palmerreport--2020-02-21--Elizabeth Warren just threw down the gauntlet

Elizabeth Warren has finally decided that she needs to be the nominee .
Not just that she wants to be the nominee , but that she needs to be the nominee , for the good of the country .
She may be right about that .
Warren ’ s likely line of thinking : Mike Bloomberg is fatally flawed and doesn ’ t appear to be taking this seriously .
Bernie Sanders keeps getting more toxic by the day , alienating more democratic voters in the process , and he would likely lose to Trump .
Biden may or may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took away from him .
Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar keep wasting time feuding instead of keeping their eye on the ball .
At this point , who in this field can be relied upon to see this thing through ?
So Warren is doing what she has to .
She kneecapped Bloomberg during the debate .
She ’ s stopped being diplomatic to Amy .
Today she ’ s hitting Bernie over his medical records .
She ’ s looking to clear the decks .
What stands out is that Warren is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in honest fashion , and she ’ s being fair .
She ’ s not being dirty about it , like when Bernie sent his press secretary on television this week to spread a fake story about Bloomberg having a heart attack .
Warren is also embracing Super PACs today .
All along she ’ s probably told herself she ’ d rather lose the nomination without a Super PAC , than win it with a Super PAC .
But now she ’ s concluded she has to find a way to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that no one is going beat Trump without a war chest .
Warren has never seemed desperate to become president .
She didn ’ t even run in 2016 , for fear of turning the far left against Hillary ( Bernie ended up doing that anyway ) .
It ’ s hard to imagine Warren is doing all of this today out of personal ambition .
She must truly believe she needs to do to bulldoze a path to the nomination , in order to take Trump down .
This doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She ’ s not the only suitable candidate .
There may be other viable paths for taking Trump down .
Biden isn ’ t done .
Amy and Pete might get their focus back .
But Warren has decided she needs to be the nominee in order to ensure that Trump loses – and it ’ s never been smart to bet against her .

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Elizabeth Warren has finally decided that she needs to be the nominee. Not just that she wants to be the nominee, but that she needs to be the nominee, for the good of the country. She may be right about that.
Warren’s likely line of thinking: Mike Bloomberg is fatally flawed and doesn’t appear to be taking this seriously. Bernie Sanders keeps getting more toxic by the day, alienating more democratic voters in the process, and he would likely lose to Trump. Biden may or may not recover from the votes that Bloomberg took away from him. Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar keep wasting time feuding instead of keeping their eye on the ball. At this point, who in this field can be relied upon to see this thing through?
So Warren is doing what she has to. She kneecapped Bloomberg during the debate. She’s stopped being diplomatic to Amy. Today she’s hitting Bernie over his medical records. She’s looking to clear the decks. What stands out is that Warren is going after her opponents in proportion, in honest fashion, and she’s being fair. She’s not being dirty about it, like when Bernie sent his press secretary on television this week to spread a fake story about Bloomberg having a heart attack.
Warren is also embracing Super PACs today. All along she’s probably told herself she’d rather lose the nomination without a Super PAC, than win it with a Super PAC. But now she’s concluded she has to find a way to be the nominee, and the reality is that no one is going beat Trump without a war chest.
Warren has never seemed desperate to become president. She didn’t even run in 2016, for fear of turning the far left against Hillary (Bernie ended up doing that anyway). It’s hard to imagine Warren is doing all of this today out of personal ambition. She must truly believe she needs to do to bulldoze a path to the nomination, in order to take Trump down.
This doesn’t necessarily mean Elizabeth Warren is correct. She’s not the only suitable candidate. There may be other viable paths for taking Trump down. Biden isn’t done. Amy and Pete might get their focus back. But Warren has decided she needs to be the nominee in order to ensure that Trump loses – and it’s never been smart to bet against her.
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--John Bolton is feeling the heat

John Bolton is feeling the heat

If John Bolton ’ s goal was to sell as many copies of his book as possible , he blew it badly .
He refused to testify during House impeachment hearings because they took place too long before his book came out .
Then he offered to testify during the Senate trial , which took place just as his book was going live for preorder , but was rebuffed by Republican Senators .
He lost his opportunity for free promotion , and he enraged a whole lot of would-be buyers .
Now Bolton is feeling the heat .
This week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump ’ s sham acquittal , at a nonpartisan event at Duke University .
The event wasn ’ t supposed to have anything to do with Bolton ’ s book or his handling of impeachment , but it ended up being about that anyway .
Bolton is clearly feeling the heat , if his answers to the questions are any indication .
NBC says that Bolton is accusing the House of “ impeachment malpractice , ” while asserting that his testimony “ would have made no difference to the ultimate outcome ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s full of it on both counts .
He ’ s resorting to retroactively attacking the House ’ s handling of impeachment , as a way of trying to distract from his own unpatriotic refusal to testify to the House .
And while his Senate testimony may not have resulted in the 67 votes required to remove Trump , it would have gone a long way to shaping the impeachment narrative heading into the 2020 election in November .
John Bolton sounds like a guy who had an iffy “ master plan ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and then watched it blow up in his face because he ’ s not as clever as he thinks he is , and now he ’ s stuck blaming others for the fact that everyone on both sides hates him .
Bolton has always been a villain .
He had his chance to do the right thing for once , and get rich in the process .
Instead he found a way to screw it up .
No wonder he ’ s getting defensive and feeling the heat .

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If John Bolton’s goal was to sell as many copies of his book as possible, he blew it badly. He refused to testify during House impeachment hearings because they took place too long before his book came out. Then he offered to testify during the Senate trial, which took place just as his book was going live for preorder, but was rebuffed by Republican Senators. He lost his opportunity for free promotion, and he enraged a whole lot of would-be buyers. Now Bolton is feeling the heat.
This week Bolton made his first public appearance since Donald Trump’s sham acquittal, at a nonpartisan event at Duke University. The event wasn’t supposed to have anything to do with Bolton’s book or his handling of impeachment, but it ended up being about that anyway. Bolton is clearly feeling the heat, if his answers to the questions are any indication.
NBC says that Bolton is accusing the House of “impeachment malpractice,” while asserting that his testimony “would have made no difference to the ultimate outcome” of the Senate trial. He’s full of it on both counts. He’s resorting to retroactively attacking the House’s handling of impeachment, as a way of trying to distract from his own unpatriotic refusal to testify to the House. And while his Senate testimony may not have resulted in the 67 votes required to remove Trump, it would have gone a long way to shaping the impeachment narrative heading into the 2020 election in November.
John Bolton sounds like a guy who had an iffy “master plan” for maximizing sales of his new book, and then watched it blow up in his face because he’s not as clever as he thinks he is, and now he’s stuck blaming others for the fact that everyone on both sides hates him. Bolton has always been a villain. He had his chance to do the right thing for once, and get rich in the process. Instead he found a way to screw it up. No wonder he’s getting defensive and feeling the heat.
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--Donald Trump is going to hate this

Donald Trump is going to hate this

Based on his debate performance this week , it ’ s not entirely clear if Mike Bloomberg is taking his @ @ @ @ @ one thing Bloomberg is clearly serious about is getting under Donald Trump ’ s skin @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg has put up some anti-Trump billboards in a place where Trump was certain to @ @ @ @ @ a rally in Phoenix this week .
We made sure there was a nice gift @ @ @ @ @ pic.twitter.com/a8juK5ATIM Responses to the billboards have been mixed on Twitter , with some people expressing @ @ @ @ @ ’ s candidacy , and others pleased that Bloomberg is trying to sabotage Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ realDonaldTrump ad & billboard you have going .
Hope you do n't stop once @ @ @ @ @ primary 🙈 Why did you think this would be effective ?
Have you seen how @ @ @ @ @

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Based on his debate performance this week, it’s not entirely clear if Mike Bloomberg is taking his own candidacy seriously. But one thing Bloomberg is clearly serious about is getting under Donald Trump’s skin. To that end, Bloomberg has put up some anti-Trump billboards in a place where Trump was certain to see them:
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Responses to the billboards have been mixed on Twitter, with some people expressing their displeasure with Mike Bloomberg’s candidacy, and others pleased that Bloomberg is trying to sabotage Donald Trump:
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Why did you think this would be effective? Have you seen how well @realDonaldTrump reads? — Catfishtopher 💀 (@Catfish_Who) February 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--Elizabeth Warren just picked up two key endorsements

Elizabeth Warren used this week ’ s Democratic 2020 primary debate to poke a thousand holes in Mike Bloomberg ’ @ @ @ @ @ named the clear winner of the debate , Warren has gone on to raise huge @ @ @ @ @ past few days .
Now she ’ s picked up a pair of important endorsements @ @ @ @ @ so much , @ TIDevine !
I ’ m so grateful for your endorsement , @ @ @ @ @ to partner with you to fight for South Carolina families .
https : //t.co/hunUkXjtfN I @ @ @ @ @ have @ KathyKLTran on # TeamWarren !
This is how we ’ ll build the @ @ @ @ @ change—together .
https : //t.co/gEkxRRFjsZ

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Elizabeth Warren used this week’s Democratic 2020 primary debate to poke a thousand holes in Mike Bloomberg’s surge. Since being named the clear winner of the debate, Warren has gone on to raise huge amounts of fundraising over the past few days. Now she’s picked up a pair of important endorsements as well:
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Thank you so much, @TIDevine! I’m so grateful for your endorsement, and I’m proud to partner with you to fight for South Carolina families. https://t.co/hunUkXjtfN — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) February 21, 2020
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I’m so grateful to have @KathyKLTran on #TeamWarren! This is how we’ll build the movement for big, structural change—together. https://t.co/gEkxRRFjsZ — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) February 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--Bernie Sanders just failed the Russia test

This week Donald Trump ’ s Director of National Intelligence briefed Congress on the Kremlin ’ s latest attempts at helping the Trump 2020 campaign , and in response , Trump fired the guy .
It couldn ’ t be more clear that Trump wants Vladimir Putin ’ s help .
But it turns out Trump isn ’ t the only candidate that Putin is trying to help .
Today the Washington Post reported that the U.S. intel community has also briefed Bernie Sanders on the fact that the Kremlin is trying to help his 2020 campaign .
This isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a far worse chance of defeating Donald Trump than any other Democratic nominee would have , for reasons that are obvious to everyone outside Bernie ’ s support base .
The question of course is what Bernie is going to do about it .
At first it looked like Bernie was doing the right thing , when he publicly denounced the Kremlin ’ s attempted help earlier today , and told Putin to stay out of the election .
But then it turned out Bernie was actually briefed on this a month ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If Bernie has learned that the Kremlin is trying to help his campaign , didn ’ t the public deserve to know about it ?
CNN asked Bernie about this today , and instead of answering the question , he claimed it ’ s a media conspiracy against his campaign : Can ’ t this guy take responsibility for anything ?
Bernie Sanders has spent the past month refusing to inform the public that the Kremlin has been trying to help his campaign .
And now that the media has finally broken the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accusing the media of having timed the story to try to hurt his chances in Nevada .
This is silly , as the WaPo wouldn ’ t have waited until the night before the caucus if it were trying to time it to impact voting .
Also , if Bernie had just been up front with the public a month ago , the story wouldn ’ t be coming out at this particular point in time .
Donald Trump failed the Russia test this week in spectacularly corrupt fashion .
Bernie Sanders handled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ egregious fashion , but he still failed the test .
It ’ s the latest reminder that while Bernie would be an infinitely better 2020 option than Trump would be , Bernie isn ’ t qualified to be the Democratic nominee .
Every time he has the chance to do the right thing , he does the opportunistic thing instead .

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This week Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence briefed Congress on the Kremlin’s latest attempts at helping the Trump 2020 campaign, and in response, Trump fired the guy. It couldn’t be more clear that Trump wants Vladimir Putin’s help. But it turns out Trump isn’t the only candidate that Putin is trying to help.
Today the Washington Post reported that the U.S. intel community has also briefed Bernie Sanders on the fact that the Kremlin is trying to help his 2020 campaign. This isn’t surprising, as Sanders has a far worse chance of defeating Donald Trump than any other Democratic nominee would have, for reasons that are obvious to everyone outside Bernie’s support base. The question of course is what Bernie is going to do about it.
At first it looked like Bernie was doing the right thing, when he publicly denounced the Kremlin’s attempted help earlier today, and told Putin to stay out of the election. But then it turned out Bernie was actually briefed on this a month ago, and he kept it quiet. If Bernie has learned that the Kremlin is trying to help his campaign, didn’t the public deserve to know about it? CNN asked Bernie about this today, and instead of answering the question, he claimed it’s a media conspiracy against his campaign:
Can’t this guy take responsibility for anything? Bernie Sanders has spent the past month refusing to inform the public that the Kremlin has been trying to help his campaign. And now that the media has finally broken the story wide open, he’s accusing the media of having timed the story to try to hurt his chances in Nevada. This is silly, as the WaPo wouldn’t have waited until the night before the caucus if it were trying to time it to impact voting. Also, if Bernie had just been up front with the public a month ago, the story wouldn’t be coming out at this particular point in time.
Donald Trump failed the Russia test this week in spectacularly corrupt fashion. Bernie Sanders handled his own Russia test in far less egregious fashion, but he still failed the test. It’s the latest reminder that while Bernie would be an infinitely better 2020 option than Trump would be, Bernie isn’t qualified to be the Democratic nominee. Every time he has the chance to do the right thing, he does the opportunistic thing instead.
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--Donald Trump sniffles and slurs his way through stunningly inept speech

Donald Trump a mean spirited bully .
Like most bullies , he goes after other people because he ’ s trying to cover for the fact that he ’ s a coward .
Trump is now making fun of Joe Biden for having a stutter , and is going so far as to insist that Biden has some kind of anger problem based on his stutter .
Biden has been open about the nature of his stutter .
Trump ’ s attack has opened the door for raising questions about his own speaking patterns , and why he frankly sounds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Here ’ s the video of Donald Trump making offensive and absurd remarks about Joe Biden ’ s speech patterns : This led a number of people to push back against Donald Trump .
Among them is Parkland father Fred Guttenberg , who tweeted this in response : “ The current occupant of the White House is a miserable human who refuses to function as a President .
Joe Biden is all class .
Question for Trump since he mocks others .
Why do you slur your words and intensely sniffle when you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making any specific accusations .
But numerous other observers have suggested that Donald Trump ’ s constant sniffing is a result of cocaine usage .
This accusation has been made by former Governor Howard Dean , who is also a former medical doctor , and by the late great Carrie Fisher , who said she was speaking from her own first-hand past experience .
Various observers have suggested that Trump ’ s worsening slurring is a result of cognitive failure .

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Donald Trump a mean spirited bully. Like most bullies, he goes after other people because he’s trying to cover for the fact that he’s a coward. Trump is now making fun of Joe Biden for having a stutter, and is going so far as to insist that Biden has some kind of anger problem based on his stutter. Biden has been open about the nature of his stutter. Trump’s attack has opened the door for raising questions about his own speaking patterns, and why he frankly sounds like he’s on drugs.
Here’s the video of Donald Trump making offensive and absurd remarks about Joe Biden’s speech patterns:
"You get angry when you can't get the words out" — Trump mocks Joe Biden's speech (Biden has been open about his stutter) pic.twitter.com/i05d3g46FL — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 21, 2020
This led a number of people to push back against Donald Trump. Among them is Parkland father Fred Guttenberg, who tweeted this in response: “The current occupant of the White House is a miserable human who refuses to function as a President. Joe Biden is all class. Question for Trump since he mocks others. Why do you slur your words and intensely sniffle when you speak?”
Guttenberg isn’t making any specific accusations. But numerous other observers have suggested that Donald Trump’s constant sniffing is a result of cocaine usage. This accusation has been made by former Governor Howard Dean, who is also a former medical doctor, and by the late great Carrie Fisher, who said she was speaking from her own first-hand past experience. Various observers have suggested that Trump’s worsening slurring is a result of cognitive failure.
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--The doomsday hysteria over Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence is out of control

Roger Stone ’ s sentencing came and went this week , and Donald Trump predictably didn ’ t pardon him , because pardoning a co-conspirator would represent a major risk .
But the doomsday pundits had spent all this time promising that Trump would magically pardon Stone the minute his sentence came down , and now that it didn ’ t happen , they have to find some other scare tactic for keeping us tuned in .
That brings us to Trump ’ s DNI scandal .
Here ’ s what actually happened .
Donald Trump ’ s handpicked Director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brief Congress about the latest attempts by the Kremlin to interfere in the 2020 election .
Trump doesn ’ t want anyone talking about this , so he got mad and fired Maguire .
This is highly corrupt and highly awful .
But it also represents a mistake on Trump ’ s part , because he just gave a lot more attention to the Trump-Russia 2020 scandal , and because he doesn ’ t have anyone left to fill the job opening he just created .
Trump has installed Richard Grenell as Acting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Grenell is a slime ball .
But he ’ s also an idiot .
He ’ s not going to come into the role with a magic wand and somehow magically rig the 2020 election on Trump ’ s behalf .
That kind of thing is difficult to pull off even when you are competent , and Grenell is anything but competent .
He ’ s also not planning to keep the Acting DNI gig for long , as evidenced by the fact that he ’ s keeping his appointment as U.S .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be in Germany .
As for permanently filling the DNI role , Trump is having such a hard time of it , he couldn ’ t even get his longtime loyalist Doug Collins to take the job .
So it ’ s a big scandal that Trump and Russia are once again trying to rig the election , but we already knew that was going to be a thing , and we ’ re fortunate that the details are already becoming public .
That ’ s the beauty of knowing this time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump-Russia antics .
The pundits are doing us no favors by trying to convince us that an idiot like Richard Grenell is somehow going to successfully rig everything , and that Trump has already magically ensured he ’ ll win in 2020 no matter what , and that we should all just give up on the election .
In fact the pundits are thoroughly betraying us by pushing this inaccurate fatalist hysteria .

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Roger Stone’s sentencing came and went this week, and Donald Trump predictably didn’t pardon him, because pardoning a co-conspirator would represent a major risk. But the doomsday pundits had spent all this time promising that Trump would magically pardon Stone the minute his sentence came down, and now that it didn’t happen, they have to find some other scare tactic for keeping us tuned in. That brings us to Trump’s DNI scandal.
Here’s what actually happened. Donald Trump’s handpicked Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire dared to brief Congress about the latest attempts by the Kremlin to interfere in the 2020 election. Trump doesn’t want anyone talking about this, so he got mad and fired Maguire. This is highly corrupt and highly awful. But it also represents a mistake on Trump’s part, because he just gave a lot more attention to the Trump-Russia 2020 scandal, and because he doesn’t have anyone left to fill the job opening he just created.
Trump has installed Richard Grenell as Acting Director of National Intelligence. Yes, Grenell is a slime ball. But he’s also an idiot. He’s not going to come into the role with a magic wand and somehow magically rig the 2020 election on Trump’s behalf. That kind of thing is difficult to pull off even when you are competent, and Grenell is anything but competent. He’s also not planning to keep the Acting DNI gig for long, as evidenced by the fact that he’s keeping his appointment as U.S. Ambassador to Germany, which requires him to be in Germany. As for permanently filling the DNI role, Trump is having such a hard time of it, he couldn’t even get his longtime loyalist Doug Collins to take the job.
So it’s a big scandal that Trump and Russia are once again trying to rig the election, but we already knew that was going to be a thing, and we’re fortunate that the details are already becoming public. That’s the beauty of knowing this time around that we have to watch for Trump-Russia antics. The pundits are doing us no favors by trying to convince us that an idiot like Richard Grenell is somehow going to successfully rig everything, and that Trump has already magically ensured he’ll win in 2020 no matter what, and that we should all just give up on the election. In fact the pundits are thoroughly betraying us by pushing this inaccurate fatalist hysteria.
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--Donald Trump just got kicked in the teeth by his own House GOP stooge Doug Collins

This week Donald Trump threw a tantrum and fired his own recently handpicked Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire , for having dared to brief Congress about the latest developments in the Trump-Russia election conspiracy .
The trouble for Trump is that he ’ s running out of warm bodies to replace all the people he ’ s chasing away .
Trump has announced that current U.S .
Ambassador to Germany , Richard Grenell will serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence .
Grenell is a slime ball , and he ’ s also almost comically unqualified for the DNI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of doomsday punditry about how Trump is now magically taking over as emperor .
But in reality , Trump appeared to have temporarily tapped Grenell simply because there ’ s no one else to fill the role .
Trump decided to offer the permanent DNI position to his loyal House Republican stooge Doug Collins , who is best known for his incoherently fast paced babbling in Trump ’ s defense during the House impeachment proceedings .
But CNN is reporting that Collins is turning Trump down .
This isn ’ t surprising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the vacant U.S. Senate seat in Georgia , but Trump appointed Kelly Loeffler instead , because Trump always rewards his donors instead of his loyalists .
Collins is now running a primary challenge against Loeffler , in what amounts to something of a GOP civil war .
Donald Trump appeared to believe he could clean up the Collins-Loeffler mess by giving Collins a promotion .
This suggests that Trump doesn ’ t care who ends up being his Director of National Intelligence ; he just wants to fill the role with any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cease being a scandal for him .
Trump never listened to anyone who previously held the DNI role , so this doesn ’ t come as a surprise .
What ’ s interesting is that Collins is clearly unwilling to help Trump out by taking the gig , after Trump failed to show any loyalty to Collins .
Perhaps Trump ’ s stooges are finally starting to figure out that they ’ ll never be rewarded for destroying themselves in Trump ’ s name .
Also , if Collins did take the DNI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election , the job would vanish at the end of the year .
You have to wonder if Collins fears Trump is going to lose .

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This week Donald Trump threw a tantrum and fired his own recently handpicked Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, for having dared to brief Congress about the latest developments in the Trump-Russia election conspiracy. The trouble for Trump is that he’s running out of warm bodies to replace all the people he’s chasing away.
Trump has announced that current U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell will serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence. Grenell is a slime ball, and he’s also almost comically unqualified for the DNI position. This has led to a lot of doomsday punditry about how Trump is now magically taking over as emperor. But in reality, Trump appeared to have temporarily tapped Grenell simply because there’s no one else to fill the role.
Trump decided to offer the permanent DNI position to his loyal House Republican stooge Doug Collins, who is best known for his incoherently fast paced babbling in Trump’s defense during the House impeachment proceedings. But CNN is reporting that Collins is turning Trump down. This isn’t surprising. Collins wanted Trump to appoint him to the vacant U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, but Trump appointed Kelly Loeffler instead, because Trump always rewards his donors instead of his loyalists. Collins is now running a primary challenge against Loeffler, in what amounts to something of a GOP civil war.
Donald Trump appeared to believe he could clean up the Collins-Loeffler mess by giving Collins a promotion. This suggests that Trump doesn’t care who ends up being his Director of National Intelligence; he just wants to fill the role with any warm body, so the vacancy will cease being a scandal for him. Trump never listened to anyone who previously held the DNI role, so this doesn’t come as a surprise.
What’s interesting is that Collins is clearly unwilling to help Trump out by taking the gig, after Trump failed to show any loyalty to Collins. Perhaps Trump’s stooges are finally starting to figure out that they’ll never be rewarded for destroying themselves in Trump’s name. Also, if Collins did take the DNI job, only for Trump to lose the election, the job would vanish at the end of the year. You have to wonder if Collins fears Trump is going to lose.
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--The Mike Bloomberg NDA scandal just took a major turn

During this week ’ s Democratic 2020 primary debate , Elizabeth Warren hammered Mike Bloomberg over the nondisclosure agreements that he ’ s reportedly signed over the years with an unknown number of women who have accused him of unknown inappropriate behavior .
Now things have taken a major turn .
Mike Bloomberg just tweeted this : “ Bloomberg LP has identified 3 NDAs signed over the past 30+ years with women to address complaints about comments they said I had made .
If any of them want to be released from their NDAs , they should contact the company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release.
” This provides some answers , but it also raises a number of questions .
Bloomberg clearly believes that his remarks toward these three women weren ’ t particularly egregious , and if they do go public with their complaints , then the public will conclude that this isn ’ t a major scandal .
But is he right about this ?
Also , are there really just three women ?
There is also the more fundamental question of whether any of these three women actually want to come forward .
Women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing tend to end up being harassed in often brutal fashion .
Mike Bloomberg is running for president , so he should have no privacy in a matter like this , but the women involved have an absolute right to their privacy if they want it .
Then there is the question of why Mike Bloomberg didn ’ t simply post a tweet like this immediately after the media first broke the story .
In such case , Warren couldn ’ t have hit him over the head with it during the debate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fate on this matter is likely to come down to whether there really are complaints from just three women , or if he ’ s cherry picking the specific complaints that he thinks are the least egregious .

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During this week’s Democratic 2020 primary debate, Elizabeth Warren hammered Mike Bloomberg over the nondisclosure agreements that he’s reportedly signed over the years with an unknown number of women who have accused him of unknown inappropriate behavior. Now things have taken a major turn.
Mike Bloomberg just tweeted this: “Bloomberg LP has identified 3 NDAs signed over the past 30+ years with women to address complaints about comments they said I had made. If any of them want to be released from their NDAs, they should contact the company and they’ll be given a release.”
This provides some answers, but it also raises a number of questions. Bloomberg clearly believes that his remarks toward these three women weren’t particularly egregious, and if they do go public with their complaints, then the public will conclude that this isn’t a major scandal. But is he right about this? Also, are there really just three women?
There is also the more fundamental question of whether any of these three women actually want to come forward. Women who go public with this kind of thing tend to end up being harassed in often brutal fashion. Mike Bloomberg is running for president, so he should have no privacy in a matter like this, but the women involved have an absolute right to their privacy if they want it.
Then there is the question of why Mike Bloomberg didn’t simply post a tweet like this immediately after the media first broke the story. In such case, Warren couldn’t have hit him over the head with it during the debate. But really, Bloomberg’s fate on this matter is likely to come down to whether there really are complaints from just three women, or if he’s cherry picking the specific complaints that he thinks are the least egregious.
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--Donald Trump’s stooge Paul Ryan just set himself on fire

Former Speaker of the House And current Fox News employee Paul Ryan has always been a coward wrapped in a @ @ @ @ @ .
Now he ’ s reminding people of just how much he truly sucks as @ @ @ @ @ human ” thing : .
Everyone was quick to let Paul Ryan know precisely how @ @ @ @ @ Looks like Paul Ryan wants to be the new Director of National Intelligence or at @ @ @ @ @ stay at a Trump hotel : https : //t.co/EKQTlJtXhy Even or better odds Paul Ryan @ @ @ @ @ in the broom closet at Fox to create a distraction from tonight 's inevitable Friday @ @ @ @ @ Paul Ryan , John Bolton , Susan Collins , anyone else in the GOP that @ @ @ @ @ type of decency have none They 'll do NOTHING to save us from the extreme @ @ @ @ @ McConnell and all the rest of the republicans are doing to this country # RussianInterference

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Former Speaker of the House And current Fox News employee Paul Ryan has always been a coward wrapped in a wimp wrapped in a turd. Now he’s reminding people of just how much he truly sucks as this whole “being a human” thing:
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Paul Ryan says he doesn’t agree with Mitt Romney’s impeachment vote — Sam Stein (@samstein) February 21, 2020
Everyone was quick to let Paul Ryan know precisely how they feel about this:
Looks like Paul Ryan wants to be the new Director of National Intelligence or at least get a free night stay at a Trump hotel: https://t.co/EKQTlJtXhy — (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) February 21, 2020
Even or better odds Paul Ryan only emerged from his office in the broom closet at Fox to create a distraction from tonight's inevitable Friday news dump. #PaulRyan — The Notorious ROY G BIV (@robwoodyard1) February 21, 2020
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Paul Ryan, John Bolton, Susan Collins,anyone else in the GOP that we expected to have any type of decency have none They'll do NOTHING to save us from the extreme damage that Trump,Mitch McConnell and all the rest of the republicans are doing to this country #RussianInterference — Melo (@charme71) February 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--Joe Biden comes out swinging

Joe Biden comes out swinging

Joe Biden is coming off a strong debate performance and a revitalized campaign .
Even as we all wait to see if Biden ’ s good week and Mike Bloomberg ’ s terrible week are enough to shift the poll numbers back in Biden ’ s direction , Biden is wasting no time coming out swinging at the real villain – Donald Trump : Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in modern American history .
We need to get him out of the White House and restore honor and dignity to the presidency .
pic.twitter.com/K6lz4Ueagp Suffice it to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden : I ’ m taking Joe Biden seriously about Trump being the worst Nightmare President ever .
Putin is just bad as he was in our 2016 Putin will attack our elections now 2020. block Russian bots criticizing democrats candidates.. Putin uses fear and hate to motivate to pick Trump .
pic.twitter.com/KGOLtrqtY0 Trump is a Putin asset .
There should be a means for yanking Russian spies from our White House .
Absolutely !
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Not to mention that Trump has no interest in protecting our election and our safety .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself .
He is destroying our reputation around the world and dividing our country .

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Joe Biden is coming off a strong debate performance and a revitalized campaign. Even as we all wait to see if Biden’s good week and Mike Bloomberg’s terrible week are enough to shift the poll numbers back in Biden’s direction, Biden is wasting no time coming out swinging at the real villain – Donald Trump:
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Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in modern American history. We need to get him out of the White House and restore honor and dignity to the presidency. pic.twitter.com/K6lz4Ueagp — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) February 21, 2020
Suffice it to say that plenty of people agreed with Joe Biden:
I’m taking Joe Biden seriously about Trump being the worst Nightmare President ever. Putin is just bad as he was in our 2016 Putin will attack our elections now 2020. block Russian bots criticizing democrats candidates.. Putin uses fear and hate to motivate to pick Trump. pic.twitter.com/KGOLtrqtY0 — justbeyou. (@BellaRisttaa) February 21, 2020
Trump is a Putin asset. There should be a means for yanking Russian spies from our White House. — . (@TheHaydenGroup) February 21, 2020
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Absolutely!! Not to mention that Trump has no interest in protecting our election and our safety. He is ONLY concerned with protecting and helping himself. He is destroying our reputation around the world and dividing our country. — Lisa (@Lisa11415389) February 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--Elizabeth Warren just dropped another bomb

Elizabeth Warren hit so many home runs against Mike Bloomberg during this week ’ s Democratic primary debate , we were left to wonder if the moderators might end up having to invoke baseball ’ s ten run mercy rule .
One of Warren ’ s key points was that Bloomberg has nondisclosure agreements in place with multiple women who found his behavior inappropriate , and little is known about the severity of that behavior .
Now Warren is taking things further : Mike Bloomberg can easily release the women who have accused him of sexual harassment—and who voluntarily want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreements .
Take a look at how simple and straightforward it would be : pic.twitter.com/XLncEnSXDF That ’ s right , Elizabeth Warren is spelling out just how easy it would be for Mike Bloomberg to let the women out of their NDAs .
It ’ s still entirely up to the women whether they want to come forward and become public figures or not .
But Warren is arguing that it should be their choice , not Bloomberg ’ s choice .
Responses to Warren ’ s tweet ran the gamut , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of people urging her to focus her attention on Trump and/or Bernie Sanders as well : This is awesome .
And accurate .
He was speaking nonsense when he acted all helpless and said he could not do anything about these NDAs .
I know ; I ’ ve seen a company waive these before .
It ’ s important to point out nonsense before moving on to fixing things .
You need to go after Bernie .
Tricky ?
Yes , but it must be done now before it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s have been making hundreds of posts against you all day-personal & policy lies .
They attack you freely so you must expose misinformation of his policy hype .
Especially # healthcare .
How is there not a campaign ad out with the exchange between Warren n Bloomberg and his claims the women “ didn ’ t like a joke he told ” .. that should be on repeat n talked about the whole election and HOW is the Dem party not pushing him about Stop and Frisk as well !
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Elizabeth Warren hit so many home runs against Mike Bloomberg during this week’s Democratic primary debate, we were left to wonder if the moderators might end up having to invoke baseball’s ten run mercy rule. One of Warren’s key points was that Bloomberg has nondisclosure agreements in place with multiple women who found his behavior inappropriate, and little is known about the severity of that behavior. Now Warren is taking things further:
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Mike Bloomberg can easily release the women who have accused him of sexual harassment—and who voluntarily want to speak about their experiences—from their non-disclosure agreements. Take a look at how simple and straightforward it would be: pic.twitter.com/XLncEnSXDF — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) February 21, 2020
That’s right, Elizabeth Warren is spelling out just how easy it would be for Mike Bloomberg to let the women out of their NDAs. It’s still entirely up to the women whether they want to come forward and become public figures or not. But Warren is arguing that it should be their choice, not Bloomberg’s choice. Responses to Warren’s tweet ran the gamut, with a lot of agreement, but also a number of people urging her to focus her attention on Trump and/or Bernie Sanders as well:
This is awesome. And accurate. He was speaking nonsense when he acted all helpless and said he could not do anything about these NDAs. I know; I’ve seen a company waive these before. It’s important to point out nonsense before moving on to fixing things. — John Panzer (@[email protected]) 🏅 (@jpanzer) February 21, 2020
You need to go after Bernie. Tricky? Yes, but it must be done now before it’s too late. His bro’s have been making hundreds of posts against you all day-personal & policy lies. They attack you freely so you must expose misinformation of his policy hype. Especially #healthcare. — Wrap02 🌊 You Don’t Own Me 🟧🟦 (@wrap02) February 21, 2020
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I love Elizabeth Anne Warren so much. No one like her. — Abortion is life-saving healthcare 🗽🧦 (@socalmd54) February 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--Pete Buttigieg slam dunks Donald Trump

Pete Buttigieg slam dunks Donald Trump

Russia is attacking our democracy once again .
Yet rather than taking action , Trump is doing what he ’ @ @ @ @ @ the messenger and letting Moscow off the hook .
We need a President who defends @ @ @ @ @ Russia 's .

Russia is attacking our democracy once again. Yet rather than taking action, Trump is doing what he’s always done: blaming the messenger and letting Moscow off the hook.
We need a President who defends America's interests, not Russia's.
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) February 21, 2020


palmerreport--2020-02-21--The elephant in the room

The elephant in the room

It ’ s ironic that the party that employs such a lovely animal as an elephant as its defining symbol is oblivious to its presence in the room .
I ’ m referring to global warming .
Republican climate science denialism is that party ’ s actual defining symbol .
That , and the fact that the Republican party promotes , worships and endorses a child rapist president ought to spell , by all sane standards , that party ’ s ignominious death .
It must , because the alternative is our death as a species .
Global warming is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Wednesday night ’ s debate , an existential threat .
In other words , if we do not solve it then we will not survive as a species .
It ’ s just that simple .
The Republican Party cynically promotes global warming denialism because it is owned , in part , by the fossil fuel industry .
While the people in charge of the fossil fuel industry have known longer than most of us that global warming is a clear and present danger to human existence , they also know that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the interest of profit the fossil fuel industry has mortgaged the lives of every man , woman , child and animal on the face of the earth .
They have , in effect , committed the greatest single potential crime against humanity in the history of the world .
Think of that next time you fill up at the pump .
This is why four more years of Donald Trump isn ’ t just a garden variety disaster , it very well may mean the end of us .
It could literally spell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death as a species .
The existential emergency we are now in is so grave that four more years of Donald Trump may mean that your grandchildren will not survive to adulthood .
I ’ m being optimistic when I say that , by the way .
By some estimates it may mean that none of us will survive 20 more years .
So four more years of Trump may mean that we miss a deadline that we can never , ever get back .
We don ’ t know how bad it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been in this position before .
If you accept that human beings have been on earth roughly 100,000 years , it ’ s only in the last 200 years or so , that ’ s .2 % of our existence , that we have been filling up our atmosphere with carbon dioxide at this alarming rate .
We do know that the effects of this carbon dioxide incursion have been disastrous so far .
They include a proliferation of category 5 hurricanes , multiple , out-of-control fires , unprecedented melting of the polar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ succeeding year , devastating meteorological upheavals from unseasonal heat waves and vast , continent-wide blizzards .
It would be naive in the extreme for us to assume it won ’ t get worse .
Of course we need a lively debate about which candidate we will choose to defeat Donald Trump .
It is the season for it and we all have our favorites .
But once that candidate is chosen we must all vote for her , or we must all vote for him .
We must stand in solid , monolithic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we may not survive another four years of Trump .
No I don ’ t .
But I will tell you this .
The fact that there is a possibility that we might not , and many very smart people have hard , scientific evidence to suggest we won ’ t , ought to make such a question not worth asking .
We are free to gamble with our fortunes or even our lives , that ’ s our right as human beings .
But we have no moral right to gamble @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lives of everyone in it .

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It’s ironic that the party that employs such a lovely animal as an elephant as its defining symbol is oblivious to its presence in the room. I’m referring to global warming. Republican climate science denialism is that party’s actual defining symbol. That, and the fact that the Republican party promotes, worships and endorses a child rapist president ought to spell, by all sane standards, that party’s ignominious death. It must, because the alternative is our death as a species.
Global warming is, as Joe Biden aptly framed it in Wednesday night’s debate, an existential threat. In other words, if we do not solve it then we will not survive as a species. It’s just that simple. The Republican Party cynically promotes global warming denialism because it is owned, in part, by the fossil fuel industry. While the people in charge of the fossil fuel industry have known longer than most of us that global warming is a clear and present danger to human existence, they also know that it threatens their profits. So in the interest of profit the fossil fuel industry has mortgaged the lives of every man, woman, child and animal on the face of the earth. They have, in effect, committed the greatest single potential crime against humanity in the history of the world. Think of that next time you fill up at the pump.
This is why four more years of Donald Trump isn’t just a garden variety disaster, it very well may mean the end of us. It could literally spell the difference between our survival and our death as a species. The existential emergency we are now in is so grave that four more years of Donald Trump may mean that your grandchildren will not survive to adulthood. I’m being optimistic when I say that, by the way. By some estimates it may mean that none of us will survive 20 more years. So four more years of Trump may mean that we miss a deadline that we can never, ever get back.
We don’t know how bad it could potentially get because we have never been in this position before. If you accept that human beings have been on earth roughly 100,000 years, it’s only in the last 200 years or so, that’s .2% of our existence, that we have been filling up our atmosphere with carbon dioxide at this alarming rate. We do know that the effects of this carbon dioxide incursion have been disastrous so far. They include a proliferation of category 5 hurricanes, multiple, out-of-control fires, unprecedented melting of the polar ice caps, record temperatures year upon succeeding year, devastating meteorological upheavals from unseasonal heat waves and vast, continent-wide blizzards. It would be naive in the extreme for us to assume it won’t get worse.
Of course we need a lively debate about which candidate we will choose to defeat Donald Trump. It is the season for it and we all have our favorites. But once that candidate is chosen we must all vote for her, or we must all vote for him. We must stand in solid, monolithic unity.
Do I know for certain that we may not survive another four years of Trump. No I don’t. But I will tell you this. The fact that there is a possibility that we might not, and many very smart people have hard, scientific evidence to suggest we won’t, ought to make such a question not worth asking. We are free to gamble with our fortunes or even our lives, that’s our right as human beings. But we have no moral right to gamble on the future of the world and the lives of everyone in it.
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--What was all that back there?

What was all that back there?

Many years ago a comedian , whose name I can ’ t recall , had a joke about a driver who races up behind him , tries to pass him , makes all kinds of aggressive gestures toward him , then finally gets ahead of him… and ends up stuck sitting with him at the next red light anyway .
The comedian then gets out of his car , taps on the window of the other driver , and says “ What was all that back there ?
” That ’ s the feeling I get when I look back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democratic primary race .
Before we headed into Iowa and New Hampshire , the two candidates who seemed most on track for the nomination were Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren .
Also in the mix was Bernie Sanders , with his enthusiastic but ultimately narrow base , and his inability to connect with anyone outside his base .
Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar were sort of just there .
Then Pete shockingly won Iowa , Amy severely outperformed in New Hampshire , Mike Bloomberg snuck into the race and took a bunch of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Warren was so forgotten by the media that the moderators basically ignored her during the early February debate .
Suddenly we were being told that the race had turned completely upside down , all because two states got to go first who tend to cast their votes in quirky and non-representative fashion .
But now that the race has removed itself from the Iowa / New Hampshire vortex and the Bloomberg distortion field , things are once again shifting in rapid fashion .
Bloomberg got on stage and wilted like a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to being a cult figure with a lot of troubling questions he can ’ t answer .
Pete and Amy are back to being two smart people who spend far too much time arguing with each other .
Warren came out of the debate with the clear momentum , and Biden was the only other person who came out of the debate in good shape .
So now we ’ re right back to Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden being in the driver seat , and the others are all back to just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s almost as if the past few weeks didn ’ t even happen .
Maybe I was wrong when I said that Iowa and New Hampshire weren ’ t going to tell us much about who ’ s going to be the nominee .
Those two states did tell us plenty ; it ’ s was just loud chaotic gibberish that we ’ re now trying to figure out how to unhear .

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Many years ago a comedian, whose name I can’t recall, had a joke about a driver who races up behind him, tries to pass him, makes all kinds of aggressive gestures toward him, then finally gets ahead of him… and ends up stuck sitting with him at the next red light anyway. The comedian then gets out of his car, taps on the window of the other driver, and says “What was all that back there?” That’s the feeling I get when I look back at the past few weeks of the Democratic primary race.
Before we headed into Iowa and New Hampshire, the two candidates who seemed most on track for the nomination were Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren. Also in the mix was Bernie Sanders, with his enthusiastic but ultimately narrow base, and his inability to connect with anyone outside his base. Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar were sort of just there.
Then Pete shockingly won Iowa, Amy severely outperformed in New Hampshire, Mike Bloomberg snuck into the race and took a bunch of points away from Biden in the polls, and Warren was so forgotten by the media that the moderators basically ignored her during the early February debate. Suddenly we were being told that the race had turned completely upside down, all because two states got to go first who tend to cast their votes in quirky and non-representative fashion.
But now that the race has removed itself from the Iowa / New Hampshire vortex and the Bloomberg distortion field, things are once again shifting in rapid fashion. Bloomberg got on stage and wilted like a deleted Trump tweet. Bernie is back to being a cult figure with a lot of troubling questions he can’t answer. Pete and Amy are back to being two smart people who spend far too much time arguing with each other. Warren came out of the debate with the clear momentum, and Biden was the only other person who came out of the debate in good shape.
So now we’re right back to Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden being in the driver seat, and the others are all back to just sort of being there. It’s almost as if the past few weeks didn’t even happen. Maybe I was wrong when I said that Iowa and New Hampshire weren’t going to tell us much about who’s going to be the nominee. Those two states did tell us plenty; it’s was just loud chaotic gibberish that we’re now trying to figure out how to unhear.
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palmerreport--2020-02-21--Nancy, you may have to impeach him again

If Donald Trump were truly feeling “ emboldened ” by his acquittal – as so many headlines have recently insisted – he ’ d have pardoned Roger Stone yesterday , under the belief that he can get away with anything .
Instead we ’ re seeing the same pattern from Trump as ever , in which he largely limits himself to the kinds of corrupt moves that he thinks won ’ t create too much of a headache for him .
The trouble is , we can ’ t just sit back and do nothing between now and November , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available remedies is a rather short one .
If you ’ re the police and you arrest a guy for robbing a bank , but some corrupt official forces you to let him go , and then the guy turns around and robs another bank , you have to arrest him again – even if you expect he ’ ll very likely be set free again .
If you don ’ t make clear to the bank robber that you ’ re going to at least keep trying to hold up your end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then he truly will become emboldened .
This brings us to Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump .
Since his acquittal , Donald Trump illegally meddled in the Roger Stone criminal case , illegally ousted two impeachment witnesses from his administration in retaliatory fashion , and fired his Director of National Intelligence for daring to brief Congress .
You can make a strong case that this is nothing new for Trump .
His first major move on the job in 2017 was to meddle in the Michael Flynn case and then illegally fire James @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this stuff all along .
But because he ’ s been impeached and because the election is coming up , everyone is watching more closely now – and so his ongoing crime spree is under a bigger microscope .
Nancy Pelosi can ’ t simply do nothing .
She already knows she ’ ll have to do something , she knows what her options are , and she knows the pros and cons associated with each .
She can hold public hearings on the Stone meddling , or the Joseph Maguire firing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr for his role in the Stone scandal .
She can try to force John Bolton to testify , now that his infernal book is coming out .
Or she can just impeach Trump again on new articles of impeachment to match his new crimes .
Yes , the Republican Senate would acquit Donald Trump again .
And yes , they might even refuse to calll witnesses again .
But while Trump was being impeached in the House last time , he and his people were being forced to play defense instead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Trump ’ s status as a criminal .
And we ’ ve now seen that impeachment didn ’ t boost Trump ’ s terrible approval rating numbers one bit .
Impeaching Donald Trump again may or may not be the answer .
Speaker Pelosi keeps showing us that she ’ s always one step ahead of us , so this delicate decision is perhaps best left up to her .
But there will be House hearings on these new crimes .
Lots of them .
They ’ ll be public .
Everyone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because Trump has already shown he can only stop people who don ’ t really want to testify to begin with .
Whether these hearings have the word “ impeachment ” attached to them , or whether they ’ re simply investigative in nature , remains to be seen .

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If Donald Trump were truly feeling “emboldened” by his acquittal – as so many headlines have recently insisted – he’d have pardoned Roger Stone yesterday, under the belief that he can get away with anything. Instead we’re seeing the same pattern from Trump as ever, in which he largely limits himself to the kinds of corrupt moves that he thinks won’t create too much of a headache for him. The trouble is, we can’t just sit back and do nothing between now and November, and in the meantime the list of available remedies is a rather short one.
If you’re the police and you arrest a guy for robbing a bank, but some corrupt official forces you to let him go, and then the guy turns around and robs another bank, you have to arrest him again – even if you expect he’ll very likely be set free again. If you don’t make clear to the bank robber that you’re going to at least keep trying to hold up your end of the law and order bargain, then he truly will become emboldened. This brings us to Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump.
Since his acquittal, Donald Trump illegally meddled in the Roger Stone criminal case, illegally ousted two impeachment witnesses from his administration in retaliatory fashion, and fired his Director of National Intelligence for daring to brief Congress. You can make a strong case that this is nothing new for Trump. His first major move on the job in 2017 was to meddle in the Michael Flynn case and then illegally fire James Comey. He’s been doing this stuff all along. But because he’s been impeached and because the election is coming up, everyone is watching more closely now – and so his ongoing crime spree is under a bigger microscope.
Nancy Pelosi can’t simply do nothing. She already knows she’ll have to do something, she knows what her options are, and she knows the pros and cons associated with each. She can hold public hearings on the Stone meddling, or the Joseph Maguire firing, or both. She can target Bill Barr for his role in the Stone scandal. She can try to force John Bolton to testify, now that his infernal book is coming out. Or she can just impeach Trump again on new articles of impeachment to match his new crimes.
Yes, the Republican Senate would acquit Donald Trump again. And yes, they might even refuse to calll witnesses again. But while Trump was being impeached in the House last time, he and his people were being forced to play defense instead of offense. The voting public was educated on Trump’s status as a criminal. And we’ve now seen that impeachment didn’t boost Trump’s terrible approval rating numbers one bit.
Impeaching Donald Trump again may or may not be the answer. Speaker Pelosi keeps showing us that she’s always one step ahead of us, so this delicate decision is perhaps best left up to her. But there will be House hearings on these new crimes. Lots of them. They’ll be public. Everyone who wants to testify will testify, because Trump has already shown he can only stop people who don’t really want to testify to begin with. Whether these hearings have the word “impeachment” attached to them, or whether they’re simply investigative in nature, remains to be seen.
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--Donald Trump has late night Russiagate meltdown, screws up and gives something away

It ’ s bad enough that Donald Trump conspired with the Kremlin to rig the 2016 presidential election in his favor .
In fact it was treason – and half of his henchmen from that scandal are now convicted felons as a result .
This week Trump fired his own Director of National Intelligence for daring to admit that Russia is trying rig the 2020 election for him .
Then the media blew open the other half of the scandal today , when it exposed that Russia is trying to rig the 2020 Democratic primary for Bernie Sanders , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump to defeat in the general election .
Sinister plots like this only tend to work if the general public doesn ’ t know about them , which is how Trump and Russia got away with their 2016 antics .
But now that the Trump-Russia 2020 scandal is blowing up before the election , it ’ s going to end up being more of a hindrance to Trump than a help .
He seems to know it , too .
Donald Trump can ’ t even seem to make up his mind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democrats of making up the Kremlin story about Bernie Sanders , or if he wants to accuse Bernie Sanders of actually being a Kremlin puppet .
Just how incoherent is Trump ’ s meltdown tonight ?
He tweeted “ MSDNC ( Comcast Slime ) ” with no possible context .
Then he started posting retweets about Bernie ’ s honeymoon in Russia .
Then he retweeted this image : Stupid Trump .
He wasn ’ t supposed to start attacking Bernie Sanders until after Russia finished rigging the Democratic nomination for Bernie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 plot has been blown up , Donald Trump doesn ’ t seem to be sure what he ’ s supposed to be tweeting .
We suspect he ’ ll have to touch base with Putin for new instructions soon .
Until then he ’ s malfunctioning on every level .

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It’s bad enough that Donald Trump conspired with the Kremlin to rig the 2016 presidential election in his favor. In fact it was treason – and half of his henchmen from that scandal are now convicted felons as a result. This week Trump fired his own Director of National Intelligence for daring to admit that Russia is trying rig the 2020 election for him.
Then the media blew open the other half of the scandal today, when it exposed that Russia is trying to rig the 2020 Democratic primary for Bernie Sanders, because Bernie would be the easiest opponent for Donald Trump to defeat in the general election. Sinister plots like this only tend to work if the general public doesn’t know about them, which is how Trump and Russia got away with their 2016 antics. But now that the Trump-Russia 2020 scandal is blowing up before the election, it’s going to end up being more of a hindrance to Trump than a help. He seems to know it, too.
Donald Trump can’t even seem to make up his mind tonight whether he wants to falsely accuse the Democrats of making up the Kremlin story about Bernie Sanders, or if he wants to accuse Bernie Sanders of actually being a Kremlin puppet. Just how incoherent is Trump’s meltdown tonight? He tweeted “MSDNC (Comcast Slime)” with no possible context. Then he started posting retweets about Bernie’s honeymoon in Russia. Then he retweeted this image:
Stupid Trump. He wasn’t supposed to start attacking Bernie Sanders until after Russia finished rigging the Democratic nomination for Bernie. But now that the entire Trump-Russia 2020 plot has been blown up, Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be sure what he’s supposed to be tweeting. We suspect he’ll have to touch base with Putin for new instructions soon. Until then he’s malfunctioning on every level.
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--Elizabeth Warren just called out Bernie Sanders on his bullshit

Now that Bernie Sanders has fully rejected his own progressive ideals in favor of campaigning dirty against his Democratic opponents , spending a month tacitly accepting the help of the Kremlin , and attacking the media for accurately reporting on him , things are rapidly shifting .
The question now is how each of his Democratic primary opponents will go about calling him out for it .
Elizabeth Warren just got done taking a sledgehammer to Mike Bloomberg during the debate .
Warren largely ignored Bernie Sanders during the debate , presumably out of deference to the fact that Bernie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But now that Bernie has gone completely off the deep end , even she ’ s had enough .
Yesterday she called him out for refusing to release his medical records in the wake of his recent heart attack .
Today , Warren is going after Bernie on guns : In a relatively direct hit on Sanders , Warren says `` people like Bernie '' have `` given a veto to the gun industry '' and the pharmaceutical industry and the insurance industry by refusing to call for an end to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elizabeth Warren decides to approach Bernie Sanders ’ decision to spend a month keeping it a secret that the Kremlin was trying to rig the primary race for him , instead of working to get the information he declassified so he could warn the public .
But it ’ s already clear that Warren is taking the gloves off .
It ’ s about time .
We expect Bernie has a short window of time to knock off the bullshit , before Warren rightly takes him down .

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Now that Bernie Sanders has fully rejected his own progressive ideals in favor of campaigning dirty against his Democratic opponents, spending a month tacitly accepting the help of the Kremlin, and attacking the media for accurately reporting on him, things are rapidly shifting. The question now is how each of his Democratic primary opponents will go about calling him out for it.
Elizabeth Warren just got done taking a sledgehammer to Mike Bloomberg during the debate. Warren largely ignored Bernie Sanders during the debate, presumably out of deference to the fact that Bernie is (supposedly) a fellow progressive. But now that Bernie has gone completely off the deep end, even she’s had enough. Yesterday she called him out for refusing to release his medical records in the wake of his recent heart attack. Today, Warren is going after Bernie on guns:
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In a relatively direct hit on Sanders, Warren says "people like Bernie" have "given a veto to the gun industry" and the pharmaceutical industry and the insurance industry by refusing to call for an end to the filibuster. — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) February 22, 2020
We’ll see how Elizabeth Warren decides to approach Bernie Sanders’ decision to spend a month keeping it a secret that the Kremlin was trying to rig the primary race for him, instead of working to get the information he declassified so he could warn the public. But it’s already clear that Warren is taking the gloves off. It’s about time. We expect Bernie has a short window of time to knock off the bullshit, before Warren rightly takes him down.
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--Donald Trump goes completely off the deep end after he’s caught in the act

This week Donald Trump fired his own handpicked Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire , for having dared to brief Congress on the Kremlin ’ s cheating attempts on Trump ’ s behalf in the 2020 election .
Of course Trump made the Russia thing a far bigger story by reacting like this .
Now he ’ s digging himself an even deeper hole by going completely off the deep end about it .
Another misinformation campaign is being launched by Democrats in Congress saying that Russia prefers me to any of the Do Nothing Democrat candidates who still have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , count their votes in Iowa .
Hoax number 7 !
Needless to say , no one was particularly impressed with Donald Trump ’ s latest idiotic meltdown : I must give you credit .
You have a singularly unique way of telling the world the truth when you lie .
Putin and the Russian Federation must be going all out to help you cheat in the election .
Now we know .
Thanks for telling us .
It was your own administration that made the claim .
What kind of train wreck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It looks like a looney bin !
China wants to see Trump reelected Russia wants to see Trump reelected ISIS wants to see Trump reelected N-Korea wants to see Trump reelected What do they have in common ?
They all benefit from a weaker America .
There you go .
Now it ’ s accurate and lines up with all US intelligence .
pic.twitter.com/t5vFKQKcTB

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This week Donald Trump fired his own handpicked Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, for having dared to brief Congress on the Kremlin’s cheating attempts on Trump’s behalf in the 2020 election. Of course Trump made the Russia thing a far bigger story by reacting like this. Now he’s digging himself an even deeper hole by going completely off the deep end about it.
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Another misinformation campaign is being launched by Democrats in Congress saying that Russia prefers me to any of the Do Nothing Democrat candidates who still have been unable to, after two weeks, count their votes in Iowa. Hoax number 7! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2020
Needless to say, no one was particularly impressed with Donald Trump’s latest idiotic meltdown:
I must give you credit.
You have a singularly unique way of telling the world the truth when you lie.
Putin and the Russian Federation must be going all out to help you cheat in the election.
Now we know.
Thanks for telling us. — Steven O 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦 (@GoHappyAlways) February 21, 2020
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China wants to see Trump reelected
Russia wants to see Trump reelected
ISIS wants to see Trump reelected
N-Korea wants to see Trump reelected
What do they have in common?
They all benefit from a weaker America. — Thorsten (@Airvooocht) February 21, 2020
There you go. Now it’s accurate and lines up with all US intelligence. pic.twitter.com/t5vFKQKcTB — Sarah Wood (@sarahwoodwriter) February 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--CNN’s Anderson Cooper just destroyed Rod Blagojevich to his face

Many of you know that I ’ m not a fan of cable news as a format in general .
So much hype is required to keep people tuned in for the 24/7 format , viewers usually come away with more misinformation and hype than actual information .
That said , there ’ s nothing quite like the power of live television when it comes to those rare moments where someone simply needs to be put out of their misery .
That happened tonight when CNN host Anderson Cooper invited former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich onto his show .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the prison sentence of Blagojevich for no good reason earlier this week .
Fresh out of prison , Blagojevich wanted to make the argument that he ’ s now in favor of criminal justice reform .
The trouble : Blagojevich is pretending that he ’ s a victim of the system , when we ’ ve all heard the recordings that prove his guilt .
At the end of the segment , Cooper took at blowtorch to him : It was almost worth Rod Blagojevich getting out of prison early , just to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him out on his “ bullshit ” to his face .

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Many of you know that I’m not a fan of cable news as a format in general. So much hype is required to keep people tuned in for the 24/7 format, viewers usually come away with more misinformation and hype than actual information. That said, there’s nothing quite like the power of live television when it comes to those rare moments where someone simply needs to be put out of their misery.
That happened tonight when CNN host Anderson Cooper invited former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich onto his show. As we all know, Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of Blagojevich for no good reason earlier this week. Fresh out of prison, Blagojevich wanted to make the argument that he’s now in favor of criminal justice reform. The trouble: Blagojevich is pretending that he’s a victim of the system, when we’ve all heard the recordings that prove his guilt. At the end of the segment, Cooper took at blowtorch to him:
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Anderson Cooper is a legend. pic.twitter.com/4YYwmJVF2a — Ian Sams (@IanSams) February 22, 2020
It was almost worth Rod Blagojevich getting out of prison early, just to watch him squirm when Anderson Cooper called him out on his “bullshit” to his face.
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--Donald Trump’s stooge Rudy Giuliani just sounded the alarm

There ’ s no more surefire sign that you ’ re failing to control the message , than when you ’ re resorting to publicly complaining how the media isn ’ t covering what you want it to cover .
To that end , Donald Trump ’ s stooge Rudy Giuliani just sounded the alarm about how badly he ’ s failed at trying to get the media to cover the fake Ukraine scandal that he made up about Joe Biden : Please , ask yourself .
How has the establishment-press already moved on from Ukraine when BILLIONS of OUR @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rudy Giuliani posted this semi-incoherent tweet , he then posted the same thing again a few seconds later , for good measure .
Of course there is no missing money , and it ’ s since been widely documented that Rudy is actually the one who ’ s been on the take in Ukraine – to the point that the SDNY is criminally investigating him for it .
The responses to Rudy ’ s meltdown weren ’ t surprising : Please give the American public more credit than you do .
We can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the gaslighting !
# corruption # impeached4life # RudyColludy Whose been paying you ?
I wonder if Lev can tell us about all the payments and corruption .
# letlevspeak # RudyColludy

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There’s no more surefire sign that you’re failing to control the message, than when you’re resorting to publicly complaining how the media isn’t covering what you want it to cover. To that end, Donald Trump’s stooge Rudy Giuliani just sounded the alarm about how badly he’s failed at trying to get the media to cover the fake Ukraine scandal that he made up about Joe Biden:
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Please, ask yourself. How has the establishment-press already moved on from Ukraine when BILLIONS of OUR money is still unaccounted for? — Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) February 21, 2020
After Rudy Giuliani posted this semi-incoherent tweet, he then posted the same thing again a few seconds later, for good measure. Of course there is no missing money, and it’s since been widely documented that Rudy is actually the one who’s been on the take in Ukraine – to the point that the SDNY is criminally investigating him for it. The responses to Rudy’s meltdown weren’t surprising:
You’re irrelevant! The country can only hope that SDNY sends you away for good! — Rob 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@rweis71489) February 21, 2020
Please give the American public more credit than you do. We can see right through you. Spare us the gaslighting! #corruption #impeached4life #RudyColludy — Linda York (@linda_tesla) February 21, 2020
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Whose been paying you? I wonder if Lev can tell us about all the payments and corruption. #letlevspeak #RudyColludy — Nakesha Horsey😍 (@nakesha_horsey) February 21, 2020
Stop drunk tweeting — Sue Hartley (@suehartley113) February 21, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--Bernie Sanders just had a bizarre meltdown

Earlier this evening the Washington Post reported that a month ago , the U.S. intel community privately informed Bernie Sanders that the Kremlin was trying to rig the 2020 Democratic nomination on his behalf .
Instead of working to get it declassified , so he could dutifully inform the public about it , he kept it a secret – and then he accused the media of conspiring against him today for having dared to break the story .
This has led to swift and widespread backlash against Bernie Sanders , to the point that # BernieKnew is currently a top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bernie Sanders handling the situation ?
By going full Trump : Seriously , Bernie ?
This is roughly as egomaniacal as when Donald Trump said “ I alone can fix it.
” We ’ re rapidly reaching the point where Bernie Sanders is disqualifying himself from the Democratic primary race .
Pastor John Pavlovitz said it best in response to Bernie ’ s asinine tweet : “ This kind of post is exactly why we ’ ll have four more years of Trump and reminds us you ’ re not interested in uniting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Democrat .
Stop attacking Democrats .
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Earlier this evening the Washington Post reported that a month ago, the U.S. intel community privately informed Bernie Sanders that the Kremlin was trying to rig the 2020 Democratic nomination on his behalf. Instead of working to get it declassified, so he could dutifully inform the public about it, he kept it a secret – and then he accused the media of conspiring against him today for having dared to break the story.
This has led to swift and widespread backlash against Bernie Sanders, to the point that #BernieKnew is currently a top Twitter trending topic. So how is Bernie Sanders handling the situation? By going full Trump:
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I've got news for the Republican establishment. I've got news for the Democratic establishment. They can't stop us. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 22, 2020
Seriously, Bernie? This is roughly as egomaniacal as when Donald Trump said “I alone can fix it.” We’re rapidly reaching the point where Bernie Sanders is disqualifying himself from the Democratic primary race. Pastor John Pavlovitz said it best in response to Bernie’s asinine tweet: “This kind of post is exactly why we’ll have four more years of Trump and reminds us you’re not interested in uniting people. You’re running as a Democrat. Stop attacking Democrats.”
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--Donald Trump is falling to pieces in real time

In this wearying struggle to save our democracy , it ’ s both horrifying and heartening to watch the mob take over our White House .
Horrifying because , well , Trump ; heartening because he is a total moron and only a moron would do his bidding .
We ’ ve got Doug Collins in a fight for his political life in Georgia , we ’ ve got Susan Collins of Maine on the run .
Trump can fire the Director of National Intelligence , but as Bill Barr is finding out the hard way , these figureheads are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that will grind on with or without them .
It ’ s very hard to change a corporate culture .
It ’ s near impossible to change the culture of the Department of Justice .
People are hired to do their jobs and for decades they do just that .
In order for the intelligence community to start working solely for Trump instead of for the United States ’ best interests , it would take a generation .
And Trump ’ s got less than nine months .
The other thing is – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot – Trump is so stupid , ADHD , doped-up and malignant , that you can offer him any flattering platitude and he will immediately think you ’ re on his side .
This is why he ’ s had to fire so many , because when they have to do their job instead of flattering him , he ’ s shocked that they are not on his “ side.
” This will continue .
He will appoint lackeys to do his bidding , but the minute they have to actually do their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This kind of instability does not an authoritarian regime make .
Even the lowliest lickspittle will eventually be faced with either going to jail for sucking up to Trump , or just doing their damned job .
Most will get their job done and avoid prison .
As long as he ’ s in office , yes , they will be fired , or they will quit .
But there ’ s only so much damage he can do before November .
And every embattled day that goes by from now on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and more impeachment .
Finally , January will come and the only thing he ’ ll have to look forward to is prison .
We ’ ll have a lot to celebrate come the holidays of 2020 .

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In this wearying struggle to save our democracy, it’s both horrifying and heartening to watch the mob take over our White House. Horrifying because, well, Trump; heartening because he is a total moron and only a moron would do his bidding.
We’ve got Doug Collins in a fight for his political life in Georgia, we’ve got Susan Collins of Maine on the run. Trump can fire the Director of National Intelligence, but as Bill Barr is finding out the hard way, these figureheads are at the helm of a huge apparatus that will grind on with or without them. It’s very hard to change a corporate culture. It’s near impossible to change the culture of the Department of Justice. People are hired to do their jobs and for decades they do just that. In order for the intelligence community to start working solely for Trump instead of for the United States’ best interests, it would take a generation. And Trump’s got less than nine months.
The other thing is – and we’ve said this a lot – Trump is so stupid, ADHD, doped-up and malignant, that you can offer him any flattering platitude and he will immediately think you’re on his side. This is why he’s had to fire so many, because when they have to do their job instead of flattering him, he’s shocked that they are not on his “side.” This will continue. He will appoint lackeys to do his bidding, but the minute they have to actually do their job, they’ll be fired.
This kind of instability does not an authoritarian regime make. Even the lowliest lickspittle will eventually be faced with either going to jail for sucking up to Trump, or just doing their damned job. Most will get their job done and avoid prison. As long as he’s in office, yes, they will be fired, or they will quit. But there’s only so much damage he can do before November. And every embattled day that goes by from now on will be a revelation of bad news and more impeachment. Finally, January will come and the only thing he’ll have to look forward to is prison. We’ll have a lot to celebrate come the holidays of 2020.
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--If Bernie Sanders is the nominee, we will lose the general election

Vote blue no matter who .
That ’ s the popular slogan among those Americans who understand the importance of voting for the Democratic nominee over Donald Trump in 2020 , no matter which candidate ends up being the nominee .
This is good , solid advice .
I ’ d vote for the measles over Donald Trump , and you should too .
But I ’ m going to tell you something : if Bernie Sanders is the nominee , we will lose the general election .
Sanders fans keep pointing to national polls which show that every Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump .
This is true .
But poll numbers can change – and if Sanders ends up being the nominee , they will .
This is a guy who ( incorrectly ) calls himself a “ socialist.
” This is a guy who spent his honeymoon in Russia .
This is a guy who wrote bizarre rape fantasy fiction in his youth .
He ’ s never been properly vetted in any election he ’ s run in .
But if he ’ s the nominee , Trump and the GOP will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and they ’ ll destroy him .
But if you don ’ t want to take my word for it , just ask Vladimir Putin .
The Washington Post reported today that the U.S. intel community informed Bernie Sanders a month ago that the Kremlin is trying to rig the Democratic primary race in his favor .
Why on earth would Putin want Bernie to be the nominee ?
Simple : Putin knows that Bernie can be taken down at the drop of a hat .
Not only would Trump win over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states over Bernie .
It gets worse .
Bernie Sanders is a guy who recently had a heart attack .
In case that ’ s not enough to get your attention in these increasingly chaotic times , he recently had a heart attack .
He ’ s also refusing to release his detailed medical records , and is asking us to instead take the word of his doctor , who wrote a letter .
Wait , didn ’ t Trump try that same trick after everyone started questioning his health ?
Bernie has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff of any major presidential candidate in memory .
His 2020 campaign is being run by lying idiots like professional troll David Sirota , clueless adviser Nina Turner , and press secretary Briahna Grey – who is so bad at her job , she went on TV this week and falsely claimed that a competing candidate had a heart attack .
Are we supposed to believe that these nincompoops are going to be able to put together a campaign strategy smart enough to work around Donald Trump ’ s antics ?
Bernie ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sanders , has since gone on to work for one of Bernie ’ s opponents in 2020 .
She ’ s gotten to know Bernie better than anyone , and now she ’ s working full-time to try to prevent him from getting the nomination .
What does that tell you ?
If Bernie Sanders ends up with the Democratic nomination , I will personally go door to door campaigning for him , just to try to get Donald Trump out of office .
So will a lot of other people who know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Trump is far worse .
But there ’ s no getting around the fact that Bernie is a disaster .
If he ends up being the nominee , we ’ ll be stuck with four more years of Donald Trump .
Just ask Vladimir Putin .

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Vote blue no matter who. That’s the popular slogan among those Americans who understand the importance of voting for the Democratic nominee over Donald Trump in 2020, no matter which candidate ends up being the nominee. This is good, solid advice. I’d vote for the measles over Donald Trump, and you should too. But I’m going to tell you something: if Bernie Sanders is the nominee, we will lose the general election.
Sanders fans keep pointing to national polls which show that every Democratic candidate is currently holding a lead over Donald Trump. This is true. But poll numbers can change – and if Sanders ends up being the nominee, they will. This is a guy who (incorrectly) calls himself a “socialist.” This is a guy who spent his honeymoon in Russia. This is a guy who wrote bizarre rape fantasy fiction in his youth. He’s never been properly vetted in any election he’s run in. But if he’s the nominee, Trump and the GOP will suddenly start pushing all of the above, and they’ll destroy him. But if you don’t want to take my word for it, just ask Vladimir Putin.
The Washington Post reported today that the U.S. intel community informed Bernie Sanders a month ago that the Kremlin is trying to rig the Democratic primary race in his favor. Why on earth would Putin want Bernie to be the nominee? Simple: Putin knows that Bernie can be taken down at the drop of a hat. Not only would Trump win over Bernie, Trump would likely win forty states over Bernie. It gets worse.
Bernie Sanders is a guy who recently had a heart attack. In case that’s not enough to get your attention in these increasingly chaotic times, he recently had a heart attack. He’s also refusing to release his detailed medical records, and is asking us to instead take the word of his doctor, who wrote a letter. Wait, didn’t Trump try that same trick after everyone started questioning his health?
Bernie has also put together arguably the worst campaign staff of any major presidential candidate in memory. His 2020 campaign is being run by lying idiots like professional troll David Sirota, clueless adviser Nina Turner, and press secretary Briahna Grey – who is so bad at her job, she went on TV this week and falsely claimed that a competing candidate had a heart attack. Are we supposed to believe that these nincompoops are going to be able to put together a campaign strategy smart enough to work around Donald Trump’s antics?
Bernie’s most competent 2016 adviser, Symone Sanders, has since gone on to work for one of Bernie’s opponents in 2020. She’s gotten to know Bernie better than anyone, and now she’s working full-time to try to prevent him from getting the nomination. What does that tell you?
If Bernie Sanders ends up with the Democratic nomination, I will personally go door to door campaigning for him, just to try to get Donald Trump out of office. So will a lot of other people who know Bernie is an idiot, but understand that Trump is far worse. But there’s no getting around the fact that Bernie is a disaster. If he ends up being the nominee, we’ll be stuck with four more years of Donald Trump. Just ask Vladimir Putin.
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palmerreport--2020-02-22--Donald Trump has completely berserk all caps meltdown

P.S .
More money has gone to farmers than we 've made in tariffs , which are actually paid for @ @ @ @ @ China .
A negative balance is what you can expect from a businessman who lost @ @ @ @ @ decade .

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Donald Trump still doesn’t know what a tariff is, or he wants you to believe he doesn’t know what a tariff is. But he knows darn well how his caps lock key works – or perhaps it’s just stuck in the “on” position. As Trump’s tariffs continue to cause more economic harm to the American working class, Trump is going completely berserk about it:
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IF OUR FORMALLY TARGETED FARMERS NEED ADDITIONAL AID UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TRADE DEALS WITH CHINA, MEXICO, CANADA AND OTHERS FULLY KICK IN, THAT AID WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PAID FOR OUT OF THE MASSIVE TARIFF MONEY COMING INTO THE USA! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2020
Suffice it to say that the responses to Trump’s meltdown were anything but kind:
P.S. More money has gone to farmers than we've made in tariffs, which are actually paid for by U.S. importers, not China. A negative balance is what you can expect from a businessman who lost $1.17 billion over a decade. — NJP (@Pappiness) February 21, 2020
Somebody still doesn’t understand that tariffs are taxes on consumers (US citizens) — (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) February 21, 2020
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P.S. THERE IS NO MASSIVE TARIFF MONEY COMING INTO THE USA! — Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) February 21, 2020
You said this in December. Were you lying? TRUMP: “China has already started to buy. I told them — four, five weeks ago it looked like we were going to get to a deal. I said, ‘Start buying now. You’re going to start buying now.’ And they did.” — DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) February 21, 2020
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