crooksandliars--2020-11-06--Stacey Abrams Mourned Her Loss, Made Her Plans, And Turned Georgia Blue

Stacey Abrams has been my hero for a while .
But for a stolen election and voter suppression , she @ @ @ @ @ governor .
Instead of turning away , she doubled down -- and turned Georgia blue @ @ @ @ @ she have in the Biden administration ?
WHATEVER SHE WANTS .
Anything .
( And @ @ @ @ @ next year 's Nobel Peace Prize . )
If Georgia puts Biden-Harris over the top @ @ @ @ @ voted for it will be indebted to Stacey Abrams for an idea she had a @ @ @ @ @ s my profile of her from last year .
https : //t.co/AoppWQGkoB Whatever .
She @ @ @ @ @ so , Joe .

Stacey Abrams has been my hero for a while. But for a stolen election and voter suppression, she should have been Georgia's governor. Instead of turning away, she doubled down -- and turned Georgia blue again.
What job should she have in the Biden administration? WHATEVER SHE WANTS. Anything. (And somebody better nominate her for next year's Nobel Peace Prize.)
"I began working on voter protection issues as a college student, because I'm the daughter of two civil rights activists. My father was arrested at the age of 14, helping register blacks to vote in Hattiesburg, Mississippi." - Stacey Abrams pic.twitter.com/8qwNFbdPci — The Women's Organisation (@TheWomensOrg) November 6, 2020
If Georgia puts Biden-Harris over the top the administration and everyone who voted for it will be indebted to Stacey Abrams for an idea she had a decade ago.
Here’s my profile of her from last year. https://t.co/AoppWQGkoB — jelani cobb (@jelani9) November 4, 2020
Whatever. She. Wants. Make it so, Joe.


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--The Working-Class Kid From Scranton

The Working-Class Kid From Scranton

Democrats are relieved and delighted that Biden is almost certain to win : beating Donald Trump was considered by many of us to be among the most important accomplishments of our lives .
But there are also lots of questions on why it has been so close , and why we didn ’ t win back the Senate .
In the weeks to come , there will be a lot of us , myself included , who will be chewing over questions such as , is the polling industry truly broken ?
( Seems likely . )
What could have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Latino strategy ?
Was it a good decision by the Biden team to forego door knocking until the very end of the campaign ?
Should Biden have hit the campaign trail more often ?
And what the hell happened to the much hyped Lincoln Project-led strategy of winning over more Republicans ?
There will also be the inevitable analysis by Democrats from various segments of the party suggesting that ( a ) the Biden campaign , the DSCC , and DCCC were all run perfectly and everyone should just STFU about it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run more to the center he would have picked up all those extra centrist votes , and ( c ) if Biden had made more gestures to the young progressives and people of color out in the streets , he would have done better .
I have my early takes on all those topics , but before we get into all those debates , I want to encourage everyone to breathe deeply , and in the immortal line from “ Desperately Seeking Susan , ” `` take a valium like a normal person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to come in .
There is always such a rush to judgment after an election , but exit polls tend to be a pile of crap , and what actually happened in a race like this is way more nuanced and complicated than most partisans with an axe to grind want to admit .
Why was it so tough to beat Trump and his loyal minions ?
So instead of weighing in IMMEDIATELY like I really want to , instead , today I am going to focus on a couple of closely related @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the future of our country and the Democratic Party .
First , why is it that the Democratic Party has had such trouble , in two presidential elections in a row , dispatching the creepiest man in the world and his band of sycophants to the trashcan of history where he so desperately deserves to go ?
And second , given the current lay of the political land , how do we make Joe Biden ’ s first two years the kind of political success we need it to be to win @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those : we can thank our lucky stars that we have beaten this man .
And thank not just our luck , but even more so , all the hard work done by millions of people around the country from the top of the campaign , to all those independent progressive efforts out there by hundreds of national , state , and local groups , to the millions of activists who made calls and texts , wrote postcards , knocked on doors , and had conversations with their friends and family about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for all of you , because we needed everyone to pitch in to pull this off .
The Democratic Party and progressive movement were united in our efforts to end this terrible man ’ s terrible presidency , and we can all look back on this effort the rest of our lives and say , “ I was part of one of the most important political efforts in history.
” Makes me proud .
But we also have to look at the closer-than-expected results , and the fact that the rest of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s bullshit these last four years .
We need to squarely face the fact that in spite of the horrendous job he did on managing the coronavirus ; in spite of his overt racism and sexism and all-around narcissistic insanity ; in spite of his out-in-the-open corruption and links to foreign dictators ; in spite of his leaked tax returns , attack on health care , denial and exacerbation of climate change , in spite of all his rottenness and all our great efforts ; we almost lost to this guy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proud that we won , but that fact should also shake our party to its core and cause us to take a genuine reassessment of our standing in this country .
I don ’ t have all the answers for sure .
Part of it , as I said above , needs to wait until we really have a chance to look at the data .
But this goes beyond data to something deeper and more profound : why is our country so dysfunctional that more than 68,000,000 and counting voted for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to look closely at two big things .
First , how do we penetrate the media bubble that the right wing propagandists have built up ?
In small towns and blue collar neighborhoods around the country , how do we get heard , how do we get listened to , how does our message penetrate ?
We need answers and I suspect it is not running another billion dollars of “ Trump is an asshole and we are the nice people ” TV ads .
Second , we really do need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why do we have so much trouble relating to working-class people ?
And not just white working-class folks , by the way , although of course that is where our biggest problem continues to be .
But we lost more young African-American men and Latinos than we have in a long time .
Are we too obsessed with well-to-do people in the suburbs ?
Are we too worried about what big donors think , softening our message enough , so that working-class folks don ’ t believe we are really going to fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the exurbs and small-town America who feel forgotten by their government think that “ well , Trump may have a lot of faults , but at least he stands up to the establishment in DC and fights for me ?
” Have those people out in middle America decided that all politicians are corrupt and on the take , but at least Trump flips the elites the bird enough to shake things up ?
And yes , absolutely , race has a whole to do with Trump ’ s appeal : the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a dysfunctional system.We need to figure out how to reach across racial lines and build a truly multicultural , multi-racial movement that can effectively challenge Trumpian race baiting .
Again , I ’ m not claiming I have all the answers , but until we as a party do some deep self-examination , we are going to keep losing elections we should have won and barely escaping when we should have blown them away .
Too often , when parties win the presidency , the leaders of those parties proclaim themselves geniuses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new administration suck up to those in power rather than asking questions .
But I am convinced that in order to survive and thrive in the future , Democrats need to break that usual pattern and do some soul searching right now .
What does all this mean for a Biden administration ?
The last two times a Democrat won the presidency , we lost the next midterm by a crushing margin and -- even after winning re-election -- spent the rest of that presidency in the minority in Congress .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pattern , especially with McConnell probably still in charge of the Senate .
Democrats need to learn one important lesson from Donald Trump : how to be an outsider while still being the president of the United States .
Many will say that is impossible for the ultimate DC insider , Joe Biden .
But what Biden needs to do is to resist the temptation to be the insider , establishment president , and embrace instead his working-class roots as that kid from Scranton whose beloved dad lost his job .
The campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Scranton economics vs Park Avenue economics , and that is what we need from Biden over the next two years .
The economy is going to be in serious trouble and McConnell , except for the occasional business bailout , is going to resist any efforts to rebuild it -- both because he doesn ’ t want Biden to get the political credit for an improving economy , and because of his and his caucus ’ right-wing economic policy views .
What Biden and our party must do is to lead a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for nothing getting done .
Rather than repeating the insider-oriented playbook from 1993-4 and 2009-10 that led Democrats to political disaster , we need to repeat the playbook from 1996 and 1998 , where we made Newt Gingrich , with his right-wing policies and all-around arrogance , the poster child for everything that was wrong with the Republican Party .
For those of you who don ’ t remember , we in the Clinton campaign spent far more time in the 1996 cycle attacking Gingrich than attacking our actual opponent Bob Dole , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1998 , where in spite of the Lewinsky scandal , the president ’ s party picked up seats in Congress for the first time since 1962 and only the second time in the last 90 years .
We are going to need that kind of campaign , because if McConnell remains in charge of the Senate , DC is going to look like a pretty dysfunctional place with nothing much happening to rescue everyday Americans from a sour economy .
We must make Scranton economics vs Park Avenue economics our theme .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on roads and bridges and schools and green jobs , taxes on the super wealthy , as Biden ’ s ads talked about .
Taking on Big Tech , Big Pharma , the insurance industry , Wall Street , and the billionaire monopolists who get richer and richer at the expense of the little guys and the real economy .
We need to make 100 % clear who we as Democrats are fighting for : those working families from Scranton and Flint and Houston and Atlanta who are fighting to survive in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ channels those families ’ anger at dysfunctional DC , we can win a strong victory in 2022 , and again in 2024 , and finally , finally start to change this country for the better .

Democrats are relieved and delighted that Biden is almost certain to win: beating Donald Trump was considered by many of us to be among the most important accomplishments of our lives. But there are also lots of questions on why it has been so close, and why we didn’t win back the Senate.
In the weeks to come, there will be a lot of us, myself included, who will be chewing over questions such as, is the polling industry truly broken? (Seems likely.) What could have the Biden campaign done better on its Latino strategy? Was it a good decision by the Biden team to forego door knocking until the very end of the campaign? Should Biden have hit the campaign trail more often? And what the hell happened to the much hyped Lincoln Project-led strategy of winning over more Republicans? There will also be the inevitable analysis by Democrats from various segments of the party suggesting that (a) the Biden campaign, the DSCC, and DCCC were all run perfectly and everyone should just STFU about it, (b) if only Biden had run more to the center he would have picked up all those extra centrist votes, and (c) if Biden had made more gestures to the young progressives and people of color out in the streets, he would have done better.
I have my early takes on all those topics, but before we get into all those debates, I want to encourage everyone to breathe deeply, and in the immortal line from “Desperately Seeking Susan,” "take a valium like a normal person." Wait for the actual data to come in. There is always such a rush to judgment after an election, but exit polls tend to be a pile of crap, and what actually happened in a race like this is way more nuanced and complicated than most partisans with an axe to grind want to admit.
Why was it so tough to beat Trump and his loyal minions?
So instead of weighing in IMMEDIATELY like I really want to, instead, today I am going to focus on a couple of closely related topics that I think are profoundly important to the future of our country and the Democratic Party. First, why is it that the Democratic Party has had such trouble, in two presidential elections in a row, dispatching the creepiest man in the world and his band of sycophants to the trashcan of history where he so desperately deserves to go? And second, given the current lay of the political land, how do we make Joe Biden’s first two years the kind of political success we need it to be to win big in 2022?
On the first of those: we can thank our lucky stars that we have beaten this man. And thank not just our luck, but even more so, all the hard work done by millions of people around the country from the top of the campaign, to all those independent progressive efforts out there by hundreds of national, state, and local groups, to the millions of activists who made calls and texts, wrote postcards, knocked on doors, and had conversations with their friends and family about getting out to vote. Thank goodness for all of you, because we needed everyone to pitch in to pull this off. The Democratic Party and progressive movement were united in our efforts to end this terrible man’s terrible presidency, and we can all look back on this effort the rest of our lives and say, “I was part of one of the most important political efforts in history.” Makes me proud.
But we also have to look at the closer-than-expected results, and the fact that the rest of the Republican Party paid no price for backing Trump’s bullshit these last four years. We need to squarely face the fact that in spite of the horrendous job he did on managing the coronavirus; in spite of his overt racism and sexism and all-around narcissistic insanity; in spite of his out-in-the-open corruption and links to foreign dictators; in spite of his leaked tax returns, attack on health care, denial and exacerbation of climate change, in spite of all his rottenness and all our great efforts; we almost lost to this guy again. We should be happy and proud that we won, but that fact should also shake our party to its core and cause us to take a genuine reassessment of our standing in this country.
I don’t have all the answers for sure. Part of it, as I said above, needs to wait until we really have a chance to look at the data. But this goes beyond data to something deeper and more profound: why is our country so dysfunctional that more than 68,000,000 and counting voted for this abject failure? I think the party needs to look closely at two big things. First, how do we penetrate the media bubble that the right wing propagandists have built up? In small towns and blue collar neighborhoods around the country, how do we get heard, how do we get listened to, how does our message penetrate? We need answers and I suspect it is not running another billion dollars of “Trump is an asshole and we are the nice people” TV ads.
Second, we really do need to take an honest look at ourselves: why do we have so much trouble relating to working-class people? And not just white working-class folks, by the way, although of course that is where our biggest problem continues to be. But we lost more young African-American men and Latinos than we have in a long time. Are we too obsessed with well-to-do people in the suburbs? Are we too worried about what big donors think, softening our message enough, so that working-class folks don’t believe we are really going to fight for them?
Do those working-class folks in the exurbs and small-town America who feel forgotten by their government think that “well, Trump may have a lot of faults, but at least he stands up to the establishment in DC and fights for me?” Have those people out in middle America decided that all politicians are corrupt and on the take, but at least Trump flips the elites the bird enough to shake things up?
And yes, absolutely, race has a whole to do with Trump’s appeal: the politics of resentment is still powerful in a dysfunctional system.We need to figure out how to reach across racial lines and build a truly multicultural, multi-racial movement that can effectively challenge Trumpian race baiting.
Again, I’m not claiming I have all the answers, but until we as a party do some deep self-examination, we are going to keep losing elections we should have won and barely escaping when we should have blown them away. Too often, when parties win the presidency, the leaders of those parties proclaim themselves geniuses, and the people who want something from the new administration suck up to those in power rather than asking questions. But I am convinced that in order to survive and thrive in the future, Democrats need to break that usual pattern and do some soul searching right now.
What does all this mean for a Biden administration?
The last two times a Democrat won the presidency, we lost the next midterm by a crushing margin and -- even after winning re-election -- spent the rest of that presidency in the minority in Congress. We can’t afford to repeat that pattern, especially with McConnell probably still in charge of the Senate.
Democrats need to learn one important lesson from Donald Trump: how to be an outsider while still being the president of the United States.
Many will say that is impossible for the ultimate DC insider, Joe Biden. But what Biden needs to do is to resist the temptation to be the insider, establishment president, and embrace instead his working-class roots as that kid from Scranton whose beloved dad lost his job. The campaign’s best message had the theme of Scranton economics vs Park Avenue economics, and that is what we need from Biden over the next two years.
The economy is going to be in serious trouble and McConnell, except for the occasional business bailout, is going to resist any efforts to rebuild it -- both because he doesn’t want Biden to get the political credit for an improving economy, and because of his and his caucus’ right-wing economic policy views. What Biden and our party must do is to lead a campaign to make McConnell the poster child for nothing getting done. Rather than repeating the insider-oriented playbook from 1993-4 and 2009-10 that led Democrats to political disaster, we need to repeat the playbook from 1996 and 1998, where we made Newt Gingrich, with his right-wing policies and all-around arrogance, the poster child for everything that was wrong with the Republican Party. For those of you who don’t remember, we in the Clinton campaign spent far more time in the 1996 cycle attacking Gingrich than attacking our actual opponent Bob Dole, and it worked. It worked again in 1998, where in spite of the Lewinsky scandal, the president’s party picked up seats in Congress for the first time since 1962 and only the second time in the last 90 years.
We are going to need that kind of campaign, because if McConnell remains in charge of the Senate, DC is going to look like a pretty dysfunctional place with nothing much happening to rescue everyday Americans from a sour economy.
We must make Scranton economics vs Park Avenue economics our theme. New jobs with an infrastructure package focused on roads and bridges and schools and green jobs, taxes on the super wealthy, as Biden’s ads talked about. Taking on Big Tech, Big Pharma, the insurance industry, Wall Street, and the billionaire monopolists who get richer and richer at the expense of the little guys and the real economy.
We need to make 100% clear who we as Democrats are fighting for: those working families from Scranton and Flint and Houston and Atlanta who are fighting to survive in this screwed up economy. If Joe Biden channels those families’ anger at dysfunctional DC, we can win a strong victory in 2022, and again in 2024, and finally, finally start to change this country for the better.


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--Fox Anchor Clutches Her Pearls Over Philly Mayor’s ‘Big Boy Pants’ Comment

Fox anchor Martha MacCallum developed a sudden concern for “ comments that are unbecoming to a public official ” after Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney advised Trump to “ put his big boy pants on ” and admit that he has lost the election .
Kenney was voicing what most of us are probably thinking : Trump has lost the election and it ’ s time to stop pretending he hasn ’ t : “ I think what the President needs to do is to frankly put his big boy pants on .
He needs to acknowledge the fact that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ winner , ” Mayor Kenney said .
But MacCallum – who had no problem with Donald Trump ’ s lie-filled attacks on our election last night – lectured Kenney for not being “ circumspect ” during this time : MACCALLUM : The comments that we heard from the mayor a short time ago … I think those are comments that are unbecoming to a public official in this country , especially in the middle of a very tense election season .
So , I think everybody needs to be very circumspect with their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all proceed forward here .
It ’ s a big deal .
It ’ s very emotional for everybody across this country , ” Really , Martha ?
I doubt there has ever been a public official more unbecoming or less circumspect than “ grab ‘ em by the p***y ” Trump .
But if you ’ ve ever lectured him about his rhetoric , I must have missed it .

Fox anchor Martha MacCallum developed a sudden concern for “comments that are unbecoming to a public official” after Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney advised Trump to “put his big boy pants on” and admit that he has lost the election.
Kenney was voicing what most of us are probably thinking: Trump has lost the election and it’s time to stop pretending he hasn’t:
“I think what the President needs to do is to frankly put his big boy pants on. He needs to acknowledge the fact that he lost and he needs to congratulate the winner,” Mayor Kenney said.
But MacCallum – who had no problem with Donald Trump’s lie-filled attacks on our election last night – lectured Kenney for not being “circumspect” during this time:
MACCALLUM: The comments that we heard from the mayor a short time ago … I think those are comments that are unbecoming to a public official in this country, especially in the middle of a very tense election season. So, I think everybody needs to be very circumspect with their comments and very careful about how we all proceed forward here. It’s a big deal. It’s very emotional for everybody across this country,”
Really, Martha? I doubt there has ever been a public official more unbecoming or less circumspect than “grab ‘em by the p***y” Trump. But if you’ve ever lectured him about his rhetoric, I must have missed it.


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--Newt Gingrich Demands Bill Barr Arrest Election Workers

Trump and his enablers have been watching the walls close around him for the last few days , and this Thursday evening on Fox , the rhetoric from corrupt former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his fellow Trump sycophant Sean Hannity took a very dangerous turn .
They 're hoping to work the refs and get the Pennsylvania state legislators to pick their electors instead of allowing the voters to decide , knowing it 's the last gasp they have left to allow Trump to steal the election and hang onto power .
Here 's Newt calling for Bill Barr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` corrupt '' votes to be tossed out last night : With former Vice President Joe Biden getting closer to an electoral victory as mail-in votes in Pennsylvania continue to break heavily for him , President Donald Trump threw a televised tantrum on Thursday and doubled down on his baseless claims that the election is being stolen from him and he ’ s the rightful winner .
Fox News host and informal Trump adviser Sean Hannity devoted the bulk of his Thursday night broadcast to proposing a new strategy to the president and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tipping point state , just re-do its election .
Then it was Gingrich 's turn to respond to the `` do-over '' : “ My hope is that President Trump will lead the millions of Americans who understand exactly what ’ s going on , ” Gingrich fumed .
“ The Philadelphia machine is corrupt .
The Atlanta machine is corrupt .
The machine in Detroit is corrupt .
And they are trying to steal the presidency .
And we should not allow them to do that.
” “ First of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lock up the people who are breaking the law , ” he continued .
“ You stop somebody from being an observer , you just broke federal law .
Do you hide and put up papers so nobody can see what you 're doing ?
You just broke federal law .
You bring in ballots that are n't real ?
You just broke federal law.
” “ So , what is the answer , now that the law 's been violated and observers been kicked out ?
Does n't it render the vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The first answer—the first answer is for the attorney .
Look , the attorney general this afternoon issued an order that federal agents can carry guns in the pursuit of people who are breaking the law .
That 's a signal , ” Gingrich responded .
And he wrapped things up demanding that they toss out any votes that their poll watchers were n't able to observe , which is ridiculous since they 've had poll watchers across the country all along despite Fox and Trump lying about it , and called for @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Trump and his enablers have been watching the walls close around him for the last few days, and this Thursday evening on Fox, the rhetoric from corrupt former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his fellow Trump sycophant Sean Hannity took a very dangerous turn.
They're hoping to work the refs and get the Pennsylvania state legislators to pick their electors instead of allowing the voters to decide, knowing it's the last gasp they have left to allow Trump to steal the election and hang onto power.
Here's Newt calling for Bill Barr to arrest poll workers and for any "corrupt" votes to be tossed out last night:
With former Vice President Joe Biden getting closer to an electoral victory as mail-in votes in Pennsylvania continue to break heavily for him, President Donald Trump threw a televised tantrum on Thursday and doubled down on his baseless claims that the election is being stolen from him and he’s the rightful winner. [...] Fox News host and informal Trump adviser Sean Hannity devoted the bulk of his Thursday night broadcast to proposing a new strategy to the president and his campaign: demand that Pennsylvania, the tipping point state, just re-do its election.
Then it was Gingrich's turn to respond to the "do-over":
“My hope is that President Trump will lead the millions of Americans who understand exactly what’s going on,” Gingrich fumed. “The Philadelphia machine is corrupt. The Atlanta machine is corrupt. The machine in Detroit is corrupt. And they are trying to steal the presidency. And we should not allow them to do that.” “First of all, under federal law, we should lock up the people who are breaking the law,” he continued. “You stop somebody from being an observer, you just broke federal law. Do you hide and put up papers so nobody can see what you're doing? You just broke federal law. You bring in ballots that aren't real? You just broke federal law.” [...] “So, what is the answer, now that the law's been violated and observers been kicked out? Doesn't it render the vote illegitimate?” Hannity asked. “The first answer—the first answer is for the attorney. Look, the attorney general this afternoon issued an order that federal agents can carry guns in the pursuit of people who are breaking the law. That's a signal,” Gingrich responded.
And he wrapped things up demanding that they toss out any votes that their poll watchers weren't able to observe, which is ridiculous since they've had poll watchers across the country all along despite Fox and Trump lying about it, and called for the votes to be tossed out.


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--In Epic Troll, Greta Thunberg Tells Trump To 'Chill, Donald, Chill'

International climate leader Greta Thunberg on Thursday cleverly mocked President Donald Trump 's all-caps , unlawful demand that election officials `` stop the count '' of ballots in several states , with a response using the same words the U.S. leader had directed at her last year .
`` So ridiculous .
Donald must work on his Anger Management problem , then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend !
Chill Donald , Chill ! ''
Thunberg tweeted .
As of this writing , the climate activist 's tweet has been `` liked '' over 1.5 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nakate responded to Thunberg 's taunt with her own sarcastic quip : `` He actually seemed like a very happy man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future . ''
Democratic candidate Joe Biden even weighed in as well : Thunberg 's suggestion to Trump mirrors one the president issued in December in response to Thunberg 's being chosen TIME 's 2019 Person of the Year for her role in sparking the global youth climate strike movement .
The president seemed to suggest that the world 's youth , hundreds of thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ streets to demand urgent climate action , were unfounded in their anger over global leaders and fossil fuel companies setting the planet on fire .
Weighing in on the U.S. elections in October , Thunberg endorsed Biden , who 's now leading in electoral votes .
She said that while she `` never engage [ s ] in party politics ... the upcoming U.S. elections is above and beyond all that . ''
Thunberg also urged Americans to `` get organized and get everyone to vote '' for the former vice president .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an Election Day tweet , writing , `` Your vote will affect billions of people around the world '' and `` will affect countless of generations to come . ''
`` Every election is a climate election , '' she added .

International climate leader Greta Thunberg on Thursday cleverly mocked President Donald Trump's all-caps, unlawful demand that election officials "stop the count" of ballots in several states, with a response using the same words the U.S. leader had directed at her last year.
"So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill!" Thunberg tweeted.
So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill! https://t.co/4RNVBqRYBA — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) November 5, 2020
As of this writing, the climate activist's tweet has been "liked" over 1.5 million times.
Fellow youth climate leader Vanessa Nakate responded to Thunberg's taunt with her own sarcastic quip: "He actually seemed like a very happy man looking forward to a bright and wonderful future."
Democratic candidate Joe Biden even weighed in as well:
Revenge is a dish best served cold!#ElectionResults2020 #TrumpMeltdown @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/KyBHutxjpJ
— Joe Biden (@joebidenUsaOk) November 6, 2020
Thunberg's suggestion to Trump mirrors one the president issued in December in response to Thunberg's being chosen TIME's 2019 Person of the Year for her role in sparking the global youth climate strike movement. The president seemed to suggest that the world's youth, hundreds of thousands of whom have been taking to the streets to demand urgent climate action, were unfounded in their anger over global leaders and fossil fuel companies setting the planet on fire.
So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill! https://t.co/M8ZtS8okzE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2019
Weighing in on the U.S. elections in October, Thunberg endorsed Biden, who's now leading in electoral votes. She said that while she "never engage[s] in party politics... the upcoming U.S. elections is above and beyond all that." Thunberg also urged Americans to "get organized and get everyone to vote" for the former vice president.
Thunberg further appealed to U.S. voters in an Election Day tweet, writing, "Your vote will affect billions of people around the world" and "will affect countless of generations to come."
"Every election is a climate election," she added.
Republished from Common Dreams (Andrea Germanos, staff writer) under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--British Reporter Tells Giuliani ‘You’re A Sore Loser’

A correspondent for Britain ’ s Channel 4 television this week confronted Eric Trump and Rudy Giuliani over the Trump @ @ @ @ @ derail the democratic process in several battleground states .
Correspondent Lindsey Hilsum caught up with @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign filed lawsuits to contest ballot counting in Michigan , Pennsylvania and Georgia .
@ @ @ @ @ the campaign had refused to “ wait until all the votes have been counted.
” @ @ @ @ @ committing fraud right now , ” Trump snapped before walking away .
“ Some people @ @ @ @ @ sore loser , ” she told him .
“ Go on .
What do you @ @ @ @ @ to British television.
” Watch the video below from Channel 4 News .

A correspondent for Britain’s Channel 4 television this week confronted Eric Trump and Rudy Giuliani over the Trump campaign’s attempt to derail the democratic process in several battleground states.
Correspondent Lindsey Hilsum caught up with the two men after the Trump campaign filed lawsuits to contest ballot counting in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
Hilsum asked Eric Trump why the campaign had refused to “wait until all the votes have been counted.”
“Because they’re committing fraud right now,” Trump snapped before walking away.
Hilsum then turned to Giuliani.
“Some people say you’re a sore loser,” she told him. “Go on. What do you say? Give a response to British television.”
“We’ve actually won,” Giuliani insisted.
“Are you sure?” Hilsum asked.
“And they’re cheating,” Giuliani said. “I’m absolutely certain we’ve won.”
Watch the video below from Channel 4 News.


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--Philly Mayor: 'The President Needs To Put His Big Boy Pants On'

The mayor of Philadelphia has a message for Donald .
It 's a simple one , really .
Be a @ @ @ @ @ what the President needs to do is to frankly put his big boy pants on @ @ @ @ @ the fact that he lost and he needs to congratulate the winner , ” Mayor @ @ @ @ @ enduring this farcical network feast of vote dribble because the man-baby wo n't just accept @ @ @ @ @ of him .
Earlier , it was reported that Rush Limbaugh conceded that Biden won @ @ @ @ @ , sorry he gave that impression .
Come on .
And so here we are @ @ @ @ @ actually call what is right in front of them .
Fox News actually has the @ @ @ @ @ and will still not call the race .
It 's absurd .

The mayor of Philadelphia has a message for Donald. It's a simple one, really. Be a man.
“I think what the President needs to do is to frankly put his big boy pants on. He needs to acknowledge the fact that he lost and he needs to congratulate the winner,” Mayor Kenney said.
Gosh, ya think?
We are enduring this farcical network feast of vote dribble because the man-baby won't just accept what is right in front of him.
Earlier, it was reported that Rush Limbaugh conceded that Biden won, before he said oops, sorry he gave that impression. Come on.
Oops maybe not.
Comes back, says he did not concede a Biden win, and that if he have that impression he didn’t mean to. https://t.co/f7jONxgtxb — Steve Thomma (@stevethomma) November 6, 2020
And so here we are. The networks will not actually call what is right in front of them. Fox News actually has the electoral college vote at 270 and will still not call the race. It's absurd.


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--Colbert Breaks Down As Authoritarian Trump Attempts To Murder Democracy

As Colbert 's YouTube channel described it : We all knew Donald Trump would do this , that he would refuse to show dignity in defeat .
But what we did n't expect is how much it would hurt .
Watch Stephen Colbert process his feelings in real-time as he delivers a new monologue written in the wake of the President 's sad , frightening remarks in the White House briefing room .
COLBERT : So , we all knew he would do this .
What I did not know is how much it would hurt .
I didn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For him to cast a dark shadow on our most sacred right .
From the briefing room in the White House— our house , not his— that is devastating .
This is heartbreaking for the same reason that I didn ’ t want him to get Covid , certainly why I wanted him to survive , because he is the president of the United States .
That office means something and that office should have some shred of decency .
Colbert then pleaded with Republicans to speak out against Trump 's authoritarian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people on both sides . ''
said Colbert .
He then noted that Mitch McConnell has `` declined to comment '' about Trump 's briefing room fascism .
Colbert said , `` Mitch ?
We heard you loud and clear .
You 're okay with this . ''

As Colbert's YouTube channel described it:
We all knew Donald Trump would do this, that he would refuse to show dignity in defeat. But what we didn't expect is how much it would hurt. Watch Stephen Colbert process his feelings in real-time as he delivers a new monologue written in the wake of the President's sad, frightening remarks in the White House briefing room.
COLBERT: So, we all knew he would do this. What I did not know is how much it would hurt. I didn’t expect this to break my heart. For him to cast a dark shadow on our most sacred right. From the briefing room in the White House— our house, not his— that is devastating. This is heartbreaking for the same reason that I didn’t want him to get Covid, certainly why I wanted him to survive, because he is the president of the United States. That office means something and that office should have some shred of decency.
Colbert then pleaded with Republicans to speak out against Trump's authoritarian fascism.
There are not "fine people on both sides." said Colbert.
Was that a joke?
He then noted that Mitch McConnell has "declined to comment" about Trump's briefing room fascism.
Colbert said, "Mitch? We heard you loud and clear. You're okay with this."


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--Friday News Dump: America Steps Back From The Brink, And Other News

BREAKING NEWS : Twitter Confirms All Special Twitter-Feed Protections for Donald Trump Will End January 20 , 2021 , If He Is Not Re-elected ; Trump Would Be Subject to Post Removal and Account Suspension or Termination If He Violates Twitter 's Terms of Service https : //t.co/BtIhUfJpki If there 's anything I 've learned in the last 48 hours , it 's that the media ( and Twitter , and Facebook ) really did know all along what to do about Donald Trump , and yes , they did know how to call him a liar -- they just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late than never , considering the fate of the world was on the line !
NO BAD NEWS TODAY , IT 'S ALL ABOUT THE FEELZ ... .
Jaime , WE DID IT !
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Since the day Jaime was murdered I have kept my emotions in check because we needed to get this done .
Today , I am going to have a drink and I am going to cry like a baby🧡 pic.twitter.com/cXl6QmNy8w Some in the media may call it “ defeat ” & go back to calling states “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ red.
” They are transforming states .
They are voter suppression states .
The very closeness of the race lets us know that in just a few years we will see the transformation of this country .
pic.twitter.com/QbHGfP0OD7 You just do n't need any puppies or kittens this morning , because it 's a beautiful new day .
CONGRATULATIONS for everything you lived through , everything you did to make this happen .

If there's anything I've learned in the last 48 hours, it's that the media (and Twitter, and Facebook) really did know all along what to do about Donald Trump, and yes, they did know how to call him a liar -- they just didn't want to. But better late than never, considering the fate of the world was on the line!
"Trump Lies" on front page of NYT website right now. pic.twitter.com/UfZb8HvB5H — Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) November 6, 2020
Heckuva sentence from @peterbakernyt @maggieNYT: "A presidency born in a lie about Barack Obama’s birthplace appeared on the edge of ending in a lie about his own faltering bid for re-election." https://t.co/eLVPgBaxql — John Schwartz (@jswatz) November 6, 2020
This is about as chilling as it gets. Shep Smith had to abruptly cut Trump off in order to prevent the American people from hearing blatant lies which attack our democracy. #TrumpIsLosing pic.twitter.com/5C5GWVFqhA — Mrs. Krassenstein (@HKrassenstein) November 6, 2020
.@jaketapper on Trump’s briefing:
“Feast of falsehoods”
“Lie after lie, after lie, after lie”
"It’s ugly. It’s frankly pathetic”
Trump “is lying about the election”
Trump “is smearing the American people”
“Frankly, watching him flail like this is just pathetic” pic.twitter.com/CRwPrKrytQ — Peter Wade (@brooklynmutt) November 6, 2020
In just over 24 hours Trump has racked up NINE warnings for misinformation and lies on his Twitter feed.
Please let me off this ride...pic.twitter.com/VqUCSNDQ4Z — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) November 5, 2020
Facebook has removed a huge group where some members called for 'civil war' and violence over unsubstantiated claims about voter fraud and a rigged US election.
Viral disinformation causing real-world harm is the worst fear of many in coming days!
I spoke to @BBCRosAtkins👇 pic.twitter.com/45u9fDJQYk — Marianna Spring (@mariannaspring) November 5, 2020
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NO BAD NEWS TODAY, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FEELZ....
Jaime, WE DID IT!!!
Since the day Jaime was murdered I have kept my emotions in check because we needed to get this done. Today, I am going to have a drink and I am going to cry like a baby🧡 pic.twitter.com/cXl6QmNy8w — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) November 6, 2020
"If you did not know that Joe Biden was getting close to 270, Donald Trump just provided all the proof you will ever need." pic.twitter.com/urOeCrbzHr — A Late Show (@colbertlateshow) November 6, 2020
West Philly reacts to Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania by dancing in the street, of course pic.twitter.com/WBuipfLydN — Ellie Rushing (@EllieRushing) November 6, 2020
Congratulations to Kamala Harris, the first woman to be elected as Vice President in US history. pic.twitter.com/N7o28fSNf9 — Simran Jeet Singh (@SikhProf) November 6, 2020
A woman who is a descendant of enslaved people brought to this hemisphere from Africa and villagers in South India is now a heartbeat away from the U.S. presidency. — Deepak Gupta (@deepakguptalaw) November 6, 2020
bring gritty to the white house @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/wi6dYBJdps — Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 6, 2020
The Age of Men is over. The Time of Gritty has come. — Sarah McLaughlin (@sarahemclaugh) November 6, 2020
Joy comes in the morning — driftglass (@Mr_Electrico) November 6, 2020
The worst thing an abuser does is make you afraid of your own voice. Of joy. Of victory. THEY DON'T GET TO TAKE THIS AWAY FROM US TODAY. — Allison Hantschel (@Athenae) November 6, 2020
"Repeat after me: Biden is soon to be your daddy." pic.twitter.com/Ool39IhCnc — 💙 Koko 🥁 💙 (@Kokomothegreat) November 6, 2020
I THINK ITS A FRENCH TOAST MORNING! — 🍁Julie🍁ShadyTomatoStudio (@vintagegoddess) November 6, 2020
I NEVER WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR WHITE PEOPLE IN DINERS AGAIN https://t.co/bvzBwrYayC — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 6, 2020
And here it is, your Moment of Zen pic.twitter.com/0Dwd32AAs5 — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 6, 2020
Radar looks good. Game Theory HQ is standing down. 😎
It's been an honor to serve alongside you all. God bless America, and all nations, and all individuals - not one single person left out. pic.twitter.com/aSD0BUjThl — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) November 6, 2020
Playing Work That at full blast right now. For no reason. pic.twitter.com/CFLoG3H3GV — Melissa Ryan (@MelissaRyan) November 6, 2020
First order of business: could someone ask @JoeBiden about the taco trucks, because WE WERE PROMISED TACO TRUCKS AND I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN PATIENT. — Stabby Spice 💛🐝 (@KathleenSoprano) November 6, 2020
a strong man, a very powerful man with tears in his eyes came up to me and he said "sir, joe biden is now in the lead in georgia and pennsylvania, sir, and that means, sir, he will get over 270 sir" — Oliver Willis (@owillis) November 6, 2020
How much happy crying in the shower is appropriate for a 40-plus year old man? Asking for a friend. — Anonymous MD (@Dr_Anonymous33) November 6, 2020
When they go low, we call U-Haul. https://t.co/3DwAmNdzyB — Allison Hantschel (@Athenae) November 6, 2020
Biden now leads in states worth 306 electoral votes. Here's how the map will probably finish pic.twitter.com/jsriBmroWb — Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) November 6, 2020
Some in the media may call it “defeat” & go back to calling states “red,” but they are not “red.” They are transforming states. They are voter suppression states. The very closeness of the race lets us know that in just a few years we will see the transformation of this country. pic.twitter.com/QbHGfP0OD7 — Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) November 6, 2020
You just don't need any puppies or kittens this morning, because it's a beautiful new day. CONGRATULATIONS for everything you lived through, everything you did to make this happen.


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--Kushner Company Set To Evict Hundreds Of Families When Moratoriums Expire

According to The Washington Post , at least some of the families have lost jobs or wages due to the coronavirus pandemic .
Kushner , on the other hand , has been raking in the dough from Westminster Management , while doing a heckuva job vanquishing the still-surging pandemic .
When he joined his father-in-law , President Trump , in the White House , Kushner resigned from his family ’ s business but maintained ownership in Westminster , which paid him $ 1.65 million in 2019 , according to his government disclosure form .
Westminster , which is co-owned by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drawn scrutiny from state officials .
Last year Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh sued the company for its management practices , alleging that the company collects illegitimate fees for applications and evictions , and illegally claims tenants ’ security deposits .
Kushner Cos. representatives have called the suit politically motivated and are fighting the charges .
Just last week , Kushner took a victory lap on Fox News about how great the Trump administration has been for Blacks – that is , before he stuck his foot in his mouth , saying , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they ’ re complaining about , but he can ’ t want them to be successful more than they want to be successful.
” Maybe Kushner should clean up his own act first : Kushner ’ s company has struggled to pay some of its own debts , including by missing payments to one of its lenders on the retail space at the old New York Times building on West 43rd Street in Manhattan , according to securities filings .
Kushner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the property .

According to The Washington Post, at least some of the families have lost jobs or wages due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kushner, on the other hand, has been raking in the dough from Westminster Management, while doing a heckuva job vanquishing the still-surging pandemic.
From The Post:
When he joined his father-in-law, President Trump, in the White House, Kushner resigned from his family’s business but maintained ownership in Westminster, which paid him $1.65 million in 2019, according to his government disclosure form. Westminster, which is co-owned by Kushner and other investors, has already drawn scrutiny from state officials. Last year Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh sued the company for its management practices, alleging that the company collects illegitimate fees for applications and evictions, and illegally claims tenants’ security deposits. Kushner Cos. representatives have called the suit politically motivated and are fighting the charges.
Just last week, Kushner took a victory lap on Fox News about how great the Trump administration has been for Blacks – that is, before he stuck his foot in his mouth, saying, “President Trump’s policies are the policies that can help people break out of the problems that they’re complaining about, but he can’t want them to be successful more than they want to be successful.”
Maybe Kushner should clean up his own act first:


crooksandliars--2020-11-06--HISTORIC: Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Win The 2020 Presidential Race

AP has n't called it yet .
Everyone 's still sitting on it , because everyone 's being extremely careful because of potential violence , but with the last Philadelphia ballot dump , Joe Biden took the lead in Pennsylvania and there are not enough outstanding ballots for Trump to win .
It is now statistically impossible .
We have a winner , folks !
After counting all the ballots , Joe Biden will be our next president and Kamala Harris will be the first-ever Black Asian-American female Vice President !
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It took a while , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he 's on track to earn 306 Electoral votes .
BREATHE .
Take a minute to celebrate with this group of joyful voters in the video up top .
But do n't let your guard down , because control of the Senate hinges on two -- not one , but TWO -- runoffs in Georgia .
Jon Ossoff and the magnificent amazing Reverend Raphael Warnock will face David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to see who represents Georgia in the Senate .
Organizers need boots on the ground to register new voters and @ @ @ @ @

Decision Desk HQ projects that @JoeBiden has won Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral college votes for a total of 273.
Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America.
Race called at 11-06 08:50 AM EST
All Results: https://t.co/BgcQsEyt3j — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 6, 2020
AP hasn't called it yet. Everyone's still sitting on it, because everyone's being extremely careful because of potential violence, but with the last Philadelphia ballot dump, Joe Biden took the lead in Pennsylvania and there are not enough outstanding ballots for Trump to win.
It is now statistically impossible.
We have a winner, folks! After counting all the ballots, Joe Biden will be our next president and Kamala Harris will be the first-ever Black Asian-American female Vice President!!!!!
It took a while, but PA put Biden over the top and he's on track to earn 306 Electoral votes.
BREATHE. Take a minute to celebrate with this group of joyful voters in the video up top.
But don't let your guard down, because control of the Senate hinges on two -- not one, but TWO -- runoffs in Georgia. Jon Ossoff and the magnificent amazing Reverend Raphael Warnock will face David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to see who represents Georgia in the Senate. Organizers need boots on the ground to register new voters and get out the vote.
(And don't forget, we also have a shot at Alaska with Dr. Al Gross, where absentee ballots can't be counted until Nov. 10th.)
Today, though, we CELEBRATE.


crooksandliars--2020-11-07--The Divided States Of America

The Divided States Of America

The MSNBC reporter tried his best to get answers out of Matt Schlapp and Richard Grenell about their assertions that @ @ @ @ @ to no avail .
Shocker .

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crooksandliars--2020-11-07--Jacob Soboroff Literally Chases Trump Lackeys To Ask About Their Election Lies

Two of Trump 's favorite lackeys were in Nevada today trying to throw doubt on the legitimacy of the vote count that seems to be increasingly going Joe Biden 's way .
Matt Schlapp and former Acting DNI Rick Grenell said they were filing a lawsuit claiming Clark County was counting illegal and fraudulent votes , and cited exactly zero evidence to back up those claims .
They refused to answer questions from reporters , and made false claims about there being no election monitors inside to oversee the counting of votes .
Jacob Soboroff spoke to Nicolle Wallace about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to these questions .
SOBOROFF : It 's a good question , Nicolle .
`` Zilch '' and `` nada '' are the perfect descriptions for the amount of evidence they have for any voter fraud .
We know wide spread voter fraud is a myth , but here in Nevada , now they are leveling specific allegations .
Thousands of `` improper '' is the exact word they used , ballots and they are suing in federal court here in Nevada to stop the counting of the votes and Rick Grenell , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , along with Matt Schlapp , put those allegations out into the ether , and I wanted to ask him , what is the evidence ?
Where are you getting this information ?
We still have n't seen the lawsuit .
They still have n't filed it .
All they had is a press conference .
Let 's look , Nicolle , at what Grenell had to say .
It took a little effort .
Watch this .
[ clip ] SOBOROFF : Can you talk about the evidence you 're claiming thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what 's the evidence ?
GRENELL : You should go in and ask the question of the clerk , but you guys have n't done that ... SOBOROFF : No , no , no you guys made the claim .
You said there is no election observers , there are Democratic and Republican election observers inside .
Mr. Grenell ?
Former DNI Grenell , where is the evidence of fraud ?
You have n't presented evidence of fraud .
Where is the evidence -- presented no evidence of fraud .
So we 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of illegitimate ballots , where are they ?
Matt Schlapp , Where are the illegitimate ballots ?
[ /clip ] So with the 12,000 vote margin here , thousands of fraudulent ballots are a serious allegation .
But there is no evidence .
What 's happening inside this building is the deliberate slow counting of those votes , and we 'll find out on Saturday , and if the trump campaign has a legitimate lawsuit , we 'll find out in federal court .
Right now , we do n't have any evidence @ @ @

Two of Trump's favorite lackeys were in Nevada today trying to throw doubt on the legitimacy of the vote count that seems to be increasingly going Joe Biden's way. Matt Schlapp and former Acting DNI Rick Grenell said they were filing a lawsuit claiming Clark County was counting illegal and fraudulent votes, and cited exactly zero evidence to back up those claims.
They refused to answer questions from reporters, and made false claims about there being no election monitors inside to oversee the counting of votes. Jacob Soboroff spoke to Nicolle Wallace about his attempts to chase down the answer to these questions.
SOBOROFF: It's a good question, Nicolle. "Zilch" and "nada" are the perfect descriptions for the amount of evidence they have for any voter fraud. We know wide spread voter fraud is a myth, but here in Nevada, now they are leveling specific allegations. Thousands of "improper" is the exact word they used, ballots and they are suing in federal court here in Nevada to stop the counting of the votes and Rick Grenell, the former acting DNI was here today, along with Matt Schlapp, put those allegations out into the ether, and I wanted to ask him, what is the evidence? Where are you getting this information? We still haven't seen the lawsuit. They still haven't filed it. All they had is a press conference. Let's look, Nicolle, at what Grenell had to say. It took a little effort. Watch this.
[clip]
SOBOROFF: Can you talk about the evidence you're claiming thousands of illegitimate votes here in Nevada, what's the evidence?
GRENELL: You should go in and ask the question of the clerk, but you guys haven't done that...
SOBOROFF: No, no, no you guys made the claim. You said there is no election observers, there are Democratic and Republican election observers inside. Mr. Grenell? Former DNI Grenell, where is the evidence of fraud? You haven't presented evidence of fraud.
Where is the evidence -- presented no evidence of fraud. So we're live on MSNBC. You said thousands of illegitimate ballots, where are they? Matt Schlapp, Where are the illegitimate ballots?
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So with the 12,000 vote margin here, thousands of fraudulent ballots are a serious allegation. But there is no evidence. What's happening inside this building is the deliberate slow counting of those votes, and we'll find out on Saturday, and if the trump campaign has a legitimate lawsuit, we'll find out in federal court. Right now, we don't have any evidence of that.


crooksandliars--2020-11-08--WATCH LIVE: Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Address Nation For First Time As President- And VP- Elect

The nightmare slowly begins to recede , as we get to watch Joe Biden and Kamala Harris appear as the @ @ @ @ @ and vice-president of the United States for the first time , tonight , from his @ @ @ @ @ Nothing can dim their shine tonight , and we hope you 'll watch with us @

The nightmare slowly begins to recede, as we got to watch Joe Biden and Kamala Harris appear as the definitively-chosen, duly-elected 46th president and vice-president of the United States for the first time, tonight, from his home state of Delaware.
Nothing could dim their shine tonight, and they met the moment with glorious dignity and passion. What a relief, and almost jarring experience it was to feel warmth, confidence, and intellect emanating from the leaders of our nation. What profound happiness to know that despite the damage and misery inflicted during the last four years under the thumb of a malignant, narcissistic fascist, the next four years would be spent guided by two people with grace, heart, and generosity.
Kamala Harris began the evening with somber tributes to John Lewis, Shirley Chisolm, and her mother. She ended with the joyful introduction of Joe Biden.
Biden began acknowledging his friends and family in the crowd, and went on to emphatically embrace the crowd and the nation with gratitude and singular purpose. Unity, caring, faith in our ability to beat COVID, given the proper respect of SCIENCE (thank you very much) figured prominently in his speech. But most importantly, he paid tribute to the one that brung him to the dance. Black voters.
BIDEN: And to all those who supported us: I am proud of the campaign we built and ran. I am proud of the coalition we put together, the broadest and most diverse in history. Democrats, Republicans and Independents. Progressives, moderates and conservatives. Young and old. Urban, suburban and rural. Gay, straight, transgender. White. Latino. Asian. Native American. And especially for those moments when this campaign was at its lowest — the African American community stood up again for me. They always have my back, and I’ll have yours.
As it should be. Welcome back to the dance, President-elect Biden. And VP-elect Harris, your dance card is no doubt already full.
Twitter rejoiced:
The power of that beautiful speech! The relief of hearing someone who wants the best for the American people! The thrill of hope! Thank you, @KamalaHarris! — dan levy (@danjlevy) November 8, 2020
Madame VP Kamala Harris: "You chose hope and unity, decency, science, and YES truth! YOU chose Joe Biden as the next President of the United States of America."
This speech is 🔥🔥🔥. — BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) November 8, 2020
The thing that gets me: Biden has wanted this ALL his life, right. And on the night that is the culmination of that dream, he let Harris speak first. He BROKE with precedent and tradition and let the *historic* choice speak FIRST.
It.. just goes to his character. — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 8, 2020
On cue, as Biden ends speech, more votes from Clark County extend Biden's lead to 27,500 in Nevada.#WeMatter
Don't @ me. — Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) November 8, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden just acknowledged gay and transgender people by name in his victory speech.
It’s the first time a president-elect has acknowledged the trans community in a victory speech.
Obama was the first to say ‘gay’ during his in 2008. — Zach Stafford (@ZachStafford) November 8, 2020
As I watched Biden holding his infant grandson after the speech ended, I thought - has anyone ever seen Trump hold a baby? Would a baby burst into flames if he did hold one? — Kurt "Mask Up, Vote Early" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 8, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-11-07--Ari Fleischer Wants Us To Give The Man-Baby A 'Few Days Or Longer To Absorb' That He Lost

Former Bush spokes-liar and Fox regular Ari Fleischer thinks we should coddle Trump like a child before anyone finally demands that he give a concession speech .
Frankly , I could care less if he ever gives one as long as he vacates 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on on January 20th .
Here 's Fleisher on Fox this Saturday not long after the election was finally called for Biden .
BAIER : Ari , you have been inside White Houses .
Inside this White House , how much is the pressure , will the pressure build , if they start hearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mitt Romney , but other republicans saying , Mr. President , it 's time and how does that look on the inside ?
FLEISCHER : I believe in decency in all matters and I think the decent thing to do is let the president himself take the time he wants to absorb this .
It is not easy , and it is extraordinarily close .
So if the president needs to take a few days or longer to absorb , ultimately accept—and I think he ultimately will accept the outcome of the people—you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And president trump has always been cut from a different cloth , a much more aggressive argumentative cloth than typical Republican and so , let him at his own pace .
And I think it would be a mistake to try to demand that president Trump tonight give a concession speech .
Let it go at the pace that keeps people together in this country .
Here 's some of the response to Fleischer on Twitter :

Former Bush spokes-liar and Fox regular Ari Fleischer thinks we should coddle Trump like a child before anyone finally demands that he give a concession speech. Frankly, I could care less if he ever gives one as long as he vacates 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. on on January 20th.
Here's Fleisher on Fox this Saturday not long after the election was finally called for Biden.
BAIER: Ari, you have been inside White Houses. Inside this White House, how much is the pressure, will the pressure build, if they start hearing Republicans, not just Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, but other republicans saying, Mr. President, it's time and how does that look on the inside? FLEISCHER: I believe in decency in all matters and I think the decent thing to do is let the president himself take the time he wants to absorb this. It is not easy, and it is extraordinarily close. So if the president needs to take a few days or longer to absorb, ultimately accept—and I think he ultimately will accept the outcome of the people—you have to allow that to happen. And president trump has always been cut from a different cloth, a much more aggressive argumentative cloth than typical Republican and so, let him at his own pace. And I think it would be a mistake to try to demand that president Trump tonight give a concession speech. Let it go at the pace that keeps people together in this country.
Here's some of the response to Fleischer on Twitter:
Ari, too bad the most corrupt POTUS in history is SUCH A SNOWFLAKE. You know damn well if Trump won and Biden pulled this crap you, @FoxNews
& other GOP hacks would be bullying Biden demanding concession stating "it is not good for the country" to be divided. Hypocrites.. — Governance101 (@Governance101) November 7, 2020
Awwwww poor man baby... — Mary Robertson (@HeadVeg) November 7, 2020
And they say women are the emotional ones... — BrewmasterCarlo (@CarloOG) November 7, 2020
Is he a toddler that he needs to get over his temper tantrum ? Or is he packing to flee the country to avoid arrest? SNOWFLAKE — Wanda 🧑🏼🏭💙 (@skrebnits) November 7, 2020
74 year old snowflake — Diana Kloorfain (@DianaKloorfain) November 7, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-11-07--Mark Meadows, Matt Gaetz And Several Staffers COVID Positive

Mark Meadows , Trump campaign adviser Nick Trainer and Rep. Matt Gaetz are the latest victims of another Trump World outbreak of coronavirus , though Gaetz claims he “ only ” has the antibodies .
Good thing he has that gas mask , eh ?
BLOOMBERG ’ S JEN JACOBS scooped Friday night that White House chief of staff MARK MEADOWS had the novel coronavirus .
We were poking around on this story much of Friday , and we bring that up only to make this point : Several people who had been in direct contact with MEADOWS were not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HIGH-PROFILE MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENT ’ S circle tested positive : GOP Rep. MATT GAETZ of Florida told multiple people on Capitol Hill and in the White House that he too had contracted the virus .
GAETZ and his staff did not reply to a request for comment .
What Sherman didn ’ t mention is that Meadows went maskless while he he concealed his infectiousness for two days : Bloomberg reported that Meadows tested positive on Wednesday , one day after he attended Election Day events , “ including a visit to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a party at the White House that night.
” Photos of the events showed few people wearing masks .
Meadows , who has seldom worn a mask , was not seen wearing one on Tuesday .
He spent time upstairs in the White House residence on Tuesday with Trump ’ s family , including all of his adult children , according to people familiar with the matter .
He helped persuade Trump to deliver brief remarks to the country at 2:30 a.m. from the White House East Room .
Meadows attended the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had won the election before races had been called in key battleground states where votes were still being counted .
Meadows returned to campaign headquarters on Wednesday , again without wearing a mask , two people familiar with the situation said .
It ’ s not clear if Meadows was his own , personal superspreader event or if someone else gave COVID , I mean the antibodies , to Gaetz .
Sick or not , he ’ s doing a fine job of hairsplitting : Politico also reported that the as-yet asymptomatic Gaetz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
You may recall that Gaetz mocked COVID-19 by wearing a gas mask on the House floor – just a week before he went into quarantine after becoming exposed to a known carrier of coronavirus .
Trump campaign adviser , Nick Trainer and four White House officials have also tested positive .
Ditto for another Republican Congressman from Florida , Michael Waltz .
As usual , Twitter proves that Karma is undefeated :

Mark Meadows, Trump campaign adviser Nick Trainer and Rep. Matt Gaetz are the latest victims of another Trump World outbreak of coronavirus, though Gaetz claims he “only” has the antibodies. Good thing he has that gas mask, eh?
From Politico’s Jake Sherman:
BLOOMBERG’S JEN JACOBS scooped Friday night that White House chief of staff MARK MEADOWS had the novel coronavirus. We were poking around on this story much of Friday, and we bring that up only to make this point: Several people who had been in direct contact with MEADOWS were not told he had the virus. ANOTHER HIGH-PROFILE MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENT’S circle tested positive: GOP Rep. MATT GAETZ of Florida told multiple people on Capitol Hill and in the White House that he too had contracted the virus. GAETZ and his staff did not reply to a request for comment.
What Sherman didn’t mention is that Meadows went maskless while he he concealed his infectiousness for two days:
Bloomberg reported that Meadows tested positive on Wednesday, one day after he attended Election Day events, “including a visit to campaign headquarters in Virginia on Tuesday, and a party at the White House that night.”
Photos of the events showed few people wearing masks. Meadows, who has seldom worn a mask, was not seen wearing one on Tuesday. He spent time upstairs in the White House residence on Tuesday with Trump’s family, including all of his adult children, according to people familiar with the matter. He helped persuade Trump to deliver brief remarks to the country at 2:30 a.m. from the White House East Room. Meadows attended the speech, where the president claimed he had won the election before races had been called in key battleground states where votes were still being counted. Meadows returned to campaign headquarters on Wednesday, again without wearing a mask, two people familiar with the situation said.
It’s not clear if Meadows was his own, personal superspreader event or if someone else gave COVID, I mean the antibodies, to Gaetz. Sick or not, he’s doing a fine job of hairsplitting:
This story is false.
I have the antibodies, not the virus.
Politico DC is barely journalism. https://t.co/QuyeZooq7P — Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) November 7, 2020
Politico also reported that the as-yet asymptomatic Gaetz does not know when he contracted the virus. You may recall that Gaetz mocked COVID-19 by wearing a gas mask on the House floor – just a week before he went into quarantine after becoming exposed to a known carrier of coronavirus.
Trump campaign adviser, Nick Trainer and four White House officials have also tested positive. Ditto for another Republican Congressman from Florida, Michael Waltz.
As usual, Twitter proves that Karma is undefeated:
How did they celebrate Election night? Licking each others faces?
But how did this happen to Matt Gaetz? He takes the pandemic so seriously.
I hope Nestor, who is his son in every conceivable way, is okay.
Slow down GOP. I'm running out of thoughts & prayers. pic.twitter.com/yagKtJtoA7 — W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) November 7, 2020
Matt Gaetz finally passed a test — Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) November 7, 2020
“I don’t have a disease. I just had it and didn’t know while I refused to wear a mask and exposed everyone around me. In your face!!” - Dumb Asshole Matt Gaetz https://t.co/yVd6lCeiHO — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 7, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-11-07--VP-Elect Kamala Harris Calls Joe Biden To Congratulate Him On Winning The 2020 Election

The joy is palpable as the history-making Vice-President-to-be calls her new boss , the President-Elect of the United States to @ @ @ @ @ .
So is the relief .
The pride .
The determination .
All those qualities @ @ @ @ @ Kamala Harris the dream team for picking up this nation and setting it right .
@ @ @ @ @ .
We did it , Joe .
You 're going to be the next president @ @ @ @ @ Twitter could not hold back all of its exploding emotions .

The joy is palpable as the history-making Vice-President-to-be calls her new boss, the President-Elect of the United States to congratulate him on his victory. So is the relief. The pride. The determination. All those qualities that make Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the dream team for picking up this nation and setting it right.
HARRIS: We did it. We did it, Joe. You're going to be the next president of the United States!
Twitter could not hold back all of its exploding emotions.
These... allergies... must have a... Claritin https://t.co/ixXIHmeuxF — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 7, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-11-07--CNN Declares Joe Biden The 46th President Of The United States Of America

After four torturous days of network decisions desks seemingly terrified to upset their Big Daddy Trump , CNN finally called first , Pennsylvania for Joe Biden , and then , necessarily , the presidential race .
Thank the goddesses .
Jake Tapper paraphrased the old saying , `` Our long national nightmare is over , '' but like most white guys , he has n't quite got the picture .
The dirtiest , most painful work is yet to come , as we grapple with the fact that five million MORE people came out to vote for Trump in 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he has done to our nation .
Our children .
Our grandparents .
Our neighbors .
So we have a lot of work to do .
But first , a celebration .
And honors and tributes to whom they are most due .
BASH : Five decades in public service , three times running for president .
He finally got there and he 's the most conventional of politicians , but in this election cycle his path has been so unconventional .
Remember , he beat out the biggest , most diverse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost Iowa , he lost New Hampshire , and it was Democratic Black voters who saved him and propelled him to this point .
And that started in South Carolina .
and he made a comeback just this year like we 've never seen .
and also remember , Joe Biden is defined by his personal loss , his calling card is knowing how to heal himself and what he ran on and what he says he 's going to do is try to heal this nation .
Now he 's got to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can you imagine a more arduous task ?

After four torturous days of network decisions desks seemingly terrified to upset their Big Daddy Trump, CNN finally called first, Pennsylvania for Joe Biden, and then, necessarily, the presidential race. Thank the goddesses. Jake Tapper paraphrased the old saying, "Our long national nightmare is over," but like most white guys, he hasn't quite got the picture.
The dirtiest, most painful work is yet to come, as we grapple with the fact that five million MORE people came out to vote for Trump in 2020 than did in 2016...AFTER seeing what he has done to our nation. Our children. Our grandparents. Our neighbors. So we have a lot of work to do. But first, a celebration. And honors and tributes to whom they are most due.
Black women.
BASH: Five decades in public service, three times running for president. He finally got there and he's the most conventional of politicians, but in this election cycle his path has been so unconventional. Remember, he beat out the biggest, most diverse field in the Democratic primary. He lost Iowa, he lost New Hampshire, and it was Democratic Black voters who saved him and propelled him to this point. And that started in South Carolina. and he made a comeback just this year like we've never seen. and also remember, Joe Biden is defined by his personal loss, his calling card is knowing how to heal himself and what he ran on and what he says he's going to do is try to heal this nation. Now he's got to turn his attention to that and, can you imagine a more arduous task?
Let’s go! Congrats to President Elect Joe Biden and VP Elect Kamala Harris. pic.twitter.com/IeC2r0igkU — Sassy_Tiff 💛 (@tify330) November 7, 2020
WHERE DID EVERYBODY GET ALL THESE COWBELLS?! — chris evans (@notcapnamerica) November 7, 2020


crooksandliars--2020-11-07--Pro-Trump Mobs Try To Disrupt Voting Counts In Contested States

Wherever vote tallies are being contested in America—in Michigan , Pennsylvania , Arizona , and Nevada particularly—Donald Trump supporters , fueled by Trump ’ s exhortations on Twitter and elsewhere to “ Stop the Count !
” have been organizing protests intended to disrupt the vote-counting process .
So far , none have succeeded .
Their message varies depending on the state counting votes and Trump ’ s relative position in the count .
Some , as in Philadelphia , have been demanding that vote counting be stopped since Trump leads in the state in early tabulations .
But in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a bellicose crowd—ginned up on a baseless conspiracy theory claiming Democrats had conspired to erase Republican votes—descended on a Phoenix ballot-counting center to demand they “ count all the votes.
” In Detroit , a crowd of protesters pounded on the windows inside the city ’ s vote-counting center , demanding to be allowed in to the vote-counting area , which was at its capacity of 570 vote challengers already inside the room .
The protesters , who chanted in support of a Trump lawsuit demanding the counting be stopped due to transparency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s lawsuit .
In Philadelphia , protesters from both pro-Trump and pro-Biden camps gathered outside the city ’ s convention center , where ballot-counting operations are centered .
The pro-Trump protesters , who included several Proud Boys , were organized by FreedomWorks For America , the right-wing “ astroturf ” group credited with co-creating the “ Tea Party ” phenomenon .
“ CALLING ALL PATRIOTS !
We can not let the radical Left steal this election !
” the group posted on Facebook .
In another post it urged protesters turn out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not steal the election . ''
In Nevada , competing protests outside the North Las Vegas ballot-counting center have so far remained peaceful .
“ President Trump has won , ” one Trump supporter told the Las Vegas Sun .
“ He won Nevada .
President Trump four more years.
” She also voiced skepticism that the Nevada vote count was legitimate : “ I would bet my life there ’ s no people in there , ” she said , referring to the warehouse where votes were being counted .
In Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the ballot count , several hundred protesters—some reportedly carrying weapons—gathered outside the Maricopa County Recorder ’ s Office on Wednesday to demand all votes be counted , and claiming that there had been ongoing fraud in which Republican ballots were being thrown out .
The Arizona protesters were ginned up about a conspiracy theory—dubbed “ SharpieGate ” —that Republican voters who had used Sharpie pens given out at polling stations to mark their ballots were being widely disqualified , a claim that state officials emphatically denied .
“ Poll workers are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to invalidate their ballot , ” Arizona Sec .
of State Katie Hobbs told KTAR News on Wednesday .
That did not stop Republican and mainstream-conservative groups from spreading the claims .
Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona , a fervid Trump supporter , asked for Arizona ’ s Republican attorney general , Mark Brnovich , to investigate the allegations on Twitter .
Brnovich responded by sending a letter to Maricopa County election officials asking them for answers .
The American Conservative Union ’ s Matt Schlapp pushed the conspiracy theory hard on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of Sharpie pens in GOP precincts is causing ballots to be invalidated , ” read one of Schlapp ’ s multiple tweets promoting the SharpieGate claims , all of which were labeled by Twitter as possibly misleading .
“ Could be huge numbers of mostly Trump supporters.
” Accordingly , Wednesday ’ s protest crowd was ripe with far-right figures and conspiracy theorists .
One of the state ’ s most prominent “ Patriot ” movement leaders , Jennifer Harrison of Arizona Patriots , led a small delegation inside the building in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where video showed her demanding to be permitted to observe the count , and being denied .
Arizona Patriots ( also known as the Patriot Movement of Arizona ) won notoriety in 2018 for a Facebook video posted by a leading member of the group showing her entering a Muslim mosque and removing articles , leading eventually to a felony conviction for the woman .
Harrison , who was sued by several churches for harassing immigrant children by posting videos of them arriving by bus , herself currently faces a felony identity theft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sheriff ’ s deputies formed a barrier at the entrance that kept the protesters out , even as they began chanting “ Let us in !
” and “ Stop the Steal !
” Among the protesters was Gosar , who could be seen joining a chant : “ Where are the votes !
” All of these protests appear to have been organized largely on Facebook .
The Facebook group devoted to the “ # StopTheSteal ” hashtag gained 320,000 members in less than 48 hours , having been created shortly after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Stop the count !
” A Facebook spokesperson told Rolling Stone it removed the group on the grounds that it was “ creating real-world events .
The group was organized around the delegitimization of the election process , and we saw worrying calls for violence from some members of the group .
”

Wherever vote tallies are being contested in America—in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada particularly—Donald Trump supporters, fueled by Trump’s exhortations on Twitter and elsewhere to “Stop the Count!” have been organizing protests intended to disrupt the vote-counting process. So far, none have succeeded.
Their message varies depending on the state counting votes and Trump’s relative position in the count. Some, as in Philadelphia, have been demanding that vote counting be stopped since Trump leads in the state in early tabulations. But in Arizona, where Trump is trailing, a bellicose crowd—ginned up on a baseless conspiracy theory claiming Democrats had conspired to erase Republican votes—descended on a Phoenix ballot-counting center to demand they “count all the votes.”
In Detroit, a crowd of protesters pounded on the windows inside the city’s vote-counting center, demanding to be allowed in to the vote-counting area, which was at its capacity of 570 vote challengers already inside the room. The protesters, who chanted in support of a Trump lawsuit demanding the counting be stopped due to transparency claims, eventually were rebuffed—as was Trump’s lawsuit.
In Philadelphia, protesters from both pro-Trump and pro-Biden camps gathered outside the city’s convention center, where ballot-counting operations are centered. The pro-Trump protesters, who included several Proud Boys, were organized by FreedomWorks For America, the right-wing “astroturf” group credited with co-creating the “Tea Party” phenomenon. “CALLING ALL PATRIOTS! We cannot let the radical Left steal this election!” the group posted on Facebook. In another post it urged protesters turn out to "make sure Joe Biden does not steal the election."
In Nevada, competing protests outside the North Las Vegas ballot-counting center have so far remained peaceful. “President Trump has won,” one Trump supporter told the Las Vegas Sun. “He won Nevada. President Trump four more years.” She also voiced skepticism that the Nevada vote count was legitimate: “I would bet my life there’s no people in there,” she said, referring to the warehouse where votes were being counted.
In Arizona, where Joe Biden has consistently led in the ballot count, several hundred protesters—some reportedly carrying weapons—gathered outside the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office on Wednesday to demand all votes be counted, and claiming that there had been ongoing fraud in which Republican ballots were being thrown out.
The Arizona protesters were ginned up about a conspiracy theory—dubbed “SharpieGate”—that Republican voters who had used Sharpie pens given out at polling stations to mark their ballots were being widely disqualified, a claim that state officials emphatically denied.
“Poll workers are not going to give voters pens that are going to invalidate their ballot,” Arizona Sec. of State Katie Hobbs told KTAR News on Wednesday.
That did not stop Republican and mainstream-conservative groups from spreading the claims. Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona, a fervid Trump supporter, asked for Arizona’s Republican attorney general, Mark Brnovich, to investigate the allegations on Twitter. Brnovich responded by sending a letter to Maricopa County election officials asking them for answers.
The American Conservative Union’s Matt Schlapp pushed the conspiracy theory hard on Twitter as well. “Apparently the use of Sharpie pens in GOP precincts is causing ballots to be invalidated,” read one of Schlapp’s multiple tweets promoting the SharpieGate claims, all of which were labeled by Twitter as possibly misleading. “Could be huge numbers of mostly Trump supporters.”
Accordingly, Wednesday’s protest crowd was ripe with far-right figures and conspiracy theorists. One of the state’s most prominent “Patriot” movement leaders, Jennifer Harrison of Arizona Patriots, led a small delegation inside the building in the early moments of the protest, where video showed her demanding to be permitted to observe the count, and being denied.
Arizona Patriots (also known as the Patriot Movement of Arizona) won notoriety in 2018 for a Facebook video posted by a leading member of the group showing her entering a Muslim mosque and removing articles, leading eventually to a felony conviction for the woman. Harrison, who was sued by several churches for harassing immigrant children by posting videos of them arriving by bus, herself currently faces a felony identity theft charge in Maricopa County.
Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies formed a barrier at the entrance that kept the protesters out, even as they began chanting “Let us in!” and “Stop the Steal!” Among the protesters was Gosar, who could be seen joining a chant: “Where are the votes!”
All of these protests appear to have been organized largely on Facebook. The Facebook group devoted to the “#StopTheSteal” hashtag gained 320,000 members in less than 48 hours, having been created shortly after Trump had tweeted out his plea to “Stop the count!”
A Facebook spokesperson told Rolling Stone it removed the group on the grounds that it was “creating real-world events. The group was organized around the delegitimization of the election process, and we saw worrying calls for violence from some members of the group.”
Published with permission of Daily Kos


crooksandliars--2020-11-07--Jon Ossoff Tears David Perdue To Shreds As He Kicks Off His Race To Save The Senate

As the 2020 presidential votes are being counted , Georgia has two Senate races headed to a runoff election on Jan. 5 , 2021 .
Nothing less than the majority of the United States Senate is on the line .
Jon Ossoff wasted no time kicking off his reenergized campaign as Democrats seem to have some wind at their back in the Peach State .
At an outdoor rally in Atlanta on Friday , Ossoff said plainly , “ Change has come to Georgia .
Change is coming to America.
” With an enthusiastic crowd around him , Ossoff made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the blatant corruption of David Perdue , saying , “ He sells access to his home for corporate money .
He sells lavish retreats on private islands to lobbyists for corporate PAC money , but he hasn ’ t seen fit to come out in the public and defend his record or answer questions from the people at a public town hall meeting in six years.
” It ’ s gon na be an uphill fight every single step of the way , like everything else over the last four years .
Game @ @

As the 2020 presidential votes are being counted, Georgia has two Senate races headed to a runoff election on Jan. 5, 2021. Nothing less than the majority of the United States Senate is on the line. Jon Ossoff wasted no time kicking off his reenergized campaign as Democrats seem to have some wind at their back in the Peach State.
At an outdoor rally in Atlanta on Friday, Ossoff said plainly, “Change has come to Georgia. Change is coming to America.” With an enthusiastic crowd around him, Ossoff made the case that Georgia is tired of the blatant corruption of David Perdue, saying, “He sells access to his home for corporate money. He sells lavish retreats on private islands to lobbyists for corporate PAC money, but he hasn’t seen fit to come out in the public and defend his record or answer questions from the people at a public town hall meeting in six years.”
It’s gonna be an uphill fight every single step of the way, like everything else over the last four years. Game on.
Republished with permission from Daily Kos.


crooksandliars--2020-11-08--Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Address Nation For First Time As President- And VP- Elect

The nightmare slowly begins to recede , as we got to watch Joe Biden and Kamala Harris appear as the definitively-chosen , duly-elected 46th president and vice-president of the United States for the first time , tonight , from his home state of Delaware .
Nothing could dim their shine tonight , and they met the moment with glorious dignity and passion .
What a relief , and almost jarring experience it was to feel warmth , confidence , and intellect emanating from the leaders of our nation .
What profound happiness to know that despite the damage and misery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the thumb of a malignant , narcissistic fascist , the next four years would be spent guided by two people with grace , heart , and generosity .
Kamala Harris began the evening with somber tributes to John Lewis , Shirley Chisolm , and her mother .
She ended with the joyful introduction of Joe Biden .
Biden began acknowledging his friends and family in the crowd , and went on to emphatically embrace the crowd and the nation with gratitude and singular purpose .
Unity , caring , faith in our ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respect of SCIENCE ( thank you very much ) figured prominently in his speech .
But most importantly , he paid tribute to the one that brung him to the dance .
Black voters .
BIDEN : And to all those who supported us : I am proud of the campaign we built and ran .
I am proud of the coalition we put together , the broadest and most diverse in history .
And especially for those moments when this campaign was at its lowest — the African American community stood up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my back , and I ’ ll have yours .
As it should be .
Welcome back to the dance , President-elect Biden .
And VP-elect Harris , your dance card is no doubt already full .


crooksandliars--2020-11-08--Delusional Gov. Kristi Noem Prefers Attacking Election To Discussing SD's Exploding COVID Rate

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem joined George Stephanopoulos on Sunday morning .
As soon as questions went to COVID and her horrific handling of the pandemic , she swiveled directly to baseless right wing conspiracy theories about massive voter fraud that does not exist at all .
She ranted about certain states not finishing their count , which is true , but she failed to explain how that would change the overall Electoral College count .
When asked to justify her assertion about widespread fraud , she continued to talk about affidavit signed by random citizens .
Again , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She also talked about dead people voting .
This , too , is disproven .
Just a reminder that South Dakota has the highest positivity rate in the entire country - at a SHOCKING 51 % !
Ironically , Noem tries to drag New York for having a worse rate — they are at 2 % positivity rate , one of the lowest in the entire country .
It sounds like Noem should be calling Governor Cuomo up for some advice because she clearly has no idea what she is doing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID , at politics and at life .

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem joined George Stephanopoulos on Sunday morning. As soon as questions went to COVID and her horrific handling of the pandemic, she swiveled directly to baseless right wing conspiracy theories about massive voter fraud that does not exist at all.
Sad.
She ranted about certain states not finishing their count, which is true, but she failed to explain how that would change the overall Electoral College count.
When asked to justify her assertion about widespread fraud, she continued to talk about affidavit signed by random citizens. Again, this would not have changed the overall count. She also talked about dead people voting. This, too, is disproven.
Just a reminder that South Dakota has the highest positivity rate in the entire country - at a SHOCKING 51%! Ironically, Noem tries to drag New York for having a worse rate — they are at 2% positivity rate, one of the lowest in the entire country. It sounds like Noem should be calling Governor Cuomo up for some advice because she clearly has no idea what she is doing.
Noem is a failure — at handling COVID, at politics and at life.


crooksandliars--2020-11-08--Lindsey Graham: Overturn This Election Or 'There Will Never Be Another Republican President'

Sen. Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) warned on Sunday that there will never be another Republican president if the current @ @ @ @ @ to stand .
Graham made the remarks on Fox News after multiple news networks called @ @ @ @ @ Biden .
`` Number one , this is a contested election and the media does @ @ @ @ @ , '' Graham complained .
`` If they did , you would never have a @ @ @ @ @ , we 're discounting them . ''
The South Carolina Republican went on the claim @ @ @ @ @ 15 dead people voting in Pennsylvania .
`` If we do n't challenge and change @ @ @ @ @ there will never be another Republican president elected again , '' he asserted .
`` @ @ @ @ @ . ''

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned on Sunday that there will never be another Republican president if the current 2020 elections results are allowed to stand.
Graham made the remarks on Fox News after multiple news networks called the election for President-elect Joe Biden.
"Number one, this is a contested election and the media doesn't decide who becomes president," Graham complained. "If they did, you would never have a Republican president forever. So, we're discounting them."
The South Carolina Republican went on the claim that he had evidence of 15 dead people voting in Pennsylvania.
"If we don't challenge and change the U.S. election system, there will never be another Republican president elected again," he asserted. "President Trump should not concede."