palmerreport--2020-08-12--It’s time for a little old-fashioned courage

On Monday the Washington Post ran an article headlined , “ It ’ s possible that Trump actually isn ’ t the hardest-working president in history.
” That may be the most dispiritingly equivocating headline I ’ ve seen in a long time .
I never before thought the Post needed help with a headline , but how about this , “ Trump is the laziest president in history , ” for starters ?
I ’ m only just getting warmed up .
Recalling a time when decades had names , like the “ psychedelic decade ” for the 1960s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 1970s , perhaps our new decade should be known as the “ craven decade.
” How much longer are we going to sit still for this tepid equivocation in the press ?
There are , as I write this , 167,749 dead Americans thanks to Donald John Trump .
That ’ s 1,557 more dead today than yesterday .
Perhaps it ’ s because it ’ s “ possible ” that Trump “ actually ” isn ’ t the hardest-working president in history ?
Trump ’ s conscience-shocking indolence is obvious to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not only the amount of time he wastes , but what he does with it .
Wallowing in his titanic self-pity , crowing about his “ ratings , ” blaming President Obama for his own incompetence , putting people ’ s lives in danger by hate-tweeting their names with a nod and a wink to his gun-toting base — it ’ s beyond shocking and beggars belief .
Damning with faint criticism isn ’ t the answer .
We need men and women in the press who call this what it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sacred house of the president , headed up by a child-raping murderer who praises and admires brutal dictators , allows Russia to put out contracts on the lives of American soldiers in Afghanistan , still puts children in cages , shrugs at the more than 165,000 Americans coronavirus deaths and sends well-wishing messages to jailed child rapists .
A cynical part of me wonders if the ladies and gentlemen of the fourth estate are less than candidly condemnatory because they don ’ t want it to end .
Trump serves up a smorgasbord @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handfuls .
A single 24 hour news cycle is good for thirty different stories .
In Trumpian terms , “ nobody has ever seen anything like it before.
” No shortage of fresh corpses for the maggots of journalism .
Had not the press been in charge of the narrative to begin with we might not be in the mess we are in today .
Had they not focused so irresponsibly on the false controversies of Benghazi and Hillary Clinton ’ s emails , America might very well be leading the world in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Hillary Clinton .
Their absence of humility in the wake of the devastation of this Trump outrage reminds me of the continued arrogance of the world ’ s banks after the economic devastation they visited upon us in 2008 .
Greed for headlines has its consequential side , just as does greed for profit .
Trump is a monster created by a Frankenstein press , and he ’ s not going to go away because of a sharply-worded letter to the editor .
The world in general and America in particular needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignorance is fatal .
Fatal not in the abstract but in the sense of potentially being life-terminating for all of us .
Four more years of Donald Trump will mean , if not the physical end of your own life , then quite probably the end of the life of someone you know .
It has now literally become that urgent .
So vote because your life depends on it .
We need Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in this time of world crisis , and nothing less is going to do .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ squabbles and join us .
Let ’ s get this child raping , murdering monster out of office and safely in prison before it ’ s too late .
The press isn ’ t going to do it for us , we have to vote .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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On Monday the Washington Post ran an article headlined, “It’s possible that Trump actually isn’t the hardest-working president in history.” That may be the most dispiritingly equivocating headline I’ve seen in a long time. I never before thought the Post needed help with a headline, but how about this, “Trump is the laziest president in history,” for starters? I’m only just getting warmed up.
Recalling a time when decades had names, like the “psychedelic decade” for the 1960s or the “me decade” for the 1970s, perhaps our new decade should be known as the “craven decade.” How much longer are we going to sit still for this tepid equivocation in the press? There are, as I write this, 167,749 dead Americans thanks to Donald John Trump. That’s 1,557 more dead today than yesterday. Perhaps it’s because it’s “possible” that Trump “actually” isn’t the hardest-working president in history?
Trump’s conscience-shocking indolence is obvious to anyone on Twitter. And it’s not only the amount of time he wastes, but what he does with it. Wallowing in his titanic self-pity, crowing about his “ratings,” blaming President Obama for his own incompetence, putting people’s lives in danger by hate-tweeting their names with a nod and a wink to his gun-toting base — it’s beyond shocking and beggars belief.
Damning with faint criticism isn’t the answer. We need men and women in the press who call this what it is, a homicidal criminal enterprise infesting the sacred house of the president, headed up by a child-raping murderer who praises and admires brutal dictators, allows Russia to put out contracts on the lives of American soldiers in Afghanistan, still puts children in cages, shrugs at the more than 165,000 Americans coronavirus deaths and sends well-wishing messages to jailed child rapists.
A cynical part of me wonders if the ladies and gentlemen of the fourth estate are less than candidly condemnatory because they don’t want it to end. Trump serves up a smorgasbord of shocking headlines daily by the double handfuls. A single 24 hour news cycle is good for thirty different stories. In Trumpian terms, “nobody has ever seen anything like it before.” No shortage of fresh corpses for the maggots of journalism.
Had not the press been in charge of the narrative to begin with we might not be in the mess we are in today. Had they not focused so irresponsibly on the false controversies of Benghazi and Hillary Clinton’s emails, America might very well be leading the world in its pandemic response — all thanks to President Hillary Clinton. Their absence of humility in the wake of the devastation of this Trump outrage reminds me of the continued arrogance of the world’s banks after the economic devastation they visited upon us in 2008.
Greed for headlines has its consequential side, just as does greed for profit. Trump is a monster created by a Frankenstein press, and he’s not going to go away because of a sharply-worded letter to the editor. The world in general and America in particular needs to be educated to the reality that ignorance is fatal. Fatal not in the abstract but in the sense of potentially being life-terminating for all of us. Four more years of Donald Trump will mean, if not the physical end of your own life, then quite probably the end of the life of someone you know. It has now literally become that urgent.
So vote because your life depends on it. We need Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in this time of world crisis, and nothing less is going to do. Set aside your personal agendas and petty squabbles and join us. Let’s get this child raping, murdering monster out of office and safely in prison before it’s too late. The press isn’t going to do it for us, we have to vote. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Donald Trump is spiraling out of control

Clearly , “ president ” Donald Trump came up with his ridiculous executive order and memoranda in a desperate attempt to score points for reelection .
It won ’ t work .
Trump continues to create controversy , which is nothing new .
According to NBC News , some of his allies cautioned Trump that his drastic move may not work .
Trump will lose in the end when it does not pan out — and it won ’ t .
Brendan Buck , Republican communications strategist and former adviser to Paul Ryan , cautioned : “ If these executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic crisis , and I doubt they will , then it will only end up hurting him in the long run.
” It seems that everyone knew this except Trump .
Trump ’ s “ yes men ” try to paint a different picture , which , not surprisingly , included pulling Joe Biden into the fray .
Trump surrogate Tim Murtaugh took to social media to proclaim : “ Congress failed to act and Joe Biden ’ s allies prevented people from getting their unemployment benefits extended.
” Perhaps statements such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but he already has those votes .
Likely , none of Trump ’ s supporters realize that his payroll tax cut will result in a “ balloon payment ” once it ends , and there is still no relief for the unemployed , who most need help .
Trying to blame this on Joe Biden is both ludicrous and ridiculous , and Joe Biden is not paying Trump any attention anyway .
He has forged ahead with his running mate choice , Kamala Harris .
NBC News announced that Biden had already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in preparation for the big announcement .
Using his experience in the vice-presidential role as a springboard , Biden chose teammates for Harris who he believes best fit this moment .
Karine Jean-Pierre will be Harris ’ Chief of Staff .
Liz Allen , now a managing director at Glover Park Group , will be Harris ’ communications director .
Joining then is Sheila Nix — former chief of staff to Biden during the 2012 reelection campaign and after the election , chief of staff to Jill Biden—will serve as a senior adviser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Emhoff .
Nix has also been heavily involved in voter turnout initiatives .
Ryan Montoya , chief technology officer for the Sacramento Kings , will serve as director of scheduling and advance , and Evan Glover , who has been a part of Biden ’ s campaign for the past year plus , will be the director of scheduling .
Rounding out the team , Amanda Perez , former policy director for Cory Booker , will serve as policy adviser , and Amijah Townsend-Holmes will serve as press assistant .
As of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been assigned a Secret Service detail .
The race now begins in earnest .
This information raises excitement in preparation for November .
Not only has Biden chosen a black/Indian woman , but her husband is Jewish .
This will be an extremely diverse team , which should generate excitement .
Biden continues to show his calm , methodical approach to his bid for the White House .
Should he succeed , we can look forward to four years of peace , calm , and a regular man and woman in the White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ puppet .

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Clearly, “president” Donald Trump came up with his ridiculous executive order and memoranda in a desperate attempt to score points for reelection. It won’t work. Trump continues to create controversy, which is nothing new. According to NBC News, some of his allies cautioned Trump that his drastic move may not work. Trump will lose in the end when it does not pan out — and it won’t. Brendan Buck, Republican communications strategist and former adviser to Paul Ryan, cautioned: “If these executive orders don’t really solve the economic crisis, and I doubt they will, then it will only end up hurting him in the long run.” It seems that everyone knew this except Trump.
Trump’s “yes men” try to paint a different picture, which, not surprisingly, included pulling Joe Biden into the fray. Trump surrogate Tim Murtaugh took to social media to proclaim: “Congress failed to act and Joe Biden’s allies prevented people from getting their unemployment benefits extended.” Perhaps statements such as this might work on die-hard Trump supporters, but he already has those votes. Likely, none of Trump’s supporters realize that his payroll tax cut will result in a “balloon payment” once it ends, and there is still no relief for the unemployed, who most need help. Trying to blame this on Joe Biden is both ludicrous and ridiculous, and Joe Biden is not paying Trump any attention anyway. He has forged ahead with his running mate choice, Kamala Harris.
NBC News announced that Biden had already put together his vice-president’s team in preparation for the big announcement. Using his experience in the vice-presidential role as a springboard, Biden chose teammates for Harris who he believes best fit this moment. Karine Jean-Pierre will be Harris’ Chief of Staff. Liz Allen, now a managing director at Glover Park Group, will be Harris’ communications director.
Joining then is Sheila Nix — former chief of staff to Biden during the 2012 reelection campaign and after the election, chief of staff to Jill Biden—will serve as a senior adviser to Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff. Nix has also been heavily involved in voter turnout initiatives. Ryan Montoya, chief technology officer for the Sacramento Kings, will serve as director of scheduling and advance, and Evan Glover, who has been a part of Biden’s campaign for the past year plus, will be the director of scheduling. Rounding out the team, Amanda Perez, former policy director for Cory Booker, will serve as policy adviser, and Amijah Townsend-Holmes will serve as press assistant. As of this announcement, Harris also has likely already been assigned a Secret Service detail. The race now begins in earnest.
This information raises excitement in preparation for November. Not only has Biden chosen a black/Indian woman, but her husband is Jewish. This will be an extremely diverse team, which should generate excitement. Biden continues to show his calm, methodical approach to his bid for the White House. Should he succeed, we can look forward to four years of peace, calm, and a regular man and woman in the White House instead of a clown and his puppet.
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palmerreport--2020-08-12--Yeah, this isn’t going to work

Yeah, this isn’t going to work

For quite some time , the strong possibility of Joe Biden picking Kamala Harris as his running mate has been on the table .
Donald Trump and his campaign have had a very long time to come up with a gameplan for how they wanted to fight back against her .
But it ’ s clear that Trump doesn ’ t have a clue .
During Trump ’ s hastily called press conference on Tuesday evening , he resorted to his old tired sexist line of calling Kamala Harris “ nasty , ” and he rolled out one of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Phony Kamala.
” This predictably got him nowhere .
Trump has been getting diminishing returns on these tropes for some time , yet he keeps using them , seemingly oblivious that they ’ re not working for him .
Or maybe Trump is aware that he has no idea how to hit back at Kamala Harris .
When he called in to the Sean Hannity show on Tuesday night , Trump was clearly supposed to be bashing Harris , as evidenced by the footage of her that Hannity had on the screen .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ segment complaining about windmills , as if he ’ d rather have been doing anything in that moment than trying to figure out how to attack an opponent he has no idea how to crack .
We ’ ll see what Donald Trump ends up coming up with against Kamala Harris .
He ’ s not simply going to roll over and give up simply because Joe Biden has picked a phenomenally strong running mate .
But Trump had months on end to prepare his attack on her , and he came up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help him .
If what we saw yesterday was Trump ’ s Plan A against Harris , you have to figure his Plan B is going to be even stupider .

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For quite some time, the strong possibility of Joe Biden picking Kamala Harris as his running mate has been on the table. Donald Trump and his campaign have had a very long time to come up with a gameplan for how they wanted to fight back against her. But it’s clear that Trump doesn’t have a clue.
During Trump’s hastily called press conference on Tuesday evening, he resorted to his old tired sexist line of calling Kamala Harris “nasty,” and he rolled out one of his lamest and laziest nicknames yet: “Phony Kamala.” This predictably got him nowhere. Trump has been getting diminishing returns on these tropes for some time, yet he keeps using them, seemingly oblivious that they’re not working for him.
Or maybe Trump is aware that he has no idea how to hit back at Kamala Harris. When he called in to the Sean Hannity show on Tuesday night, Trump was clearly supposed to be bashing Harris, as evidenced by the footage of her that Hannity had on the screen. But instead Trump spent most of that segment complaining about windmills, as if he’d rather have been doing anything in that moment than trying to figure out how to attack an opponent he has no idea how to crack.
We’ll see what Donald Trump ends up coming up with against Kamala Harris. He’s not simply going to roll over and give up simply because Joe Biden has picked a phenomenally strong running mate. But Trump had months on end to prepare his attack on her, and he came up with nothing that’s going to help him. If what we saw yesterday was Trump’s Plan A against Harris, you have to figure his Plan B is going to be even stupider.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Here’s what I learned today

Here’s what I learned today

– Joe Biden gave an entire speech on Wednesday and he didn ’ t even complain about windmills once .
That ’ s odd .
Considering how often Donald Trump complains about windmills , he seems to think they ’ re a crucial campaign issue .
– I just heard Joe Biden say the words “ Biden-Harris administration ” and it gave me goosebumps .
– Donald Trump spends a curious amount of time bragging that he doesn ’ t know how to properly use a toilet or a shower .
– That sound you hear right now is Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Come to think of it , how long before Pence flees the country ?
– Trump ’ s physical and cognitive health are visibly in freefall .
Meanwhile Joe is sparring with reporters while riding a bicycle , and giving some of the best speeches of his life .
At this rate Trump will be wheeled into the debate on a gurney while Biden arrives in a flying Delorean .
– Joe Biden is the kind of guy who comes up against a smart strong black woman who challenges him to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hiring her .
Donald Trump is the kind of guy who surrounds himself with people who are afraid to tell him that “ fatilities ” isn ’ t a word .

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– Joe Biden gave an entire speech on Wednesday and he didn’t even complain about windmills once. That’s odd. Considering how often Donald Trump complains about windmills, he seems to think they’re a crucial campaign issue.
– I just heard Joe Biden say the words “Biden-Harris administration” and it gave me goosebumps.
– Donald Trump spends a curious amount of time bragging that he doesn’t know how to properly use a toilet or a shower.
– That sound you hear right now is Mike Pence running and hiding under his bed. Come to think of it, how long before Pence flees the country?
– Trump’s physical and cognitive health are visibly in freefall. Meanwhile Joe is sparring with reporters while riding a bicycle, and giving some of the best speeches of his life. At this rate Trump will be wheeled into the debate on a gurney while Biden arrives in a flying Delorean.
– Joe Biden is the kind of guy who comes up against a smart strong black woman who challenges him to do better, and so he ends up hiring her. Donald Trump is the kind of guy who surrounds himself with people who are afraid to tell him that “fatilities” isn’t a word.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Fox News completely implodes after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris create unstoppable ticket

Kamala Harris has only been Joe Biden ’ s running mate for about a day and a half , and we ’ re already seeing Donald Trump ’ s allies go completely bonkers about it , because they have no idea how to push back against such a powerful ticket .
We ’ re already seeing Team Trump pushing the racist and ludicrous notion that Harris somehow isn ’ t constitutionally eligible .
Now we ’ re seeing something else strange .
During the course of the day on Wednesday we saw multiple Fox News hosts , including Jeanine Pirro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden will make it to election day .
This appears to be a coordinated effort to take the ridiculous narrative that Biden is infirm , and push it all the way to the point of insisting that Biden somehow near the end of his life or something .
That ’ s right , we ’ ve reached the point where the best the goons at Fox News can come up with is “ Don ’ t vote for Biden because he ’ s going to drop dead before the election.
” This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that Donald Trump is in visibly declining health and probably is in danger of dropping dead before the election .
It ’ s also not clear how Fox News thinks this narrative would even help Donald Trump ’ s prospects .
Kamala Harris is rapidly proving to be just as popular as Joe Biden , so it ’ s not as if “ you might get stuck with Biden ’ s running mate ” is a compelling argument to vote for the other side .
This all serves to demonstrate just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes to trying to figure out how to argue against the Biden-Harris ticket .

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Kamala Harris has only been Joe Biden’s running mate for about a day and a half, and we’re already seeing Donald Trump’s allies go completely bonkers about it, because they have no idea how to push back against such a powerful ticket. We’re already seeing Team Trump pushing the racist and ludicrous notion that Harris somehow isn’t constitutionally eligible. Now we’re seeing something else strange.
During the course of the day on Wednesday we saw multiple Fox News hosts, including Jeanine Pirro, suggest that it’s unlikely Joe Biden will make it to election day. This appears to be a coordinated effort to take the ridiculous narrative that Biden is infirm, and push it all the way to the point of insisting that Biden somehow near the end of his life or something.
That’s right, we’ve reached the point where the best the goons at Fox News can come up with is “Don’t vote for Biden because he’s going to drop dead before the election.” This is clearly an attempt at deflecting from the fact that Donald Trump is in visibly declining health and probably is in danger of dropping dead before the election.
It’s also not clear how Fox News thinks this narrative would even help Donald Trump’s prospects. Kamala Harris is rapidly proving to be just as popular as Joe Biden, so it’s not as if “you might get stuck with Biden’s running mate” is a compelling argument to vote for the other side. This all serves to demonstrate just how thoroughly befuddled Fox News is when it comes to trying to figure out how to argue against the Biden-Harris ticket.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Here we go with the racist birtherism crap about Kamala Harris already

It ’ s been clear for months that there was a strong chance Joe Biden would pick Kamala Harris as his running mate , meaning Team Trump has had a long time to come with a plan of attack against her .
Over the past thirty hours we ’ ve seen Trump and his allies push scattered , incoherent , and conflicting narratives about Harris , suggesting they have no idea how to attack her effectively .
When the Republicans aren ’ t sure how to attack someone , they usually resort to pure histrionics .
They couldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2008 , so they tried simultaneously pushing the false claim that he was secretly born in Kenya , thus making him “ too Black ” in the eyes of white suburban voters , while also pushing the notion that he “ wasn ’ t Black enough ” because of his multiethnic background .
That narrative worked so poorly for Republicans , Obama was elected twice .
Nonetheless , we ’ re now seeing Republicans trotting out the same set of conflicting and histrionic narratives about Kamala Harris .
For instance , Newsweek @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professor who is insisting that Kamala may not be constitutionally eligible to be President because her parents weren ’ t U.S. citizens at the time she was born .
Nevermind that she was born in Oakland , and therefore is very clearly a natural born citizen , as defined by the 14th Amendment .
At the same time , some of Trump ’ s other loyalists are trying to make the argument that because Kamala Harris is of Jamaican ethnicity , that means she isn ’ t “ African-American.
” Of course this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s history , and it ’ s just a bizarre argument for Republicans to be trying to make .
Do Trump ’ s goons really think they ’ re going to convince Black voters that Kamala isn ’ t really Black , at the same time they ’ re arguing that she ’ s too much of a “ foreigner ” to even be a natural born citizen ?
The arguments coming out of Team Trump are as repulsive as they are ineffective .
These are people of no character and no clue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put a dent in Kamala Harris .

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It’s been clear for months that there was a strong chance Joe Biden would pick Kamala Harris as his running mate, meaning Team Trump has had a long time to come with a plan of attack against her. Over the past thirty hours we’ve seen Trump and his allies push scattered, incoherent, and conflicting narratives about Harris, suggesting they have no idea how to attack her effectively.
When the Republicans aren’t sure how to attack someone, they usually resort to pure histrionics. They couldn’t figure out how to attack Barack Obama in 2008, so they tried simultaneously pushing the false claim that he was secretly born in Kenya, thus making him “too Black” in the eyes of white suburban voters, while also pushing the notion that he “wasn’t Black enough” because of his multiethnic background. That narrative worked so poorly for Republicans, Obama was elected twice.
Nonetheless, we’re now seeing Republicans trotting out the same set of conflicting and histrionic narratives about Kamala Harris. For instance, Newsweek inexplicably published an article from a conservative professor who is insisting that Kamala may not be constitutionally eligible to be President because her parents weren’t U.S. citizens at the time she was born. Nevermind that she was born in Oakland, and therefore is very clearly a natural born citizen, as defined by the 14th Amendment.
At the same time, some of Trump’s other loyalists are trying to make the argument that because Kamala Harris is of Jamaican ethnicity, that means she isn’t “African-American.” Of course this stands in total ignorance of Jamaica’s history, and it’s just a bizarre argument for Republicans to be trying to make. Do Trump’s goons really think they’re going to convince Black voters that Kamala isn’t really Black, at the same time they’re arguing that she’s too much of a “foreigner” to even be a natural born citizen? The arguments coming out of Team Trump are as repulsive as they are ineffective. These are people of no character and no clue. They have no idea how to put a dent in Kamala Harris.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Joy Reid just nailed it

Joy Reid just nailed it

Joy Reid has started off with a bang in MSNBC primetime , dominating her time slot in the ratings across all cable news networks .
That ’ s with good reason : she ’ s been consistently providing insightful political analysis on her weekend morning show for years .
Joy Reid hit on a key point during her show tonight when she ran a highlight reel – or should we saw lowlight reel – of Donald Trump ’ s increasingly frequent incidents in which he struggles to speak or pronounce a word .
Trump ’ s cognitive abilities are clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keeps trying to randomly insist that his opponent Joe Biden is the one who ’ s somehow in decline .
The real story here is that Donald Trump is falling to pieces right in front of us , as he struggles to even so much as coherently read a script that ’ s in front of him .
We ’ re glad to see Joy Reid hammering home this point , and we ’ re hoping to hear more cable news hosts do the same .
Trump has never been right in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worse , and it ’ s a major narrative for this election .

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Joy Reid has started off with a bang in MSNBC primetime, dominating her time slot in the ratings across all cable news networks. That’s with good reason: she’s been consistently providing insightful political analysis on her weekend morning show for years.
Joy Reid hit on a key point during her show tonight when she ran a highlight reel – or should we saw lowlight reel – of Donald Trump’s increasingly frequent incidents in which he struggles to speak or pronounce a word. Trump’s cognitive abilities are clearly in decline, which is why Trump keeps trying to randomly insist that his opponent Joe Biden is the one who’s somehow in decline.
The real story here is that Donald Trump is falling to pieces right in front of us, as he struggles to even so much as coherently read a script that’s in front of him. We’re glad to see Joy Reid hammering home this point, and we’re hoping to hear more cable news hosts do the same. Trump has never been right in the head, but it’s getting worse, and it’s a major narrative for this election.
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palmerreport--2020-08-14--Donald Trump just admitted he’ll have to cave on the Post Office

Donald Trump knows full well that he can ’ t just break the Post Office and leave it broken through Election Day .
By that time , even his own supporters will be demanding to know why their prescriptions and Social Security checks didn ’ t show up on time .
For that matter , plenty of Republicans will be looking to vote by mail in the pandemic .
Trump is simply trying to do two things .
First , he ’ s trying to damage the Post Office ’ s reputation as throughly as he can , during whatever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ away with it .
If he can bait the Resistance into running around telling everyone that Trump has killed voting by mail , then Trump will have succeeded in his gambit , even if the Post Office is back to full functionality by Election Day .
After all , when you tell people that voting by mail isn ’ t a safe option , what a lot of them will hear is “ Don ’ t bother to vote.
” Trump ’ s second goal here is to hold the Post Office hostage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic relief negotiations with Congress .
If this wasn ’ t already clear to you , Trump flat out admitted it during today ’ s press conference when he admitted that if House Democrats want the Post Office fixed , they ’ ll have to negotiate for it .
Trump figures he can get concessions in return from House Democrats in exchange for the Post Office being fixed .
So yeah , we have to keep fighting Trump on the Post Office .
The more we influence public opinion on this , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in return from Congress when he caves on the Post Office .
It ’ s simply how politics and negotiations work .
But if you ’ re running around telling everyone who will listen that Trump has already killed the Post Office and the election is now rigged , you ’ re the one who ’ s costing Joe Biden votes .
Fatalism is always harmful to your own cause .
If you want to win in politics , you have to start by understanding how leverage and negotiations work .
Even Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to just magically kill the Post Office , or magically rig the election by going after the Post Office .
Nothing is ever that simple .
Even Trump just ( stupidly ) admitted that this is a mere negotiating ploy .
Our job is to accurately understand this , so we can effectively fight back against him .

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Donald Trump knows full well that he can’t just break the Post Office and leave it broken through Election Day. By that time, even his own supporters will be demanding to know why their prescriptions and Social Security checks didn’t show up on time. For that matter, plenty of Republicans will be looking to vote by mail in the pandemic.
Trump is simply trying to do two things. First, he’s trying to damage the Post Office’s reputation as throughly as he can, during whatever brief window of time he can get away with it. If he can bait the Resistance into running around telling everyone that Trump has killed voting by mail, then Trump will have succeeded in his gambit, even if the Post Office is back to full functionality by Election Day. After all, when you tell people that voting by mail isn’t a safe option, what a lot of them will hear is “Don’t bother to vote.”
Trump’s second goal here is to hold the Post Office hostage as a bargaining chip in his ongoing economic relief negotiations with Congress. If this wasn’t already clear to you, Trump flat out admitted it during today’s press conference when he admitted that if House Democrats want the Post Office fixed, they’ll have to negotiate for it. Trump figures he can get concessions in return from House Democrats in exchange for the Post Office being fixed.
So yeah, we have to keep fighting Trump on the Post Office. The more we influence public opinion on this, the less Trump will be able to get in return from Congress when he caves on the Post Office. It’s simply how politics and negotiations work. But if you’re running around telling everyone who will listen that Trump has already killed the Post Office and the election is now rigged, you’re the one who’s costing Joe Biden votes.
Fatalism is always harmful to your own cause. If you want to win in politics, you have to start by understanding how leverage and negotiations work. Even Donald Trump understands he won’t be able to just magically kill the Post Office, or magically rig the election by going after the Post Office. Nothing is ever that simple. Even Trump just (stupidly) admitted that this is a mere negotiating ploy. Our job is to accurately understand this, so we can effectively fight back against him.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Donald Trump goes full “birther” on Kamala Harris – and it’s already blowing up in his face

Yesterday a pile of human excrement masquerading as a law professor published an article in Newsweek in which he made the claim that Kamala Harris somehow isn ’ t constitutionally eligible for the presidency , even though he acknowledged she was born in Oakland .
You just knew that Donald Trump , being a sick , desperate , racist bastard , was going to jump on it – and he wasted no time .
During his press conference this evening , Donald Trump was asked what he thought of the article .
Trump seemed to think that the author was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ born in the United States .
But even after the reporter explained that the author was merely making a xenophobic argument about Harris ’ parents being immigrants , Trump still responded by heaping praise on the author .
In other words , Trump has gone full “ birther ” on Kamala Harris .
Here ’ s the thing , though : it ’ s not going to work .
This is a page out of a twelve year old playbook that ’ s outdated enough for everyone to roll their eyes out by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it can be recycled from scratch .
This is simply another instance of Trump , being completely out of ideas and nearly out of brain cells , trying to rely on a fading playbook that ’ s becoming less effective for him by the day .
In response to Donald Trump ’ s meltdown , the word “ birther ” began trending on Twitter as everyone pushed back against him .
This isn ’ t going to work for him this time around .
Then again , it didn ’ t work against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ times he ran .
The racists have already decided to hate Kamala Harris for not being white ; they don ’ t need additional reasons .
Birtherism only works if the voters in the middle fall for it – and they ’ re not going to fall for the notion that Kamala Harris is somehow not a natural born citizen even though everyone on all sides acknowledges she was born in California .

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Yesterday a pile of human excrement masquerading as a law professor published an article in Newsweek in which he made the claim that Kamala Harris somehow isn’t constitutionally eligible for the presidency, even though he acknowledged she was born in Oakland. You just knew that Donald Trump, being a sick, desperate, racist bastard, was going to jump on it – and he wasted no time.
During his press conference this evening, Donald Trump was asked what he thought of the article. Trump seemed to think that the author was claiming that Kamala Harris wasn’t born in the United States. But even after the reporter explained that the author was merely making a xenophobic argument about Harris’ parents being immigrants, Trump still responded by heaping praise on the author.
In other words, Trump has gone full “birther” on Kamala Harris. Here’s the thing, though: it’s not going to work. This is a page out of a twelve year old playbook that’s outdated enough for everyone to roll their eyes out by now, but not so outdated that it can be recycled from scratch. This is simply another instance of Trump, being completely out of ideas and nearly out of brain cells, trying to rely on a fading playbook that’s becoming less effective for him by the day.
In response to Donald Trump’s meltdown, the word “birther” began trending on Twitter as everyone pushed back against him. This isn’t going to work for him this time around. Then again, it didn’t work against Barack Obama either; he won both times he ran. The racists have already decided to hate Kamala Harris for not being white; they don’t need additional reasons. Birtherism only works if the voters in the middle fall for it – and they’re not going to fall for the notion that Kamala Harris is somehow not a natural born citizen even though everyone on all sides acknowledges she was born in California.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Donald Trump slurs his way through disastrous press conference

Donald Trump was never exactly “ with it ” to begin with .
But in the forty-eight hours since Joe Biden fired up America by picking Kamala Harris as his running mate , Trump has begun to completely lose it .
He ’ s been running around calling Harris a “ mad woman ” while also insulting numerous other women in politics .
Now Trump has decided to hold a press conference today , for no apparent reason .
Not only did Trump bring no message with him to the podium , he spent a lot of time slurring his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When Trump was asked about mail-in voting , he couldn ’ t even come close to putting together a complete sentence , and at one point he appeared to suggest that dogs are now secretly voting in elections .
It ’ s clear that Donald Trump has nothing left in the tank .
He ’ s resorting to the most histrionic , simplistic , and repetitive of insults , because he can ’ t come up with anything new to work with .
His near-inability to speak coherently , combined with his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s physical and cognitive health issues are getting even worse .
He ’ s got nothing , and he knows it , and he ’ s throwing anything at the wall that he can .

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Donald Trump was never exactly “with it” to begin with. But in the forty-eight hours since Joe Biden fired up America by picking Kamala Harris as his running mate, Trump has begun to completely lose it. He’s been running around calling Harris a “mad woman” while also insulting numerous other women in politics.
Now Trump has decided to hold a press conference today, for no apparent reason. Not only did Trump bring no message with him to the podium, he spent a lot of time slurring his way through his words in rambling fashion. When Trump was asked about mail-in voting, he couldn’t even come close to putting together a complete sentence, and at one point he appeared to suggest that dogs are now secretly voting in elections.
It’s clear that Donald Trump has nothing left in the tank. He’s resorting to the most histrionic, simplistic, and repetitive of insults, because he can’t come up with anything new to work with. His near-inability to speak coherently, combined with his repetitive slurring, makes clear that Trump’s physical and cognitive health issues are getting even worse. He’s got nothing, and he knows it, and he’s throwing anything at the wall that he can.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Michael Cohen drops “golden showers” bombshell on Donald Trump

Just how afraid is Donald Trump of what Michael Cohen has to say in his new book ?
Trump had Cohen thrown back in prison , in an ill-fated attempt at preventing the book from being published .
Suffice it to say that Cohen , who is now back home , was undeterred .
He ’ s launched his new book today .
Michael Cohen has released his book for preorder on his disloyalthebook.com website , where autographed and non-autographed copies are available .
Cohen has also released the book ’ s lengthy foreword for free .
Here are few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about “ golden showers ” near the end : Or , let me say it the way Donald Trump would : He wouldn ’ t mind if I was dead .
That was how Trump talked .
Like a mob boss , using language carefully calibrated to convey his desires and demands , while at the same time employing deliberate indirection to insulate himself and avoid actually ordering a hit on his former personal attorney , confidant , consigliere , and , at least in my heart , adopted son .
Driving south @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DC on 1-95 on the cold , gray winter morning of February 24th , 2019 , en route to testify against President Trump before both Houses of Congress , I knew he wanted me gone before I could tell the nation what I know about him .
Not the billionaire celebrity savior of the country or lying lunatic , not the tabloid tycoon or self-anointed Chosen One , not the avatar @ realdonaldtrump of Twitter fame , but the real real Donald Trump—the man very , very , very few people know .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the powers Trump possessed and imagine how you might feel if he threatened you personally .
Heading south , I wondered if my prospects for survival were also going in that direction .
I was acutely aware of the magnitude of Trump ’ s fury aimed directly at my alleged betrayal .
I was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses and I kept the speedometer at eighty , avoiding the glances of other drivers .
Trump ’ s theory of life , business and politics revolved around threats and the prospect of destruction—financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapon .
I knew how he worked because I had frequently been the one screaming threats on his behalf as Trump ’ s fixer and designated thug .
From golden showers in a sex club in Vegas , to tax fraud , to deals with corrupt officials from the former Soviet Union , to catch and kill conspiracies to silence Trump ’ s clandestine lovers , I wasn ’ t just a witness to the president ’ s rise—I was an active and eager participant .
You can read Michael Cohen ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the book here .
Based on how hard Donald Trump tried to prevent this book from surfacing , we ’ re guessing it ’ s devastating to him .

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Just how afraid is Donald Trump of what Michael Cohen has to say in his new book? Trump had Cohen thrown back in prison, in an ill-fated attempt at preventing the book from being published. Suffice it to say that Cohen, who is now back home, was undeterred. He’s launched his new book today.
Michael Cohen has released his book for preorder on his disloyalthebook.com website, where autographed and non-autographed copies are available. Cohen has also released the book’s lengthy foreword for free. Here are few paragraphs, and check out the part about “golden showers” near the end:
Or, let me say it the way Donald Trump would: He wouldn’t mind if I was dead. That was how Trump talked. Like a mob boss, using language carefully calibrated to convey his desires and demands, while at the same time employing deliberate indirection to insulate himself and avoid actually ordering a hit on his former personal attorney, confidant, consigliere, and, at least in my heart, adopted son. Driving south from New York City to Washington, DC on 1-95 on the cold, gray winter morning of February 24th, 2019, en route to testify against President Trump before both Houses of Congress, I knew he wanted me gone before I could tell the nation what I know about him. Not the billionaire celebrity savior of the country or lying lunatic, not the tabloid tycoon or self-anointed Chosen One, not the avatar @realdonaldtrump of Twitter fame, but the real real Donald Trump—the man very, very, very few people know. If that sounds overly dramatic, consider the powers Trump possessed and imagine how you might feel if he threatened you personally. Heading south, I wondered if my prospects for survival were also going in that direction. I was acutely aware of the magnitude of Trump’s fury aimed directly at my alleged betrayal. I was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses and I kept the speedometer at eighty, avoiding the glances of other drivers. Trump’s theory of life, business and politics revolved around threats and the prospect of destruction—financial, electoral, personal, physical—as a weapon. I knew how he worked because I had frequently been the one screaming threats on his behalf as Trump’s fixer and designated thug. … From golden showers in a sex club in Vegas, to tax fraud, to deals with corrupt officials from the former Soviet Union, to catch and kill conspiracies to silence Trump’s clandestine lovers, I wasn’t just a witness to the president’s rise—I was an active and eager participant.
You can read Michael Cohen’s entire foreword here. You can preorder the book here. Based on how hard Donald Trump tried to prevent this book from surfacing, we’re guessing it’s devastating to him.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Donald Trump has completely psychotic meltdown about Kamala Harris, gives something away

When Joe Biden first announced on Tuesday that Kamala Harris was his running mate , it quickly became clear that Donald Trump and his allies had no idea how to go about attacking her .
They ’ ve started trying to simultaneously paint her as a cop and an anarchist .
They ’ ve implied , in disgustingly racist fashion , that she ’ s too Black and not Black enough .
Yesterday Trump was so unsure of how to attack Kamala Harris , he instead launched into a racist tirade about a different Black Senator , Cory Booker , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But today Trump finally decided how he wanted to attack Kamala , and let ’ s just say that he gave something away in the process .
Trump called in to Fox Business Channel today and called Kamala Harris a “ mad woman , ” a level of hyperbole which gives away that he still has no idea how to attack her .
This kind of histrionic attack might make his deranged base smile , but this election isn ’ t about them .
It ’ s about the people in the middle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into Trump ’ s attacks on Kamala if they ’ re coded enough that they don ’ t immediately sound sexist or racist to their ears .
Moreover , Donald Trump made a point of doubling down on how Kamala Harris deposed Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing .
The reality is that Kavanaugh is one of the most widely despised people in the entire government , so Trump is merely helping drive voter turnout for Biden-Harris by reminding everyone that Harris absolutely smoked Kavanaugh during that hearing .
Trump is giving away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fellow sexual assaulter Kavanaugh than focus on winning the election .
Trump still doesn ’ t have a clue what he ’ s doing .
Kamala has him completely spun around .

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When Joe Biden first announced on Tuesday that Kamala Harris was his running mate, it quickly became clear that Donald Trump and his allies had no idea how to go about attacking her. They’ve started trying to simultaneously paint her as a cop and an anarchist. They’ve implied, in disgustingly racist fashion, that she’s too Black and not Black enough.
Yesterday Trump was so unsure of how to attack Kamala Harris, he instead launched into a racist tirade about a different Black Senator, Cory Booker, as if they were somehow interchangeable. But today Trump finally decided how he wanted to attack Kamala, and let’s just say that he gave something away in the process.
Trump called in to Fox Business Channel today and called Kamala Harris a “mad woman,” a level of hyperbole which gives away that he still has no idea how to attack her. This kind of histrionic attack might make his deranged base smile, but this election isn’t about them. It’s about the people in the middle, who are only going to buy into Trump’s attacks on Kamala if they’re coded enough that they don’t immediately sound sexist or racist to their ears.
Moreover, Donald Trump made a point of doubling down on how Kamala Harris deposed Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing. The reality is that Kavanaugh is one of the most widely despised people in the entire government, so Trump is merely helping drive voter turnout for Biden-Harris by reminding everyone that Harris absolutely smoked Kavanaugh during that hearing. Trump is giving away that he’d rather defend his fellow sexual assaulter Kavanaugh than focus on winning the election. Trump still doesn’t have a clue what he’s doing. Kamala has him completely spun around.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Donald Trump, the Russian President

Donald Trump, the Russian President

When in his latest press conference Donald Trump yet again referred to the coronavirus as “ the China virus , ” I decided then and there that we now have the right to change his title from “ president of the United States ” to “ the Russian President.
” What ’ s good for the goose , as they say .
After all , Trump publicly sought Russia ’ s help in the 2016 election , secretly sent his chinless dauphin , Donald Trump Junior , to Trump Tower to expressly meet with Russian operatives in the hope of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , promised Russia that he ’ d lift Russian sanctions if elected , openly betrayed America ’ s intelligence community in favor of the murderer Vladimir Putin at Helsinki , and is now holding Putin ’ s coat for unlimited interference in the 2020 presidential election .
So if Trump gets to call it the China virus , we get to call him the Russian President .
Of course , my purpose in deciding to call him the Russian President is very different from Trump ’ s insistence on calling coronavirus the China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order to achieve two things .
First , he does it in order to draw attention away from his monumental failure in handling the pandemic .
Second , he does it in order to inflame hatred against Asian Americans .
I call him the Russian President because that ’ s what he is .
Trump exists as an extension of Vladimir Putin ’ s will .
Trump gets to keep the self-dealing and trappings and golf and ego-feeding exigencies of the presidency for as long as he continues to follow Putin ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remain Putin ’ s poodle , and his insistence that “ nobody has ever been harder on Russia than me ” has got to be the all time joke of his entire criminal regime .
Putin , of course , fancies himself something of a Bond Villain .
He delights in his puppet mastery of Trump and the chaos Trump has sown in America .
Through Trump Putin is promulgating the fondest dream of the old Soviet empire , that of humiliating and eviscerating the United States .
Putin knows that another four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America as a world power .
And I think he ’ s right .
I don ’ t see how America can survive four more years of a Trump presidency .
Naturally Trump will object to being called the Russian President as a tit for tat to his calling coronavirus the China virus .
Trump doesn ’ t believe in tit for tat .
Trump believes he deserves unlimited recourse to personal insult and no one else does .
His incessant whining about how badly he gets treated is a case in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attack Trump on Twitter — and lots of people do , including me — they and we lack a power that Trump has when he attacks us .
Trump is surrounded by the best security detail in the world .
We are sitting ducks .
If Trump attacks any of us by name or by class or by ethnicity he puts our lives in deadly peril to his gun-toting base .
So the game is already unfair .
Trump ’ s particular whine is that it ’ s not unfair enough .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remains in power for now .
He will happily continue to destroy America if it keeps him out of prison and in Putin ’ s good graces .
Do you still think “ Biden is just as bad as Trump ” ?
Wrong .
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris aren ’ t just the best thing to happen to America in four years , they are our last hope .
Our only hope .
So vote .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends @ @ @ @

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When in his latest press conference Donald Trump yet again referred to the coronavirus as “the China virus,” I decided then and there that we now have the right to change his title from “president of the United States” to “the Russian President.” What’s good for the goose, as they say.
After all, Trump publicly sought Russia’s help in the 2016 election, secretly sent his chinless dauphin, Donald Trump Junior, to Trump Tower to expressly meet with Russian operatives in the hope of getting “dirt” on Hillary Clinton, promised Russia that he’d lift Russian sanctions if elected, openly betrayed America’s intelligence community in favor of the murderer Vladimir Putin at Helsinki, and is now holding Putin’s coat for unlimited interference in the 2020 presidential election. So if Trump gets to call it the China virus, we get to call him the Russian President.
Of course, my purpose in deciding to call him the Russian President is very different from Trump’s insistence on calling coronavirus the China virus. Trump calls it that in order to achieve two things. First, he does it in order to draw attention away from his monumental failure in handling the pandemic. Second, he does it in order to inflame hatred against Asian Americans.
I call him the Russian President because that’s what he is. Trump exists as an extension of Vladimir Putin’s will. Trump gets to keep the self-dealing and trappings and golf and ego-feeding exigencies of the presidency for as long as he continues to follow Putin’s playbook. Trump is and will always remain Putin’s poodle, and his insistence that “nobody has ever been harder on Russia than me” has got to be the all time joke of his entire criminal regime.
Putin, of course, fancies himself something of a Bond Villain. He delights in his puppet mastery of Trump and the chaos Trump has sown in America. Through Trump Putin is promulgating the fondest dream of the old Soviet empire, that of humiliating and eviscerating the United States. Putin knows that another four years of Trump will mean the end of America as a world power. And I think he’s right. I don’t see how America can survive four more years of a Trump presidency.
Naturally Trump will object to being called the Russian President as a tit for tat to his calling coronavirus the China virus. Trump doesn’t believe in tit for tat. Trump believes he deserves unlimited recourse to personal insult and no one else does. His incessant whining about how badly he gets treated is a case in point.
Of course, when people attack Trump on Twitter — and lots of people do, including me — they and we lack a power that Trump has when he attacks us. Trump is surrounded by the best security detail in the world. We are sitting ducks. If Trump attacks any of us by name or by class or by ethnicity he puts our lives in deadly peril to his gun-toting base. So the game is already unfair. Trump’s particular whine is that it’s not unfair enough.
So the Russian President of the United States remains in power for now. He will happily continue to destroy America if it keeps him out of prison and in Putin’s good graces. Do you still think “Biden is just as bad as Trump”? Wrong. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris aren’t just the best thing to happen to America in four years, they are our last hope. Our only hope. So vote. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Kamala Harris is living rent-free inside Donald Trump’s head

Following Joe Biden ’ s announcement , Politico focused its coverage on Kamala Harris , how she made it to the vice-presidential candidate ’ s spot , and what she brings to the partnership .
While vice-presidential candidates usually make little difference in a political campaign , Politico believes this partnership may be different .
Republicans have made little , if any , progress in successfully attacking Biden , but they have already begun their attacks against Harris .
No sooner was Biden ’ s announcement made than Trump ’ s campaign referred to Harris as “ phony Kamala , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should frighten them more than anything else .
Mike Madrid , one of the founders of the Lincoln Project said , “ Nothing ’ s sticking to Joe , right ?
So , they ’ re going to have to find a Black woman they can hang something on.
” Yes , Harris ’ s race is going to be an issue for racists , but it will not matter to others .
Besides , Trump has continued his racist ways by openly supporting and congratulating Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — aligning himself with the very people we do not need in government .
Quoted by the Hill with his typically tone-deaf comments , Trump had the nerve to refer to Greene as “ a rising star ” in the Republican party .
In contrast , many publications refer to Harris as a “ rising star , ” which is more accurate than Trump ’ s presumption that the Republican party will openly embrace a racist conspiracy theorist .
Trump continues to be his own worst enemy , which is good news for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not , however , be able to resist the temptation to insult and belittle Kamala Harris , and that will not end well for him .
While Trump scratches his empty head looking for a line of attack , strategists , both Democratic and Republican , believe that Harris adds value to the ticket with Biden .
According to Politico , those strategists believe that Harris “ will help define Biden ” in several respects .
Not many voters know a lot about Biden other than he was President Obama ’ s vice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself as a “ transition candidate , ” which implies that he is merely ushering in the next Democratic president .
In this case , that is Harris .
Because many are already against Trump , Biden was free to choose a running mate closer to him in ideals rather than a more liberal candidate .
Republican efforts to paint Harris as “ radical left ” will fall flat , as she is nothing of the sort .
She is a centrist Democrat , which places her right in line with Biden .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which gives Biden ’ s ticket the youth he sought .
Harris is well-spoken , no-nonsense , and she will bring black , Indian , and Asian women to the ticket .
While some believe her record as a prosecutor may be a problem , Politico points out that Republicans “ are unlikely to unearth anything disqualifying ” in her past .
Joe Biden chose the best running mate .
Together they can fulfill the dream of bringing us together by demonstrating their diversity and ability to accomplish goals toward rebuilding our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a much-desired strength .

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Following Joe Biden’s announcement, Politico focused its coverage on Kamala Harris, how she made it to the vice-presidential candidate’s spot, and what she brings to the partnership. While vice-presidential candidates usually make little difference in a political campaign, Politico believes this partnership may be different. Republicans have made little, if any, progress in successfully attacking Biden, but they have already begun their attacks against Harris.
No sooner was Biden’s announcement made than Trump’s campaign referred to Harris as “phony Kamala,” referencing her debate performance, which should frighten them more than anything else. Mike Madrid, one of the founders of the Lincoln Project said, “Nothing’s sticking to Joe, right? So, they’re going to have to find a Black woman they can hang something on.” Yes, Harris’s race is going to be an issue for racists, but it will not matter to others. Besides, Trump has continued his racist ways by openly supporting and congratulating Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — who is racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Muslim — aligning himself with the very people we do not need in government. Quoted by the Hill with his typically tone-deaf comments, Trump had the nerve to refer to Greene as “a rising star” in the Republican party.
In contrast, many publications refer to Harris as a “rising star,” which is more accurate than Trump’s presumption that the Republican party will openly embrace a racist conspiracy theorist. Trump continues to be his own worst enemy, which is good news for the rest of us. He will not, however, be able to resist the temptation to insult and belittle Kamala Harris, and that will not end well for him.
While Trump scratches his empty head looking for a line of attack, strategists, both Democratic and Republican, believe that Harris adds value to the ticket with Biden. According to Politico, those strategists believe that Harris “will help define Biden” in several respects. Not many voters know a lot about Biden other than he was President Obama’s vice president. Biden has also referred to himself as a “transition candidate,” which implies that he is merely ushering in the next Democratic president. In this case, that is Harris. Because many are already against Trump, Biden was free to choose a running mate closer to him in ideals rather than a more liberal candidate.
Republican efforts to paint Harris as “radical left” will fall flat, as she is nothing of the sort. She is a centrist Democrat, which places her right in line with Biden. She is also much younger than Biden, which gives Biden’s ticket the youth he sought. Harris is well-spoken, no-nonsense, and she will bring black, Indian, and Asian women to the ticket. While some believe her record as a prosecutor may be a problem, Politico points out that Republicans “are unlikely to unearth anything disqualifying” in her past.
Joe Biden chose the best running mate. Together they can fulfill the dream of bringing us together by demonstrating their diversity and ability to accomplish goals toward rebuilding our country, showing that diversity is indeed a much-desired strength.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Donald Trump’s Post Office debacle goes even further off the rails

Donald J. Trump named Louis DeJoy as his Postmaster General .
Last Friday , twenty-three USPS executives resigned or were canned .
The United States Postal Service is more important than ever to red states and blue states , to deliver prescriptions and other online orders during a pandemic .
Yet , it appears that there is intentional disorder and fraud taking place by this Trump administration .
It gets worse .
As reported by Salon and other outlets , the head of the Iowa Postal Workers Union stating mail sorting equipment is being removed from U.S .
Postal Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump donor Louis DeJoy , leaving mail to pile up .
This does not bode well for the elections in the fall , when many will choose mail in or absentee ballots and vote like the president , Kellyanne Conway and others in the administration vote .
According to Slate ’ s Jordan Weissman : Louis DeJoy is a former logistics executive .
One of the first things that most people noticed when he was selected to be the postmaster general was that he was a major Republican donor .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republican Party .
He also donated to Donald Trump ’ s victory fund .
People immediately started to worry that Donald Trump was putting a flunky in charge of the Postal Service .
[ Editor ’ s note : The postmaster general is not directly appointed by the president but by the Postal Service Board of Governors , which consists of nine governors appointed by the president . ]
The reason this would concern people is because Donald Trump has spent the last several years trashing the Postal Service , calling it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to increase package prices , mostly because he hates Amazon , because Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos , who owns the Washington Post .
Reports also indicate that DeJoy owns substantial stock in USPS competitors , including $ 30 million in XPO Holdings .
Lindsey Graham is too busy trying to get his head out of Trump ’ s ass and same with Mitch McConnell .
We have the most corrupt , destructive administration in power we have ever seen .
We must do whatever is necessary to ensure a new tenant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Donald J. Trump named Louis DeJoy as his Postmaster General. Last Friday, twenty-three USPS executives resigned or were canned. The United States Postal Service is more important than ever to red states and blue states, to deliver prescriptions and other online orders during a pandemic. Yet, it appears that there is intentional disorder and fraud taking place by this Trump administration.
It gets worse. As reported by Salon and other outlets, the head of the Iowa Postal Workers Union stating mail sorting equipment is being removed from U.S. Postal Service offices following operational changes enforced by top Trump donor Louis DeJoy, leaving mail to pile up. This does not bode well for the elections in the fall, when many will choose mail in or absentee ballots and vote like the president, Kellyanne Conway and others in the administration vote. According to Slate’s Jordan Weissman:
Louis DeJoy is a former logistics executive. One of the first things that most people noticed when he was selected to be the postmaster general was that he was a major Republican donor. He’s given apparently about $2.5 million to the Republican Party. He also donated to Donald Trump’s victory fund. People immediately started to worry that Donald Trump was putting a flunky in charge of the Postal Service. [Editor’s note: The postmaster general is not directly appointed by the president but by the Postal Service Board of Governors, which consists of nine governors appointed by the president.] The reason this would concern people is because Donald Trump has spent the last several years trashing the Postal Service, calling it a joke, saying how it needs to increase package prices, mostly because he hates Amazon, because Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, who owns the Washington Post.
Reports also indicate that DeJoy owns substantial stock in USPS competitors, including $30 million in XPO Holdings. Lindsey Graham is too busy trying to get his head out of Trump’s ass and same with Mitch McConnell. We have the most corrupt, destructive administration in power we have ever seen. We must do whatever is necessary to ensure a new tenant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-08-13--Mike Pence just got bulldozed

Mike Pence just got bulldozed

Mike Pence ’ s problems just keep multiplying .
He ’ s on a ticket with Donald Trump that ’ s severely behind in the polls .
Pence just found out he ’ s going to have to debate Kamala Harris , who has spent the past few years destroying the likes of Brett Kavanaugh , Bill Barr , and Jeff Sessions to their faces .
There ’ s even ( unfounded ) buzz that Pence could get replaced on the ticket .
Now Mike Pence has a new problem : the fact that Joe Biden has picked a strong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focus back on just how weak , inept , dishonest , and negligent Pence is .
It ’ s also forcing Pence to go out there and pound the pavement , which isn ’ t exactly going well for him .
For instance , on Wednesday evening Mike Pence claimed on Twitter that “ We ’ ve created more jobs in the last 3 months than Joe Biden and Barack Obama created in their 8 years in office.
” Senator Chris Murphy promptly bulldozed him for it : “ Yes .
If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 150,000 humans needlessly die and a sixth of the population lose their jobs in the resulting nightmarish economic meltdown , you can in fact create a cataclysm so hellish that there becomes nowhere to go but up .
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Mike Pence’s problems just keep multiplying. He’s on a ticket with Donald Trump that’s severely behind in the polls. Pence just found out he’s going to have to debate Kamala Harris, who has spent the past few years destroying the likes of Brett Kavanaugh, Bill Barr, and Jeff Sessions to their faces. There’s even (unfounded) buzz that Pence could get replaced on the ticket.
Now Mike Pence has a new problem: the fact that Joe Biden has picked a strong vice presidential running mate is putting the focus back on just how weak, inept, dishonest, and negligent Pence is. It’s also forcing Pence to go out there and pound the pavement, which isn’t exactly going well for him.
For instance, on Wednesday evening Mike Pence claimed on Twitter that “We’ve created more jobs in the last 3 months than Joe Biden and Barack Obama created in their 8 years in office.” Senator Chris Murphy promptly bulldozed him for it: “Yes. If you intentionally mismanage a preventable pandemic so that 150,000 humans needlessly die and a sixth of the population lose their jobs in the resulting nightmarish economic meltdown, you can in fact create a cataclysm so hellish that there becomes nowhere to go but up.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-14--Kamala Harris comes out swinging

Kamala Harris comes out swinging

Kamala Harris has been Joe Biden ’ s running mate for barely two days , and we ’ re already seeing Donald Trump and his allies desperately flailing to try to figure out how to attack , undermine , and smear her .
Their conflicting and ineffective lines of attack make clear that they ’ re not even sure how to hit her .
Meanwhile she ’ s coming out swinging .
Kamala Harris took it directly to Donald Trump and Mike Pence , tweeting this takedown : “ Just look where Donald Trump and Mike Pence got us : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Millions of kids who can not go back to school .
More than 165,000 lives have been cut short by coronavirus , many with loved ones who never got the chance to say goodbye .
This was preventable.
” Kamala Harris added this : “ When other countries were following the science , Trump pushed miracle cures he saw on Fox News .
Let me tell you this : when Joe Biden is president he ’ ll listen to the facts .
He ’ ll embrace science .
And we will all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweeted this : “ I first met Kamala Harris through my son Beau .
They grew close while fighting to take on the big banks — and he had enormous respect for her and her work .
There is no one ’ s opinion I valued more than Beau ’ s , and I ’ m proud to have Kamala standing with me on this campaign .
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Kamala Harris has been Joe Biden’s running mate for barely two days, and we’re already seeing Donald Trump and his allies desperately flailing to try to figure out how to attack, undermine, and smear her. Their conflicting and ineffective lines of attack make clear that they’re not even sure how to hit her. Meanwhile she’s coming out swinging.
Kamala Harris took it directly to Donald Trump and Mike Pence, tweeting this takedown: “Just look where Donald Trump and Mike Pence got us: more than 16 million out of work. Millions of kids who cannot go back to school. More than 165,000 lives have been cut short by coronavirus, many with loved ones who never got the chance to say goodbye. This was preventable.”
Kamala Harris added this: “When other countries were following the science, Trump pushed miracle cures he saw on Fox News. Let me tell you this: when Joe Biden is president he’ll listen to the facts. He’ll embrace science. And we will all be better for it.”
Joe Biden tweeted this: “I first met Kamala Harris through my son Beau. They grew close while fighting to take on the big banks — and he had enormous respect for her and her work. There is no one’s opinion I valued more than Beau’s, and I’m proud to have Kamala standing with me on this campaign.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-14--Donald Trump’s hair raising debacle

Donald Trump’s hair raising debacle

We are already seeing the contrast between two campaigns : One is centered around making life better for the American people ; the other , all about himself .
According to the Guardian ( via Reuters ) , with everything going on in the US today – over five million confirmed cases of coronavirus and over 165,000 deaths — what is “ president ” Donald Trump ’ s most pressing concern ?
His hair , which is hopelessly ugly anyway .
Trump had the unmitigated gall to say : “ Because my hair — I don ’ t know about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfect.
” News Flash , Trump : You should be more concerned about your supply of Aqua Net than your water .
If we ever run out of that , you will be doomed .
These ridiculous “ concerns ” make vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris ’ words just that much more powerful .
During her first appearance with Joe Biden Wednesday , Harris spoke about things of importance to the American people .
She touched on the fact that Trump has mismanaged the pandemic , making it worse than it should have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism in the country .
“ America is crying out for leadership .
Yet , we have a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him , ” Harris said .
It is blatantly obvious that those words hold truth when the “ president ” is more concerned about calling a meeting about shower pressure than he is about even acknowledging — let alone addressing – the real , pressing problems in this country .
She then contrasted Biden to Donald Trump in the best way possible .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between his home and office for four hours a day to ensure he spent time with his sons .
His wife and daughter had just died in an accident , and he did not want his sons to be further traumatized by his absence .
Harris said that Biden is “ someone whose first response , when things get tough , is never to think about himself , but to take care of everybody else.
” Then , she depicted Trump as “ a president who cares more about himself than the people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is worried about his cotton-candy-like hair while people are suffering and dying , Harris hit the proverbial nail on the head .
She also publicly acknowledged that like the businesses Trump inherited and destroyed , Trump inherited “ the longest economic expansion in history and then , like everything else he inherited , he ran it straight into the ground.
” Ouch .
It seems that Harris ’ s digs at Trump are much more painful than any he has come up with .
CNN reported that Biden seemed to “ enjoy ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denigrate Harris .
Biden asked , “ Is anyone surprised Donald Trump has a problem with a strong woman ?
” Not really .
The New York Times reported that Trump is using the same sexist terms that he did with Clinton , but he applies icing to his cake by referring to the “ good suburban women , ” 66 % of whom disapprove of the job he has ( not ) done .
Trump is not only sexist , homophobic , racist , and a misogynist , but he is dumb @ @ @ @ @ @

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We are already seeing the contrast between two campaigns: One is centered around making life better for the American people; the other, all about himself. According to the Guardian (via Reuters), with everything going on in the US today – over five million confirmed cases of coronavirus and over 165,000 deaths — what is “president” Donald Trump’s most pressing concern? His hair, which is hopelessly ugly anyway. Trump had the unmitigated gall to say: “Because my hair — I don’t know about you, but it has to be perfect.”
News Flash, Trump: You should be more concerned about your supply of Aqua Net than your water. If we ever run out of that, you will be doomed. These ridiculous “concerns” make vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ words just that much more powerful.
During her first appearance with Joe Biden Wednesday, Harris spoke about things of importance to the American people. She touched on the fact that Trump has mismanaged the pandemic, making it worse than it should have been, and the protests stemming from systematic racism in the country. “America is crying out for leadership. Yet, we have a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him,” Harris said. It is blatantly obvious that those words hold truth when the “president” is more concerned about calling a meeting about shower pressure than he is about even acknowledging — let alone addressing – the real, pressing problems in this country. She then contrasted Biden to Donald Trump in the best way possible.
She shared Biden’s story of riding between his home and office for four hours a day to ensure he spent time with his sons. His wife and daughter had just died in an accident, and he did not want his sons to be further traumatized by his absence. Harris said that Biden is “someone whose first response, when things get tough, is never to think about himself, but to take care of everybody else.” Then, she depicted Trump as “a president who cares more about himself than the people who elected him.”
Considering that Trump is worried about his cotton-candy-like hair while people are suffering and dying, Harris hit the proverbial nail on the head. She also publicly acknowledged that like the businesses Trump inherited and destroyed, Trump inherited “the longest economic expansion in history and then, like everything else he inherited, he ran it straight into the ground.” Ouch. It seems that Harris’s digs at Trump are much more painful than any he has come up with.
CNN reported that Biden seemed to “enjoy” bringing up Trump’s attempts to denigrate Harris. Biden asked, “Is anyone surprised Donald Trump has a problem with a strong woman?” Not really. The New York Times reported that Trump is using the same sexist terms that he did with Clinton, but he applies icing to his cake by referring to the “good suburban women,” 66% of whom disapprove of the job he has (not) done. Trump is not only sexist, homophobic, racist, and a misogynist, but he is dumb as a box of rocks.
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palmerreport--2020-08-15--White House correspondent: Donald Trump is in physical and mental decline

All you have to do is listen to Donald Trump tepidly stumble through his prepared speeches , or watch Trump try to stand or walk or use his arms , to see that he ’ s suffering from worsening physical and cognitive issues .
Trump ’ s health has been visibly in decline ever since his secret trip to Walter Reed Medical Center last year .
This is a huge story .
The sitting President of the United States very much appears to be suffering from the worsening effects of dementia or a stroke or something similar , to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the most fundamental of levels , yet he and his handpicked doctors are bending over backward to try to cover it up .
Palmer Report has frequently called out the mainstream media for its unwillingness to cover this major Trump health scandal .
But respected White House correspondent April Ryan had the guts to appear on CNN and flat out state that Trump “ looks like he ’ s in decline , not just mentally but physically.
” When someone on Twitter quoted her on this , Ryan responded by tweeting “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by it !
” We applaud April Ryan for this .
If everyone in the mainstream media had a similar willingness to talk about Donald Trump ’ s obvious physical and mental decline , the public would take more notice accordingly – and we might finally get some answers as to what Trump is trying to hide from us .

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All you have to do is listen to Donald Trump tepidly stumble through his prepared speeches, or watch Trump try to stand or walk or use his arms, to see that he’s suffering from worsening physical and cognitive issues. Trump’s health has been visibly in decline ever since his secret trip to Walter Reed Medical Center last year.
This is a huge story. The sitting President of the United States very much appears to be suffering from the worsening effects of dementia or a stroke or something similar, to the point that it’s affecting him on the most fundamental of levels, yet he and his handpicked doctors are bending over backward to try to cover it up.
Palmer Report has frequently called out the mainstream media for its unwillingness to cover this major Trump health scandal. But respected White House correspondent April Ryan had the guts to appear on CNN and flat out state that Trump “looks like he’s in decline, not just mentally but physically.” When someone on Twitter quoted her on this, Ryan responded by tweeting “Yes! I said it and stand by it!”
We applaud April Ryan for this. If everyone in the mainstream media had a similar willingness to talk about Donald Trump’s obvious physical and mental decline, the public would take more notice accordingly – and we might finally get some answers as to what Trump is trying to hide from us.
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palmerreport--2020-08-15--Things just got even uglier in the New York criminal case against Donald Trump

Donald Trump is making the rare move of traveling to New York today , to visit his brother .
Trump has spent very little time in his former home state since taking office , even dodging his longtime former residence of Trump Tower .
It ’ s as if Trump is so afraid of the legal trouble he ’ s facing in the state , he ’ s afraid to even set foot in it .
Notably , Trump ’ s visit to New York just happens to coincide with new court filings from the Manhattan District Attorney , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal charges that go beyond what ’ s previously been publicly known .
The real key here , as noted by respected reporter Adam Klasfeld , is that the charges aren ’ t limited to just the campaign finance fraud that Trump committed with Michael Cohen .
In other words , Donald Trump appears to be looking at a full boat of criminal charges in New York for his various financial crimes over the years .
Because these are state charges , they can ’ t be pardoned by any current or future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re wondering , if Trump loses the election , he can ’ t dodge arrest simply by hanging out in Florida .
If Trump loses , he ’ s going down hard .

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Donald Trump is making the rare move of traveling to New York today, to visit his brother. Trump has spent very little time in his former home state since taking office, even dodging his longtime former residence of Trump Tower. It’s as if Trump is so afraid of the legal trouble he’s facing in the state, he’s afraid to even set foot in it.
Notably, Trump’s visit to New York just happens to coincide with new court filings from the Manhattan District Attorney, who confirmed this morning that Trump is facing criminal charges that go beyond what’s previously been publicly known. The real key here, as noted by respected reporter Adam Klasfeld, is that the charges aren’t limited to just the campaign finance fraud that Trump committed with Michael Cohen.
In other words, Donald Trump appears to be looking at a full boat of criminal charges in New York for his various financial crimes over the years. Because these are state charges, they can’t be pardoned by any current or future President. And in case you’re wondering, if Trump loses the election, he can’t dodge arrest simply by hanging out in Florida. If Trump loses, he’s going down hard.
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palmerreport--2020-08-14--These two new stooges are helping Donald Trump drag the Republican Party even further into the abyss

If you think the Republican Party is off the rails now , look at what could be coming next .
It is good news that proud racist Iowa Rep. Steve King is nearing the end of his 18 years in Congress after losing his renomination bid in June .
However , Donald Trump and the GOP have been inspiring more extremists to throw their hat in the ring , pulling the xenophobic party even further away from rationality and decency .
Madison Cawthorn , for example , who is running for Congress in North Carolina ’ s 11th District against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of explaining to do .
This week , Cawthorn has been trying to defend a photo he posted on Instagram in 2017 of himself beaming and “ having such a good time ” with his brother at “ Eagle ’ s Nest , ” Adolf Hitler ’ s vacation home in Germany .
In a caption that matched his upbeat demeanor , Cawthorn casually referred to Hitler as “ the Führer ” while noting that Hitler ’ s retreat was “ on my bucket list for awhile , it did not disappoint.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Cawthorn denounced “ any kind of white nationalism , any kind of Nazism , ” though he curiously began his statement with the qualifier , “ As of right now.
” Appearing on CNN on Thursday , Davis accused Cawthorn of sending other dog whistles .
For example , he pointed out that Cawthorn ’ s year-old real estate investment company ’ s name , SPQR , is a symbol recently favored by white nationalists , and that Cawthorn conducts interviews in front of the Betsy Ross flag , often “ used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the good ol ’ days when white men ruled the country.
” Across the border in Georgia ’ s 14th District , Marjorie Taylor Greene declared victory against her primary opponent this week .
As an unabashed bigot and QAnon conspiracy theorist , Greene is eager to “ put into action her talk of rooting out an imagined deep-state cabal of pedophile Satanists who are trying to take down President Trump , ” as the New York Times put it .
Greene drew applause when she referred to Nancy Pelosi in her victory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to kick that bitch out of Congress !
” Trump appears ecstatic about Greene , tweeting on Wednesday about how she is a “ future Republican Star ” and “ a real WINNER !
” Trump is now also embracing Cawthorn , after first backing Cawthorn ’ s primary opponent , meeting with him recently in the Oval Office and at a fundraiser at the nearby Trump International Hotel ( without masks , of course ) .
The Republican Party was already bad news when Trump hijacked it in 2016 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , attracting candidates who would help amplify Trump ’ s bigotry even further .
In roughly 80 days , America will have a chance to defeat Trump and flip the Senate blue—and send a decisive message that the Republican Party has no legitimate place in American politics .

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If you think the Republican Party is off the rails now, look at what could be coming next. It is good news that proud racist Iowa Rep. Steve King is nearing the end of his 18 years in Congress after losing his renomination bid in June. However, Donald Trump and the GOP have been inspiring more extremists to throw their hat in the ring, pulling the xenophobic party even further away from rationality and decency.
Madison Cawthorn, for example, who is running for Congress in North Carolina’s 11th District against Democrat Moe Davis, has a lot of explaining to do. This week, Cawthorn has been trying to defend a photo he posted on Instagram in 2017 of himself beaming and “having such a good time” with his brother at “Eagle’s Nest,” Adolf Hitler’s vacation home in Germany. In a caption that matched his upbeat demeanor, Cawthorn casually referred to Hitler as “the Führer” while noting that Hitler’s retreat was “on my bucket list for awhile, it did not disappoint.”
In a local TV interview this week, Cawthorn denounced “any kind of white nationalism, any kind of Nazism,” though he curiously began his statement with the qualifier, “As of right now.” Appearing on CNN on Thursday, Davis accused Cawthorn of sending other dog whistles. For example, he pointed out that Cawthorn’s year-old real estate investment company’s name, SPQR, is a symbol recently favored by white nationalists, and that Cawthorn conducts interviews in front of the Betsy Ross flag, often “used by white nationalists [to] symbolize the good ol’ days when white men ruled the country.”
Across the border in Georgia’s 14th District, Marjorie Taylor Greene declared victory against her primary opponent this week. As an unabashed bigot and QAnon conspiracy theorist, Greene is eager to “put into action her talk of rooting out an imagined deep-state cabal of pedophile Satanists who are trying to take down President Trump,” as the New York Times put it. Greene drew applause when she referred to Nancy Pelosi in her victory speech by declaring that “we’re going to kick that bitch out of Congress!”
Trump appears ecstatic about Greene, tweeting on Wednesday about how she is a “future Republican Star” and “a real WINNER!” Trump is now also embracing Cawthorn, after first backing Cawthorn’s primary opponent, meeting with him recently in the Oval Office and at a fundraiser at the nearby Trump International Hotel (without masks, of course).
The Republican Party was already bad news when Trump hijacked it in 2016. It is now a woefully lost cause, attracting candidates who would help amplify Trump’s bigotry even further. In roughly 80 days, America will have a chance to defeat Trump and flip the Senate blue—and send a decisive message that the Republican Party has no legitimate place in American politics.
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