, but it was really nothing more than his predictably misogynistic muscle memory taking over.
"She was extraordinarily nasty to Kavanaugh — Judge Kavanaugh, then; now Justice Kavanaugh. She was nasty to a level that was just a horrible thing," Trump offered when asked about the pick.
Later in the briefing, Trump marveled that Biden could withstand picking a woman who had challenged him during the Democratic debates. "She was very, very nasty to — one of the reasons it surprised me, she was very — she was probably nastier than even Pocahontas to Joe Biden," Trump said, supercharging his sexism with a racial slur aimed at Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. "She was very disrespectful to Joe Biden. And it’s hard to pick somebody that’s that disrespectful," he added.
Speak for yourself, Trump. It wasn't hard for Biden. But okay, Trump reflexively grabbed the "nasty woman" caricature off the shelf and dusted it off. That was to be expected—we all knew it was coming. Still, when he was asked about the campaign ad he had just tweeted out accusing Harris of being "phony," Trump either wasn't familiar with its content or, quite possibly, had forgotten about being briefed on it.
"You had an ad out that said she was phony and I wanted to drill down," a reporter asked as Trump interrupted, asking: "That she was a what?"
But Trump wasn't the only one who wasn't clear about the lines of attack. A statement released by campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson accused Harris of trying to both "bury her record as a prosecutor" and "appease anti-police extremists." At some point, they'll have to choose: Is she a pro-police prosecutor or a "defund the police" radical? Or better put: Are they trying to depress turnout by turning the Democratic base—African Americans, in particular—against her, or are they trying to scare conservatives into believing she's an antifa radical? Neither attack line seems particularly plausible given Harris' personal and professional biography.
As MSNBC's Joy Reid observed Tuesday night of Democrats' most loyal voters: "Black women will be in formation for this ticket."
But the lack of a cohesive line of attack wasn't just a failure of execution. The campaign hadn't actually pre-scripted a response, according to The Washington Post's Ashley Parker. When Parker reached out to Trump campaign officials following Biden's announcement, they really didn't have a set direction or opposition research lined up to deploy, she told MSNBC on Wednesday. When she asked what angles they planned to take, "[n]o one really knew," Parker recalled. Stunning.
That lack of preparation also trickled down to GOP lawmakers on the Hill. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, a member of the GOP leadership team, didn't even try to take a shot at Harris when asked about the pick on Wednesday.
"I don’t vote with her very often, we don’t agree on our votes, but I served with her, I like her," he told CNN's Manu Raju, noting that they serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee together. “She has normally stayed very well within the standards of that committee, which in the Senate is the least political of all committees. And she’s smart and she’s tough.”
That sounds like someone who didn't get the memo because there wasn't one.
Posted with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-08-14--Retired Army Lieutenant General Calls For March On Washington Over USPS Slowdown

Frequent Trump critic , retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore reacted fiercely to the Postal Service slowdown , particularly in the way that it 's affecting members of the armed forces and veterans .
Brian Williams had invited him on to discuss the activation of the DOD to collaborate a response to COVID-19 testing and treatment , but Williams first asked him about Trump 's obscene and overt sabotage to the USPS operations in the hopes of rigging the 2020 election in his favor .
Lt. Gen. Honore was so outraged he called for citizens to march in the streets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Soldiers , sailors and marines around the world rely on the post office .
As a veteran , I rely on the post office .
My Escripts are not showing up on time .
I had to call this morning , not here !
I have to go get some medicine at the Walgreens this afternoon , because Escripts is not delivering on time , and they use the post office .
Our soldiers deployed depend on it .
Our veterans depend on it to bring medicine from the VA , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is a problem .
I do n't know if the White House understands the second and third order effect of slowing the mail down .
Because that is what 's on the front of the chests of the White House .
They 're slowing the mail down .
That is not good for whatever reason .
Veterans are not -- I have the option to drive to the store .
What about my battle buddies who do n't have that option ?
They have no one to take them to the store @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This has to stop .
And even if the people , I say , yes , have to march on Washington , we need to fix this , because this is not right .

Frequent Trump critic, retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honore reacted fiercely to the Postal Service slowdown, particularly in the way that it's affecting members of the armed forces and veterans. Brian Williams had invited him on to discuss the activation of the DOD to collaborate a response to COVID-19 testing and treatment, but Williams first asked him about Trump's obscene and overt sabotage to the USPS operations in the hopes of rigging the 2020 election in his favor.
Lt. Gen. Honore was so outraged he called for citizens to march in the streets on Washington, D.C.