crooksandliars--2020-10-13--Hey GOP! We'll See Your Boat Parades And Raise You Some Actual Voters

The candidates already know that the president is winning by a mile .
President Trump can ’ t help but to continue to draw massive crowds ( even while in the hospital . )
Every weekend , in every state , in hundreds of cities bikers , truckers , boaters , horse and buggy people , and regular pedestrians are having larger and larger participation in various parades of support from Miami to Manhattan and from Beverly Hills to Capitol Hill .
Meanwhile Biden has trouble getting more than a dozen to show up at a tour stop in Yuma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a while from right-wingers : If Biden 's doing so well , where are his boat parades ?
Here they are : Voters waited in line for up to five hours across the metro Atlanta region and surrounding suburbs on Monday to cast their ballots , with many locations in the state ’ s most populous counties reporting high turnout on the state ’ s first day of early voting for the general election .
Long lines of socially distanced voters snaked around early-voting locations hours before polling places opened .
Some people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as lines inched slowly because of the limited number of people allowed inside voting centers to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus ... .
In a sign of the enthusiasm , voters in Gwinnett County , northeast of Atlanta , began queuing up as early as 4 a.m. — three hours before the polls opened Monday , and an unusually early start , officials said .
In Fulton County , which encompasses metro Atlanta , officials said there was “ very high turnout , ” with lines at almost every one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mobile sites .
And they 're overwhelmingly likely to be Biden voters -- not just because they 're socially distancing and wearing masks , but because they 're not waiting until Election Day .
This year , our participation in the electoral process does n't feel like fun , the way it seems to for all the older white guys in the boat parades .
We 're doing this out of grim necessity .
But we 're not doing it reluctantly .
Just the opposite : We 've been waiting four years for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , right now .
Click on this video and notice how long the line is .
It 's a solemn parade .
But I think it and others like it will beat all the damn boat parades .
Posted with permission from No More Mr. Nice Blog

Here's former GOP congressman Sean Duffy on Fox News:
Fox contributor on Trump's Wisconsin poll numbers: "Man we've had boat parades, the car parades, you travel around, the Republican community is gonna walk over glass or hot coals to vote for President Trump ... the polling is far too off right now" pic.twitter.com/yOpLm5O58N — Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) October 12, 2020
Here's Kevin McCullough at Townhall:
The candidates already know that the president is winning by a mile. President Trump can’t help but to continue to draw massive crowds (even while in the hospital.) Every weekend, in every state, in hundreds of cities bikers, truckers, boaters, horse and buggy people, and regular pedestrians are having larger and larger participation in various parades of support from Miami to Manhattan and from Beverly Hills to Capitol Hill. Meanwhile Biden has trouble getting more than a dozen to show up at a tour stop in Yuma.
I've been hearing this for a while from right-wingers: If Biden's doing so well, where are his boat parades?
Here they are:
Voters waited in line for up to five hours across the metro Atlanta region and surrounding suburbs on Monday to cast their ballots, with many locations in the state’s most populous counties reporting high turnout on the state’s first day of early voting for the general election. Long lines of socially distanced voters snaked around early-voting locations hours before polling places opened. Some people brought their own chairs as they waited, as lines inched slowly because of the limited number of people allowed inside voting centers to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.... In a sign of the enthusiasm, voters in Gwinnett County, northeast of Atlanta, began queuing up as early as 4 a.m. — three hours before the polls opened Monday, and an unusually early start, officials said. In Fulton County, which encompasses metro Atlanta, officials said there was “very high turnout,” with lines at almost every one of its 30 voting locations and two mobile sites.
And they're overwhelmingly likely to be Biden voters -- not just because they're socially distancing and wearing masks, but because they're not waiting until Election Day.
A majority of likely voters supporting Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden plan to vote early, while a majority of likely voters supporting President Trump plan to vote on Election Day.
This year, our participation in the electoral process doesn't feel like fun, the way it seems to for all the older white guys in the boat parades. We're doing this out of grim necessity.
But we're not doing it reluctantly. Just the opposite: We've been waiting four years for this moment. We need to do this, right now.
Click on this video and notice how long the line is.
The line of voters at George Pierce Park in Suwanee.... pic.twitter.com/3stVPEuyZp — tyler, the reporter (@ByTylerEstep) October 12, 2020
It's a solemn parade. But I think it and others like it will beat all the damn boat parades.
Posted with permission from No More Mr. Nice Blog


crooksandliars--2020-10-13--Sheldon Whitehouse Unmasks The 'Puppet Theater' Of The Barrett Hearings

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett isn ’ t going to answer any of the big questions truthfully , and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse knew that .
So instead of inviting Barrett to be dishonest , Whitehouse explained the forces that put her in that Senate hearing room with the specific agenda—killing the Affordable Care Act , ending marriage equality , overturning Roe v. Wade—she is on the record as having ( but is currently pretending not to have ) .
Whitehouse described the Senate hearing room as being like a puppet theater , with “ forces outside of this room @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and causing the puppet theater to react.
” Highlighting the hypocrisy from Senate Republicans who claimed in 2016 that they would oppose filling a Supreme Court seat in 2020 only to push to do exactly that after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Whitehouse said “ When you find hypocrisy in the daylight , look for power in the shadows.
” He then spent his time shining a light on the power in the shadows—the right-wing dark money behind the Republican takeover of the courts and the use of the courts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right .
You really have to find the time to watch the whole thing , because it is an education in how right-wing dark money has corrupted the courts—and in how the end result is a corrupt Supreme Court .
Whitehouse identified the groups like the National Federation of Independent Business , the Federalist Society , and the Judicial Crisis Network , into which secret donors have poured tens of millions of dollars .
These groups select Republican judicial nominees , promote and lobby for those nominees , submit giant piles of amicus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all in a well-funded scheme to change U.S. law through the courts .
Huge amounts of money , Whitehouse noted , come through an organization called Donors Trust , a “ gigantic identity-scrubbing device for the right wing ” that exists to funnel anonymous money into the campaign to control the courts .
Adding it all up , the right wing has spent $ 250 million for control of the courts .
“ $ 250 million is a lot of money to spend if you ’ re not getting anything for it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raises the question , what are they getting for it ?
Well , I showed the slide earlier on the Affordable Care Act , and on Obergefell , and on Roe v. Wade .
That ’ s where they lost .
But with another judge , that could change .
That ’ s where the contest is.
” And while Republicans have lost on those three big issues Whitehouse identified , they ’ ve won on a lot .
He counted 80 cases decided by what he called “ the Roberts Five ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ single vote from a justice appointed by a Democratic president .
“ And t ’ s important to look at where those cases went , because they ’ re not about big , public issues like getting rid of the Affordable Care Act , undoing Roe v. Wade , and undoing same-sex marriage .
They ’ re about power , ” Whitehouse said .
Power as in “ there is an identifiable Republican donor interest in those cases , and in every single case that donor interest won.
” Whitehouse identified four areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unlimited and dark money in politics , ” curtailing the power of the civil jury , weakening regulatory agencies , and limiting voting rights .
On the civil jury , he said , “ You can ’ t bribe them , you ’ re not allowed to .
It ’ s a crime to tamper with a jury .
It ’ s standard practice to tamper with Congress.
” It ’ s a stunning , detailed indictment of how Republicans have bought the supposedly nonpartisan courts .
Watch the whole thing if you @ @

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett isn’t going to answer any of the big questions truthfully, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse knew that. So instead of inviting Barrett to be dishonest, Whitehouse explained the forces that put her in that Senate hearing room with the specific agenda—killing the Affordable Care Act, ending marriage equality, overturning Roe v. Wade—she is on the record as having (but is currently pretending not to have).
Whitehouse described the Senate hearing room as being like a puppet theater, with “forces outside of this room who are pulling strings and pushing sticks and causing the puppet theater to react.” Highlighting the hypocrisy from Senate Republicans who claimed in 2016 that they would oppose filling a Supreme Court seat in 2020 only to push to do exactly that after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Whitehouse said “When you find hypocrisy in the daylight, look for power in the shadows.” He then spent his time shining a light on the power in the shadows—the right-wing dark money behind the Republican takeover of the courts and the use of the courts to move U.S. policy ever to the right.
You really have to find the time to watch the whole thing, because it is an education in how right-wing dark money has corrupted the courts—and in how the end result is a corrupt Supreme Court. Whitehouse identified the groups like the National Federation of Independent Business, the Federalist Society, and the Judicial Crisis Network, into which secret donors have poured tens of millions of dollars. These groups select Republican judicial nominees, promote and lobby for those nominees, submit giant piles of amicus briefs in cases before the courts, all in a well-funded scheme to change U.S. law through the courts. Huge amounts of money, Whitehouse noted, come through an organization called Donors Trust, a “gigantic identity-scrubbing device for the right wing” that exists to funnel anonymous money into the campaign to control the courts.
Adding it all up, the right wing has spent $250 million for control of the courts. “$250 million is a lot of money to spend if you’re not getting anything for it,” Whitehouse said. “So that raises the question, what are they getting for it? Well, I showed the slide earlier on the Affordable Care Act, and on Obergefell, and on Roe v. Wade. That’s where they lost. But with another judge, that could change. That’s where the contest is.”
And while Republicans have lost on those three big issues Whitehouse identified, they’ve won on a lot. He counted 80 cases decided by what he called “the Roberts Five” on the Supreme Court, without a single vote from a justice appointed by a Democratic president. “And t’s important to look at where those cases went, because they’re not about big, public issues like getting rid of the Affordable Care Act, undoing Roe v. Wade, and undoing same-sex marriage. They’re about power,” Whitehouse said. Power as in “there is an identifiable Republican donor interest in those cases, and in every single case that donor interest won.”
Whitehouse identified four areas around which these judgments center: “unlimited and dark money in politics,” curtailing the power of the civil jury, weakening regulatory agencies, and limiting voting rights. On the civil jury, he said, “You can’t bribe them, you’re not allowed to. It’s a crime to tamper with a jury. It’s standard practice to tamper with Congress.”
It’s a stunning, detailed indictment of how Republicans have bought the supposedly nonpartisan courts. Watch the whole thing if you can.
Posted with permission of Daily Kos


crooksandliars--2020-10-13--Stable Genius Decides To Diss The NBA Champions.  Really

This is one of the dumbest moves I can think of , but you know , Stable Jenius : And Prznint Stupid ’ s stupidest lawyer echoes it because : stupid – Lord Damp Nut of course thinks that the ratings reflect that NBA fans don ’ t like the teams because the players don ’ t like him : And in what is probably not a coinkydink at all , this gives an opening to : A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama is partnering with a similar group founded by NBA star LeBron James and other prominent Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major U.S. cities starting next week to generate excitement about voting early for the Nov. 3 election .
Mrs. Obama ’ s When We All Vote and James ’ More Than A Vote are teaming to provide information , transportation , food , music , personal protective equipment and other support at early voting sites around the country Oct. 18-31 .
I don ’ t know very much about Sportsball in general , but one of the things I do know is that The Lakers ’ fans are legendary , and while one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might think that the fans are only in Los Angeles , one would be wrong .
Given that Prznint Stupid ’ s 2020 Goat Rodeo is hemorrhaging supporters in all demographics ( except white dudes without college education ) that he might not want to alienate basketball fans , whom Lord Damp Nut might be surprised to learn includes white dudes who watch basketball .

This is one of the dumbest moves I can think of, but you know, Stable Jenius:
Viewership for NBA Finals Finale Crash Nearly 70%, Beaten by Random Sunday Night Football Game https://t.co/RaDVRSE4ww via @BreitbartNews Maybe they were watching in China, but I doubt it. Zero interest! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2020
And Prznint Stupid’s stupidest lawyer echoes it because: stupid –
Wow the lakers won the nba championship? How about a big parade in Communist China, Beijing. That’s where it belongs. — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) October 12, 2020
Lord Damp Nut of course thinks that the ratings reflect that NBA fans don’t like the teams because the players don’t like him:
Trump, by attempting to brand them as unpopular for criticizing him, is essentially daring @KingJames & the other NBA stars to prove they can mobilize turnout & move persuasion among Black voters, and young voters generally, between now and Election Day. https://t.co/Ei4p7gfmvz — Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 12, 2020
And in what is probably not a coinkydink at all, this gives an opening to:
Michelle Obama, LeBron James team up to boost early voting A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama is partnering with a similar group founded by NBA star LeBron James and other prominent Black athletes and entertainers to sponsor events in major U.S. cities starting next week to generate excitement about voting early for the Nov. 3 election. Mrs. Obama’s When We All Vote and James’ More Than A Vote are teaming to provide information, transportation, food, music, personal protective equipment and other support at early voting sites around the country Oct. 18-31.
I don’t know very much about Sportsball in general, but one of the things I do know is that The Lakers’ fans are legendary, and while one (Prznint Stupid being the one) might think that the fans are only in Los Angeles, one would be wrong.
Given that Prznint Stupid’s 2020 Goat Rodeo is hemorrhaging supporters in all demographics (except white dudes without college education) that he might not want to alienate basketball fans, whom Lord Damp Nut might be surprised to learn includes white dudes who watch basketball.
Republished with permission from Mock Paper Scissors


crooksandliars--2020-10-13--In Dig At Trump, Biden Asks Seniors When They Last Saw Their Grandkids

Here 's former GOP congressman Sean Duffy on Fox News telling everyone not to believe the polls because of Trump @ @ @ @ @ Sean , but we 've got a solemn parade of our own .
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crooksandliars--2020-10-13--New Republican Lie: Coney Barrett Won't Overturn ACA! Perish The Thought!

I ca n't say it better than Bobby Lewis : `` The news channel that 's tried to get the Supreme Court to destroy Obamacare since 2010 , and which supports a president who asked the Supreme Court to destroy Obamacare four months ago , now swears that the Supreme Court is not going to destroy Obamacare . ''
Fox News doctor Nicole Saphier insisted to Steve Doocy that all of the legal experts she 's talked to know for a fact that SCOTUS will not overturn the whole of Obamacare .
Saphier also pretended out loud that `` the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessarily equate ” to the Affordable Care Act itself , and an adverse ruling would not mean the end of those protections . ''
YES IT FRICKING WOULD , NICOLE .
You know , that healthcare bill that passed by the skin of its teeth ten years ago and that House Republicans voted 54 times in four years to repeal .
But nobody loves covering pre-existing conditions and lowering prescription drug prices more than Donald Trump !
Look at his executive orders !
And the thing we 're doing in the anti-obamacare case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it wo n't work ?
Mitch McConnell at his very bad debate last night :

I can't say it better than Bobby Lewis: "The news channel that's tried to get the Supreme Court to destroy Obamacare since 2010, and which supports a president who asked the Supreme Court to destroy Obamacare four months ago, now swears that the Supreme Court is not going to destroy Obamacare."
Fox News doctor Nicole Saphier insisted to Steve Doocy that all of the legal experts she's talked to know for a fact that SCOTUS will not overturn the whole of Obamacare. Saphier also pretended out loud that "the protection of preexisting conditions does “not necessarily equate” to the Affordable Care Act itself, and an adverse ruling would not mean the end of those protections."
YES IT FRICKING WOULD, NICOLE.
You know, that healthcare bill that passed by the skin of its teeth ten years ago and that House Republicans voted 54 times in four years to repeal.
But nobody loves covering pre-existing conditions and lowering prescription drug prices more than Donald Trump! Look at his executive orders!
And the thing we're doing in the anti-obamacare case isn't something we're doing and it won't work? Mitch McConnell at his very bad debate last night:
@senatemajldr says with a smirk, “no one believes the Supreme Court is going to strike down the Affordable Care Act.” Remember this moment and then watch them take it from you with no remorse. pic.twitter.com/MgSps3qpbL — mattty 🤧 (@matttycallahan) October 13, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-10-13--Virginia Voter Registration Site Is Down 'Accidentally' On Last Day To Register

We 've got a president continually threatening voter suppression , a pandemic , and now this .
A statewide IT @ @ @ @ @ registrations on the last day people can register .
@ BPaves reports Lt. Gov .
@ @ @ @ @ are calling for an extension .
The glitch is also affecting DMV access and unemployment @ @ @ @ @ It was not clear whether the cut was accidental or deliberate ; representatives for VITA @ @ @ @ @ requests for comment .
Lt. Gov .
Justin Fairfax and former Gov .
Terry McAuliffe @ @ @ @ @ called for an extension to Virginia ’ s registration deadline .
That decision will likely @ @ @ @ @ ; in 2016 , a lawsuit prompted by a similar outage caused a federal judge @ @ @ @ @ day .

We've got a president continually threatening voter suppression, a pandemic, and now this.
A statewide IT glitch is interfering with voter registrations on the last day people can register. @BPaves reports Lt. Gov. Fairfax and other elected officials are calling for an extension. The glitch is also affecting DMV access and unemployment filing. https://t.co/GdPK5CD77l
Virginia Public Media:
It was not clear whether the cut was accidental or deliberate; representatives for VITA did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, among others, have called for an extension to Virginia’s registration deadline.
That decision will likely be up to a judge; in 2016, a lawsuit prompted by a similar outage caused a federal judge to extend registration by a day.


crooksandliars--2020-10-13--Hey Mitt Romney, Both Sides Don't!

Hey Mitt Romney, Both Sides Don't!

[ Above , Mitt Romney was willing to eat a lot of crow in exchange for being Secretary of State , which never quite panned out , 2017 . ]
Both Siderism is always , always , the refuge of the losing .
Note Mitt Romney trying to compare Donald Trump , so-called President of the United States and standard-bearer of the Republican Party ( ahem ) to YouTube and Periscope personality Keith Olbermann .
Because THAT 'S exactly the same .
Seriously , Mitt .
Two hundred and fifteen thousand Americans are dead and more are dying every day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his words and actions .
He also does n't know how government works , at all .
Meanwhile , Keith Olbermann , not holding any elected office ever , has until recently been reading James Thurber stories on # Periscope nightly .
Only last week did he start a nightly news commentary , on YOUTUBE .
YOUTUBE , Mitt .
And it 's hard for anyone to take you seriously with your both-siderism when you yourself , in a Mormon way , but still , were just as anti-Trump as Keith Olbermann back @ @ @

[Above, Mitt Romney was willing to eat a lot of crow in exchange for being Secretary of State, which never quite panned out, 2017.]
Both Siderism is always, always, the refuge of the losing. Note Mitt Romney trying to compare Donald Trump, so-called President of the United States and standard-bearer of the Republican Party (ahem) to YouTube and Periscope personality Keith Olbermann. Because THAT'S exactly the same.
My thoughts on the current state of our politics: pic.twitter.com/oYY4zlX6ZP — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) October 13, 2020
Seriously, Mitt. Two hundred and fifteen thousand Americans are dead and more are dying every day because Trump does not take responsibility for his words and actions. He also doesn't know how government works, at all.
Meanwhile, Keith Olbermann, not holding any elected office ever, has until recently been reading James Thurber stories on #Periscope nightly. Only last week did he start a nightly news commentary, on YOUTUBE. YOUTUBE, Mitt.
And it's hard for anyone to take you seriously with your both-siderism when you yourself, in a Mormon way, but still, were just as anti-Trump as Keith Olbermann back in 2016.


crooksandliars--2020-10-13--Trump Delusional At Rally: 'I Feel So Powerful - I'll Kiss The Guys And The Beautiful Women'

Trump was infected with COVID a little more than 11 days ago , so last night he told his fawning rally goers in Sanford Florida that he feels invincible and that he 's immune to the coronavirus now .
Trump was lying , misleading , exaggerating , ( you know his usual shtick during his campaign rallies ) but with the aid of his super cocktail coronavirus medication , he seems more hyped up than usual .
Trump said , `` Now they say I 'm immune .
I feel so powerful .
I 'll walk into that audience .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'll kiss everyone in that audience .
[ pause ] I 'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women and everybody .
I 'll just give ya a big fat kiss . ''
Not for nothing , but he 's still contagious at this point .
And what Trump said immediately brings back memories of 2016 , when the Access Hollywood tape was released of him saying he serially attacks women all the time because he 's a celebrity and can get away with it .
Trump : I better use some Tic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her .
You know , I ’ m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them .
It ’ s like a magnet .
Just kiss .
I don ’ t even wait .
And when you ’ re a star , they let you do it .
You can do anything .
Billy Bush : Whatever you want .
Trump : Grab ’ em by the pussy .
You can do anything .
It 's been documented that certain drugs make a person feel powerful and omnipotent , almost like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he 's virtually immune to COVID is criminal .
By holding campaign rallies to make his ego feel better he 's spreading the myth that a person does not need to fear being infected or infecting another person because Covid will all just go away .

Trump was infected with COVID a little more than 11 days ago, so last night he told his fawning rally goers in Sanford Florida that he feels invincible and that he's immune to the coronavirus now.
Superspeader? Ya think?
Trump was lying, misleading, exaggerating, (you know his usual shtick during his campaign rallies) but with the aid of his super cocktail coronavirus medication, he seems more hyped up than usual.
Trump said, "Now they say I'm immune. I feel so powerful. I'll walk into that audience. I'll walk in there, I'll kiss everyone in that audience. [pause] I'll kiss the guys and the beautiful women and everybody. I'll just give ya a big fat kiss."
Not for nothing, but he's still contagious at this point.
And what Trump said immediately brings back memories of 2016, when the Access Hollywood tape was released of him saying he serially attacks women all the time because he's a celebrity and can get away with it.
Trump: I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Billy Bush: Whatever you want. Trump: Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything.
It's been documented that certain drugs make a person feel powerful and omnipotent, almost like they can walk on water.
Claiming he's virtually immune to COVID is criminal. By holding campaign rallies to make his ego feel better he's spreading the myth that a person does not need to fear being infected or infecting another person because Covid will all just go away.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--Pelosi Seethes, Explains To Wolf Blitzer Why She Won't Take Trump's Stimulus Package

Just so you understand , prominent `` news '' personalities are still carrying water for the establishment , especially the Republicans .
Wolf Blitzer did his best last night to blame Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the refusal of Mitch McConnell and the White House to meet the needs of Americans during a pandemic .
He put up a tweet by Ro Khanna telling Pelosi to 'make a deal and put the ball in McConnell 's court . '
What do you say to Ro Khanna ? ''
he prodded .
Well .
Nancy was having none of it .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ always an apologist for the Republicans , '' she said .
`` Nobody is waiting until February .
I want this very much now .
Because people need help now .
But it 's no use giving them a false thing just because the president wants to put a check with his name on it in the mail , that we should not be doing all we can to help people pay the rent , put food on the table and enhance benefits that they do n't lose their jobs if their state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are talking about the consequences of a pandemic , symptoms of a problem that the president refuses to address and that is the coronavirus . ''
`` Why not work out a deal with [ Trump ] and do n't let the perfect , as they say here in Washington , be the enemy of the good ? ''
`` I will not let the wrong be the enemy of the right . ''
`` What is wrong with 1.8 trillion dollars ? ''
`` You know what ?
Do you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the spending they have in their bill and we have in our bill ?
Do you realize they have come back and said all of these things for child tax credits and earned income tax credits or helping people who lost their jobs are eliminated in their bill ?
Do you realize they pay no respect to the fact that child care is very important for people whose children can not go to school because they are doing remote learning and , yet , they minimize the need for child care which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fathers , can go to work if they have that .
Do you have any idea at how -- `` '' That is precisely why it 's important .
I spoke yesterday to Andrew Yang who said it 's not everything you want but a lot there . ''
`` Honest to God , '' an exasperated Pelosi said .
`` You really -- I ca n't get over it because Andrew Yang is lovely .
Ro is lovely .
But they are not negotiating this situation .
They have no idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idea of what the language is here .
I did n't come over here -- so you 're the one apologizing for the Obama -- excuse me .
God forbid . ''
Blitzer wanted to know why she was n't speaking to Trump .
`` Why not call him and say , 'Let 's work out a deal . '
There are so many Americans in desperate need .
Let 's make a deal ' ? ''
She points out several times that Wolf does n't know what he 's talking about .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their bill , a tax break for the wealthiest families in the country while they cut out the Earned Income Tax Credit for the poorest families and poorest children in our country , that we have to fight with them to get them to address the coronavirus crisis because they have said it 's a hoax and it 's a magical and it would cure .
It has n't .
That 's why we find ourselves in this situation . ''
She said the knowledge her chairs bring to the table are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` So what I say to those people is , we are going to get a deal and when we do it will be retroactive . ''
When Blitzer continued to press , she told him off once again .
`` We have known each other a long time .
With all due respect , you really do n't know what you 're talking about .
The plural of anecdote is not data .
Yes , some people said this or that overwhelmingly , my caucus wants what is right for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a pretend executive in a pretend boardroom pretends his way into the White House and gets treated with kid gloves , but the experienced leader who 's been serving the country for years is an egotistical idiot and needs to be cajoled into doing her job .

Just so you understand, prominent "news" personalities are still carrying water for the establishment, especially the Republicans. Wolf Blitzer did his best last night to blame Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the refusal of Mitch McConnell and the White House to meet the needs of Americans during a pandemic. He put up a tweet by Ro Khanna telling Pelosi to 'make a deal and put the ball in McConnell's court.' What do you say to Ro Khanna?" he prodded.
Well. Nancy was having none of it.
"I don't know if you're always an apologist for the Republicans," she said. "Nobody is waiting until February. I want this very much now. Because people need help now. But it's no use giving them a false thing just because the president wants to put a check with his name on it in the mail, that we should not be doing all we can to help people pay the rent, put food on the table and enhance benefits that they don't lose their jobs if their state and local, that they this -- we are talking about the consequences of a pandemic, symptoms of a problem that the president refuses to address and that is the coronavirus."
"Why not work out a deal with [Trump] and don't let the perfect, as they say here in Washington, be the enemy of the good?"
"I will not let the wrong be the enemy of the right."
"What is wrong with 1.8 trillion dollars?"
"You know what? Do you have any idea what the difference is between the spending they have in their bill and we have in our bill? Do you realize they have come back and said all of these things for child tax credits and earned income tax credits or helping people who lost their jobs are eliminated in their bill? Do you realize they pay no respect to the fact that child care is very important for people whose children cannot go to school because they are doing remote learning and, yet, they minimize the need for child care which is the threshold with which people, mothers and fathers, can go to work if they have that. Do you have any idea at how -- "
"That is precisely why it's important. I spoke yesterday to Andrew Yang who said it's not everything you want but a lot there."
"Honest to God," an exasperated Pelosi said.
"You really -- I can't get over it because Andrew Yang is lovely. Ro is lovely. But they are not negotiating this situation. They have no idea of the particulars. They have no idea of what the language is here. I didn't come over here -- so you're the one apologizing for the Obama -- excuse me. God forbid."
Blitzer wanted to know why she wasn't speaking to Trump. "Why not call him and say, 'Let's work out a deal.' There are so many Americans in desperate need. Let's make a deal'?"
She points out several times that Wolf doesn't know what he's talking about.
"Why don't you talk about in their bill, a tax break for the wealthiest families in the country while they cut out the Earned Income Tax Credit for the poorest families and poorest children in our country, that we have to fight with them to get them to address the coronavirus crisis because they have said it's a hoax and it's a magical and it would cure. It hasn't. That's why we find ourselves in this situation."
She said the knowledge her chairs bring to the table are knowledgeable, and will get it done. "So what I say to those people is, we are going to get a deal and when we do it will be retroactive."
When Blitzer continued to press, she told him off once again.
"We have known each other a long time. With all due respect, you really don't know what you're talking about. The plural of anecdote is not data. Yes, some people said this or that overwhelmingly, my caucus wants what is right for the American people."
In other words, a pretend executive in a pretend boardroom pretends his way into the White House and gets treated with kid gloves, but the experienced leader who's been serving the country for years is an egotistical idiot and needs to be cajoled into doing her job.
Wow.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--Internet Recoils In Horror Over Barrett's Ruling That Saying N-word Doesn't Make Workplace ‘Hostile’

A ruling by Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett that whitewashed racism in the workplace shocked the Internet this week .
In a recent report on Barrett ’ s notable opinions , the Associated Press highlighted a 2019 workplace discrimination ruling that Barrett wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel .
According to the the report , Barrett said that there was no evidence that use of the n-word “ created a hostile or abusive working environment.
” “ The n-word is an egregious racial epithet , ” Barrett wrote in Smith v. Illinois Department of Transportation .
“ That said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by proving that the word was uttered .
He must also demonstrate that Colbert ’ s use of this word altered the conditions of his employment and created a hostile or abusive working environment.
” Twitter users reacted in shock on Tuesday when attorney Jill Filipovic shared details of the case .
Many of the commenters wondered if Barrett would feel the same way if her adopted black children had been the subject of racial discrimination .
Read some of the comments below .
My daughter just said this to me .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black kids , they ’ ll do all the work , watch , People already noticed them wearing the same clothes most of the time but the white kids are in new or different clothes.
” She should not have Black kids

A ruling by Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett that whitewashed racism in the workplace shocked the Internet this week.
In a recent report on Barrett’s notable opinions, the Associated Press highlighted a 2019 workplace discrimination ruling that Barrett wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel.
According to the the report, Barrett said that there was no evidence that use of the n-word “created a hostile or abusive working environment.”
The AP reported:
“The n-word is an egregious racial epithet,” Barrett wrote in Smith v. Illinois Department of Transportation. “That said, Smith can’t win simply by proving that the word was uttered. He must also demonstrate that Colbert’s use of this word altered the conditions of his employment and created a hostile or abusive working environment.”
Twitter users reacted in shock on Tuesday when attorney Jill Filipovic shared details of the case.
Here's a racial discrimination case that Barrett did decide, where she wrote that being called the n-word at work by your supervisor does not constitute a hostile or abusive work environment. https://t.co/BUG4vcSzJE pic.twitter.com/egSDRL6rpg — Jill Filipovic (@JillFilipovic) October 13, 2020
Many of the commenters wondered if Barrett would feel the same way if her adopted black children had been the subject of racial discrimination.
Read some of the comments below.
By definition, this does create a hostile work environment. Her opinion is just playing with words. — Karen Beard (@makeyrvoicehrd) October 13, 2020
She’s going to be appointed no matter what. When the Supreme Court was founded our life spans were not that long therefore an appointment for “life”. That should be readdressed now as our life spans are longer. — julieS (@julieS06365852) October 13, 2020
That is about as hostile as it gets. — BlackPhysicists (@BlackPhysicists) October 13, 2020
one wonders if she would feel like a teacher "simply" used that word about one of her children would be a hostile or abusive learning environment? and honestly thinking about it I'm somewhat scared what her answer would be. — Henry the Dog (@DogHerny) October 13, 2020
The Founders probably used the n-word all the time, so obviously it's okay. Originalism ftw. — BikeCrash (@Bike_Crash1) October 13, 2020
Holy shit! What the hell would she call hostile or abusive?! — Roger Kuehler (@RogKuehler) October 13, 2020
How does one offer proof that “egregious” hostility changes ones subjective experience? — “Their Words Matter” Ask Expect (@AskExpect) October 13, 2020
If this is what is going to be sitting on the highest court in the land then Democrats have no other option but to pack the court if they get the opportunity to do so! — Glenn Jones (@GJonesNYC) October 13, 2020
Being called the N word at work does not constitute a hostile work environment, according to Barrett in one of her decisions. She is unfit on this decision alone. #SCOTUShearings — Jennifer Jones (@jenjones207) October 13, 2020
And even Kavanaugh disagrees with her. He wrote. “No other word in the English language so powerfully or instantly calls to mind our country’s long and brutal struggle to overcome racism... a single, sufficiently severe incident may create a hostile work environment” — Mr. Jason Wincuinas (@torridtext) October 13, 2020
She’s pro life I guess just not pro peaceful, fair and equal life 😡 — PinkPetals (@AmoreFiore17) October 13, 2020
She would — ...And Justice 4 @ll (@JusticeJustineJ) October 13, 2020
Wow. What century does she live in? The n word is per se perjorative, hostile and abusive. — charlotte o'shay (@charlotte_oshay) October 13, 2020
So, if her kids get called the N word she'll be like: pic.twitter.com/YCuKaVmPtQ — Alejandra Sçimeno (@aleximenez) October 13, 2020
I hope we rally around her children when they are adults. The trauma that is happening in that house.
Instead of getting an appointment to the highest court in our country, she needs to be arrested for child abuse. — JumpforJay (@JumpforJay) October 13, 2020
Oh, she gets it. She just wants to roll back employee protections at least 100 years. — Brianna Chesser (@BriannaChesser) October 13, 2020
My daughter just said this to me. “That’s why she has the black kids, they’ll do all the work, watch, People already noticed them wearing the same clothes most of the time but the white kids are in new or different clothes.” She should not have Black kids — MJ Dumas (@MJDumas) October 13, 2020
As an HR professional, how does the boss uttering the N-word NOT make it a hostile workplace? I mean, FFS... pic.twitter.com/h0Rml8hiPO — Champagne Blonde (@ChampagneSane) October 13, 2020
Since she dragged her kids to the hearing, let’s be sure her two Black children get a copy of this. — Lizzy B (@iLizzyBee) October 13, 2020
Wow...I feel sorry for her two adopted kids from Haiti. I wonder what they’re called when nobody’s around to hear. — LouLou🇨🇦 (@chicalou246) October 13, 2020
Whitesplaining at its finest — bart denijs (@bart_denijs) October 13, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--'Totally Under Control' : Film Shows Trump's Failure To Respond To COVID-19

Totally Under Control documentary exposes how the American government failed in its response to the COVID-19 crisis .
The film shows a system-wide collapse caused by a profound dereliction of Presidential leadership by Donald Trump .
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney , directing with Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger , outlines the devastating implications of Trump 's inability to lead and his complete lack of interest in keeping Americans safe .
The film covers the early days of Trump 's response to the virus .
On January 20th , 2020 , the US and South Korea both discovered their first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months later , Coronavirus has claimed over 200,000 Americans ' lives and caused staggering economic damage in the United States .
Meanwhile , there were no significant lockdowns in South Korea , and out of 51 million citizens , only 344 people have died .
Totally Under Control shows why Americans are enraged by a lack of clear leadership , endemic political corruption and left to wonder how did the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world manage to fail so thoroughly in its response to a global pandemic .
Molly Jong-Fast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on The New Abnormal podcast .
The interview about making Totally Out of Control will leave you gobsmacked .
Gibney is the director of many acclaimed documentaries including Agents of Chaos the documentary about Russia ’ s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election , HBO ’ s The Inventor : Out for Blood in Silicon Valley , Going Clear : Scientology and the Prison of Belief and Enron : The Smartest Guys in the Room .
You can watch Totally Out of Control on Demand starting October 13 and on Hulu October @ @

Totally Under Control documentary exposes how the American government failed in its response to the COVID-19 crisis. The film shows a system-wide collapse caused by a profound dereliction of Presidential leadership by Donald Trump.
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, directing with Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger, outlines the devastating implications of Trump's inability to lead and his complete lack of interest in keeping Americans safe.
The film covers the early days of Trump's response to the virus. On January 20th, 2020, the US and South Korea both discovered their first cases of COVID-19. However, nine months later, Coronavirus has claimed over 200,000 Americans' lives and caused staggering economic damage in the United States. Meanwhile, there were no significant lockdowns in South Korea, and out of 51 million citizens, only 344 people have died.
Totally Under Control shows why Americans are enraged by a lack of clear leadership, endemic political corruption and left to wonder how did the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world manage to fail so thoroughly in its response to a global pandemic.
Molly Jong-Fast interviewed the film's director Alex Gibney on The New Abnormal podcast. The interview about making Totally Out of Control will leave you gobsmacked.
Gibney is the director of many acclaimed documentaries including Agents of Chaos the documentary about Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, HBO’s The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.
You can watch Totally Out of Control on Demand starting October 13 and on Hulu October 20.


crooksandliars--2020-10-15--House Report: Trump Allowed Aviation Companies To Take Bailout Funds And Lay Off Workers

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom .
Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox .
In the spring , Congress created a program to save aviation worker jobs .
Then the Trump administration undermined that program by granting hundreds of millions of dollars in relief to aviation companies for jobs they ’ d already largely eliminated , according to a House report released Friday .
As a result , thousands of workers at airline caterers and other contractors are out of work while their employers received public funds that were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What ’ s more , at least two companies that received hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds restored full pay to management , the report found .
The report follows a monthslong investigation that the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched in July , citing ProPublicareporting on the program .
The $ 32 billion Payroll Support Program , part of the sweeping CARES Act to rescue the economy from the ravages of the coronavirus crisis , was designed so that money would pass through companies to workers in the hard-hit aviation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and some loans to airlines and their contractors , who were then meant to keep workers on their payrolls .
The amount each company received would be based on six months worth of payroll from last year .
In exchange , the companies had to agree not to conduct any layoffs until October , about six months after the CARES Act was passed .
But ProPublica found that the companies laid off workers throughout the spring and then took the money intended to preserve the jobs they had already cut .
The Treasury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , offered no incentive for the companies to rehire their workers .
“ Treasury ’ s implementation of the Payroll Support Program undermined the program ’ s job preservation purpose , ” the subcommittee wrote .
“ Treasury permitted aviation contractors to lay off tens of thousands of workers through the worst months of the pandemic and still receive full payroll support calculated based on pre-pandemic workforce numbers — the same amount they would have received if they had not laid off a single worker.
” In response to the report , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Support Program has supported hundreds of thousands of aviation industry jobs , kept workers employed and connected to their healthcare , and played a critical role in preserving the U.S. airline industry .
Implementation focused first on the largest employers to help stabilize an industry in crisis and support as many jobs as possible for as long as possible.
” Congressional investigators obtained tens of thousands of pages of documents and interviewed Treasury Department and company officials .
In the case of one contractor , Swissport U.S.A. , the subcommittee uncovered correspondence in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ urgently ” verify the employment status of a group of workers prior to finalizing the company ’ s Payroll Support agreement , and to let them go if they weren ’ t needed .
“ CARES is now imminent , and we need to ensure that we don ’ t incur unnecessary costs once the ink is on the paper , ” the executive wrote , referring to the workers , weeks before the company received $ 170 million from the program .
Swissport did not respond to a request for comment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two airline catering companies that ProPublica wrote about in July , Gate Gourmet and Flying Food Group , for taking advantage of the program .
The report found that the companies drastically reduced their payroll ahead of applying for the relief funds , and continued to do so while their applications were pending .
But once the agreements were finalized , neither restored employment to pre-pandemic levels .
In fact , the subcommittee found that Flying Food Group , which received $ 85 million through the program , had not rehired a single @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off or furloughed since the pandemic hit .
Meanwhile , both companies have since restored cuts that had been made to management pay .
Both expect the money they received from the Payroll Support Program to subsidize their payroll expenses well into next year , according to the report .
Neither company responded to requests for comment .
Rep. James Clyburn , D-S.C. , who chairs the select subcommittee , has called for aviation companies to halt any additional layoffs until they have spent the remainder of the funds they received .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ halting layoffs under the CARES Act expired , Flying Food and Gate Gourmet have already initiated hundreds of additional layoffs at airports across the country , according to official layoff notices issued by the companies in recent weeks .

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.
In the spring, Congress created a program to save aviation worker jobs. Then the Trump administration undermined that program by granting hundreds of millions of dollars in relief to aviation companies for jobs they’d already largely eliminated, according to a House report released Friday.
As a result, thousands of workers at airline caterers and other contractors are out of work while their employers received public funds that were supposed to be passed to workers. What’s more, at least two companies that received hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds restored full pay to management, the report found.
The report follows a monthslong investigation that the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched in July, citing ProPublicareporting on the program.
The $32 billion Payroll Support Program, part of the sweeping CARES Act to rescue the economy from the ravages of the coronavirus crisis, was designed so that money would pass through companies to workers in the hard-hit aviation industry. The federal government gave grants and some loans to airlines and their contractors, who were then meant to keep workers on their payrolls. The amount each company received would be based on six months worth of payroll from last year. In exchange, the companies had to agree not to conduct any layoffs until October, about six months after the CARES Act was passed.
But ProPublica found that the companies laid off workers throughout the spring and then took the money intended to preserve the jobs they had already cut. The Treasury Department, charged with implementing the law, offered no incentive for the companies to rehire their workers.
The select subcommittee’s report reached a similar conclusion.
“Treasury’s implementation of the Payroll Support Program undermined the program’s job preservation purpose,” the subcommittee wrote. “Treasury permitted aviation contractors to lay off tens of thousands of workers through the worst months of the pandemic and still receive full payroll support calculated based on pre-pandemic workforce numbers — the same amount they would have received if they had not laid off a single worker.”
In response to the report, a Treasury spokesperson wrote that “the Payroll Support Program has supported hundreds of thousands of aviation industry jobs, kept workers employed and connected to their healthcare, and played a critical role in preserving the U.S. airline industry. Implementation focused first on the largest employers to help stabilize an industry in crisis and support as many jobs as possible for as long as possible.”
Congressional investigators obtained tens of thousands of pages of documents and interviewed Treasury Department and company officials.
In the case of one contractor, Swissport U.S.A., the subcommittee uncovered correspondence in which a company executive instructed managers to “urgently” verify the employment status of a group of workers prior to finalizing the company’s Payroll Support agreement, and to let them go if they weren’t needed.
“CARES is now imminent, and we need to ensure that we don’t incur unnecessary costs once the ink is on the paper,” the executive wrote, referring to the workers, weeks before the company received $170 million from the program.
Swissport did not respond to a request for comment.
The subcommittee also took to task two airline catering companies that ProPublica wrote about in July, Gate Gourmet and Flying Food Group, for taking advantage of the program.
The report found that the companies drastically reduced their payroll ahead of applying for the relief funds, and continued to do so while their applications were pending. But once the agreements were finalized, neither restored employment to pre-pandemic levels. In fact, the subcommittee found that Flying Food Group, which received $85 million through the program, had not rehired a single worker out of the thousands it laid off or furloughed since the pandemic hit.
Meanwhile, both companies have since restored cuts that had been made to management pay. Both expect the money they received from the Payroll Support Program to subsidize their payroll expenses well into next year, according to the report.
Neither company responded to requests for comment.
Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., who chairs the select subcommittee, has called for aviation companies to halt any additional layoffs until they have spent the remainder of the funds they received.
However, since the Sept. 30 deadline for halting layoffs under the CARES Act expired, Flying Food and Gate Gourmet have already initiated hundreds of additional layoffs at airports across the country, according to official layoff notices issued by the companies in recent weeks.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--'Originalist' Barrett Can't Name The 5 First Amendment Protections

Amy Coney Barrett brags about her more than 2,000 students she 's taught at Notre Dame law school .
She @ @ @ @ @ `` originalist '' and a `` textualist , '' meaning she turns to the original @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. Constitution to inform her opinions .
Republican Senator Ben Sasse tossed her a @ @ @ @ @ of his Judiciary Committee civics class which should have been a slam-dunk .
SASSE : @ @ @ @ @ of the First Amendment ?
JUDGE BARRETT : Speech , religion , press , assembly @ @ @ @ @ know , what am I missing ?
Yes , that actually did happen .
For @ @ @ @ @ qualified for the court .

Amy Coney Barrett brags about her more than 2,000 students she's taught at Notre Dame law school. She also claims to be an "originalist" and a "textualist," meaning she turns to the original meaning of the words in the U.S. Constitution to inform her opinions.
Republican Senator Ben Sasse tossed her a softball question in the middle of his Judiciary Committee civics class which should have been a slam-dunk.
SASSE: What are the five freedoms of the First Amendment? JUDGE BARRETT: Speech, religion, press, assembly, and I don't know, what am I missing? SASSE: Protest or redress
Yes, that actually did happen. For real.
She is not qualified for the court.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--Trump Using Your Tax Dollars To Sue Author Of Tell-All Melania Book

Bill Barr ’ s Department of Justice seems to be spending quite a bit of time going after authors lately .
His excuse this time is that author Stephanie Winston Wolkoff violated a non-disclosure agreement in her book , “ Melania and Me.
” The complaint says that Wolkoff agreed in 2017 to a so-called gratuitious services agreement , which contained a confidentiality clause in which she “ promised to maintain strict confidentiality over ‘ nonpublic , privileged and/or confidential information ’ that she might obtain during her service.
” … Despite Wolkoff ’ s promise of confidentiality , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ written a book that Simon & Schuster [ the book ’ s publisher ] promotes as a ‘ scathing tell-all ’ and an ‘ epic scream of a tell-all.
’ ” … The suit says Wolkoff never submitted a draft of the book to Melnia Trump , her chief of staff , or to the Office of the White House Counsel , and “ never received authorization to disclose any information she learned pursuant to her work under the Agreement.
” Wolkoff has alleged the Trump family used inaugural committee money to line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Melania Trump used private emails that hid her communications .
Considering Trump World ’ s outrage over Hillary Clinton ’ s emails , you ’ d think Barr would muster up some concern about that , at least .
But no .
Barr is asking the court to order Wolkoff to surrender any profits to a government trust .
Meanwhile , Wolkoff has already given up “ tens of thousands of electronic documents to [ Washington , D.C. , Attorney General Karl ] Racine , who used them to file suit against the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump Organization , alleging misuse of non-profit funds to enrich the president ’ s family business , ” NBC News reported last month .

Bill Barr’s Department of Justice seems to be spending quite a bit of time going after authors lately. His excuse this time is that author Stephanie Winston Wolkoff violated a non-disclosure agreement in her book, “Melania and Me.”
From CNBC:
The complaint says that Wolkoff agreed in 2017 to a so-called gratuitious services agreement, which contained a confidentiality clause in which she “promised to maintain strict confidentiality over ‘nonpublic, privileged and/or confidential information’ that she might obtain during her service.”
… Despite Wolkoff’s promise of confidentiality, the Justice Department said, Wolkoff “has written a book that Simon & Schuster [the book’s publisher] promotes as a ‘scathing tell-all’ and an ‘epic scream of a tell-all.’”
… The suit says Wolkoff never submitted a draft of the book to Melnia Trump, her chief of staff, or to the Office of the White House Counsel, and “never received authorization to disclose any information she learned pursuant to her work under the Agreement.”
Wolkoff has alleged the Trump family used inaugural committee money to line their own pockets. Also, that Melania Trump used private emails that hid her communications. Considering Trump World’s outrage over Hillary Clinton’s emails, you’d think Barr would muster up some concern about that, at least. But no. Barr is asking the court to order Wolkoff to surrender any profits to a government trust.
Meanwhile, Wolkoff has already given up “tens of thousands of electronic documents to [Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl] Racine, who used them to file suit against the inaugural committee, Trump Hotels and the Trump Organization, alleging misuse of non-profit funds to enrich the president’s family business,” NBC News reported last month.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--HA HA: Bill Barr's 'Unmasking' Investigation Fizzles Into Nothing

Another Trump administration and Fox News-promoted `` investigation '' about an alleged deep state conspiracy theory ?
Falls apart .
If an actual report had been generated to the public with nothing to defend the sham investigation itself , Trump and his hatchet men would be left with nothing to talk about when it came to unmasking , so it spares them of defending their actions .
You can rest assured that if there was one hint of a questionable occurrence within the Obama administration 's actions , cretins like Rep. Jim Jordan and Sen. Ron Johnson would be screaming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I 'm sure the term `` unmasking '' excited the Rudy Giuliani 's and Sean Hannity 's of Trumpverse so it was easy enough to make it appear to be `` an illegal action '' just to defend Trump 's former NSA Michael Flynn .
Bill Barr has led several : investigations into the investigators '' of the Mueller probes and the Flynn affair even after IG reports confirmed no real wrong doings had occurred , but they did fuel a ton of faux outrage from the conservatives online , on TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Do n't let this slip under the rug .
Bill Barr has disgraced his office in service to Trump .
And he 's failed .
Lou Dobbs will have a sad face about this , AND SAY NOTHING , I 'm sure .
And what IS Fox News covering this morning ?
A stranded llama .

Another Trump administration and Fox News-promoted "investigation" about an alleged deep state conspiracy theory? Falls apart.
Womp womp.
The Washington Post reports,
"The federal prosecutor appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals whose names were redacted in intelligence documents has completed his work without finding any substantive wrongdoing, according to people familiar with the matter."
If an actual report had been generated to the public with nothing to defend the sham investigation itself, Trump and his hatchet men would be left with nothing to talk about when it came to unmasking, so it spares them of defending their actions.
You can rest assured that if there was one hint of a questionable occurrence within the Obama administration's actions, cretins like Rep. Jim Jordan and Sen. Ron Johnson would be screaming on Fox News 24 hours a day.
I'm sure the term "unmasking" excited the Rudy Giuliani's and Sean Hannity's of Trumpverse so it was easy enough to make it appear to be "an illegal action" just to defend Trump's former NSA Michael Flynn.
Bill Barr has led several :investigations into the investigators" of the Mueller probes and the Flynn affair even after IG reports confirmed no real wrong doings had occurred, but they did fuel a ton of faux outrage from the conservatives online, on TV, and in the White House.
Don't let this slip under the rug. Bill Barr has disgraced his office in service to Trump. And he's failed.
A lot going on right now but this story deserves way more attention: “The investigation exonerated the Obama team and probably would have hurt Donald Trump’s reelection, so Bill Barr decided to keep it under wraps.” https://t.co/z9ZXAwxKmX — Mark Follman (@markfollman) October 14, 2020
Lou Dobbs will have a sad face about this, AND SAY NOTHING, I'm sure.
Unmasking, Benghazi, Obama gate. All made up Fox News scandals that go nowhere. https://t.co/LHHS1dUTg3 — Maybe: Jeff (@KeJiefu) October 13, 2020
Remember when for 6 months straight the word “unmasking” was said dozens of times each night on FoxNews primetime?
Good times. — Little Tiny Fish Michael (@Merv515) October 13, 2020
And what IS Fox News covering this morning? A stranded llama.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--Lindsey Graham Talks About The "Good Old Days Of Segregation" During The Amy Coney Barrett Hearings

During the 3rd day of the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings , Lindsey Graham opened up a line of questioning @ @ @ @ @ .
When bringing up the Board vs Board of Education , he actually said `` @ @ @ @ @ any efforts to go back to the good old days of segregation '' and I @ @ @ @ @ room did n't gasp .
Graham last week : “ if you 're a young @ @ @ @ @ , you can go anywhere in this country .
You just need to be conservative @ @ @ @ @ Graham today : refers to segregation as “ the good old days.
” https : @ @ @ @ @ `` the good old days of segregation ? ''
DID .
LINDSEY .
JUST .
@ @ @ @ @ GOOD .
OLD .
DAYS .
OF SEGREGATION ? ''
THAT DID N'T REALLY HAPPEN @ @ @ @ @ to help Lindsey Graham retire .
His time is done .

During the 3rd day of the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings, Lindsey Graham opened up a line of questioning regarding various precedent setting rulings. When bringing up the Board vs Board of Education, he actually said "You're not aware of any efforts to go back to the good old days of segregation" and I cannot believe the entire room didn't gasp.
Twitter noticed, though:
"good old days of segregation"
What in the actual f... — 𝔍𝔬𝔰𝔢𝔭𝔥 𝔊𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔢 🎃 (@JosephGoulette) October 14, 2020
Wtf?? Just...wtf is happening — SodapopCurtis (@sasser826) October 14, 2020
Why did Graham use the phrase "good old days" when referring to segregation? https://t.co/5dT12av0r0 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 14, 2020
Graham last week: “if you're a young African American or an immigrant, you can go anywhere in this country. You just need to be conservative, not liberal."
Graham today: refers to segregation as “the good old days.” https://t.co/XpqvIvHiPG — Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) October 14, 2020
https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1316370021644337152s=20
.@LindseyGrahamSC just called segregation “the good old days.” The good old days for who, Senator?
It’s 2020, not 1920. Act like it. pic.twitter.com/qVhhfp7oRY — Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) October 14, 2020
Did Lindsey just say "the good old days of segregation?"
DID. LINDSEY. JUST. SAY, "THE. GOOD. OLD. DAYS. OF SEGREGATION?"
THAT DIDN'T REALLY HAPPEN RIGHT? pic.twitter.com/nIxrU7yuI3 — Shannon4OH (@ShannonFreshour) October 14, 2020
Nothing to see here, just a Republican Senator talking about the “good old days of segregation.”pic.twitter.com/e4268ubFot — Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) October 14, 2020
We need to help Lindsey Graham retire. His time is done.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--CAUGHT:  Barrett Concealed Her Talks To Anti-Abortion Groups

On the eve of Judge Amy Coney Barrett 's first confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee , the panel 's Democrats on Sunday demanded the right-wing Supreme Court nominee release any additional information she has withheld from lawmakers after new reporting revealed that she failed to disclose a pair of talks to anti-abortion groups and other materials .
After CNN reported Friday that Barrett omitted from her initial Senate questionnaire two talks she gave to student anti-abortion organizations at Notre Dame University in 2013 , the judge submitted to the Judiciary Committee a supplement ( pdf ) disclosing both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also informed the committee that while serving as a law professor at the University of Notre Dame , she signed onto a 2013 paid advertisement criticizing Roe v. Wade .
Following Barrett 's belated disclosures—which did not include the content of the talks—all ten Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter ( pdf ) demanding to know what else the corporate-friendly judge is withholding as Republicans rush ahead with her confirmation process despite a coronavirus outbreak on Capitol Hill and widespread opposition to the nominee among legal experts and civil rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Judge Barrett supplemented her [ Senate Judiciary Questionnaire ] to include these talks only after they were identified by the press , '' the lawmakers wrote .
`` These new omissions raise more questions about the reliability of Judge Barrett 's SJQ and her candor before the Committee .
These new omissions also raise serious concerns about Judge Barrett 's rushed confirmation process and the hasty process of collecting materials responsive to the SJQ . ''
In a statement on Sunday , Christopher Kang , chief counsel at advocacy group Demand Justice , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by tens of millions of dollars in spending from dark-money organizations— '' should not move forward without a full accounting of her past speeches and links to these groups that she has clearly sought to downplay or hide . ''
`` Amy Coney Barrett needs to come clean about her ties to far-right organizations and produce more information on the speeches she gave about Roe v. Wade , '' said Kang .
`` By repeatedly failing to disclose relevant information to the Senate , she has forfeited the benefit of the doubt .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hearing Monday , scheduled to begin at 9:00 am ET , is expected to be met with protests from outside advocacy groups as well as pushback from Senate Democrats , who are under pressure to do everything in their power to slow or prevent the right-wing judge 's confirmation to the high court .
`` If Senate leadership forces a nominee before the next Congress and president are installed , it would deprive the people of their voice and further destabilize a nation already gripped by crisis , '' said Ana Maria Archila @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is planning to join a march to the Hart Senate Office Building and demand entry into Barrett 's hearing Monday morning .
`` We 're mobilizing all those who believe in freedom , equality , and justice to engage in direct action to put pressure on both key Senate Republicans as well as Democrats to ensure that this confirmation is delayed , '' said Archila .
Adopting one of the tactics proposed in a memo circulating on Capitol Hill , Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-N.Y. ) said Sunday that `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Senate Judiciary Committee 's hearing on Thursday , when the panel is expected to begin voting to advance Barrett 's nomination to the full Senate .
Schumer 's move could complicate the voting process for the Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee , given that four GOP members have been forced to quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus or coming into contact with someone who did .
Under committee rules , nine members—including at least two from the minority party—must be present for a vote to take place .

On the eve of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's first confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the panel's Democrats on Sunday demanded the right-wing Supreme Court nominee release any additional information she has withheld from lawmakers after new reporting revealed that she failed to disclose a pair of talks to anti-abortion groups and other materials.
After CNN reported Friday that Barrett omitted from her initial Senate questionnaire two talks she gave to student anti-abortion organizations at Notre Dame University in 2013, the judge submitted to the Judiciary Committee a supplement (pdf) disclosing both a lecture and a seminar. Barrett also informed the committee that while serving as a law professor at the University of Notre Dame, she signed onto a 2013 paid advertisement criticizing Roe v. Wade.
Following Barrett's belated disclosures—which did not include the content of the talks—all ten Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter (pdf) demanding to know what else the corporate-friendly judge is withholding as Republicans rush ahead with her confirmation process despite a coronavirus outbreak on Capitol Hill and widespread opposition to the nominee among legal experts and civil rights groups.
"It is troubling that Judge Barrett supplemented her [Senate Judiciary Questionnaire] to include these talks only after they were identified by the press," the lawmakers wrote. "These new omissions raise more questions about the reliability of Judge Barrett's SJQ and her candor before the Committee. These new omissions also raise serious concerns about Judge Barrett's rushed confirmation process and the hasty process of collecting materials responsive to the SJQ."
All 10 @JudiciaryDems wrote to DOJ again today about omissions from materials that Barrett submitted. “These new omissions raise more questions about the reliability of Judge Barrett's SJQ and her candor before the Committee.” Her hearing begins tomorrow. https://t.co/uqslESi5A5 pic.twitter.com/E7KeMzdXca — The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) October 12, 2020
In a statement on Sunday, Christopher Kang, chief counsel at advocacy group Demand Justice, said that Barrett's nomination—which is backed by tens of millions of dollars in spending from dark-money organizations—"should not move forward without a full accounting of her past speeches and links to these groups that she has clearly sought to downplay or hide."
"Amy Coney Barrett needs to come clean about her ties to far-right organizations and produce more information on the speeches she gave about Roe v. Wade," said Kang. "By repeatedly failing to disclose relevant information to the Senate, she has forfeited the benefit of the doubt."
Barrett's first Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Monday, scheduled to begin at 9:00 am ET, is expected to be met with protests from outside advocacy groups as well as pushback from Senate Democrats, who are under pressure to do everything in their power to slow or prevent the right-wing judge's confirmation to the high court.
"If Senate leadership forces a nominee before the next Congress and president are installed, it would deprive the people of their voice and further destabilize a nation already gripped by crisis," said Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of CPD Action, which is planning to join a march to the Hart Senate Office Building and demand entry into Barrett's hearing Monday morning.
"We're mobilizing all those who believe in freedom, equality, and justice to engage in direct action to put pressure on both key Senate Republicans as well as Democrats to ensure that this confirmation is delayed," said Archila.
Adopting one of the tactics proposed in a memo circulating on Capitol Hill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that "Democrats will not supply the quorum" for the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Thursday, when the panel is expected to begin voting to advance Barrett's nomination to the full Senate.
Schumer's move could complicate the voting process for the Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee, given that four GOP members have been forced to quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus or coming into contact with someone who did. Under committee rules, nine members—including at least two from the minority party—must be present for a vote to take place.
Republished from Common Dreams (Jake Johnson, Staff Writer) under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--NBC Hands Trump The Spotlight: A Town Hall Opposite Joe Biden's!

NBC News is broadcasting a prime-time town hall starring The Magnificent Magic Mango from Miami !
on Thursday , opposite Joe Biden 's town hall on ABC News .
Was n't it enough that NBC helped debase the nation by first creating the simulation of a successful businessman that put Mr. Mango in the White House ?
Via the New York Times : The event will directly overlap with an already-scheduled ABC televised town-hall meeting with Mr. Biden in Philadelphia , which will begin at the same time .
Mr. Biden ’ s town hall has been on the books @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who had recently contracted the coronavirus , rejected plans to convert the second formal presidential debate into a virtual matchup ; the debate was eventually canceled .
The NBC event , to be moderated by the “ Today ” show host Savannah Guthrie , had been contingent on the Trump campaign providing independent proof that the president would not pose a safety risk to the other participants — including NBC crew members , voters and Ms. Guthrie herself .
As late as Tuesday afternoon , NBC executives were waiting for that proof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it would be comfortable moving forward , according to two people familiar with the planning .

NBC News is broadcasting a prime-time town hall starring The Magnificent Magic Mango from Miami! on Thursday, opposite Joe Biden's town hall on ABC News. Wasn't it enough that NBC helped debase the nation by first creating the simulation of a successful businessman that put Mr. Mango in the White House? Via the New York Times:
The event will directly overlap with an already-scheduled ABC televised town-hall meeting with Mr. Biden in Philadelphia, which will begin at the same time.
Mr. Biden’s town hall has been on the books since last week, after Mr. Trump, who had recently contracted the coronavirus, rejected plans to convert the second formal presidential debate into a virtual matchup; the debate was eventually canceled.
The NBC event, to be moderated by the “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, had been contingent on the Trump campaign providing independent proof that the president would not pose a safety risk to the other participants — including NBC crew members, voters and Ms. Guthrie herself.
As late as Tuesday afternoon, NBC executives were waiting for that proof, but the network determined late Tuesday that it would be comfortable moving forward, according to two people familiar with the planning.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--LIVE: Day 2, Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing For Judge Amy Coney Barrett

Judge Amy Coney Barrett wasn ’ t inclined to opine on anything — not on whether in vitro fertilization is @ @ @ @ @ ” not on whether she might support re-criminalizing homosexuality and certainly not on whether she @ @ @ @ @ Roe v. Wade .
But the most chilling moment of her Supreme Court confirmation testimony @ @ @ @ @ she would “ need to hear arguments ” about whether President Trump can postpone the @ @ @ @ @ made claims of voter fraud and suggested he wanted to delay the upcoming election , @ @ @ @ @ Calif. ) , the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee , observed .
“ Does @ @ @ @ @ of the United States the authority to unilaterally delay a general election under any circumstances @ @ @ @ @ ” This should have been a gim me .
There was only one correct answer @ @ @

Dana Millbank on yesterday's Barrett hearing:
Judge Amy Coney Barrett wasn’t inclined to opine on anything — not on whether in vitro fertilization is “tantamount to manslaughter,” not on whether she might support re-criminalizing homosexuality and certainly not on whether she’d invalidate Obamacare or Roe v. Wade.
But the most chilling moment of her Supreme Court confirmation testimony Tuesday came when she said she would “need to hear arguments” about whether President Trump can postpone the election.
“President Trump made claims of voter fraud and suggested he wanted to delay the upcoming election,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, observed. “Does the Constitution give the president of the United States the authority to unilaterally delay a general election under any circumstances? Does federal law?”
This should have been a gimme. There was only one correct answer: No.


crooksandliars--2020-10-14--Pelosi Claps Back On Wolf Blitzer's Republican Framing Of Stimulus


crooksandliars--2020-10-15--Rachel Maddow And Sen. Kamala Harris Share A Laughing Fit Over Mike Pence's Fly

Rachel Maddow had Kamala Harris on last night , and ended the evening on a high note .
`` Senator , I know I said that was the last question , but I lied .
Right before we had that discussion about God , which is a very bad way to do it , but I just realized I would kick myself if I did n't just ask you before I let you go if you noticed the fly on Vice President Pence 's head at the time during the debate , '' she said .
`` Or if that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it at home .
Could you see it sitting next to him ?
Did you have feelings about like -- did you have the instinct to -- '' '' You know , Rachel , I just -- you know , I think that it 's important that we kind of find a way , all of us , to move on and , you know , kind of fly away from this subject on to something else , '' Harris said , laughing .
`` Yeah . ''
`` Senator Harris , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just spare a thought right now for the people who have to write closed captions for this portion of the interview and for those who have to transcribe it because they 're going to have to no idea how to convey what we just communicated .
Senator Harris , thank you so much for taking this much time .
I know it 's an exhausting time .
Thank you for being here . ''
thank you , rachel .
thank you very much for all that you do .
thank you .

Rachel Maddow had Kamala Harris on last night, and ended the evening on a high note.
"Senator, I know I said that was the last question, but I lied. Right before we had that discussion about God, which is a very bad way to do it, but I just realized I would kick myself if I didn't just ask you before I let you go if you noticed the fly on Vice President Pence's head at the time during the debate," she said.
"Rachel..." Harris protested.
"Or if that was something only -- we could see it at home. Could you see it sitting next to him? Did you have feelings about like -- did you have the instinct to --"
"You know, Rachel, I just -- you know, I think that it's important that we kind of find a way, all of us, to move on and, you know, kind of fly away from this subject on to something else," Harris said, laughing. "Yeah."
"Senator Harris, you are very kind, and let's just spare a thought right now for the people who have to write closed captions for this portion of the interview and for those who have to transcribe it because they're going to have to no idea how to convey what we just communicated. Senator Harris, thank you so much for taking this much time. I know it's an exhausting time. Thank you for being here."
thank you, rachel. thank you very much for all that you do. thank you.


crooksandliars--2020-10-15--Details Emerge On Giuliani-Post Story, And The Obvious Frame-up Looks Clearly Like Russian Propagand

Details Emerge On Giuliani-Post Story, And The Obvious Frame-up Looks Clearly Like Russian Propaganda

On Wednesday morning , the New York Post broke the genuinely unbelievable story about a soggy laptop with a hard drive that contains emails suggesting that Joe Biden had a previously unreported meeting with a Ukrainian businessman … and video of Hunter Biden having a crack-laced party with a sex worker .
Because , sure , if you ’ re going to have illegal drugs while engaging in illegal sex , you have to be sure to film it , right after the email that ’ s a threat to your father .
This Donald Trump fantasy reel was then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( but definitely indictable ) hands of Trump attorney , Rudy Giuliani .
According to Giuliani , the source of this supposed mystery computer was a mystery customer who , extremely conveniently , left a Beau Biden Foundation sticker attached when dropping it off at a Delaware repair shop .
But the mystery customer never returned—or apparently gave his name .
So it was totally understandable that the repair shop guy busted out his best hacking tools and began reading those emails and watching those videos .
And absolutely understandable that his first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani .
Seriously , the believability factor of this whole story is somewhere worse than a love child between Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster .
This is a story so ridiculous , Q would not want to be associated with it , which hasn ’ t stopped White House Press Sec .
Kayleigh McEnany from tweeting out parts of it as if it ’ s serious .
But now at least one aspect of the mystery is somewhat less mysterious , because the repair shop guy has been located .
And he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beast reports , the apparent start of the journey from wet laptop to Post story inexplicably promoted by reporters from The New York Times and Politico is a shop owner named John Paul Isaac from Wilmington , Delaware .
In a question and answer session lasting over an hour , Isaac gives often jaw-dropping and occasionally hilarious responses to questions about how exactly what Giuliani has been searching for happened to come into his hands , and how he then handed it over for appropriate scandal-level attention .
According to Isaac , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevented him from seeing who actually dropped off the laptop .
But that Biden Foundation sticker clued him in that this had to be the Macbook of Hunter Biden .
After all , it ’ s not like the Beau Biden Foundation has a dozen board members , several dozen employees and volunteers , has trained over 9,500 adults to assist in spotting and preventing child abuse , and worked with families in over 20 states .
Who but Hunter might have such a sticker ?
Isaac then called the FBI , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him back in for his expertise on accessing hard drives .
Or he accessed the hard drive and then contacted the FBI .
Or both .
All of this is reported at various points in the conversation .
“ Muddled ” doesn ’ t begin to describe the explanation .
Isaac also provides the reason that he copied the drive for Giuliani .
That reason is : Seth Rich , as in the right-wing conspiracy theory that Seth Rich was murdered by the Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) because he knew the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Russian sources and provided to Roger Stone , WikiLeaks , and Donald Trump .
At various points , Isaac seems to believe the FBI killed Rich , and might kill him .
Which makes it difficult to understand why he would have called the FBI in the first place .
To make it extra confusing , Isaac at various points claims the FBI didn ’ t know he made a copy—except they had to know he would make a copy .
“ They probably knew I had a copy because I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murdered , ” said Isaac .
( Complete audio of the interview can be found with the Daily Beast article . )
The biggest problem with the claims in the emails is the same as that in every other Biden did something-something in Ukraine story .
That problem is simple : Prosecutor Viktor Shokin was not investigating the company where Hunter Biden was on the board .
How do we know that ?
Not only are there no records of such an investigation in Ukraine , Shokin himself has said as much .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s refusal to open such an investigation that led to U.K. officials requesting that he be removed from office .
How does the Post story weasel-word their way around this problem ?
In the most weasel-y way imaginable .
According to the Post , Shokin had made “ specific plans ” to investigate Burisma .
So not only did Joe Biden apparently step in to stop the investigation , he stopped it when it was just an idea in Shokin ’ s head that had not been acted on .
Pretty darn clever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be worth a quick look at the author of this Post article .
The byline on the story is Emma-Jo Morris , who is listed on the masthead as Deputy Politics Editor at New York Post .
Since when ?
Since today , that ’ s when .
Morris has exactly three stories on her resume at the Post … all of them written on Wednesday .
All of them about Hunter Biden .
What did Morris do prior to her instant appointment as editor ?
She booked guests for Sean Hannity .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shakier than watered down Jell-O , there ’ s the little problem with how the contents of the hard drive seem to be perfectly in line with what Giuliani has been claiming all along .
Trump ’ s latest personal attorney has been beating the bushes , and paying off criminals , in Ukraine for over two years , looking for anyone willing to provide Biden dirt .
It was almost exactly one year ago that Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and Igor Furman were arrested while trying to leave the country .
Back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the House Intelligence Committee as charges of election law violations , perjury , falsifying records , and conspiracy against the United States were clearly expanding into “ a broader probe that is looking at numerous people in Giuliani ’ s orbit.
” Just last month , FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA officials made it clear that Giuliani ’ s orbit was a tight circle around Vladimir Putin .
That included identifying former Ukrainian legislator Andrii Derkach—Giuliani ’ s primary contact in Ukraine—as a Russian disinformation agent who was in direct contact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani to spread disinformation about Biden “ inside the United States through lobbyists , Congress , the media and contacts with figures close to the president.
” Not only is Giuliani ’ s October surprise anything but believable , the odds that it ’ s not a direct ploy to slip disinformation sourced by Russia into the American media appear vanishingly small .
Because it ’ s not just Derkach who is a disinformation agent .
Twitter has now blocked access to the Post story .
Good for them .
At least someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian propaganda .

On Wednesday morning, the New York Post broke the genuinely unbelievable story about a soggy laptop with a hard drive that contains emails suggesting that Joe Biden had a previously unreported meeting with a Ukrainian businessman … and video of Hunter Biden having a crack-laced party with a sex worker. Because, sure, if you’re going to have illegal drugs while engaging in illegal sex, you have to be sure to film it, right after the email that’s a threat to your father.
This Donald Trump fantasy reel was then delivered to the Post through the unimpeachable (but definitely indictable) hands of Trump attorney, Rudy Giuliani. According to Giuliani, the source of this supposed mystery computer was a mystery customer who, extremely conveniently, left a Beau Biden Foundation sticker attached when dropping it off at a Delaware repair shop. But the mystery customer never returned—or apparently gave his name. So it was totally understandable that the repair shop guy busted out his best hacking tools and began reading those emails and watching those videos. And absolutely understandable that his first action was to make a copy for Giuliani.
Seriously, the believability factor of this whole story is somewhere worse than a love child between Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster. This is a story so ridiculous, Q would not want to be associated with it, which hasn’t stopped White House Press Sec. Kayleigh McEnany from tweeting out parts of it as if it’s serious. But now at least one aspect of the mystery is somewhat less mysterious, because the repair shop guy has been located. And he’s a peach.
As Daily Beast reports, the apparent start of the journey from wet laptop to Post story inexplicably promoted by reporters from The New York Times and Politico is a shop owner named John Paul Isaac from Wilmington, Delaware. In a question and answer session lasting over an hour, Isaac gives often jaw-dropping and occasionally hilarious responses to questions about how exactly what Giuliani has been searching for happened to come into his hands, and how he then handed it over for appropriate scandal-level attention.
According to Isaac, he has a “medical condition” that prevented him from seeing who actually dropped off the laptop. But that Biden Foundation sticker clued him in that this had to be the Macbook of Hunter Biden. After all, it’s not like the Beau Biden Foundation has a dozen board members, several dozen employees and volunteers, has trained over 9,500 adults to assist in spotting and preventing child abuse, and worked with families in over 20 states. Who but Hunter might have such a sticker?
Isaac then called the FBI, who took the device, but then called him back in for his expertise on accessing hard drives. Or he accessed the hard drive and then contacted the FBI. Or both. All of this is reported at various points in the conversation. “Muddled” doesn’t begin to describe the explanation. Isaac also provides the reason that he copied the drive for Giuliani. That reason is: Seth Rich, as in the right-wing conspiracy theory that Seth Rich was murdered by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) because he knew the “truth” about DNC emails stolen by Russian sources and provided to Roger Stone, WikiLeaks, and Donald Trump.
At various points, Isaac seems to believe the FBI killed Rich, and might kill him. Which makes it difficult to understand why he would have called the FBI in the first place. To make it extra confusing, Isaac at various points claims the FBI didn’t know he made a copy—except they had to know he would make a copy. “They probably knew I had a copy because I was pretty vocal about not wanting to get murdered,” said Isaac. (Complete audio of the interview can be found with the Daily Beast article.)
The biggest problem with the claims in the emails is the same as that in every other Biden did something-something in Ukraine story. That problem is simple: Prosecutor Viktor Shokin was not investigating the company where Hunter Biden was on the board. How do we know that? Not only are there no records of such an investigation in Ukraine, Shokin himself has said as much. In fact, it was Shokin’s refusal to open such an investigation that led to U.K. officials requesting that he be removed from office.
How does the Post story weasel-word their way around this problem? In the most weasel-y way imaginable. According to the Post, Shokin had made “specific plans” to investigate Burisma. So not only did Joe Biden apparently step in to stop the investigation, he stopped it when it was just an idea in Shokin’s head that had not been acted on. Pretty darn clever, that Biden.
It might also be worth a quick look at the author of this Post article. The byline on the story is Emma-Jo Morris, who is listed on the masthead as Deputy Politics Editor at New York Post. Since when? Since today, that’s when. Morris has exactly three stories on her resume at the Post … all of them written on Wednesday. All of them about Hunter Biden. What did Morris do prior to her instant appointment as editor? She booked guests for Sean Hannity.
If all of this wasn’t shakier than watered down Jell-O, there’s the little problem with how the contents of the hard drive seem to be perfectly in line with what Giuliani has been claiming all along. Trump’s latest personal attorney has been beating the bushes, and paying off criminals, in Ukraine for over two years, looking for anyone willing to provide Biden dirt. It was almost exactly one year ago that Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and Igor Furman were arrested while trying to leave the country. Back in December, Parnas turned over documents to the House Intelligence Committee as charges of election law violations, perjury, falsifying records, and conspiracy against the United States were clearly expanding into “a broader probe that is looking at numerous people in Giuliani’s orbit.”
Just last month, FBI Director Christopher Wray and CIA officials made it clear that Giuliani’s orbit was a tight circle around Vladimir Putin. That included identifying former Ukrainian legislator Andrii Derkach—Giuliani’s primary contact in Ukraine—as a Russian disinformation agent who was in direct contact with the Kremlin. Derkach worked with Giuliani to spread disinformation about Biden “inside the United States through lobbyists, Congress, the media and contacts with figures close to the president.”
Not only is Giuliani’s October surprise anything but believable, the odds that it’s not a direct ploy to slip disinformation sourced by Russia into the American media appear vanishingly small. Because it’s not just Derkach who is a disinformation agent.
Twitter has now blocked access to the Post story. Good for them. At least someone is trying to stop the flow of Russian propaganda.
Republished with permission from Daily Kos.