palmerreport--2020-07-17--This is going to end in particularly ugly fashion for Donald Trump

While we are all aware that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election , Attorney General William Barr utilized his position of power to prevent Special Counsel Robert Mueller from completing his investigation .
We ’ re now also aware of the fact that Barr violated all rules , norms , and laws to protect Donald Trump from any investigation or prosecution .
Sure , Trump is technically safe from national subpoenas while in office , but those brought by the state are a different matter .
As Palmer Report stated more than two years ago , Donald Trump will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coming his way .
As soon as Joe Biden becomes president , and Trump ’ s protective bubble bursts , state and federal authorities will swoop in to arrest Trump and the rest of his criminal family .
As we watch Trump consistently fail to even pretend to care about Americans dying daily , it ’ s important to appreciate the words of his own niece .
“ The bullying , the tendency not to care about other people ’ s feelings , the willingness to cheat , lie to get what he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started to see a kindred spirit .
Somebody who could advance his agenda , ” Mary Trump stated .
“ Honest work was never demanded of him , and no matter how badly he failed , he was rewarded in ways that are almost unfathomable .
He continues to be protected from his own disasters in the White House.
” While this description of Trump should not shock anyone , given his entire public life of taking what he could get , screwing over anyone he could , and spewing hateful messages to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still amazing to see these words , written by an actual Trump family member , as we as a nation are going through such turmoil .

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While we are all aware that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, Attorney General William Barr utilized his position of power to prevent Special Counsel Robert Mueller from completing his investigation. We’re now also aware of the fact that Barr violated all rules, norms, and laws to protect Donald Trump from any investigation or prosecution. Sure, Trump is technically safe from national subpoenas while in office, but those brought by the state are a different matter.
As Palmer Report stated more than two years ago, Donald Trump will not survive the onslaught of criminal cases coming his way. As soon as Joe Biden becomes president, and Trump’s protective bubble bursts, state and federal authorities will swoop in to arrest Trump and the rest of his criminal family.
As we watch Trump consistently fail to even pretend to care about Americans dying daily, it’s important to appreciate the words of his own niece. “The bullying, the tendency not to care about other people’s feelings, the willingness to cheat, lie to get what he wanted. And eventually … my grandfather started to see a kindred spirit. Somebody who could advance his agenda,” Mary Trump stated. “Honest work was never demanded of him, and no matter how badly he failed, he was rewarded in ways that are almost unfathomable. He continues to be protected from his own disasters in the White House.”
While this description of Trump should not shock anyone, given his entire public life of taking what he could get, screwing over anyone he could, and spewing hateful messages to those that opposed him, it is still amazing to see these words, written by an actual Trump family member, as we as a nation are going through such turmoil.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Donald Trump’s stooge Mercedes Schlapp goes on CNN and completely humiliates herself

Donald Trump doesn ’ t seem to have much to say for himself right now .
He ’ s been tweeting less frequently than usual .
In fact he ’ s said nothing about his niece Mary Trump ’ s new book .
Instead Trump has been sitting and stewing while his surrogates get in front of the cameras and try to make his argument for him .
The trouble is , he doesn ’ t have an argument for them to make .
Trump White House adviser Mercedes Schlapp went on CNN this morning and tried to claim that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the polls , because the Quinnipiac poll is somehow biased toward Democrats .
CNN host Poppy Harlow shot this down by referencing Trump ’ s various tweets over the years in which he quoted Quinnipiac poll numbers that were in his favor .
There ’ s also the reality that Trump is currently behind in every poll , not just Quinnipiac .
Mercedes Schlapp also tried to make the case that Joe Biden isn ’ t overseeing the current pandemic particularly well .
It ’ s almost as if she and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public that Biden is currently President , and Trump is running as an outside challenger .
Yeah , that ’ s not going to work .
Schlapp had nothing to work with today – but it ’ s clear that she ’ s also not very good at this .

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Donald Trump doesn’t seem to have much to say for himself right now. He’s been tweeting less frequently than usual. In fact he’s said nothing about his niece Mary Trump’s new book. Instead Trump has been sitting and stewing while his surrogates get in front of the cameras and try to make his argument for him. The trouble is, he doesn’t have an argument for them to make.
Trump White House adviser Mercedes Schlapp went on CNN this morning and tried to claim that Donald Trump isn’t actually behind in the polls, because the Quinnipiac poll is somehow biased toward Democrats. CNN host Poppy Harlow shot this down by referencing Trump’s various tweets over the years in which he quoted Quinnipiac poll numbers that were in his favor. There’s also the reality that Trump is currently behind in every poll, not just Quinnipiac.
Mercedes Schlapp also tried to make the case that Joe Biden isn’t overseeing the current pandemic particularly well. It’s almost as if she and the Trump regime are trying to convince the public that Biden is currently President, and Trump is running as an outside challenger. Yeah, that’s not going to work. Schlapp had nothing to work with today – but it’s clear that she’s also not very good at this.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Donald Trump is cheating again

Donald Trump is cheating again

Having myself been a manager of people in my professional life , I have occasionally asked myself the question that must be a perennial favorite of school teachers and parents of small children : why do cheaters work so unnecessarily hard at cheating ?
Isn ’ t it easier to do it right the first time ?
I occasionally compare and contrast Warren Buffett and Bernie Madoff as quintessential examples of both types .
Both are men in their 80s .
Both started their professional lives as investors and financial advisors .
Each is roughly as intelligent as the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but think that Madoff ’ s life ’ s “ work ” was materially harder than Buffett ’ s .
Imagine having to print out phoney financial statements every day on outmoded printers with dummied-up numbers to convince the suckers who invested in you that you really are “ managing ” their money .
Imagine the sleepless nights .
Imagine living with the knowledge that one day you ’ re going to be arrested and probably spend the rest of your life in jail .
Now contrast all that with Buffett ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world ’ s most respected men .
Certainly one of the richest .
He ’ s a free man , not a pariah .
The life of the cheater is far from easy .
It ’ s ironic , then , that so many cheaters are lazy .
You ’ d think they would be the most industrious of all , given that their cheating invariably leads to more ( and less rewarding ) work .
You ’ d think , in a world where grifters are so frequently and publicly defeated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less popular .
Yet nowhere is the attraction to cheat more manifest than in the person of Donald John Trump .
We now know Trump ’ s proclivity for cheating is nothing new , and we know it straight from someone who ’ s known him all her life .
In her new book , “ Too Much and Never Enough , ” Mary L. Trump tells us that cheating was a way of life for Donald Trump .
It was an ethic upon which he was raised .
So , Trump cheated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would go away “ magically ” in the spring .
It did not .
He told us it was down to fifteen cases and soon it would be zero , when there are now , in fact , three million cases , and soon there will be four million .
He told us that it wouldn ’ t get above 60,000 deaths and now it ’ s more than twice that .
As is known to many of you , Trump is now trying to hide the coronavirus statistics .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known to cheaters — the coverup .
He ’ s asking hospitals to stop reporting coronavirus data to the CDC and report instead to Health and Human Services , overseen by Trump bootlicker Alex Azar .
No such move is necessary , because the CDC has been transparent with all data it has received .
Their data are available to everyone , Including Health and Human Services .
Clearly the motive for the change is that Trump , through Azar , wants to hide the data from the American people .
There can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abrupt and unnecessary interruption of a smoothly operating protocol during a global pandemic .
Otherwise it makes as much sense as selling beans from behind the Resolute Desk .
In order to understand why this is happening you have to understand the logic of the cheater .
Trump blew it on coronavirus .
He had his chance to follow the science and instead he at once ignored it , called it a hoax , or claimed to be smarter than the scientists , medical doctors and other epidemiology experts .
Now that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of per capita coronavirus deaths in the world thanks to his intractable stupidity and incompetence , he needs another way to get out of the mess he ’ s in .
Changing course and doing everything right would be the obvious course .
Better too late than not at all .
Instead Trump chooses to cheat again to cover up for his previous cheats and blunders .
One reason why this is a losing strategy , among almost too many reasons to count , is because other countries rely on the transparent data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their worldwide coronavirus statistics as well .
Here in Britain , where cheating is equated with being ill-bred and vulgar — and it is still a fairly useful form of damnation — there are grumblings that Trump is a serial cheater and is not to be trusted in anything .
Meanwhile British labs and facilities at Oxford , in feverish pursuit of a coronavirus vaccine , have undergone a recent cyberattack by Russia .
It appears the Russians want to cheat their way to finding a vaccine in order to artificially bolster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , of course , but the evidence is overwhelming .
It should come as no surprise , then , that Britain is increasingly looking at Trump with the same jaundiced eye they view Putin .
It ’ s easy to see why .
Trump and Putin are two cheaters in a rogue ’ s alliance .
Indeed , the growing feeling in the European intelligence community at large is that the United States is not to be trusted at all with sensitive intelligence , and Trump himself is seen as a security risk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cheats on his wives , he cheats on his taxes , he cheats on polling numbers , he cheats on contractors , he cheats , in short , on everything and everyone — and he will never stop .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit for the office of president of the United States , this has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Having myself been a manager of people in my professional life, I have occasionally asked myself the question that must be a perennial favorite of school teachers and parents of small children: why do cheaters work so unnecessarily hard at cheating? Isn’t it easier to do it right the first time?
I occasionally compare and contrast Warren Buffett and Bernie Madoff as quintessential examples of both types. Both are men in their 80s. Both started their professional lives as investors and financial advisors. Each is roughly as intelligent as the other.
But I can’t help but think that Madoff’s life’s “work” was materially harder than Buffett’s. Imagine having to print out phoney financial statements every day on outmoded printers with dummied-up numbers to convince the suckers who invested in you that you really are “managing” their money. Imagine the sleepless nights. Imagine living with the knowledge that one day you’re going to be arrested and probably spend the rest of your life in jail. Now contrast all that with Buffett’s life. He’s one of the world’s most respected men. Certainly one of the richest. He’s a free man, not a pariah.
The life of the cheater is far from easy. It’s ironic, then, that so many cheaters are lazy. You’d think they would be the most industrious of all, given that their cheating invariably leads to more (and less rewarding) work.
You’d think, in a world where grifters are so frequently and publicly defeated by their cheating, cheating would be less popular. Yet nowhere is the attraction to cheat more manifest than in the person of Donald John Trump. We now know Trump’s proclivity for cheating is nothing new, and we know it straight from someone who’s known him all her life. In her new book, “Too Much and Never Enough,” Mary L. Trump tells us that cheating was a way of life for Donald Trump. It was an ethic upon which he was raised.
So, Trump cheated about coronavirus. He told us it would go away “magically” in the spring. It did not. He told us it was down to fifteen cases and soon it would be zero, when there are now, in fact, three million cases, and soon there will be four million. He told us that it wouldn’t get above 60,000 deaths and now it’s more than twice that.
As is known to many of you, Trump is now trying to hide the coronavirus statistics. He’s using the crudest, most shopworn technique known to cheaters — the coverup. He’s asking hospitals to stop reporting coronavirus data to the CDC and report instead to Health and Human Services, overseen by Trump bootlicker Alex Azar.
No such move is necessary, because the CDC has been transparent with all data it has received. Their data are available to everyone, Including Health and Human Services. Clearly the motive for the change is that Trump, through Azar, wants to hide the data from the American people. There can be no other reason for such an abrupt and unnecessary interruption of a smoothly operating protocol during a global pandemic. Otherwise it makes as much sense as selling beans from behind the Resolute Desk.
In order to understand why this is happening you have to understand the logic of the cheater. Trump blew it on coronavirus. He had his chance to follow the science and instead he at once ignored it, called it a hoax, or claimed to be smarter than the scientists, medical doctors and other epidemiology experts. Now that he’s presided over the greatest number of per capita coronavirus deaths in the world thanks to his intractable stupidity and incompetence, he needs another way to get out of the mess he’s in. Changing course and doing everything right would be the obvious course. Better too late than not at all. Instead Trump chooses to cheat again to cover up for his previous cheats and blunders.
One reason why this is a losing strategy, among almost too many reasons to count, is because other countries rely on the transparent data available from the CDC for the compilation of their worldwide coronavirus statistics as well. Here in Britain, where cheating is equated with being ill-bred and vulgar — and it is still a fairly useful form of damnation — there are grumblings that Trump is a serial cheater and is not to be trusted in anything.
Meanwhile British labs and facilities at Oxford, in feverish pursuit of a coronavirus vaccine, have undergone a recent cyberattack by Russia. It appears the Russians want to cheat their way to finding a vaccine in order to artificially bolster their national esteem. Russia denies this, of course, but the evidence is overwhelming.
It should come as no surprise, then, that Britain is increasingly looking at Trump with the same jaundiced eye they view Putin. It’s easy to see why. Trump and Putin are two cheaters in a rogue’s alliance. Indeed, the growing feeling in the European intelligence community at large is that the United States is not to be trusted at all with sensitive intelligence, and Trump himself is seen as a security risk.
Trump cheats at golf, he cheats on his wives, he cheats on his taxes, he cheats on polling numbers, he cheats on contractors, he cheats, in short, on everything and everyone — and he will never stop. There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit for the office of president of the United States, this has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Anthony Scaramucci just hit Donald Trump where it hurts

Things didn ’ t work out so well for Anthony Scaramucci when he briefly tried running Donald Trump ’ s disastrous White House .
But Scaramucci has always excelled in his day job as a financial wizard , and now he ’ s putting those skills to good use when it comes to ousting Trump from office .
Anthony Scaramucci is now helping with fundraising for the Lincoln Project , a Republican group whose main goal is to replace Donald Trump with Joe Biden in November .
Mooch explained to Bloomberg : “ The economy ’ s in shambles as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the politicization of a health-care crisis .
And so for all those reasons , he ’ s obviously incompetent and so we ’ ve got to seek his removal.
” The last thing Donald Trump needs right now is for the Lincoln Project to become even stronger and more resourceful , yet Scaramucci is intent on making that happen .
This comes after Anthony Scaramucci mocked Kanye West ’ s imaginary presidential bid , while also poking fun at his own notoriously short White House tenure : “ According to my calculations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one full Scaramucci .
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Things didn’t work out so well for Anthony Scaramucci when he briefly tried running Donald Trump’s disastrous White House. But Scaramucci has always excelled in his day job as a financial wizard, and now he’s putting those skills to good use when it comes to ousting Trump from office.
Anthony Scaramucci is now helping with fundraising for the Lincoln Project, a Republican group whose main goal is to replace Donald Trump with Joe Biden in November. Mooch explained to Bloomberg: “The economy’s in shambles as a direct result of his decision making and the politicization of a health-care crisis. And so for all those reasons, he’s obviously incompetent and so we’ve got to seek his removal.”
The last thing Donald Trump needs right now is for the Lincoln Project to become even stronger and more resourceful, yet Scaramucci is intent on making that happen.
This comes after Anthony Scaramucci mocked Kanye West’s imaginary presidential bid, while also poking fun at his own notoriously short White House tenure: “According to my calculations @kanyewest’s presidential aspirations lasted one full Scaramucci.”
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--Mary Trump fires back at Donald Trump after his berserk meltdown

Earlier today , Donald Trump finally worked up the nerve to launch an inevitable attack on his niece Mary Trump @ @ @ @ @ of a crime , claimed she was lying about various things , and labeled her @ @ @ @ @ ” Now Mary is firing back , and she ’ s certainly gotten the better @ @ @ @ @ you ’ re wondering , this is in reference to the 5.23 million viewers that @ @ @ @ @ the Rachel Maddow show last night , compared to the 5.11 million viewers that Donald @ @ @ @ @ profile appearance on the Sean Hannity show .
For being a “ seldom seen niece @ @ @ @ @ to be seen by a lot of people last night .

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Earlier today, Donald Trump finally worked up the nerve to launch an inevitable attack on his niece Mary Trump. He falsely accused her of a crime, claimed she was lying about various things, and labeled her a “seldom seen niece.” Now Mary is firing back, and she’s certainly gotten the better of the exchange.
Mary Trump posted this tweet:
5.23 million v. 5.11 million#seldomseen🤔 — Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) July 18, 2020
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If you’re wondering, this is in reference to the 5.23 million viewers that Mary Trump received while on the Rachel Maddow show last night, compared to the 5.11 million viewers that Donald Trump received during his highest profile appearance on the Sean Hannity show. For being a “seldom seen niece,” Mary sure managed to be seen by a lot of people last night.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--Donald Trump and the GOP are in quicksand

Donald Trump is an incompetent buffoon who before he somehow stumbled his way into becoming president managed to destroy everything he touched .
However , even as embarrassing and ill-prepared as he is for every occasion , he ’ s not fully responsible for the sinking of the Republican Party that we ’ re seeing unfold in real time .
The GOP has favorability ratings even worse than Donald Trump ’ s .
Since the beginning of 2020 alone , the number of American voters who identify as Democrats has increased by a full 13 points , according to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump ’ s impeachment in January , Republicans were up two points in terms of favorability – with many pundits confident that the GOP would keep the Senate .
Now Democrats are up 11 points , with a three-point increase just happening in June .
For the party to have a double-digit advantage of this size is somewhat unusual – but it ’ s always been consistent with one thing : the party winning big .
The last three times it happened in an election year , for example , were after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ electoral college blowouts , and after Democrats re-took the House in 2018 .
It ’ s also been a pretty reliable indicator of when people aren ’ t particularly happy with the Republican Party , as it stayed that way for the end of President Bush ’ s tenure and the Great Recession in 2008 , and following President Clinton ’ s impeachment in 1999 .
It ’ s going to be hard for the GOP to turn things around , particularly when they ’ re focused more on their public image in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the work that leadership entails .
In November , it ’ s time we give them a lesson on this and vote them out of office at every level .

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Donald Trump is an incompetent buffoon who before he somehow stumbled his way into becoming president managed to destroy everything he touched. However, even as embarrassing and ill-prepared as he is for every occasion, he’s not fully responsible for the sinking of the Republican Party that we’re seeing unfold in real time. The GOP has favorability ratings even worse than Donald Trump’s. Since the beginning of 2020 alone, the number of American voters who identify as Democrats has increased by a full 13 points, according to a new Gallup Poll.
At the time of Trump’s impeachment in January, Republicans were up two points in terms of favorability – with many pundits confident that the GOP would keep the Senate. Now Democrats are up 11 points, with a three-point increase just happening in June. For the party to have a double-digit advantage of this size is somewhat unusual – but it’s always been consistent with one thing: the party winning big. The last three times it happened in an election year, for example, were after Presidents Clinton and Obama were re-elected in electoral college blowouts, and after Democrats re-took the House in 2018.
It’s also been a pretty reliable indicator of when people aren’t particularly happy with the Republican Party, as it stayed that way for the end of President Bush’s tenure and the Great Recession in 2008, and following President Clinton’s impeachment in 1999. It’s going to be hard for the GOP to turn things around, particularly when they’re focused more on their public image in a global crisis than actually putting in the work that leadership entails. In November, it’s time we give them a lesson on this and vote them out of office at every level.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--What is this even supposed to mean?

What is this even supposed to mean?

Donald Trump has never been what you ’ d call over eloquent or even particularly coherent .
But he used to sorta kinda make sense sometimes .
Lately , with everything going wrong for him and his cognitive abilities seemingly failing , Trump is making less sense every time he opens his mouth .
Take , for instance , this whacked out Trump tweet : Another one of many Fake T.V .
Ads , this one about the Tennessee Valley Authority , which for years has paid its top executive a ridiculous FORTUNE .
Not run by the U.S. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crazy “ salary ” & its polices .
Strange ad paid for ( ? )
by “ U.S .
Tech Workers ” .
What ?
I mean , just… what ?
The sentence structure feels like it ’ s something straight out of an online translator or something .
And it ’ s particularly odd that Trump is accusing some TV ad of being “ strange ” in a tweet that ’ s too strange to even parse .
As if that weren ’ t enough , Trump retweeted his own tweet just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
He surely has no idea .

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Donald Trump has never been what you’d call over eloquent or even particularly coherent. But he used to sorta kinda make sense sometimes. Lately, with everything going wrong for him and his cognitive abilities seemingly failing, Trump is making less sense every time he opens his mouth.
Take, for instance, this whacked out Trump tweet:
Another one of many Fake T.V. Ads, this one about the Tennessee Valley Authority, which for years has paid its top executive a ridiculous FORTUNE. Not run by the U.S., but I have long been fighting that crazy “salary” & its polices. Strange ad paid for (?) by “U.S. Tech Workers”. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 17, 2020
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What? I mean, just… what? The sentence structure feels like it’s something straight out of an online translator or something. And it’s particularly odd that Trump is accusing some TV ad of being “strange” in a tweet that’s too strange to even parse. As if that weren’t enough, Trump retweeted his own tweet just minutes after he tweeted it. Why? He surely has no idea.
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palmerreport--2020-07-17--Donald Trump has completely berserk meltdown about Mary Trump [updated]

Yesterday , Palmer Report pointed out how odd it was that Donald Trump still hadn ’ t attacked or even mentioned his niece Mary Trump .
Her new tell-all book about him debuted at # 1 on Amazon , and last night she revealed on the Rachel Maddow show that she ’ s heard Trump use the N-word and antisemitic slurs .
Now Donald Trump is finally attacking Mary Trump , and let ’ s just say that it ’ s a doozy : I am the ultimate member of The Book of the Month Club .
First I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mongering fool , violating the law ( he released massive amounts of Classified Information ) and an NDA in order to build badly needed credibility and make a few dollars , which will all end up going to the government anyway .
Next up is Mary Trump , a seldom seen niece who knows little about me , says untruthful things about my wonderful parents ( who couldn ’ t stand her ! )
and me , and violated her NDA .
She also broke the Law by givng out my Tax Returns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many books have been written about me , some good , some bad .
Both happily and sadly , there will be more to come !
We ’ re not even quite sure where to start with this .
To be clear , Mary Trump hasn ’ t violated any laws by publishing her book or by handing over the family ’ s financial documents .
For that matter neither has John Bolton ; nothing in his book was classified .
And we ’ re not sure how Donald Trump can be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Month Club ” when he can ’ t even read .
What a mess !
Update : Mary Trump has now fired back at Donald in winning fashion .

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Yesterday, Palmer Report pointed out how odd it was that Donald Trump still hadn’t attacked or even mentioned his niece Mary Trump. Her new tell-all book about him debuted at #1 on Amazon, and last night she revealed on the Rachel Maddow show that she’s heard Trump use the N-word and antisemitic slurs. Now Donald Trump is finally attacking Mary Trump, and let’s just say that it’s a doozy:
I am the ultimate member of The Book of the Month Club. First I have lowlife dummy John Bolton, a war mongering fool, violating the law (he released massive amounts of Classified Information) and an NDA in order to build badly needed credibility and make a few dollars, which will all end up going to the government anyway. Next up is Mary Trump, a seldom seen niece who knows little about me, says untruthful things about my wonderful parents (who couldn’t stand her!) and me, and violated her NDA. She also broke the Law by givng out my Tax Returns. She’s a mess! Many books have been written about me, some good, some bad. Both happily and sadly, there will be more to come!
We’re not even quite sure where to start with this. To be clear, Mary Trump hasn’t violated any laws by publishing her book or by handing over the family’s financial documents. For that matter neither has John Bolton; nothing in his book was classified. And we’re not sure how Donald Trump can be the “ultimate member of The Book of the Month Club” when he can’t even read. What a mess! Update: Mary Trump has now fired back at Donald in winning fashion.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--Donald Trump waves the white flag

Donald Trump waves the white flag

Most polls show Donald Trump somewhere between ten and fifteen points behind Joe Biden nationwide .
Trump has been behind all along , but his numbers keep getting worse .
One of the big reasons is that Trump has handled the coronavirus crisis in such dishonest , negligent , deranged , and deadly fashion .
Now Trump has a plan for turning things around : he ’ s giving up .
That ’ s right , Trump is simply giving up on the coronavirus crisis .
This is according to one of Trump ’ s own advisers , who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t want to be distracted by it.
” No , really .
Trump now sees a deadly pandemic as a distraction .
This of course raises the question of just what Trump is trying to avoid being distracted from .
Golf ?
Grifting ?
Sitting in bed and hate-watching cable news ?
Whatever is going on here , Trump has decided that his best strategy going forward is to wave the white flag on the pandemic entirely , and hope that doing so is somehow the key to helping him climb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s in .
What a deranged monster .

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Most polls show Donald Trump somewhere between ten and fifteen points behind Joe Biden nationwide. Trump has been behind all along, but his numbers keep getting worse. One of the big reasons is that Trump has handled the coronavirus crisis in such dishonest, negligent, deranged, and deadly fashion.
Now Trump has a plan for turning things around: he’s giving up. That’s right, Trump is simply giving up on the coronavirus crisis. This is according to one of Trump’s own advisers, who is telling the Washington Post that Trump “doesn’t want to be distracted by it.” No, really. Trump now sees a deadly pandemic as a distraction.
This of course raises the question of just what Trump is trying to avoid being distracted from. Golf? Grifting? Sitting in bed and hate-watching cable news? Whatever is going on here, Trump has decided that his best strategy going forward is to wave the white flag on the pandemic entirely, and hope that doing so is somehow the key to helping him climb out of the huge hole he’s in. What a deranged monster.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--Furor erupts surrounding Donald Trump and Linkin Park

On a day when it took him until mid afternoon to even bother acknowledging that Congressman John Lewis passed away @ @ @ @ @ time to post a ridiculous campaign video set to a song from the band Linkin @ @ @ @ @ off a furor in the political realm and the world of music .
Linkin Park @ @ @ @ @ Bennington hated Donald Trump .
Bennington once famously tweeted that Trump was a greater threat @ @ @ @ @ terrorism .
His bandmate Mike Shinoda has also been known to take shots at Trump @ @ @ @ @ across the board , prompting “ Linkin Park ” to being trending atop Twitter .
@ @ @ @ @ to use a Linkin Park song in his campaign video is distasteful as it is @ @ @ @ @ guessing the surviving members of the band will force a copyright takedown soon enough .
@ @ @ @ @ , have also forced Trump promotional videos to be deleted for illegally using their songs @

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On a day when it took him until mid afternoon to even bother acknowledging that Congressman John Lewis passed away, Donald Trump found the time to post a ridiculous campaign video set to a song from the band Linkin Park. This quickly set off a furor in the political realm and the world of music.
Linkin Park’s late singer Chester Bennington hated Donald Trump. Bennington once famously tweeted that Trump was a greater threat to the United States than terrorism. His bandmate Mike Shinoda has also been known to take shots at Trump on Twitter. Furor erupted across the board, prompting “Linkin Park” to being trending atop Twitter.
Donald Trump’s decision to use a Linkin Park song in his campaign video is distasteful as it is illegal. We’re guessing the surviving members of the band will force a copyright takedown soon enough. Other bands, including Nickelback, have also forced Trump promotional videos to be deleted for illegally using their songs.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--“You’re going to hate me for this”

“You’re going to hate me for this”

Last month , federal troops rammed and teargassed peaceful demonstrators just so Donald Trump could enjoy a photo op with a Bible in Lafayette Square .
Now , the Trump administration is facing multiple lawsuits after a week of ordering camouflaged stormtroopers to jump out of unmarked cars away from federal property to kidnap Portlanders without identification or explanation .
What ’ s going on ?
Mary Trump , a clinical psychologist who speaks and writes with unique authority about her uncle , offers a simple yet disturbing answer .
In an interview last night on CNN , Mary told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ psychologically deeply damaged man , based on his upbringing and the situation with his parents.
” She then warned that Trump “ is not going to get better and he is , without question , going to get worse.
” Soon after , on MSNBC , national security analyst Frank Figliuzzi suggested that we should expect this new pattern of unleashing mysterious troops on Americans to continue .
“ What we ’ re looking at here is something that looks like exploitation of a national emergency—remember , we ’ re still under a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” he explained .
“ I fear that we ’ re going to see exploitation of that until that declaration ends and there ’ s no sign that that declaration ’ s ending soon.
” Lacking empathy , a conscience , and a soul , Trump has always been perversely eager to exploit any tragedy for political or personal gain .
Back in the 1980s , for example , after a few of Trump ’ s top casino executives lost their lives in a helicopter crash , Trump issued a statement about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump then lied to the press , claiming he was supposed to be on the flight and narrowly escaped death .
According to BuzzFeed News , seconds before uttering that fabrication , Trump reportedly told some of his staff , “ You ’ re going to hate me for this , but I just can ’ t resist .
I can get some publicity out of this.
” As Trump ’ s gross mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic proves deadlier by the day , his exploitation of the situation for personal and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a monster of world history .
Trump ’ s new embrace of Gestapo tactics shows how quickly he is unraveling—and it reveals this deeply damaged man ’ s fear of the reckoning that awaits him on Election Day .

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Last month, federal troops rammed and teargassed peaceful demonstrators just so Donald Trump could enjoy a photo op with a Bible in Lafayette Square. Now, the Trump administration is facing multiple lawsuits after a week of ordering camouflaged stormtroopers to jump out of unmarked cars away from federal property to kidnap Portlanders without identification or explanation. What’s going on?
Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist who speaks and writes with unique authority about her uncle, offers a simple yet disturbing answer. In an interview last night on CNN, Mary told Chris Cuomo that “Donald is a psychologically deeply damaged man, based on his upbringing and the situation with his parents.” She then warned that Trump “is not going to get better and he is, without question, going to get worse.”
Soon after, on MSNBC, national security analyst Frank Figliuzzi suggested that we should expect this new pattern of unleashing mysterious troops on Americans to continue. “What we’re looking at here is something that looks like exploitation of a national emergency—remember, we’re still under a national emergency declaration for the COVID-19 virus,” he explained. “I fear that we’re going to see exploitation of that until that declaration ends and there’s no sign that that declaration’s ending soon.”
Lacking empathy, a conscience, and a soul, Trump has always been perversely eager to exploit any tragedy for political or personal gain. Back in the 1980s, for example, after a few of Trump’s top casino executives lost their lives in a helicopter crash, Trump issued a statement about how “deeply saddened” he was. Trump then lied to the press, claiming he was supposed to be on the flight and narrowly escaped death. According to BuzzFeed News, seconds before uttering that fabrication, Trump reportedly told some of his staff, “You’re going to hate me for this, but I just can’t resist. I can get some publicity out of this.”
As Trump’s gross mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic proves deadlier by the day, his exploitation of the situation for personal and political gain only cements his standing as a monster of world history. Trump’s new embrace of Gestapo tactics shows how quickly he is unraveling—and it reveals this deeply damaged man’s fear of the reckoning that awaits him on Election Day.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--Here come Joe Biden’s intel briefings

Here come Joe Biden’s intel briefings

Even though the election isn ’ t for almost four months , one of the two candidates running is acting a whole lot more like a president than the other .
About two weeks ago , Joe Biden said he might request an intelligence briefing on reports of Russian bounties placed on American soldiers in Afghanistan – an issue the media should refuse to drop when it comes to covering the insanity that is the Donald Trump presidency .
Sure enough , Biden revealed today that he ’ s been getting intel briefings , a month earlier in the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinton were receiving them back in 2016 , and he ’ s learned that Russia is looking to interfere in the election yet again , doing what they can to undermine confidence in democracy as a system .
Considering that Biden previously said in campaign appearances that he would read his daily briefings as president , you could see this as him already making good on a campaign promise .
While most incumbent presidents are able to defend their own record and attack their opponent for being inexperienced and unprepared for the job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly the exact opposite , as he can ’ t defend the regular negligence we ’ ve already come to expect from him and we know he barely reads his briefings as it is .
His own effort to paint Biden ’ s vice presidency as corrupt got him impeached and the attacks he makes on Barack Obama ’ s presidency don ’ t fool anyone outside his base .
He also tried to portray Biden as being indebted to China , but that ’ s not likely to work either with Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and propose the solutions we need when it comes to foreign relations .
In his response to the briefing , Biden warned that China and other countries would also be trying to influence the election in Trump ’ s favor .
Should Donald Trump try to keep playing that angle , he ’ d only further reveal how uninformed and ill-prepared he is for the job .

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Even though the election isn’t for almost four months, one of the two candidates running is acting a whole lot more like a president than the other. About two weeks ago, Joe Biden said he might request an intelligence briefing on reports of Russian bounties placed on American soldiers in Afghanistan – an issue the media should refuse to drop when it comes to covering the insanity that is the Donald Trump presidency.
Sure enough, Biden revealed today that he’s been getting intel briefings, a month earlier in the election cycle than when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were receiving them back in 2016, and he’s learned that Russia is looking to interfere in the election yet again, doing what they can to undermine confidence in democracy as a system. Considering that Biden previously said in campaign appearances that he would read his daily briefings as president, you could see this as him already making good on a campaign promise.
While most incumbent presidents are able to defend their own record and attack their opponent for being inexperienced and unprepared for the job, for Donald Trump it’s nearly the exact opposite, as he can’t defend the regular negligence we’ve already come to expect from him and we know he barely reads his briefings as it is.
His own effort to paint Biden’s vice presidency as corrupt got him impeached and the attacks he makes on Barack Obama’s presidency don’t fool anyone outside his base. He also tried to portray Biden as being indebted to China, but that’s not likely to work either with Biden taking the initiative to read his briefings and propose the solutions we need when it comes to foreign relations. In his response to the briefing, Biden warned that China and other countries would also be trying to influence the election in Trump’s favor. Should Donald Trump try to keep playing that angle, he’d only further reveal how uninformed and ill-prepared he is for the job.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--Marco Rubio thinks John Lewis is Elijah Cummings

Today ’ s Republicans are so tone-deaf to the world around them , they end up being racist even when they ’ re occasionally not trying to be racist .
For instance , Republican Senator Marco Rubio – known more for his idiocy and cowardice than his villainy – tried to post a tribute just now to John Lewis , who passed away last night .
Unfortunately for Rubio , he completely botched it in a way that only a Republican could .
Marco Rubio tweeted just now that it was an “ honor ” to serve in Congress with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photo of himself and the late Elijah Cummings .
He also changed his Twitter profile picture to a close-up of himself and Cummings .
Rubio has since deleted the tweet ( several news outlets and observers captured it first ) , but as of the time of publication of this article , his profile picture is still himself and Elijah Cummings .
This is embarrassing for Marco Rubio on so many levels .
John Lewis and Elijah Cummings don ’ t even look much alike .
This plays right into the racist trope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even when they don ’ t .
Further , Rubio knew these guys personally .
He worked down the hall from them for years .
He took photos with them .
Yet he still couldn ’ t be bothered to tell them apart , at a time when he was supposedly paying tribute to one of them .
Marco Rubio can ’ t even get the cleanup right .
It ’ s one ( unacceptable ) thing to make the mistake in the first place .
It ’ s another to delete the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delete the errant profile picture .
What is wrong with this dope ?

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Today’s Republicans are so tone-deaf to the world around them, they end up being racist even when they’re occasionally not trying to be racist. For instance, Republican Senator Marco Rubio – known more for his idiocy and cowardice than his villainy – tried to post a tribute just now to John Lewis, who passed away last night. Unfortunately for Rubio, he completely botched it in a way that only a Republican could.
Marco Rubio tweeted just now that it was an “honor” to serve in Congress with John Lewis. Rubio then included a photo of himself and the late Elijah Cummings. He also changed his Twitter profile picture to a close-up of himself and Cummings. Rubio has since deleted the tweet (several news outlets and observers captured it first), but as of the time of publication of this article, his profile picture is still himself and Elijah Cummings.
This is embarrassing for Marco Rubio on so many levels. John Lewis and Elijah Cummings don’t even look much alike. This plays right into the racist trope that all black guys look alike, even when they don’t. Further, Rubio knew these guys personally. He worked down the hall from them for years. He took photos with them. Yet he still couldn’t be bothered to tell them apart, at a time when he was supposedly paying tribute to one of them.
Marco Rubio can’t even get the cleanup right. It’s one (unacceptable) thing to make the mistake in the first place. It’s another to delete the errant tweet, but then forget to delete the errant profile picture. What is wrong with this dope?
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--Donald Trump completely embarrasses himself after John Lewis passes away

I ’ ll admit that when I sat down to try to write something about the passing of John Lewis , the words didn ’ t come easily .
How do you distill a life like his into a few lines ?
But then there ’ s the case of Donald Trump , as of 1pm eastern time today , still hasn ’ t tweeted anything to even so much as acknowledge that Lewis has died .
Keep in mind that a sitting Congressman passed away last night .
Stature and party affiliation aside , it ’ s absurd and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States still wouldn ’ t have said anything about it by now .
When that sitting Congressman is a legend and icon like John Lewis , it ’ s even more embarrassing .
Trump has found time today to attack everyone from Joe Biden to New York Magazine , but not a word about Lewis .
Yes , it ’ s Saturday , but the presidency isn ’ t a part time job .
Trump ’ s press secretary tweeted this message : “ Rep .
John Lewis was an icon of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an enduring legacy that will never be forgotten .
We hold his family in our prayers , as we remember Rep. John Lewis ’ incredible contributions to our country.
” That ’ s fine , if generic and half hearted .
But this message should have come from Donald Trump , not from some stooge working for him .
Trump found time to viciously and dishonestly attack John Lewis while he was alive , but he has nothing to say now that Lewis has passed .
We saw Trump pull the same antics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s just embarrassing – like everything else about the Trump presidency .

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I’ll admit that when I sat down to try to write something about the passing of John Lewis, the words didn’t come easily. How do you distill a life like his into a few lines? But then there’s the case of Donald Trump, as of 1pm eastern time today, still hasn’t tweeted anything to even so much as acknowledge that Lewis has died.
Keep in mind that a sitting Congressman passed away last night. Stature and party affiliation aside, it’s absurd and embarrassing that the President of the United States still wouldn’t have said anything about it by now. When that sitting Congressman is a legend and icon like John Lewis, it’s even more embarrassing. Trump has found time today to attack everyone from Joe Biden to New York Magazine, but not a word about Lewis. Yes, it’s Saturday, but the presidency isn’t a part time job.
Trump’s press secretary tweeted this message: “Rep. John Lewis was an icon of the civil rights movement, and he leaves an enduring legacy that will never be forgotten. We hold his family in our prayers, as we remember Rep. John Lewis’ incredible contributions to our country.”
That’s fine, if generic and half hearted. But this message should have come from Donald Trump, not from some stooge working for him. Trump found time to viciously and dishonestly attack John Lewis while he was alive, but he has nothing to say now that Lewis has passed. We saw Trump pull the same antics when war hero John McCain died. It’s just embarrassing – like everything else about the Trump presidency.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--This is a ticking timebomb

This is a ticking timebomb

Watching Donald Trump ’ s presidency crash and burn would be fun if we were not part of the collateral damage .
His commercials are nothing more than his typical attempts at frightening people into voting for him rather than outlining solutions to the current problems plaguing our country .
He has been adding to the problems by trying to silence Dr. Anthony Fauci and taking control of virus information from the CDC , which is extremely frightening .
Most believe this move to be part and parcel of Trump ’ s self-imposed dictatorship and his continued attempts to downplay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a horrible president and has always planned to lean on the strong economy ( that he did not create ) to stay in office , but the economy is a ticking time bomb .
Since Trump is not a big thinker , how does he propose to fix the issue ?
To be sure , it will be to our detriment .
Trump ’ s belligerent push to reopen schools reveals just how little he is concerned about the American people .
Coronavirus has not “ magically disappeared ” as Trump claimed it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported that the virus has begun to mutate .
Even though experts have not yet determined which direction the virus is mutating ( good or bad ) , it is yet another big unknown from which people need to protect themselves .
Yet Trump and the Republicans are more concerned with businesses , which is what is driving the push to reopen the economy .
According to Politico , the Trump camp sees the next six weeks as crucial , which is not a huge window of time .
Trump , in desperation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to encourage employers to hire during the pandemic , which many believe will negatively impact Social Security .
This is no solution .
It is like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound .
Leave it to Donald Trump to come up with this type of “ solution.
” Trump ’ s inability to come up with any long-term solutions is what will ultimately cost him the presidency .
He has known about coronavirus since January , yet he kept it under wraps , hoping it would go away .
When the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , instead of working with scientists , medical professionals , and governors across the nation , Trump chose to fight everyone .
He has no one to blame but himself for his 35 % approval rating .
Indeed , nothing is going Trump ’ s way right now .
The Hill reported that the Pentagon has banned the confederate flag , and the Supreme Court has agreed to expedite its order releasing Trump ’ s tax returns .
Pouring salt in Trump ’ s very visible wounds , the New York Times has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way off , Trump is in serious trouble .
According to the Times , if the election were held today , Biden would thrash Trump , even if the numbers are as off as they were in 2016 .
As reported by U.S. World & News Report , Trump trails Biden by the “ widest national polling gap in decades.
” There is a whole lot of damage that Trump can do in the next three months .
Hold on to your hope and vote .

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Watching Donald Trump’s presidency crash and burn would be fun if we were not part of the collateral damage. His commercials are nothing more than his typical attempts at frightening people into voting for him rather than outlining solutions to the current problems plaguing our country. He has been adding to the problems by trying to silence Dr. Anthony Fauci and taking control of virus information from the CDC, which is extremely frightening. Most believe this move to be part and parcel of Trump’s self-imposed dictatorship and his continued attempts to downplay coronavirus numbers. Trump knows he is a horrible president and has always planned to lean on the strong economy (that he did not create) to stay in office, but the economy is a ticking time bomb. Since Trump is not a big thinker, how does he propose to fix the issue? To be sure, it will be to our detriment.
Trump’s belligerent push to reopen schools reveals just how little he is concerned about the American people. Coronavirus has not “magically disappeared” as Trump claimed it would. In fact, Science magazine reported that the virus has begun to mutate. Even though experts have not yet determined which direction the virus is mutating (good or bad), it is yet another big unknown from which people need to protect themselves. Yet Trump and the Republicans are more concerned with businesses, which is what is driving the push to reopen the economy.
According to Politico, the Trump camp sees the next six weeks as crucial, which is not a huge window of time. Trump, in desperation, wants to issue payroll tax cuts to encourage employers to hire during the pandemic, which many believe will negatively impact Social Security. This is no solution. It is like putting a band-aid on a bullet wound. Leave it to Donald Trump to come up with this type of “solution.”
Trump’s inability to come up with any long-term solutions is what will ultimately cost him the presidency. He has known about coronavirus since January, yet he kept it under wraps, hoping it would go away. When the virus failed to go away on its own, instead of working with scientists, medical professionals, and governors across the nation, Trump chose to fight everyone. He has no one to blame but himself for his 35% approval rating. Indeed, nothing is going Trump’s way right now. The Hill reported that the Pentagon has banned the confederate flag, and the Supreme Court has agreed to expedite its order releasing Trump’s tax returns.
Pouring salt in Trump’s very visible wounds, the New York Times has reported that even if the polls are way off, Trump is in serious trouble. According to the Times, if the election were held today, Biden would thrash Trump, even if the numbers are as off as they were in 2016. As reported by U.S. World & News Report, Trump trails Biden by the “widest national polling gap in decades.” There is a whole lot of damage that Trump can do in the next three months. Hold on to your hope and vote.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--In defense of hating Donald Trump

In defense of hating Donald Trump

In high school I had one of those nominally Christian friends who thought of hatred as a sin .
His technical workaround was that he never hated anyone but instead “ disliked them intensely.
” I didn ’ t assume I was smarter than God ( if there was one ) but I knew a semantic loophole if ever I saw it — and you could drive a carriage and six through his .
I don ’ t know what satisfaction he got from asserting such rubbish but I ’ m going to give him enough retrospective credit for intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the notion persists with some adults I know today , and I expect they are either just as insincere as my high school friend was or simply delusional .
To paraphrase Dean Martin , everybody hates somebody sometime — unless you ’ re either catatonic or doing drugs .
And no , hating the sin and loving the sinner won ’ t do either .
Nobody , for example , loves someone who ’ s murdered someone close to them .
But it ’ s the height of arrogance or conceit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and/or forgive someone who ’ s wronged a third party .
The third party in question would be rightfully incensed at the notion , and would be correct in wondering exactly what kind of messianic delusions you are entertaining .
It is precisely our compassion that differentiates those of us on the left of the political spectrum from those on the right .
It is our compassion that compels us to hate .
If we don ’ t hate the people who cause harm to others then we aren ’ t really compassionate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing Jesus and wondering how we came off .
I grew my beard to go with my unaccustomed long hair because I can ’ t get to a barber during the pandemic — and that is the only reason .
When it comes to hate and discord I ’ m all for it .
We ’ ve got an implacable enemy out there , an enemy of ironfisted evil .
Evil like that deserves nothing short of our very best hatred .
Hatred is outrage in action , it ’ s what keeps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fight .
Donald Trump won ’ t be defeated in November if we all melt into one giant morass of a smarmy puddle of love .
We need to be stiff-spined , resolute and ready to fight .
We need not only to vote but to get out the vote .
We have to be just as motivated as I guarantee you they will be .
We need to get mad , get even and be warriors .
So it ’ s important for us to remember who we ’ re dealing with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raped women and children .
He is a man who whines about unfair treatment by the press and crows about how great he is while 142,064 Americans ( as I write this ) lie dead in their graves because of him .
Trump is a guy who doesn ’ t care that his puppet master and friend Vladimir Putin is hiring Afghan mercenaries to murder American troops .
Trump is a man who has abandoned and forgotten children in cages .
Trump has repeatedly betrayed his country .
So don ’ t talk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have no room in my heart to love such a person , and it would be not just the pinnacle of arrogance for me to forgive him for the wrongs he committed against others , but a despicable act of injustice .
It is our moral duty to hate Donald Trump .
Lest we also forget , we also have a planet to save .
We have lost four precious years of progress in our battle against global warming because of this vile , stinking monster currently infesting the White House .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ November , let ’ s do it in overwhelming numbers , and let ’ s do it as an army that hates corruption and deceit and evil , not because we are full of false and insincere Christian charity , but because we are just and right and avenging .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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In high school I had one of those nominally Christian friends who thought of hatred as a sin. His technical workaround was that he never hated anyone but instead “disliked them intensely.” I didn’t assume I was smarter than God (if there was one) but I knew a semantic loophole if ever I saw it — and you could drive a carriage and six through his. I don’t know what satisfaction he got from asserting such rubbish but I’m going to give him enough retrospective credit for intelligence by suggesting it wasn’t much.
But the notion persists with some adults I know today, and I expect they are either just as insincere as my high school friend was or simply delusional. To paraphrase Dean Martin, everybody hates somebody sometime — unless you’re either catatonic or doing drugs. And no, hating the sin and loving the sinner won’t do either. Nobody, for example, loves someone who’s murdered someone close to them.
But it’s the height of arrogance or conceit or both to proclaim that you love and/or forgive someone who’s wronged a third party. The third party in question would be rightfully incensed at the notion, and would be correct in wondering exactly what kind of messianic delusions you are entertaining. It is precisely our compassion that differentiates those of us on the left of the political spectrum from those on the right. It is our compassion that compels us to hate. If we don’t hate the people who cause harm to others then we aren’t really compassionate at all, we’re just playing Jesus and wondering how we came off. I grew my beard to go with my unaccustomed long hair because I can’t get to a barber during the pandemic — and that is the only reason.
When it comes to hate and discord I’m all for it. We’ve got an implacable enemy out there, an enemy of ironfisted evil. Evil like that deserves nothing short of our very best hatred. Hatred is outrage in action, it’s what keeps us up at night fighting the good fight. Donald Trump won’t be defeated in November if we all melt into one giant morass of a smarmy puddle of love. We need to be stiff-spined, resolute and ready to fight. We need not only to vote but to get out the vote. We have to be just as motivated as I guarantee you they will be. We need to get mad, get even and be warriors.
So it’s important for us to remember who we’re dealing with. Donald Trump is a man who raped women and children. He is a man who whines about unfair treatment by the press and crows about how great he is while 142,064 Americans (as I write this) lie dead in their graves because of him. Trump is a guy who doesn’t care that his puppet master and friend Vladimir Putin is hiring Afghan mercenaries to murder American troops. Trump is a man who has abandoned and forgotten children in cages. Trump has repeatedly betrayed his country. So don’t talk to me about love and forgiveness. I have no room in my heart to love such a person, and it would be not just the pinnacle of arrogance for me to forgive him for the wrongs he committed against others, but a despicable act of injustice. It is our moral duty to hate Donald Trump.
Lest we also forget, we also have a planet to save. We have lost four precious years of progress in our battle against global warming because of this vile, stinking monster currently infesting the White House. Let’s get him out in November, let’s do it in overwhelming numbers, and let’s do it as an army that hates corruption and deceit and evil, not because we are full of false and insincere Christian charity, but because we are just and right and avenging. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-18--John Lewis has left us. It’s up to us now.

John Lewis is gone , and I really have no idea what to say about it .
We all knew he was ill. We all knew this was coming .
We all had time to figure out what we were going to say when he passed away – and yet there are still no proper words .
He ’ s a better man than I ’ ll ever hope to be .
He changed the world for the better .
We ’ re all infinitely in his debt .
Now we owe it to him to finish what he started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Lewis in every way possible .
There should be statues of him at every turn .
We must make sure that future generations know what all he courageously did in the name of civil rights .
We owe it to him to make sure he gets the proper credit , now and in the future .
But more importantly , we owe it to him to make sure that his work gets carried forward – and that means it ’ s on us to do the work now .
When he was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own civil rights .
When he was older , he fought for LGBT rights .
He was always fighting for somebody ’ s rights .
He cared about equality , dignity , decency , humanity .
Our nation is deep in the throes of those same battles right now .
It ’ s up to us to ask ourselves what John Lewis would do , and then do it .
It ’ s time for the Edmund Pettus Bridge to become the John Lewis Bridge .
But that ’ s the easy part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the work on civil rights and equality going forward .
It ’ s our time to make – as John Lewis called it – good trouble .

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John Lewis is gone, and I really have no idea what to say about it. We all knew he was ill. We all knew this was coming. We all had time to figure out what we were going to say when he passed away – and yet there are still no proper words. He’s a better man than I’ll ever hope to be. He changed the world for the better. We’re all infinitely in his debt. Now we owe it to him to finish what he started.
Yes, we need to honor John Lewis in every way possible. There should be statues of him at every turn. We must make sure that future generations know what all he courageously did in the name of civil rights. We owe it to him to make sure he gets the proper credit, now and in the future. But more importantly, we owe it to him to make sure that his work gets carried forward – and that means it’s on us to do the work now.
When he was young, John Lewis fought for his own civil rights. When he was older, he fought for LGBT rights. He was always fighting for somebody’s rights. He cared about equality, dignity, decency, humanity. Our nation is deep in the throes of those same battles right now. It’s up to us to ask ourselves what John Lewis would do, and then do it.
It’s time for the Edmund Pettus Bridge to become the John Lewis Bridge. But that’s the easy part, really. We have to put in the work on civil rights and equality going forward. It’s our time to make – as John Lewis called it – good trouble.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--Keep your eye on the prize

Keep your eye on the prize

John Lewis meant many things to many people .
He almost died as a young man , fighting for equality under the law during the march across the Edmund Pettus bridge , which left Lewis with a fractured skull .
As the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ( “ SNCC ” ) , Lewis put his life on hold not only for himself but for the millions who , like him , had been treated as second-class citizens because of the color of their skin .
He was also one of the original 13 Freedom Riders , seven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from New York to New Orleans .
Beaten and attacked at every turn , Lewis refused to stop even though he believed his activities would ultimately result in his death , but God had other plans for him .
Lewis has always been like a myth .
I was blessed to meet him when he spoke to the Class of 1996 at Agnes Scott College in Decatur , giving us insight on our future lives and how we could do good in the world .
Though I returned to college at 30 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world outside , his words were not lost on me .
Several years later , I had taken a job in a law firm in downtown Atlanta , and there he was again .
I felt privileged to have twice crossed his path and had the honor and pleasure to speak with him as he signed his memoir “ Walking with the Wind ” and patiently answered questions .
John Lewis was no myth ; he was a flesh-and-blood man who never saw himself as the hero he became .
That humility is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He fought up to his death , and while we believe he had more work to do , God had other plans for him .
I hope that the young people marching for our rights today have learned from John Lewis .
He did not take “ no ” for an answer , but he did so nonviolently .
He was willing to literally lay down his life so that we could enjoy freedom in our own country .
In his death , John Lewis reminds us of the turmoil in which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of both parties have sent condolences and kind words , “ president ” Donald Trump went to play golf and took forever to even tweet something generic about Lewis ’ s death .
Presidents are supposed to unify us in times of turmoil and in grief .
Trump can not do that because he is not an honorable man .
His behavior and persona are the opposite of the man we have lost .
God has plans for Trump as well .
Let us keep our eyes on the prize .
Mourn John @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all he contributed to our country .
In his memory , we can become the country that he fought so hard for us to be .
We must continue to fight , and we must put good leadership in office in November .
John Lewis would be disappointed if we do not give this all we have , and we can not disappoint this great man .

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John Lewis meant many things to many people. He almost died as a young man, fighting for equality under the law during the march across the Edmund Pettus bridge, which left Lewis with a fractured skull. As the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (“SNCC”), Lewis put his life on hold not only for himself but for the millions who, like him, had been treated as second-class citizens because of the color of their skin. He was also one of the original 13 Freedom Riders, seven whites and six blacks, who rode from New York to New Orleans. Beaten and attacked at every turn, Lewis refused to stop even though he believed his activities would ultimately result in his death, but God had other plans for him.
Lewis has always been like a myth. I was blessed to meet him when he spoke to the Class of 1996 at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, giving us insight on our future lives and how we could do good in the world. Though I returned to college at 30 and already had a good idea of the world outside, his words were not lost on me. Several years later, I had taken a job in a law firm in downtown Atlanta, and there he was again. I felt privileged to have twice crossed his path and had the honor and pleasure to speak with him as he signed his memoir “Walking with the Wind” and patiently answered questions. John Lewis was no myth; he was a flesh-and-blood man who never saw himself as the hero he became. That humility is what carried him so far in life. He fought up to his death, and while we believe he had more work to do, God had other plans for him.
I hope that the young people marching for our rights today have learned from John Lewis. He did not take “no” for an answer, but he did so nonviolently. He was willing to literally lay down his life so that we could enjoy freedom in our own country. In his death, John Lewis reminds us of the turmoil in which we currently live. While multiple leaders of both parties have sent condolences and kind words, “president” Donald Trump went to play golf and took forever to even tweet something generic about Lewis’s death. Presidents are supposed to unify us in times of turmoil and in grief. Trump cannot do that because he is not an honorable man. His behavior and persona are the opposite of the man we have lost. God has plans for Trump as well.
Let us keep our eyes on the prize. Mourn John Lewis but do so with the memory of all he contributed to our country. In his memory, we can become the country that he fought so hard for us to be. We must continue to fight, and we must put good leadership in office in November. John Lewis would be disappointed if we do not give this all we have, and we cannot disappoint this great man.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--Twitter just took down Donald Trump’s tweet

Earlier this evening Donald Trump tweeted a campaign video that used a Linkin Park song as a soundtrack .
It @ @ @ @ @ Trump didn ’ t have permission to use the copyrighted material , as various members @ @ @ @ @ negatively about Trump over the years .
Now it turns out Linkin Park has indeed @ @ @ @ @ Twitter has acted on it – leaving his tweet looking like this : .
What @ @ @ @ @ gain by tweeting this video ?
That ’ s not clear .
But all he @ @ @ @ @ Linkin Park ’ s late singer Chester Bennington thought Trump was a dangerous threat to @ @ @ @ @ that his surviving bandmates don ’ t approve of Trump either .

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Earlier this evening Donald Trump tweeted a campaign video that used a Linkin Park song as a soundtrack. It was nearly a given that Trump didn’t have permission to use the copyrighted material, as various members of Linkin Park have tweeted negatively about Trump over the years.
Now it turns out Linkin Park has indeed taken copyright action, and Twitter has acted on it – leaving his tweet looking like this:
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What did Donald Trump hope to gain by tweeting this video? That’s not clear. But all he did was remind everyone that Linkin Park’s late singer Chester Bennington thought Trump was a dangerous threat to the United States, and that his surviving bandmates don’t approve of Trump either.
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Is Donald Trump going to fire another campaign adviser now?

When Donald Trump “ demoted ” campaign manager Brad Parscale this week ( translation : fired him but kept him on the payroll to keep him quiet ) , it was the correct move .
Parscale is a hapless idiot .
But we all know Trump didn ’ t do it for the right reasons ; he did it because he needed a scapegoat after he kept falling flat on his face as a candidate .
Now Trump has fallen on his face in particularly humiliating fashion , after making a totally unforced error .
Trump can get a puff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News any time he wants .
He simply has to stick to the prime time hosts who like to prop him up .
But instead Trump decided to sit down with Chris Wallace this morning .
Wallace ate him for breakfast , just like Palmer Report and a lot of others predicted .
What ’ s remarkable is that Trump probably couldn ’ t have made a worse choice of interviewer .
If he ’ d chosen Rachel Maddow , she ’ d also have eaten him alive , but at least his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because it would have been on MSNBC .
Trump ’ s choice of Chris Wallace meant that he got humiliated , and some of his own fans saw it happen .
We can ’ t imagine that any of Trump ’ s advisers are dumb enough to have actually told him to do the Chris Wallace show .
They ’ re dumb but they ’ re not that dumb .
Donald Trump probably insisted on doing the interview because he thought he could best Wallace , even as his advisers tried to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , they know many if not most of Trump ’ s marbles are gone .
Yet Trump isn ’ t going to blame himself for the mistake ; he ’ s not psychologically capable of it .
Someone will have to be scapegoated .
Maybe Trump can convince himself that Parscale is somehow at fault for the decision to sit down with Wallace .
Or will Trump have to fire someone else just to feel good about the mistake he made ?

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When Donald Trump “demoted” campaign manager Brad Parscale this week (translation: fired him but kept him on the payroll to keep him quiet), it was the correct move. Parscale is a hapless idiot. But we all know Trump didn’t do it for the right reasons; he did it because he needed a scapegoat after he kept falling flat on his face as a candidate.
Now Trump has fallen on his face in particularly humiliating fashion, after making a totally unforced error. Trump can get a puff piece of an interview out of Fox News any time he wants. He simply has to stick to the prime time hosts who like to prop him up. But instead Trump decided to sit down with Chris Wallace this morning. Wallace ate him for breakfast, just like Palmer Report and a lot of others predicted.
What’s remarkable is that Trump probably couldn’t have made a worse choice of interviewer. If he’d chosen Rachel Maddow, she’d also have eaten him alive, but at least his fans wouldn’t have seen it, because it would have been on MSNBC. Trump’s choice of Chris Wallace meant that he got humiliated, and some of his own fans saw it happen.
We can’t imagine that any of Trump’s advisers are dumb enough to have actually told him to do the Chris Wallace show. They’re dumb but they’re not that dumb. Donald Trump probably insisted on doing the interview because he thought he could best Wallace, even as his advisers tried to talk him out of it. After all, they know many if not most of Trump’s marbles are gone.
Yet Trump isn’t going to blame himself for the mistake; he’s not psychologically capable of it. Someone will have to be scapegoated. Maybe Trump can convince himself that Parscale is somehow at fault for the decision to sit down with Wallace. Or will Trump have to fire someone else just to feel good about the mistake he made?
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palmerreport--2020-07-20--Restore America to sanity

Restore America to sanity

Falsifiability is one of the things I love about science .
Science makes and tests hypotheses .
When a tested hypothesis is demonstrated not to align with reality , a new hypothesis is formulated .
The early days of the pandemic provides us with a recent example of this scientific method in action .
At first , many epidemiologists considered that wearing a mask was not essential to controlling the disease , or at least not as essential as having more masks available to healthcare workers .
Scientists now suspect that to be no longer true .
In a recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put it this way to Donald Trump : “ The CDC says that if everybody wore a mask for four to six weeks we could get this under control .
Do you regret not wearing a mask from the start and would you consider … a national mandate that people had to wear masks ?
” To which Trump replied , “ No , I want people to have a certain freedom , and I don ’ t believe in that , no .
And I don ’ t agree with the statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappears .
Hey , Doctor Fauci said ‘ Don ’ t wear a mask.
’ ” Here is what Dr. Fauci now says about that : “ I don ’ t regret anything I said then because in the context of the time in which I said it , it was correct .
We were told in our task-force meetings that we have a serious problem with the lack of PPEs and masks for the health providers who are putting themselves in harm ’ s way every day to take care of sick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one time Dr. Fauci agreed with the conventional science that wearing masks was less important than making sure healthcare workers had them .
Now that more data has come our way it turns out that everybody wearing a mask is the way to control the disease .
But no , Trump is going to hold Fauci to his own misinterpretation of Fauci ’ s original statement .
Trump will not , in other words , let science make the decisions , because he doesn ’ t really understand how and why science works @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ believe ” the latest findings of epidemiological science as it relates to coronavirus , namely that wearing a mask is proving to be efficacious .
But why doesn ’ t Trump believe it ?
If you ’ re going to contradict the latest findings of medical science then you ought to have a good reason , particularly when being wrong could cost tens of thousands of more Americans lives .
Since Trump doesn ’ t offer any reason why he doesn ’ t “ believe ” that wearing a mask is effective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some very harsh conclusions about Trump .
First , Trump is playing politics with American lives , and once again human beings are going to die because he is derelict in his oath of office to lead in such a way as to “ promote the general welfare ” of American citizens .
Second , Trump is contradicting medical science because medical science is politically inconvenient for him .
That represents another flagrant dereliction of duty on Trump ’ s part .
Trump has turned the wearing or not wearing a mask into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right and the political left .
Not wearing a mask has become , thanks to Trump , a symbol of hatred as potent and as deadly as the Confederate flag .
This is classic Trump .
He has painted himself into a corner and the only way out is to admit he was wrong .
But he will never admit he ’ s wrong , not even if another hundred and forty thousand Americans must die to protect him .
Instead he will allow them to die by turning the issue of not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assertion of individual liberty .
It ’ s a stupid as making not wearing a seatbelt about liberty , but far more deadly .
What Donald Trump has shown time and time again is that he simply doesn ’ t care who dies as long as the deaths of other people don ’ t get in the way of his ego or his re-election prospects .
Just to be clear , you can die , your parents can die , your grandparents can die , your children can die , your best friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with that , just as long as he doesn ’ t have to admit he made a mistake .
I must now ask a direct question to my readers who are of a certain persistent persuasion : after all that you have seen that Donald Trump is , after all the evil he ’ s done , the coronavirus deaths he ’ s facilitated , the lies he ’ s told , the women and children he ’ s raped , the traitorous acts he ’ s committed , the murder of American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sake of America ’ s Russian enemy , the children he ’ s caged — after all that , do you still believe Joe Biden is “ just as bad ” Trump because Biden doesn ’ t like the idea of a single payer healthcare plan ?
If you do then we don ’ t need you anymore .
Go away .
I prefer a single payer healthcare plan myself .
I think there ’ s a chance that Joe Biden can be persuaded that it ’ s the best way forward @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact that he ’ s persuadable is an advantage .
Trump isn ’ t persuadable about anything because never once in the 3 years and 180 egregious days that he ’ s been in office has he ever admitted he ’ s wrong about anything .
To the sane remainder of my readers , let ’ s get out in November and defeat this monster Trump definitively at the polls .
Let ’ s elect Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. the 46th President of the United States and restore America to sanity .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Falsifiability is one of the things I love about science. Science makes and tests hypotheses. When a tested hypothesis is demonstrated not to align with reality, a new hypothesis is formulated. The early days of the pandemic provides us with a recent example of this scientific method in action. At first, many epidemiologists considered that wearing a mask was not essential to controlling the disease, or at least not as essential as having more masks available to healthcare workers. Scientists now suspect that to be no longer true.
In a recent interview, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace put it this way to Donald Trump: “The CDC says that if everybody wore a mask for four to six weeks we could get this under control. Do you regret not wearing a mask from the start and would you consider … a national mandate that people had to wear masks?” To which Trump replied, “No, I want people to have a certain freedom, and I don’t believe in that, no. And I don’t agree with the statement that if everybody wore a mask everything disappears. Hey, Doctor Fauci said ‘Don’t wear a mask.’”
Here is what Dr. Fauci now says about that: “I don’t regret anything I said then because in the context of the time in which I said it, it was correct. We were told in our task-force meetings that we have a serious problem with the lack of PPEs and masks for the health providers who are putting themselves in harm’s way every day to take care of sick people.”
In other words, at one time Dr. Fauci agreed with the conventional science that wearing masks was less important than making sure healthcare workers had them. Now that more data has come our way it turns out that everybody wearing a mask is the way to control the disease. But no, Trump is going to hold Fauci to his own misinterpretation of Fauci’s original statement. Trump will not, in other words, let science make the decisions, because he doesn’t really understand how and why science works.
Trump says he doesn’t “believe” the latest findings of epidemiological science as it relates to coronavirus, namely that wearing a mask is proving to be efficacious. But why doesn’t Trump believe it? If you’re going to contradict the latest findings of medical science then you ought to have a good reason, particularly when being wrong could cost tens of thousands of more Americans lives. Since Trump doesn’t offer any reason why he doesn’t “believe” that wearing a mask is effective, I’m going to reach some very harsh conclusions about Trump.
First, Trump is playing politics with American lives, and once again human beings are going to die because he is derelict in his oath of office to lead in such a way as to “promote the general welfare” of American citizens. Second, Trump is contradicting medical science because medical science is politically inconvenient for him. That represents another flagrant dereliction of duty on Trump’s part. Trump has turned the wearing or not wearing a mask into a wedge to drive between the political right and the political left. Not wearing a mask has become, thanks to Trump, a symbol of hatred as potent and as deadly as the Confederate flag.
This is classic Trump. He has painted himself into a corner and the only way out is to admit he was wrong. But he will never admit he’s wrong, not even if another hundred and forty thousand Americans must die to protect him. Instead he will allow them to die by turning the issue of not wearing a mask into a politically charged assertion of individual liberty. It’s a stupid as making not wearing a seatbelt about liberty, but far more deadly.
What Donald Trump has shown time and time again is that he simply doesn’t care who dies as long as the deaths of other people don’t get in the way of his ego or his re-election prospects. Just to be clear, you can die, your parents can die, your grandparents can die, your children can die, your best friend can die, and Trump is fine with that, just as long as he doesn’t have to admit he made a mistake.
I must now ask a direct question to my readers who are of a certain persistent persuasion: after all that you have seen that Donald Trump is, after all the evil he’s done, the coronavirus deaths he’s facilitated, the lies he’s told, the women and children he’s raped, the traitorous acts he’s committed, the murder of American troops he’s covered up for the sake of America’s Russian enemy, the children he’s caged — after all that, do you still believe Joe Biden is “just as bad” Trump because Biden doesn’t like the idea of a single payer healthcare plan? If you do then we don’t need you anymore. Go away.
I prefer a single payer healthcare plan myself. I think there’s a chance that Joe Biden can be persuaded that it’s the best way forward in the end. But the mere fact that he’s persuadable is an advantage. Trump isn’t persuadable about anything because never once in the 3 years and 180 egregious days that he’s been in office has he ever admitted he’s wrong about anything.
To the sane remainder of my readers, let’s get out in November and defeat this monster Trump definitively at the polls. Let’s elect Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. the 46th President of the United States and restore America to sanity. In the meantime, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-07-19--Ted Cruz is right for once

Ted Cruz is right for once

Ted Cruz is one of those people who manages to find a way to be wrong about everything .
It ’ s not just that his political views are extreme and deranged ; it ’ s that he gets even the basics wrong .
This is a guy who doesn ’ t know what a basketball hoop is called .
I ’ ve never been entirely sure he ’ s from this planet .
But shockingly , he just said something absolutely correct – and we need to pay attention to it .
The polling averages say that Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the traditionally red state of Texas .
How accurate are these polls ?
We have no way of knowing for sure .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
While Biden doesn ’ t need to win Texas in order to win the election , Trump absolutely must win Texas or he ’ ll all but automatically lose the election .
Here ’ s what Ted Cruz just said at the Texas Republican convention : “ If the Democrats win Texas , it ’ s all over.
” He ’ s right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for , because it could single handedly hand the election to Joe Biden .
In fact it ’ s difficult to imagine the Republicans winning any national election any time soon if Texas turns blue .

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Ted Cruz is one of those people who manages to find a way to be wrong about everything. It’s not just that his political views are extreme and deranged; it’s that he gets even the basics wrong. This is a guy who doesn’t know what a basketball hoop is called. I’ve never been entirely sure he’s from this planet. But shockingly, he just said something absolutely correct – and we need to pay attention to it.
The polling averages say that Joe Biden and Donald Trump are currently tied in the traditionally red state of Texas. How accurate are these polls? We have no way of knowing for sure. Here’s the thing, though. While Biden doesn’t need to win Texas in order to win the election, Trump absolutely must win Texas or he’ll all but automatically lose the election.
Here’s what Ted Cruz just said at the Texas Republican convention: “If the Democrats win Texas, it’s all over.” He’s right for once. Texas is worth fighting for, because it could single handedly hand the election to Joe Biden. In fact it’s difficult to imagine the Republicans winning any national election any time soon if Texas turns blue.
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