crooksandliars--2020-10-31--Trump Scraping Bottom With Disgusting Lies About Doctors Profiting From COVID Deaths

Donald Trump continues to lower the depths of despicable behavior to lying about the motives of doctors fighting the COVID-19 pandemic that HE has made impossible to contain .
At a rally in Michigan on Friday , Trump claimed that doctors are lying about the causes of death in their patients , declaring it COVID when it is not , and doing so because they make more money if their patients die from COVID-19 .
Trump falsely insisted to his Michigan crowd that reports of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. inflate the actual toll because doctors , for some reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — so they lie about them to boost the numbers .
“ You know , in Germany , if you have a bad heart and you ’ re ready to die , or if you have cancer and you ’ re going to be dying soon , and you catch COVID ... we mark it down to COVID .
Our doctors get more money if somebody dies of COVID , ” Trump said .
“ With us , when in doubt , choose COVID.
” He said the same thing today in Wisconsin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humans with synapses that fire were outraged .
Just take , for example , this piece from that liberal , left-wing rag , *checks notes* , Forbes , speaking about how doctors and other healthcare professionals have been faring financially during this pandemic : As I have covered previously for Forbes , conspiracy theorists have been claiming that Covid-19 death tolls are being deliberately inflated without really providing much compelling supporting evidence .
For example , there have been assertions that things like alcohol poisoning and gun shot wound deaths are somehow being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that gun shot wound deaths should be pretty darn obvious .
It ’ s not as if doctors tend to say , “ besides that life-threatening gun shot wound , is there anything that we should take care of first ?
Do you happen to have any diarrhea ?
” [ ... ] Perhaps Trump was confusing doctors with the nation 's 644 billionaires , who have seen their net worth increase by nearly $ 1 trillion since March according to recent analysis .
In the meantime , the pay of many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , gone South .
And in this case , South doesn ’ t mean Aruba .
Back in April , cuts were already occurring as hospitals and health care systems no longer had the same amount of revenue , as Bruce Japsen reported for Forbes .
The pandemic had forced many health care facilities to shut down their non-essential services such as cosmetic surgery and other elective procedures that have long been bigger money makers .
Left with taking care of , you know , really sick patients who needed medical care , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as much money .
So who had to take hits as a result ?
How about the health care professionals actually doing the work , such as doctors and nurses ?
A survey conducted by Merrit Hawkins and The Physicians Foundation found that 21 % of U.S. physicians had actually “ experienced a furlough or pay cut ” during the pandemic .
Things seem to have gotten worse since then as Medscape recently reported that 62 % of U.S. physicians answering another survey had suffered pay drops .
This commie-pinko Forbes even pointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care professionals have actually died from the disease as a result of performing their duties caring for COVID patients , and that death , perhaps , is n't the best money-making scheme .
I mean , sure , if you 're into facts and evidence , and all that .
But this is Trumpworld .
Until Tuesday .
Have you voted , yet ?

Donald Trump continues to lower the depths of despicable behavior to lying about the motives of doctors fighting the COVID-19 pandemic that HE has made impossible to contain.
At a rally in Michigan on Friday, Trump claimed that doctors are lying about the causes of death in their patients, declaring it COVID when it is not, and doing so because they make more money if their patients die from COVID-19.
According to Huffington Post:
Trump falsely insisted to his Michigan crowd that reports of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. inflate the actual toll because doctors, for some reason, collect more money from coronavirus fatalities — so they lie about them to boost the numbers. “You know, in Germany, if you have a bad heart and you’re ready to die, or if you have cancer and you’re going to be dying soon, and you catch COVID ... we mark it down to COVID. Our doctors get more money if somebody dies of COVID,” Trump said. “With us, when in doubt, choose COVID.”
He said the same thing today in Wisconsin. His lemmings cheered, but actual humans with synapses that fire were outraged. Just take, for example, this piece from that liberal, left-wing rag, *checks notes*, Forbes, speaking about how doctors and other healthcare professionals have been faring financially during this pandemic:
As I have covered previously for Forbes, conspiracy theorists have been claiming that Covid-19 death tolls are being deliberately inflated without really providing much compelling supporting evidence. For example, there have been assertions that things like alcohol poisoning and gun shot wound deaths are somehow being counted as Covid-19 deaths, despite the fact that gun shot wound deaths should be pretty darn obvious. It’s not as if doctors tend to say, “besides that life-threatening gun shot wound, is there anything that we should take care of first? Do you happen to have any diarrhea?”
[...]
Perhaps Trump was confusing doctors with the nation's 644 billionaires, who have seen their net worth increase by nearly $1 trillion since March according to recent analysis. In the meantime, the pay of many doctors have, on the other hand, gone South. And in this case, South doesn’t mean Aruba. Back in April, cuts were already occurring as hospitals and health care systems no longer had the same amount of revenue, as Bruce Japsen reported for Forbes. The pandemic had forced many health care facilities to shut down their non-essential services such as cosmetic surgery and other elective procedures that have long been bigger money makers. Left with taking care of, you know, really sick patients who needed medical care, health care systems were no longer making as much money. So who had to take hits as a result? How about the health care professionals actually doing the work, such as doctors and nurses? A survey conducted by Merrit Hawkins and The Physicians Foundation found that 21% of U.S. physicians had actually “experienced a furlough or pay cut” during the pandemic. Things seem to have gotten worse since then as Medscape recently reported that 62% of U.S. physicians answering another survey had suffered pay drops.
This commie-pinko Forbes even pointed out that too, too many health care professionals have actually died from the disease as a result of performing their duties caring for COVID patients, and that death, perhaps, isn't the best money-making scheme. I mean, sure, if you're into facts and evidence, and all that. But this is Trumpworld. Until Tuesday.
Have you voted, yet?


crooksandliars--2020-10-31--Fox Host Admits Trump Shouldn't Be Arguing With Medical Community Over Crowd Size At MAGA Rallies

Fox & Friends weekend host Jedediah Bila made a rare admission for someone who works over on Trump-TV , but of course she had to hedge it with a bunch of both-siderist nonsense .
The crew on Trump 's favorite morning show started things off discussing Trump 's attacks on Attorney General Keith Ellison and other Democratic officials in Minnesota who , heaven forbid , asked the Trump campaign for a COVID Preparedness Plan if they 're going to continue to risk the health of their constituents at these super-spreader MAGA rallies in their state , with Trump whining about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedoms '' being taken away .
BILA : So many important states to look at .
So many states that were close in 2016 , that may be close this time around and right now you have both candidates hitting a favorite state of yours I believe Pete , and that would be the state of Minnesota .
They are both going to be doing dueling rallies there .
And there was a little bit of controversy yesterday with respect to the Trump rally that was planned .
We saw that the venue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It was first supposed to be at the airport .
Then the Dodge Center , then back at the airport .
And the controversy was around the number of people in attendance .
At one point it was reported that you could have up to 2500 people .
We know these rallies feature a lot of Trump supporters really eager to get in there and see to the president .
Well , the Mayor and the Attorney General had asked for a COVID preparedness plan .
Some calling that a political request .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these last few days .
Others saying that they were simply concerned about the well-being of people in Minnesota because of some COVID spikes .
Well president Trump weighed in on that attempt to cancel or restrict the rally that was in Rochester , Minnesota .
Take a listen to what he had to say on the matter .
TRUMP : Your far left Democrat Attorney General Keith Ellison and your Democrat governor tried to shut down our rally , silence the people of Minnesota , and take away your freedom and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancel , a word they are very familiar with ... cancel ... cancel culture , but I said no way .
I will never abandon the people of Minnesota .
[ … ] I want to thank the thousands of people outside who were barred from entry by radical Democrats .
You are American patriots .
Trump 's attacks obviously concerned Bila , who may be taking the coronavirus pandemic a little more seriously than some of her cohosts due to the fact that she contracted the virus along with her husband earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bila still hedged her criticism of Trump by playing the false equivalency game with Democrats , as though there 's something wrong with anyone trying to control the spread of this deadly virus and painting `` both sides '' as just playing politics with the pandemic , but we did get something we rarely see on Fox , which is even mild criticism of anything Trump has done , and an admission that maybe he should n't be arguing with the medical community on the size of these super-spreader MAGA rallies he 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Yeah so ... and this has become ... COVID-19 , sadly has become so political on both sides .
We 've seen it .
It 's an unfortunate reality of having that be a front and center issue .
My only concern when I read this story ... you know , because you try to push the politics aside , right , when you are looking at public health matter .
My only concern when I read it was that I had seen that the Mayo Clinic had weighed in .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with capping these things at 250 people because this is an area—first of all a lot of healthcare workers go there—we all know the Mayo Clinic is non-partisan—people flying in from all over the world .
It 's an amazing clinic .
Those are all front-line workers that we deeply respect .
So when they had come in and said that , I always just take a pause and just say ... is it ... you know , maybe , maybe president Trump should have just had a 250 person rally .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
People can see it .
They can be passionate , obviously crowds gathered outside .
And I just worry about a conflict between any administration and the medical community on this issue .
With that being said , do I think that there were some political talking points trying to be made by the Attorney General and the Mayor ?
Absolutely .
Everyone has made this deeply political .
But it 's just that was just a pause of concern for me on this issue .
Of course , her fellow host @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and threw cold water on the notion that anyone ought to be trying to contain the pandemic .
CAIN : On its face , amid rising cases , limiting crowd sizes seems sensible .
But as the three of us spoke about yesterday on Fox & Friends , it 's impossible for me to separate these kind of restrictions hypocrisy we have seen across this country last six months .
Whether it 's been protests , championship parades , or gatherings in Los Angeles , the hypocrisy of these kind of decisions is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I keep coming back to is control .
Mainstream media blackouts on very important stories a week before an election .
Tech suppression of stories .
Limitations of rallies .
Thanksgiving being canceled .
We are under such strict control in America right now and when you tie that to hypocritical decisions , I ca n't accept these kind of things on their face anymore .
As long as Fox and Trump 's enablers on the right continue with this sort of rhetoric , we 're going to see cases continue to rise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question is how many more hospitals we 're going to have overflowing before it 's finally enough to Trump 's death cult to decide we should do something to try to contain it .

Fox & Friends weekend host Jedediah Bila made a rare admission for someone who works over on Trump-TV, but of course she had to hedge it with a bunch of both-siderist nonsense.
The crew on Trump's favorite morning show started things off discussing Trump's attacks on Attorney General Keith Ellison and other Democratic officials in Minnesota who, heaven forbid, asked the Trump campaign for a COVID Preparedness Plan if they're going to continue to risk the health of their constituents at these super-spreader MAGA rallies in their state, with Trump whining about "cancel culture" and their "freedoms" being taken away.
BILA: So many important states to look at. So many states that were close in 2016, that may be close this time around and right now you have both candidates hitting a favorite state of yours I believe Pete, and that would be the state of Minnesota. They are both going to be doing dueling rallies there. And there was a little bit of controversy yesterday with respect to the Trump rally that was planned. We saw that the venue had changed a couple of times. It was first supposed to be at the airport. Then the Dodge Center, then back at the airport. And the controversy was around the number of people in attendance. At one point it was reported that you could have up to 2500 people. We know these rallies feature a lot of Trump supporters really eager to get in there and see to the president. Well, the Mayor and the Attorney General had asked for a COVID preparedness plan. Some calling that a political request. Trying to make this a political duel in these last few days. Others saying that they were simply concerned about the well-being of people in Minnesota because of some COVID spikes. Well president Trump weighed in on that attempt to cancel or restrict the rally that was in Rochester, Minnesota. Take a listen to what he had to say on the matter. TRUMP: Your far left Democrat Attorney General Keith Ellison and your Democrat governor tried to shut down our rally, silence the people of Minnesota, and take away your freedom and your rights. They thought he would cancel, a word they are very familiar with... cancel... cancel culture, but I said no way. I will never abandon the people of Minnesota. […] I want to thank the thousands of people outside who were barred from entry by radical Democrats. You are American patriots.
Trump's attacks obviously concerned Bila, who may be taking the coronavirus pandemic a little more seriously than some of her cohosts due to the fact that she contracted the virus along with her husband earlier this year.
Despite that fact, Bila still hedged her criticism of Trump by playing the false equivalency game with Democrats, as though there's something wrong with anyone trying to control the spread of this deadly virus and painting "both sides" as just playing politics with the pandemic, but we did get something we rarely see on Fox, which is even mild criticism of anything Trump has done, and an admission that maybe he shouldn't be arguing with the medical community on the size of these super-spreader MAGA rallies he's been holding across the country.
BILA: Yeah so... and this has become... COVID-19, sadly has become so political on both sides. We've seen it. It's an unfortunate reality of having that be a front and center issue. My only concern when I read this story... you know, because you try to push the politics aside, right, when you are looking at public health matter. My only concern when I read it was that I had seen that the Mayo Clinic had weighed in. And they said listen, we really agree with capping these things at 250 people because this is an area—first of all a lot of healthcare workers go there—we all know the Mayo Clinic is non-partisan—people flying in from all over the world. It's an amazing clinic. Those are all front-line workers that we deeply respect. So when they had come in and said that, I always just take a pause and just say... is it... you know, maybe, maybe president Trump should have just had a 250 person rally. You know, it's televised across everywhere. People can see it. They can be passionate, obviously crowds gathered outside. And I just worry about a conflict between any administration and the medical community on this issue. With that being said, do I think that there were some political talking points trying to be made by the Attorney General and the Mayor? Absolutely. Everyone has made this deeply political. But it's just that was just a pause of concern for me on this issue.
Of course, her fellow host Will Cain went right on the attack and threw cold water on the notion that anyone ought to be trying to contain the pandemic.
CAIN: On its face, amid rising cases, limiting crowd sizes seems sensible. But as the three of us spoke about yesterday on Fox & Friends, it's impossible for me to separate these kind of restrictions hypocrisy we have seen across this country last six months. Whether it's been protests, championship parades, or gatherings in Los Angeles, the hypocrisy of these kind of decisions is inescapable. What more, the word I keep coming back to is control. Mainstream media blackouts on very important stories a week before an election. Tech suppression of stories. Limitations of rallies. Thanksgiving being canceled. We are under such strict control in America right now and when you tie that to hypocritical decisions, I can't accept these kind of things on their face anymore.
As long as Fox and Trump's enablers on the right continue with this sort of rhetoric, we're going to see cases continue to rise exponentially in the United States. The question is how many more hospitals we're going to have overflowing before it's finally enough to Trump's death cult to decide we should do something to try to contain it.


crooksandliars--2020-10-31--Covid Is Worse In The Dakotas Per Capita Than Anywhere In The United States, Ever

South Dakota governor hits back at media who attacked her COVID response , via Fox News , Oct 21 , 2020 .
Each of the Dakotas has more new virus cases per capita than any other states have seen since the pandemic began .
And yet , for all the explosion of cases , South Dakota 's lackluster Governor Kristi Noem ( who has aspirations of higher office in the future ) continues to refuse to institute measures that would slow the spread , and even more insanely , discourages mask use .
The percentage of tests for Covid-19 coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 46 % .
That ’ s more than eight times the World Health Organization ’ s recommended 5 % threshold for businesses to be open .
As Covid cases surge across the U.S. and in Europe , South Dakota and North Dakota hold a distinct position : Each has more new virus cases per capita than any other states have seen since the pandemic began .
South Dakota has the most and North Dakota the second-most .
“ Those who don ’ t want to wear a mask shouldn ’ t be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Dakota Gov .
Kristi Noem , a Republican , in an opinion piece published in the Rapid City Journal last week .
Hospital visits and caring for symptomatic people are times when masks are appropriate , she wrote .
Maggie Seidel , a senior adviser to Ms. Noem , said in an interview that the governor has no opinion on whether people should wear masks while in close proximity to others in public locations .
Ms. Seidel said the governor ’ s response is a measured one to a virus that she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions .
“ We feel pretty good about where we ’ re at , ” Ms. Seidel said .
“ The governor is not going to change any of her approach—why should she ?
” Noem 's ridiculous op-ed last week in the Rapid City-Journal was an absurd piece of propaganda that did n't have any relationship to reality .
They do n't test anywhere near the level they should be .
Everything remains open .
Mask use is discouraged .
Real science , as opposed to the junk pseudo-science espoused by Noem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if more people just washed their hands the virus would go away .
From the beginning , my administration has committed itself to following the science , and we will continue to do so .
Science tells us that for most people , the risks of COVID-19 are very low .
Science also tells us that the normal hygiene measures that we all learned when we were young are very effective .
I ’ m going to continue to ask South Dakotans to be extra diligent about their personal hygiene and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m going to continue to trust South Dakotans to make wise and well-informed decisions for themselves and their families .
I ’ m also asking that we all show respect and understanding to those who make choices we may not agree with .
Our trust in the data and in each other has been rewarded .
This is a testament to the people of South Dakota – our greatest weapon against this common enemy .

South Dakota governor hits back at media who attacked her COVID response, via Fox News, Oct 21, 2020.
Each of the Dakotas has more new virus cases per capita than any other states have seen since the pandemic began. And yet, for all the explosion of cases, South Dakota's lackluster Governor Kristi Noem (who has aspirations of higher office in the future) continues to refuse to institute measures that would slow the spread, and even more insanely, discourages mask use.
Source: Wall Street Journal
The percentage of tests for Covid-19 coming back positive in South Dakota has soared to 46%. That’s more than eight times the World Health Organization’s recommended 5% threshold for businesses to be open. As Covid cases surge across the U.S. and in Europe, South Dakota and North Dakota hold a distinct position: Each has more new virus cases per capita than any other states have seen since the pandemic began. South Dakota has the most and North Dakota the second-most. “Those who don’t want to wear a mask shouldn’t be shamed into wearing one,” wrote South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, in an opinion piece published in the Rapid City Journal last week. Hospital visits and caring for symptomatic people are times when masks are appropriate, she wrote. Maggie Seidel, a senior adviser to Ms. Noem, said in an interview that the governor has no opinion on whether people should wear masks while in close proximity to others in public locations. Ms. Seidel said the governor’s response is a measured one to a virus that she said will spread with or without governmental restrictions. “We feel pretty good about where we’re at,” Ms. Seidel said. “The governor is not going to change any of her approach—why should she?”
Noem's ridiculous op-ed last week in the Rapid City-Journal was an absurd piece of propaganda that didn't have any relationship to reality. They don't test anywhere near the level they should be. Everything remains open. Mask use is discouraged. Real science, as opposed to the junk pseudo-science espoused by Noem, is routinely ignored. For Noem, if more people just washed their hands the virus would go away.


crooksandliars--2020-10-31--Georgia's Governor Might Not Be Able To Vote Because Of Covid

You might remember that Kemp served as Secretary of State during his own election as Governor in 2018 , effectively being able to count the votes for himself ( only a slight exaggeration ) .
In 2020 , it 's Trump , Republican Senators Perdue and Loeffler , and others who are hoping he can work his magic once again .
Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp might not be able to vote because he ’ s in quarantine after close contact with U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson , who tested positive for the coronavirus Friday .
Kemp , who tested negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absentee ballot , his spokesman said .
But an absentee ballot requested Friday is unlikely to arrive in the mail before polls close Tuesday .
Georgia law and a court ruling required all absentee ballots to be received by county election officials before 7 p.m. on Election Day .
Kemp also couldn ’ t vote in person on Tuesday without violating coronavirus guidelines from the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The CDC says people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should stay home for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

You might remember that Kemp served as Secretary of State during his own election as Governor in 2018, effectively being able to count the votes for himself (only a slight exaggeration). In 2020, it's Trump, Republican Senators Perdue and Loeffler, and others who are hoping he can work his magic once again.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp might not be able to vote because he’s in quarantine after close contact with U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson, who tested positive for the coronavirus Friday.
Kemp, who tested negative for the virus, has requested an absentee ballot, his spokesman said.
But an absentee ballot requested Friday is unlikely to arrive in the mail before polls close Tuesday. Georgia law and a court ruling required all absentee ballots to be received by county election officials before 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Kemp also couldn’t vote in person on Tuesday without violating coronavirus guidelines from the Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says people who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19 should stay home for 14 days and stay away from others.


crooksandliars--2020-10-31--Moderator Has The 'Receipts' After No-Show Kansas Republican Lies About Debate Invitations

A moderator from NBC News affiliate KSNT in Topeka , Kansas , called out a local politician , and Twitter is here for it .
It all started when Republican Congressman Roger Marshall , who is running for Senate , ignored the news channel ’ s invitations .
KSNT invited both Kansas Sen. Barbara Bollier and Marshall to a debate , only to hear back from Bollier in regard to it .
During the segment , the moderator clarified that Marshall was contacted not just once but multiple times .
” One candidate agreed to appear .
We want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and even sent a certified letter to Congressman Marshall inviting him to participate tonight but he ignored the request , ” the moderator said .
“ And as part of that we were clear with the candidates we would have just one candidate on to answer questions if just one agreed to participate.
” She then accompanied her statement with a nice presentation slide depicting the dates Marshall was contacted , but that wasn ’ t all—she brought the receipts .
In a bold and baus move , the moderator pulled out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Marshall on Sept. 29 .
She even had a tweet from Oct. 26 enlarged on the screen in which Marshall alleged he had a prior commitment on the day of the debate .
All this came after Marshall blatantly lied to KSNT ’ s sister station , Southeast Kansas , and said that the debate seemed like a “ set up ” since he was not aware of it until the day before .
This moderator was not down to take his shit and called him out on live television , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receipts , she said : “ Just to be abundantly clear and to be completely transparent , this right here is a receipt showing we sent Congressman Marshall a letter by certified mail on September 29 .
We also—Bob , as we know , had just seen the tweet that showed on Monday , whether it was Congressman Marshall or someone from his campaign , that he did say that he had prior obligations , which is why—so not sure why he 's saying that he thought this was maybe some type of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but definitely not the case.
” Moments after the clip was posted on Twitter , replies on how savage the moderator was flooded the thread .
Check it out for yourself .
And there ’ s a lot more where that came from .
Check out the thread on Twitter for more memes and gifs applauding her response .

A moderator from NBC News affiliate KSNT in Topeka, Kansas, called out a local politician, and Twitter is here for it. It all started when Republican Congressman Roger Marshall, who is running for Senate, ignored the news channel’s invitations. KSNT invited both Kansas Sen. Barbara Bollier and Marshall to a debate, only to hear back from Bollier in regard to it. During the segment, the moderator clarified that Marshall was contacted not just once but multiple times.
”One candidate agreed to appear. We want to be clear that we emailed, called, and even sent a certified letter to Congressman Marshall inviting him to participate tonight but he ignored the request,” the moderator said. “And as part of that we were clear with the candidates we would have just one candidate on to answer questions if just one agreed to participate.”
She then accompanied her statement with a nice presentation slide depicting the dates Marshall was contacted, but that wasn’t all—she brought the receipts. In a bold and baus move, the moderator pulled out the receipts for the certified letters sent to Marshall on Sept. 29. She even had a tweet from Oct. 26 enlarged on the screen in which Marshall alleged he had a prior commitment on the day of the debate.
All this came after Marshall blatantly lied to KSNT’s sister station, Southeast Kansas, and said that the debate seemed like a “set up” since he was not aware of it until the day before. This moderator was not down to take his shit and called him out on live television, and people loved it.
Pulling out the receipts, she said: “Just to be abundantly clear and to be completely transparent, this right here is a receipt showing we sent Congressman Marshall a letter by certified mail on September 29. We also—Bob, as we know, had just seen the tweet that showed on Monday, whether it was Congressman Marshall or someone from his campaign, that he did say that he had prior obligations, which is why—so not sure why he's saying that he thought this was maybe some type of set up or maybe something we dropped, but definitely not the case.”
Moments after the clip was posted on Twitter, replies on how savage the moderator was flooded the thread. Check it out for yourself.
When you have the receipts, no one can complain, and she has those receipts ready on deck pic.twitter.com/m4oDtEkInx — Eric Chaney (@Eric_Cha93) October 29, 2020
Come on Kansas, help Marshall Free up his busy schedule pic.twitter.com/X9sApZCOjg — Zora Neale HurtSomeone (@ThusSpakeZora) October 29, 2020
And there’s a lot more where that came from. Check out the thread on Twitter for more memes and gifs applauding her response.
Posted with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-10-31--Trump Mocks Laura Ingraham For Wearing A Face Mask

Ingraham is a prime time mask truther at Fox .
She has suggested they are part of some liberal conspiracy @ @ @ @ @ promoted the view that preventing people from contracting coronavirus is a bad thing because it @ @ @ @ @ Just one night before she showed up at Trump 's rally with a mask , @ @ @ @ @ laughed at the “ morons ” who have warned the public that maskless , un-socially @ @ @ @ @ one ’ s health .
Well , what a difference a day makes !
And @ @ @ @ @ work .
Whatever the reason , Ingraham turned up at a Trump rally in a @ @ @ @ @ not pleased .
TRUMP : Is that a mask ?
No way !
Are you @ @ @ @ @ 've never seen her in a mask .
Look at you .
Oh , she @ @ @ @ @ .
Whoa !
Now , if only she would promote mask wearing for everybody else @ @ @ @ @ .

Ingraham is a prime time mask truther at Fox. She has suggested they are part of some liberal conspiracy to keep people afraid and promoted the view that preventing people from contracting coronavirus is a bad thing because it slows down herd immunity.
Just one night before she showed up at Trump's rally with a mask, Ingraham and Donald Trump Jr. laughed at the “morons” who have warned the public that maskless, un-socially distanced rallies are dangerous to one’s health.
Well, what a difference a day makes! And maybe exposure to coronavirus through work. Whatever the reason, Ingraham turned up at a Trump rally in a face mask. Trump was not pleased.
TRUMP: Is that a mask? No way! Are you wearing a mask? I've never seen her in a mask. Look at you. Oh, she's being very politically correct. Whoa!
Now, if only she would promote mask wearing for everybody else. Social distancing, too.


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Video Shows Donald Trump Jr. Urging Supporters To Harass Kamala Harris In Texas

Donald Trump Jr. suggested that his father 's supporters should harass members of the Biden campaign during their recent visit to Texas .
KEYE reported on Saturday that the Biden campaign had cancelled campaign appearances in Texas after a campaign bus had been `` closely followed by Trump supporters while on the road . ''
“ Pro-Trump Protesters have escalated well beyond safe limits , ” Texas House Representative Sheryl Cole wrote on Twitter following the incident .
The FBI was said to be investigating harassment by the so-called `` Trump Train . ''
On Sunday , a video surfaced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Hey , Laredo , Don Jr. here , '' Trump says in the video .
`` I heard you had an awesome turnout for the Trump Train .
It 'd be great if you guys would all get together , head down to McAllen and give Kamala Harris a nice Trump Train welcome . ''
`` Get out there , have some fun , '' he adds .
`` Enjoy it .
Do n't forget to vote and to bring all of your friends .
Let 's show them how strong @ @ @ @ @

I have seen this disappear from a few posts so I downloaded Jr inciting MAGAs to violence in TX against the Biden bus.
Retweet if you want. pic.twitter.com/jUZr7P7LyH — Shane A Swank (@swank_shane) November 1, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. suggested that his father's supporters should harass members of the Biden campaign during their recent visit to Texas.
KEYE reported on Saturday that the Biden campaign had cancelled campaign appearances in Texas after a campaign bus had been "closely followed by Trump supporters while on the road."
“Pro-Trump Protesters have escalated well beyond safe limits,” Texas House Representative Sheryl Cole wrote on Twitter following the incident.
The FBI was said to be investigating harassment by the so-called "Trump Train."
On Sunday, a video surfaced of Donald Trump Jr. encouraging the behavior.
"Hey, Laredo, Don Jr. here," Trump says in the video. "I heard you had an awesome turnout for the Trump Train. It'd be great if you guys would all get together, head down to McAllen and give Kamala Harris a nice Trump Train welcome."
"Get out there, have some fun," he adds. "Enjoy it. Don't forget to vote and to bring all of your friends. Let's show them how strong Texas still is."


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Fox Rehashes Their List Of Drummed Up Obama 'Scandals' In Response To Biden

Trump TV had a good laugh over Joe Biden saying the Obama presidency did n't have `` a trace of scandal '' and used the occasion to rehash the list of their favorite drummed up fake `` scandals '' they spent all of their time hyping while Obama was still in office .
After showing a clip of Biden at a rally with Obama in Flint , Michigan on Saturday , here 's how the crew on Trump 's favorite morning show on Fox responded .
DOOCY : Well .
Not a single trace of scandal .
Ainsley , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a long time .
Are there any traces of scandal during the Obama administration ?
EARHARDT : Well , let me read a few .
There 's the IRS targeting conservatives .
Remember that ?
The Tea Party .
The VA waiting list .
A lot of people died trying to get care and they had to get on a list and they passed away before they saw a doctor .
Benghazi attack .
The Bowe Bergdahl scandal .
GSA spending spree .
Fast and furious .
Gun walking , and also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were in Flint talking and Joe Biden said that the Flint water crisis will never happen again .
KILMEADE : Right .
And they 're sitting there in Flint and they basically should have , the president of the United States tweeted out that they should really apologize for it .
They left out the tan suit , Dijon mustard and arugula and a bunch of the other drummed up pseudo-scandals they raged over on a daily basis during the Obama presidency .
If there 's one thing you can count on from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never going to let go of their contempt and hatred for both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton .
Here 's more from The Daily Show with some of their more ridiculous criticisms of Obama .

Trump TV had a good laugh over Joe Biden saying the Obama presidency didn't have "a trace of scandal" and used the occasion to rehash the list of their favorite drummed up fake "scandals" they spent all of their time hyping while Obama was still in office.
After showing a clip of Biden at a rally with Obama in Flint, Michigan on Saturday, here's how the crew on Trump's favorite morning show on Fox responded.
DOOCY: Well. Not a single trace of scandal. Ainsley, we've been sittin' in these chairs for a long time. Are there any traces of scandal during the Obama administration? EARHARDT: Well, let me read a few. There's the IRS targeting conservatives. Remember that? The Tea Party. The VA waiting list. A lot of people died trying to get care and they had to get on a list and they passed away before they saw a doctor. Benghazi attack. The Bowe Bergdahl scandal. GSA spending spree. Fast and furious. Gun walking, and also you mentioned the Flint Michigan. They were in Flint talking and Joe Biden said that the Flint water crisis will never happen again. KILMEADE: Right. And they're sitting there in Flint and they basically should have, the president of the United States tweeted out that they should really apologize for it.
They left out the tan suit, Dijon mustard and arugula and a bunch of the other drummed up pseudo-scandals they raged over on a daily basis during the Obama presidency.
If there's one thing you can count on from Fox, it's that they're never going to let go of their contempt and hatred for both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Here's more from The Daily Show with some of their more ridiculous criticisms of Obama.


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Bartiromo Claims  COVID Surge Is 'Helping' Trump: 'High Income Groups Don't Want Anymore Lockdowns'

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday spoke on behalf of `` high income groups '' who she said are against COVID-19 `` lockdowns . ''
Bartiromo made the statement on Fox & Friends after host Brian Kilmeade noted that COVID-19 cases are `` going up in 42 states . ''
`` You look at Europe right now , '' Bartiromo replied , `` Paris is on lockdown , all of France on lockdown .
You 've got Germany on lockdown for another month . ''
`` Here 's the deal .
Voters in America do not want to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued .
`` When you look at the groups that are high income groups , they do n't want want anymore lockdowns . ''
According to Bartiromo , America needs `` to adapt to this new normal . ''
`` And I think that 's also helping President Trump because , he says , 'Look , yes , we 've got a spike in cases but we 're living with it , we 're getting vaccines , ' '' she said .
`` You are going to see a vaccine on the market @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right , this is the worry and voters think that Joe Biden has a plan .
The president is actually moving forward , adapting to this new normal .
I think it 's resonating . ''

Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday spoke on behalf of "high income groups" who she said are against COVID-19 "lockdowns."
Bartiromo made the statement on Fox & Friends after host Brian Kilmeade noted that COVID-19 cases are "going up in 42 states."
"You look at Europe right now," Bartiromo replied, "Paris is on lockdown, all of France on lockdown. You've got Germany on lockdown for another month."
"Here's the deal. Voters in America do not want to see the economy locked down," she continued. "When you look at the groups that are high income groups, they don't want want anymore lockdowns."
According to Bartiromo, America needs "to adapt to this new normal."
"And I think that's also helping President Trump because, he says, 'Look, yes, we've got a spike in cases but we're living with it, we're getting vaccines,'" she said. "You are going to see a vaccine on the market at some point. But you're right, this is the worry and voters think that Joe Biden has a plan. The president is actually moving forward, adapting to this new normal. I think it's resonating."


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Jason Miller: Trump Will 'Be Ahead On Election Night' And Then Dems Will 'Try To Steal It Back'

Trump campaign surrogate Jason Miller on Sunday claimed that counting votes after election night will be part of Democratic plot @ @ @ @ @ election from President Donald Trump .
`` If you speak with many smart Democrats , @ @ @ @ @ will be ahead on election night , probably getting 280 electoral [ votes ] , @ @ @ @ @ host George Stephanopoulos .
`` And then they 're going to try to steal it @ @ @ @ @ '' `` We believe that we will be over 290 electoral votes on election night @ @ @ @ @ `` So no matter what they try to do , what kind of hijinks or @ @ @ @ @ nonsense they try to pull off , we 're still going to have enough electoral @ @ @ @ @ reelected . ''

.@GStephanopoulos: “Basically, you’re saying that the president needs to have a clean sweep of all the states in the Sunbelt that he won back in 2016?”
Jason Miller: “I said I believe that we’re going to win all of them. There are multiple pathways.” https://t.co/2zxeV2Igly pic.twitter.com/qmFruLaEOK — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 1, 2020
Trump campaign surrogate Jason Miller on Sunday claimed that counting votes after election night will be part of Democratic plot to "steal" the election from President Donald Trump.
"If you speak with many smart Democrats, they believe that President Trump will be ahead on election night, probably getting 280 electoral [votes]," Miller told ABC News host George Stephanopoulos. "And then they're going to try to steal it back after the election."
"We believe that we will be over 290 electoral votes on election night," he added. "So no matter what they try to do, what kind of hijinks or lawsuits or whatever kind of nonsense they try to pull off, we're still going to have enough electoral votes to get President Trump reelected."


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Chris Wallace Knocks Down Trump Lie About Doctors: 'Dying From COVID Is Greatly Undercounted'

Trump surrogate Corey Lewandowski on Sunday struggled to defend President Donald Trump 's claim that doctors are making him look bad by lying about COVID-19 deaths .
At a campaign rally in Wisconsin last week , Trump suggested that doctors are inflating deaths related to COVID-19 to profit from the pandemic .
On Sunday , Fox News host Chris Wallace pressed Lewandowski about the claim .
`` What is the president 's evidence that doctors , many of whom are risking their lives treating these patients , are in fact lining their pockets by inflating the number of COVID deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know , Chris , I have n't seen that evidence , '' Lewandowski admitted .
`` But we have seen on multiple occasions people who claimed they have died from COVID-19 and that was n't the case . ''
Wallace pointed to `` a number of studies that the number of people that are actually dying from COVID is greatly undercounted . ''
`` Does the president stand by his accusation that doctors are profiteering off this virus ? ''
Wallace wondered .
`` You know , Chris , I have n't spoken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could n't answer that , '' Lewandowski replied .
`` You understand , it 's a pretty serious thing to say about the nation 's doctors who are on the frontlines ? ''
Wallace noted .
`` Look , we have enormous respect for doctors , '' Lewandowski insisted .

Trump surrogate Corey Lewandowski on Sunday struggled to defend President Donald Trump's claim that doctors are making him look bad by lying about COVID-19 deaths.
At a campaign rally in Wisconsin last week, Trump suggested that doctors are inflating deaths related to COVID-19 to profit from the pandemic.
On Sunday, Fox News host Chris Wallace pressed Lewandowski about the claim.
"What is the president's evidence that doctors, many of whom are risking their lives treating these patients, are in fact lining their pockets by inflating the number of COVID deaths?" Wallace asked.
"You know, Chris, I haven't seen that evidence," Lewandowski admitted. "But we have seen on multiple occasions people who claimed they have died from COVID-19 and that wasn't the case."
Wallace pointed to "a number of studies that the number of people that are actually dying from COVID is greatly undercounted."
"Does the president stand by his accusation that doctors are profiteering off this virus?" Wallace wondered.
"You know, Chris, I haven't spoken to the president about this directly so I couldn't answer that," Lewandowski replied.
"You understand, it's a pretty serious thing to say about the nation's doctors who are on the frontlines?" Wallace noted.
"Look, we have enormous respect for doctors," Lewandowski insisted.


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Dr. Scott Atlas Goes On Russian TV To Blame Dr. Fauci For 'Killing People' With 'Shutdown Policies'

Dr. Scott Atlas Goes On Russian TV To Blame Dr. Fauci For 'Killing People' With 'Shutdown Policies' UPDATED

As many of the networks ask Trump administration health officials to join their shows , Trump 's new favorite propaganda toy , Dr. Scott Atlas , instead went on Russian TV to attack the media , Dr. Fauci , and all health officials over their policies to ensure the public 's safety from COVID .
Dr. Atlas , who is not an epidemiology specialist , has become Trump 's go-to COVID influencer since he became Tucker Carlson 's favorite doctor .
His job is to attack CDC officials trying to do their jobs , to spread misinformation , and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an effort to help Trump 's reelection campaign .
Dr. Birx and Dr. Fauci have criticized him and his influence over Trump in the strongest possible terms .
“ I have real problems with that guy , ” Fauci said of Atlas .
“ He ’ s a smart guy who ’ s talking about things that I believe he doesn ’ t have any real insight or knowledge or experience in .
He keeps talking about things that when you dissect it out and parse it out , it doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Atlas did his usual song and dance about `` evidence '' backing up his moronic claims designed to influence Trump supporters to go back to work , to school , and ignore the severity of COVID , because staying safe is so much worse than getting infected .
Atlas claimed the lock downs are not sparing Americans from the virus : `` The lock downs will go down as an epic failure of public policy . ''
Then he went so far as to tell Russian TV that Dr. Fauci 's measures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health leadership has failed egregiously and they are killing people with their fear-inducing shutdown policies . ''
Meanwhile , mini-Trump over in the England , Prime Minister Boris Johnson , just issued new month-long lock down measures after a rapid spread of COVID .
Starting Thursday , people in England must stay at home , and bars and restaurants will close , except for takeout and deliveries .
All non-essential retail will also be shuttered .
Different households will be banned from mixing indoors .
International travel , unless for business purposes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures will last through at least December 2 .
So , the entire world is wrong and Dr. Atlas is right .
I did a Halloween post on my top horror movies in 2020 , but as many commenters noted , the Trump presidency and sycophants like Scott Atlas are the real horror show taking place in real-time in America .
UPDATE : You ca n't make this insanity and chaos up .

As many of the networks ask Trump administration health officials to join their shows, Trump's new favorite propaganda toy, Dr. Scott Atlas, instead went on Russian TV to attack the media, Dr. Fauci, and all health officials over their policies to ensure the public's safety from COVID.
Dr. Atlas, who is not an epidemiology specialist, has become Trump's go-to COVID influencer since he became Tucker Carlson's favorite doctor. His job is to attack CDC officials trying to do their jobs, to spread misinformation, and to ignore the severity of COVID-19, all in an effort to help Trump's reelection campaign.
Dr. Birx and Dr. Fauci have criticized him and his influence over Trump in the strongest possible terms.
“I have real problems with that guy,” Fauci said of Atlas. “He’s a smart guy who’s talking about things that I believe he doesn’t have any real insight or knowledge or experience in. He keeps talking about things that when you dissect it out and parse it out, it doesn’t make any sense.”
On RT, Atlas did his usual song and dance about "evidence" backing up his moronic claims designed to influence Trump supporters to go back to work, to school, and ignore the severity of COVID, because staying safe is so much worse than getting infected.
Atlas claimed the lock downs are not sparing Americans from the virus: "The lock downs will go down as an epic failure of public policy."
Then he went so far as to tell Russian TV that Dr. Fauci's measures are actually killing people: "The public health leadership has failed egregiously and they are killing people with their fear-inducing shutdown policies."
Meanwhile, mini-Trump over in the England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, just issued new month-long lock down measures after a rapid spread of COVID.
Starting Thursday, people in England must stay at home, and bars and restaurants will close, except for takeout and deliveries. All non-essential retail will also be shuttered. Different households will be banned from mixing indoors. International travel, unless for business purposes, will be banned. The new measures will last through at least December 2.
So, the entire world is wrong and Dr. Atlas is right.
I did a Halloween post on my top horror movies in 2020, but as many commenters noted, the Trump presidency and sycophants like Scott Atlas are the real horror show taking place in real-time in America.
UPDATE: You can't make this insanity and chaos up.
A senior WH official said Dr. Scott Atlas did not have clearance from the WH for his interview with RT. The official said Atlas “did it on his own without approval by the White House.” @Acosta — Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) November 1, 2020
I recently did an interview with RT and was unaware they are a registered foreign agent. I regret doing the interview and apologize for allowing myself to be taken advantage of. I especially apologize to the national security community who is working hard to defend us. — Scott W. Atlas (@SWAtlasHoover) November 1, 2020
My response.
Here's another reason why Dr. Scott Atlas is not qualified to be running any kind of medical task force for the United States. https://t.co/YODq7EsvPw https://t.co/5kd7xZ1Ugm — JohnAmato (@JohnAmato) November 1, 2020
I mean, WTF?


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Citizens Marching To The Polls In N.C. Saturday Got A Taste Of Voter Suppression And Pepper-Spray

Sheriff ’ s deputies and local police in Graham , the county seat of Alamance County , North Carolina , pepper-sprayed a crowd of people participating in a peaceful “ I Am Change ” march to the polls Saturday .
They arrested a dozen people , including a local reporter/photographer and the campaign manager of a Democratic candidate who had joined the march .
Among those sprayed were at least three children , ages 11 , 5 , and 3 .
Organized by local citizens including a pastor , about 200 people marched from a church to Court Square , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outskirts of Burlington .
There they held a peaceful rally encouraging people to vote .
Then they went silent for eight minutes in honor of George Floyd , the Black man who last summer was killed when a Minneapolis police officer put his knee on Floyd ’ s neck and cut off his breathing for eight minutes .
The videotaped killing sparked nationwide protests of tens of thousands of people in hundreds of cities and towns across America , under banners of Black Lives Matter .
As soon as the silence for Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the street and then began arresting and pepper-spraying them .
The mayor of Burlington , Ian Baltutis , Democratic candidate for county commissioner Dreama Caldwell , and Democratic school board candidate Seneca Rodgers all participated in at least part of the march .
Caldwell told reporters her campaign manager was arrested .
The publisher of the local Alamance News , Tom Boney Jr. , said in an interview with News & Observer reporters that one of his reporters who was taking photographs was arrested .
“ When I spoke to him on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police custody , he said they ordered them to move out of the roadway .
He was doing so , while still taking photos , but apparently not fast enough for ( the police ) .
” Melanie Mitchell said her 5-year-old and 11-year-old daughters were pepper-sprayed just after the moment of silence .
She said Graham police approached the crowd assembled in the street and told them to move onto the sidewalk and soon began spraying pepper spray toward the ground .
Mitchell ’ s 5-year-old took off running , she said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... ] Veronica Holman said her 3-year-old great-nephew also threw up after being pepper-sprayed .
They had been sitting on a brick wall across the street from the courthouse , she said .
“ They didn ’ t warn us or anything , ” she said .
“ We were just sitting on the wall.
” Most of the participants didn ’ t make it to the polling station .
Sarah Ovaska , a reporter for Cardinal & Pine , a local news outlet , interviewed Faith Cook , one of the march @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and was standing in line waiting to vote .
Of the sheriff ’ s decision to end the rally , she said , “ It was intended to suppress the vote.
” Another organizer , Quencelyn Ellison , president of Alamance Alliance 4 Justice , complained about the decision to use pepper-spray and in an interview with N & O asked rhetorically .
“ Why were we tear-gassed on the day we were going to the polls ?
Voter intimidation ?
We ’ ve been out here doing this for several weeks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we get treated with such great threat ?
” Might it have something to do with the fact that organizers think Alamance County is one of a handful that could give Democrats a majority in the currently Republican-controlled state legislature next year ?
A spokesman for the state Board of Elections says the police action that turned back marchers did not disrupt early voting .
Seriously ?
Since when is intimidation not disruption , particularly when that intimidation comes not from domestic terrorists pretending to be “ militias ” but rather uniformed and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official capacity ?
The old methodology of Jim Crow to keep Black people and American Indians from voting has been outlawed for half a century .
But modern advocates employing new methods of voter suppression against African Americans , Latinos , and Natives clearly continue to have one thing on their side from the old days : police violence .

Sheriff’s deputies and local police in Graham, the county seat of Alamance County, North Carolina, pepper-sprayed a crowd of people participating in a peaceful “I Am Change” march to the polls Saturday. They arrested a dozen people, including a local reporter/photographer and the campaign manager of a Democratic candidate who had joined the march. Among those sprayed were at least three children, ages 11, 5, and 3.
Organized by local citizens including a pastor, about 200 people marched from a church to Court Square, in the city of 15,000 on the outskirts of Burlington. There they held a peaceful rally encouraging people to vote. Then they went silent for eight minutes in honor of George Floyd, the Black man who last summer was killed when a Minneapolis police officer put his knee on Floyd’s neck and cut off his breathing for eight minutes. The videotaped killing sparked nationwide protests of tens of thousands of people in hundreds of cities and towns across America, under banners of Black Lives Matter. As soon as the silence for Floyd was broken, deputies ordered people out of the street and then began arresting and pepper-spraying them.
My hair still smells like spray. They hit folks in wheelchairs, little kids. I guess this is how we do “voting” in Alamance County North Carolina. https://t.co/7UhEzXm6fM — megan squire (@MeganSquire0) October 31, 2020
The mayor of Burlington, Ian Baltutis, Democratic candidate for county commissioner Dreama Caldwell, and Democratic school board candidate Seneca Rodgers all participated in at least part of the march. Caldwell told reporters her campaign manager was arrested.
The publisher of the local Alamance News, Tom Boney Jr., said in an interview with News & Observer reporters that one of his reporters who was taking photographs was arrested. “When I spoke to him on the street, while he was in police custody, he said they ordered them to move out of the roadway. He was doing so, while still taking photos, but apparently not fast enough for (the police).”
The N&O reported:
Melanie Mitchell said her 5-year-old and 11-year-old daughters were pepper-sprayed just after the moment of silence. She said Graham police approached the crowd assembled in the street and told them to move onto the sidewalk and soon began spraying pepper spray toward the ground. Mitchell’s 5-year-old took off running, she said. Both kids threw up. [...] Veronica Holman said her 3-year-old great-nephew also threw up after being pepper-sprayed. They had been sitting on a brick wall across the street from the courthouse, she said. “They didn’t warn us or anything,” she said. “We were just sitting on the wall.”
Most of the participants didn’t make it to the polling station. Sarah Ovaska, a reporter for Cardinal & Pine, a local news outlet, interviewed Faith Cook, one of the march’s organizers who did make it and was standing in line waiting to vote. Of the sheriff’s decision to end the rally, she said, “It was intended to suppress the vote.”
Another organizer, Quencelyn Ellison, president of Alamance Alliance 4 Justice, complained about the decision to use pepper-spray and in an interview with N&O asked rhetorically. “Why were we tear-gassed on the day we were going to the polls? Voter intimidation? We’ve been out here doing this for several weeks, and we were peaceful. How do we get treated with such great threat?”
Might it have something to do with the fact that organizers think Alamance County is one of a handful that could give Democrats a majority in the currently Republican-controlled state legislature next year?
A spokesman for the state Board of Elections says the police action that turned back marchers did not disrupt early voting.
Seriously? Since when is intimidation not disruption, particularly when that intimidation comes not from domestic terrorists pretending to be “militias” but rather uniformed and armed men and women acting in an official capacity?
The old methodology of Jim Crow to keep Black people and American Indians from voting has been outlawed for half a century. But modern advocates employing new methods of voter suppression against African Americans, Latinos, and Natives clearly continue to have one thing on their side from the old days: police violence.
UPDATED:
Posted with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Texas Republicans Try To Invalidate More Than 100,000 Drive-Thru Votes In Harris County

A small group has issued a legal challenge in the state 's largest and mostly Democratic county .
If they 're successful , nearly 127,000 people will be disenfranchised .
They 're also asking that all ballots at those voting locations be thrown out .
Their case will be heard on Monday .
For 18 days of early voting , Harris County residents waited in line , had their identities verified by poll workers , and cast their votes in a presidential election that has seen record-breaking early turnout .
But for the nearly 127,000 people who did so at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indoor sites , many are now watching with fear as a wealthy conservative activist , a Republican state representative and two GOP candidates aim to throw out their ballots at the last minute .
In the state ’ s most populous — and largely Democratic — county , drive-thru voters are left anxiously awaiting court decisions before Election Day on Tuesday that could force them to go back to the polls .
Likely many more are unaware of their votes ' potential demise .
The Republican legal effort could jeopardize 10 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 10 drive-thru polling places throughout the county — a vote count higher than the entire early vote total in Nueces County , home of Corpus Christi and the state 's 16th most populous county .
Two lawsuits by the group of plaintiffs have been filed in recent days after a similar challenge was already rejected by the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court .

A small group has issued a legal challenge in the state's largest and mostly Democratic county.
If they're successful, nearly 127,000 people will be disenfranchised. They're also asking that all ballots at those voting locations be thrown out. Their case will be heard on Monday.
Source: Texas Tribune
For 18 days of early voting, Harris County residents waited in line, had their identities verified by poll workers, and cast their votes in a presidential election that has seen record-breaking early turnout.
But for the nearly 127,000 people who did so at drive-thru polling places instead of in traditional indoor sites, many are now watching with fear as a wealthy conservative activist, a Republican state representative and two GOP candidates aim to throw out their ballots at the last minute. In the state’s most populous — and largely Democratic — county, drive-thru voters are left anxiously awaiting court decisions before Election Day on Tuesday that could force them to go back to the polls. Likely many more are unaware of their votes' potential demise.
The Republican legal effort could jeopardize 10% of the in-person early votes that were cast at 10 drive-thru polling places throughout the county — a vote count higher than the entire early vote total in Nueces County, home of Corpus Christi and the state's 16th most populous county.
Two lawsuits by the group of plaintiffs have been filed in recent days after a similar challenge was already rejected by the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court.


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Trump Tweets Out Support For MAGA Fans Who Swarmed Biden's Bus In Texas

At this point , no one is at all surprised that Trump would do this , because this is who he is .
Four more years of madness or a return to normalcy ?
With any luck , we 'll see on Tuesday night .
President Donald Trump tweeted in support of a viral video of his fans swarming one of Joe Biden ’ s campaign buses , forcing Democrats to cancel several rallies in Austin , Texas .
On Saturday night , Trump tweeted out the video with the caption “ I LOVE TEXAS !
” His post came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day in Pennsylvania .
The campaign bus , which was blocked in by Trump supporters on a Texas highway , reportedly carried congressional candidates Wendy Davis and Roland Gutierrez , and Rep. Lloyd Doggett ( D-TX ) .
And at a rally yesterday in Pennsylvania , Trump mentioned the incident .
Via The New York Times : During his final rally of the day on Saturday , in Montoursville , Pa. , President Trump cackled about his supporters “ taunting ” Mr. Biden at his outdoor events by driving by and honking horns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who surrounded the bus in Texas .
“ Anybody see the picture of their crazy bus driving down the highway , they are surrounded by hundreds of cars , they are all Trump flags all over the place , ” Mr. Trump said , chuckling .

At this point, no one is at all surprised that Trump would do this, because this is who he is. Four more years of madness or a return to normalcy? With any luck, we'll see on Tuesday night.
Source: Mediaite
President Donald Trump tweeted in support of a viral video of his fans swarming one of Joe Biden’s campaign buses, forcing Democrats to cancel several rallies in Austin, Texas. On Tuesday Saturday night, Trump tweeted out the video with the caption “I LOVE TEXAS!” His post came right before his fourth rally of the day in Pennsylvania. The campaign bus, which was blocked in by Trump supporters on a Texas highway, reportedly carried congressional candidates Wendy Davis and Roland Gutierrez, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX).
And at a rally yesterday in Pennsylvania, Trump mentioned the incident. Via The New York Times:
During his final rally of the day on Saturday, in Montoursville, Pa., President Trump cackled about his supporters “taunting” Mr. Biden at his outdoor events by driving by and honking horns, and then cheered on his supporters who surrounded the bus in Texas. “Anybody see the picture of their crazy bus driving down the highway, they are surrounded by hundreds of cars, they are all Trump flags all over the place,” Mr. Trump said, chuckling.
Chuckling.


crooksandliars--2020-11-01--Lindsey Graham: Women Can 'Follow Traditional Family Structure' If They Want A 'Place' In America

Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) told women over the weekend that they can `` follow traditional family structure '' @ @ @ @ @ welcome in America .
Graham made the remarks at a campaign stop in Conway , @ @ @ @ @ where he hyped the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett .
`` You @ @ @ @ @ Judge Barrett ?
She 's got everything , '' Graham explained to supporters .
`` @ @ @ @ @ smart , she 's incredibly good .
She embraces her faith . ''
`` I @ @ @ @ @ know that that there 's a place for you in America if you 're pro-life @ @ @ @ @ religion and you follow traditional family structure , '' he added , `` that you @ @ @ @ @ lady . ''

Sen. Lindsey Graham says Amy Coney Barrett shows young women can go anywhere in America "if you are pro-life, if you embrace your religion and you follow traditional family structure."
The term "traditional family structure" has been used to exclude and denigrate LGBTQ families. pic.twitter.com/bbpvnBdFU7 — Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) October 31, 2020
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told women over the weekend that they can "follow traditional family structure" if they want to be welcome in America.
Graham made the remarks at a campaign stop in Conway, South Carolina on Saturday, where he hyped the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
"You know what I like about Judge Barrett? She's got everything," Graham explained to supporters. "She's just not wicked smart, she's incredibly good. She embraces her faith."
"I want every young woman to know that that there's a place for you in America if you're pro-life, if you embrace your religion and you follow traditional family structure," he added, "that you can go anywhere, young lady."


crooksandliars--2020-11-03--WATCH LIVE: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, John Legend And Lady Gaga

It 's GO TIME .
Watch the final pre-Election Day drive-in rally after a day of barnstorming Pennsylvania .
Kamala @ @ @ @ @ live in Philadelphia with John Legend and Joe and Jill Biden will be in Pittsburgh @ @ @ @ @ you have n't already voted , make a plan to vote tomorrow and DO IT @ @ @ @ @ , get others to the polls tomorrow .

It's GO TIME. Watch the final pre-Election Day drive-in rally after a day of barnstorming Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff are live in Philadelphia with John Legend and Joe and Jill Biden will be in Pittsburgh with Lady Gaga.
If you haven't already voted, make a plan to vote tomorrow and DO IT. If you have voted, get others to the polls tomorrow.
UPDATE: Here are Kamala's full remarks as prepared for delivery.


crooksandliars--2020-11-02--Federal Judge DENIES GOP Effort To Disqualify 127K Ballots In Texas - UPDATED

Democracy can put another notch in her belt after another win in court on Monday afternoon .
A federal judge @ @ @ @ @ attempt by Republicans to invalidate roughly 127,000 ballots that were cast at new drive-thru voting @ @ @ @ @ , Texas .
The judge , Andrew Hanen , was appointed by George W. Bush @ @ @ @ @ Democrats .
But , he said the plaintiffs in the case lacked legal standing to @ @ @ @ @ drive-thru voting locations .
Even if the judge found the plaintiffs had standing , it @ @ @ @ @ already cast , just those going forward on Election Day .
The judge also found @ @ @ @ @ filed in a timely fashion , as required .
Judge Hanen advised voters not to @ @ @ @ @ ensure those votes count .
Prior to the case being heard by Judge Hanen , @ @ @ @ @ the Supreme Court of Texas - a body comprised ENTIRELY OF REPUBLICANS .
They declined @ @ @ @ @ UPDATE 2 : It 's going to the 5th Circuit

Democracy can put another notch in her belt after another win in court on Monday afternoon. A federal judge in Texas rejected a last-minute attempt by Republicans to invalidate roughly 127,000 ballots that were cast at new drive-thru voting locations in Democratic-leaning Harris County, Texas.
The judge, Andrew Hanen, was appointed by George W. Bush and is no friend to Democrats. But, he said the plaintiffs in the case lacked legal standing to challenge the use of the drive-thru voting locations. Even if the judge found the plaintiffs had standing, it would not have invalidated ballots already cast, just those going forward on Election Day. The judge also found that the lawsuit wasn't filed in a timely fashion, as required.
Judge Hanen advised voters not to vote via drive-thru tomorrow to ensure those votes count.
Prior to the case being heard by Judge Hanen, it was actually presented to the Supreme Court of Texas - a body comprised ENTIRELY OF REPUBLICANS. They declined to hear the case.
Keep on winning.
UPDATE: From the Harris County Clerk:
If you are one of the 127,000 voters that used Drive-Thru Voting to cast your ballot: YOUR VOTE IS VALID. It will be counted. Do NOT attempt to vote again tomorrow. #HarrisVotes — Harris County Clerk (@HarrisVotes) November 2, 2020
UPDATE 2: It's going to the 5th Circuit


crooksandliars--2020-11-02--Kirk Cameron: Public Health Is A ‘Disguised’ Communist Halloween Plot

Evangelical Christian actor Kirk Cameron on Monday asserted that social justice and public health are both part of a communist plot to undermine America .
Cameron made the comments on Fox News after he was asked to provide his analysis of the 2020 election .
“ I can tell you that as I travel the country and teach in churches , I ’ m seeing a couple things that are just astounding , ” the actor explained .
“ The enthusiasm level for people going out and rallying for a presidential election is unbelievable .
Ninety-six mile car train , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Regardless of the side of the aisle you ’ re on , this enthusiasm level is unprecedented.
” “ Secondly of all , I see people of faith waking up to the scary idea that socialism and communism are knocking on our doors this Halloween season , ” he added .
“ And they ’ re disguised in the costumes of public health and social justice.
” Cameron complained that one governor had “ deemed going to church nonessential.
” “ It ’ s been an incredible time to fight back and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remarked .

Evangelical Christian actor Kirk Cameron on Monday asserted that social justice and public health are both part of a communist plot to undermine America.
Cameron made the comments on Fox News after he was asked to provide his analysis of the 2020 election.
“I can tell you that as I travel the country and teach in churches, I’m seeing a couple things that are just astounding,” the actor explained. “The enthusiasm level for people going out and rallying for a presidential election is unbelievable. Ninety-six mile car train, 30,000 vehicles, 58,000 people in Pennsylvania. Regardless of the side of the aisle you’re on, this enthusiasm level is unprecedented.”
“Secondly of all, I see people of faith waking up to the scary idea that socialism and communism are knocking on our doors this Halloween season,” he added. “And they’re disguised in the costumes of public health and social justice.”
Cameron complained that one governor had “deemed going to church nonessential.”
“It’s been an incredible time to fight back and grab our essential liberties,” he remarked.


crooksandliars--2020-11-02--Trump Press Secretary Claims The Left Will Burn Your Business If You Vote For Trump

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany joined Fox and Friends to put a new conspiracy theory into the air : The left will attack you and your property if you vote against Joe Biden .
Is this another Hatch violation for a member of the Trump administration ?
Kellyanne Conway was cited by the OSC for repeatedly violating the Act .
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel ( OSC ) today sent a report to President Donald J. Trump finding that Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act on numerous occasions by disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interviews and on social media .
Although the President and Vice President are exempt from the Hatch Act , employees of the White House are not .
OSC ’ s letter to the President accompanying the report refers to Ms. Conway as a “ repeat offender ” and states : “ Ms .
Conway ’ s violations , if left unpunished , would send a message to all federal employees that they need not abide by the Hatch Act ’ s restrictions .
Her actions thus erode the principal foundation of our democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friends showed video of businesses boarding up their windows in anticipation of some violence during and after the election .
McEnany claimed all these stores are in Democratic cities .
`` What are these Democrat cities saying with these boarding up and the civil unrest that they 're expecting ?
`` she asked .
`` They 're saying if you do n't choose the left 's chosen candidate , we will send the left out to attack you , '' she continued without any evidence .
`` That 's as close to extortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made up a new idiotic conspiracy theory from watching a short video clip of unnamed store-owners and unnamed cities .
Her logic is obviously not logical .
If they are indeed Democratic cities boarding up their windows then obviously they will heavily vote against Donald Trump .
So the only violence that would be perpetrated on those store owners there would come from Trump cultist supporters .
McEnany demanded that Joe Biden tell his supporters to `` stand down , '' unlike Donald Trump who told his white supremacy Proud Boys supporters to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forgot to tell Fox News viewers how MAGA supporters , with Trump 's blessing are disrupting Biden-Harris campaign events and trolling city streets , blocking traffic and honking all day long .
And maybe she could wish Governor Whitmer well after Trump-supporting militia members plotted to kidnap her .
Trump surrogates like Kayleigh have all acted despicably and have been fomenting violence in this country as we speak and have been doing so since the midterm elections .
They need to go and go now .
This country ca n't take another four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , white supremacy and a foreign policy that attacks our allies and rewards murderous dictators .

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany joined Fox and Friends to put a new conspiracy theory into the air: The left will attack you and your property if you vote against Joe Biden.
Is this another Hatch violation for a member of the Trump administration? Kellyanne Conway was cited by the OSC for repeatedly violating the Act.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) today sent a report to President Donald J. Trump finding that Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act on numerous occasions by disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while speaking in her official capacity during television interviews and on social media. Although the President and Vice President are exempt from the Hatch Act, employees of the White House are not. OSC’s letter to the President accompanying the report refers to Ms. Conway as a “repeat offender” and states: “Ms. Conway’s violations, if left unpunished, would send a message to all federal employees that they need not abide by the Hatch Act’s restrictions. Her actions thus erode the principal foundation of our democratic system—the rule of law.”
Fox and Friends showed video of businesses boarding up their windows in anticipation of some violence during and after the election.
McEnany claimed all these stores are in Democratic cities.
"What are these Democrat cities saying with these boarding up and the civil unrest that they're expecting? " she asked.
"They're saying if you don't choose the left's chosen candidate, we will send the left out to attack you," she continued without any evidence. "That's as close to extortion as you can get."
McEnany made up a new idiotic conspiracy theory from watching a short video clip of unnamed store-owners and unnamed cities.
Her logic is obviously not logical. If they are indeed Democratic cities boarding up their windows then obviously they will heavily vote against Donald Trump.
So the only violence that would be perpetrated on those store owners there would come from Trump cultist supporters.
McEnany demanded that Joe Biden tell his supporters to "stand down," unlike Donald Trump who told his white supremacy Proud Boys supporters to "stand ready."
McEnany also forgot to tell Fox News viewers how MAGA supporters, with Trump's blessing are disrupting Biden-Harris campaign events and trolling city streets, blocking traffic and honking all day long.
And maybe she could wish Governor Whitmer well after Trump-supporting militia members plotted to kidnap her.
Trump surrogates like Kayleigh have all acted despicably and have been fomenting violence in this country as we speak and have been doing so since the midterm elections.
They need to go and go now.
This country can't take another four years of cavalcades of lies, xenophobia, white supremacy and a foreign policy that attacks our allies and rewards murderous dictators.


crooksandliars--2020-11-02--How Is 'Noisy Jerks Blocking Traffic' Helping The Trump Campaign?

Maybe the Q people can explain , in what way does this help Lord Damp Nut ’ s re-election ?
@ @ @ @ @ of questionable political value , pro-Trump demonstrators clogged freeways Sunday across the country , from @ @ @ @ @ , New York , and Washington state , to red-leaning Texas and purple Arizona .
@ @ @ @ @ it down baby !
We shut it down !
” says one pro-Trump videographer as @ @ @ @ @ 360 degrees , showing viewers the group of cars that had brought traffic to a @ @ @ @ @ Garden State Parkway in New Jersey .

Maybe the Q people can explain, in what way does this help Lord Damp Nut’s re-election?
But wait! There’s more!
Trump Supporters Spend Weekend Clogging America’s Highways
In a show of support of questionable political value, pro-Trump demonstrators clogged freeways Sunday across the country, from blue states like New Jersey, New York, and Washington state, to red-leaning Texas and purple Arizona. “WHOOO! We shut it down baby! We shut it down!” says one pro-Trump videographer as he pans the camera nearly 360 degrees, showing viewers the group of cars that had brought traffic to a complete standstill along the northbound Garden State Parkway in New Jersey.


crooksandliars--2020-11-02--Beto O'Rourke's Team Makes 2,626,315 Phone Calls In Texas - On Sunday

We made 2,626,315 calls to Texas voters today , thanks to the thousands of volunteers and many amazing guests who @ @ @ @ @ thanks to @ AOC who led the last shift , inspiring and encouraging us to @ @ @ @ @ .
Back at it tomorrow !
pic.twitter.com/ydRLQgCxxJ

We made 2,626,315 calls to Texas voters today, thanks to the thousands of volunteers and many amazing guests who fired us up. Big thanks to @AOC who led the last shift, inspiring and encouraging us to keep talking to Texas voters. Back at it tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/ydRLQgCxxJ
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) November 2, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-11-02--Barack Obama Stumps For Biden-Harris, Ossoff And Rev. Warnock In Atlanta

Come for President Obama but stay for Reverend Raphael Warnock .
If you have n't heard him speak , you @ @ @ @ @ church .
For real .
The entire 2-hour video is above .
I 'll add @ @ @ @ @ if I receive them .

Come for President Obama but stay for Reverend Raphael Warnock. If you haven't heard him speak, you're about to go to church. For real.
The entire 2-hour video is above. I'll add remarks as prepared for delivery if I receive them.


crooksandliars--2020-11-02--John Oliver Reviews Trump's Disastrous COVID Response

Donald Trump is bored by the Coronavirus story being played constantly in the media .
`` Believe me , I would love nothing more than to not talk about COVID and return to subjects we normally cover on this show , like scented candle fraud or alpaca veterinarian malpractice , but unfortunately , I ca n't do that when so many Americans are still dying of COVID every day , '' Oliver said .
John Oliver saved some of his ire for those Trumpers claiming Stable Genius is `` doing the best he can '' with the pandemic .
JOHN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that depends , does n't it ?
Do you mean he 's doing the best that any president can ?
Or the best that he can ?
Because if it 's the second one , you may actually be right .
We should probably be grateful he has n't tried bottling his urine and selling it as Trump Immunity Juice .
...
This virus has taken so much from us : our peace of mind , our routines and nearly a quarter of a million Americans .
And it 's frankly pathetic that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has offered people in this country over the past eight months are damaging lies [ and ] staggering incompetence .

Donald Trump is bored by the Coronavirus story being played constantly in the media.
"Covid, Covid, Covid!" whines the so-called president.
John Oliver is not impressed.
"Believe me, I would love nothing more than to not talk about COVID and return to subjects we normally cover on this show, like scented candle fraud or alpaca veterinarian malpractice, but unfortunately, I can't do that when so many Americans are still dying of COVID every day," Oliver said.
John Oliver saved some of his ire for those Trumpers claiming Stable Genius is "doing the best he can" with the pandemic.


crooksandliars--2020-11-02--Trump Hints At Firing Fauci After Election

Trump alluded to firing Dr. Fauci , a key member of his coronavirus task force after the chants began .
President Trump suggested at a campaign rally late Sunday that he may attempt to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Election Day , escalating his criticism of the nation ’ s top infectious disease expert .
Trump ’ s remarks came after his supporters in Opa-Locka , Fla. broke out into loud chants of “ fire Fauci.
” “ Don ’ t tell anybody , but let me wait until a little bit after the election , ” Trump responded to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advice .
I appreciate the advice .
No , he 's been wrong though a lot .
He 's a nice man though .
He 's been wrong on a lot , ” Trump continued .
The president went on to attack Fauci ’ s credibility , criticizing him for altering his early position on the efficacy of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 , as did other top health experts .
Trump also claimed that Fauci opposed his decision to restrict travel from China , despite the top health official publicly @ @ @

Trump alluded to firing Dr. Fauci, a key member of his coronavirus task force after the chants began.
Source: The Hill
President Trump suggested at a campaign rally late Sunday that he may attempt to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Election Day, escalating his criticism of the nation’s top infectious disease expert.
Trump’s remarks came after his supporters in Opa-Locka, Fla. broke out into loud chants of “fire Fauci.”
“Don’t tell anybody, but let me wait until a little bit after the election,” Trump responded to the crowd.
“I appreciate the advice. I appreciate the advice. No, he's been wrong though a lot. He's a nice man though. He's been wrong on a lot,” Trump continued.
The president went on to attack Fauci’s credibility, criticizing him for altering his early position on the efficacy of masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, as did other top health experts. Trump also claimed that Fauci opposed his decision to restrict travel from China, despite the top health official publicly backing it.


crooksandliars--2020-11-02--Joe Biden's Lead Looking Good In Final Polls This Morning

This morning , Morning Joe looked at the last minute polls pouring in .
`` So we have one day before tomorrow 's presidential election .
Some consider it the most consequential election of our lifetimes , '' Mika Brzezinski said .
`` President Trump holds a rally in North Carolina and ends in Wisconsin and Michigan .
In between , he 'll be in Biden 's hometown of Scranton , Pennsylvania , and Joe Biden has two events later on tonight in Pittsburgh .
Here 's why the focus is on Pennsylvania , by the way , '' she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
52 % to 43 % .
Both the Washington Post , ABC News and the Reuters/Ipsos polls have Biden leading by seven , 51 % to 44 % .
The Muhlenberg College poll finds Biden up by five .
49 % to 44 % .
While the New York Times/Siena College poll shows Biden up by six and the Emerson College poll has Biden up by four . ''
`` Jonathan Lemire , we have been looking at the data all week and looking at the public polls and talking to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have heard the same thing a week ago .
It was more of a tossup and now the Biden camp , they 're feeling more comfortable by the day with a victory in Pennsylvania .
That it 's coming in Pennsylvania .
They 're not going to take it for granted .
They know how critical it is and the Trump campaign , they still think they can win , but not sounding as confident as they were a week ago , '' Scarborough said .
`` That 's right , Joe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can win and are going to win , '' Lemire said .
`` But behind the scenes it is a little different .
Let 's start with the Biden campaign who has been expressing a quiet confidence about all of the battleground states and particularly Pennsylvania .
Biden born in Scranton , he lives next door in Delaware , he has been to Pennsylvania more than any other battleground state in a huge margin . ''
Translation : Real Clear Politics dilutes the results by including second-tier and substandard polls :

This morning, Morning Joe looked at the last minute polls pouring in.
"So we have one day before tomorrow's presidential election. Some consider it the most consequential election of our lifetimes," Mika Brzezinski said.
"President Trump holds a rally in North Carolina and ends in Wisconsin and Michigan. In between, he'll be in Biden's hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Joe Biden has two events later on tonight in Pittsburgh. Here's why the focus is on Pennsylvania, by the way," she said.
"Biden leads by nine. 52% to 43%. Both the Washington Post, ABC News and the Reuters/Ipsos polls have Biden leading by seven, 51% to 44%. The Muhlenberg College poll finds Biden up by five. 49% to 44%. While the New York Times/Siena College poll shows Biden up by six and the Emerson College poll has Biden up by four."
"Jonathan Lemire, we have been looking at the data all week and looking at the public polls and talking to the campaigns, I think you and I have heard the same thing a week ago. It was more of a tossup and now the Biden camp, they're feeling more comfortable by the day with a victory in Pennsylvania. That it's coming in Pennsylvania. They're not going to take it for granted. They know how critical it is and the Trump campaign, they still think they can win, but not sounding as confident as they were a week ago," Scarborough said.
"That's right, Joe. Both campaigns publicly of course say they can win and are going to win," Lemire said.
"But behind the scenes it is a little different. Let's start with the Biden campaign who has been expressing a quiet confidence about all of the battleground states and particularly Pennsylvania. Biden born in Scranton, he lives next door in Delaware, he has been to Pennsylvania more than any other battleground state in a huge margin."
*******
IGNORE THE POLLS. GO VOTE. PASS IT ON. https://t.co/v9Adv7oMjh — MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) November 2, 2020
Translation: Real Clear Politics dilutes the results by including second-tier and substandard polls:
Obviously this normally doesn’t matter except for me who hates those frauds. But Trump is going to try to stop vote counts and RCP’s fraud is a tool for him. https://t.co/swd40iPM5E — Armando (@ArmandoNDK) November 2, 2020
New Pennsylvania polls:
Reuters shows Joe Biden up by 7 points.
Monmounth shows Biden up 7 points in high-turnout model.
Morning Consult shows Biden up 9 points. https://t.co/5q1NGbAGUa pic.twitter.com/7E0iN5Or4c — Jim Roberts (@nycjim) November 2, 2020
New @CNN polls (LVs)...
Arizona: Biden 50%, Trump 46%
Michigan: Biden 53%, Trump 41%
North Carolina: Biden 51%, Trump 45%
Wisconsin: Biden 52%, Trump 44% — Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) October 31, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-11-03--Private Equity Firms Heavily Investing In Biden And Democrats

On Monday CNBC reported that a shocking number of private equity firms are backing Democratic candidates for the 2020 election Private equity firms are putting their money more than ever before in this election cycle .
The CNBC host says the money is going behind a surprising choice .
CNBC 's Leslie Picker said , `` The private equity industry is putting a record amount of money into the election - and the vast majority of contributions to individual candidates are backing Democrats . ''
`` 61 % of the industry 's donations went to blue candidates while 39 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` It 's the highest proportion that the industry has given to Dems since at least 1990 and the first time the party captured a majority of PE contributions in a decade . ''
It is a shock since Democrats have been outwardly bashing Wall Street and want to regulate private equity firms .
Trump is so unpopular even on Wall Street that CNBC reports PE 's are supporting Dems hoping for a blue wave because even though they 've said they would raise taxes , the Democrats would get a stimulus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strategy and an infrastructure deal .

On Monday CNBC reported that a shocking number of private equity firms are backing Democratic candidates for the 2020 election
Private equity firms are putting their money more than ever before in this election cycle. The CNBC host says the money is going behind a surprising choice.
CNBC's Leslie Picker said, "The private equity industry is putting a record amount of money into the election - and the vast majority of contributions to individual candidates are backing Democrats."
"61% of the industry's donations went to blue candidates while 39% backed red ones," she continued. "It's the highest proportion that the industry has given to Dems since at least 1990 and the first time the party captured a majority of PE contributions in a decade."
It is a shock since Democrats have been outwardly bashing Wall Street and want to regulate private equity firms.
Trump is so unpopular even on Wall Street that CNBC reports PE's are supporting Dems hoping for a blue wave because even though they've said they would raise taxes, the Democrats would get a stimulus done as well as a better tariff strategy and an infrastructure deal.


crooksandliars--2020-11-03--Candace Owens FINALLY Speaks The Truth: 'I'm For Mob Rule'

Sometimes you are watching an interview on live tv and you hear something that makes you turn your head and @ @ @ @ @ really just hear what I think I heard '' and you grab the remote to @ @ @ @ @ really did hear what you thought you heard and then you realize it was a @ @ @ @ @ ca n't stop laughing and so you rewind the video and watch it a third @ @ @ @ @ of those times .
`` You are either on the side of mob rule or @ @ @ @ @ of law and order , '' says Owens .
`` And I am on the @ @ @ @ @ Tomorrow , I 'll be casting my ballot for Donald J .
Trump . ''
@ @ @ @ @ that bad '' Owens literally said the quiet part out loud .
And Tucker congratulates @ @ @ @ @ quite realize that what she said was ... honest in a bad way .
Twitter @ @ @ @ @

Sometimes you are watching an interview on live tv and you hear something that makes you turn your head and you think "did I really just hear what I think I heard" and you grab the remote to rewind to see if you really did hear what you thought you heard and then you realize it was a glorious self own and you can't stop laughing and so you rewind the video and watch it a third time.
This is one of those times.
"You are either on the side of mob rule or you are on the side of law and order," says Owens. "And I am on the side of mob rule. Tomorrow, I'll be casting my ballot for Donald J. Trump."
OOPS. And TUCKER CARLSON AGREED. LOL
"Amen. Nicely put," Tucker nodded.
Candace "Hitler wasn't that bad" Owens literally said the quiet part out loud. And Tucker congratulates her because he doesn't quite realize that what she said was...honest in a bad way.
Twitter really enjoyed it too:
Why is she dressed as Aunt Lydia? Halloween is over...for once she let her true beliefs show — Howard McCarley (@howardmccarley) November 3, 2020
Ah yes Candace the hero of the right, who also happens to just think Hitler went a little too far.
Nothing like some authoritarianism with a little touch of antisemtism — Pointy End ☘ ( Wear a mask please) (@Pointy_Ends) November 3, 2020
TFW you're almost done being paid to lie. — Nathaniel Gardner 🇺🇸 (@tkdcoach) November 3, 2020
Glorious. Just glorious.


Vote For One

Owens : `` You are either on the side of mob rule or you are on the side of law @ @ @ @ @ am on the side of mob rule .
Tomorrow , I 'll be casting my @ @ @ @ @ Trump . ''
Tucker : `` Amen .
Nicely put . ''

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