crooksandliars--2020-06-12--Remember That OANN Poll That Trump Said Would Show Him Leading Biden?

Donald Trump has been trailing Joe Biden in almost every single poll for months now .
It has gotten so bad that Trump actually demanded CNN apologize after they published a poll on Wednesday that showed Joe Biden ahead by a staggering 14 points .
In an attempt to make Trump feel better about himself , he even hired highly panned pollsters , McLaughlin & Associates , to do a better job .
Remember that OANN poll we were promised on Wendesday ?
Well , the Washington Post has an update .
One America News , known as OAN or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theories that it makes FOX News look like ... real news .
Herring promised a new poll coming which would somehow show that CNN 's poll was biased .
The poll came out on Thursday afternoon - briefly .
It was conducted by Gravis Marketing , a polling company that earned a C in FiveThirtyEight ’ s ranking of pollsters and it only focused on Florida - and even in Florida , it was a tie !
In order to bring more attention to their `` poll '' , OAN produced a short @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was published , it was taken down and the results of the poll were deleted as well .
This makes no sense .
Trump and Herring PROMISED US A GOOD POLL THAT SHOWS HOW AMAZING AND STRONG DONALD TRUMP IS AND THEY DID NOT DELIVER THIS POLL .
But wait .
Thankfully the video and poll were saved on Google 's cache for us to see .
The poll was reviewed by professionals who understand polls and can identify anomalies or irregularities that us mere mortals can not ... and there were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , the poll showed a 50-50 tie between the candidates , a situation that almost never happens .
It seems that this poll was designed to only allow respondents to pick between the 2 candidates and not a 3rd party .
Immediately that messes up the results because that is not how our elections work .
In a second section , it notes that Trump leads Biden 53 to 47 among undecided voters .
But that is confusing .
It means that Biden leads among DECIDED voters and Trump leads among UNDECIDED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That is a huge detail to leave out .
The video clip had many other flat out lies , as the host made verbal statements that completely contradicted what was on the screen .
The biggest issue is that OAN tried to make it sound like their `` poll '' of Florida somehow shows that CNN 's poll was wrong .
It does not .
But the most damning thing about this poll is that even in a fabricated poll with biased questions , they could not make Trump looking like he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they took both the poll and the video segment down , like it never even happened .
When even OANN ca n't make Trump look like a winner , things are really bad ... for Donald Trump .

Donald Trump has been trailing Joe Biden in almost every single poll for months now. It has gotten so bad that Trump actually demanded CNN apologize after they published a poll on Wednesday that showed Joe Biden ahead by a staggering 14 points. In an attempt to make Trump feel better about himself, he even hired highly panned pollsters, McLaughlin & Associates, to do a better job.
Remember that OANN poll we were promised on Wendesday?
Later today, @OANN will be releasing a poll concerning the 2020 presidential race. It looks as though it will be in favor of @realDonaldTrump. #OANN — Robert Herring (@RobHerring) June 10, 2020
Well, the Washington Post has an update. One America News, known as OAN or OANN, peddles such far right conspiracy theories that it makes FOX News look like...real news. Herring promised a new poll coming which would somehow show that CNN's poll was biased.
The poll came out on Thursday afternoon - briefly. It was conducted by Gravis Marketing, a polling company that earned a C in FiveThirtyEight’s ranking of pollsters and it only focused on Florida - and even in Florida, it was a tie! In order to bring more attention to their "poll", OAN produced a short video segment. But, soon after it was published, it was taken down and the results of the poll were deleted as well.
This makes no sense. Trump and Herring PROMISED US A GOOD POLL THAT SHOWS HOW AMAZING AND STRONG DONALD TRUMP IS AND THEY DID NOT DELIVER THIS POLL.
But wait. Thankfully the video and poll were saved on Google's cache for us to see. The poll was reviewed by professionals who understand polls and can identify anomalies or irregularities that us mere mortals cannot...and there were apparently quite a few. First of all, the poll showed a 50-50 tie between the candidates, a situation that almost never happens. It seems that this poll was designed to only allow respondents to pick between the 2 candidates and not a 3rd party. Immediately that messes up the results because that is not how our elections work. In a second section, it notes that Trump leads Biden 53 to 47 among undecided voters. But that is confusing. It means that Biden leads among DECIDED voters and Trump leads among UNDECIDED voters, hence the 50-50 split. That is a huge detail to leave out.
The video clip had many other flat out lies, as the host made verbal statements that completely contradicted what was on the screen. The biggest issue is that OAN tried to make it sound like their "poll" of Florida somehow shows that CNN's poll was wrong. It does not. But the most damning thing about this poll is that even in a fabricated poll with biased questions, they could not make Trump looking like he was winning...and when they realized this, they took both the poll and the video segment down, like it never even happened.
Twitter noticed:
So even OAN can't conduct a poll where Trump bests Biden. But they CAN lie about it. Stunner from @pbump on the relentless quest by Trump for good poll numbers. (Maybe Trump could spend five minutes doing his job?) https://t.co/lAywmCovL3 — Victoria Brownworth #TakeVideoOfEveryPoliceAction (@VABVOX) June 12, 2020
Missed this yesterday: The OAN poll came out and then it disappeared. It wasn’t so great for Trump. https://t.co/NrSgvzTEiM — Jennifer Waisath Harris🧂 (@jwharris) June 12, 2020
When even OANN can't make Trump look like a winner, things are really bad...for Donald Trump.


crooksandliars--2020-06-12--Fox News Host: If Forts Change Confederate Names, Kids Will Not ‘Love The Country’

Fox News host Pete Hegseth suggested on Thursday that a move to rename Confederate military bases would teach children not to “ love America.
” While appearing on Stuart Varney ’ s Fox Business program , Hegseth was asked about a New York Times report that the cartoon Paw Patrol could be cancelled over it ’ s depiction of “ good cops.
” Varney argued that the so-called “ cancel culture ” is a threat to free speech .
“ It ’ s worse than that , ” Hegseth opined .
“ This is the logical extent of the left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book about it called ‘ American Crusade ’ and it ’ s happening faster than anyone thought.
” “ It all starts with America is an evil place , ” he complained .
“ America is a bad place , it was stolen from Native Americans and built on the black — on the back of slaves and as a result , everything that has been done in our country is considered a sin and an evil and you must erase it all.
” Hegseth admitted “ America is a flawed place , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be glossed over by government schools .
“ What the left wants is to destroy America , ” Hegseth remarked .
“ So you go at the symbols .
One of the most recent symbols of course is the police .
Paw Patrol , I ’ ve watched more hours of Paw Patrol , Stuart , than I can imagine.
” “ Even a subtle reminder that police are good people , to the left , is a residue of racism , ” Hegseth continued .
“ Therefore , it must all be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end up with autonomous regions in Seattle where the first thing they do , of course , is bring armed guards and build a wall and check IDs so people can come in.
” “ Look , when does this stop ?
” Varney demanded to know .
“ Who is going to stand up and say enough is enough .
When Paw Patrol starts getting criticized , you know that this is in the land of extremism.
” “ We must have free speech !
” he exclaimed .
“ Who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Thank God we have President Trump right now , ” Hegseth said .
“ Where does it stop ?
I don ’ t know , Stuart .
It ’ s individual citizens mustering courage to stand up against the mob , following the lead of our president.
” Hegseth added : “ But we ’ re at a really , really bad spot because our corporations are captured , social media is captured , our education system .
What we ’ re teaching kids in government schools today is the sins of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you get people that don ’ t love the country that they ’ re supposed to defend.
” Before concluding , Varney tied the call to remove Confederate names from military bases to the criticism of Paw Patrol .
“ The reality is erasing your history doesn ’ t make it any better , ” Hegseth replied .
“ The only way you learn from it is from understanding what happened , why it happened , how we change in moving forward .
Of course , the reason for renaming bases after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation and creating solidarity after a civil war that was incredibly bloody.
” Hegseth then seemed to contradict his early point in which he opposed teaching the “ sins of America ” in public schools .
“ By teaching about the Civil War that we had , about what it took to free the slaves , we are educating the next generation about what America has had to go through to get to a place where we ’ re the most free , most tolerant , most diverse , most prosperous country in @ @ @ @

Fox News host Pete Hegseth suggested on Thursday that a move to rename Confederate military bases would teach children not to “love America.”
While appearing on Stuart Varney’s Fox Business program, Hegseth was asked about a New York Times report that the cartoon Paw Patrol could be cancelled over it’s depiction of “good cops.”
Varney argued that the so-called “cancel culture” is a threat to free speech.
“It’s worse than that,” Hegseth opined. “This is the logical extent of the left. Unfortunately, I wrote a whole book about it called ‘American Crusade’ and it’s happening faster than anyone thought.”
“It all starts with America is an evil place,” he complained. “America is a bad place, it was stolen from Native Americans and built on the black — on the back of slaves and as a result, everything that has been done in our country is considered a sin and an evil and you must erase it all.”
Hegseth admitted “America is a flawed place,” but he insisted that history should be glossed over by government schools.
“What the left wants is to destroy America,” Hegseth remarked. “So you go at the symbols. One of the most recent symbols of course is the police. Paw Patrol, I’ve watched more hours of Paw Patrol, Stuart, than I can imagine.”
“Me too!” Varney chimed in.
“Even a subtle reminder that police are good people, to the left, is a residue of racism,” Hegseth continued. “Therefore, it must all be undone. That’s how you end up with autonomous regions in Seattle where the first thing they do, of course, is bring armed guards and build a wall and check IDs so people can come in.”
“Look, when does this stop?” Varney demanded to know. “Who is going to stand up and say enough is enough. When Paw Patrol starts getting criticized, you know that this is in the land of extremism.”
“We must have free speech!” he exclaimed. “Who is standing up for free speech?”
“Thank God we have President Trump right now,” Hegseth said. “Where does it stop? I don’t know, Stuart. It’s individual citizens mustering courage to stand up against the mob, following the lead of our president.”
Hegseth added: “But we’re at a really, really bad spot because our corporations are captured, social media is captured, our education system. What we’re teaching kids in government schools today is the sins of America. And when you do that, you get people that don’t love the country that they’re supposed to defend.”
Before concluding, Varney tied the call to remove Confederate names from military bases to the criticism of Paw Patrol.
“The reality is erasing your history doesn’t make it any better,” Hegseth replied. “The only way you learn from it is from understanding what happened, why it happened, how we change in moving forward. Of course, the reason for renaming bases after Confederate generals was part of rebuilding our nation and creating solidarity after a civil war that was incredibly bloody.”
Hegseth then seemed to contradict his early point in which he opposed teaching the “sins of America” in public schools.
“By teaching about the Civil War that we had, about what it took to free the slaves, we are educating the next generation about what America has had to go through to get to a place where we’re the most free, most tolerant, most diverse, most prosperous country in human history.”


crooksandliars--2020-06-12--Rep. Bobby Rush Eviscerates Chicago Cops Who Broke Into His Office To Nap During Protests

Let 's talk about another side of police racism — less deadly , but every bit as insidious .
On a night where some neighborhoods in Chicago were experiencing mostly protests , but also some looting and violence , thirteen police officers broke into U.S .
Congressman Bobby Rush 's office .
Official business ?
Hardly .
They slept , relaxed , talked on the phone , ate his food , drank his coffee .
For five hours .
At least two of them wore white shirts , indicating supervisor rank .
Kate Bolduan asked Rep .
Rush about his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space and their abdication of their duties .
He read them for the filth that they are , but with fierce dignity and political genius , as well .
REP .
RUSH : Again , once again , the Chicago Police Department has revealed its true nature , its true character .
They entered into my office without being invited .
They in the midst of looting and rioting in the midst of their fellow officers being pummeled and roughed and bricks and violence thrown at them , all across the city , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are these 13 officers decided that they were going to abandon their posts , and they were going to relax in my office in the midst of this chaos and confusion .
They decided that they were going to use my coffee drink and make coffee for themselves , and decided to eat my popcorn and eat my popcorn .
So these popcorn police completely abandoned their fellow workers , abandoned the call , their sworn oath to serve and protect and they came into my office , some fell asleep .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their feet up on my desk .
And some were laying , had their head down on my desk as their supervisors came to and fro in and out of my office .
It was a totally reprehensible video and really broke my heart , and broke the heart of my mayor .
And I want to applaud my mayor , because she quickly rose to the occasion and condemned the actions of these police officers .
And I really salute her .
Their feet up on his desk .
Supervisors coming in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On top of it all , he is the gracious genius to be gentle ( they came into my office uninvited instead of those thugs broke in ... ) and painted them as being cruel not to HIM , but to their fellow officers !
Oh , he is a sly one ... this is serious mental jujitsu going on .
Bolduan asked him what consequences he 'd like to see for the officers , and if an apology would be enough .
Get ready for more of this compassionate brilliance along with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Well , an apology would first of all they should apologize to the citizens of this city .
For in the heat of battle , in the heat of where in this city actually expressing some of its extreme trauma , where looting was going on , where business people were having their properties totally destroyed , these individuals need to apologize to the city of Chicago for their cowardice , inaction , for their withdrawal from the front line , for their retreat in the midst of these assaults .
Apologizing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officers , they owe their fellow officers an apology and they need to apologize .
I will be open to minimally accept an apology toward them but I 'm going to -- I have turned this matter over to the police superintendent .
I think that he is an honorable man and we 'll see what he comes up with .
We 'll see what kind of punishment he will mete out to the cowards on the police force .
I do n't really think -- I do n't -- I tell you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the level of abandonment of their post .
They deserted their responsibilities , their duties to America , their duties to the city of Chicago .
They deserted their responsibility and I do n't really feel comfortable with them being on the force .
Damn .
Listen to him talking about the protests , and even the looting as the underserved in his city expressing their extreme trauma , and you can not help get some perspective into why we are finally — hopefully — at an inflection point .
Listen to him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apologies are the business people who had their shops destroyed , and next are the fellow cops they abandoned , and you know you have a true public servant who cares about his city .
Listen to him describe those thirteen cops as cowards , retreating from the action , leaving their fellow officers to absorb the blows while they lounge , and you know they are n't fit to shine Rep. Bobby Rush 's shoes .
Read up on Rep .
Rush , and know he is a former Black Panther and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those police officers did n't know exactly what they were doing , and to whom .
Letting his district get destroyed , while they invade his space , put their disgusting feet on his desk , their racist heads on his couch pillows , just so they can perpetuate the lie that Rep .
Rush 's district is out of control .
Fire and charge every last one of them .

Let's talk about another side of police racism — less deadly, but every bit as insidious.
On a night where some neighborhoods in Chicago were experiencing mostly protests, but also some looting and violence, thirteen police officers broke into U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush's office. Official business? Hardly. They slept, relaxed, talked on the phone, ate his food, drank his coffee. For five hours. At least two of them wore white shirts, indicating supervisor rank.
Kate Bolduan asked Rep. Rush about his reaction to this disgraceful violation of his space and their abdication of their duties. He read them for the filth that they are, but with fierce dignity and political genius, as well.
REP. RUSH: Again, once again, the Chicago Police Department has revealed its true nature, its true character. They entered into my office without being invited. They in the midst of looting and rioting in the midst of their fellow officers being pummeled and roughed and bricks and violence thrown at them, all across the city, during those tumultuous days and here they are these 13 officers decided that they were going to abandon their posts, and they were going to relax in my office in the midst of this chaos and confusion. They decided that they were going to use my coffee drink and make coffee for themselves, and decided to eat my popcorn and eat my popcorn. So these popcorn police completely abandoned their fellow workers, abandoned the call, their sworn oath to serve and protect and they came into my office, some fell asleep. Some were on the telephone. Some had their feet up on my desk. And some were laying, had their head down on my desk as their supervisors came to and fro in and out of my office. It was a totally reprehensible video and really broke my heart, and broke the heart of my mayor. And I want to applaud my mayor, because she quickly rose to the occasion and condemned the actions of these police officers. And I really salute her.
Their feet up on his desk. Supervisors coming in and out. Broke his heart. On top of it all, he is the gracious genius to be gentle (they came into my office uninvited instead of those thugs broke in...) and painted them as being cruel not to HIM, but to their fellow officers! Oh, he is a sly one...this is serious mental jujitsu going on.
Bolduan asked him what consequences he'd like to see for the officers, and if an apology would be enough. Get ready for more of this compassionate brilliance along with righteous criticism.
REP. RUSH: Well, an apology would first of all they should apologize to the citizens of this city. For in the heat of battle, in the heat of where in this city actually expressing some of its extreme trauma, where looting was going on, where business people were having their properties totally destroyed, these individuals need to apologize to the city of Chicago for their cowardice, inaction, for their withdrawal from the front line, for their retreat in the midst of these assaults. Apologizing to the city, apologizing to their fellow officers, they owe their fellow officers an apology and they need to apologize. I will be open to minimally accept an apology toward them but I'm going to -- I have turned this matter over to the police superintendent. I think that he is an honorable man and we'll see what he comes up with. We'll see what kind of punishment he will mete out to the cowards on the police force. I don't really think -- I don't -- I tell you. I don't feel safe when the level of abandonment of their post. They deserted their responsibilities, their duties to America, their duties to the city of Chicago. They deserted their responsibility and I don't really feel comfortable with them being on the force.
Damn. Listen to him talking about the protests, and even the looting as the underserved in his city expressing their extreme trauma, and you cannot help get some perspective into why we are finally — hopefully — at an inflection point. Listen to him say the first ones who deserve the apologies are the business people who had their shops destroyed, and next are the fellow cops they abandoned, and you know you have a true public servant who cares about his city. Listen to him describe those thirteen cops as cowards, retreating from the action, leaving their fellow officers to absorb the blows while they lounge, and you know they aren't fit to shine Rep. Bobby Rush's shoes.
Read up on Rep. Rush, and know he is a former Black Panther and civil rights icon, and tell me those police officers didn't know exactly what they were doing, and to whom. Letting his district get destroyed, while they invade his space, put their disgusting feet on his desk, their racist heads on his couch pillows, just so they can perpetuate the lie that Rep. Rush's district is out of control.
Fire and charge every last one of them.


crooksandliars--2020-06-12--Larry Kudlow's Foolish Lie: 'There Is No Second Spike' Of Coronavirus

Thursday 's massive stock market losses had him out lying to the cameras , of course .
He claims with a straight face that there is no `` second wave '' coming of COVID19 .
The three co-hosts admitted that Wall Street crashed over fears of the rise of more cases in the US .
Kudlow did admit that certain spots are having a `` little bit of a jump up , some small metropolitan areas are seeing [ it ] . ''
`` Nowadays we are much better equipment he said .
Much more testing , I mean the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ na get a little more positivity from that , '' he said .
Kudlow then downplayed the rise in Covid19 cases of all the states that have reopened , even though all the reporting says otherwise .
Kudlow continued , `` But there is no emergency .
There is no second wave .
I do n't know where that got started on Wall Street . ''
Wall Street can see the total cases rise in specific states .
They are n't deaf , dumb and blind to what 's happening across the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Not a single person wants a second wave of the coronavirus to spread in this country , but Trump 's administration is built on the backs of liars , cheaters , whiners , and scam artists .
And Trump2020 is convinced that a good stock market equals a good economy .
If stocks are up , Trump 's campaign thinks they can get reelected based solely on that .
The American people have been misled and lied to by Trump time and time again .
His lack of leadership has led to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as people taking drugs like hydroxychloroquine and even detergents and bleach to try and protect themselves .
How can we forget when the virus first began to spread , Kudlow pronounced on CNBC that the virus `` looks relatively contained.
” When Larry Kudlow said those words , 17 people had died .
Now the death toll is around 115,000 and climbing .
Why should any American believe anything this jackass has to say relating to the pandemic or the economy ?
He should never be allowed to go on TV and lie @ @ @ @

Trump's Economic Council chief joined Fox and Friends Friday.
Thursday's massive stock market losses had him out lying to the cameras, of course.
He claims with a straight face that there is no "second wave" coming of COVID19.
The three co-hosts admitted that Wall Street crashed over fears of the rise of more cases in the US.
Kudlow did admit that certain spots are having a "little bit of a jump up, some small metropolitan areas are seeing [it]."
"Nowadays we are much better equipment he said. Much more testing, I mean the testing has jumped up so you gonna get a little more positivity from that," he said.
Kudlow then downplayed the rise in Covid19 cases of all the states that have reopened, even though all the reporting says otherwise.
Kudlow continued, "But there is no emergency. There is no second wave. I don't know where that got started on Wall Street."
Wall Street can see the total cases rise in specific states. They aren't deaf, dumb and blind to what's happening across the country. Nor are they all Trump sycophants.
Not a single person wants a second wave of the coronavirus to spread in this country, but Trump's administration is built on the backs of liars, cheaters, whiners, and scam artists.
And Trump2020 is convinced that a good stock market equals a good economy. If stocks are up, Trump's campaign thinks they can get reelected based solely on that.
The American people have been misled and lied to by Trump time and time again.
His lack of leadership has led to more outbreaks of the virus as well as people taking drugs like hydroxychloroquine and even detergents and bleach to try and protect themselves.
How can we forget when the virus first began to spread, Kudlow pronounced on CNBC that the virus "looks relatively contained.”
When Larry Kudlow said those words, 17 people had died.
Now the death toll is around 115,000 and climbing.
Why should any American believe anything this jackass has to say relating to the pandemic or the economy?
He should never be allowed to go on TV and lie about it again.


crooksandliars--2020-06-12--Ohio State Senator Fired From ER Job After Asking If 'Colored Population' Hit Harder By COVID-19 Due

Ohio State Senator Fired From ER Job After Asking If 'Colored Population' Hit Harder By COVID-19 Due To Bad Hygiene

Whenever you start a question with 'colored population ' you should know it probably is n't going to end well for you , and this time it did n't for a state senator from Ohio , Steve Huffman .
The Washington Post reported that he 's been fired from his ER job ( yeah , he 's a doctor ) .
COLUMBUS — During a hearing on whether to declare racism a public health crisis , state Sen. Steve Huffman , R-Tipp City , asked if “ the colored population ” is hit harder by the coronavirus because perhaps they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as other groups .
Huffman , an emergency room physician , asked a witness before the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday why COVID-19 is hitting African Americans harder than white people .
“ My point is I understand African Americans have a higher incidence of chronic conditions and it makes them more susceptible to death from COVID .
But why it doesn ’ t make them more susceptible to just get COVID .
Could it just be that African Americans or the colored population do not wash their hands as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not socially distance themselves ?
That could be the explanation of the higher incidence ?
” he said.Ohio Commission on Minority Health Director Angela Dawson responded to Huffman : “ That is not the opinion of leading medical experts in this country.
” COVID-19 impacts the respiratory system so those with chronic conditions are more vulnerable , she said .
Ohio Legislative Black Caucus President Stephanie Howse , D-Cleveland , said Huffman ’ s word choice and question represent systemic racism .
And here 's his statement to The Washington Post , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Huffman was fired from his emergency-room physician job for the comments .
“ Dr .
Huffman ’ s comments are wholly inconsistent with our values and commitment to creating a tolerant and diverse workplace , ” McHenry Lee , a spokesman for TeamHealth , said in a statement to The Washington Post .
“ TeamHealth has terminated Dr. Huffman ’ s employment.
” Rep. Stephanie Howse ( D-Cleveland ) , the president of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus , who was present at the hearing , told the Dayton Daily News that Huffman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highlights what racism is from a systematic perspective.
” “ He ’ s a full legislator , but beyond that , professionally , he ’ s a doctor , ” she said .
“ When we talk about the health disparities that happen because black folks aren ’ t believed when they ’ re actually hurt , they aren ’ t given the treatment that they need .
Do you think that someone who acknowledges the ‘ coloreds ’ is going to give the love and care that people need when they come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phone interview with The Washington Post late Wednesday , Huffman defended himself , insisting that his language was not intended to be derogatory .
Huffman added that he thought the phrases “ people of color ” and “ colored population ” were similar .
Here 's Ohio State Rep. and head of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Stephanie Howse 's reaction .
And here are his full remarks , in context .
Audio is kind of lousy .

Whenever you start a question with 'colored population' you should know it probably isn't going to end well for you, and this time it didn't for a state senator from Ohio, Steve Huffman. The Washington Post reported that he's been fired from his ER job (yeah, he's a doctor).
Source: Dayton Daily News
COLUMBUS — During a hearing on whether to declare racism a public health crisis, state Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, asked if “the colored population” is hit harder by the coronavirus because perhaps they don’t wash their hands as well as other groups. Huffman, an emergency room physician, asked a witness before the Senate Health Committee on Tuesday why COVID-19 is hitting African Americans harder than white people. “My point is I understand African Americans have a higher incidence of chronic conditions and it makes them more susceptible to death from COVID. But why it doesn’t make them more susceptible to just get COVID. Could it just be that African Americans or the colored population do not wash their hands as well as other groups or wear a mask or do not socially distance themselves? That could be the explanation of the higher incidence?” he said.Ohio Commission on Minority Health Director Angela Dawson responded to Huffman: “That is not the opinion of leading medical experts in this country.” COVID-19 impacts the respiratory system so those with chronic conditions are more vulnerable, she said. Ohio Legislative Black Caucus President Stephanie Howse, D-Cleveland, said Huffman’s word choice and question represent systemic racism.
And here's his statement to The Washington Post, defending his question.
On Thursday, Huffman was fired from his emergency-room physician job for the comments. “Dr. Huffman’s comments are wholly inconsistent with our values and commitment to creating a tolerant and diverse workplace,” McHenry Lee, a spokesman for TeamHealth, said in a statement to The Washington Post. “TeamHealth has terminated Dr. Huffman’s employment.” Rep. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland), the president of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, who was present at the hearing, told the Dayton Daily News that Huffman’s word choice and question “highlights what racism is from a systematic perspective.” “He’s a full legislator, but beyond that, professionally, he’s a doctor,” she said. “When we talk about the health disparities that happen because black folks aren’t believed when they’re actually hurt, they aren’t given the treatment that they need. Do you think that someone who acknowledges the ‘coloreds’ is going to give the love and care that people need when they come through those doors?” In a phone interview with The Washington Post late Wednesday, Huffman defended himself, insisting that his language was not intended to be derogatory. Huffman added that he thought the phrases “people of color” and “colored population” were similar.
Here's Ohio State Rep. and head of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Stephanie Howse's reaction.
From the mouth of a legislator, who also is a full medical doctor....#RacismIsAPublicHealthCrisis
The exchange with the legislator and Director Angela Dawson (Minority Health) happens at the 50 minute mark on The Ohio Channel.https://t.co/sOHqTVtU58 pic.twitter.com/F5IaQY9rV4 — Stephanie Howse (@stephaniehowse) June 11, 2020
And here are his full remarks, in context. Audio is kind of lousy.


crooksandliars--2020-06-12--Friday News Dump: Covid Spikes, Dow Goes Down, And Other News

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted more than 1,860 points , or 6.9 % , on Thursday as investors seemed concerned about new spikes in COVID-19 cases and on the heels of two gloomy economic forecasts .
@ RebeccaJarvis reports .
https : //t.co/qFbcKIT5sg pic.twitter.com/ZbqWYNhsyZ I have a data nerd friend who 's been tracking covid all over the country , and she warned me the numbers were climbing a week before the protests even happened -- probably because of people like this : '' Defunding the police is not simply about withdrawing funding for law enforcement and doing nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who says Joe Biden has accepted this `` superficial understanding '' of the demand .
Defunding police must be paired with reinvestment in community , she says .
pic.twitter.com/T6olmihy1W That you have witnessed all the corruption and lacking moral character , rudeness and contempt for you , the working American voter , and you still show up grinning and wearing your MAGA hats and threatening to beat up anybody who says otherwise .
( https : //t.co/W7fgpSrnWx ) Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett on what happens when Americans ' benefits run out : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ... .
which they can go out and start buying stuff with if the economies open up and so there 's a chance for a really positive outcome . ''
https : //t.co/f4SYv1oAX8 My friend was threatened in Wilson Park in Torrance , California today while she was working out in a public park by a Karen .
She now does not feel safe to exercise in the park because of this .
This is infuriating @ TorranceCA @ TorrancePD @ ABC7 @ CNN @ LANow pic.twitter.com/JkZbRpODbA If you 've been seeing people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ransack your town : you are very much not alone .
I dug into the `` Antifa Fantasy '' that 's spreading all over social media and what 's driving it : https : //t.co/A3tFlPAK3H “ As a military officer , what I saw was more or less really fucked up , ” one D.C. Guardsman who was deployed to Lafayette Square last Monday , told me .
The official line from the White House that the protesters had turned violent , he said , is false .
https : //t.co/s9w3xOYRlH “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police reaction to the movement has been so unhinged , and so well documented , that it couldn ’ t help but feed support for the protests .
American public opinion may have tipped in favor of Black Lives Matter for good.
” https : //t.co/QfeFCOEo0c Get this : @ US_FDA gave `` approval '' to antibody tests without proper scientific vetting .
Patients looking to the FDA for guidance are no better off than if they just played roulette .
At a hearing today , I brought out a Wheel of Antibody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : pic.twitter.com/VuZSskARVw The people angrily denouncing Rage Against the Machine for Tom Morello 's leftist politics is one of the more hilarious things I have ever seen on the internet .
WHAT MACHINE DID YOU THINK THEY HAVE BEEN RAGING AGAINST FOR DECADES ?
THE ICE CREAM MACHINE ?
THE ATM ?
LAWNMOWERS ?
DEPT .
OF WHATEVER AND EVER , AMEN I want everyone to see and hear this incredible black woman sitting in the rain in Georgia with her son for 3 hours to vote .
And then I want you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and age - with America having the ability to put a man on the moon & land a space shuttle back on earth pic.twitter.com/TOrvtbMy4j Wear your masks , wash your hands , and have a great weekend !

I have a data nerd friend who's been tracking covid all over the country, and she warned me the numbers were climbing a week before the protests even happened -- probably because of people like this:
More than 100 people showed up to this Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting to speak out against face mask regulations pic.twitter.com/qoxaOgESWg — NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 11, 2020
‘We have always said that this would happen’: Orange County sees spike in new COVID-19 cases
https://t.co/FEXeqbzBzF — Myrt Price (@MPriceWFTV) June 12, 2020
JUST IN: In one of the worst one-day point drops in history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,860 points — or close to 7%.
The plunge comes amid reports of a second wave of coronavirus cases. https://t.co/aiJw3flhjE — NPR (@NPR) June 11, 2020
2 of today's front pages: "Dow falls 1,800 on virus worries" on one, "Virus may kill 100,000 more in US by autumn" on the other pic.twitter.com/Yg1wXdtXSv — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 12, 2020
Breaking News: A U.S. recession began in February, the association of economists that officially designates downturns said. It's the first economic downturn since the Great Recession. https://t.co/ZDJ091U7fj pic.twitter.com/oeh0jpAbga — The New York Times (@nytimes) June 8, 2020
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oh btw, NYT went with Both Sides coverage of GOP voter suppression in GA; https://t.co/q0WJ8RQPaj — Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) June 11, 2020
Attendees of Trump's upcoming rally must agree to a disclaimer that states they acknowledge the "inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present" and will not hold Trump et al liable for illness.
Per @ryanobles: https://t.co/8TqLLTZNCL — Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) June 12, 2020
Let's #SaveTulsaOK from Covid-19 spikes by ghost-registering & RSVP'ing for at least 2 free tix but NOT showing up at his rally, using disposable email/SMS phone verification. Just saying you want to go but change your heart at the last minute. Here's how: https://t.co/RD1Ny6vvix — WaySmarterThan45 (@antipreshitdent) June 12, 2020
"Defunding the police is not simply about withdrawing funding for law enforcement and doing nothing else," says Angela Davis, who says Joe Biden has accepted this "superficial understanding" of the demand. Defunding police must be paired with reinvestment in community, she says. pic.twitter.com/T6olmihy1W — Democracy Now! (@democracynow) June 12, 2020
OK, this is YOUR money
COVID loan program is key to our recovery but we can’t just have Trump saying “Trust me. You don’t need to know where your $511 billion went.”
Trump administration won’t say who got $511 bil in taxpayer-backed coronavirus loans https://t.co/m2kXaXeF3t — Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) June 12, 2020
That you have witnessed all the corruption and lacking moral character, rudeness and contempt for you, the working American voter, and you still show up grinning and wearing your MAGA hats and threatening to beat up anybody who says otherwise. (https://t.co/W7fgpSrnWx) — Ryan Shead (@RyanShead) June 11, 2020
Disney, Papa John’s, Poshmark and T-Mobile have distanced themselves from “Tucker Carlson Tonight” after the host’s comments about Black Lives Matter protests https://t.co/RzS6THTTdf — The New York Times (@nytimes) June 12, 2020
DeVos issues rule barring colleges from granting coronavirus relief funds to DACA recipients https://t.co/ivMDSsQXkf pic.twitter.com/Rh900lwqoF — The Hill (@thehill) June 12, 2020
Scientists are warning about unusual spine growth activity.https://t.co/V0YhMDPaJg — Heidi (@HeidiOCanada) June 12, 2020
A judge is threatening to hold Tennessee officials in contempt for not allowing coronavirus fears as a valid excuse for mail-in voting.https://t.co/5POtGd6CL5 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 12, 2020
Bolton Book Reportedly to Allege Trump ‘Misconduct’ Beyond Ukraine Scandal That Led to Impeachmenthttps://t.co/LDfixjpL9G — Mediaite (@Mediaite) June 12, 2020
NEW: Dems from Biden down are pulling a sleight of hand. They'll name or call out "systemic racism" and then offer non-systemic solutions. Will the electorate be satisfied? My story from George Floyd's public viewing, on the messy meaning of justicehttps://t.co/aGSD9cJr67 — Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) June 12, 2020
By 2035, 90 percent of the US could be powered by renewables https://t.co/OJXdsbbN9Z — Mother Jones (@MotherJones) June 12, 2020
Man charged in deputy ambush scrawled extremist 'Boogaloo' phrases in blood https://t.co/tx1xwfGWi4 — Barbara Smith (@nanaslugdiva) June 12, 2020
📺 NEW VIDEO
None of this is beautiful. Vote out this #UglyPresident. pic.twitter.com/vtfaJ4lxNG — MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) June 12, 2020
The man who struck Robert Forbes, a black protester, with his car, killing him, has an "88" tattoo on his left shoulder. Stands for "Heil Hitler."
He hasn't been charged. https://t.co/odIO6VMHIQ — Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) June 11, 2020
But to @realDonaldTrump & @GOP, this is old news -- U.S. Hits 2 Million Coronavirus Cases As Many States See A Surge Of Patients https://t.co/DxTnKQQ6cV — Lorraine Devon Wilke (@LorraineDWilke) June 12, 2020
Will the Banks Collapse? - The Atlantic https://t.co/uoZxhmgnNa — phawker (@phawker) June 11, 2020
Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett on what happens when Americans' benefits run out: "We've given people enough cash .... which they can go out and start buying stuff with if the economies open up and so there's a chance for a really positive outcome." https://t.co/f4SYv1oAX8 — MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 11, 2020
‘I feel good. I’m alive’: Two years after diagnosis, Harry Reid says he’s cancer free Via @PKCapitol https://t.co/TJdtDoMH3n — Cathleen Decker (@cathleendecker) June 11, 2020
Statement from @PressSec: “the President has authorized economic sanctions against International Criminal Court officials directly engaged with any effort to investigate or prosecute United States personnel without the consent of the United States.” — Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) June 11, 2020
My friend was threatened in Wilson Park in Torrance, California today while she was working out in a public park by a Karen. She now does not feel safe to exercise in the park because of this. This is infuriating @TorranceCA @TorrancePD @ABC7 @CNN @LANow pic.twitter.com/JkZbRpODbA — Rachel Tennell (@rmtennell) June 10, 2020
If you've been seeing people circulate rumors of vans of Antifa coming to ransack your town: you are very much not alone. I dug into the "Antifa Fantasy" that's spreading all over social media and what's driving it: https://t.co/A3tFlPAK3H — Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) June 10, 2020
“As a military officer, what I saw was more or less really fucked up,” one D.C. Guardsman who was deployed to Lafayette Square last Monday, told me. The official line from the White House that the protesters had turned violent, he said, is false. https://t.co/s9w3xOYRlH — Daniel Lippman (@dlippman) June 10, 2020
“For the last two weeks, the police reaction to the movement has been so unhinged, and so well documented, that it couldn’t help but feed support for the protests. American public opinion may have tipped in favor of Black Lives Matter for good.” https://t.co/QfeFCOEo0c — Claire Potter (@TenuredRadical) June 10, 2020
"Blatantly discriminatory evasions of federal decrees are rare."
-Chief Justice John Roberts’ declaration that racism is over as his rationale for gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013. https://t.co/T600qdYAow — Bradley Whitford (@BradleyWhitford) June 9, 2020
Get this: @US_FDA gave "approval" to antibody tests without proper scientific vetting. Patients looking to the FDA for guidance are no better off than if they just played roulette. At a hearing today, I brought out a Wheel of Antibody Tests to show how ridiculous this is: pic.twitter.com/VuZSskARVw — Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) June 9, 2020
I knew Barr had always been a piece of shit, but I didn't realize 'always' stretched back nearly 60 years. https://t.co/UTdJkDEKZ4 — Tom Hilton (@TVHilton) June 10, 2020
The Senate has unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, making him the first black officer to lead one of the nation’s military services.https://t.co/6rdzrMmtoV — The Associated Press (@AP) June 9, 2020
Imagine telling the guitarist from fuckin Rage Against The Machine that you don't want to hear about politics or social issues from musicians.... have these people EVER listened to a RATM song? 😂 pic.twitter.com/OaVLiIlFOB — Gav (@miracleofsound) June 9, 2020
The people angrily denouncing Rage Against the Machine for Tom Morello's leftist politics is one of the more hilarious things I have ever seen on the internet. WHAT MACHINE DID YOU THINK THEY HAVE BEEN RAGING AGAINST FOR DECADES? THE ICE CREAM MACHINE? THE ATM? LAWNMOWERS? — Elisabeth Ryan JD MPH (@EJAllstonEsq) June 10, 2020
DEPT. OF WHATEVER AND EVER, AMEN
Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind https://t.co/1MrzYgLKVy — Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) June 12, 2020
I want everyone to see and hear this incredible black woman sitting in the rain in Georgia with her son for 3 hours to vote. And then I want you to ask yourself why in this day and age - with America having the ability to put a man on the moon & land a space shuttle back on earth pic.twitter.com/TOrvtbMy4j — Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) June 10, 2020
VIDEO: As the coronavirus pandemic paralysed global travel and closed many of the parks in mid-March, Thailand's some 3,000 domesticated elephants have been unemployed. Many have been brought home, but their presence risks creating problems in the villages, where food is limited pic.twitter.com/ld7eRIfSu4 — AFP news agency (@AFP) June 11, 2020
Bath time for pandas pic.twitter.com/yj0YVJolyo — Back To Nature (@backt0nature) June 11, 2020
Sarah Carter is brilliant at imitating Trump. Brent is the perfect parody of MAGA world's fragile masculinity. https://t.co/6aymZ8pph4 — Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 11, 2020
I’m announcing that On election date I will set up a water, food and restrooms support system to help people standing long hours on a line, on the different States that may have a problem handling voters! @EmCollective https://t.co/nrqRroVyRp — José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) June 10, 2020
this is how bubbles appear pic.twitter.com/DVL1z7Ce8W — Puppies 🐶 (@PopularPuppies) June 12, 2020
Wear your masks, wash your hands, and have a great weekend!


crooksandliars--2020-06-12--Louisville Votes Down No-Knock Warrants, But Breonna Taylor's Killers Are Still Free

CNN 's New Day talked about some good news ( and some bad news ) from Louisville last night .
`` The way in which things have moved , Angela , the Louisville city council in Kentucky last night , 26-0 voted to end no-knock warrants .
I do n't even know if many of us knew that there was such a thing as a no-knock warrant until Breonna Taylor was killed .
It 's heartbreaking that this special young woman lost her life , but now this is a household word and they did the right thing yesterday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` So , yeah , I think with the backdrop that just last week , Rand Paul refused to vote in favor of an anti-lynching bill in the United States Senate speaks volumes , '' Rye said .
`` It 's an amazing thing that this law was passed and so quickly in Louisville , Kentucky .
But the flag that I would offer you all is that as we celebrate that progress , Breonna Taylor 's killers are still on the streets .
They have not been arrested .
They shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received eight of those bullets and was killed .
Under any other circumstance if there was a citizen that did that , they would be arrested .
`` So we have to remember that as times are shifting , as change comes , that we still need justice , that we still need to be from under the thumb of oppression , or as Reverend Sharpton talked about , it 's time for America to get its knee off our backs .
We have to have that safety and security .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about law and order , which when I hear , I hear 'shoot to kill . '
We have to start reckoning with all of these things but for so many , it has to come a lot quicker to survive , '' she concluded .

CNN's New Day talked about some good news (and some bad news) from Louisville last night.
"The way in which things have moved, Angela, the Louisville city council in Kentucky last night, 26-0 voted to end no-knock warrants. I don't even know if many of us knew that there was such a thing as a no-knock warrant until Breonna Taylor was killed. It's heartbreaking that this special young woman lost her life, but now this is a household word and they did the right thing yesterday," Alysin Camerota said to Angela Rye.
"So, yeah, I think with the backdrop that just last week, Rand Paul refused to vote in favor of an anti-lynching bill in the United States Senate speaks volumes," Rye said.
"It's an amazing thing that this law was passed and so quickly in Louisville, Kentucky. But the flag that I would offer you all is that as we celebrate that progress, Breonna Taylor's killers are still on the streets. They have not been arrested. They shot 20 times into her home. She received eight of those bullets and was killed. Under any other circumstance if there was a citizen that did that, they would be arrested.
"So we have to remember that as times are shifting, as change comes, that we still need justice, that we still need to be from under the thumb of oppression, or as Reverend Sharpton talked about, it's time for America to get its knee off our backs. We have to have that safety and security. This is under the backdrop of Donald Rrump talking about law and order, which when I hear, I hear 'shoot to kill.' We have to start reckoning with all of these things but for so many, it has to come a lot quicker to survive," she concluded.


crooksandliars--2020-06-13--Police Vs. Them Flag

Police Vs. Them Flag

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crooksandliars--2020-06-13--Speaking Of Looting...Mnuchin To Keep Covid Bailout Recipients 'Confidential'

Progressive critics and advocacy groups are responding with alarm and anger to the Trump administration 's refusal to disclose the names of more than 4.5 million companies that have collectively received over $ 500 billion in corporate bailout money through a federal program created to provide businesses with relief from the coronavirus pandemic .
The over $ 2 trillion Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security ( CARES ) Act signed by President Donald Trump in March established the Paycheck Protection Program ( PPP ) with $ 349 billion in funding for forgivable loans .
After the initial capital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawmakers approved $ 310 billion more—though over $ 130 billion of that amount was still left as of Tuesday .
Although , as the Washington Post reported , the Small Business Administration ( SBA ) `` typically discloses names of borrowers from the loan program '' on which the PPP is based , Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship that he wo n't be following that model for the Covid-19 program , despite concerns about which companies are benefiting from it .
As Mnuchin told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe that that 's proprietary information , and in many cases for sole proprietors and small businesses , it is confidential information . ''
The secretary 's comments provoked a barrage of condemnation , particularly among individuals and groups that had previously expressed concern about the PPP .
`` Making sure trillions in aid goes to workers , not profiteers , begins with knowing where the aid goes , '' Bartlett Naylor , Public Citizen 's financial policy advocate , told Common Dreams of the federal government 's Covid-19 bailout efforts .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , schemers , and battlefield scavengers . ''
Public Citizen tweeted Thursday about Mnuchin 's remarks , blasting his refusal to disclose businesses getting PPP funds as `` unconscionable , jaw-dropping corruption . ''
Progressives swiftly echoed the group 's critique in their own tweets—including Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout , who wrote : `` This is outrageous AND exactly what was obviously going to happen AND exactly why many of us opposed CARES as written . ''
Jeet Heer , national affairs correspondent at The Nation , highlighted Public Citizen 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of looting ... . ''
Several other critics made similar nods to current events , tweeting : `` This is the looting we should be furious about '' and `` Oh shit .
Looting has broken out in Washington . ''
`` This is absolutely unreal , '' declared author and activist Naomi Klein .
`` Looting with masks on . ''
Broader charges of corporate looting in relation to the CARES Act have circulated since before it was signed into law .
However , in the over two weeks of protests since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looting '' has become `` the word of the day , on the lips of every newscaster , the president , and elected officials across the country , '' as progressive radio host Thom Hartmann wrote for Common Dreams on June 1 .
Hartmann and others have made that case that , indeed , `` looting is a major problem in America '' —just not in the way that the issue has been presented by President Donald Trump and the corporate media , who have spotlighted the property destruction and the stealing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against police brutality and systemic racism over past few weeks .
`` Americans know who the real looters are , '' progressive radio host Benjamin Dixon told Common Dreams in late May .
Referencing a recent analysis from Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies , he added : `` It 's the billionaires who plundered America for $ 434 billion during the pandemic while the essential workers keeping our country afloat make barely over minimum wage . ''

Progressive critics and advocacy groups are responding with alarm and anger to the Trump administration's refusal to disclose the names of more than 4.5 million companies that have collectively received over $500 billion in corporate bailout money through a federal program created to provide businesses with relief from the coronavirus pandemic.
The over $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed by President Donald Trump in March established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) with $349 billion in funding for forgivable loans. After the initial capital ran out in just 13 days, lawmakers approved $310 billion more—though over $130 billion of that amount was still left as of Tuesday.
Although, as the Washington Post reported, the Small Business Administration (SBA) "typically discloses names of borrowers from the loan program" on which the PPP is based, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship that he won't be following that model for the Covid-19 program, despite concerns about which companies are benefiting from it.
As Mnuchin told the Senate committee Wednesday: "We believe that that's proprietary information, and in many cases for sole proprietors and small businesses, it is confidential information." The secretary's comments provoked a barrage of condemnation, particularly among individuals and groups that had previously expressed concern about the PPP.
It is a huge problem for transparency that the Treasury Department says it will never disclose the recipients of the Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses despite all the problems with cronies and big companies getting loans.https://t.co/SC4XyW8QRL — Noah Bookbinder (@NoahBookbinder) June 11, 2020
"Making sure trillions in aid goes to workers, not profiteers, begins with knowing where the aid goes," Bartlett Naylor, Public Citizen's financial policy advocate, told Common Dreams of the federal government's Covid-19 bailout efforts. "Zero transparency is red carpet for hucksters, schemers, and battlefield scavengers."
Public Citizen tweeted Thursday about Mnuchin's remarks, blasting his refusal to disclose businesses getting PPP funds as "unconscionable, jaw-dropping corruption."
Progressives swiftly echoed the group's critique in their own tweets—including Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout, who wrote: "This is outrageous AND exactly what was obviously going to happen AND exactly why many of us opposed CARES as written."
This is outrageous AND exactly what was obviously going to happen AND exactly why many of us opposed CARES as written. https://t.co/SvfXy8CcFk — Zephyr Teachout (@ZephyrTeachout) June 11, 2020
Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent at The Nation, highlighted Public Citizen's response with the introduction: "Speaking of looting...."
Several other critics made similar nods to current events, tweeting: "This is the looting we should be furious about" and "Oh shit. Looting has broken out in Washington."
"This is absolutely unreal," declared author and activist Naomi Klein. "Looting with masks on."
This is absolutely unreal. Last time: no strings attached bail out money. This time: the public doesn't even get to know which multinational, multibillion dollar companies got its money. Looting with masks on. https://t.co/Zdcg25l8vJ — Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein) June 11, 2020
Broader charges of corporate looting in relation to the CARES Act have circulated since before it was signed into law. However, in the over two weeks of protests since Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, "looting" has become "the word of the day, on the lips of every newscaster, the president, and elected officials across the country," as progressive radio host Thom Hartmann wrote for Common Dreams on June 1.
Hartmann and others have made that case that, indeed, "looting is a major problem in America"—just not in the way that the issue has been presented by President Donald Trump and the corporate media, who have spotlighted the property destruction and the stealing of goods that have occurred alongside the demonstrations against police brutality and systemic racism over past few weeks.
"Americans know who the real looters are," progressive radio host Benjamin Dixon told Common Dreams in late May. Referencing a recent analysis from Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies, he added: "It's the billionaires who plundered America for $434 billion during the pandemic while the essential workers keeping our country afloat make barely over minimum wage."
Republished from Common Dreams (Jessica Corbett, staff writer) under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.


crooksandliars--2020-06-13--Pandemic Widens Academic Gap Between Rich And Poor, Black And White

There 's already an education gap in our nation between kids in wealthier neighborhoods and poorer ones .
The nationwide shutdown of schools in March only widened it , with kids becoming fully dependent on laptops and internet connections to be able to stay up-to-date on assignments .
Stephanie Ruhle cited a Brown University study 's conclusion that the pandemic could cost students up to a year 's worth of academic gain .
If a student is poor , that loss will be greater .
The previous segment told the story of Cynthia , a 16-year-old straight-A student in Detroit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her three younger siblings , and trying to be their teacher in addition to keeping up with her own studies .
Ruhle brought Jeffrey Canada in to discuss ways in which to close that gap .
He had a brutal reality check about what is truly required , and what poor kids deserve to have in order to flourish .
CANADA : Cynthia 's story just broke my heart , because I know this is happening all over this country .
You see how smart and intelligent that young girl was .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with one device that they 're trying to figure out how to make it ?
This is an absolute disgrace that in the richest , wealthiest country in the world we would have conditions where some of our children ca n't get an education .
And this is a crisis .
We 've got to deal with it like a crisis , I and I think we 're being so distracted .
And it 's not that we do n't really have to deal with police brutality and the murder of African-Americans , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's future being absolutely undermined by this pandemic .
And we 've got to take really drastic action right now .
RUHLE : Then let 's not get distracted .
Let 's take this moment when we 're calling for change and call for more .
What specifically needs to be done when it comes to narrowing this gap ?
CANADA : Every single child in this country should have internet connection .
This is the same as having textbooks .
You ca n't do school without an internet connection today .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you 're in the urban centers , whether you 're in rural America .
We 've got to make internet accessible to all children regardless of their parents ' ability to pay .
That 's number one .
Number two , we 've got to make sure there are devices for children , for multiple children in a household .
Each one needs a device .
And kids in the inner city , they need headphones .
You know , our kids often ca n't go into a separate room to do their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ living spaces .
The distraction of other people talking and listening is going to interfere with their ability to learn .
Third , we 've got to really think about how we 're using this summer to try to make up some of the time our students have lost .
We ca n't let our kids lose a year of education instruction and think , poor kids are going to enter the school a year behind rich kids and that we 'll have equity and equality in this country .
We 've got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sure we begin to give those kids the kinds of supports they need to make up some of that learning loss this summer .
While Canada sees police reform as critical to the well-being of poor and Black communities , he insists it 's not going to solve income inequality .
Police reform is not going to stop unemployment disparities , unfair housing practices , and low home ownership .
He sees solving disparities in education as key to helping kids grow up in healthy communities .
The dilemma he wants spotlighted , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How do we do a massive comprehensive community reinvestment campaign in America right now to strengthen these communities , to strengthen these kids so that they can have a fair shot at the American dream ? ''
Not basing a school 's budget on surrounding property taxes would be a good place to start .

There's already an education gap in our nation between kids in wealthier neighborhoods and poorer ones. The nationwide shutdown of schools in March only widened it, with kids becoming fully dependent on laptops and internet connections to be able to stay up-to-date on assignments. Stephanie Ruhle cited a Brown University study's conclusion that the pandemic could cost students up to a year's worth of academic gain. If a student is poor, that loss will be greater.
The previous segment told the story of Cynthia, a 16-year-old straight-A student in Detroit, who was sharing a laptop with her three younger siblings, and trying to be their teacher in addition to keeping up with her own studies. Ruhle brought Jeffrey Canada in to discuss ways in which to close that gap. He had a brutal reality check about what is truly required, and what poor kids deserve to have in order to flourish.
CANADA: Cynthia's story just broke my heart, because I know this is happening all over this country. You see how smart and intelligent that young girl was. What chance does she and her siblings have with one device that they're trying to figure out how to make it? This is an absolute disgrace that in the richest, wealthiest country in the world we would have conditions where some of our children can't get an education. And this is a crisis. We've got to deal with it like a crisis, I and I think we're being so distracted. And it's not that we don't really have to deal with police brutality and the murder of African-Americans, but we are seeing the next generation's future being absolutely undermined by this pandemic. And we've got to take really drastic action right now. RUHLE: Then let's not get distracted. Let's take this moment when we're calling for change and call for more. What specifically needs to be done when it comes to narrowing this gap? CANADA: Every single child in this country should have internet connection. This is the same as having textbooks. You can't do school without an internet connection today. And so we need a national strategy whether you're in the urban centers, whether you're in rural America. We've got to make internet accessible to all children regardless of their parents' ability to pay. That's number one. Number two, we've got to make sure there are devices for children, for multiple children in a household. Each one needs a device. And kids in the inner city, they need headphones. You know, our kids often can't go into a separate room to do their work. They're often in communal living spaces. The distraction of other people talking and listening is going to interfere with their ability to learn. Third, we've got to really think about how we're using this summer to try to make up some of the time our students have lost. We can't let our kids lose a year of education instruction and think, poor kids are going to enter the school a year behind rich kids and that we'll have equity and equality in this country. We've got to do something right now to make sure we begin to give those kids the kinds of supports they need to make up some of that learning loss this summer.
While Canada sees police reform as critical to the well-being of poor and Black communities, he insists it's not going to solve income inequality. Police reform is not going to stop unemployment disparities, unfair housing practices, and low home ownership.
He sees solving disparities in education as key to helping kids grow up in healthy communities. The dilemma he wants spotlighted, in addition to police reform? "How do we do a massive comprehensive community reinvestment campaign in America right now to strengthen these communities, to strengthen these kids so that they can have a fair shot at the American dream?" Not basing a school's budget on surrounding property taxes would be a good place to start.


crooksandliars--2020-06-13--Amid Floyd Protests, Media Reckons With History Of Collaboration With Cops

In a recent interview , Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was asked why it ’ s so difficult to prosecute cases against police officers .
“ Just think about all the cop shows you may have watched in your life , ” he replied .
“ We ’ re just inundated with this cultural message that these people will do the right thing.
” While two of those shows , “ Cops ” and “ Live PD , ” have just been canceled , Americans have long been awash in a sea of police dramas .
In shows like “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” “ The Untouchables , ” “ Dragnet , ” “ NYPD Blue ” and “ Law and Order , ” audiences view the world from the perspective of law enforcement , in which alternately heroic and beleaguered police fight a series of wars on crime .
These shows – and countless others – mythologize the police , ensuring that their point of view has dominated popular culture .
As a media historian , I ’ ve studied how , beginning in the 1930s , law enforcement agencies worked closely with media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Many of the shows proved to be hits with viewers , and this symbiotic relationship spawned numerous collaborations that would go on to create a one-sided view of law and order , with the voices of the policed going unheard .
For FBI director J. Edgar Hoover , police served a primary role : to protect a “ vigorous , intelligent , old-fashioned Americanism ” that was threatened by what he saw as unreasonable demands for civil rights and liberties .
Hoover wanted his agents to reflect his vision of “ Americanism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an eye toward whether they fit the mold of what he deemed a “ good physical specimen ” : white , Christian and tall .
They couldn ’ t suffer from “ physical defects ” like baldness and impaired vision , nor could they have “ foreign ” accents .
In the 1930s , Hoover also established a public relations arm within the agency called the Crime Records Division .
At the time , the image of the police was sorely in need of rehabilitation , thanks to high-profile federal crime commissions that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within police departments .
Hoover realized that broadcast media could serve as a perfect vehicle to disseminate his conception of law enforcement and repair the police ’ s standing with the public .
The Crime Records Division cultivated relationships with “ friendly ” media owners , producers and journalists who would reliably endorse the FBI ’ s views .
In 1935 , the FBI partnered with Warner Brothers on the film “ ‘ G ’ Men.
” A “ G-Men ” radio series followed , made in collaboration with producer Phillips H. Lord @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ who `` checked every statement ” and made “ valuable suggestions , ” according to the series ’ credits .
A year later , the FBI worked with Lord again on the radio series “ Gang Busters , ” whose gunshot-filled opening credits boasted of the show ’ s “ cooperation with police and federal law enforcement departments throughout the United States ” its status as “ the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories.
” Although Hoover and Lord notoriously clashed over the details – Hoover wanted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professionalism of law enforcement , while Lord wanted more drama – the focus on the police as protagonists went largely unquestioned .
The FBI ’ s collaborations continued into the 1970s , with the long-running series “ This is Your FBI ” ( 1945-1953 ) and “ The FBI , ” ( 1965-1974 ) .
Like “ G-Men ” and “ Gang Busters , ” these programs were based on solved police cases and made the most of their ripped-from-the-headlines realism .
Other writers and producers pursued similar collaborations with law enforcement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ for example , was written with the approval of Los Angeles police chief William H. Parker , who notoriously headed the LAPD during the 1965 Watts riots .
The FBI didn ’ t just collaborate on media production .
My research on the television blacklist – a smear campaign to silence anti-racist progressives in the media industry – reveals how the agency routinely retaliated against its critics .
When journalist John Crosby criticized the FBI during a 1952 television broadcast , Hoover scrawled a note on the report of the incident : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ought to nail this .
What do our files show on Crosby ?
” Shortly afterwards , Crosby was denounced in American Legion Magazine as someone who supported supposedly communist performers and artists .
When lawyer and government official Max Lowenthal was completing a book critical of the FBI in 1950 , the Bureau wiretapped his phone and planted stories so disparaging that few copies of the book sold , ending Lowenthal ’ s government career .
The Bureau even succeeded in getting at least one writer fired from “ This is Your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife was not a sufficiently “ loyal American citizen.
” Worse was always visited on black performers , journalists and activists , who were subject to far more intense spying , surveillance and police abuse .
Law enforcement ’ s efforts to control its image through production and repression helped create police dramas that seldom questioned their built-in bias .
Meanwhile , the dearth of diversity in writers ’ rooms reinforced this formula .
Of course , some notable exceptions dulled the police drama ’ s sheen , including David Simon ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Corner , ” and Ava DuVernay ’ s recent miniseries “ When They See Us.
” These dramas upend the traditional police point-of-view , asking viewers to see the police through the eyes of those most often policed and punished .
Time ’ s up for the police drama ?
Periodically , Americans have been made aware of the one-sidedness of these media depictions of police conduct .
In 1968 , for example , the Kerner Commission explored the causes of uprisings in black communities .
Its report noted that , within these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ the press has too long basked in a white world looking out of it , if at all , with white men ’ s eyes and white perspective.
” Changing that perspective requires more than recognizing the role police dramas have played as propaganda for law enforcement .
It means reckoning with the legacy of stories that gloss over police misconduct and violence , which disproportionately affect people of color .
“ We want to see more , ” Rashad Robinson , the executive director of the civil rights advocacy organization Color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times after the cancellation of “ Cops.
” “ These cop reality shows that glorify police but will never show the deep level of police violence are not reality , they are P.R .
arms for law enforcement .
Law enforcement doesn ’ t need P.R .
They need accountability.
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Carol A. Stabile, University of Oregon
In a recent interview, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was asked why it’s so difficult to prosecute cases against police officers.
“Just think about all the cop shows you may have watched in your life,” he replied. “We’re just inundated with this cultural message that these people will do the right thing.”
While two of those shows, “Cops” and “Live PD,” have just been canceled, Americans have long been awash in a sea of police dramas. In shows like “Hill Street Blues,” “Gangbusters,” “The Untouchables,” “Dragnet,” “NYPD Blue” and “Law and Order,” audiences view the world from the perspective of law enforcement, in which alternately heroic and beleaguered police fight a series of wars on crime. These shows – and countless others – mythologize the police, ensuring that their point of view has dominated popular culture.
This didn’t happen by accident.
As a media historian, I’ve studied how, beginning in the 1930s, law enforcement agencies worked closely with media producers in order to rehabilitate their image. Many of the shows proved to be hits with viewers, and this symbiotic relationship spawned numerous collaborations that would go on to create a one-sided view of law and order, with the voices of the policed going unheard.
The FBI’s PR machine
For FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, police served a primary role: to protect a “vigorous, intelligent, old-fashioned Americanism” that was threatened by what he saw as unreasonable demands for civil rights and liberties.
Hoover wanted his agents to reflect his vision of “Americanism,” so he hired agents with an eye toward whether they fit the mold of what he deemed a “good physical specimen”: white, Christian and tall. They couldn’t suffer from “physical defects” like baldness and impaired vision, nor could they have “foreign” accents.
In the 1930s, Hoover also established a public relations arm within the agency called the Crime Records Division. At the time, the image of the police was sorely in need of rehabilitation, thanks to high-profile federal crime commissions that documented widespread violence, suppression and corruption within police departments.
Hoover realized that broadcast media could serve as a perfect vehicle to disseminate his conception of law enforcement and repair the police’s standing with the public.
The Crime Records Division cultivated relationships with “friendly” media owners, producers and journalists who would reliably endorse the FBI’s views. In 1935, the FBI partnered with Warner Brothers on the film “‘G’ Men.” A “G-Men” radio series followed, made in collaboration with producer Phillips H. Lord and reviewed by J. Edgar Hoover,“ who "checked every statement” and made “valuable suggestions,” according to the series’ credits.
A year later, the FBI worked with Lord again on the radio series “Gang Busters,” whose gunshot-filled opening credits boasted of the show’s “cooperation with police and federal law enforcement departments throughout the United States” its status as “the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories.”
Although Hoover and Lord notoriously clashed over the details – Hoover wanted to emphasize the science of policing and the professionalism of law enforcement, while Lord wanted more drama – the focus on the police as protagonists went largely unquestioned.
The FBI’s collaborations continued into the 1970s, with the long-running series “This is Your FBI” (1945-1953) and “The FBI,” (1965-1974). Like “G-Men” and “Gang Busters,” these programs were based on solved police cases and made the most of their ripped-from-the-headlines realism.
Other writers and producers pursued similar collaborations with law enforcement. The iconic series “Dragnet,” for example, was written with the approval of Los Angeles police chief William H. Parker, who notoriously headed the LAPD during the 1965 Watts riots.
Reactionary retaliation
The FBI didn’t just collaborate on media production. My research on the television blacklist – a smear campaign to silence anti-racist progressives in the media industry – reveals how the agency routinely retaliated against its critics.
When journalist John Crosby criticized the FBI during a 1952 television broadcast, Hoover scrawled a note on the report of the incident: “This is an outrageous allegation. We ought to nail this. What do our files show on Crosby?”
Shortly afterwards, Crosby was denounced in American Legion Magazine as someone who supported supposedly communist performers and artists.
When lawyer and government official Max Lowenthal was completing a book critical of the FBI in 1950, the Bureau wiretapped his phone and planted stories so disparaging that few copies of the book sold, ending Lowenthal’s government career. The Bureau even succeeded in getting at least one writer fired from “This is Your FBI” merely because it believed his wife was not a sufficiently “loyal American citizen.” Worse was always visited on black performers, journalists and activists, who were subject to far more intense spying, surveillance and police abuse.
Law enforcement’s efforts to control its image through production and repression helped create police dramas that seldom questioned their built-in bias. Meanwhile, the dearth of diversity in writers’ rooms reinforced this formula.
Of course, some notable exceptions dulled the police drama’s sheen, including David Simon’s “The Wire” and “The Corner,” and Ava DuVernay’s recent miniseries “When They See Us.” These dramas upend the traditional police point-of-view, asking viewers to see the police through the eyes of those most often policed and punished.
Time’s up for the police drama?
Periodically, Americans have been made aware of the one-sidedness of these media depictions of police conduct. In 1968, for example, the Kerner Commission explored the causes of uprisings in black communities. Its report noted that, within these communities, there was longstanding awareness that “the press has too long basked in a white world looking out of it, if at all, with white men’s eyes and white perspective.”
Changing that perspective requires more than recognizing the role police dramas have played as propaganda for law enforcement. It means reckoning with the legacy of stories that gloss over police misconduct and violence, which disproportionately affect people of color.
“We want to see more,” Rashad Robinson, the executive director of the civil rights advocacy organization Color of Change, told The New York Times after the cancellation of “Cops.” “These cop reality shows that glorify police but will never show the deep level of police violence are not reality, they are P.R. arms for law enforcement. Law enforcement doesn’t need P.R. They need accountability.”
[Like what you’ve read? Want more? Sign up for The Conversation’s daily newsletter.]
Carol A. Stabile, Professor, University of Oregon
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


crooksandliars--2020-06-13--Trump: Lincoln ‘Did Good’ But ‘The End Result’ Is ‘Always Questionable’

Does Donald Trump think it “ questionable ” for Abraham Lincoln to have freed the slaves ?
Or that it was “ questionable ” to fight the Civil War ?
During his interview with Fox News ’ Harris Faulkner that aired Friday , there was this eye-opening exchange : TRUMP : I think I ’ ve done more for the Black community than any other President and let ’ s take a pass on Abraham Lincoln ‘ cause he did good , although it ’ s always questionable , you know , in other words , the end result .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mr. President .
TRUMP : But we are free .
You understand what I mean .
FAULKNER ( laughing ) : Yeah .
No , I get it .
I ’ d love to know what she “ got ” from those remarks because it seems like most people responding to the tweet with that clip made the very reasonable conclusion that Trump was saying that the Civil War and/or the freeing of the slaves was “ always questionable.
” Slate ’ s Jeremy Stahl had a different , far more charitable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that I believed Trump didn ’ t mean the most racist possible interpretation of one of his often hard-to-grasp word salads .
Indeed , he has in the past questioned the fact that the Civil War needed to occur ... … Trump was likely attempting to say that while “ I think I ’ ve done more for the black community than any other president , ” he would ask that in such a ranking “ let ’ s take a pass ” on including Lincoln , because it ’ s an unfair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go head-to-head with Lincoln for the title of “ best president for black people ever ” —despite the fact that Lincoln “ did good , ” it would still be “ always questionable ” whether Trump was better , because you have to consider “ the end result ” of each man ’ s presidency .
I watched before and after the interview , to get the full context .
Trump continued his remarks by going into detail about all he ’ s done for African Americans .
So clearly that was his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think he meant what he said , Freudian slip or not .

Does Donald Trump think it “questionable” for Abraham Lincoln to have freed the slaves? Or that it was “questionable” to fight the Civil War?
During his interview with Fox News’ Harris Faulkner that aired Friday, there was this eye-opening exchange:
TRUMP: I think I’ve done more for the Black community than any other President and let’s take a pass on Abraham Lincoln ‘cause he did good, although it’s always questionable, you know, in other words, the end result. FAULKNER: Well, we are free, Mr. President. TRUMP: But we are free. You understand what I mean. FAULKNER (laughing): Yeah. No, I get it.
I’d love to know what she “got” from those remarks because it seems like most people responding to the tweet with that clip made the very reasonable conclusion that Trump was saying that the Civil War and/or the freeing of the slaves was “always questionable.”
Slate’s Jeremy Stahl had a different, far more charitable interpretation:
I would never definitively state that I believed Trump didn’t mean the most racist possible interpretation of one of his often hard-to-grasp word salads. Indeed, he has in the past questioned the fact that the Civil War needed to occur... …
Trump was likely attempting to say that while “I think I’ve done more for the black community than any other president,” he would ask that in such a ranking “let’s take a pass” on including Lincoln, because it’s an unfair comparison, but—even if he were to go head-to-head with Lincoln for the title of “best president for black people ever”—despite the fact that Lincoln “did good,” it would still be “always questionable” whether Trump was better, because you have to consider “the end result” of each man’s presidency.
I watched before and after the interview, to get the full context. Trump continued his remarks by going into detail about all he’s done for African Americans. So clearly that was his intended message.
But me? I think he meant what he said, Freudian slip or not.


crooksandliars--2020-06-13--Biden’s VP List Reportedly Down To Six Women, Five Of Color

Joe Biden ’ s search committee has reportedly begun a second round of vetting for a short list of `` as few '' as six , five of whom are women of color .
According to Associated Press , a second round of vetting is going on for the six women : Democrats with knowledge of the process said Biden ’ s search committee has narrowed the choices to as few as six serious contenders after initial interviews .
Those still in contention include Sens .
Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kamala Harris of California , as well as Susan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama ’ s national security adviser .
The other three named in the article are : Florida Rep. Val Demings , Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and New Mexico Gov .
Michelle Lujan Grisham .
Harris , Rice , Demings and Lance Bottoms are African-American .
Lujan Grisham is Latina .
Notably absent from the list are Stacy Abrams and Amy Klobuchar .
Klobuchar is probably out because of her record as a prosecutor in Hennepin County , which includes Minneapolis , during which she declined to charge multiple police officers involved in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the process is still fluid and that more candidates may yet be added .

Joe Biden’s search committee has reportedly begun a second round of vetting for a short list of "as few" as six, five of whom are women of color.
According to Associated Press, a second round of vetting is going on for the six women:
Democrats with knowledge of the process said Biden’s search committee has narrowed the choices to as few as six serious contenders after initial interviews. Those still in contention include Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Kamala Harris of California, as well as Susan Rice, who served as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser.
The other three named in the article are: Florida Rep. Val Demings, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Harris, Rice, Demings and Lance Bottoms are African-American. Lujan Grisham is Latina.
Notably absent from the list are Stacy Abrams and Amy Klobuchar. Klobuchar is probably out because of her record as a prosecutor in Hennepin County, which includes Minneapolis, during which she declined to charge multiple police officers involved in shootings.
Abrams is not mentioned.
However, AP also notes that the process is still fluid and that more candidates may yet be added.


crooksandliars--2020-06-13--Melania Trump Allegedly Delayed Her Move To DC Until She Got A Better Prenup

Melania Trump was in no rush to move into the White House after her sugar daddy , I mean `` Husband '' , stole the presidency in 2016 .
So she did what any loving wife would do - she renegotiated her prenup .
At least that is what a new book says .
The Washington Post is reporting that Melania `` Birther Queen '' Trump used Barron 's school year as an excuse to not move to DC , but that was apparently a lie .
The press assumed she just hated Donald Trump and wanted to get away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it all came down to money .
Mary Jordan reveals in her new book “ The Art of Her Deal : The Untold Story of Melania Trump '' that Melania wanted to make sure that she and Barron got more out of the deal than was originally provided in the prenup .
She stuck around when Trump cheated on her with numerous women , including a porn star and a Playboy Playmate , but she refused to take over as First Lady without earning a payday .
The original prenup was pretty stingy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had stuck with Donald Trump longer than his other two wives did , so she had leverage .
And allegedly `` at least one of Trump ’ s adult children exhorted her to come to the White House as soon as possible . ''
Which child begged her to come to DC ?
Probably his daughtergirlfriend , Ivanka , who really needed another caretaker to come help change diapers and calm down Donald 's hourly tantrums .
The book is pretty deep dive into Melania 's life , based on over 100 interviews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FIrst Lady 's life - including friends from Slovenia to Chris Christie .
One of the themes throughout the book is this : So , they are both lying liars who are in it for themselves only .
Perfect match .
Melania was adept at fibbing from an early age , it appears .
Reporters used to cite her age incorrectly ( saying she was younger ) and she would not correct them .
She frequently said she never had plastic surgery , but at least three photographers saw scars proving she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but never graduated — even though she swore that she had a bachelor 's degree ( she does not ) .
There has also been an ongoing joke about her being fluent in five languages , because there is little proof this is true .
The author writes : One other fun fib is the idea that Melania was a `` supermodel '' when Donald Trump met her or that he met her at some Fashion Week event in 1998 .
Sources who knew Melania at that time , including the modeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she was already dating Donald Trump at that time ... or maybe he met her in a more financially-arranged way .
( Some people say . )
Another point that needs to be hammered home is that Melania is NOT a victim .
She chooses to stay with Donald Trump and , in fact , “ there is ample evidence that from the very beginning , Melania not only accepted and embraced Trump ’ s political aspirations but was also an encouraging partner.
” We know she is a birther .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racist comments .
So about that prenup .
The author reports that Melania negotiated a change to make sure that Barron had dual citizenship in Slovenia and that he will have a position in the company business when he gets older .
The book is set to be released on June 16th .

Melania Trump was in no rush to move into the White House after her sugar daddy, I mean "Husband", stole the presidency in 2016. So she did what any loving wife would do - she renegotiated her prenup. At least that is what a new book says. The Washington Post is reporting that Melania "Birther Queen" Trump used Barron's school year as an excuse to not move to DC, but that was apparently a lie. The press assumed she just hated Donald Trump and wanted to get away from him. But it appears that it all came down to money.
Mary Jordan reveals in her new book “The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump" that Melania wanted to make sure that she and Barron got more out of the deal than was originally provided in the prenup. She stuck around when Trump cheated on her with numerous women, including a porn star and a Playboy Playmate, but she refused to take over as First Lady without earning a payday.
The original prenup was pretty stingy, not shocking. But, Melania had stuck with Donald Trump longer than his other two wives did, so she had leverage. And allegedly "at least one of Trump’s adult children exhorted her to come to the White House as soon as possible." Which child begged her to come to DC? Probably his daughtergirlfriend, Ivanka, who really needed another caretaker to come help change diapers and calm down Donald's hourly tantrums.
The book is pretty deep dive into Melania's life, based on over 100 interviews with various people from all periods of the FIrst Lady's life - including friends from Slovenia to Chris Christie. One of the themes throughout the book is this:
“Both are avid creators of their own history. She is . . . much more like him than it appears."
So, they are both lying liars who are in it for themselves only. Perfect match.
Melania was adept at fibbing from an early age, it appears. Reporters used to cite her age incorrectly (saying she was younger) and she would not correct them. She frequently said she never had plastic surgery, but at least three photographers saw scars proving she did have surgery. She attended college, but never graduated — even though she swore that she had a bachelor's degree (she does not). There has also been an ongoing joke about her being fluent in five languages, because there is little proof this is true. The author writes:
“Photographers and others who have worked with her over the years — including native speakers of Italian, French, and German — told me that they never heard her use more than a few words of those languages."
One other fun fib is the idea that Melania was a "supermodel" when Donald Trump met her or that he met her at some Fashion Week event in 1998. Sources who knew Melania at that time, including the modeling agent she was working with, said that she was already dating Donald Trump at that time...or maybe he met her in a more financially-arranged way. (Some people say.)
Another point that needs to be hammered home is that Melania is NOT a victim. She chooses to stay with Donald Trump and, in fact, “there is ample evidence that from the very beginning, Melania not only accepted and embraced Trump’s political aspirations but was also an encouraging partner.” We know she is a birther. She is not upset by Donald Trump's racist comments.
So about that prenup. The author reports that Melania negotiated a change to make sure that Barron had dual citizenship in Slovenia and that he will have a position in the company business when he gets older.
“She wanted proof in writing that when it came to financial opportunities and inheritance, Barron would be treated as more of an equal to Trump’s oldest three children.”
The book is set to be released on June 16th.