crooksandliars--2020-04-20--Man Who Called Ohio's Lockdown Order 'Bullshit' Has Succumbed To COVID-19

In March , John McDaniel called Ohio 's shutdown order of non-essential businesses `` madness . ''
A few days ago he died .
Now , we do n't know the circumstances of how Mr. McDaniel contracted the virus , nor do we know if he took foolish and unnecessary risks .
But we do know what he thought of the measures put in place to keep him and the rest of the public as safe as possible .
And we all know people who have similar opinions to those that McDaniel expressed on social media .
If there 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , let it be that people take those measures more seriously .
They 're there for a reason .
MARION — A Marion County man diagnosed with the coronavirus in late March has died .
OhioHealth officials confirmed Thursday that John W. McDaniel , 60 , Marion , died at 1:34 p.m. on Wednesday , April 15 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus .
He was receiving treatment for the COVID-19 virus at Riverside when he passed away .
McDaniel is survived by his wife and children .
He was the president of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Marion Public Health confirmed that the county had its first confirmed COVID-19 related death , but did not disclose the deceased 's identity .
“ On behalf of the entire Marion County community , we express our deepest sympathies to his family and friends , ” Marion Public Health Commissioner Traci Kinsler said in a press release issued Wednesday .
“ Our thoughts go out to the Marion County community , as well as all Ohioans , and those across the world battling this illness and the families of everyone affected by @ @ @ @

In March, John McDaniel called Ohio's shutdown order of non-essential businesses "madness." A few days ago he died.
Now, we don't know the circumstances of how Mr. McDaniel contracted the virus, nor do we know if he took foolish and unnecessary risks. But we do know what he thought of the measures put in place to keep him and the rest of the public as safe as possible. And we all know people who have similar opinions to those that McDaniel expressed on social media. If there's any good to come from his death, let it be that people take those measures more seriously. They're there for a reason.
Source: Marion Star
MARION — A Marion County man diagnosed with the coronavirus in late March has died.
OhioHealth officials confirmed Thursday that John W. McDaniel, 60, Marion, died at 1:34 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was receiving treatment for the COVID-19 virus at Riverside when he passed away.
McDaniel is survived by his wife and children. He was the president of the O&M Company in Marion.
Marion Public Health confirmed that the county had its first confirmed COVID-19 related death, but did not disclose the deceased's identity.
“On behalf of the entire Marion County community, we express our deepest sympathies to his family and friends,” Marion Public Health Commissioner Traci Kinsler said in a press release issued Wednesday. “Our thoughts go out to the Marion County community, as well as all Ohioans, and those across the world battling this illness and the families of everyone affected by this pandemic.”


crooksandliars--2020-04-20--Peter Navarro Lies, Blames WHO For White House Screw-ups

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro lied through his teeth to Maria Bartiromo about sending PPE to China and what the WHO told them about the virus in the early days .
Worse yet , he gave a nod to the conspiracy theory that the virus was hatched in a Chinese lab .
`` I mean , first of all , the virus was spawned in China , '' Navarro said .
Second of all , they hid the virus behind the shield of the World Health Organization .
The third thing they did was basically hoard personal protective equipment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it . ''
Uh .
Here 's a Washington Post article from April 18th debunking that last lie .
Oh , but Navarro was not finished .
Not by a long shot .
He leaned right in to the absolutely bogus conspiracy theory that the virus was spawned in a Chinese lab .
`` What we know is that the ground zero for this virus was within a few miles of that ( P4 ) lab , '' he lied , knowing Patient Zero has not yet been identified .
`` If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the simplest explanation is probably the most likely , I think it 's incumbent on China to prove that it was n't that lab .
So that 's number one . ''
So prove a negative , then ?
For this administration , it 's just the way it works .
But wait for it !
Here comes the BIG WHOPPER LIE O'THE DAY .
`` But , more importantly , we know that for a critical six-week period of time , China used its influence at the World Health Organization to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
`` This was a time where that virus could have been contained in Wuhan .
Instead , five million Chinese people went out from Wuhan and propagated the virus around the world . ''
Uh , hello , Peter Navarro , you smarmy two-bit liar .
Here 's what REALLY happened at WHO during that time frame , again via the Washington Post : More than a dozen U.S. researchers , physicians and public health experts , many of them from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headquarters of the World Health Organization as the novel coronavirus emerged late last year and transmitted real-time information about its discovery and spread in China to the Trump administration , according to U.S. and international officials .
A number of CDC staff members are regularly detailed to work at the WHO in Geneva as part of a rotation that has operated for years .
Senior Trump-appointed health officials also consulted regularly at the highest levels with the WHO as the crisis unfolded , the officials said .
Yes , read that again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real-time information about its discovery and spread in China to the Trump administration . ''
Trump and his lackeys can never take responsibility , but the record is clear to anyone who actually reads or does a bit of research : Donald Trump 's administration knew about the virus and chose to ignore it until they could n't , causing thousands of Americans to die needlessly .
He should be tried for his crimes in the Hague and Peter Navarro can stand right next to him .

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro lied through his teeth to Maria Bartiromo about sending PPE to China and what the WHO told them about the virus in the early days. Worse yet, he gave a nod to the conspiracy theory that the virus was hatched in a Chinese lab.
"I mean, first of all, the virus was spawned in China," Navarro said. Second of all, they hid the virus behind the shield of the World Health Organization. The third thing they did was basically hoard personal protective equipment, and now they are profiteering from it."
Uh. Here's a Washington Post article from April 18th debunking that last lie.
U.S. manufacturers shipped millions of dollars’ worth of face masks and other protective medical equipment to China in January and February with encouragement from the federal government, a Washington Post review of economic data and internal government documents has found. The move underscores the Trump administration’s failure to recognize and prepare for the growing pandemic threat.
Oh, but Navarro was not finished. Not by a long shot. He leaned right in to the absolutely bogus conspiracy theory that the virus was spawned in a Chinese lab.
"What we know is that the ground zero for this virus was within a few miles of that (P4) lab," he lied, knowing Patient Zero has not yet been identified. "If you simply do an Occam's razor approach that the simplest explanation is probably the most likely, I think it's incumbent on China to prove that it wasn't that lab. So that's number one."
So prove a negative, then? For this administration, it's just the way it works.
But wait for it! Here comes the BIG WHOPPER LIE O'THE DAY.
"But, more importantly, we know that for a critical six-week period of time, China used its influence at the World Health Organization to hide the virus from the world," he said. "This was a time where that virus could have been contained in Wuhan. Instead, five million Chinese people went out from Wuhan and propagated the virus around the world."
Uh, hello, Peter Navarro, you smarmy two-bit liar. Here's what REALLY happened at WHO during that time frame, again via the Washington Post:
More than a dozen U.S. researchers, physicians and public health experts, many of them from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were working full time at the Geneva headquarters of the World Health Organization as the novel coronavirus emerged late last year and transmitted real-time information about its discovery and spread in China to the Trump administration, according to U.S. and international officials. A number of CDC staff members are regularly detailed to work at the WHO in Geneva as part of a rotation that has operated for years. Senior Trump-appointed health officials also consulted regularly at the highest levels with the WHO as the crisis unfolded, the officials said.
Yes, read that again, especially the part where they "transmitted real-time information about its discovery and spread in China to the Trump administration."
Trump and his lackeys can never take responsibility, but the record is clear to anyone who actually reads or does a bit of research: Donald Trump's administration knew about the virus and chose to ignore it until they couldn't, causing thousands of Americans to die needlessly.
He should be tried for his crimes in the Hague and Peter Navarro can stand right next to him.


crooksandliars--2020-04-20--House Of Representatives Inching Toward Plan To Keep Members Safe With Proxy Voting

The House of Representatives is inching closer to finally taking their role as essential workers in the coronavirus crisis seriously , and determining a way to work remotely .
Inching , but not there yet .
They are considering the possibility of letting members have others vote for them by proxy .
“ A member casting a vote on behalf of another member would be required to have exact direction from that member on how to vote and would have to follow that direction , ” Rules Chairman Jim McGovern , who came up with the proposal , said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held among House Democrats Thursday .
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed the proposal , her office says .
It would require either a unanimous consent agreement or a vote on the floor to make the rule change .
The problem with this proposal is that it still exposes some members—as well as Capitol Hill staff—to potential infection .
It would definitely limit the number that would need to be in the chamber together , however , allowing a single member to vote on behalf of multiple others .
McGovern 's proposal would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and votes cast determine a quorum , rather than physical presence of members .
It would also require full disclosure of whether votes were cast in person or by proxy .
What 's out for the time being , according to both Pelosi and McGovern—is the use of any kind of technology for remote voting by individual lawmakers .
There is at least the fact that Democratic House leadership is taking the safety of everyone in that chamber seriously .
As opposed to Mitch McConnell 's Republican Senate .
Compare and contrast :

The House of Representatives is inching closer to finally taking their role as essential workers in the coronavirus crisis seriously, and determining a way to work remotely. Inching, but not there yet. They are considering the possibility of letting members have others vote for them by proxy.
“A member casting a vote on behalf of another member would be required to have exact direction from that member on how to vote and would have to follow that direction,” Rules Chairman Jim McGovern, who came up with the proposal, said in a statement after a private conference call held among House Democrats Thursday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed the proposal, her office says. It would require either a unanimous consent agreement or a vote on the floor to make the rule change.
The problem with this proposal is that it still exposes some members—as well as Capitol Hill staff—to potential infection. It would definitely limit the number that would need to be in the chamber together, however, allowing a single member to vote on behalf of multiple others. McGovern's proposal would also allow the number of proxies held and votes cast determine a quorum, rather than physical presence of members. It would also require full disclosure of whether votes were cast in person or by proxy. What's out for the time being, according to both Pelosi and McGovern—is the use of any kind of technology for remote voting by individual lawmakers.
There is at least the fact that Democratic House leadership is taking the safety of everyone in that chamber seriously. As opposed to Mitch McConnell's Republican Senate. Compare and contrast:
Mask on the speaker and cover on the microphone in the House today. pic.twitter.com/QZVEjtPLUN — Jeremy Art (@cspanJeremy) April 17, 2020
Posted with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--'We Are Not A Communist Nation': Rally Organizer Denies COVID Facts, Demands Death

The activist who organized a rally against government stay-at-home orders in Missouri argued on Monday that COVID-19 is “ just like the flu ” — even though scientists believe that it is ten times more deadly .
Kansas City Star reporter shared video of activist Kristi Nichols explaining why she had organized the Monday rally .
“ We are a group of patriots and grassroots efforts to open up Missouri , ” she said .
“ I want all the states to be opened up .
We have to end this tyranny .
Our constitutional rights have been violated and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The information that has gone out with the virus — it ’ s no worse than the flu , ” Nichols continued .
“ We didn ’ t lock down cities , states and nations because people had the flu.
” According to Nichols , the American dream is being lost “ because of false information ” about the novel coronavirus .
“ It ’ s time to open up the United States now , ” she insisted .
“ We are not a communist nation.
” Ed .
Note : May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ First COVID was `` bullshit '' and then he died from it .

The activist who organized a rally against government stay-at-home orders in Missouri argued on Monday that COVID-19 is “just like the flu” — even though scientists believe that it is ten times more deadly.
Kansas City Star reporter shared video of activist Kristi Nichols explaining why she had organized the Monday rally.
“We are a group of patriots and grassroots efforts to open up Missouri,” she said. “I want all the states to be opened up. We have to end this tyranny. Our constitutional rights have been violated and we need Missouri to open up.”
“The information that has gone out with the virus — it’s no worse than the flu,” Nichols continued. “We didn’t lock down cities, states and nations because people had the flu.”
According to Nichols, the American dream is being lost “because of false information” about the novel coronavirus.
“It’s time to open up the United States now,” she insisted. “We are not a communist nation.”
Watch the video below.
Kristi Nichols- Kansas City resident and the organizer of Open Mo. 2020 about 80 protesters attended the midday rally near the Country Club Plaza. pic.twitter.com/iBEIBlxMhO — Glenn E. Rice (@GRicekcstar) April 20, 2020
Ed. Note: May we introduce her to John McDaniel? First COVID was "bullshit" and then he died from it.


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--Fox And Friends Peddle False Equivalency Between Pot, Abortion, And Church

The Fox and Friends give these `` Re-open America '' protesters way more credit than they deserve .
While Brian Kilmeade told their viewers that Americans understand `` responsibility '' and `` danger , '' they are giving a pass to the protesters who are behaving dangerously irresponsibly , waving Confederate flags , Nazi emblems , and congregating in close crowds with one another .
Some were even chanting `` Lock Her Up '' about Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer .
KILMEADE : The American people have demonstrated this thing called responsibility .
We get it .
We understand if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Home Depot , we could probably do it at the dry cleaner and deli .
So we could actually get this .
So I think it ’ s it ’ s time for people to understand that we ’ ll follow orders to a degree .
We understand the danger .
Everyone ’ s got somebody they know who has died or is suffering or beat this .
So I think that they got ta start treating the American people like adults .
I think we have earned it .
I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s saying .
Yeah , Kilmeade .
SOME people get it ... the ones who are cool with STAYING HOME .
But not the schlubs who watch your channel .
Seriously , do these people deserve to be treated like adults ?
Then , as if to support the protestors ' point of view , Steve Doocy read the following quote from `` Mary '' in Colorado , who shared her breathtaking ( /sarcasm ) insight with the Denver Post : DOOCY : `` Pot shops are open , abortions clinics are open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' People would just like to take their lives back as close as they can , but there still is this virus out there .
I asked my 21-year-old son to please find the flaws with that comparison .
Pot shops ?
Open .
Abortion clinics ?
Open .
Churches ?
Closed .
After thinking for a minute ( he knew I had an answer in mind ) he asked , `` Two of them are for health care ? ''
YES .
Yes , my son , and how proud I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply as healthcare .
But that is not what I was thinking .
What else , I asked him ?
He said , `` People can pray in places other than church ? ''
YES .
YES , A THOUSAND TIMES , YES !
Is n't prayer and religion supposed to be something that one carries with them wherever they go ?
Imbued within themselves ?
Between them and their whatever ?
Do they have to be in the building ?
But still , that was n't what I was thinking .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in the context of COVID-19 .
He answered , `` Well , with the first two , you probably do n't have many people , in one place , the places are small , and they can keep a distance ? ''
DING DING DING Oooooh , that education has REALLY paid off .
I mean , ( and I may be biased , ) my kid definitely is brilliant , but he 's not particularly interested in politics , nor does he watch the news that much .
He 's just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and understands how to use his brain .
Has HE `` earned '' the right to operate unencumbered by stay-at-home orders ?
NO , HE HAS NOT .
No one has .
And he understands that .
No one has the right to risk spreading COVID-19 so they can get free refills on their iced tea .
Not even my son .

The Fox and Friends give these "Re-open America" protesters way more credit than they deserve. While Brian Kilmeade told their viewers that Americans understand "responsibility" and "danger," they are giving a pass to the protesters who are behaving dangerously irresponsibly, waving Confederate flags, Nazi emblems, and congregating in close crowds with one another. Some were even chanting "Lock Her Up" about Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer.
KILMEADE: The American people have demonstrated this thing called responsibility. We get it. We understand if we can stand 10 feet away from you at Home Depot, we could probably do it at the dry cleaner and deli. So we could actually get this. So I think it’s it’s time for people to understand that we’ll follow orders to a degree. We understand the danger. Everyone’s got somebody they know who has died or is suffering or beat this. So I think that they gotta start treating the American people like adults. I think we have earned it. I think that’s what the President’s saying.
Yeah, Kilmeade. SOME people get it...the ones who are cool with STAYING HOME. But not the schlubs who watch your channel. Seriously, do these people deserve to be treated like adults?
'Very, very scary: Officials are dumbfounded as Florida beaches reopen 3 days after a death spike.
"This move is so dumb that I had to make sure it wasn't fake news," one city commissioner said. https://t.co/gYjFLpIsM8 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 20, 2020
Today’s reopen rally organizer Steve Hasty of Murfreesboro says what he misses most is sitting in restaurants and getting free drink refills.
“I hate having to get two iced teas in the drive thru,” he says. pic.twitter.com/373qBIeHof — Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) April 20, 2020
Then, as if to support the protestors' point of view, Steve Doocy read the following quote from "Mary" in Colorado, who shared her breathtaking (/sarcasm) insight with the Denver Post:
DOOCY: "Pot shops are open, abortions clinics are open, and my church is closed." People would just like to take their lives back as close as they can, but there still is this virus out there.
I asked my 21-year-old son to please find the flaws with that comparison. Pot shops? Open. Abortion clinics? Open. Churches? Closed.
After thinking for a minute (he knew I had an answer in mind) he asked, "Two of them are for health care?"
YES. Yes, my son, and how proud I am that he recognizes both marijuana and abortion simply as healthcare. But that is not what I was thinking. What else, I asked him? He said, "People can pray in places other than church?"
YES. YES, A THOUSAND TIMES, YES! Isn't prayer and religion supposed to be something that one carries with them wherever they go? Imbued within themselves? Between them and their whatever? Do they have to be in the building? But still, that wasn't what I was thinking. I asked him to try one more time, in the context of COVID-19.
He answered, "Well, with the first two, you probably don't have many people, in one place, the places are small, and they can keep a distance?"
DING DING DING Oooooh, that education has REALLY paid off.
ha. bc which one of those three do hundreds of people sit side-by-side for an hour? https://t.co/NBqoXpuiui — Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) April 20, 2020
I mean, (and I may be biased,) my kid definitely is brilliant, but he's not particularly interested in politics, nor does he watch the news that much. He's just kind, has a sense of perspective, and understands how to use his brain. Has HE "earned" the right to operate unencumbered by stay-at-home orders? NO, HE HAS NOT. No one has. And he understands that.
No one has the right to risk spreading COVID-19 so they can get free refills on their iced tea. Not even my son.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Trump To Suspend Immigration In A Blatant Attempt To Distract From Coronavirus Failures

Donald Trump is always looking around for excuses to use immigration to divide the country to his own political benefit , and he ’ s currently looking for ways to distract from his fatal incompetence on coronavirus .
Monday night he tweeted out the latest plan on both fronts : “ In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy , as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens , I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States !
” Rep. Joaquin Castro nailed what Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This action is not only an attempt to divert attention away from Trump 's failure to stop the spread of the coronavirus and save lives , but an authoritarian-like move to take advantage of a crisis and advance his anti-immigrant agenda .
We must come together to reject his division.
” This isn ’ t Trump ’ s first move to use coronavirus as an excuse to limit immigration .
His administration had already , in recent weeks , slowed visa processing , imposed travel restrictions on people from China and most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more brutal treatment of asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants trying to come to the U.S .
This , though , would be a significant expansion , The New York Times reports : “ A formal order temporarily barring the provision of new green cards and work visas could come as early as the next few days , according to several people familiar with the plan.
” In other words , what Stephen Miller has been pushing for all along .
Guess what , though ?
The plan is to exempt migrant farmworkers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports .
Excluding the former would quickly show the importance of immigrants to the U.S. workforce , showing the lie of “ they ’ re taking our jobs ” rhetoric , and excluding the latter would be a real problem for the Trump administration ’ s efforts to justify the policy in court ( there will definitely be a legal challenge ) by saying it ’ s all about keeping people safe from COVID-19 .
“ President Trump now seeks to distract us from his fumbled COVID-19 response by trying to put the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many immigrants are on our front lines , protecting us as doctors , nurses , health aids , farmworkers , and restaurant workers , ” Rep. Jerry Nadler tweeted .
“ We need to come together to beat this disease , not attack each other and divide the country .
This is a disgrace—demonizing so many of those who are serving on the front lines against COVID while the President shows himself as small and ineffective.
” ” Tonight we have crossed 790,000 infections and 42,000 dead .
This corrupt buffoon will will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to deflect from his failures that are killing our fellow Americans , ” according to Rep. Bill Pascrell .

Donald Trump is always looking around for excuses to use immigration to divide the country to his own political benefit, and he’s currently looking for ways to distract from his fatal incompetence on coronavirus. Monday night he tweeted out the latest plan on both fronts: “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!”
Rep. Joaquin Castro nailed what Trump’s doing here, tweeting, “This action is not only an attempt to divert attention away from Trump's failure to stop the spread of the coronavirus and save lives, but an authoritarian-like move to take advantage of a crisis and advance his anti-immigrant agenda. We must come together to reject his division.”
This isn’t Trump’s first move to use coronavirus as an excuse to limit immigration. His administration had already, in recent weeks, slowed visa processing, imposed travel restrictions on people from China and most of Europe, and put in place even more brutal treatment of asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants trying to come to the U.S. This, though, would be a significant expansion, The New York Times reports: “A formal order temporarily barring the provision of new green cards and work visas could come as early as the next few days, according to several people familiar with the plan.”
In other words, what Stephen Miller has been pushing for all along.
Guess what, though? The plan is to exempt migrant farmworkers and healthcare workers, The Wall Street Journal reports. Excluding the former would quickly show the importance of immigrants to the U.S. workforce, showing the lie of “they’re taking our jobs” rhetoric, and excluding the latter would be a real problem for the Trump administration’s efforts to justify the policy in court (there will definitely be a legal challenge) by saying it’s all about keeping people safe from COVID-19.
“President Trump now seeks to distract us from his fumbled COVID-19 response by trying to put the blame on immigrants. The truth is many immigrants are on our front lines, protecting us as doctors, nurses, health aids, farmworkers, and restaurant workers,” Rep. Jerry Nadler tweeted. “We need to come together to beat this disease, not attack each other and divide the country. This is a disgrace—demonizing so many of those who are serving on the front lines against COVID while the President shows himself as small and ineffective.”
”Tonight we have crossed 790,000 infections and 42,000 dead. This corrupt buffoon will will try any poisonous distraction and blame anyone to deflect from his failures that are killing our fellow Americans,” according to Rep. Bill Pascrell.
They’re not wrong.
Posted with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--Proud Boys Spied On Man Their Ex-Attorney Planned To Murder

In case there was any question about the character of the right-wing thugs attracted to street-brawling outfits like the Proud Boys , this week ’ s news provides only the latest example of the criminally pathological qualities that imbue organizations like this , a product of their sociopathic agendas and ideologies .
It now emerges that a man who had a brief moment of national notoriety in the turmoil surrounding the Proud Boys in the late autumn of 2018 as the organization ’ s ostensible attorney in fact actually used his street-brawling compatriots to conduct surveillance on a man he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Jason Lee Van Dyke , a 39-year-old Texas man , allegedly used members of the Arizona chapter of Proud Boys to conduct surveillance on a Phoenix man , Thomas Retzlaff , with whom Van Dyke had been engaged in a running legal dispute .
The plan was revealed in court documents , the Southern Poverty Law Center reported this week , which featured an audio recording in which Van Dyke not only told an FBI informant of the surveillance , but said he intended to kill Retzlaff .
He and Retzlaff had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Retzlaff ’ s attorneys say the FBI never informed their client of the threats against him .
Van Dyke denies the allegations .
However , he has a lengthy record of making death threats .
In a Dec. 12 , 2018 , email to Retzlaff , he wrote : “ Go fuck yourself and what ’ s left of your miserable life ... .
You have destroyed my life , and for that offense , you will pay with your own .
That ’ s not a threat .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Van Dyke admitted to HuffPost his threats to kill both a “ fucking n****r ” and an entire family of antifascist activists when he was a member of the Proud Boys .
That period , however , came to an abrupt end amid the upheaval that wracked the group in the fall of 2018 , during which time founder Gavin McInnes abruptly resigned and filed a lawsuit against the SPLC for naming the Proud Boys a hate group .
With McInnes out of the picture , numerous other would-be leaders subsequently claimed they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ street-brawling club .
First up was a Texas man named Jason Van Dyke , who held all the organization ’ s legal paperwork and announced himself as the new chairman of the Proud Boys .
Van Dyke was notorious for threatening journalists who wrote about the Proud Boys as a designated hate group or labeled them white nationalists , sending them cease-and-desist letters insisting they “ do not now , nor have they ever , espoused white nationalist , white supremacist , anti-Semitic , or alt-right views .
” Not that Van Dyke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this area : As a college student at Michigan State , he had been affiliated with the leader of a notorious white nationalist campus group there ; according to the SPLC , when campus police searched his dorm , they found neo-Nazi literature , including The Turner Diaries and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion .
He was also arrested in 2000 for domestic violence .
The nasty streak continued well into his adulthood in Dallas/Fort Worth , Texas .
On his Twitter page in 2014 , he threatened another user , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a noose and text reading , “ Look good and hard at this picture you fucking nigger .
It ’ s where I am going to put your neck.
” Van Dyke ’ s tenure , however , was short-lived .
In November 2018 , the Proud Boys announced that Van Dyke “ is no longer a member of the Proud Boys fraternity , and will no longer be representing the fraternity in any legal capacity.
” ( A few weeks later , he was arrested after failing to show up for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had made . )

In case there was any question about the character of the right-wing thugs attracted to street-brawling outfits like the Proud Boys, this week’s news provides only the latest example of the criminally pathological qualities that imbue organizations like this, a product of their sociopathic agendas and ideologies.
It now emerges that a man who had a brief moment of national notoriety in the turmoil surrounding the Proud Boys in the late autumn of 2018 as the organization’s ostensible attorney in fact actually used his street-brawling compatriots to conduct surveillance on a man he intended to kill, according to police.
Jason Lee Van Dyke, a 39-year-old Texas man, allegedly used members of the Arizona chapter of Proud Boys to conduct surveillance on a Phoenix man, Thomas Retzlaff, with whom Van Dyke had been engaged in a running legal dispute. The plan was revealed in court documents, the Southern Poverty Law Center reported this week, which featured an audio recording in which Van Dyke not only told an FBI informant of the surveillance, but said he intended to kill Retzlaff.
He and Retzlaff had previously worked together on a revenge-porn operation. Retzlaff’s attorneys say the FBI never informed their client of the threats against him.
Van Dyke denies the allegations. However, he has a lengthy record of making death threats. In a Dec. 12, 2018, email to Retzlaff, he wrote: “Go fuck yourself and what’s left of your miserable life .... You have destroyed my life, and for that offense, you will pay with your own. That’s not a threat. That’s a PROMISE motherfucker.”
In 2017, Van Dyke admitted to HuffPost his threats to kill both a “fucking n****r” and an entire family of antifascist activists when he was a member of the Proud Boys. That period, however, came to an abrupt end amid the upheaval that wracked the group in the fall of 2018, during which time founder Gavin McInnes abruptly resigned and filed a lawsuit against the SPLC for naming the Proud Boys a hate group.
With McInnes out of the picture, numerous other would-be leaders subsequently claimed they were each the new leader of the street-brawling club. First up was a Texas man named Jason Van Dyke, who held all the organization’s legal paperwork and announced himself as the new chairman of the Proud Boys. Van Dyke was notorious for threatening journalists who wrote about the Proud Boys as a designated hate group or labeled them white nationalists, sending them cease-and-desist letters insisting they “do not now, nor have they ever, espoused white nationalist, white supremacist, anti-Semitic, or alt-right views.
”Not that Van Dyke had a great deal of credibility in this area: As a college student at Michigan State, he had been affiliated with the leader of a notorious white nationalist campus group there; according to the SPLC, when campus police searched his dorm, they found neo-Nazi literature, including The Turner Diaries and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. He was also arrested in 2000 for domestic violence.
The nasty streak continued well into his adulthood in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. On his Twitter page in 2014, he threatened another user, a black man, with a photo of a noose and text reading, “Look good and hard at this picture you fucking nigger. It’s where I am going to put your neck.”
Van Dyke’s tenure, however, was short-lived. In November 2018, the Proud Boys announced that Van Dyke “is no longer a member of the Proud Boys fraternity, and will no longer be representing the fraternity in any legal capacity.” (A few weeks later, he was arrested after failing to show up for a bond hearing on a threat he had made.)
Published with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--'Bullshit' And 'Ankle-biter': MSNBC Panel Hammers Las Vegas Mayor

There was quite a bit of passion in the 9 o'clock hour on MSNBC this morning , as Stephanie Ruhle hosted Las Vegas billionaire Steve Cloobeck and Nevada journalist Jon Ralston on her show .
The `` Reopen '' protests have , unsurprisingly , hit Nevada , and there 's a great deal of pressure to open up the Vegas Strip — primarily coming from wingnut Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman .
Cloobeck appeared ready to blow a gasket , and took the liberty to drop some profanity twice — just in case it did n't take the first time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but no less searing in his criticism of the mayor for going along with the right-wing , anti-science dogma that wraps itself in the `` Pro-Life '' sashes , but goes on TV begging the old people to just die already so the economy can get moving again .
Ruhle asked Cloobeck about the clash between Nevada 's governor , a Democrat who has kept businesses closed , and the mayor of Las Vegas , who called the decision `` total insanity . ''
CLOOBECK : Stephanie , the governor 's done an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I think he is going to have a methodic plan with regard to reopening the state .
We 've discussed it quite a bit .
I think if you open up golf courses , parks , the local casinos , because we 've all been quarantined .
The Strip is going to be a little more difficult .
I 'm really furious about something , Stephanie .
Really furious .
The mayor -- CLOOBECK : Mayor Goodman is the mayor of the City of Las Vegas downtown .
She has nothing to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 're sick and tired of hearing this .
The person in charge of the strip is Miss Kilpatrick .
And she 's head of the county commission .
And that 's what runs the Strip .
Once and for all , enough , Mayor !
You have nothing to do with the strip !
It 's utter bullshit .
Utter bullshit !
Honestly , I do n't know why she has Cloobeck on .
He loves to swing his d*ck around , and even though I agree with a lot ( NOT ALL @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him pretty insufferable .
So , when Ruhle sits there and blinks and looks a little flustered at his language , I got ta say , `` Come ON , girl , this can not surprise you . ''
But anyhow , he happens to be right about this , and Mayor Goodman needs to stay in her lane .
Then Ruhle threw it over to Jon Ralston , who had much more illuminating insight about the astroturfing nature of these protests , and boiled everything down to one very simple , cogent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leave that there .
Jon ?
RALSTON : Well , Steve is right that the mayor , who said this is total insanity , is really the insane one , Stephanie .
She 's been saying all kinds of crazy stuff since the beginning of this .
She 's being supported by a couple of her council members .
And the real issue here is , and you understand this , Stephanie , is because there 's so much noise around this issue , the tug-of-war between what 's best for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this crushed economy and we 're going to be crushed as badly as anyone , back together .
The governor has to make some agonizing decisions .
They are literally life and death decisions and these ankle-biters , like the mayor and like these protesters , that were ginned up by the Trump campaign , and the state Republican party , which bought ads this weekend attacking the governor , as well .
I do n't understand what the end game is here .
The governor is going to present a plan maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partial reopening .
But the Las Vegas strip , which is the iconic boulevard most people know Las Vegas by , it 's not going to suddenly be open again .
It 's going to be very incremental and phased in , and it might not start for a little while .
What IS the end game here ?
It sounds like there IS already a plan to partially reopen .
Why are Republicans so , SO resistant to knowledge and reason ?

There was quite a bit of passion in the 9 o'clock hour on MSNBC this morning, as Stephanie Ruhle hosted Las Vegas billionaire Steve Cloobeck and Nevada journalist Jon Ralston on her show. The "Reopen" protests have, unsurprisingly, hit Nevada, and there's a great deal of pressure to open up the Vegas Strip — primarily coming from wingnut Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman.
Cloobeck appeared ready to blow a gasket, and took the liberty to drop some profanity twice — just in case it didn't take the first time. Ralston was calmer in demeanor, but no less searing in his criticism of the mayor for going along with the right-wing, anti-science dogma that wraps itself in the "Pro-Life" sashes, but goes on TV begging the old people to just die already so the economy can get moving again.
Ruhle asked Cloobeck about the clash between Nevada's governor, a Democrat who has kept businesses closed, and the mayor of Las Vegas, who called the decision "total insanity."
CLOOBECK: Stephanie, the governor's done an amazing job. We've held quarantine and I think he is going to have a methodic plan with regard to reopening the state. We've discussed it quite a bit. I think if you open up golf courses, parks, the local casinos, because we've all been quarantined. The Strip is going to be a little more difficult. I'm really furious about something, Stephanie. Really furious. The mayor -- RUHLE: What? CLOOBECK: Mayor Goodman is the mayor of the City of Las Vegas downtown. She has nothing to do with the strip, and we're sick and tired of hearing this. The person in charge of the strip is Miss Kilpatrick. And she's head of the county commission. And that's what runs the Strip. Once and for all, enough, Mayor! You have nothing to do with the strip! It's utter bullshit. Utter bullshit!
Honestly, I don't know why she has Cloobeck on. He loves to swing his d*ck around, and even though I agree with a lot (NOT ALL) of his views, I find him pretty insufferable. So, when Ruhle sits there and blinks and looks a little flustered at his language, I gotta say, "Come ON, girl, this cannot surprise you." But anyhow, he happens to be right about this, and Mayor Goodman needs to stay in her lane. Then Ruhle threw it over to Jon Ralston, who had much more illuminating insight about the astroturfing nature of these protests, and boiled everything down to one very simple, cogent question.
RUHLE: We're going to leave that there. Jon? RALSTON: Well, Steve is right that the mayor, who said this is total insanity, is really the insane one, Stephanie. She's been saying all kinds of crazy stuff since the beginning of this. She's being supported by a couple of her council members. And the real issue here is, and you understand this, Stephanie, is because there's so much noise around this issue, the tug-of-war between what's best for the public health of the state versus getting this crushed economy and we're going to be crushed as badly as anyone, back together. The governor has to make some agonizing decisions. They are literally life and death decisions and these ankle-biters, like the mayor and like these protesters, that were ginned up by the Trump campaign, and the state Republican party, which bought ads this weekend attacking the governor, as well. I don't understand what the end game is here. The governor is going to present a plan maybe as early as today to start a partial reopening. But the Las Vegas strip, which is the iconic boulevard most people know Las Vegas by, it's not going to suddenly be open again. It's going to be very incremental and phased in, and it might not start for a little while.
What IS the end game here? It sounds like there IS already a plan to partially reopen. Why are Republicans so, SO resistant to knowledge and reason?


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--That's 'PRESIDENT Mango Turdblossom' To You, Kayleigh McEnany

Not to date myself ( though in lockdown , there 's no one else to date me hahahaha also I 'm married ) but remember Nellie Olsen from Little House on the Prairie ?
Kayleigh McEnany reminds me of Nellie Olsen .
This is the image the comes to mind when I heard that McEnany , Trump 's new press secretary , admonished a White House reporter , Katherine Faulders , for referring to him as `` Trump . ''
She told Faulders on Twitter , `` To you , he 's not Trump , he 's PRESIDENT Trump !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a swell round up of Twitter reaction , so I hate to steal all their hard work , but I will take one tweet from them to remark on the sheer brilliance of it .
BRAVO , Brian Tyler Cohen .
That is some impressive digging you did there to come up with that heinous , despicably racist tweet McEnany threw at PRESIDENT Obama way back in 2012 when she was all of 24 years old .
Truly , truly perfection , Cohen , teach me your ways .
( Insert heart eyes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ f*ck does a 24-year-old white blond blue-eyed female get the impression she is in a position to publicly talk to the President of the United States , a brilliant man who could easily have been her Constitutional Law professor at Harvard , btw , if he was n't President , twice her age , as if he were her f*cking 10-year-old field hand ?
Calling him `` son '' ?
!
?
( No need to answer .
It 's rhetorical . )
Do n't worry , I will do my own digging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be the emotional equivalent of Laura pushing Nellie into the mud .

Not to date myself (though in lockdown, there's no one else to date me hahahaha also I'm married) but remember Nellie Olsen from Little House on the Prairie? Kayleigh McEnany reminds me of Nellie Olsen.
This is the image the comes to mind when I heard that McEnany, Trump's new press secretary, admonished a White House reporter, Katherine Faulders, for referring to him as "Trump." She told Faulders on Twitter, "To you, he's not Trump, he's PRESIDENT Trump!"
To you, he’s not Trump, he’s PRESIDENT Trump! https://t.co/EIgPTPDIuO — Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) April 20, 2020
Well, The Hill already did a swell round up of Twitter reaction, so I hate to steal all their hard work, but I will take one tweet from them to remark on the sheer brilliance of it.
You called the last president "son." So maybe sit this one out. pic.twitter.com/YQYYM5guEH — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 21, 2020
BRAVO, Brian Tyler Cohen. That is some impressive digging you did there to come up with that heinous, despicably racist tweet McEnany threw at PRESIDENT Obama way back in 2012 when she was all of 24 years old. Truly, truly perfection, Cohen, teach me your ways. (Insert heart eyes here) I mean, where the f*ck does a 24-year-old white blond blue-eyed female get the impression she is in a position to publicly talk to the President of the United States, a brilliant man who could easily have been her Constitutional Law professor at Harvard, btw, if he wasn't President, twice her age, as if he were her f*cking 10-year-old field hand? Calling him "son"?!? (No need to answer. It's rhetorical.)
Nellie. F*cking. Olsen.
Don't worry, I will do my own digging now for tweets in response, which will be the emotional equivalent of Laura pushing Nellie into the mud.
Actually, I prefer "Wheezing Gargoyle."
I'm going to stick with that. — Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) April 21, 2020
No Karen, he’s Impeached President Trump. — Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) April 21, 2020
That's Nobel Peace Prize Winning President Obama to you. — Trump's a Russian Virus (@WhiteHouseWacko) April 21, 2020
Maybe hold a damn press conference, Nellie.


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--Texas Lt Governor Again Calls For Old People To Die: 'There Are More Important Things Than Living'

Texas ' wingnut Lt .
Governor is at it again , calling for those most at risk of dying from the coronavirus to sacrifice themselves in order to keep the economy going .
In the last week of March , Lt. Gov .
Dan Patrick told Tucker Carlson that senior citizens should exchange their lives for America .
On Monday night , he once again joined Tucker Carlson ( who is also calling for people to go back to work now ) to make believe he was totally correct , and that science has been horribly wrong .
`` Sorry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' Patrick said .
As expected Patrick has no idea what science is or means , especially in the context of a pandemic .
“ I mean , at the end of January , Dr. Fauci , who I have great respect for , said this wasn ’ t a big issue .
Three weeks later , we ’ re going to lose two million people .
Another few weeks later it was one to 200,000 , ” Patrick said .
“ Now it ’ s under 60,000 .
And we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong science and I don ’ t blame them , but let ’ s face reality of where we are.
” Projections are just that — they are called projections for reason .
Just because the number of deaths has n't hit the worst case scenario — yet — does n't mean science has been wrong .
If anything , it 's been totally correct , and morons like Trump and Dan Patrick horribly wrong .
Patrick believes that 43,000 Americans who have died from this pandemic is chump change .
Yet , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the U.S. Patrick continued , “ What I said when I was with you that night , there are more important things than living , and that is saving this country for my children and my grandchildren and saving this country for all of us , .
” He said , “ And I don ’ t want to die .
Nobody wants to die but we ’ ve got to take some risks and get back in the game and get this country back up and running.
” What f**king risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least seven people just contacted the coronavirus because Wisconsin Republicans forced them to vote in person .
The GOP had hoped the virus would depress turnout enough so that a Republican would win .
They were sadly wrong , and quite possibly deadly wrong .
If Patrick really feels this way , he should volunteer at a NYC hospital , and help suffering COVID victims , wearing only a garbage bag for protection .

Texas' wingnut Lt. Governor is at it again, calling for those most at risk of dying from the coronavirus to sacrifice themselves in order to keep the economy going.
In the last week of March, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told Tucker Carlson that senior citizens should exchange their lives for America.
“No one reached out to me and said as a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren," Patrick told Tucker Carlson. "And if that’s the exchange, I’m all in.”
On Monday night, he once again joined Tucker Carlson (who is also calling for people to go back to work now) to make believe he was totally correct, and that science has been horribly wrong.
"Sorry to say I was right on this," Patrick said.
As expected Patrick has no idea what science is or means, especially in the context of a pandemic.
“I mean, at the end of January, Dr. Fauci, who I have great respect for, said this wasn’t a big issue. Three weeks later, we’re going to lose two million people. Another few weeks later it was one to 200,000,” Patrick said. “Now it’s under 60,000. And we’ve had the wrong numbers, the wrong science and I don’t blame them, but let’s face reality of where we are.”
Projections are just that — they are called projections for reason. Just because the number of deaths hasn't hit the worst case scenario — yet — doesn't mean science has been wrong. If anything, it's been totally correct, and morons like Trump and Dan Patrick horribly wrong.
Patrick believes that 43,000 Americans who have died from this pandemic is chump change. Yet, it's the leading cause of death in the U.S.
Patrick continued, “What I said when I was with you that night, there are more important things than living, and that is saving this country for my children and my grandchildren and saving this country for all of us,.”
He said, “And I don’t want to die. Nobody wants to die but we’ve got to take some risks and get back in the game and get this country back up and running.”
What f**king risks is this a-hole talking about?
At least seven people just contacted the coronavirus because Wisconsin Republicans forced them to vote in person. The GOP had hoped the virus would depress turnout enough so that a Republican would win. They were sadly wrong, and quite possibly deadly wrong.
If Patrick really feels this way, he should volunteer at a NYC hospital, and help suffering COVID victims, wearing only a garbage bag for protection.


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--Fox News' Bret Baier Bashes Trump's 'Evolution' On COVID19 Testing

Fox News 's Brett Baier bashed both the CDC and Donald Trump for their awful responses on getting tests of the coronavirus ready for the American public , which has caused massive chaos between the federal government and the states .
Host Harris Faulkner brought their straight news host on to discuss the clusterf*ck that is COVID-19 testing .
Faulkner asked , `` How are we going to get more testing ?
how are we going to move the ball on this ? ''
`` You know , the testing issue is a really big issue , '' Baier said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an issue that has come up from the start , been screwed up by the CDC .
They concede that there was a failure in the initial launch of tests , and they had to restart and it really cost several weeks . ''
Then Baier set his sights on Trump and his phony COVID-19 testing promises .
BAIER : The evolution of how the president has talked about it has been full .
Remember , the Rose Garden , we had all those businesses , where he was saying there were going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CVS ' around the country , and the screening that you were going to do on Google , and all of that .
It was a big rollout and it looked very impressive , but in the end , now the president is saying it 's up to the governors to do the testing .
So , there has been an evolution on testing .
Everything Trump does and says always looks like a big rollout , but in reality , it 's a balloon filled with hot air that deflates rather quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made these claims , Google came out and said they had no idea what Trump was talking about .
And , as we have witnessed in real time , the Trump administration has massively failed in providing necessary equipment for our medical professionals to do adequate testing to protect the American public from the pandemic .
Trump knew how bad this virus was in January , and yet it took until April for him to use the DPA so that swabs needed in testing were finally mass-produced .

Fox News's Brett Baier bashed both the CDC and Donald Trump for their awful responses on getting tests of the coronavirus ready for the American public, which has caused massive chaos between the federal government and the states.
Host Harris Faulkner brought their straight news host on to discuss the clusterf*ck that is COVID-19 testing. Faulkner asked, "How are we going to get more testing? how are we going to move the ball on this?"
"You know, the testing issue is a really big issue," Baier said. He continued, "It is an issue that has come up from the start, been screwed up by the CDC. They concede that there was a failure in the initial launch of tests, and they had to restart and it really cost several weeks."
Then Baier set his sights on Trump and his phony COVID-19 testing promises.
BAIER: The evolution of how the president has talked about it has been full. Remember, the Rose Garden, we had all those businesses, where he was saying there were going to be tests in parking lots of CVS' around the country, and the screening that you were going to do on Google, and all of that. It was a big rollout and it looked very impressive, but in the end, now the president is saying it's up to the governors to do the testing. So, there has been an evolution on testing.
Everything Trump does and says always looks like a big rollout, but in reality, it's a balloon filled with hot air that deflates rather quickly under scrutiny.
As soon as Trump made these claims, Google came out and said they had no idea what Trump was talking about.
And, as we have witnessed in real time, the Trump administration has massively failed in providing necessary equipment for our medical professionals to do adequate testing to protect the American public from the pandemic.
Trump knew how bad this virus was in January, and yet it took until April for him to use the DPA so that swabs needed in testing were finally mass-produced.


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--Kentucky GOP State Rep. Robert Goforth Arrested On Charges Of Domestic Violence

Kentucky Republican State Representative Robert Goforth was arrested on Tuesday for charges related to domestic violence .
Goforth challenged former Governor Matt Bevin for the GOP nomination for Governor , but lost .
Goforth is a HUGE Trump supporter , loves gunz , and hates women having the right to choose .
Goforth is n't too into following the law , though .
He was arrested early Tuesday for charges including first-degree strangulation , fourth-degree domestic assault , and third-degree terroristic threatening .
The victim reports that the assault happened with three small children inside the home .
Reports are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her forehead , neck , and arms consistent with the charges of strangulation and assault .
The details of the assault are truly gruesome .
The victim reports that Goforth strangled her with an ethernet cord and threatened to kill her .
Thankfully the children were unharmed .
It is unclear if they saw or heard the incident .
Goforth had bond set at $ 25,000 .
He denies the charges , of course .
The Kentucky House GOP had no comment , either .
A reminder that this is not the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 , he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman more than ten years ago .
He denied those allegations , as well .
Seems like Goforth has some self control and anger issues .
Does the Kentucky Republican Party care , though ?

Kentucky Republican State Representative Robert Goforth was arrested on Tuesday for charges related to domestic violence. Goforth challenged former Governor Matt Bevin for the GOP nomination for Governor, but lost. Goforth is a HUGE Trump supporter, loves gunz, and hates women having the right to choose.
Goforth isn't too into following the law, though. He was arrested early Tuesday for charges including first-degree strangulation, fourth-degree domestic assault, and third-degree terroristic threatening. The victim reports that the assault happened with three small children inside the home. Reports are that the victim had visible marks on her forehead, neck, and arms consistent with the charges of strangulation and assault.
The details of the assault are truly gruesome. The victim reports that Goforth strangled her with an ethernet cord and threatened to kill her. Thankfully the children were unharmed. It is unclear if they saw or heard the incident.
Goforth had bond set at $25,000. He denies the charges, of course. The Kentucky House GOP had no comment, either. A reminder that this is not the first accusation of assault against Goforth. In 2019, he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman more than ten years ago. He denied those allegations, as well.
Seems like Goforth has some self control and anger issues. Does the Kentucky Republican Party care, though?


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--Jim Bakker Begs For Viewer Checks To Save Him From Bankruptcy

Via Right Wing Watch , Jim Bakker whines that his viewers need to save him from filing for bankruptcy .
Hey , it was good enough for your boy Trump , was n't it ?
As Right Wing Watch reported last week , Bakker is facing a dire financial crisis as a result of his network being unable to process credit card transactions ever since it found itself facing various legal problems for promoting the silver solution it sold as a possible cure for the COVID-19 coronavirus .
“ I ’ m just sad to see what ’ s happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We are living in the final days , and if we go the wrong direction , America is through .
You have to use a check [ to donate or purchase products ] .
Your products are going to come to you .
Every one of them will come right to your house , and if we can ’ t , we are going to refund .
I will sell parts of the buildings at Morningside in the long run if you give me a chance .
Don ’ t let me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They ’ re already bleeding us to death , and now we ’ re going to have to pay lawyers that will bleed you to death , ” Bakker continued .
“ I know [ my critics ] are watching me right now , and they ’ re having a ball .
They ’ re having a ball , and they ’ re saying , ‘ Wow , we ’ ve whipped Jim Bakker finally ’ … I ’ ll tell you what , you all may want my head on a platter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but I ’ ll be gone to Heaven , and you ’ re not going to win .
You ’ re not going to win because I ’ m 80 years old , and I don ’ t need to win .
I need to please God , and that ’ s what I ’ m going to do the rest of my life .
”

Via Right Wing Watch, Jim Bakker whines that his viewers need to save him from filing for bankruptcy. Hey, it was good enough for your boy Trump, wasn't it?
As Right Wing Watch reported last week, Bakker is facing a dire financial crisis as a result of his network being unable to process credit card transactions ever since it found itself facing various legal problems for promoting the silver solution it sold as a possible cure for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
“I’m just sad to see what’s happening to America,” Bakker said. “We are living in the final days, and if we go the wrong direction, America is through. You have to use a check [to donate or purchase products]. Your products are going to come to you. Every one of them will come right to your house, and if we can’t, we are going to refund. I will sell parts of the buildings at Morningside in the long run if you give me a chance. Don’t let me have to file for bankruptcy.”
“They’re already bleeding us to death, and now we’re going to have to pay lawyers that will bleed you to death,” Bakker continued. “I know [my critics] are watching me right now, and they’re having a ball. They’re having a ball, and they’re saying, ‘Wow, we’ve whipped Jim Bakker finally’ … I’ll tell you what, you all may want my head on a platter, and you may get it, but I’ll be gone to Heaven, and you’re not going to win. You’re not going to win because I’m 80 years old, and I don’t need to win. I need to please God, and that’s what I’m going to do the rest of my life.”


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--Oil Falls Into Negative Terroritory As We Run Out Of Places To Put It

Via The New York Times , a look at some stunning news about the world oil market : The price of the main U.S. oil benchmark fell more than $ 50 a barrel to end the day about $ 30 below zero , the first time oil prices have ever turned negative .
Such an eye-popping slide is the result of a quirk in the oil market , but it underscores the industry ’ s disarray as the coronavirus pandemic decimates the world economy .
Demand for oil is collapsing , and despite a deal by Saudi Arabia , Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world is running out of places to put all the oil the industry keeps pumping out — about 100 million barrels a day .
At the start of the year , oil sold for over $ 60 a barrel , but by Friday it hit about $ 20 .
Prices went negative — meaning that anyone trying to sell a barrel would have to pay a buyer $ 30 — in part because of the way oil is traded .
Futures contracts that require buyers to take possession of oil in May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted the oil because there was no place to store it .
Contracts for June delivery were still trading for about $ 22 a barrel , down 16 percent for the day .

Via The New York Times, a look at some stunning news about the world oil market:
The price of the main U.S. oil benchmark fell more than $50 a barrel to end the day about $30 below zero, the first time oil prices have ever turned negative. Such an eye-popping slide is the result of a quirk in the oil market, but it underscores the industry’s disarray as the coronavirus pandemic decimates the world economy.
Demand for oil is collapsing, and despite a deal by Saudi Arabia, Russia and other nations to cut production, the world is running out of places to put all the oil the industry keeps pumping out — about 100 million barrels a day. At the start of the year, oil sold for over $60 a barrel, but by Friday it hit about $20.
Prices went negative — meaning that anyone trying to sell a barrel would have to pay a buyer $30 — in part because of the way oil is traded. Futures contracts that require buyers to take possession of oil in May are expiring on Tuesday, and nobody wanted the oil because there was no place to store it. Contracts for June delivery were still trading for about $22 a barrel, down 16 percent for the day.


crooksandliars--2020-04-21--Trump Says Questions About Testing Are Only Partisan Attacks On Him

TRUMP : Remember , it was all ventilators .
The reason it was all ventilators , they said , `` There 's no way he 'll be able to catch this one . ''
Not only did we catch it , we are now the king of ventilators all over the world .
That was n't playing well .
Then they said , `` Testing , testing , we 'll get him on testing . ''
Testing is easier than ventilators .
Used to be ventilators , ventilators , ventilators .
Now , it is testing , testing .
ALCINDOR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a personal attack on you .
Can you explain why talking about testing is a personal attack , given the access to testing has been an issue a long time ?
There is bipartisan outcry today there is not enough testing .
Why do you think it is a personal attack on you ?
TRUMP : It is not bipartisan , mostly partisan .
More importantly , it is incorrect .
We have tremendous testing .
Tremendous testing capability .
Remember this , we 've tested more than any country in the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think i read where if you add up every other country in the world , we 've tested more .
Remember this , we 're dealing in politics .
We 're dealing with a thing called November 3rd of this year .
`` We hope you 're having a better day than the president of the United States this morning , '' Joe Scarborough said .
`` He is continuing to tweet .
As you all know , and as our viewers know , I recommended to Trump several years ago to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'd be better for it .
The country would be better for it .
He 'd be able to work more clearly .
He just ca n't get it out of his head .
he ca n't quit us .
That makes me sad .
Willie , the tweets continue .
Now , he 's talking again , as we have deaths , over 42,000 , 43,000 .
It 'll be at 50,000 too soon .
Even though wackos , Trump wackos are spreading conspiracy theories that the lockdowns were a scheme by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'If we did n't have lockdowns , 1 or 2 million people would die . ''
In the middle of a pandemic that killed more than killed on 9/11 , Afghanistan war , both Iraq wars , both Americans killed by this pandemic , which the president said was only one person coming in from China and would go away magically in April .
`` More Americans died in in pandemic than the entire Korean war in combat deaths .
In the middle of this , quote , war , as the president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his ratings . '
I had great ratings my whole life . '
We wo n't read the rest of that .
as America is falling further behind per capita in testing , Donald Trump is talking about ratings at his afternoon press conference .
You 'd think news executives would look and say , wait a second , maybe this guy is not being serious . ''
Scarborough said `` maybe '' we should n't be running these press conferences .
Gee , you think ?

From the paranoid Trump's latest wacky press briefing:
TRUMP: Remember, it was all ventilators. The reason it was all ventilators, they said, "There's no way he'll be able to catch this one." Not only did we catch it, we are now the king of ventilators all over the world. That wasn't playing well. Then they said, "Testing, testing, we'll get him on testing." Testing is easier than ventilators. Used to be ventilators, ventilators, ventilators. Now, it is testing, testing. ALCINDOR: You may be implying testing is a personal attack on you. Can you explain why talking about testing is a personal attack, given the access to testing has been an issue a long time? There is bipartisan outcry today there is not enough testing. Why do you think it is a personal attack on you? TRUMP: It is not bipartisan, mostly partisan. More importantly, it is incorrect. We have tremendous testing. Tremendous testing capability. Remember this, we've tested more than any country in the world, by far. In fact, I think i read where if you add up every other country in the world, we've tested more. Remember this, we're dealing in politics. We're dealing with a thing called November 3rd of this year.
"We hope you're having a better day than the president of the United States this morning," Joe Scarborough said.
"He is continuing to tweet. As you all know, and as our viewers know, I recommended to Trump several years ago to please stop watching our show. he'd be better for it. The country would be better for it. He'd be able to work more clearly. He just can't get it out of his head. he can't quit us. That makes me sad. Willie, the tweets continue. Now, he's talking again, as we have deaths, over 42,000, 43,000. It'll be at 50,000 too soon. Even though wackos, Trump wackos are spreading conspiracy theories that the lockdowns were a scheme by Democrats. The president yesterday said, 'If we didn't have lockdowns, 1 or 2 million people would die." In the middle of a pandemic that killed more than killed on 9/11, Afghanistan war, both Iraq wars, both Americans killed by this pandemic, which the president said was only one person coming in from China and would go away magically in April.
"More Americans died in in pandemic than the entire Korean war in combat deaths. In the middle of this, quote, war, as the president called it, he's tweeting about his ratings. 'I had great ratings my whole life.' We won't read the rest of that. as America is falling further behind per capita in testing, Donald Trump is talking about ratings at his afternoon press conference. You'd think news executives would look and say, wait a second, maybe this guy is not being serious."
Scarborough said "maybe" we shouldn't be running these press conferences. Gee, you think?


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Steve Schmidt Says It Out Loud: These Are Just Campaign Rallies

After the usual nightly North Korea-style propaganda fest , it 's always nice to hear someone call Trump 's press briefings out for the narcissistic feed they really are .
Steve Schmidt did not mince words with Ari Melber last night : '' Right now , we see the American economy with small business devastated because these programs are n't doing what they 're supposed to be doing , '' Steve Schmidt said .
`` And so , as opposed to the self-congratulations that we see every night , there ought to be honest admissions about what 's working , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be fixed .
And we do n't see that .
But that 's not the purpose of these .
`` to The purpose of these events is n't to inform the public .
It 's a political rally for the president , who ca n't go do the big MAGA rallies anymore .
And the country is subjected it .
`` But it 's about his self-interest , not the national interest . ''
Yes , it always is .
But it 's nice to hear it out loud , instead of @ @ @ @

After the usual nightly North Korea-style propaganda fest, it's always nice to hear someone call Trump's press briefings out for the narcissistic feed they really are. Steve Schmidt did not mince words with Ari Melber last night:
"Right now, we see the American economy with small business devastated because these programs aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing," Steve Schmidt said.
"And so, as opposed to the self-congratulations that we see every night, there ought to be honest admissions about what's working, what's not working, what needs to be fixed. And we don't see that. But that's not the purpose of these.
"The purpose of these events isn't to inform the public. It's a political rally for the president, who can't go do the big MAGA rallies anymore. And the country is subjected it.
"But it's about his self-interest, not the national interest."
Yes, it always is. But it's nice to hear it out loud, instead of the national gaslighting.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--Fox Hosts On Trump’s Immigration Ban: We Need Our Au Pairs!

Last night , Trump sounded like he thought he had finally found an answer to dealing with the coronavirus .
No , not better testing or more PPE but an immigration ban .
He tweeted , “ In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy , as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens , I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States !
” This morning , cohost Ainsley Earhardt briefly acknowledged that farmers rely on immigrants .
Then she launched what looked like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems to let the pandemic interfere with his TV watching : EARHARDT : Many families here , including mine , we have au pairs , and we rely on them .
I go to work at three o ’ clock in the morning , so I need her there and I need her in my house so that she can help me with my daughter .
So , many families rely on child care from other countries .
These au pairs come here on work visas , they have to go back to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we 've been talking in my house about how that 's going to happen .
So , these are all things , these are questions that we have that , hopefully the president will roll out a plan and we 'll all be informed on how this is going to affect all of our lives .
KILMEADE : I just want to say , I know a lot of people who have au pairs that come here legally .
Someone we all know is waiting on one for a matter of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immigration , because of the pandemic , I 'm wondering if there could be a testing procedure done once things settle down here in a month or so , so those people that are coming here legally through work visas will be able to come here through work visas .
Cohost Steve Doocy reminded the two that Trump was also looking “ to safeguard American jobs '' in his tweet .
Doocy added , “ The people who are here in the country , who are not working , this would help make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than somebody from another country coming in and taking that . ''
Apparently , when it comes to their own and their pals ' homes , these Trumpers don ’ t care so much about America first .

Last night, Trump sounded like he thought he had finally found an answer to dealing with the coronavirus. No, not better testing or more PPE but an immigration ban. He tweeted, “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!”
This morning, cohost Ainsley Earhardt briefly acknowledged that farmers rely on immigrants. Then she launched what looked like a direct plea to Trump, who never seems to let the pandemic interfere with his TV watching:
EARHARDT: Many families here, including mine, we have au pairs, and we rely on them. I go to work at three o’clock in the morning, so I need her there and I need her in my house so that she can help me with my daughter. So, many families rely on child care from other countries. These au pairs come here on work visas, they have to go back to their country to get the visas renewed, and we've been talking in my house about how that's going to happen. So, these are all things, these are questions that we have that, hopefully the president will roll out a plan and we'll all be informed on how this is going to affect all of our lives.
Cohost Brian Kilmeade did his part:
KILMEADE: I just want to say, I know a lot of people who have au pairs that come here legally. Someone we all know is waiting on one for a matter of months now, but the problem with immigration, because of the pandemic, I'm wondering if there could be a testing procedure done once things settle down here in a month or so, so those people that are coming here legally through work visas will be able to come here through work visas.
Cohost Steve Doocy reminded the two that Trump was also looking “to safeguard American jobs" in his tweet. Doocy added, “The people who are here in the country, who are not working, this would help make sure that they keep their job rather than somebody from another country coming in and taking that."
Apparently, when it comes to their own and their pals' homes, these Trumpers don’t care so much about America first.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--IL Gov. Pritzker Is Buying Medical Supplies In Secret So Trump Administration Won't Seize Them

While Republican lawmakers continue even now to prop up Donald Trump despite Trump 's obvious and dangerous incompetence , during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic , we appear to have already arrived at the point where state governors are being forced not just to recreate what the federal government was expected to do in previous national crises but to do so behind Trump 's incompetent and corrupt back .
In secret .
To avoid having him damage the efforts .
Last week , The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Illinois Gov .
J.B. Pritzker was planning to ship `` millions of masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his state via charter jets , but was keeping the details of those flights secret `` out of fear the Trump administration might seize the cargo for the federal stockpile . ''
Now , reports Forbes , the White House is responding in the usual Trump White House way : sending a sniveling underling out to complain about it .
White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere broke with usual Trump spokesman tradition to actually put his own name to his quote , sniffing to RealClearPolitics that Pritzker `` through ignorance or incompetence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply wrong when Pritzker told CNN his state had gotten `` very little help '' and that he 'd `` given up on any promises that had been made '' by Trump .
Despite this rare moment of evidence that the `` White House press office '' is a thing that still exists , however , those insults appear to be the sum total of Team Trump 's argument against Pritzker .
On the core point—that the states are now on their own , and that Trump wo n't be helping after publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ collapsed quickly afterwards—even Trump himself is in agreement .
The governors are on their own , Trump says , with regard to testing .
They 're on their own when it comes to getting supplies , with Jared Kushner 's `` federal stockpile '' acting only as indecipherably-managed backup .
They 're on their own when it comes to making reopening decisions , because Trump wants it on someone else 's head if those decisions turn out to be wrong .
The worst thing , though , is that Pritzker is not wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actively try to confiscate medical supplies his state was ordering .
Federal officials stepped in to buy 500 much-needed ventilators out from under Colorado state officials , only to showily announce that they would be providing just 100 of those ventilators to the state by request of a Trump-allied Republican senator .
Supplies have been `` confiscated '' in foreign airports and U.S. ports by unidentified federal interlopers .
Rather than provide supplies to the states directly , it appears the Trump administration is instead releasing the acquired emergency supplies to the for-profit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compete with each other in bidding wars to get them .
So Pritzer 's plan to keep state purchases of emergency supplies secret from the federal government , then , seems not just appropriate but necessary .
There is no assurance that those flights would not be intercepted , if the federal government knew of them .
There is no assurance Illinois would get the supplies back , if so intercepted—at least , not without paying considerably more cash to whatever private company they were redirected towards .
It may be that each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is not just that Trump and his team has been grossly incompetent in the face of crisis ; their incompetence allowed the pandemic to spread explosively and has made the crisis worse every step of the way .
White House lies have hindered planning efforts , as states are told to expect `` 4 million tests '' or other actions that evaporate into thin air soon afterwards .
White House corruption has seemingly prioritized Republican leaders and Republican states for what supplies they were able to muster .
Trump 's own personal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack governors who have taken strong measures to combat the pandemic 's spread , weakening public trust in those measures and spreading gibbering conspiracy nonsense from his mouth and Twitter feed .
If Republicans will not remove Trump even as his incompetence turns into the cause of death for tens of thousands of Americans—so far—then state governors will have to save Americans behind Trump 's back .
If the White House press office wants to snivel about that , they are welcome to do so .
Heaven knows nobody else in the building @ @ @ @ @

While Republican lawmakers continue even now to prop up Donald Trump despite Trump's obvious and dangerous incompetence, during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, we appear to have already arrived at the point where state governors are being forced not just to recreate what the federal government was expected to do in previous national crises but to do so behind Trump's incompetent and corrupt back. In secret. To avoid having him damage the efforts.
Last week, The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker was planning to ship "millions of masks and gloves from China" back to his state via charter jets, but was keeping the details of those flights secret "out of fear the Trump administration might seize the cargo for the federal stockpile." Now, reports Forbes, the White House is responding in the usual Trump White House way: sending a sniveling underling out to complain about it.
White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere broke with usual Trump spokesman tradition to actually put his own name to his quote, sniffing to RealClearPolitics that Pritzker "through ignorance or incompetence or a propensity to politicize" was simply wrong when Pritzker told CNN his state had gotten "very little help" and that he'd "given up on any promises that had been made" by Trump.
Despite this rare moment of evidence that the "White House press office" is a thing that still exists, however, those insults appear to be the sum total of Team Trump's argument against Pritzker. On the core point—that the states are now on their own, and that Trump won't be helping after publicly promising a series of things that all collapsed quickly afterwards—even Trump himself is in agreement. The governors are on their own, Trump says, with regard to testing. They're on their own when it comes to getting supplies, with Jared Kushner's "federal stockpile" acting only as indecipherably-managed backup. They're on their own when it comes to making reopening decisions, because Trump wants it on someone else's head if those decisions turn out to be wrong.
The worst thing, though, is that Pritzker is not wrong in his fears that Team Trump would actively try to confiscate medical supplies his state was ordering. Federal officials stepped in to buy 500 much-needed ventilators out from under Colorado state officials, only to showily announce that they would be providing just 100 of those ventilators to the state by request of a Trump-allied Republican senator. Supplies have been "confiscated" in foreign airports and U.S. ports by unidentified federal interlopers.
Rather than provide supplies to the states directly, it appears the Trump administration is instead releasing the acquired emergency supplies to the for-profit private sector, forcing the states to compete with each other in bidding wars to get them.
So Pritzer's plan to keep state purchases of emergency supplies secret from the federal government, then, seems not just appropriate but necessary. There is no assurance that those flights would not be intercepted, if the federal government knew of them. There is no assurance Illinois would get the supplies back, if so intercepted—at least, not without paying considerably more cash to whatever private company they were redirected towards.
It may be that each of the states begin doing this. It is not just that Trump and his team has been grossly incompetent in the face of crisis; their incompetence allowed the pandemic to spread explosively and has made the crisis worse every step of the way. White House lies have hindered planning efforts, as states are told to expect "4 million tests" or other actions that evaporate into thin air soon afterwards. White House corruption has seemingly prioritized Republican leaders and Republican states for what supplies they were able to muster. Trump's own personal dishonesty and narcissism has led him to attack governors who have taken strong measures to combat the pandemic's spread, weakening public trust in those measures and spreading gibbering conspiracy nonsense from his mouth and Twitter feed.
If Republicans will not remove Trump even as his incompetence turns into the cause of death for tens of thousands of Americans—so far—then state governors will have to save Americans behind Trump's back. If the White House press office wants to snivel about that, they are welcome to do so. Heaven knows nobody else in the building is doing anything useful.
Posted with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-04-22--This Child Is All Of Us

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crooksandliars--2020-04-22--On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Donald Trump Declares That He Is Stopping All Immigration To America

Donald Trump declared that he will be signing an order cutting off all immigration to the United States in an effort to cut off coronavirus , even though it is raging already inside our country .
A better option would be to cut off movement between states , especially with some red states opening up , even though the virus is raging inside their borders .
The awful irony of this decision is that today is Holocaust Remembrance Day , a worldwide holiday that is one of the most solemn days in Israel and in the Jewish community .
Holocaust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and participate in memorial marches at the camps .
Sirens blare through Israel at 10:00am for 2 straight minutes .
The entire country stops .
People stop driving .
They get out of their cars .
People stop walking .
Everyone stops , puts their head down , closes their eyes and reflect on the horror of the Holocaust .
I lived in Israel as a child and have vivid memories of this powerful moment .
You can not hold back the tears .
Parents hug their children .
Strangers embrace after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So how does this tie into Trump 's new threat ?
Many countries turned away the Jews fleeing Nazi Germany , including the United States , sending the shipful of innocent passengers back to certain death .
This was not lost on Twitter .
Donald Trump salivated at the chance to enact his dream of blocking all immigrants from crossing into our country , no matter the day .
The evil never ends .
The scapegoating never ends .
The inability to be humble and take even a modicum of responsiblity for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He is a failed human , an empty soul , a truly evil man the likes we have never seen on our soil .

Donald Trump declared that he will be signing an order cutting off all immigration to the United States in an effort to cut off coronavirus, even though it is raging already inside our country. A better option would be to cut off movement between states, especially with some red states opening up, even though the virus is raging inside their borders.
In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2020
The awful irony of this decision is that today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, a worldwide holiday that is one of the most solemn days in Israel and in the Jewish community. Holocaust survivors and their families attend remembrance ceremonies and participate in memorial marches at the camps. Sirens blare through Israel at 10:00am for 2 straight minutes. The entire country stops. People stop driving. They get out of their cars. People stop walking. Everyone stops, puts their head down, closes their eyes and reflect on the horror of the Holocaust.
I lived in Israel as a child and have vivid memories of this powerful moment. You cannot hold back the tears. Parents hug their children. Strangers embrace after the 2 minutes are over. Everything seems..small.
So how does this tie into Trump's new threat? Many countries turned away the Jews fleeing Nazi Germany, including the United States, sending the shipful of innocent passengers back to certain death.
This was not lost on Twitter.
I for one would like to thank the president of the United States for closing the borders on Yom HaShoah. How appropriate a way to mark the day we remember the millions murdered because nobody would take them in. https://t.co/HbBxUpEuRp — Rabbi Jonah Geffen (@JonahGeffen) April 21, 2020
So fitting of Trump to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day by announcing a ban on immigrants. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #immigration — Mo Goldman (@MoGoldman) April 21, 2020
"It is especially galling for this threat to be made on #YomHaShoah, a day to commemorate lives of six million Jews whose genocide was facilitated by, among other things, virtual closing of the U.S. to immigrants from Eastern Europe in 1924." @truahrabbishttps://t.co/1O5HltDr4j — Rabbi Jill Jacobs (@rabbijilljacobs) April 21, 2020
Nothing like #HolocaustRemembranceDay for #Trump to announce he wants to turn away #immigrants (scapegoating) to divert attention from his colossal failures in
February and March when he could have saved many lives. — Rich Klein (@RichKleinCrisis) April 21, 2020
Donald Trump salivated at the chance to enact his dream of blocking all immigrants from crossing into our country, no matter the day. The evil never ends. The scapegoating never ends. The inability to be humble and take even a modicum of responsiblity for his epic failures will never come. He is a failed human, an empty soul, a truly evil man the likes we have never seen on our soil.


crooksandliars--2020-04-23--Former Labradoodle Breeder Tapped To Lead U.S. Pandemic Task Force

The Secretary of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) Alex Azar appointed his trusted aide Brian Harrison to lead his agency ’ s day-to-day response to COVID-19 , despite his total lack of experience .
Within the administration , Harrison is derisively referred to as `` the dog breeder . ''
Who needs The Onion with an administration such as this ?
Two years later , at the dawn of the coronavirus crisis , Azar appointed his most trusted aide and chief of staff , Harrison , as HHS ’ s main coordinator for the government ’ s response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was an unusual choice , with no formal education in public health , management , or medicine and with only limited experience in the fields .
In 2006 , he joined HHS in a one-year stint as a “ Confidential Assistant ” to Azar , who was then deputy secretary .
He also had posts working for Vice President Dick Cheney , the Department of Defense and a Washington public relations company .
Before joining the Trump Administration in January 2018 , Harrison ’ s official HHS biography says , he “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The biography does not disclose the name or nature of that business , but his personal financial disclosure forms show that from 2012 until 2018 he ran a company called Dallas Labradoodles .
The company sells Australian Labradoodles , a breed that is a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle .
He sold it in April 2018 , his financial disclosure form said .
HHS emailed Reuters that the sales price was $ 225,000 .
A perhaps telling choice , as the explosion of popularity for this relatively new breed has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ characters just out to make a fast buck , just like in the Trump administration itself .
As the Australian originator of the breed , Wally Conron , said in an interview last year .
“ I opened a Pandora ’ s box and released a Frankenstein ’ s monster , ” said Conron , a former breeding manager with the Royal Guide Dog Association of Australia .
Conron said he fears people are over-breeding the dog , creating versions of their own including groodles ( a mixture of golden retrievers and poodles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a spaniel and a poodle ) .
“ I find that the biggest majority are either crazy or have a hereditary problem , ” he said .
“ I do see some damn nice Labradoodles but they ’ re few and far between .
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar appointed his trusted aide Brian Harrison to lead his agency’s day-to-day response to COVID-19, despite his total lack of experience. Within the administration, Harrison is derisively referred to as "the dog breeder."
Who needs The Onion with an administration such as this?
Source: Reuters
Two years later, at the dawn of the coronavirus crisis, Azar appointed his most trusted aide and chief of staff, Harrison, as HHS’s main coordinator for the government’s response to the virus. Harrison, 37, was an unusual choice, with no formal education in public health, management, or medicine and with only limited experience in the fields. In 2006, he joined HHS in a one-year stint as a “Confidential Assistant” to Azar, who was then deputy secretary. He also had posts working for Vice President Dick Cheney, the Department of Defense and a Washington public relations company. Before joining the Trump Administration in January 2018, Harrison’s official HHS biography says, he “ran a small business in Texas.” The biography does not disclose the name or nature of that business, but his personal financial disclosure forms show that from 2012 until 2018 he ran a company called Dallas Labradoodles. The company sells Australian Labradoodles, a breed that is a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle. He sold it in April 2018, his financial disclosure form said. HHS emailed Reuters that the sales price was $225,000.
A perhaps telling choice, as the explosion of popularity for this relatively new breed has created an industry often frequented by unscrupulous characters out to make a fast buck, just like in the Trump administration itself. As the Australian originator of the breed, Wally Conron, said in an interview last year.
“I opened a Pandora’s box and released a Frankenstein’s monster,” said Conron, a former breeding manager with the Royal Guide Dog Association of Australia. Conron said he fears people are over-breeding the dog, creating versions of their own including groodles (a mixture of golden retrievers and poodles) and spoodles (a cross between a spaniel and a poodle). “I find that the biggest majority are either crazy or have a hereditary problem,” he said. “I do see some damn nice Labradoodles but they’re few and far between.”