palmerreport--2020-08-19--It’s time to cut the crap

It’s time to cut the crap

It was my privilege and good luck to tune in to the Democratic National Convention in the wee hours of the English morning just in time to catch Michelle Obama ’ s speech .
A cynical man ( not me , of course ) would have called it an early preview of Melania Trump ’ s Republican National Convention speech .
But seriously , Michelle was magnificent .
I can not listen to her and keep a dry eye .
As a non-politician she reached out and touched me in a way few politicians ever have .
Donald Trump had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s speech , of course .
But , when asked about it by a reporter , Trump ’ s big complaint about her speech was that she mentioned that “ More than 150,000 people have died [ of coronavirus ] ” when everyone knows it ’ s 175,000 .
So I want to take this moment to correct Michelle ’ s error , even though the qualifier “ more than ” makes it technically correct , and point out that it ’ s not just 175,000 human beings who have died thanks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 175,074 as I write this , and more than that by the time you read this .
Far be it for me not to give Donald Trump credit where credit is due for 25,000 more American deaths .
I ’ m happy to help wherever I can .
Another complaint that Trump had was that she taped the speech , as if doing it live would have somehow made it better , or perhaps more daringly marimacho .
That Trump must reach for this irrelevance reveals how irrelevant his criticism is .
Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s speech was “ divisive.
” I want to stop for a moment and remind the reader that Donald Trump complained about someone else ’ s alleged divisiveness .
I regret that the reporter didn ’ t take the time to pursue that little irony , but perhaps she knew that Trump couldn ’ t wait to get back to his second favorite activity after golf : hate-tweeting .
Trump ’ s opening salvo was that Michelle was “ out of her depth ” in making the speech .
Make special note of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is out of his depth , which is entirely true .
Donald Trump is uniquely unqualified to be president of the United States precisely because he is so far out of his depth .
He is out of his depth both because he lacks any talent for the job and the requisite humility necessary to seek out experts who could help him .
Therefore it ’ s obvious that Trump hates being told he ’ s out of his depth .
A weak spot equivalent to Mitch McConnell ’ s distaste for being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a heck of a contribution , ” said Chris Wallace of Fox News of Michelle ’ s speech , “ she really flayed , sliced and diced Donald Trump , talking about the chaos and confusion and lack of empathy especially , coming from this president and from this White House.
” Yes , especially that .
And remember , folks , this is Fox News speaking .
But I ’ m not here to defend Michelle ’ s speech .
The speech did a magnificent job justifying itself all by itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little old me to say so .
What I am here for is to remind the fence sitters , the purity testers , the armchair disparagers , the sideline detractors , the “ nattering nabobs of negativism , ” that we are in a war between good and evil .
We are dying of thirst in the desert of a toxic criminal administration .
Isn ’ t it time for you to gratefully accept the canteen of water and stop bitching that it isn ’ t Evian ?
In other words , cut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Kamala Harris on November third .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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It was my privilege and good luck to tune in to the Democratic National Convention in the wee hours of the English morning just in time to catch Michelle Obama’s speech. A cynical man (not me, of course) would have called it an early preview of Melania Trump’s Republican National Convention speech. But seriously, Michelle was magnificent. I cannot listen to her and keep a dry eye. As a non-politician she reached out and touched me in a way few politicians ever have.
Donald Trump had many complaints about this sainted woman’s speech, of course. But, when asked about it by a reporter, Trump’s big complaint about her speech was that she mentioned that “More than 150,000 people have died [of coronavirus]” when everyone knows it’s 175,000. So I want to take this moment to correct Michelle’s error, even though the qualifier “more than” makes it technically correct, and point out that it’s not just 175,000 human beings who have died thanks to Donald Trump’s incompetence, but 175,074 as I write this, and more than that by the time you read this. Far be it for me not to give Donald Trump credit where credit is due for 25,000 more American deaths. I’m happy to help wherever I can.
Another complaint that Trump had was that she taped the speech, as if doing it live would have somehow made it better, or perhaps more daringly marimacho. That Trump must reach for this irrelevance reveals how irrelevant his criticism is.
Then there was the complaint that Michelle’s speech was “divisive.” I want to stop for a moment and remind the reader that Donald Trump complained about someone else’s alleged divisiveness. I regret that the reporter didn’t take the time to pursue that little irony, but perhaps she knew that Trump couldn’t wait to get back to his second favorite activity after golf: hate-tweeting.
Trump’s opening salvo was that Michelle was “out of her depth” in making the speech. Make special note of that, because Michelle said that Trump is out of his depth, which is entirely true. Donald Trump is uniquely unqualified to be president of the United States precisely because he is so far out of his depth. He is out of his depth both because he lacks any talent for the job and the requisite humility necessary to seek out experts who could help him. Therefore it’s obvious that Trump hates being told he’s out of his depth. A weak spot equivalent to Mitch McConnell’s distaste for being called “Moscow Mitch.”
“It was a heck of a contribution,” said Chris Wallace of Fox News of Michelle’s speech, “she really flayed, sliced and diced Donald Trump, talking about the chaos and confusion and lack of empathy especially, coming from this president and from this White House.” Yes, especially that. And remember, folks, this is Fox News speaking.
But I’m not here to defend Michelle’s speech. The speech did a magnificent job justifying itself all by itself, and it doesn’t need little old me to say so. What I am here for is to remind the fence sitters, the purity testers, the armchair disparagers, the sideline detractors, the “nattering nabobs of negativism,” that we are in a war between good and evil. We are dying of thirst in the desert of a toxic criminal administration. Isn’t it time for you to gratefully accept the canteen of water and stop bitching that it isn’t Evian?
In other words, cut the crap. Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on November third. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-19--It was a good day

It was a good day

Here ’ s something we don ’ t get to say too often in this era : on the whole , yesterday was a good day .
The tide of the Post Office battle turned firmly in our favor , and while there ’ s still plenty left to do , it ’ s now clear that Trump won ’ t get to just unilaterally manipulate the Post Office to suit his electoral whim .
And for once , the primary storylines of the day weren ’ t about Trump .
For the second night in a row the Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and – considering the conditions – surprisingly coherent event .
The two big stories of the day were that Colin Powell and Cindy McCain , two high profile Republicans , appeared at the convention to endorse Joe Biden .
We also got to see living legend Jimmy Carter and his equally legendary wife Rosalynn Carter in action at the convention .
And we got a wonderful speech from Dr. Jill Biden .
All that Donald Trump could do in response was to whine about how the spotlight wasn ’ t on him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and of itself .
These are still difficult times .
Americans are still dying in the Trump pandemic .
Even more Americans are struggling to feed their families in the Trump recession .
But by 2020 standards , it was a good day – and we should take a moment to be thankful for that , and hopeful about what we might be able to achieve once we weather this storm .

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Here’s something we don’t get to say too often in this era: on the whole, yesterday was a good day. The tide of the Post Office battle turned firmly in our favor, and while there’s still plenty left to do, it’s now clear that Trump won’t get to just unilaterally manipulate the Post Office to suit his electoral whim. And for once, the primary storylines of the day weren’t about Trump.
For the second night in a row the Democratic National Convention was an uplifting, successful, and – considering the conditions – surprisingly coherent event. The two big stories of the day were that Colin Powell and Cindy McCain, two high profile Republicans, appeared at the convention to endorse Joe Biden. We also got to see living legend Jimmy Carter and his equally legendary wife Rosalynn Carter in action at the convention. And we got a wonderful speech from Dr. Jill Biden.
All that Donald Trump could do in response was to whine about how the spotlight wasn’t on him, which is a good thing in and of itself. These are still difficult times. Americans are still dying in the Trump pandemic. Even more Americans are struggling to feed their families in the Trump recession. But by 2020 standards, it was a good day – and we should take a moment to be thankful for that, and hopeful about what we might be able to achieve once we weather this storm.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--Donald Trump is self destructing before our eyes

Donald Trump ran a stupid , listless , and ineffective campaign in 2016 .
He and his rotating cast of inept henchmen didn ’ t have a strategy , couldn ’ t figure out how to help themselves , treasonously cheated and still lost , and only got bailed out by the last minute Comey letter fluke .
But while the Trump 2016 campaign was a weak and ineffective one , it was nothing like the flaming , sinking , imploding ship that is Donald Trump in 2020 .
Donald Trump won Ohio in 2016 .
He needs Ohio again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t win the election without it .
Trump is slightly behind in the polls in Ohio this time .
So what ’ s he doing to try to close the gap ?
He just announced that no one should buy tires anymore from the Ohio-based Goodyear .
He just put a whole lot of Ohio workers ’ jobs in jeopardy , and threatened to tank the state ’ s economy .
Some observers always want to try to find some logical strategy or secret evil genius plan in every move that Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stupid or incoherent or self-defeating that move might be .
But the reality is that Trump heard the news that Goodyear wasn ’ t allowing its employees to wear MAGA hats to work , and so he threw a tantrum about it .
Nevermind that Goodyear isn ’ t allowing any partisan political attire .
And nevermind that Trump just hurt himself in a state that he absolutely must win .
Donald Trump is self destructing before our eyes .
He ’ s making one self-defeating move after another , because he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , or too senile to know what he ’ s doing , or both .
Trump did little to help himself in 2016 .
He ’ s doing much to hurt himself in 2020 .
This represents an opportunity for us to double down on voter registration , turnout , phone banking , and volunteering , and run up the score in a way that sends Trump packing for prison forever .

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Donald Trump ran a stupid, listless, and ineffective campaign in 2016. He and his rotating cast of inept henchmen didn’t have a strategy, couldn’t figure out how to help themselves, treasonously cheated and still lost, and only got bailed out by the last minute Comey letter fluke. But while the Trump 2016 campaign was a weak and ineffective one, it was nothing like the flaming, sinking, imploding ship that is Donald Trump in 2020.
Donald Trump won Ohio in 2016. He needs Ohio again in 2020. He probably can’t win the election without it. Trump is slightly behind in the polls in Ohio this time. So what’s he doing to try to close the gap? He just announced that no one should buy tires anymore from the Ohio-based Goodyear. He just put a whole lot of Ohio workers’ jobs in jeopardy, and threatened to tank the state’s economy.
Some observers always want to try to find some logical strategy or secret evil genius plan in every move that Donald Trump makes, no matter how erratic or stupid or incoherent or self-defeating that move might be. But the reality is that Trump heard the news that Goodyear wasn’t allowing its employees to wear MAGA hats to work, and so he threw a tantrum about it. Nevermind that Goodyear isn’t allowing any partisan political attire. And nevermind that Trump just hurt himself in a state that he absolutely must win.
Donald Trump is self destructing before our eyes. He’s making one self-defeating move after another, because he’s too lacking in self-control to help it, or too senile to know what he’s doing, or both. Trump did little to help himself in 2016. He’s doing much to hurt himself in 2020. This represents an opportunity for us to double down on voter registration, turnout, phone banking, and volunteering, and run up the score in a way that sends Trump packing for prison forever.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--Donald Trump has completely psychotic meltdown after President Obama destroys him

When President Obama gave his DNC speech tonight , he utterly bulldozed Donald Trump .
The speech quickly sent shockwaves @ @ @ @ @ and let ’ s just say that Trump clearly felt it .
President Obama ’ @ @ @ @ @ Trump into a surreal all-caps tailspin , tweeting “ HE SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN , @ @ @ @ @ Then he added , “ WHY DID HE REFUSE TO ENDORSE SLOW JOE UNTIL IT @ @ @ @ @ EVEN THEN WAS VERY LATE ?
WHY DID HE TRY TO GET HIM NOT TO @ @ @ @ @ word of this is true , of course , but that ’ s never mattered @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump is melting down because President Obama just hit him hard where it hurts @ @ @ @ @ respected President and Trump isn ’ t .

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When President Obama gave his DNC speech tonight, he utterly bulldozed Donald Trump. The speech quickly sent shockwaves across the political landscape, and let’s just say that Trump clearly felt it.
President Obama’s dismantling of Trump sent Trump into a surreal all-caps tailspin, tweeting “HE SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN, AND GOT CAUGHT!” Then he added, “WHY DID HE REFUSE TO ENDORSE SLOW JOE UNTIL IT WAS ALL OVER, AND EVEN THEN WAS VERY LATE? WHY DID HE TRY TO GET HIM NOT TO RUN?”
Not one word of this is true, of course, but that’s never mattered when Donald Trump is involved. Trump is melting down because President Obama just hit him hard where it hurts most: Obama is a respected President and Trump isn’t.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--President Obama just destroyed Donald Trump

The Democratic National Convention was a powerhouse tonight with one strong woman speaking after another .
Gabby Giffords , Hillary @ @ @ @ @ others all hit it out of the park , and Kamala Harris is coming up @ @ @ @ @ clear that the future is female .
But it was President Obama who may have @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump tonight .
Obama spent a fair amount of time speaking in soaring overtures @ @ @ @ @ the business of kicking Trump around .
Obama said he hoped that Trump “ might @ @ @ @ @ the job seriously ” but that it clearly hasn ’ t happened .
Then President @ @ @ @ @ punch : “ Donald Trump hasn ’ t grown into the job because he can @ @ @ @ @ went on to explain in detail why Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are worthy of @ @ @ @ @ .

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The Democratic National Convention was a powerhouse tonight with one strong woman speaking after another. Gabby Giffords, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and others all hit it out of the park, and Kamala Harris is coming up next. It’s clear that the future is female. But it was President Obama who may have come down the hardest on Donald Trump tonight.
Obama spent a fair amount of time speaking in soaring overtures, before getting down to the business of kicking Trump around. Obama said he hoped that Trump “might show some interest in taking the job seriously” but that it clearly hasn’t happened.
Then President Obama delivered the ultimate guy punch: “Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t.” Obama then went on to explain in detail why Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are worthy of becoming President and Vice President.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Donald Trump doesn’t even know what just hit him

Donald Trump ’ s cognitive abilities and awareness of what ’ s going on around him have been in consistent @ @ @ @ @ But today ’ s arrest of Trump ’ s longtime henchman Steve Bannon seems to @ @ @ @ @ more of a tailspin .
During the convention tonight , Trump tweeted “ To get @ @ @ @ @ , you must have an ID card with a picture…Yet the Democrats refuse to do @ @ @ @ @ your very important VOTE !
Gee , I wonder WHY ?
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” Who @ @ @ @ @ the one to tell him that the convention is virtual ?
Yes , some small @ @ @ @ @ place quasi-in-person , but Trump ’ s tweet reveals that he thinks the entire convention @ @ @ @ @ .
Donald Trump is no doubt watching the convention on TV right now , and @ @ @ @ @ out that it ’ s taking place virtually .
This guy is even further gone @ @ @ @

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Donald Trump’s cognitive abilities and awareness of what’s going on around him have been in consistent decline for some time. But today’s arrest of Trump’s longtime henchman Steve Bannon seems to have sent him into even more of a tailspin.
During the convention tonight, Trump tweeted “ To get into the Democrat National Convention, you must have an ID card with a picture…Yet the Democrats refuse to do this when it come to your very important VOTE! Gee, I wonder WHY???”
Who’s going to be the one to tell him that the convention is virtual? Yes, some small portion of it is taking place quasi-in-person, but Trump’s tweet reveals that he thinks the entire convention is taking place in person.
Donald Trump is no doubt watching the convention on TV right now, and he can’t figure out that it’s taking place virtually. This guy is even further gone than we thought.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Bill Barr’s day of reckoning

Bill Barr’s day of reckoning

Donald Trump wants us to believe that he signed off on today ’ s arrest of his former henchman Steve Bannon , but we all know that ’ s a load of crap .
Bannon has all kinds of dirt on Trump and his family , and this arrest could prompt Bannon to cut a cooperating plea deal – leaving Trump with the no-win prospect of having to absorb the ugly press from pardoning Bannon , or just hoping Bannon ’ s dirt doesn ’ t stick .
Either way , it ’ s the last thing Donald Trump needs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s already on track to lose the election .
It ’ s also the kind of thing that Trump expects Bill Barr to stop from happening .
Yet Barr failed when he tried to install his own guy at SDNY two months ago .
That failure directly resulted in Bannon ’ s arrest today , and perhaps the arrests of other Trump allies and family members ahead of the election .
It ’ s just the latest such failure for Barr .
There ’ s something of a mythos about Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evil magic wand he can simply wave whenever Donald Trump is in trouble .
That perception is largely because Barr came into office and quickly defeated Robert Mueller .
But in hindsight Mueller wasn ’ t even doing his job before Barr got there , meaning Barr merely slayed a paper tiger .
Since that time Bill Barr has failed to stop the arrests of Lev and Igor , which leaves the door open for Rudy Giuliani to be arrested before the election .
Barr also failed to get Roger Stone a lenient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bad press of commuting Stone ’ s sentence .
Barr just keeps swinging and missing .
He ’ s evil , but he ’ s not very good at this .
Barr isn ’ t doing much to help Trump at all – and even Trump surely sees it at this point .
Barr ’ s day of reckoning is coming .

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Donald Trump wants us to believe that he signed off on today’s arrest of his former henchman Steve Bannon, but we all know that’s a load of crap. Bannon has all kinds of dirt on Trump and his family, and this arrest could prompt Bannon to cut a cooperating plea deal – leaving Trump with the no-win prospect of having to absorb the ugly press from pardoning Bannon, or just hoping Bannon’s dirt doesn’t stick.
Either way, it’s the last thing Donald Trump needs right now, at a time when he’s already on track to lose the election. It’s also the kind of thing that Trump expects Bill Barr to stop from happening. Yet Barr failed when he tried to install his own guy at SDNY two months ago. That failure directly resulted in Bannon’s arrest today, and perhaps the arrests of other Trump allies and family members ahead of the election. It’s just the latest such failure for Barr.
There’s something of a mythos about Bill Barr, as if he has an evil magic wand he can simply wave whenever Donald Trump is in trouble. That perception is largely because Barr came into office and quickly defeated Robert Mueller. But in hindsight Mueller wasn’t even doing his job before Barr got there, meaning Barr merely slayed a paper tiger.
Since that time Bill Barr has failed to stop the arrests of Lev and Igor, which leaves the door open for Rudy Giuliani to be arrested before the election. Barr also failed to get Roger Stone a lenient sentence, forcing Donald Trump to absorb the bad press of commuting Stone’s sentence. Barr just keeps swinging and missing. He’s evil, but he’s not very good at this. Barr isn’t doing much to help Trump at all – and even Trump surely sees it at this point. Barr’s day of reckoning is coming.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--Kanye West removed from ballot

Kanye West removed from ballot

We all know that the Donald Trump 2020 campaign has been manipulating a deeply disturbed Kanye West into running for President , in the hope of picking off a few of Joe Biden ’ s votes and perhaps giving Trump a chance in any swing states that were already close to begin with .
But like all things the Trump cartel touches , Kanye ’ s presidential bid is already dying of incompetence .
Weeks ago we brought you the story of how Kanye West had managed to get on the ballot in Wisconsin by submitting petitions that included fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mouse ” and “ Bernie Sanders.
” It turns out he didn ’ t even file the fake signatures in time , and now the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal newspaper is reporting that Wisconsin has removed Kanye from the state ’ s ballot .
We ’ ve already seen Kanye West removed from the ballot in Illinois , for similar reasons of fraudulent ineptitude .
But Joe Biden was always going to win Illinois handily , Kanye or no Kanye .
Wisconsin is expected to be a closer result , and even if Kanye @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the state , it could have made a difference .
So it ’ s a big deal that Kanye won ’ t be on the ballot in the key swing state .

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We all know that the Donald Trump 2020 campaign has been manipulating a deeply disturbed Kanye West into running for President, in the hope of picking off a few of Joe Biden’s votes and perhaps giving Trump a chance in any swing states that were already close to begin with. But like all things the Trump cartel touches, Kanye’s presidential bid is already dying of incompetence.
Weeks ago we brought you the story of how Kanye West had managed to get on the ballot in Wisconsin by submitting petitions that included fake signatures from the likes of “Mickey Mouse” and “Bernie Sanders.” It turns out he didn’t even file the fake signatures in time, and now the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal newspaper is reporting that Wisconsin has removed Kanye from the state’s ballot.
We’ve already seen Kanye West removed from the ballot in Illinois, for similar reasons of fraudulent ineptitude. But Joe Biden was always going to win Illinois handily, Kanye or no Kanye. Wisconsin is expected to be a closer result, and even if Kanye had gotten one percent of the vote in the state, it could have made a difference. So it’s a big deal that Kanye won’t be on the ballot in the key swing state.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--Donald Trump caught in $400 million connection to Steve Bannon’s fake border wall

Donald Trump ’ s former longtime henchman Steve Bannon was arrested this morning for raising millions of dollars for an imaginary “ We Build the Wall ” border wall project and allegedly pocketing the money .
Trump then claimed during a press conference that he had always disapproved of Bannon ’ s project .
But the money trail says otherwise .
Last December the Washington Post reported that the Donald Trump administration had steered a $ 400 million government contract toward a firm which had “ partnered with right-wing activist group We Build the Wall to construct fencing on private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online donations.
” This was an ugly enough scandal at the time , but it fell by the wayside as other scandals grabbed the headlines .
But after the news today that “ We Build the Wall ” was nothing more than a phony scam , multiple people across social media dup up the old WaPo article .
It places an entirely new light on Donald Trump ’ s decision to steer $ 400 million of government money toward toward the effort .
Where did that money go ?
Was it used legitimately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

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Donald Trump’s former longtime henchman Steve Bannon was arrested this morning for raising millions of dollars for an imaginary “We Build the Wall” border wall project and allegedly pocketing the money. Trump then claimed during a press conference that he had always disapproved of Bannon’s project. But the money trail says otherwise.
Last December the Washington Post reported that the Donald Trump administration had steered a $400 million government contract toward a firm which had “partnered with right-wing activist group We Build the Wall to construct fencing on private land with millions of dollars raised through online donations.”
This was an ugly enough scandal at the time, but it fell by the wayside as other scandals grabbed the headlines. But after the news today that “We Build the Wall” was nothing more than a phony scam, multiple people across social media dup up the old WaPo article. It places an entirely new light on Donald Trump’s decision to steer $400 million of government money toward toward the effort. Where did that money go? Was it used legitimately? This scandal just keeps getting uglier.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--Donald Trump goes postal

Donald Trump goes postal

Wednesday night I got a phone call from the 202 area code in the United States on my mobile phone .
Since I don ’ t personally know anyone in Washington DC , my first thought was that someone in the current fascist regime has finally got round to persecuting me for my online anti-Trump activism , such as it is .
I braced myself for threats of forced repatriation , and instead got a pleasant but halting woman from Democrats Abroad , a service that exists for the purpose of assisting people like me to get people like Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other words , the good guys .
She was following up on my application for an overseas absentee ballot .
She wanted to make sure that the registrar of the county of my last state of residency was cooperating with my application for an absentee ballot .
But her principal concern was with the problem I faced in getting my ballot mailed on time .
Apparently , whatever systemic problems the post office is having are magnified for mails coming in from abroad .
It was her opinion , backed by statistics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , particularly Europe .
It turns out that most Americans living in Europe are politically liberal , and the Republican monsters now in charge of the American post office know this .
So I am what you might call , in their eyes , the international equivalent of the urban voter , and if Donald Trump and Louis DeJoy can frustrate or block my vote they most certainly will try .
It brought home to me in a personal way the truly horrific state of despotism in America today .
I grew up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its democracy being actively thwarted by the very government sworn to protect it was unthinkable .
Whenever aberrations to that ideal ( like Nixon ) were present , they were roundly condemned on both sides of the aisle .
In the midst of a global pandemic , runaway unemployment , racial unrest and a collapsing economy , Donald Trump ’ s most prominent topic of record is the false narrative that mail-in ballots are fraught with corruption .
His message remains , that if he loses the election it means ( and can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was rigged .
That rigged status will be a direct result of the “ fraud ” that occurred by mail-in ballots .
The message was carried and confirmed by Kayleigh McEnany , who has never once in her life voted any other way but by mail .
It ’ s a chilling thought that my ballot will cross a hostile ocean , the same U-Boat imperilled one Churchill crossed to Newfoundland in order to meet Roosevelt .
But this time , instead of from Nazis , the peril comes from my own government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helplessness to be threatened by the Republic that nurtured the very democratic sentiments that compel me to vote .
It is the first time in my life that I have ever voted and felt , not that my vote might not count , but that my vote might not be counted .
Trump is right about one thing , voter fraud really is a thing in this election , but Trump is the fraudster .
Trump is going postal on the postal service .
He is the one who wants to invalidate as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then , should he lose , claim the cause of his loss was because of the very ballots he ’ s so actively trying to thwart .
It ’ s Orwellian doublethink for Orwellian times .
Trump doesn ’ t even rise to the dignity of the summer soldier or sunshine patriot .
He is a malignant adventurer out for himself , looking for plunder and self-dealing .
If my vote never makes it to the registrar in its adventure across the water I promise you one thing , it won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If we hurl enough votes against the arachnid in Washington , enough of them will make it and be counted .
So be absolutely sure to vote .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Wednesday night I got a phone call from the 202 area code in the United States on my mobile phone. Since I don’t personally know anyone in Washington DC, my first thought was that someone in the current fascist regime has finally got round to persecuting me for my online anti-Trump activism, such as it is. I braced myself for threats of forced repatriation, and instead got a pleasant but halting woman from Democrats Abroad, a service that exists for the purpose of assisting people like me to get people like Donald Trump safely out of office. In other words, the good guys.
She was following up on my application for an overseas absentee ballot. She wanted to make sure that the registrar of the county of my last state of residency was cooperating with my application for an absentee ballot. But her principal concern was with the problem I faced in getting my ballot mailed on time. Apparently, whatever systemic problems the post office is having are magnified for mails coming in from abroad.
It was her opinion, backed by statistics, that mail-in ballots are vulnerable from overseas, particularly Europe. It turns out that most Americans living in Europe are politically liberal, and the Republican monsters now in charge of the American post office know this. So I am what you might call, in their eyes, the international equivalent of the urban voter, and if Donald Trump and Louis DeJoy can frustrate or block my vote they most certainly will try.
It brought home to me in a personal way the truly horrific state of despotism in America today. I grew up in a land where the possibility of its democracy being actively thwarted by the very government sworn to protect it was unthinkable. Whenever aberrations to that ideal (like Nixon) were present, they were roundly condemned on both sides of the aisle.
In the midst of a global pandemic, runaway unemployment, racial unrest and a collapsing economy, Donald Trump’s most prominent topic of record is the false narrative that mail-in ballots are fraught with corruption. His message remains, that if he loses the election it means (and can mean nothing else) that the election was rigged. That rigged status will be a direct result of the “fraud” that occurred by mail-in ballots. The message was carried and confirmed by Kayleigh McEnany, who has never once in her life voted any other way but by mail.
It’s a chilling thought that my ballot will cross a hostile ocean, the same U-Boat imperilled one Churchill crossed to Newfoundland in order to meet Roosevelt. But this time, instead of from Nazis, the peril comes from my own government. It is an overwhelming feeling of helplessness to be threatened by the Republic that nurtured the very democratic sentiments that compel me to vote.
It is the first time in my life that I have ever voted and felt, not that my vote might not count, but that my vote might not be counted. Trump is right about one thing, voter fraud really is a thing in this election, but Trump is the fraudster. Trump is going postal on the postal service. He is the one who wants to invalidate as many mail-in ballots as he can, and then, should he lose, claim the cause of his loss was because of the very ballots he’s so actively trying to thwart. It’s Orwellian doublethink for Orwellian times.
Trump doesn’t even rise to the dignity of the summer soldier or sunshine patriot. He is a malignant adventurer out for himself, looking for plunder and self-dealing. If my vote never makes it to the registrar in its adventure across the water I promise you one thing, it won’t be for want of trying. If we hurl enough votes against the arachnid in Washington, enough of them will make it and be counted. So be absolutely sure to vote. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--The Steve Bannon arrest is closing in on Donald Trump already

When Steve Bannon was arrested earlier today , Palmer Report pointed out that Bannon was likely to cut a deal to sell out Donald Trump and his family in exchange for leniency .
After all , even if the Trump cartel wasn ’ t involved in this particular scheme , Bannon knows where all the bodies are buried .
Now it turns out the Trump family is indeed tied to this particular criminal scheme .
For instance , Donald Trump Jr did an in-person fundraiser and a testimonial for the Bannon border wall scam , which means at the least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Junior knew he was promoting a criminal scheme .
Now it turns out Trump lackey Kris Kobach has previously claimed that he personally got Donald Trump ’ s approval to use the Trump name to promote the wall scam .
It gets even worse .
It turns out the border wall scam investigation is being conducted by the SDNY ’ s Public Corruption Unit .
By definition this means that the SDNY is looking at one or more public officials as a subject or target of the investigation .
Given the circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump himself .
In other words , the SDNY appears to be preparing to criminally indict Donald Trump as soon as he ’ s out of office , and it doesn ’ t look like Bill Barr has been able to do anything about it .

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When Steve Bannon was arrested earlier today, Palmer Report pointed out that Bannon was likely to cut a deal to sell out Donald Trump and his family in exchange for leniency. After all, even if the Trump cartel wasn’t involved in this particular scheme, Bannon knows where all the bodies are buried.
Now it turns out the Trump family is indeed tied to this particular criminal scheme. For instance, Donald Trump Jr did an in-person fundraiser and a testimonial for the Bannon border wall scam, which means at the least the SDNY is surely investigating to see if Junior knew he was promoting a criminal scheme. Now it turns out Trump lackey Kris Kobach has previously claimed that he personally got Donald Trump’s approval to use the Trump name to promote the wall scam. It gets even worse.
It turns out the border wall scam investigation is being conducted by the SDNY’s Public Corruption Unit. By definition this means that the SDNY is looking at one or more public officials as a subject or target of the investigation. Given the circumstances, that almost has to be Donald Trump himself. In other words, the SDNY appears to be preparing to criminally indict Donald Trump as soon as he’s out of office, and it doesn’t look like Bill Barr has been able to do anything about it.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--Donald Trump Jr tied to the criminal scheme that just got Steve Bannon arrested

Steve Bannon ’ s arrest today proved that despite the best efforts of Donald Trump and Bill Barr at sabotaging it , the SDNY still stands .
It ’ s a reminder that Trump and Barr don ’ t have a magic wand when it comes to their criminal scheming , and that Barr doesn ’ t have as much control over the Department of Justice as he ’ d like .
The timing of Bannon ’ s arrest is fascinating .
Just a couple days ago we learned that back in 2019 the Senate Intelligence Committee referred several Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We were wondering why this year-old information was suddenly leaking to the media now , and if it meant that the information was finally about to be acted upon .
Now suddenly Bannon has been arrested .
On the surface his fraud charges are unrelated to his criminal referral for lying to Congress , but again , the timing raises questions about whether this is a coincidence .
Among the other names who were referred for criminal investigation by the Senate : Donald Trump Junior and Jared Kushner .
They ’ d @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over whatever arm of the DOJ that is responsible for prosecuting those cases .
We just saw that Barr has no control over the Feds at the SDNY , and it ’ s worth pointing out that Trump Jr and Kushner are both New York based .
It gets even worse for Donald Trump Jr when you consider that he did a testimonial and a fundraiser for Steve Bannon ’ s wall scam .
This directly ties Junior to Bannon ’ s arrest , though prosecutors would need to prove that Junior knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to promote it .
The bottom line is that no one is safe .
If the Feds are arresting Steve Bannon this close to the election , it means they have no fear of arresting anyone in Donald Trump ’ s circle .
Trump can try pardoning his family members if they ’ re arrested before the election , but such pardons could come at great political cost in the polls , at a time when Trump can ’ t afford it .
The bottom line is that everyone in Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right now .
We don ’ t know if or when another arrest is coming before the election – but neither do they .

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Steve Bannon’s arrest today proved that despite the best efforts of Donald Trump and Bill Barr at sabotaging it, the SDNY still stands. It’s a reminder that Trump and Barr don’t have a magic wand when it comes to their criminal scheming, and that Barr doesn’t have as much control over the Department of Justice as he’d like. The timing of Bannon’s arrest is fascinating.
Just a couple days ago we learned that back in 2019 the Senate Intelligence Committee referred several Trump people for prosecution, including Steve Bannon. We were wondering why this year-old information was suddenly leaking to the media now, and if it meant that the information was finally about to be acted upon. Now suddenly Bannon has been arrested. On the surface his fraud charges are unrelated to his criminal referral for lying to Congress, but again, the timing raises questions about whether this is a coincidence.
Among the other names who were referred for criminal investigation by the Senate: Donald Trump Junior and Jared Kushner. They’d better hope that Bill Barr has control over whatever arm of the DOJ that is responsible for prosecuting those cases. We just saw that Barr has no control over the Feds at the SDNY, and it’s worth pointing out that Trump Jr and Kushner are both New York based.
It gets even worse for Donald Trump Jr when you consider that he did a testimonial and a fundraiser for Steve Bannon’s wall scam. This directly ties Junior to Bannon’s arrest, though prosecutors would need to prove that Junior knew it was a scam when he decided to promote it.
The bottom line is that no one is safe. If the Feds are arresting Steve Bannon this close to the election, it means they have no fear of arresting anyone in Donald Trump’s circle. Trump can try pardoning his family members if they’re arrested before the election, but such pardons could come at great political cost in the polls, at a time when Trump can’t afford it. The bottom line is that everyone in Trump’s orbit has good reason to be worried right now. We don’t know if or when another arrest is coming before the election – but neither do they.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--Steve Bannon has been arrested, and Donald Trump has good reason to be panicking

Steve Bannon was arrested this morning on fraud charges by the SDNY .
In a delicious fit of irony , Bannon was arrested for scamming people into believing that he was building Donald Trump ’ s border wall – and he was arrested by Post Office agents because mail fraud was involved .
As fun as it is to see a monster like Bannon go down , the bigger story here is how this impacts Donald Trump .
Steve Bannon ran the final few months of Donald Trump ’ s 2016 campaign , and he helped run the first several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In other words , he knows where the bodies are buried .
Bannon has so much dirt on Trump , his family , and his advisers , he can likely cut quite a lenient plea deal if he gives them all up .
Moreover , Bannon has already testified against Roger Stone , making clear that he ’ s willing to sell anyone out in order to try to save himself .
Up to now , Trump has gone out of his way to try to avoid pardoning any of his own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump did commute Roger Stone ’ s sentence , thus making sure the word “ pardon ” didn ’ t appear in those headlines .
But that required waiting until Stone was convicted and sentenced , and then commuting him .
By the time Bannon is convicted , Trump will likely be gone from office – so Bannon will be looking for a pardon .
In fact Bannon will probably want his pardon soon .
Trump will want to at least wait to do it until the day after election day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Feds for a lenient plea deal could be gone , and if it turns out Trump was lying about pardoning , then Bannon will rot in prison for years .
So it ’ s likely that Donald Trump will now quickly have to decide whether to pardon Steve Bannon at a time when he doesn ’ t need those headlines , or whether to sit back and do nothing while Bannon sells Trump out to the Feds .
We ’ re not sure which way Trump will go with it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him either way .
Speaking of the Feds , this indictment against Steve Bannon was brought by the SDNY , just weeks after Donald Trump and Bill Barr tried ( and failed ) to install their own people at SDNY .
At the time we all strongly suspected they were trying to prevent the SDNY from imminently arresting one or more of Trump ’ s own people .
Now we know that one of them was Bannon .
Are there more arrests around the corner ?
It ’ s now 100 % clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – and afraid of no one .

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Steve Bannon was arrested this morning on fraud charges by the SDNY. In a delicious fit of irony, Bannon was arrested for scamming people into believing that he was building Donald Trump’s border wall – and he was arrested by Post Office agents because mail fraud was involved. As fun as it is to see a monster like Bannon go down, the bigger story here is how this impacts Donald Trump.
Steve Bannon ran the final few months of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, and he helped run the first several months of Trump’s White House. In other words, he knows where the bodies are buried. Bannon has so much dirt on Trump, his family, and his advisers, he can likely cut quite a lenient plea deal if he gives them all up. Moreover, Bannon has already testified against Roger Stone, making clear that he’s willing to sell anyone out in order to try to save himself.
Up to now, Trump has gone out of his way to try to avoid pardoning any of his own co-conspirators, for fear of scandalous headlines. Trump did commute Roger Stone’s sentence, thus making sure the word “pardon” didn’t appear in those headlines. But that required waiting until Stone was convicted and sentenced, and then commuting him. By the time Bannon is convicted, Trump will likely be gone from office – so Bannon will be looking for a pardon.
In fact Bannon will probably want his pardon soon. Trump will want to at least wait to do it until the day after election day. But by then Bannon’s leverage with the Feds for a lenient plea deal could be gone, and if it turns out Trump was lying about pardoning, then Bannon will rot in prison for years.
So it’s likely that Donald Trump will now quickly have to decide whether to pardon Steve Bannon at a time when he doesn’t need those headlines, or whether to sit back and do nothing while Bannon sells Trump out to the Feds. We’re not sure which way Trump will go with it, but the results will be ugly for him either way.
Speaking of the Feds, this indictment against Steve Bannon was brought by the SDNY, just weeks after Donald Trump and Bill Barr tried (and failed) to install their own people at SDNY. At the time we all strongly suspected they were trying to prevent the SDNY from imminently arresting one or more of Trump’s own people. Now we know that one of them was Bannon. Are there more arrests around the corner? It’s now 100% clear that the SDNY is still fully functioning – and afraid of no one.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--Donald Trump just blew it big

Donald Trump just blew it big

The time has come again to ask the burning question : Why does “ president ” Trump want to remain in the Oval Office ?
He has done nothing for the average American , and when he does anything at all , it has nothing whatsoever to do with running the country .
Trump ’ s behavior continues to worsen , and he is now calling for a boycott of Goodyear .
Is Goodyear doing something that threatens national security ?
Are they harming consumers by price gouging ?
Please .
Neither of those things would spring Trump into action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them because employees can not wear “ MAGA Attire ” to work .
Yes , this is a real story .
According to Trump , Goodyear is now part of the “ radical left.
” The man is insane .
There is no other way to put it .
Apparently , a Goodyear employee took a photo of a sign called “ Zero Tolerance ” and sent it to a television station in Kansas .
Allegedly , the terms “ Black Lives Matter ” and “ Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , Transgender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lives Matter , ” “ All Lives Matter , ” “ MAGA Attire , ” and “ Political Affiliated Slogans or Materials ” are not .
Considering that neither supporting minorities nor having pride are political statements , Goodyear is not violating its own policy .
Only a racist homophobe sees politics in these issues and compares them to openly political issues like wearing “ MAGA ” attire .
Not only might MAGA offend some workers , but it can run off customers who want absolutely nothing to do with Trump , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminded that he even exists .
Goodyear responded , saying that this alleged sign did not come from the corporate office and is not part of diversity training ; however , Goodyear stands by its ban on political messaging .
The corporate office issued a statement relating to their longstanding policies : “ Goodyear has zero tolerance for any forms of harassment or discrimination .
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[ W ] e ask that associates refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside the scope of racial justice and equity issues.
” That statement is clear , but the question is : Why is Trump involving himself in things like this ?
Donald Trump continues to display his inability to do the job he stole .
As Michelle Obama said on Monday night , he is in over his head .
Attempting to distract from his woeful incompetence , he fans the flames of hate because it is all he has .
Do not think for a minute that Trump really cares about this issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign in support of Goya , only because they erroneously thought liberals were boycotting the company .
Both Trump and his daughter are clueless , and they need to return to their former lives , as this political thing obviously is not for them .
Politico intimates that Trump is doing this because Goodyear — headquartered in Ohio — is a swing state that employs approximately 63,000 .
Chances are good that many of those employees are Democrats and independents .
Trump ’ s unnecessary fight is not going to help him , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .

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The time has come again to ask the burning question: Why does “president” Trump want to remain in the Oval Office? He has done nothing for the average American, and when he does anything at all, it has nothing whatsoever to do with running the country. Trump’s behavior continues to worsen, and he is now calling for a boycott of Goodyear. Is Goodyear doing something that threatens national security? Are they harming consumers by price gouging? Please. Neither of those things would spring Trump into action. No, he wants to boycott them because employees cannot wear “MAGA Attire” to work. Yes, this is a real story.
According to Trump, Goodyear is now part of the “radical left.” The man is insane. There is no other way to put it. Apparently, a Goodyear employee took a photo of a sign called “Zero Tolerance” and sent it to a television station in Kansas. Allegedly, the terms “Black Lives Matter” and “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride” are acceptable while “Blue Lives Matter,” “All Lives Matter,” “MAGA Attire,” and “Political Affiliated Slogans or Materials” are not. Considering that neither supporting minorities nor having pride are political statements, Goodyear is not violating its own policy. Only a racist homophobe sees politics in these issues and compares them to openly political issues like wearing “MAGA” attire. Not only might MAGA offend some workers, but it can run off customers who want absolutely nothing to do with Trump, his “policies,” or to be reminded that he even exists.
Goodyear responded, saying that this alleged sign did not come from the corporate office and is not part of diversity training; however, Goodyear stands by its ban on political messaging. The corporate office issued a statement relating to their longstanding policies: “Goodyear has zero tolerance for any forms of harassment or discrimination. . . .[W]e ask that associates refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party, as well as similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of racial justice and equity issues.” That statement is clear, but the question is: Why is Trump involving himself in things like this?
Donald Trump continues to display his inability to do the job he stole. As Michelle Obama said on Monday night, he is in over his head. Attempting to distract from his woeful incompetence, he fans the flames of hate because it is all he has. Do not think for a minute that Trump really cares about this issue. He and his daughter started a campaign in support of Goya, only because they erroneously thought liberals were boycotting the company. Both Trump and his daughter are clueless, and they need to return to their former lives, as this political thing obviously is not for them.
Politico intimates that Trump is doing this because Goodyear — headquartered in Ohio — is a swing state that employs approximately 63,000. Chances are good that many of those employees are Democrats and independents. Trump’s unnecessary fight is not going to help him, but he is too dumb to know it.
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palmerreport--2020-08-20--Welcome to the age of Kamala Harris

Welcome to the age of Kamala Harris

Last night ’ s Democratic National Convention was a reminder of a number of things .
Barack Obama is forever my President .
Hillary Clinton should have been President .
Joe Biden is going to make a fantastic President .
And this is the age of Kamala Harris .
Yes , we saw President Obama drop a ton of bricks on Donald Trump ’ s head , in a speech that broke new ground in terms of historical precedent and urgency .
He ’ ll get the bulk of the headlines tomorrow , and he deserves it .
And yes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another , from a Democratic Party roster which reveals just how strong and diverse this party is .
But really , the lasting memory from tonight will be Kamala ’ s coming out party .
We ’ ve all seen Kamala Harris the fighter .
We ’ ve seen her brilliantly , calmly , and knowingly destroy Trump ’ s henchmen to their faces .
But last night the nation at large finally got to see another side of Kamala , a side that ’ s always been there if you were properly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that ’ s unmistakably presidential .
Yeah , I left the word “ vice ” out of that last sentence on purpose .
It ’ s a credit to Joe Biden that he picked a running mate who is every bit as perfectly suited and fully ready to be President as he is .
Biden is about to be the current President .
Kamala Harris is the future President , and we all know it .
Biden-Harris 2020 represents a fascinating transitional ticket , a bridge to the future , and hope for @ @ @ @ @ @

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Last night’s Democratic National Convention was a reminder of a number of things. Barack Obama is forever my President. Hillary Clinton should have been President. Joe Biden is going to make a fantastic President. And this is the age of Kamala Harris.
Yes, we saw President Obama drop a ton of bricks on Donald Trump’s head, in a speech that broke new ground in terms of historical precedent and urgency. He’ll get the bulk of the headlines tomorrow, and he deserves it. And yes, we saw one impressive speech after another, from a Democratic Party roster which reveals just how strong and diverse this party is. But really, the lasting memory from tonight will be Kamala’s coming out party.
We’ve all seen Kamala Harris the fighter. We’ve seen her brilliantly, calmly, and knowingly destroy Trump’s henchmen to their faces. But last night the nation at large finally got to see another side of Kamala, a side that’s always been there if you were properly paying attention: the side of her that’s unmistakably presidential.
Yeah, I left the word “vice” out of that last sentence on purpose. It’s a credit to Joe Biden that he picked a running mate who is every bit as perfectly suited and fully ready to be President as he is. Biden is about to be the current President. Kamala Harris is the future President, and we all know it. Biden-Harris 2020 represents a fascinating transitional ticket, a bridge to the future, and hope for tomorrow. Welcome to it.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Donald Trump’s incredible self-own

Donald Trump’s incredible self-own

Anyone who has properly followed this election cycle is well aware that Joe Biden is a bright , smart guy who won the nomination for good reason .
But plenty of people only listen to the loudest soundbites , which is why Donald Trump has frequently tried to deflect from his own visibly worsening cognitive issues by insisting that Biden is somehow the one who ’ s going senile .
Given Biden ’ s consistent lead over Trump in the polls , this hasn ’ t exactly been a winning strategy .
Even if some voters have been conned into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Biden , it ’ s clear that the majority of them would still rather have Biden over Trump , no matter what kind of shape Biden might be in .
Like so many other of Trump ’ s schemes , last night we saw this particular gambit go from being ineffective to outright backfiring on Trump .
Donald Trump baited all these people into tuning in last night out of curiosity , just to see how far gone Biden might be .
Instead they saw Joe Biden in his finest hour , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , demonstrating that he ’ s one of our sharpest leaders .
With this masterful speech , Biden was always going to win the night – but Trump unwittingly made it even easier for him .

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Anyone who has properly followed this election cycle is well aware that Joe Biden is a bright, smart guy who won the nomination for good reason. But plenty of people only listen to the loudest soundbites, which is why Donald Trump has frequently tried to deflect from his own visibly worsening cognitive issues by insisting that Biden is somehow the one who’s going senile.
Given Biden’s consistent lead over Trump in the polls, this hasn’t exactly been a winning strategy. Even if some voters have been conned into believing that there’s something wrong with Biden, it’s clear that the majority of them would still rather have Biden over Trump, no matter what kind of shape Biden might be in. Like so many other of Trump’s schemes, last night we saw this particular gambit go from being ineffective to outright backfiring on Trump.
Donald Trump baited all these people into tuning in last night out of curiosity, just to see how far gone Biden might be. Instead they saw Joe Biden in his finest hour, giving the emotional speech of a lifetime, demonstrating that he’s one of our sharpest leaders. With this masterful speech, Biden was always going to win the night – but Trump unwittingly made it even easier for him.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Donald Trump’s downfall sends Mitch McConnell looking for the exit door

Thursday was Joe Biden ’ s night .
His acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was his finest hour .
Even as Biden was hitting the biggest home run of his lengthy career , his beleaguered opponent Donald Trump was receiving even more bad news – this time involving Mitch McConnell .
Because the Republican Party has become a toxic waste dump in general , and because Donald Trump is a radioactive pariah in particular , the party has been struggling to attract high profile speakers for the Republican National Convention .
The joke is that Scott Baio might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bannon has been arrested .
Even a number of Republicans in Congress have made up excuses not to speak during the convention .
On Thursday night that got even uglier when Mitch McConnell ’ s camp let it be known that he wasn ’ t going to be speaking at the Republican National Convention either .
This sent a clear message that Donald Trump is such damaged goods , McConnell has given up on him and is instead more focused on trying to salvage the Republican Senate races , including his own .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ look for Trump , McConnell ended up quickly reversing his position and now apparently will speak .
But the damage is done .
Now we know that even Mitch McConnell is looking for the exit door when it comes to Donald Trump ’ s burning house .

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Thursday was Joe Biden’s night. His acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was his finest hour. Even as Biden was hitting the biggest home run of his lengthy career, his beleaguered opponent Donald Trump was receiving even more bad news – this time involving Mitch McConnell.
Because the Republican Party has become a toxic waste dump in general, and because Donald Trump is a radioactive pariah in particular, the party has been struggling to attract high profile speakers for the Republican National Convention. The joke is that Scott Baio might have to speak twice now that Steve Bannon has been arrested. Even a number of Republicans in Congress have made up excuses not to speak during the convention.
On Thursday night that got even uglier when Mitch McConnell’s camp let it be known that he wasn’t going to be speaking at the Republican National Convention either. This sent a clear message that Donald Trump is such damaged goods, McConnell has given up on him and is instead more focused on trying to salvage the Republican Senate races, including his own. Of course this was such a terrible look for Trump, McConnell ended up quickly reversing his position and now apparently will speak. But the damage is done. Now we know that even Mitch McConnell is looking for the exit door when it comes to Donald Trump’s burning house.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Joe Biden’s FINEST HOUR

Joe Biden’s FINEST HOUR

Considering how well the Democratic National Convention had gone this week , and how poorly things have been going for the other side , all that Joe Biden had to do tonight was to deliver a solid , competent acceptance speech at the end of it all .
Instead Biden ’ s speech ended up being his finest hour to date .
It ’ s no exaggeration to say that this was the most moving , empowering , passionate , commanding , soulful , perfect speech of Joe Biden ’ s five decade career .
America has been dying of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finally got that leadership by the bucketful .
It sets up the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign with incredible momentum coming out of the convention , and it leaves Biden ’ s opponent struggling to figure out how to get attention .
Other thoughts on the big night : – Props to Joe Biden for not letting the republicans goad him into hiding his son Hunter Biden .
– Sarah Cooper just keeps getting better .
– The emotional roller coaster of the John Lewis tribute , then the comfort of having Elijah Cummings show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s gone too .
– This is Joe Biden ’ s finest hour .
He ’ s the leader we need .
Now let ’ s go make him President of the United States .

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Considering how well the Democratic National Convention had gone this week, and how poorly things have been going for the other side, all that Joe Biden had to do tonight was to deliver a solid, competent acceptance speech at the end of it all. Instead Biden’s speech ended up being his finest hour to date.
It’s no exaggeration to say that this was the most moving, empowering, passionate, commanding, soulful, perfect speech of Joe Biden’s five decade career. America has been dying of thirst for leadership, and tonight America finally got that leadership by the bucketful. It sets up the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign with incredible momentum coming out of the convention, and it leaves Biden’s opponent struggling to figure out how to get attention. Other thoughts on the big night:
– Joe Biden just quoted Kierkegaard. Joe Biden’s opponent just misspelled “overall.”
– Props to Joe Biden for not letting the republicans goad him into hiding his son Hunter Biden.
– Sarah Cooper just keeps getting better.
– Don’t ever mess with Tammy Duckworth.
– The emotional roller coaster of the John Lewis tribute, then the comfort of having Elijah Cummings show up partway through it, then realizing he’s gone too.
– This is Joe Biden’s finest hour. He’s the leader we need. Now let’s go make him President of the United States.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Donald Trump has completely illiterate meltdown as Democratic National Convention stomps all over hi

Donald Trump has completely illiterate meltdown as Democratic National Convention stomps all over him

For the fourth night in a row , the Democratic National Convention has stomped all over Donald Trump .
This @ @ @ @ @ attention , and willing to make a complete fool of himself just to try to @ @ @ @ @ .
For instance , Trump just posted a tweet which made it sound like he @ @ @ @ @ taking place in person .
Then he tweeted this illiterate gem : “ 96 % @ @ @ @ @ Party .
51 % Approval Rating overal in the Rasmussen Poll .
Thank you !
@ @ @ @ @ the 96 % number is merely something that Donald Trump and/or his handlers have made @ @ @ @ @ .
And the 51 % number in the Rasmussen poll is a punchline , considering @ @ @ @ @ for being consistently wrong .
Also , “ overal ” isn ’ t a word @ @ @ @ @ care that Trump is illiterate .
We care that he has the nearly infinite resources @ @ @ @ @ he still can ’ t be bothered .

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For the fourth night in a row, the Democratic National Convention has stomped all over Donald Trump. This has left Trump desperate for attention, and willing to make a complete fool of himself just to try to get a bit of it.
For instance, Trump just posted a tweet which made it sound like he thought the virtual convention was taking place in person. Then he tweeted this illiterate gem: “96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. 51% Approval Rating overal in the Rasmussen Poll. Thank you!”
To be clear, the 96% number is merely something that Donald Trump and/or his handlers have made up out of thin air. And the 51% number in the Rasmussen poll is a punchline, considering that poll’s penchant for being consistently wrong. Also, “overal” isn’t a word. We don’t care that Trump is illiterate. We care that he has the nearly infinite resources of the presidency, and he still can’t be bothered.
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--MeidasTouch just destroyed Donald Trump

MeidasTouch just destroyed Donald Trump

Joe Biden has been running some mighty fine campaign ads of his own , but he ’ s been getting @ @ @ @ @ outside groups who have been producing top notch pro-Biden and anti-Trump ads of their own @ @ @ @ @ is MeidasTouch .
They just came up with another winner .
Check out this new @ @ @ @ @ looking to get on the air on Fox News during the Republican National Convention :

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Joe Biden has been running some mighty fine campaign ads of his own, but he’s been getting help from a number of outside groups who have been producing top notch pro-Biden and anti-Trump ads of their own. One of those groups is MeidasTouch. They just came up with another winner.
Check out this new TV ad that MeidasTouch is looking to get on the air on Fox News during the Republican National Convention:
Retweet if you want to see this ad air on Fox News during the RNC Convention pic.twitter.com/r3v7PeyA39 — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 22, 2020
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MeidasTouch also recently released a new ad targeting Lindsey Graham:
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palmerreport--2020-08-22--Get ready for a complete disaster

Get ready for a complete disaster

Get ready for the biggest shitshow convention in the history of this nation next week , featuring the Missouri gun toting couple and other assorted cast of characters .
We can expect to see videos showing protests and framing the reaction of police as justified .
Based on Donald Trump post-Democratic National Convention manic meltdown , we are in for a spectacle .
On Friday , in response to the speech by President Barack Obama and the praise that Obama deservedly receives as a president who did well for this nation , Trump stated : “ He can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what he ’ s done , we ’ ve undone.
” That is illogical and stupid .
Undoing by this president does not equate to great things , and despite his statements about what the Supreme Court has decided , Trump has lost several cases and Trump ’ s undoings have been found wrongful .
Trump also attacked the convention , which he apparently did not watch , as he stated : “ The Democrats held the darkest and angriest and gloomiest convention in American history .
They spent 4 straight days attacking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that must be redeemed.
” They did not attack America as racist and horrible .
But the policies of Trump and his Cult 45 followers and how the last three and a half years have unveiled the dark underbelly of America that had existed , and has been given freedom to come out from under secrecy and hiding .
The convention was not gloomy or angry , but factual .
Perhaps Trump forgets the inauguration speech he gave .
If he wants to speak dark and gloomy , he should look at his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sides ” arguments , including his acceptance of QAnon .
Trump has “ Made America Gangster Again ” and with the convention next week , we can only imagine what messages it will contain .
Just another manic meltdown .

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Get ready for the biggest shitshow convention in the history of this nation next week, featuring the Missouri gun toting couple and other assorted cast of characters. We can expect to see videos showing protests and framing the reaction of police as justified. Based on Donald Trump post-Democratic National Convention manic meltdown, we are in for a spectacle.
On Friday, in response to the speech by President Barack Obama and the praise that Obama deservedly receives as a president who did well for this nation, Trump stated: “He can’t be a great president when much of what he’s done, we’ve undone.” That is illogical and stupid. Undoing by this president does not equate to great things, and despite his statements about what the Supreme Court has decided, Trump has lost several cases and Trump’s undoings have been found wrongful.
Trump also attacked the convention, which he apparently did not watch, as he stated: “The Democrats held the darkest and angriest and gloomiest convention in American history. They spent 4 straight days attacking America as racist, a horrible country that must be redeemed.”
They did not attack America as racist and horrible. But the policies of Trump and his Cult 45 followers and how the last three and a half years have unveiled the dark underbelly of America that had existed, and has been given freedom to come out from under secrecy and hiding. The convention was not gloomy or angry, but factual.
Perhaps Trump forgets the inauguration speech he gave. If he wants to speak dark and gloomy, he should look at his slogans and “fine people on both sides” arguments, including his acceptance of QAnon. Trump has “Made America Gangster Again” and with the convention next week, we can only imagine what messages it will contain. Just another manic meltdown.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--CNN’s Wolf Blitzer just nailed what’s wrong with Donald Trump

Whatever you might think of any given host on a network like CNN , the bottom line is that no reasonable person would think of any of these hosts as the “ enemy of the people.
” Of course Donald Trump is anything but a reasonable person , so he naturally thinks that honest journalism is the enemy .
CNN ’ s Wolf Blitzer nailed what ’ s wrong with Donald Trump by tweeting a quote today from President Obama ’ s recent Democratic National Convention speech .
It doesn ’ t mention Trump by name , but it doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t get much attention the other night but this line from former President Barack Obama ’ s convention speech was important : ‘ A free press isn ’ t the ‘ enemy ’ but the way we hold officials accountable . '
” Meanwhile Donald Trump continues to whine and cry about the media ’ s positive coverage of Joe Biden ’ s acceptance speech .
If Trump spent less time whining and accusing , and more time leading , he wouldn ’ t be getting so much negative media coverage @ @ @ @

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Whatever you might think of any given host on a network like CNN, the bottom line is that no reasonable person would think of any of these hosts as the “enemy of the people.” Of course Donald Trump is anything but a reasonable person, so he naturally thinks that honest journalism is the enemy.
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer nailed what’s wrong with Donald Trump by tweeting a quote today from President Obama’s recent Democratic National Convention speech. It doesn’t mention Trump by name, but it doesn’t have to: “It didn’t get much attention the other night but this line from former President Barack Obama’s convention speech was important: ‘A free press isn’t the ‘enemy’ but the way we hold officials accountable.'”
Meanwhile Donald Trump continues to whine and cry about the media’s positive coverage of Joe Biden’s acceptance speech. If Trump spent less time whining and accusing, and more time leading, he wouldn’t be getting so much negative media coverage of his own.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Joe Biden has gotten a bump in the polls from picking Kamala Harris

Following the convention of their party , the presidential nominee can typically enjoy a sizable bounce in the polls .
This was true even for Donald Trump coming out of the 2016 Republican convention , although it quickly evaporated in a few days .
Even before Joe Biden got to speak on Thursday night , delivering one of the greatest and most impassioned speeches of his political career , if not the best , his bounce in the polls was already apparent – something that pollsters are attributing to his decision to announce Kamala Harris as his running mate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nonpartisan Voter Participation Center and Center for Voting Information are showing that Biden made the right decision , with an 11-point increase in support among Black voters and a 15-point increase among Latino voters , two voting bases that are indispensable for Democrats to win the White House in November .
Biden and Harris are now leading both groups by 80 and 50 points respectively .
What makes this poll unique from other polls is that it also collects data based on how people are looking to vote , with both groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the safety of voting by mail , with roughly 35 % of each group surveyed trusting vote-by-mail as reliable .
While Democrats have finalized their ticket for 2020 and have won a considerable victory in Donald Trump ’ s war against the post office , it ’ s clear that the hard part is only beginning to materialize now .
This is why it is not enough to simply vote and convince non-voters to vote in this election – you should also volunteer and make sure the most accurate information regarding voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible .
The numbers are in our favor – let ’ s elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on November 3 , and do it by the highest margin we can .

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Following the convention of their party, the presidential nominee can typically enjoy a sizable bounce in the polls. This was true even for Donald Trump coming out of the 2016 Republican convention, although it quickly evaporated in a few days. Even before Joe Biden got to speak on Thursday night, delivering one of the greatest and most impassioned speeches of his political career, if not the best, his bounce in the polls was already apparent – something that pollsters are attributing to his decision to announce Kamala Harris as his running mate.
The latest polls released on Wednesday from the nonpartisan Voter Participation Center and Center for Voting Information are showing that Biden made the right decision, with an 11-point increase in support among Black voters and a 15-point increase among Latino voters, two voting bases that are indispensable for Democrats to win the White House in November. Biden and Harris are now leading both groups by 80 and 50 points respectively.
What makes this poll unique from other polls is that it also collects data based on how people are looking to vote, with both groups showing concern about COVID-19 at polling places and the safety of voting by mail, with roughly 35% of each group surveyed trusting vote-by-mail as reliable. While Democrats have finalized their ticket for 2020 and have won a considerable victory in Donald Trump’s war against the post office, it’s clear that the hard part is only beginning to materialize now.
This is why it is not enough to simply vote and convince non-voters to vote in this election – you should also volunteer and make sure the most accurate information regarding voting is available to as many voters as possible. The numbers are in our favor – let’s elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on November 3, and do it by the highest margin we can.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Kanye West fails to make the ballot in another key swing state

When Kanye West made the ballot in the close swing state of Wisconsin , it was potentially a story .
What if , for instance , Joe Biden and Donald Trump were only 1 % apart in the state , and Kanye picked off 1 % of Biden ’ s votes ?
But when it was determined that Kanye delivered a bunch of fake signatures after the deadline , he was removed from the Wisconsin ballot .
Now Kanye is striking out in another key swing state .
The Ohio Secretary of State has announced that Kanye will also be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because his filing documents in the state were illegitimate .
This is another close swing state where Trump was surely hoping that Kanye could get a few votes and impact the outcome if it ’ s very close to begin with – but it ’ s clearly not happening .
When Kanye West first announced he was running , Palmer Report pointed out that based on filing deadlines , it was realistically too late for him to get on the ballot in a number of important states .
Kayne would have been facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d hired competent people .
Instead he ’ s been relying on help from Team Trump , and they ’ ve proven to be as inept as ever .
Of course it was always unlikely that Kanye West was going to determine the outcome of the 2020 election .
These things come down to a number of factors .
In 2016 , every single factor happened to go in Donald Trump ’ s favor .
The best way to avoid a repeat in 2020 is to focus on voter registration and turnout , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ score .

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When Kanye West made the ballot in the close swing state of Wisconsin, it was potentially a story. What if, for instance, Joe Biden and Donald Trump were only 1% apart in the state, and Kanye picked off 1% of Biden’s votes? But when it was determined that Kanye delivered a bunch of fake signatures after the deadline, he was removed from the Wisconsin ballot. Now Kanye is striking out in another key swing state.
The Ohio Secretary of State has announced that Kanye will also be left off the ballot in Ohio, because his filing documents in the state were illegitimate. This is another close swing state where Trump was surely hoping that Kanye could get a few votes and impact the outcome if it’s very close to begin with – but it’s clearly not happening.
When Kanye West first announced he was running, Palmer Report pointed out that based on filing deadlines, it was realistically too late for him to get on the ballot in a number of important states. Kayne would have been facing a real challenge even if he’d hired competent people. Instead he’s been relying on help from Team Trump, and they’ve proven to be as inept as ever.
Of course it was always unlikely that Kanye West was going to determine the outcome of the 2020 election. These things come down to a number of factors. In 2016, every single factor happened to go in Donald Trump’s favor. The best way to avoid a repeat in 2020 is to focus on voter registration and turnout, and help Joe Biden run up the score.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States

If the last four years could be summarized with a single word , that word would be division .
We sometimes become numb to it when the endless onslaught from the bully pulpit is about “ them ” instead of “ us , ” what “ the Democrats are doing to us ” as opposed to what we could all be doing together , fake news , enemies of the people , “ Sleepy ” this and “ crooked ” that .
In his speech at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention , Joe Biden reminded us of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the United States of America .
All the little man in the White House could do was pour scorn on Biden ’ s magnificent words of hope and unity .
Trump is a malignant machine engineered to manufacture only hate and fear .
From the time he was president elect to the current moment 75 days shy of four years later , Trump ’ s voice has remained snide , bitter , hateful , self-aggrandizing , malicious and , above all , divisive .
At no point did the idea that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occur to him .
He was and remains devoted only to the diminishing mud puddle of his sad devotees , a puddle that is slowly evaporating in the warming sunlight of reason .
In accepting his party ’ s nomination , Joe Biden promised to end this “ season of darkness.
” Biden continued , “ I ’ ll be a president that will stand with our allies and friends and make it clear to our adversaries that the days of cozying up to dictators is over .
Under President Biden , America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian bounties on the heads of American soldiers .
Nor will I put up with foreign interference in our most sacred democratic exercise : voting.
” In so saying , Biden identified who America ’ s real enemies are : not each other , but malign foreign adversaries who would exploit our differences in order to destroy us from within .
In his speech Biden promised to begin immediately to take action against America ’ s four greatest threats , the pandemic , racial strife , the economic downturn and global climate change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ present .
Unlike the current usurper of the Oval Office , President Joe Biden will be too busy fixing the problem to blame his predecessor .
Ladies and gentlemen , I give you Joseph Robinette Biden , the forty-sixth President of the United States .
Will you join me in voting for him , so that we can send the current occupant and the judgment of history the unequivocal , overwhelming message that we are a people of unity , not division ?
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay safe .

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If the last four years could be summarized with a single word, that word would be division. We sometimes become numb to it when the endless onslaught from the bully pulpit is about “them” instead of “us,” what “the Democrats are doing to us” as opposed to what we could all be doing together, fake news, enemies of the people, “Sleepy” this and “crooked” that. In his speech at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, Joe Biden reminded us of what we once were and could be again, the United States of America.
All the little man in the White House could do was pour scorn on Biden’s magnificent words of hope and unity. Trump is a malignant machine engineered to manufacture only hate and fear. From the time he was president elect to the current moment 75 days shy of four years later, Trump’s voice has remained snide, bitter, hateful, self-aggrandizing, malicious and, above all, divisive. At no point did the idea that he could be president for all the people occur to him. He was and remains devoted only to the diminishing mud puddle of his sad devotees, a puddle that is slowly evaporating in the warming sunlight of reason.
In accepting his party’s nomination, Joe Biden promised to end this “season of darkness.” Biden continued, “I’ll be a president that will stand with our allies and friends and make it clear to our adversaries that the days of cozying up to dictators is over. Under President Biden, America will not turn a blind eye to Russian bounties on the heads of American soldiers. Nor will I put up with foreign interference in our most sacred democratic exercise: voting.” In so saying, Biden identified who America’s real enemies are: not each other, but malign foreign adversaries who would exploit our differences in order to destroy us from within.
In his speech Biden promised to begin immediately to take action against America’s four greatest threats, the pandemic, racial strife, the economic downturn and global climate change. Biden emphasized the opportunities these challenges present. Unlike the current usurper of the Oval Office, President Joe Biden will be too busy fixing the problem to blame his predecessor.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Joseph Robinette Biden, the forty-sixth President of the United States. Will you join me in voting for him, so that we can send the current occupant and the judgment of history the unequivocal, overwhelming message that we are a people of unity, not division? And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-21--Louis DeJoy just made a huge mistake

Louis DeJoy just made a huge mistake

Postmaster Louis DeJoy lost the battle when he agreed to testify at all , instead of trying to drag out a subpoena fight – it ’ s just that he doesn ’ t seem to know he lost .
He ’ s had to keep caving , first agreeing to testify sooner than he wanted to , and then publicly promising not to remove any more sorting equipment .
He thought the latter would get people off his back , but all it ’ s done is make it harder for him to carry forward with his evil plans .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but he ’ s new to politics , and it ’ s becoming clear that he doesn ’ t understand how political leverage works .
It ’ s why he keeps making one strategic mistake after another .
Today he made his biggest mistake of all .
When he testified to the Senate , instead of dodging questions and giving non-answers like any seasoned corrupt politician would , DeJoy made the mistake of telling flat-out lies that can be disproven .
This means that before DeJoy testifies to the House on Monday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s headed to prison for the felony of lying to Congress .
Sure , maybe he won ’ t go to prison until Trump is gone , but Trump will end up being gone , and at that point the Democrats will make a perjury referral to the DOJ , and DeJoy will go down .
Of course the point is not to send Louis DeJoy to prison in the future .
The point is to use the threat of future prison as leverage to pressure DeJoy to back down now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday .
We ’ ve seen this tactic work before ; it works particularly well with political neophytes who get in over their heads .
We saw the House use the threat of perjury charges to get Trump ’ s former henchman Gordon Sondland to come clean .
We ’ ll see if the threat works on DeJoy .
But he just unwittingly made it a lot easier for us to win the Post Office battle .

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Postmaster Louis DeJoy lost the battle when he agreed to testify at all, instead of trying to drag out a subpoena fight – it’s just that he doesn’t seem to know he lost. He’s had to keep caving, first agreeing to testify sooner than he wanted to, and then publicly promising not to remove any more sorting equipment. He thought the latter would get people off his back, but all it’s done is make it harder for him to carry forward with his evil plans.
DeJoy has succeeded in other arenas, but he’s new to politics, and it’s becoming clear that he doesn’t understand how political leverage works. It’s why he keeps making one strategic mistake after another. Today he made his biggest mistake of all. When he testified to the Senate, instead of dodging questions and giving non-answers like any seasoned corrupt politician would, DeJoy made the mistake of telling flat-out lies that can be disproven.
This means that before DeJoy testifies to the House on Monday, the House Democrats can inform him that he’s headed to prison for the felony of lying to Congress. Sure, maybe he won’t go to prison until Trump is gone, but Trump will end up being gone, and at that point the Democrats will make a perjury referral to the DOJ, and DeJoy will go down.
Of course the point is not to send Louis DeJoy to prison in the future. The point is to use the threat of future prison as leverage to pressure DeJoy to back down now and provide honest and helpful testimony on Monday. We’ve seen this tactic work before; it works particularly well with political neophytes who get in over their heads. We saw the House use the threat of perjury charges to get Trump’s former henchman Gordon Sondland to come clean. We’ll see if the threat works on DeJoy. But he just unwittingly made it a lot easier for us to win the Post Office battle.
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