palmerreport--2020-02-17--This is completely out of control

This is completely out of control

If the Democratic nominee ends up being just a bag of fire ants , we should all go door to door campaigning for the fire ants .
We have that much of a moral imperative to defeat Donald Trump in 2020 and replace him with someone who ’ s , you know , not Donald Trump .
The trouble is , we ’ ve got a crisis erupting within the Democratic primary race , and it ’ s rapidly spiraling so out of control , it could cost us everything .
In fact it could cost one candidate everything , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about it .
In 2016 and again in 2020 , Bernie Sanders has had two entirely distinct support bases .
He ’ s had the feel-good foot stompers who really just want the nation to shift in a progressive direction , and more power to them .
But Bernie ’ s other base consists of rabid trolls and tinfoil hat conspiracy lunatics who think their job is to dishonestly and psychotically destroy anyone who gets in Bernie ’ s way .
As the 2016 primary went on and Bernie fell behind by millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his goon squad more and more .
As a result , many of Bernie ’ s feel-good supporters have abandoned him , and his 2020 campaign is dominated by the goon squad .
To give you an idea of how Bernie feels about all of this , he took some of the most notorious outside goons and trolls who supported him in 2016 , and hired them as campaign advisers in 2020 .
One of them in particular ( name rhymes with “ Savid Dirota ” ) pretty much just goes around and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So Bernie can ’ t pretend he doesn ’ t approve of this kind of behavior , when it ’ s coming directly from his own campaign advisers in plain sight .
But hey , candidates all have a few bad supporters in the mix , and plenty of them even have a few bad people working for them , right ?
The trouble is , with the Bernie 2020 campaign , the bad eggs aren ’ t the exception ; at this point they ’ re so pervasive , Bernie ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exception .
This has gotten so out of control , Bernie ’ s fans in New Hampshire were seen booing other Democratic candidates during their speeches , to try to prevent them from speaking .
In the days since New Hampshire , the whole thing has gotten much worse .
This week the Culinary Union in Nevada issued a statement about why it doesn ’ t support Medicare For All .
In response , Bernie ’ s goon squad began sending profane and threatening communications to various union workers , which were then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this was right around the same time that Bernie ’ s surrogates began admitting that Medicare For All will never get through Congress anyway .
But hey , let ’ s harass a bunch of union workers because they raised concerns about the viability of that same Bernie proposal .
Bernie was then prompted to release a generic statement saying that he doesn ’ t support this kind of thing – but he also threw in the assertion that the people doing this goon squad stuff are probably just pretending to be his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefit of the doubt on this , if his own campaign advisers weren ’ t leading the charge on so much of the trolling .
Today in particular , things have hit the fan .
Take Fred Guttenberg , for instance .
He ’ s the Parkland father who lost his daughter two years ago this week , and who has spent these past two years working tirelessly in support of gun control reform .
The guy ’ s a hero .
He hasn ’ t endorsed anyone in the 2020 Democratic primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to say something positive about Mike Bloomberg ’ s gun control efforts .
In response , Bernie ’ s goon squad harassed him so viciously , he ended up posting this : That ’ s right , Bernie ’ s worsening goon squad is now costing Bernie support – at a time when he ’ s in a tight primary race .
He ’ s far from the only one .
Longtime Democratic strategist Bob Shrum has also had enough .
A group called “ New York Communities for Change ” showed up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coffin , insisting that his campaign was dead .
Considering how many family members Biden has tragically had to bury , this is just beyond the pale .
Shrum called the group out accordingly : Bernie ’ s supporters also spent today pushing the absurd claim that Pete Buttigieg campaign adviser Lis Smith has allegedly been masquerading as a Buttigieg supporter from Nigeria .
It took BuzzFeed and others just a short time to track down the actual Buttigieg supporter from Nigeria , thus proving that the guy wasn ’ t secretly Lis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushed this nonsense , her name ended up trending on Twitter .
Meanwhile , some obscure Buttigieg fan in Nigeria with a handful of Twitter followers is being harassed up and down today by Bernie ’ s hit squad .
You may be tempted to point out that none of these groups are officially associated with the Bernie Sanders campaign .
But these groups are carrying out their psychotic antics in Bernie ’ s name , and – apart from a generic statement in which he basically painted himself as a victim – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try to stop it .
Either Bernie Sanders knows he can ’ t win without the “ help ” of his increasingly deranged goon squad , or he ’ s afraid his own rabid goons will turn against him if he tries to rein them in .
Either way , Bernie is now siding with his goon squad over his remaining feel-good supporters who just wanted some progressive legislative reform .
Bernie ’ s candidacy has become a parody of itself .
Issues like Medicare For All are no longer nearly as important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need to arbitrarily destroy anyone who doesn ’ t worship Bernie .
Bernie Sanders and his goon squad are dishonestly damaging every other Democratic candidate , meaning any of them will have a harder time in the general election than they should .
And because Bernie and his goons are quickly destroying his reputation in the eyes of everyone outside his base , his odds of winning the nomination are now dropping by the hour .
Can Bernie show an ounce of leadership and pull his campaign out of the gutter , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the entire Democratic field down with him ?

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If the Democratic nominee ends up being just a bag of fire ants, we should all go door to door campaigning for the fire ants. We have that much of a moral imperative to defeat Donald Trump in 2020 and replace him with someone who’s, you know, not Donald Trump. The trouble is, we’ve got a crisis erupting within the Democratic primary race, and it’s rapidly spiraling so out of control, it could cost us everything. In fact it could cost one candidate everything, if he doesn’t do something about it.
In 2016 and again in 2020, Bernie Sanders has had two entirely distinct support bases. He’s had the feel-good foot stompers who really just want the nation to shift in a progressive direction, and more power to them. But Bernie’s other base consists of rabid trolls and tinfoil hat conspiracy lunatics who think their job is to dishonestly and psychotically destroy anyone who gets in Bernie’s way.
As the 2016 primary went on and Bernie fell behind by millions of votes, he started to embrace his goon squad more and more. As a result, many of Bernie’s feel-good supporters have abandoned him, and his 2020 campaign is dominated by the goon squad. To give you an idea of how Bernie feels about all of this, he took some of the most notorious outside goons and trolls who supported him in 2016, and hired them as campaign advisers in 2020. One of them in particular (name rhymes with “Savid Dirota”) pretty much just goes around and trolls journalists and pundits all day. So Bernie can’t pretend he doesn’t approve of this kind of behavior, when it’s coming directly from his own campaign advisers in plain sight.
But hey, candidates all have a few bad supporters in the mix, and plenty of them even have a few bad people working for them, right? The trouble is, with the Bernie 2020 campaign, the bad eggs aren’t the exception; at this point they’re so pervasive, Bernie’s reasonable supporters are starting to become the exception. This has gotten so out of control,Bernie’s fans in New Hampshire were seen booing other Democratic candidates during their speeches, to try to prevent them from speaking. In the days since New Hampshire, the whole thing has gotten much worse.
This week the Culinary Union in Nevada issued a statement about why it doesn’t support Medicare For All. In response, Bernie’s goon squad began sending profane and threatening communications to various union workers, which were then shared widely online. Oddly enough, this was right around the same time that Bernie’s surrogates began admitting that Medicare For All will never get through Congress anyway. But hey, let’s harass a bunch of union workers because they raised concerns about the viability of that same Bernie proposal.
Bernie was then prompted to release a generic statement saying that he doesn’t support this kind of thing – but he also threw in the assertion that the people doing this goon squad stuff are probably just pretending to be his supporters anyway. He might deserve some benefit of the doubt on this, if his own campaign advisers weren’t leading the charge on so much of the trolling. Today in particular, things have hit the fan.
Take Fred Guttenberg, for instance. He’s the Parkland father who lost his daughter two years ago this week, and who has spent these past two years working tirelessly in support of gun control reform. The guy’s a hero. He hasn’t endorsed anyone in the 2020 Democratic primary yet, but this week he dared to say something positive about Mike Bloomberg’s gun control efforts. In response, Bernie’s goon squad harassed him so viciously, he ended up posting this:
Anyone who follows me knows that I have not yet endorsed anyone. In the past few days I have shared my positive thoughts on @MikeBloomberg, @JoeBiden, @PeteButtigie, and @amyklobuchar. The person I will not support, endorse, or help is @BernieSanders. Why? While Bloomberg, Biden, Buttigieg, Klobuchar focus positive campaigns as alternatives to Trump, Bernie is running against the Dem party and did so last night in Vegas. Bernie supporters will go full Trump on me for this. I do not care. He will cost the Dems the election.
That’s right, Bernie’s worsening goon squad is now costing Bernie support – at a time when he’s in a tight primary race. He’s far from the only one. Longtime Democratic strategist Bob Shrum has also had enough. A group called “New York Communities for Change” showed up to a Joe Biden event holding a coffin, insisting that his campaign was dead. Considering how many family members Biden has tragically had to bury, this is just beyond the pale. Shrum called the group out accordingly:
This is Trumpism on the left. And I’m a progressive Democrat. It’s obscene and debases you as you assault a man who has lost a wife and two children in the most painful ways. I denounce you; Sanders should too.
Bernie’s supporters also spent today pushing the absurd claim that Pete Buttigieg campaign adviser Lis Smith has allegedly been masquerading as a Buttigieg supporter from Nigeria. It took BuzzFeed and others just a short time to track down the actual Buttigieg supporter from Nigeria, thus proving that the guy wasn’t secretly Lis Smith. But so many Bernie fans pushed this nonsense, her name ended up trending on Twitter. Meanwhile, some obscure Buttigieg fan in Nigeria with a handful of Twitter followers is being harassed up and down today by Bernie’s hit squad.
You may be tempted to point out that none of these groups are officially associated with the Bernie Sanders campaign. But these groups are carrying out their psychotic antics in Bernie’s name, and – apart from a generic statement in which he basically painted himself as a victim – Bernie isn’t doing anything to try to stop it.
Either Bernie Sanders knows he can’t win without the “help” of his increasingly deranged goon squad, or he’s afraid his own rabid goons will turn against him if he tries to rein them in. Either way, Bernie is now siding with his goon squad over his remaining feel-good supporters who just wanted some progressive legislative reform. Bernie’s candidacy has become a parody of itself. Issues like Medicare For All are no longer nearly as important to Bernie movement, as is the need to arbitrarily destroy anyone who doesn’t worship Bernie.
Bernie Sanders and his goon squad are dishonestly damaging every other Democratic candidate, meaning any of them will have a harder time in the general election than they should. And because Bernie and his goons are quickly destroying his reputation in the eyes of everyone outside his base, his odds of winning the nomination are now dropping by the hour. Can Bernie show an ounce of leadership and pull his campaign out of the gutter, or is he content to try to take the entire Democratic field down with him?
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Rudy Giuliani’s arrest

After two weeks of the media pushing the narrative that Donald Trump has become “ emboldened ” by his acquittal and will therefore magically get reelected , it ’ s easy to fall into the trap of believing that the sky is indeed falling , and that Trump can simply wave a magic wand and get away with anything he wants .
Unfortunately , no amount of facts or evidence seems to get in the way of this pervasive fatalism .
Today I was asked if there ’ s any chance Rudy Giuliani will still be arrested before the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t predict whether it ’ ll happen , but I can tell you that the fatalists are smoking something when they insist that Rudy is now somehow magically untouchable .
As always , let ’ s set aside the media narratives and look at the facts and evidence .
This past week Bill Barr meddled in the DOJ ’ s prison sentencing recommendation in the Roger Stone case , reducing it by a number of years .
But this doesn ’ t actually do anything .
Sentencing is 100 % at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s right there in the name – the DOJ only gets to make a recommendation .
Barr merely changed the recommendation down to something closer to what the judge was always planning to give Stone .
The only thing Barr is accomplishing is to create the illusion that he ’ s helping Trump and Stone , presumably for the benefit of an increasingly oblivious Trump .
Also this past week , Barr had to finally admit that his sham criminal case against longtime Trump adversary Andrew McCabe was going nowhere .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ play was to spend months merely pretending that he was making progress in taking down McCabe on Trump ’ s behalf .
But eventually the gig was up , and Barr had to admit that he doesn ’ t have the ability to wave a magic wand and put McCabe in prison .
Even as Barr continues his shell game of trying to keep Trump under the impression that Barr is capable of actually making things happen , the SDNY leaked to the media this week that the criminal case against Rudy Giuliani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the SDNY believes it can still take Rudy down – and it believes that by keeping everything out in the open , it ’ ll reduce Barr ’ s odds of being able to get in the way .
This makes sense , considering Barr wasn ’ t able to do anything to stop Trump ’ s henchmen Lev and Igor from being arrested .
Again , no one ( at least no one outside of the SDNY ) can say for sure whether Rudy Giuliani will be arrested before the election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abundantly clear that Bill Barr doesn ’ t have nearly as much muscle as he wants Donald Trump to believe he has .
Trump and Barr aren ’ t evil wizards with magic wands .
They ’ re just bumbling crooks who are trying – sometimes succeeding , and sometimes failing – to stay one step ahead in their ongoing crime spree .

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After two weeks of the media pushing the narrative that Donald Trump has become “emboldened” by his acquittal and will therefore magically get reelected, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that the sky is indeed falling, and that Trump can simply wave a magic wand and get away with anything he wants. Unfortunately, no amount of facts or evidence seems to get in the way of this pervasive fatalism.
Today I was asked if there’s any chance Rudy Giuliani will still be arrested before the election. Of course there is. I can’t predict whether it’ll happen, but I can tell you that the fatalists are smoking something when they insist that Rudy is now somehow magically untouchable. As always, let’s set aside the media narratives and look at the facts and evidence.
This past week Bill Barr meddled in the DOJ’s prison sentencing recommendation in the Roger Stone case, reducing it by a number of years. But this doesn’t actually do anything. Sentencing is 100% at the sole discretion of the judge. It’s right there in the name – the DOJ only gets to make a recommendation. Barr merely changed the recommendation down to something closer to what the judge was always planning to give Stone. The only thing Barr is accomplishing is to create the illusion that he’s helping Trump and Stone, presumably for the benefit of an increasingly oblivious Trump.
Also this past week, Barr had to finally admit that his sham criminal case against longtime Trump adversary Andrew McCabe was going nowhere. As per usual, Barr’s play was to spend months merely pretending that he was making progress in taking down McCabe on Trump’s behalf. But eventually the gig was up, and Barr had to admit that he doesn’t have the ability to wave a magic wand and put McCabe in prison.
Even as Barr continues his shell game of trying to keep Trump under the impression that Barr is capable of actually making things happen, the SDNY leaked to the media this week that the criminal case against Rudy Giuliani is still ongoing. In other words, the SDNY believes it can still take Rudy down – and it believes that by keeping everything out in the open, it’ll reduce Barr’s odds of being able to get in the way. This makes sense, considering Barr wasn’t able to do anything to stop Trump’s henchmen Lev and Igor from being arrested.
Again, no one (at least no one outside of the SDNY) can say for sure whether Rudy Giuliani will be arrested before the election. But the facts and evidence make abundantly clear that Bill Barr doesn’t have nearly as much muscle as he wants Donald Trump to believe he has. Trump and Barr aren’t evil wizards with magic wands. They’re just bumbling crooks who are trying – sometimes succeeding, and sometimes failing – to stay one step ahead in their ongoing crime spree.
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palmerreport--2020-02-17--Oh come on, not John Bolton again

Oh come on, not John Bolton again

Oh good , John Bolton is finally ready to say something tonight .
How do you type an eye roll emoji , again ?
This is the guy who teased that he had something important to say about Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine crime spree , but couldn ’ t be bothered to testify during House impeachment hearings , and then lost out on his subsequent opportunity to testify during the Senate impeachment trial .
Now he wants to speak up ?
But what he has to say tonight could actually end up being important to Trump ’ s downfall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s going to launch his upcoming anti-Trump book his way , regardless of how it impacted impeachment or the nation .
Selfish ?
Yes .
Tone-deaf ?
Yes .
Stupid on his part ?
Sure , if his silence has cost him as many potential book sales as it appears to have .
But while Bolton ’ s obsession with his book may be a travesty , it ’ s still likely to end up have a severe negative impact on Trump ’ s presidency and reelection odds , if not the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says that John Bolton is speaking publicly tonight at Duke University , along with former Obama National Security Adviser Susan Rice .
The event isn ’ t specifically about Bolton ’ s book .
For that matter it ’ s not even necessarily about Trump .
But you can believe the topic of Bolton ’ s book will come up , as will the question of whether Bolton is willing to testify to the House when it inevitably subpoenas him later in this election cycle .
So what he ends up saying tonight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes next .
John Bolton deserves zero points for anything he does from here on out .
He had his chance to do the right thing at the right time for the right reason , and he took a pass .
But he ’ s still more than welcome to do as much damage to Donald Trump as he likes , if it helps take Trump down in November .

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Oh good, John Bolton is finally ready to say something tonight. How do you type an eye roll emoji, again? This is the guy who teased that he had something important to say about Donald Trump’s Ukraine crime spree, but couldn’t be bothered to testify during House impeachment hearings, and then lost out on his subsequent opportunity to testify during the Senate impeachment trial. Now he wants to speak up? But what he has to say tonight could actually end up being important to Trump’s downfall.
John Bolton has decided that he’s going to launch his upcoming anti-Trump book his way, regardless of how it impacted impeachment or the nation. Selfish? Yes. Tone-deaf? Yes. Stupid on his part? Sure, if his silence has cost him as many potential book sales as it appears to have. But while Bolton’s obsession with his book may be a travesty, it’s still likely to end up have a severe negative impact on Trump’s presidency and reelection odds, if not the impact it could have had.
CNN says that John Bolton is speaking publicly tonight at Duke University, along with former Obama National Security Adviser Susan Rice. The event isn’t specifically about Bolton’s book. For that matter it’s not even necessarily about Trump. But you can believe the topic of Bolton’s book will come up, as will the question of whether Bolton is willing to testify to the House when it inevitably subpoenas him later in this election cycle. So what he ends up saying tonight could have a major impact on what comes next.
John Bolton deserves zero points for anything he does from here on out. He had his chance to do the right thing at the right time for the right reason, and he took a pass. But he’s still more than welcome to do as much damage to Donald Trump as he likes, if it helps take Trump down in November.
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palmerreport--2020-02-17--Bernie Sanders’ goon squad is now trying to destroy Parkland father Fred Guttenberg, and it should b

Bernie Sanders’ goon squad is now trying to destroy Parkland father Fred Guttenberg, and it should be the last straw

If you ’ re not familiar with Fred Guttenberg , you should be .
He ’ s a Parkland father who has spent the past two years honoring his daughter ’ s memory by fighting in favor of gun control reform and against the NRA .
He was Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ’ s invited guest at the most recent State of the Union .
Now Guttenberg is being viciously attacked – by Bernie Sanders supporters of all people .
Whatever you think of Mike Bloomberg ’ s candidacy and history overall , he has done an admirable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fred Guttenberg dared to tweet something positive about Bloomberg , and that quickly turned him into a target for Bernie ’ s goon squad .
It wasn ’ t just the handiwork of a few trolls or bots , either .
The systematic targeting of Guttenberg has gotten so out of control , he ’ s now pushing back – and a whole lot of people are taking Guttenberg ’ s side .
The divisive trolling has gotten so out of control , Guttenberg is now reaching out to Bernie Sanders directly : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how to reach me .
For the good of this country , and in order to ensure the current occupant of the White House is defeated , I would like to speak with you .
Done engaging with online surrogates of yours .
Call me.
” Others have chimed in .
Montel Williams tweeted this : “ Disappointed to see Bernie Sanders supporters attacking Fred Guttenberg .
Attacking the Parkland families is a weird way to get your guy nominated ?
” Of course this is nothing new .
Large chunks of Bernie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to destroy liberal luminaries such as John Lewis and Dolores Huerta since 2015 , merely for committing the sin of not being impressed with Bernie ’ s campaign .
Meanwhile , some of Bernie ’ s supporters are still insisting that this is all the handiwork of Trump supporters or Russian bots merely pretending to be Bernie supporters .
But this doesn ’ t fit with the facts .
Bernie ’ s own campaign advisers have been caught leading the online trolling in plain sight .
Bernie has issued statements about this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s somehow the victim of it .
If you look around social media , you ’ ll see that Bernie Sanders ’ goon squad is costing him supporters by the hour .
People who initially got behind Bernie for the sake of progressive ideals are now increasingly left wondering what happened to their movement .
Yet Bernie remains quiet , meaning he ’ s choosing his goon squad over his legitimate progressive supporters .
Bernie is making himself so radioactive , he ’ ll have no chance against Trump if he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee who can show enough leadership to stand up to the worst of his own supporters – not a nominee who sides with whichever lowlife goons are willing to do his dirty work and stroke his ego .
We already have a president who fits that description .

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If you’re not familiar with Fred Guttenberg, you should be. He’s a Parkland father who has spent the past two years honoring his daughter’s memory by fighting in favor of gun control reform and against the NRA. He was Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s invited guest at the most recent State of the Union. Now Guttenberg is being viciously attacked – by Bernie Sanders supporters of all people.
Whatever you think of Mike Bloomberg’s candidacy and history overall, he has done an admirable job of advocating for gun control. Fred Guttenberg dared to tweet something positive about Bloomberg, and that quickly turned him into a target for Bernie’s goon squad. It wasn’t just the handiwork of a few trolls or bots, either. The systematic targeting of Guttenberg has gotten so out of control, he’s now pushing back – and a whole lot of people are taking Guttenberg’s side.
The divisive trolling has gotten so out of control, Guttenberg is now reaching out to Bernie Sanders directly: “You have campaign surrogates who know how to reach me. For the good of this country, and in order to ensure the current occupant of the White House is defeated, I would like to speak with you. Done engaging with online surrogates of yours. Call me.”
Others have chimed in. Montel Williams tweeted this: “Disappointed to see Bernie Sanders supporters attacking Fred Guttenberg. Attacking the Parkland families is a weird way to get your guy nominated?” Of course this is nothing new. Large chunks of Bernie’s support base have been trying to destroy liberal luminaries such as John Lewis and Dolores Huerta since 2015, merely for committing the sin of not being impressed with Bernie’s campaign.
Meanwhile, some of Bernie’s supporters are still insisting that this is all the handiwork of Trump supporters or Russian bots merely pretending to be Bernie supporters. But this doesn’t fit with the facts. Bernie’s own campaign advisers have been caught leading the online trolling in plain sight. Bernie has issued statements about this, but only to try to pretend he’s somehow the victim of it.
If you look around social media, you’ll see that Bernie Sanders’ goon squad is costing him supporters by the hour. People who initially got behind Bernie for the sake of progressive ideals are now increasingly left wondering what happened to their movement. Yet Bernie remains quiet, meaning he’s choosing his goon squad over his legitimate progressive supporters. Bernie is making himself so radioactive, he’ll have no chance against Trump if he’s the nominee. We need a nominee who can show enough leadership to stand up to the worst of his own supporters – not a nominee who sides with whichever lowlife goons are willing to do his dirty work and stroke his ego. We already have a president who fits that description.
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palmerreport--2020-02-17--President Obama was better at everything

There ’ s widespread disagreement about whether today is Presidents Day , or Presidents ’ Day , or President ’ @ @ @ @ @ you have a president who ’ s illiterate and illegitimate , does it really matter @ @ @ @ @ of the United States was Barack Obama , and numerous members of the Resistance are @ @ @ @ @ to show appreciation for all that he did : It 's # PresidentsDay and I @ @ @ @ @ a great President and man invited my daughter and I along with other families to @ @ @ @ @ has n't forgotten when Michelle Obama told her she was beautiful.
# TransIsBeautiful # ObamaWasBetterAtEverything @ @ @ @ @ to say on his own behalf today : Eleven years ago today , near the @ @ @ @ @ in generations , I signed the Recovery Act , paving the way for more than @ @ @ @ @ and the longest streak of job creation in American history .
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There’s widespread disagreement about whether today is Presidents Day, or Presidents’ Day, or President’s Day – but when you have a president who’s illiterate and illegitimate, does it really matter? The last legitimate President of the United States was Barack Obama, and numerous members of the Resistance are using today as an opportunity to show appreciation for all that he did:
Man i do really miss this man in the White House. Happy Presidents Day sir. #ObamaWasBetterAtEverything #StillMyPrez pic.twitter.com/3aKuxHO9cb — BigMeech912™🧊🏀💯 (@Meech_xThaCU) February 17, 2020
It's #PresidentsDay and I am remembering the time when a great President and man invited my daughter and I along with other families to the White House. Trinity hasn't forgotten when Michelle Obama told her she was beautiful.#TransIsBeautiful #ObamaWasBetterAtEverything pic.twitter.com/XIgwySQqsl — DeShanna (they/them), MS, CFLE (@Trinsmamabear) February 17, 2020
President Obama had something to say on his own behalf today:
Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, I signed the Recovery Act, paving the way for more than a decade of economic growth and the longest streak of job creation in American history. pic.twitter.com/BmdXrxUAUf — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-17--Donald Trump’s Daytona 500 flameout

Donald Trump’s Daytona 500 flameout

He needs to stay the HELL away from our sports .
He ca n't even play golf , because he @ @ @ @ @ — T. Fisher US Marine daughter and US Navy wife ( @ Tabitha41942845 ) February @ @ @

He needs to stay the HELL away from our sports. He can't even play golf, because he jinxed that sport too.
— T. Fisher US Marine daughter and US Navy wife (@Tabitha41942845) February 17, 2020


palmerreport--2020-02-17--Mike Bloomberg comes out swinging at the increasingly deranged “Bernie or Bust” crowd

Last night Palmer Report documented several notable recent instances of Bernie Sanders supporters and surrogates – and in some instances Bernie ’ s own campaign advisers – stalking and harassing people in increasingly deranged fashion for not being a part of their cult .
During this holiday weekend we ’ re finally seeing an inflection point on social media , in which a wide swath of people are finally deciding to call out the “ Bernie or Bust ” goons for their antics .
It ’ s forcing everyone who has turned a blind eye to this problem to finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the issue is being forced , this creates two quandaries .
If you ’ re a reasonable Bernie supporter and you plan to support the eventual Democratic nominee , but you see the “ Bernie Bro ” crowd resorting to increasingly psychotic behavior toward other Democratic candidates , at what point do you decide that the Bernie movement has stopped being about progressive change ?
And if you ’ re Bernie Sanders , at what point do you try to salvage your movement by disavowing the “ Bernie or Bust ” loons ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ which documents the worsening lunacy : Yes , Mike Bloomberg has his own problems as a candidate .
But for those of us who have had to sit and watch Bernie Sanders fully devolve over the past four years from a righteous candidate encouraging progressive ideas , to a bitter candidate who tacitly encourages the worst of his supporters to act in deranged fashion , Bloomberg ’ s video perfectly encapsulates what ’ s gone wrong with the Bernie movement .
Again , there ’ s still time to climb off the Bernie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behavior isn ’ t what you originally signed up for .
No one can move the country in a progressive direction by using regressive tactics .

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Last night Palmer Report documented several notable recent instances of Bernie Sanders supporters and surrogates – and in some instances Bernie’s own campaign advisers – stalking and harassing people in increasingly deranged fashion for not being a part of their cult. During this holiday weekend we’re finally seeing an inflection point on social media, in which a wide swath of people are finally deciding to call out the “Bernie or Bust” goons for their antics. It’s forcing everyone who has turned a blind eye to this problem to finally acknowledge that it exists.
Now that the issue is being forced, this creates two quandaries. If you’re a reasonable Bernie supporter and you plan to support the eventual Democratic nominee, but you see the “Bernie Bro” crowd resorting to increasingly psychotic behavior toward other Democratic candidates, at what point do you decide that the Bernie movement has stopped being about progressive change? And if you’re Bernie Sanders, at what point do you try to salvage your movement by disavowing the “Bernie or Bust” loons? Mike Bloomberg has put together a video which documents the worsening lunacy:
We need to unite to defeat Trump in November. This type of "energy" is not going to get us there. https://t.co/bPuUZMs2d6 pic.twitter.com/Tdp6mpWjcX — Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) February 17, 2020
Yes, Mike Bloomberg has his own problems as a candidate. But for those of us who have had to sit and watch Bernie Sanders fully devolve over the past four years from a righteous candidate encouraging progressive ideas, to a bitter candidate who tacitly encourages the worst of his supporters to act in deranged fashion, Bloomberg’s video perfectly encapsulates what’s gone wrong with the Bernie movement. Again, there’s still time to climb off the Bernie train, if this kind of psychotic behavior isn’t what you originally signed up for. No one can move the country in a progressive direction by using regressive tactics.
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palmerreport--2020-02-17--One sure way to take Donald Trump down in 2020

If you ’ re passionate about politics but you ’ re not quite sure how best to focus your energies : here ’ s a way to help your own cause : only focus on things that can move the needle .
If Donald Trump has ten scandals , but only three of them have a chance of getting anyone to change how they ’ ll vote , only focus on those three .
If you ’ re trying to win an election by talking about the other seven , you ’ re essentially talking to yourself .
If you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s scandals is going to move the needle , it ’ s fine to cover your bases by talking about several of them .
But if you know for sure that a certain anti-Trump talking point is only going to resonate with those who are already 100 % voting against him , you ’ re wasting time .
Do you want to just spend your time reassuring yourself about how much Trump sucks , or do you want to focus on things that can help you defeat him ?
At this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to change the minds of the voters whose minds are changeable in 2020 .
You ’ re wasting your time if you ’ re fighting with Trump ’ s most rabid supporters .
They ’ re not changing their vote .
Sparring with them all day might allow you to “ defeat ” them on the internet , but it won ’ t defeat Trump in the election .
There are groups of people you should focus on : 1 ) Those you can shift from a Trump vote , to not voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from not voting , to voting for the Democratic nominee .
3 ) Those you can shift from casting a third party / protest vote , to voting for the Democratic nominee .
There ’ s also an argument for trying to get a single Trump fan to switch to our side , because that person may then be in position to go back and convince other Trump fans to do the same .
But you ’ ll only have a chance at flipping Trump ’ s most tepid supporters to voting Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Most elections are won by getting some people to vote for your guy instead of staying home , and getting some other people to stay home instead of voting for the other guy .
If you ’ re reading this and saying “ but I don ’ t know anyone whose vote can be changed , ” that ’ s a red flag .
It means you ’ re only talking to rabid anti-Trump and/or rabid pro-Trump people .
Broaden your approach .
Talk to people outside the two bases .
They vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It ’ s all a different story if you ’ re simply trying to raise awareness on a crucial issue because you want to create enough public pressure to force an immediate change on that issue .
The Trump regime routinely does quietly back off ( or partially back off ) on some things due to public pressure .
But keep in mind we get to shut down all of Trump ’ s crap if we vote him out .
So let ’ s focus on his specific scandals that ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get him out of office – at which point we ’ ll win in every one of his scandals .

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If you’re passionate about politics but you’re not quite sure how best to focus your energies: here’s a way to help your own cause: only focus on things that can move the needle. If Donald Trump has ten scandals, but only three of them have a chance of getting anyone to change how they’ll vote, only focus on those three. If you’re trying to win an election by talking about the other seven, you’re essentially talking to yourself.
If you’re not sure which of Trump’s scandals is going to move the needle, it’s fine to cover your bases by talking about several of them. But if you know for sure that a certain anti-Trump talking point is only going to resonate with those who are already 100% voting against him, you’re wasting time. Do you want to just spend your time reassuring yourself about how much Trump sucks, or do you want to focus on things that can help you defeat him? At this point the only way to defeat him is to change the minds of the voters whose minds are changeable in 2020.
You’re wasting your time if you’re fighting with Trump’s most rabid supporters. They’re not changing their vote. Sparring with them all day might allow you to “defeat” them on the internet, but it won’t defeat Trump in the election.
There are groups of people you should focus on: 1) Those you can shift from a Trump vote, to not voting. 2) Those you can shift from not voting, to voting for the Democratic nominee. 3) Those you can shift from casting a third party / protest vote, to voting for the Democratic nominee.
There’s also an argument for trying to get a single Trump fan to switch to our side, because that person may then be in position to go back and convince other Trump fans to do the same. But you’ll only have a chance at flipping Trump’s most tepid supporters to voting Democrat – and even this is rare. Most elections are won by getting some people to vote for your guy instead of staying home, and getting some other people to stay home instead of voting for the other guy.
If you’re reading this and saying “but I don’t know anyone whose vote can be changed,” that’s a red flag. It means you’re only talking to rabid anti-Trump and/or rabid pro-Trump people. Broaden your approach. Talk to people outside the two bases. They vote too, if you properly influence them.
It’s all a different story if you’re simply trying to raise awareness on a crucial issue because you want to create enough public pressure to force an immediate change on that issue. The Trump regime routinely does quietly back off (or partially back off) on some things due to public pressure. But keep in mind we get to shut down all of Trump’s crap if we vote him out. So let’s focus on his specific scandals that’ll actually change votes, and use them to get him out of office – at which point we’ll win in every one of his scandals.
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palmerreport--2020-02-18--Donald Trump has completely berserk jealous meltdown about President Obama

Today is Presidents ’ Day , and as per usual , Donald Trump has been getting far fewer likes on his tweets than President Obama is getting .
So what ’ s a jealous Trump to do about it ?
Go completely berserk in disturbingly jealous fashion , of course .
It ’ s all that Trump really knows how to do , as he continues to wage war against the ghosts of his failed past instead of focusing on his battles of the present .
Trump tweeted this bizarre unhinged screed “ Did you hear the latest con job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take credit for the Economic Boom taking place under the Trump Administration .
He had the WEAKEST recovery since the Great Depression , despite Zero Fed Rate & MASSIVE quantitative easing .
NOW , best jobs numbers ever .
Had to rebuild our military , which was totally depleted .
Fed Rate UP , taxes and regulations WAY DOWN .
If Dems won in 2016 , the USA would be in big economic ( Depression ? )
& military trouble right now .
THE BEST IS YET TO COME .
KEEP AMERICA GREAT @ @ @ @ @ @ @ :

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Today is Presidents’ Day, and as per usual, Donald Trump has been getting far fewer likes on his tweets than President Obama is getting. So what’s a jealous Trump to do about it? Go completely berserk in disturbingly jealous fashion, of course. It’s all that Trump really knows how to do, as he continues to wage war against the ghosts of his failed past instead of focusing on his battles of the present.
Trump tweeted this bizarre unhinged screed “Did you hear the latest con job? President Obama is now trying to take credit for the Economic Boom taking place under the Trump Administration. He had the WEAKEST recovery since the Great Depression, despite Zero Fed Rate & MASSIVE quantitative easing. NOW, best jobs numbers ever. Had to rebuild our military, which was totally depleted. Fed Rate UP, taxes and regulations WAY DOWN. If Dems won in 2016, the USA would be in big economic (Depression?) & military trouble right now. THE BEST IS YET TO COME. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!” Responses were less than kind:
And…@BarackObama is absolutely correct – he and the Dems rescued the economy from the Great Recession and handed off a strong situation when they left office. Thank you Barack Obama! — lowkell (@lowkell) February 17, 2020
Dow Jones the last 10 years, can anyone show me where Trump turned it around? pic.twitter.com/EYbmKU1ClL — Ray Doherty (@rayd1475) February 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-18--Pete Buttigieg just destroyed one of the most ridiculous narratives about Donald Trump

It ’ s not enough that so many media pundits are trying to scare you into staying tuned in by insisting that Donald Trump is somehow on a magic carpet ride to reelection .
Some pundits are taking things even further by insisting that even if Trump loses , he ’ ll just refuse to leave office , and this will somehow work out well for him .
The reality is that this kind of doomsday hysteria isn ’ t healthy – at all .
In reality , if Donald Trump loses the election , the new president will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participates in the inauguration or not .
At that point Trump will no longer be president , even if he ’ s still physically in the White House – which means that law enforcement will drag him out by his ankles for trespassing .
There is no scenario in which Trump loses , then just refuses to leave office , and somehow magically remains in power .
Any pundit spreading this kind of nonsense is doing it simply to try to drum up ratings , and anyone out there falling for it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ punditry .
That ’ s why it ’ s important that Democratic candidates are treating this ridiculous narrative with the scorn it deserves .
Pete Buttigieg was asked the question tonight , and according to NBC News , this was his answer : “ I guess if [ Trump is ] willing to do chores we could work something out.
” Good for him .
The doomsday pundits will say that Pete is taking this scenario too lightly .
But they ’ re just upset that Pete is poking holes in their latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said something crucial tonight that falls directly in line with a point that Palmer Report has long been trying to drive home : if we drive enough voter turnout in November and ensure that Donald Trump loses by a sizable margin , it ’ ll mean he won ’ t be within “ cheating distance.
” Turnout always overcomes cheating .
Let ’ s focus on winning , instead of wasting time fretting over whatever doomsday hysteria the pundits are manufacturing in any given week .

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It’s not enough that so many media pundits are trying to scare you into staying tuned in by insisting that Donald Trump is somehow on a magic carpet ride to reelection. Some pundits are taking things even further by insisting that even if Trump loses, he’ll just refuse to leave office, and this will somehow work out well for him.
The reality is that this kind of doomsday hysteria isn’t healthy – at all. In reality, if Donald Trump loses the election, the new president will be sworn in as scheduled, whether Trump participates in the inauguration or not. At that point Trump will no longer be president, even if he’s still physically in the White House – which means that law enforcement will drag him out by his ankles for trespassing.
There is no scenario in which Trump loses, then just refuses to leave office, and somehow magically remains in power. Any pundit spreading this kind of nonsense is doing it simply to try to drum up ratings, and anyone out there falling for it is being naive about the true nature of punditry. That’s why it’s important that Democratic candidates are treating this ridiculous narrative with the scorn it deserves.
Pete Buttigieg was asked the question tonight, and according to NBC News, this was his answer: “I guess if [Trump is] willing to do chores we could work something out.” Good for him. The doomsday pundits will say that Pete is taking this scenario too lightly. But they’re just upset that Pete is poking holes in their latest ratings-friendly doomsday scenario.
Pete Buttigieg also said something crucial tonight that falls directly in line with a point that Palmer Report has long been trying to drive home: if we drive enough voter turnout in November and ensure that Donald Trump loses by a sizable margin, it’ll mean he won’t be within “cheating distance.” Turnout always overcomes cheating. Let’s focus on winning, instead of wasting time fretting over whatever doomsday hysteria the pundits are manufacturing in any given week.
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palmerreport--2020-02-18--Donald Trump just had a really bad “Presidents Day”

Encyclopedia Britannica says it ’ s known as Presidents ’ Day with a plural possessive apostrophe .
The Associated Press Stylebook says no apostrophe at all .
Federal government archives reveal that the holiday in question is still technically known as “ George Washington ’ s Birthday ” because it was never officially changed .
In any case , leave it to Donald Trump to get it wrong .
Donald Trump tweeted “ HAPPY PRESIDENT ’ S DAY !
” It ’ s perhaps fitting that by using an apostrophe and putting it in the wrong place , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one President – presumably he ’ s referring to himself .
In any case , Trump ’ s literacy issues are the least of his problems .
Suffice it to say that his tweet didn ’ t go over well for a number of reasons , as evidenced by the replies : It 's been weird not having a president* to celebrate over the last couple of years .
# PresidentsDay It wouldn ’ t be great if we had a President to celebrate it with .
A president represents all Americans , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignorant , hateful among other things why I decided to vote for you and will not this time since I know better now .

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Encyclopedia Britannica says it’s known as Presidents’ Day with a plural possessive apostrophe. The Associated Press Stylebook says no apostrophe at all. Federal government archives reveal that the holiday in question is still technically known as “George Washington’s Birthday” because it was never officially changed. In any case, leave it to Donald Trump to get it wrong.
Donald Trump tweeted “HAPPY PRESIDENT’S DAY!” It’s perhaps fitting that by using an apostrophe and putting it in the wrong place, he’s suggesting that there has only been one President – presumably he’s referring to himself. In any case, Trump’s literacy issues are the least of his problems. Suffice it to say that his tweet didn’t go over well for a number of reasons, as evidenced by the replies:
Back atcha one term fool! — Free thinking Stace (@Stace_RNresists) February 17, 2020
Happy Presidents Day President Obama!! pic.twitter.com/pIxkfSMZou — Jules Morgan 🧸 (@glamelegance) February 17, 2020
It's been weird not having a president* to celebrate over the last couple of years. #PresidentsDay But here we are. — Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) February 17, 2020
It wouldn’t be great if we had a President to celebrate it with. A president represents all Americans, not just the base. I was ignorant, hateful among other things why I decided to vote for you and will not this time since I know better now. — David Weissman ✡ (@davidmweissman) February 17, 2020
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palmerreport--2020-02-18--Here’s proof that Bernie Sanders’ top campaign advisers are behind the divisive hit squad attacks on

Here’s proof that Bernie Sanders’ top campaign advisers are behind the divisive hit squad attacks on other candidates

Over the past week we ’ ve seen a number of top Bernie Sanders campaign advisers , Bernie Sanders surrogates , and prominent Bernie Sanders supporters launch increasingly disgusting attacks on anyone and everyone who doesn ’ t fully support Bernie .
This morning Mike Bloomberg put his foot down by posting a new ad which highlighted some of the most disgusting attacks from Bernie ’ s supporters .
Now Bloomberg is taking things further by publishing proof that many of these attacks are coming directly from the Bernie campaign .
Whether Mike Bloomberg is your favorite candidate or not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democratic candidates ) , he ’ s bringing the receipts .
His campaign posted a press release this evening which identified top Bernie Sanders campaign advisers by name who have been essentially trolling the Democratic primary field : Some Bernie Sanders supporters have insisted that Russian bots or Trump supporters in disguise are merely impersonating Bernie fans while carrying out the worst of the divisive trolling that we ’ ve seen play out this month .
But these quotes make clear that Bernie ’ s own top campaign advisers are leading the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s every reason to believe that when self-identified Bernie supporters do vicious things like harassing Parkland father Fred Guttenberg , they really are Bernie fans , and not GOP operatives in disguise .
After all , these divisive antics are coming directly from the top of Bernie ’ s campaign .
If Bernie Sanders can ’ t or won ’ t get control of his own hit squad of top campaign advisers – let alone get control of his most rabid supporters – the negative publicity is going to take down his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ numerous instances across social media of Bernie supporters giving up on him because of these antics .
And as the Democratic field narrows going forward , supporters of candidates who drop out are going to shift to anyone but Bernie , because of how ugly his antics have become .
Bernie has a short window to get control of his train wreck of a campaign before it crashes .

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Over the past week we’ve seen a number of top Bernie Sanders campaign advisers, Bernie Sanders surrogates, and prominent Bernie Sanders supporters launch increasingly disgusting attacks on anyone and everyone who doesn’t fully support Bernie. This morning Mike Bloomberg put his foot down by posting a new ad which highlighted some of the most disgusting attacks from Bernie’s supporters. Now Bloomberg is taking things further by publishing proof that many of these attacks are coming directly from the Bernie campaign.
Whether Mike Bloomberg is your favorite candidate or not (we have him ranked fifth-best among the Democratic candidates), he’s bringing the receipts. His campaign posted a press release this evening which identified top Bernie Sanders campaign advisers by name who have been essentially trolling the Democratic primary field:
Some Bernie Sanders supporters have insisted that Russian bots or Trump supporters in disguise are merely impersonating Bernie fans while carrying out the worst of the divisive trolling that we’ve seen play out this month. But these quotes make clear that Bernie’s own top campaign advisers are leading the charge on these matters. So there’s every reason to believe that when self-identified Bernie supporters do vicious things like harassing Parkland father Fred Guttenberg, they really are Bernie fans, and not GOP operatives in disguise. After all, these divisive antics are coming directly from the top of Bernie’s campaign.
If Bernie Sanders can’t or won’t get control of his own hit squad of top campaign advisers – let alone get control of his most rabid supporters – the negative publicity is going to take down his campaign. We’ve already seen numerous instances across social media of Bernie supporters giving up on him because of these antics. And as the Democratic field narrows going forward, supporters of candidates who drop out are going to shift to anyone but Bernie, because of how ugly his antics have become. Bernie has a short window to get control of his train wreck of a campaign before it crashes.
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palmerreport--2020-02-18--Donald Trump gets slam dunked by former GOP Congressman Joe Walsh

Donald Trump encouraged Russia to interfere in our 2016 election .
He then repeatedly obstructed the investigation into what Russia @ @ @ @ @ Ukraine to help him cheat in our 2020 election .
He ’ s the most @ @ @ @ @ ever had .

Don’t ever forget:
Donald Trump encouraged Russia to interfere in our 2016 election.
He then repeatedly obstructed the investigation into what Russia did.
He then pressured Ukraine to help him cheat in our 2020 election.
He’s the most disloyal President we’ve ever had.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 17, 2020


palmerreport--2020-02-18--John Bolton just screwed us all again tonight

Earlier today , Palmer Report brought you the story of how John Bolton is finally making a public appearance for the first time since he refused to testify during House impeachment proceedings and then got shut out of Senate impeachment proceedings .
Bolton has screwed us by remaining silent .
He may have also screwed up the sales of his upcoming anti-Trump book , considering how many potential buyers he ’ s alienated .
The good news is that John Bolton did go through with his public appearance tonight at Duke University , meaning he hasn ’ t canceled his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a supposedly “ emboldened ” Trump has been acquitted , as some fatalists had predicted .
The bad news is that Bolton is still being coy , and that ’ s never a good sign when you ’ re talking about people who aren ’ t nearly as clever as they think they are .
When Bolton was asked tonight about Donald Trump ’ s Ukraine scandal , his response – according MSNBC ’ s Chris Matthews – was “ You ’ re going to love chapter fourteen !
” That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still ripping the country to shreds , and John Bolton ’ s solution is still to make us wait for his bleeping book to come out in a month before he ’ s willing to lift a finger to help the country .
However you define patriotism , this is the opposite of it .

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Earlier today, Palmer Report brought you the story of how John Bolton is finally making a public appearance for the first time since he refused to testify during House impeachment proceedings and then got shut out of Senate impeachment proceedings. Bolton has screwed us by remaining silent. He may have also screwed up the sales of his upcoming anti-Trump book, considering how many potential buyers he’s alienated.
The good news is that John Bolton did go through with his public appearance tonight at Duke University, meaning he hasn’t canceled his book and gone into hiding now that a supposedly “emboldened” Trump has been acquitted, as some fatalists had predicted. The bad news is that Bolton is still being coy, and that’s never a good sign when you’re talking about people who aren’t nearly as clever as they think they are.
When Bolton was asked tonight about Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal, his response – according MSNBC’s Chris Matthews – was “You’re going to love chapter fourteen!”
That’s cute and all. But Donald Trump is still ripping the country to shreds, and John Bolton’s solution is still to make us wait for his bleeping book to come out in a month before he’s willing to lift a finger to help the country. However you define patriotism, this is the opposite of it.
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palmerreport--2020-02-19--Mike Bloomberg could end up being sorry he just qualified for the Democratic debate

Mike Bloomberg has now officially qualified for Wednesday ’ s Democratic 2020 presidential primary debate in Nevada , after a massive TV ad campaign and a surge in the national polls .
Other candidates are criticizing Bloomberg for essentially buying his way into the debate , and that criticism is fair .
But I believe the other candidates actually benefit from this – and Bloomberg could end up wishing he hadn ’ t qualified .
There ’ s a popular argument that Mike Bloomberg unfairly benefits from being included in the debate .
But considering how much he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in any of the debates since he launched his campaign , it ’ s clear that his exclusion hasn ’ t hurt him – so it ’ s difficult to argue that he ’ ll benefit by being included .
There ’ s a far stronger argument to be made that the most fair thing to do for his competitors is to put him on stage with them .
Up to now , Bloomberg has gotten to choose what he wants to say in his TV ads , and choose which media interviews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t had to directly face tough questions , or talk about any topic that he hasn ’ t want to address .
But once he ’ s on the debate stage , the moderators will hit him with the tough questions he needs to answer , including his stop and frisk history , his alleged mistreatment of women , and so on .
If Bloomberg gives unsatisfactory answers to these questions on live national television during the debate , his surge in the polls could quickly collapse .
The debate also gives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raise their concerns about Mike Bloomberg directly to his face .
He ’ ll then get the chance to respond to those concerns .
The point of a debate is to see how all of the various candidates are able to hold up under direct scrutiny .
So let ’ s see how well Bloomberg does or doesn ’ t hold up on stage .
If it doesn ’ t go well for him , he could end up regretting having qualified .

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Mike Bloomberg has now officially qualified for Wednesday’s Democratic 2020 presidential primary debate in Nevada, after a massive TV ad campaign and a surge in the national polls. Other candidates are criticizing Bloomberg for essentially buying his way into the debate, and that criticism is fair. But I believe the other candidates actually benefit from this – and Bloomberg could end up wishing he hadn’t qualified.
There’s a popular argument that Mike Bloomberg unfairly benefits from being included in the debate. But considering how much he’s surged in the polls without having been in any of the debates since he launched his campaign, it’s clear that his exclusion hasn’t hurt him – so it’s difficult to argue that he’ll benefit by being included. There’s a far stronger argument to be made that the most fair thing to do for his competitors is to put him on stage with them.
Up to now, Bloomberg has gotten to choose what he wants to say in his TV ads, and choose which media interviews to do. This means he hasn’t had to directly face tough questions, or talk about any topic that he hasn’t want to address. But once he’s on the debate stage, the moderators will hit him with the tough questions he needs to answer, including his stop and frisk history, his alleged mistreatment of women, and so on. If Bloomberg gives unsatisfactory answers to these questions on live national television during the debate, his surge in the polls could quickly collapse.
The debate also gives the other Democratic candidates the opportunity to raise their concerns about Mike Bloomberg directly to his face. He’ll then get the chance to respond to those concerns. The point of a debate is to see how all of the various candidates are able to hold up under direct scrutiny. So let’s see how well Bloomberg does or doesn’t hold up on stage. If it doesn’t go well for him, he could end up regretting having qualified.
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palmerreport--2020-02-18--We told you Bill Barr didn’t have a magic wand

When Attorney General Bill Barr decided to intervene in the Roger Stone case and reduce the DOJ ’ s sentencing recommendation to pretty much exactly what he was already expecting the judge to give Stone , it set off a wave of panic .
The hyped up reporting led numerous observers to mistakenly believe that Barr could actually change Stone ’ s sentence , when of course sentencing is 100 % at the discretion of the judge .
Barr ’ s meddling , along with Donald Trump ’ s tweets attacking the judge and one of the jurors , prompted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to delay sentencing in favor of a new trial .
There was no chance the judge was going to go along with this , but Stone is a desperate man who ’ s about to spend most or all of the rest of his life in solitary confinement , so he ’ s reduced to trying long shots .
Sure enough , Judge Amy Berman Jackson announced today that she ’ s going ahead with Stone ’ s sentencing this week , as scheduled .
So much for Bill Barr somehow magically forcing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trial .
Of course when the judge announces Stone ’ s prison sentence this week and it ends up being exactly what she was always planning to give him , which was always going to be lower than the initial DOJ recommendation , some pundits will insist that Barr somehow managed to get Stone ’ s sentence reduced .
We keep seeing more evidence that either Bill Barr either has relatively little muscle when it comes to these kinds of things , or there ’ s a limit to the kinds of risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yes , he broke the law in the name of creating the false appearance of reducing Roger Stone ’ s sentence .
He also broke the law by creating the false appearance that he was going to put Andrew McCabe , an innocent man , in prison – but last week he had to admit that was never going to happen .
The bottom line : Barr is a dangerous criminal , but we keep seeing that he ’ s not all that effective at his criminal antics .
We need to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ somehow invincible .

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When Attorney General Bill Barr decided to intervene in the Roger Stone case and reduce the DOJ’s sentencing recommendation to pretty much exactly what he was already expecting the judge to give Stone, it set off a wave of panic. The hyped up reporting led numerous observers to mistakenly believe that Barr could actually change Stone’s sentence, when of course sentencing is 100% at the discretion of the judge.
Barr’s meddling, along with Donald Trump’s tweets attacking the judge and one of the jurors, prompted Roger Stone to file a motion seeking to delay sentencing in favor of a new trial. There was no chance the judge was going to go along with this, but Stone is a desperate man who’s about to spend most or all of the rest of his life in solitary confinement, so he’s reduced to trying long shots.
Sure enough, Judge Amy Berman Jackson announced today that she’s going ahead with Stone’s sentencing this week, as scheduled. So much for Bill Barr somehow magically forcing the judge to grant Stone a new trial. Of course when the judge announces Stone’s prison sentence this week and it ends up being exactly what she was always planning to give him, which was always going to be lower than the initial DOJ recommendation, some pundits will insist that Barr somehow managed to get Stone’s sentence reduced.
We keep seeing more evidence that either Bill Barr either has relatively little muscle when it comes to these kinds of things, or there’s a limit to the kinds of risks he’s willing to take. Yes, he broke the law in the name of creating the false appearance of reducing Roger Stone’s sentence. He also broke the law by creating the false appearance that he was going to put Andrew McCabe, an innocent man, in prison – but last week he had to admit that was never going to happen. The bottom line: Barr is a dangerous criminal, but we keep seeing that he’s not all that effective at his criminal antics. We need to stop cowering to him as if he were somehow invincible.
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palmerreport--2020-02-18--The language of tyranny

The language of tyranny

I am well acquainted with the usual death penalty polemics .
While they have merit the usual crop inevitably exclude my paramount reason for opposing it : capital punishment is the dominion of the tyrant .
Capital punishment is the ultimate expression of ownership of the individual by the State .
It is the thing that is most often enunciated with a kind of lip-smacking self-satisfaction by both the despot and the angry and impotent little person who adores him .
It is the quintessential pronouncement of the totalitarian mind : do as I say or I will take your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it viscerally , with a cellular hatred .
It ’ s in my DNA to hate it .
I know it for what it is and what it leads to .
Its inevitable ravages may be read in the emaciated faces of terrified North Koreans , in the cowed and cowering eyes of Saudi women , in the downcast , joyless countenances of peoples who have groaned beneath the unsupportable boot of repressive governments everywhere for time immemorial , back to the earliest recordings made by the first daguerreotypes .
It is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is poisoned by it .
But it is just one of the many expressions of the larger language of tyranny .
That language loves death and guns and exclusion .
Its accents can be heard at rallies where the cheers are joyless and primal , the slogans full of hate , the speeches filled with retaliations .
It is the language that replaces humor with mockery , strength with repression , justice with vengeance , freedom with control .
It is the distancing language that transforms entire peoples into things , paperboard cutouts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dispose , exclude , despise and even kill .
It is the simple language of simplistic solutions to complicated problems for people who don ’ t want to think .
It is the hypnotizing language of the charismatic leader who divides the world into opposing factions called them and us .
It is the language of the shortcut that hides the lie behind a single word or phrase that gets repeated over and over and over until it becomes a kind of truth , a facile truth , an alternative truth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Stalin , of Mussolini and Mao , and it is the language of Donald Trump .
It is the language that is adopted sooner rather than later by everyone in servitude to Trump if they expect to survive .
Men and women who lose their stomach for the rapacious course of the language of tyranny are quickly replaced by the vicious ambitious from below .
It first begins as the language of quibbling technicalities , of hairsplitting , of spin .
When questioned it responds with smouldering undertones of anger , anger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hopeful anticipation to the day when it can have its interlocutors jailed or even murdered .
Until then it responds resentfully , arrogantly .
George Orwell warns us where it ends .
The language of tyranny starts down many paths from many directions but it has only one destination .
“ If you want a vision of the future , ” Orwell cautions , “ imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.
” A leader needs to be neither competent nor wise in order to successfully employ the language of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump is an evil fool who has embraced the language and habits of the tyrant .
His success is a consequence not of skilful leadership but of the contagious virulence of that language .
It has spread like the Black Death among craven Republicans .
Trump has millions of gun-carrying followers ready to harm or even murder people Trump doesn ’ t like , and so any who would oppose him also fear him .
Should Trump receive a second term there will be little to stop him .
He will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be serving anything but himself because he won ’ t be running for reelection .
That is when he will become Donald Trump at his most dangerous .
We simply can not afford to let that happen .
There is one force and one force alone that can stop him .
Not one man , not one woman , but we the people , united as a single , consolidated , monolithic , unstoppable force of voters .
We are the only force on earth that can bring him down .

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I am well acquainted with the usual death penalty polemics. While they have merit the usual crop inevitably exclude my paramount reason for opposing it: capital punishment is the dominion of the tyrant. Capital punishment is the ultimate expression of ownership of the individual by the State. It is the thing that is most often enunciated with a kind of lip-smacking self-satisfaction by both the despot and the angry and impotent little person who adores him. It is the quintessential pronouncement of the totalitarian mind: do as I say or I will take your life away from you.
I hate it viscerally, with a cellular hatred. It’s in my DNA to hate it. I know it for what it is and what it leads to. Its inevitable ravages may be read in the emaciated faces of terrified North Koreans, in the cowed and cowering eyes of Saudi women, in the downcast, joyless countenances of peoples who have groaned beneath the unsupportable boot of repressive governments everywhere for time immemorial, back to the earliest recordings made by the first daguerreotypes. It is a poison that is never satisfied until everyone is poisoned by it.
But it is just one of the many expressions of the larger language of tyranny. That language loves death and guns and exclusion. Its accents can be heard at rallies where the cheers are joyless and primal, the slogans full of hate, the speeches filled with retaliations. It is the language that replaces humor with mockery, strength with repression, justice with vengeance, freedom with control. It is the distancing language that transforms entire peoples into things, paperboard cutouts, cliches neatly packaged in stereotypes easy to dispose, exclude, despise and even kill.
It is the simple language of simplistic solutions to complicated problems for people who don’t want to think. It is the hypnotizing language of the charismatic leader who divides the world into opposing factions called them and us. It is the language of the shortcut that hides the lie behind a single word or phrase that gets repeated over and over and over until it becomes a kind of truth, a facile truth, an alternative truth.
It was the language of Hitler, of Stalin, of Mussolini and Mao, and it is the language of Donald Trump. It is the language that is adopted sooner rather than later by everyone in servitude to Trump if they expect to survive. Men and women who lose their stomach for the rapacious course of the language of tyranny are quickly replaced by the vicious ambitious from below.
It first begins as the language of quibbling technicalities, of hairsplitting, of spin. When questioned it responds with smouldering undertones of anger, anger fuelled by outrage that looks forward with hopeful anticipation to the day when it can have its interlocutors jailed or even murdered. Until then it responds resentfully, arrogantly.
George Orwell warns us where it ends. The language of tyranny starts down many paths from many directions but it has only one destination. “If you want a vision of the future,” Orwell cautions, “imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.”
A leader needs to be neither competent nor wise in order to successfully employ the language of tyranny. He need only be evil. Donald Trump is an evil fool who has embraced the language and habits of the tyrant. His success is a consequence not of skilful leadership but of the contagious virulence of that language. It has spread like the Black Death among craven Republicans. Trump has millions of gun-carrying followers ready to harm or even murder people Trump doesn’t like, and so any who would oppose him also fear him.
Should Trump receive a second term there will be little to stop him. He will no longer even need to pretend to be serving anything but himself because he won’t be running for reelection. That is when he will become Donald Trump at his most dangerous. We simply cannot afford to let that happen. There is one force and one force alone that can stop him. Not one man, not one woman, but we the people, united as a single, consolidated, monolithic, unstoppable force of voters. We are the only force on earth that can bring him down.
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palmerreport--2020-02-18--Here comes Donald Trump’s big pardon head-fake with Roger Stone

Thus far today Donald Trump has pardoned former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik , commuted the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich , and pardoned former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo .
There could end up being more names by the time the day is over So what ’ s Trump doing ?
He ’ s creating pardon hysteria , of course , because he ’ s trying to convince Roger Stone that a pardon is magically coming for him as well .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
Donald Trump does this same thing every time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be arrested , or about go to prison .
Trump knows that if he pardons some random unrelated people at just the right time , he can count on the media to opportunistically start putting the ratings-friendly narrative that pardons are magic wands and that Trump is about to pardon his co-conspirator as well .
The media has spent three years trying to keep you glued to your television by inaccurately painting pardons as magic wands , and then convincing you that Trump is about to pardon everyone at any moment .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pardons are a “ trial balloon ” and that he ’ s “ laying the groundwork ” or “ creating cover ” for pardoning his co-conspirator .
But it never , ever , ever happens – because pardons of co-conspirators are complicated and they don ’ t work the way they ’ re portrayed on cable news .
Trump played this same game with Michael Flynn , Paul Manafort , and Michael Cohen when they were going down .
Manafort took the bait .
Cohen didn ’ t .
Flynn still can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believe .
But the bottom line is that he ’ s never once ever pardoned one of his co-conspirators .
There ’ s a chance Trump could pardon Stone , who surely has even worse dirt on Trump than the others do , and could seek ugly revenge .
But if it does happen , it ’ ll be the first time the pundits have ever been right about a Trump pardon in three years – and then only by coincidence .
If Trump pardons a co-conspirator , it ’ ll trigger a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power , which could result in Trump being blocked from trying to pardon himself and his kids on his way out the door .
Is Trump so afraid of Stone ’ s dirt , he ’ s willing to risk going to prison himself ?
Trump can also only pardon federal charges .
Stone has a secondary residence in NYC , which was raided when he was arrested .
If Stone is pardoned , New York can bring state charges against him , even if Florida won ’ t .
So Stone ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of prison .
And if Stone ’ s pardon does ultimately leave him with no criminal liability , and then Trump loses the election and is arrested , Stone would be required to testify against him ( no 5th amendment ) .
Trump would unwittingly turn Stone into a future witness against him by pardoning him .
Pardoning co-conspirators is complicated .
High risk , low reward , unpredictable consequences .
It ’ s why Trump has never pardoned any of his co-conspirators over these past three years .
Trump would harm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll only do it if he feels he has no choice .
But of course this is all far more esoteric , and far less ratings-friendly , than the simplistic “ pardon hysteria ” you hear on television – which is why you don ’ t hear it on television .
Yes , Trump could end up pardoning Stone – but it would go against 100 % of everything he ’ s done over the past three years .
If you must watch cable news , the segments about pardons are always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong , and full of crap , every single time .

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Thus far today Donald Trump has pardoned former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik, commuted the sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and pardoned former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo. There could end up being more names by the time the day is over So what’s Trump doing? He’s creating pardon hysteria, of course, because he’s trying to convince Roger Stone that a pardon is magically coming for him as well.
Here’s the thing, though. Donald Trump does this same thing every time one of his co-conspirators is about to be arrested, or about go to prison. Trump knows that if he pardons some random unrelated people at just the right time, he can count on the media to opportunistically start putting the ratings-friendly narrative that pardons are magic wands and that Trump is about to pardon his co-conspirator as well.
The media has spent three years trying to keep you glued to your television by inaccurately painting pardons as magic wands, and then convincing you that Trump is about to pardon everyone at any moment. The pundits always tell you that the irrelevant pardons are a “trial balloon” and that he’s “laying the groundwork” or “creating cover” for pardoning his co-conspirator. But it never, ever, ever happens – because pardons of co-conspirators are complicated and they don’t work the way they’re portrayed on cable news.
Trump played this same game with Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, and Michael Cohen when they were going down. Manafort took the bait. Cohen didn’t. Flynn still can’t make up his mind what to believe. But the bottom line is that he’s never once ever pardoned one of his co-conspirators. There’s a chance Trump could pardon Stone, who surely has even worse dirt on Trump than the others do, and could seek ugly revenge. But if it does happen, it’ll be the first time the pundits have ever been right about a Trump pardon in three years – and then only by coincidence.
If Trump pardons a co-conspirator, it’ll trigger a legal battle over the scope of pardon power, which could result in Trump being blocked from trying to pardon himself and his kids on his way out the door. Is Trump so afraid of Stone’s dirt, he’s willing to risk going to prison himself? Trump can also only pardon federal charges. Stone has a secondary residence in NYC, which was raided when he was arrested. If Stone is pardoned, New York can bring state charges against him, even if Florida won’t. So Stone’s pardon might not even keep him out of prison.
And if Stone’s pardon does ultimately leave him with no criminal liability, and then Trump loses the election and is arrested, Stone would be required to testify against him (no 5th amendment). Trump would unwittingly turn Stone into a future witness against him by pardoning him. Pardoning co-conspirators is complicated. High risk, low reward, unpredictable consequences. It’s why Trump has never pardoned any of his co-conspirators over these past three years. Trump would harm himself badly by pardoning Stone. He’ll only do it if he feels he has no choice.
But of course this is all far more esoteric, and far less ratings-friendly, than the simplistic “pardon hysteria” you hear on television – which is why you don’t hear it on television. Yes, Trump could end up pardoning Stone – but it would go against 100% of everything he’s done over the past three years. If you must watch cable news, the segments about pardons are always worth skipping. They’ve been wrong, and full of crap, every single time.
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palmerreport--2020-02-18--Bill Barr is even more of a criminal than we thought

Following William Barr ’ s decision to insert himself into the sentencing of Roger Stone , four seasoned prosecutors walked away from the case , and numerous members of Congress have asked for his resignation .
Now , more than two thousand former prosecutors and DOJ officials are also calling for his resignation .
The DOJ Alumni , as they call themselves , have posted a public statement detailing what they think about Barr ’ s interference , and their complaints include “ president ” Donald Trump .
Barr is not only despicable , but his actions go against everything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the prosecutors ’ statements , their purpose is to be “ apolitical ” and mete out justice according to the crimes which have been committed .
In the case of Roger Stone , the nature of his crimes led many to believe that 7 to 9 years isn ’ t enough , but certainly , no one who has ever worked in the criminal justice arena thinks it ’ s too much .
Not only did Stone threaten the safety of witnesses against him , he was so bold as to threaten @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case .
Stone failed miserably to learn from his crimes , and his mindset tells him it ’ s okay to escalate his crimes because he will get away with it .
How dare Trump and Barr try make that reality ?
Barr and Trump are trying to dismantle our Constitution by removing the norms .
The DOJ Alumni point out that they “ took an oath to support and defend our Constitution , ” which is the exact opposite of what Trump and Barr do daily .
As the DOJ Alumni write @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr have openly and repeatedly flouted ” the DOJ ’ s “ core mission and its sacred obligation to ensure equal justice under the law.
” What Trump and Barr have done is far beyond that obligation .
They are rewarding a known criminal because he is an ally of “ president ” Trump .
As the DOJ Alumni state , this interference is “ a grave threat to the fair administration of justice .
In this nation , we are all equal before the law.
” Not if Trump and Barr have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the very law he was sworn to uphold .
Trump wants to be a dictator , and he chose the right “ AG ” to help him achieve his objective of lawlessness .
CNN reached out to the Department Sunday for comment , which was , of course , declined .
Senators Sanders , Warren , and Klobuchar have all publicly stated that Barr should resign .
Klobuchar appeared on State of the Union and said that she would “ be glad if he resigned ” but further stated that she doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does , however , believe that he will testify before the House Judiciary Committee , and she wants him to appear before the Senate so that they can question him about his influence of Stone ’ s sentence .
Who knows what Trump is paying Barr under the table in additional to the money he ’ s stealing from us .
These men love power and money , and they are getting exactly what they want .
The DOJ Alumni said it best : “ Governments that use the enormous power of law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their allies are not constitutional republics ; they are autocracies.
” That is exactly what Trump wants and exactly why he must go .

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Following William Barr’s decision to insert himself into the sentencing of Roger Stone, four seasoned prosecutors walked away from the case, and numerous members of Congress have asked for his resignation. Now, more than two thousand former prosecutors and DOJ officials are also calling for his resignation. The DOJ Alumni, as they call themselves, have posted a public statement detailing what they think about Barr’s interference, and their complaints include “president” Donald Trump.
Barr is not only despicable, but his actions go against everything for which the DOJ stands. According to the prosecutors’ statements, their purpose is to be “apolitical” and mete out justice according to the crimes which have been committed. In the case of Roger Stone, the nature of his crimes led many to believe that 7 to 9 years isn’t enough, but certainly, no one who has ever worked in the criminal justice arena thinks it’s too much. Not only did Stone threaten the safety of witnesses against him, he was so bold as to threaten the judge’s safety over his case. Stone failed miserably to learn from his crimes, and his mindset tells him it’s okay to escalate his crimes because he will get away with it. How dare Trump and Barr try make that reality?
Barr and Trump are trying to dismantle our Constitution by removing the norms. The DOJ Alumni point out that they “took an oath to support and defend our Constitution,” which is the exact opposite of what Trump and Barr do daily. As the DOJ Alumni write, “President Trump and Attorney General Barr have openly and repeatedly flouted” the DOJ’s “core mission and its sacred obligation to ensure equal justice under the law.” What Trump and Barr have done is far beyond that obligation. They are rewarding a known criminal because he is an ally of “president” Trump. As the DOJ Alumni state, this interference is “a grave threat to the fair administration of justice. In this nation, we are all equal before the law.” Not if Trump and Barr have their way. Barr has no respect for the very law he was sworn to uphold. Trump wants to be a dictator, and he chose the right “AG” to help him achieve his objective of lawlessness.
CNN reached out to the Department Sunday for comment, which was, of course, declined. Senators Sanders, Warren, and Klobuchar have all publicly stated that Barr should resign. Klobuchar appeared on State of the Union and said that she would “be glad if he resigned” but further stated that she doesn’t believe he will. She does, however, believe that he will testify before the House Judiciary Committee, and she wants him to appear before the Senate so that they can question him about his influence of Stone’s sentence.
Who knows what Trump is paying Barr under the table in additional to the money he’s stealing from us. These men love power and money, and they are getting exactly what they want. The DOJ Alumni said it best: “Governments that use the enormous power of law enforcement to punish their enemies and reward their allies are not constitutional republics; they are autocracies.” That is exactly what Trump wants and exactly why he must go.
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