palmerreport--2020-08-27--Lindsey Graham crashes and burns as Donald Trump circles the drain

Lindsey Graham may be regretting the fact that he decided to do a 180-degree-turnaround into a Trump stooge for reasons that are still inexplicable .
While he was hoping to be a hawkish influence on Donald Trump by getting him to invade Iran and North Korea , that didn ’ t happen and likely won ’ t in the near future , as Trump ’ s political muscle is rapidly shrinking .
Though he succeeded in helping Trump and Mitch McConnell confirm as many right-wing judges as possible , the sucking up might actually be working against him now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s popularity is in freefall .
Not only has Donald Trump become so widely despised that he ’ s barely leading in states like Texas and Arkansas that the Republican candidate should be able to win easily , Graham has troubles of his own back home , with Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison regularly tying him in polls .
Graham should have been able to get re-elected handily – but Harrison ’ s attacks are evidently working – as the race has even been downgraded from safe to toss-up by Real Clear Politics , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each month .
Now with the protest of the Jacob Blake shooting making headlines and Trump ’ s lack of response looking as disastrous as usual , Graham ’ s strategy is to double down on the racist rhetoric his fellow Republicans use .
Instead of asking for a proper investigation like Joe Biden is doing right now , Graham decided instead to demand to know why Blake didn ’ t yield when officers asked him to – the out-of-touch victim blaming that the protests are actively trying to stop .
This comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defund the police – two new reasons why Graham must be shown the door on November 3 .

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Lindsey Graham may be regretting the fact that he decided to do a 180-degree-turnaround into a Trump stooge for reasons that are still inexplicable. While he was hoping to be a hawkish influence on Donald Trump by getting him to invade Iran and North Korea, that didn’t happen and likely won’t in the near future, as Trump’s political muscle is rapidly shrinking. Though he succeeded in helping Trump and Mitch McConnell confirm as many right-wing judges as possible, the sucking up might actually be working against him now, at the same time Donald Trump’s popularity is in freefall.
Not only has Donald Trump become so widely despised that he’s barely leading in states like Texas and Arkansas that the Republican candidate should be able to win easily, Graham has troubles of his own back home, with Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison regularly tying him in polls.
Graham should have been able to get re-elected handily – but Harrison’s attacks are evidently working – as the race has even been downgraded from safe to toss-up by Real Clear Politics, and Harrison has even been outraising Graham each month.
Now with the protest of the Jacob Blake shooting making headlines and Trump’s lack of response looking as disastrous as usual, Graham’s strategy is to double down on the racist rhetoric his fellow Republicans use. Instead of asking for a proper investigation like Joe Biden is doing right now, Graham decided instead to demand to know why Blake didn’t yield when officers asked him to – the out-of-touch victim blaming that the protests are actively trying to stop. This comes after Graham falsely accused Harrison of wanting to defund the police – two new reasons why Graham must be shown the door on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--Donald Trump throws tantrum during press conference, throws reporters out of the room

Just how many things are going wrong for Donald Trump right now ?
When he tried holding a FEMA press @ @ @ @ @ hurricane response that we all know he ’ ll likely end up negligently botching , @ @ @ @ @ about the growing racial unrest in America – and he flipped out .
When Trump @ @ @ @ @ s even seen the video of Wisconsin police shooting a black man in the back @ @ @ @ @ House correspondent Peter Alexander says that Trump responded by kicking all the reporters out of @ @ @ @ @ s right , Trump has become so fragile and witless as everything falls apart , @ @ @ @ @ handle being asked a question about one of the nation ’ s most pressing and @ @ @ @ @ Harris delivered a lengthy and phenomenal speech today on race relations in America , directly @ @ @ @ @ that Donald Trump is so afraid to touch , he ’ s literally throwing people @ @ @ @ @ try to avoid them .

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Just how many things are going wrong for Donald Trump right now? When he tried holding a FEMA press briefing today, for a hurricane response that we all know he’ll likely end up negligently botching, he was asked a question about the growing racial unrest in America – and he flipped out.
When Trump was asked if he’s even seen the video of Wisconsin police shooting a black man in the back seven times, NBC White House correspondent Peter Alexander says that Trump responded by kicking all the reporters out of the room. That’s right, Trump has become so fragile and witless as everything falls apart, he can’t even handle being asked a question about one of the nation’s most pressing and talked-about issues.
Meanwhile Kamala Harris delivered a lengthy and phenomenal speech today on race relations in America, directly addressing the kinds of topics that Donald Trump is so afraid to touch, he’s literally throwing people out of rooms just to try to avoid them.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--No wonder Donald Trump is going completely out of his mind

Most understand that Donald Trump ’ s most outlandish statements and actions are designed to distract us from what he is up to .
Sometimes , that is clearer than others .
Thinking about Trump ’ s latest nonsense , including asking the “ MyPillow ” guy for medical advice , most began to wonder if Trump was indeed losing his mind .
Thanks to both CNN and Washington Post , we now have our answer , and it comes in the form of the Senate Intelligence Committee ’ s report on the Russia investigation .
According to Washington Post @ @ @ @ @ @ @ margin of 14 to 1 .
Mark Warner , ranking Democrat on the committee , appeared on “ Meet the Press ” to discuss the report in detail .
Warner shared with the viewing audience that there were “ unprecedented contacts between Russians and folks on the Trump campaign.
” Committee members were apparently “ alarmed ” by the level of sharing of campaign information between Paul Manafort and a Russian agent .
Manafort was Trump ’ s campaign manager ; it is difficult — if not impossible — to believe that “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the sharing of information .
So much for “ no collusion.
” Yet , people like Marco Rubio continue to claim there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials , and worse , Rubio claims the report “ proves ” it .
Only in the deluded minds of Trump enablers does this report prove no collusion when it , in fact , does the exact opposite .
CNN reported that Warner discredited claims that the Mueller report proved nothing .
Criminal charges aside , Trump betrayed our democracy for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Burr been unable to work out their differences , this report would not exist .
Members of the committee spoke highly of the ability of the group to work together .
The senators also worked in a bipartisan manner on interviews , which were conducted by their staff members , and according CNN , the staff directors , Chris Joyner and Mike Casey , worked together like their superiors .
Because of the way the Committee conducted itself , they were able to dig deeper than had Mueller in his investigation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for example , referring to Manafort ’ s contact as a “ Russian intelligence officer ” rather than someone with “ ties to Russian intelligence.
” They also determined that it was impossible that George Papadopoulos never told the campaign about the email hacks , and they were able to interview Donald Trump , Jr. and Natalia Veselnitskaya , the Russian lawyer who infamously met with Trump , Jr. , Manafort , and Kushner .
The committee was able to delve a bit deeper than Mueller , though their efforts are fully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Senate Intelligence Community found collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian Intelligence that no one can dispute , though they will continue to try .
It is important that this information reaches as wide an audience as possible , and the next time Trump shouts “ no collusion , ” we can throw the fact in his face that some of his own party found clear-cut evidence of his campaign ’ s collusion .
It was Trump ’ s campaign ; there is no way he was ignorant of its doings @

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Most understand that Donald Trump’s most outlandish statements and actions are designed to distract us from what he is up to. Sometimes, that is clearer than others. Thinking about Trump’s latest nonsense, including asking the “MyPillow” guy for medical advice, most began to wonder if Trump was indeed losing his mind. Thanks to both CNN and Washington Post, we now have our answer, and it comes in the form of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the Russia investigation.
According to Washington Post, the report was approved by a margin of 14 to 1. Mark Warner, ranking Democrat on the committee, appeared on “Meet the Press” to discuss the report in detail. Warner shared with the viewing audience that there were “unprecedented contacts between Russians and folks on the Trump campaign.” Committee members were apparently “alarmed” by the level of sharing of campaign information between Paul Manafort and a Russian agent. Manafort was Trump’s campaign manager; it is difficult — if not impossible — to believe that “president” Donald Trump had no knowledge of the sharing of information. So much for “no collusion.” Yet, people like Marco Rubio continue to claim there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, and worse, Rubio claims the report “proves” it. Only in the deluded minds of Trump enablers does this report prove no collusion when it, in fact, does the exact opposite.
CNN reported that Warner discredited claims that the Mueller report proved nothing. Criminal charges aside, Trump betrayed our democracy for his own personal gain. Had Warner and Burr been unable to work out their differences, this report would not exist. Members of the committee spoke highly of the ability of the group to work together. The senators also worked in a bipartisan manner on interviews, which were conducted by their staff members, and according CNN, the staff directors, Chris Joyner and Mike Casey, worked together like their superiors. Because of the way the Committee conducted itself, they were able to dig deeper than had Mueller in his investigation.
The committee changed the terminology as necessary, for example, referring to Manafort’s contact as a “Russian intelligence officer” rather than someone with “ties to Russian intelligence.” They also determined that it was impossible that George Papadopoulos never told the campaign about the email hacks, and they were able to interview Donald Trump, Jr. and Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer who infamously met with Trump, Jr., Manafort, and Kushner. The committee was able to delve a bit deeper than Mueller, though their efforts are fully based on his.
In the end, the Senate Intelligence Community found collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian Intelligence that no one can dispute, though they will continue to try. It is important that this information reaches as wide an audience as possible, and the next time Trump shouts “no collusion,” we can throw the fact in his face that some of his own party found clear-cut evidence of his campaign’s collusion. It was Trump’s campaign; there is no way he was ignorant of its doings.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--The real reason Nancy Pelosi is calling for no debates between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

Out of nowhere today , Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she thinks Joe Biden shouldn ’ t even debate Donald Trump , saying “ I wouldn ’ t legitimize a conversation with him.
” This has set off a round of controversy and discussion – but what is Pelosi really up to ?
First , let ’ s be clear .
Nancy Pelosi is one of the savviest people in modern American politics .
She knows darn well that Joe Biden is going to have to debate Donald Trump , or else voters in the middle would conclude that Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pelosi also knew that Biden would have to quickly push back against this – which he did , by announcing just now that he ’ ll definitely participate in the debates .
So Pelosi ’ s goal clearly wasn ’ t to get Biden out of the debates .
She ’ s after something else .
Pelosi is usually a step ahead of the rest of us in her strategy , so it ’ s not always immediately clear why she ’ s doing what she ’ s doing .
But in terms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few things in motion .
First , she ’ s almost certainly assured that Donald Trump will show up to the debates , because now he ’ ll want to spite Pelosi for having tried to take the debates away from him .
Second , Nancy Pelosi has a history of jabbing Donald Trump with things like this in order to knock him off his game so he can ’ t focus .
She usually spars with him whenever they ’ re about to head into negotiations , but this time she appears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his game so he goes off the rails during his big convention speech tonight .
Finally , Pelosi has helped create public sentiment that Joe Biden is too good to even show up and debate a deranged lying thug like Donald Trump .
That way , when Biden shows up , he ’ ll come off as a hero for “ taking one for the team ” and taking it to Trump directly .

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Out of nowhere today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she thinks Joe Biden shouldn’t even debate Donald Trump, saying “I wouldn’t legitimize a conversation with him.” This has set off a round of controversy and discussion – but what is Pelosi really up to?
First, let’s be clear. Nancy Pelosi is one of the savviest people in modern American politics. She knows darn well that Joe Biden is going to have to debate Donald Trump, or else voters in the middle would conclude that Biden is too afraid to do so. Pelosi also knew that Biden would have to quickly push back against this – which he did, by announcing just now that he’ll definitely participate in the debates. So Pelosi’s goal clearly wasn’t to get Biden out of the debates. She’s after something else.
Pelosi is usually a step ahead of the rest of us in her strategy, so it’s not always immediately clear why she’s doing what she’s doing. But in terms of impact, Pelosi has set a few things in motion. First, she’s almost certainly assured that Donald Trump will show up to the debates, because now he’ll want to spite Pelosi for having tried to take the debates away from him.
Second, Nancy Pelosi has a history of jabbing Donald Trump with things like this in order to knock him off his game so he can’t focus. She usually spars with him whenever they’re about to head into negotiations, but this time she appears to be trying to knock him off his game so he goes off the rails during his big convention speech tonight.
Finally, Pelosi has helped create public sentiment that Joe Biden is too good to even show up and debate a deranged lying thug like Donald Trump. That way, when Biden shows up, he’ll come off as a hero for “taking one for the team” and taking it to Trump directly.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--Donald Trump’s CDC scandal just got even uglier

If you go to the coronavirus section of the website cdc.gov and click the link “ CDC on testing guidance ” under “ Latest updates ” you ’ ll get a message that says , “ Oops !
We can ’ t seem to find the page you were looking for.
” What it used to say was , “ If you have been in close contact ( within 6 feet ) of a person with a COVID-19 infection for at least 15 minutes but do not have symptoms : You do not necessarily need a test unless you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or State or local public health officials recommend you take one.
” [ Italics added . ]
That message may have been replaced by “ Oops ” because CNN recently produced a segment criticizing what it originally said .
That healthcare professionals would post such an irresponsible thing in the first place is an example of the trickle down corruption brought to you by Donald Trump and the Trump administration .
The original language of the CDC message is so dry and so matter of fact that it might have easily been missed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Clearly , someone at CNN was paying attention .
Now that the number of coronavirus cases in the United States has passed six million and the number of deaths has exceeded 183,000 , you would think that the disease would be taken more seriously .
After all , that same CDC website that , until caught , dismissed the need for coronavirus testing after exposure , has an entire page devoted to the prevention of drunk driving .
Yet drunk driving in the United States “ only ” kills one person every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minute dies from coronavirus .
A friend of mine who just returned from rural South Carolina said people sneered at him for wearing a mask .
The further into “ Trump country ” one gets the more contempt is shown for taking coronavirus seriously .
( It ’ s no accident that South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union and was where the American Civil War began .
There is a dreadful synergy at work here . )
That Donald Trump has turned coronavirus and the wearing of masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an issue of political contention isn ’ t just part of the problem , it is the problem .
Even while he publicly ( and inconsistently ) pivots on the need to wear a mask , the practice is rarely followed in the White House , and the rest of the country that looks to him for leadership follows suit .
Whether or not the doctors and healthcare professionals at the CDC look to Trump for leadership , the fact remains that the CDC is a federal agency .
People in power are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump or remain there by dint of his forbearance .
The influence of his power is strong on the weak minded , their common sense and willpower become subverted over time until they subtly betray their Hippocratic oaths in the service of Trump ’ s brittle ego .
This is the political reason why coronavirus is being ignored , and why perhaps a million or more people will die before Donald Trump is finished .
Add to that the coronavirus is so very tiny — a thousand times smaller than a grain of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to understand how even educated adults can be lulled into complacence .
Coronavirus is an Everest-size problem with a molehill for a public relations budget .
This is another reason why Donald Trump is so very dangerous .
His indifference to the deadliness of this pandemic is infecting everyone .
If you take the pandemic seriously and are doing everything in your power to keep from getting this bug , your chances are significantly diminished because of Trump .
People around you will se your efforts as stupid and may ever attempt to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States .
This has been another one .
And , as ever , ladies and gentlemen , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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If you go to the coronavirus section of the website cdc.gov and click the link “CDC on testing guidance” under “Latest updates” you’ll get a message that says, “Oops! We can’t seem to find the page you were looking for.” What it used to say was, “If you have been in close contact (within 6 feet) of a person with a COVID-19 infection for at least 15 minutes but do not have symptoms: You do not necessarily need a test unless you are a vulnerable individual or your healthcare provider or State or local public health officials recommend you take one.” [Italics added.]
That message may have been replaced by “Oops” because CNN recently produced a segment criticizing what it originally said. That healthcare professionals would post such an irresponsible thing in the first place is an example of the trickle down corruption brought to you by Donald Trump and the Trump administration. The original language of the CDC message is so dry and so matter of fact that it might have easily been missed and the chilling portent behind it overlooked. Clearly, someone at CNN was paying attention.
Now that the number of coronavirus cases in the United States has passed six million and the number of deaths has exceeded 183,000, you would think that the disease would be taken more seriously. After all, that same CDC website that, until caught, dismissed the need for coronavirus testing after exposure, has an entire page devoted to the prevention of drunk driving. Yet drunk driving in the United States “only” kills one person every fifty minutes. Almost one person a minute dies from coronavirus.
A friend of mine who just returned from rural South Carolina said people sneered at him for wearing a mask. The further into “Trump country” one gets the more contempt is shown for taking coronavirus seriously. (It’s no accident that South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union and was where the American Civil War began. There is a dreadful synergy at work here.)
That Donald Trump has turned coronavirus and the wearing of masks in particular and prevention in general into an issue of political contention isn’t just part of the problem, it is the problem. Even while he publicly (and inconsistently) pivots on the need to wear a mask, the practice is rarely followed in the White House, and the rest of the country that looks to him for leadership follows suit.
Whether or not the doctors and healthcare professionals at the CDC look to Trump for leadership, the fact remains that the CDC is a federal agency. People in power are there because they were put there by Trump or remain there by dint of his forbearance. The influence of his power is strong on the weak minded, their common sense and willpower become subverted over time until they subtly betray their Hippocratic oaths in the service of Trump’s brittle ego.
This is the political reason why coronavirus is being ignored, and why perhaps a million or more people will die before Donald Trump is finished. Add to that the coronavirus is so very tiny — a thousand times smaller than a grain of rice — and it’s easy to understand how even educated adults can be lulled into complacence. Coronavirus is an Everest-size problem with a molehill for a public relations budget.
This is another reason why Donald Trump is so very dangerous. His indifference to the deadliness of this pandemic is infecting everyone. If you take the pandemic seriously and are doing everything in your power to keep from getting this bug, your chances are significantly diminished because of Trump. People around you will se your efforts as stupid and may ever attempt to deliberately infect you.
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to be president of the United States. This has been another one. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--Mike Pence just made things even worse for Donald Trump

Here ’ s the thing Donald Trump doesn ’ t get : his base didn ’ t elect him President .
No one ever gets elected President without the support of voters in the middle .
Trump ignored the middle in 2016 , then got lucky after the media and James Comey dishonestly told the voters in the middle that Hillary Clinton was going to prison for her emails .
Trump learned the wrong lesson , and now he thinks the key to victory in 2020 is to focus even more egregiously on his deranged base .
This brings us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s the job of the running mate to serve as the campaign ’ s attack dog .
But while Mike Pence was supposed to go a bit low during his speech on Wednesday night , he wasn ’ t supposed to go this low .
The idiot actually said that people “ won ’ t be safe in Joe Biden ’ s America.
” Yes , Trump ’ s drooling base loves this crap .
But this kind of rhetoric forces the voters in the middle to stop and examine what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a problem , because nearly everyone is currently having a bad go of it in Trump ’ s increasingly deadly and unsafe America .
Donald Trump surely loved Mike Pence ’ s speech , because Trump narcissistically thinks it ’ s all about firing up his own base .
But that ’ s not how you win an election – particularly when you ’ re ten points down going into your own convention .
Pence just made things even harder for Trump , whether Trump understands that or not .

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Here’s the thing Donald Trump doesn’t get: his base didn’t elect him President. No one ever gets elected President without the support of voters in the middle. Trump ignored the middle in 2016, then got lucky after the media and James Comey dishonestly told the voters in the middle that Hillary Clinton was going to prison for her emails. Trump learned the wrong lesson, and now he thinks the key to victory in 2020 is to focus even more egregiously on his deranged base. This brings us to Mike Pence.
Politically speaking, it’s the job of the running mate to serve as the campaign’s attack dog. But while Mike Pence was supposed to go a bit low during his speech on Wednesday night, he wasn’t supposed to go this low. The idiot actually said that people “won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.” Yes, Trump’s drooling base loves this crap. But this kind of rhetoric forces the voters in the middle to stop and examine what America currently looks like, and that’s a problem, because nearly everyone is currently having a bad go of it in Trump’s increasingly deadly and unsafe America.
Donald Trump surely loved Mike Pence’s speech, because Trump narcissistically thinks it’s all about firing up his own base. But that’s not how you win an election – particularly when you’re ten points down going into your own convention. Pence just made things even harder for Trump, whether Trump understands that or not.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--These people are idiots

These people are idiots

The first two nights of the 2020 Republican National Convention were unique in that they likely managed to gain Donald Trump precisely zero additional votes that he didn ’ t already have .
We were “ treated ” to a completely unhinged Donald Trump Jr , a screaming Kimberly Guilfoyle , and an endless cast of babbling idiots .
But then came night three on Wednesday , and the stakes were higher .
Unfortunately for Team Trump , they promptly sank to the occasion .
Mike Pence gave an obnoxiously idiotic speech that will only appeal to Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do anything to expand it .
Madison Cawthorn , a supposed “ rising star ” within the Republican Party , misidentified one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence .
Lou Holtz likely cost Trump votes when he insisted that Joe Biden isn ’ t a real Catholic .
Mike Pompeo – who ’ s going to prison for the Ukraine scandal if Trump loses the election – came off as so silly , it ’ s clear that his speech was solely about trying to convince Trump to preemptively pardon him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , idiots .
Not only do they have no idea what they ’ re saying or doing when it comes to their speeches , they ’ re not even trying to win .
Everyone in politics not named “ Donald Trump ” knows that a party ’ s national convention is entirely about expanding your support base and attracting new voters .
But Trump ’ s sycophants are still only interested in putting on the kind of crapfest that Trump personally wanted to see , and not the kind of convention that could @ @ @ @ @ @

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The first two nights of the 2020 Republican National Convention were unique in that they likely managed to gain Donald Trump precisely zero additional votes that he didn’t already have. We were “treated” to a completely unhinged Donald Trump Jr, a screaming Kimberly Guilfoyle, and an endless cast of babbling idiots.
But then came night three on Wednesday, and the stakes were higher. Unfortunately for Team Trump, they promptly sank to the occasion. Mike Pence gave an obnoxiously idiotic speech that will only appeal to Trump’s existing base, and won’t do anything to expand it. Madison Cawthorn, a supposed “rising star” within the Republican Party, misidentified one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Lou Holtz likely cost Trump votes when he insisted that Joe Biden isn’t a real Catholic. Mike Pompeo – who’s going to prison for the Ukraine scandal if Trump loses the election – came off as so silly, it’s clear that his speech was solely about trying to convince Trump to preemptively pardon him.
These people are, simply put, idiots. Not only do they have no idea what they’re saying or doing when it comes to their speeches, they’re not even trying to win. Everyone in politics not named “Donald Trump” knows that a party’s national convention is entirely about expanding your support base and attracting new voters. But Trump’s sycophants are still only interested in putting on the kind of crapfest that Trump personally wanted to see, and not the kind of convention that could have helped Trump to win.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--Donald Trump’s bad medicine

Donald Trump’s bad medicine

In the latest effort by Donald Trump to salvage his chances for re-election , he announced that the Food and Drug Administration had authorized the use of convalescent plasma to try to address the coronavirus .
Despite scientists objecting , Trump has gone ahead and obtained approval from the FDA , the group he blasted a few days ago , accusing it of being full of “ Deep State ” individuals and stating , “ “ You have lot of people over there that don ’ t want to rush things .
They want to do it after November 3rd.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ stating at his recent press conference , “ The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization ( EUA ) –and that ’ s such a powerful term–for a treatment known as convalescent plasma.
” The FDA head , Dr. Hahn , a radiologist , at the press conference , thanked his boss , “ Thank you , Mr. President , for your leadership.
” Such tough leadership by Hahn , failing to defend his team .
Perhaps the real scientists at the FDA are concerned about efficacy and that the treatment might actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this administration is interested in only one thing – lying and endangering the American population to ensure re-election of Trump .
On Wednesday , the FDA head , Hahn , said that he used a poor choice of words talking about the efficacy , stating , “ What I should have said better is that the data show a relative risk reduction not an absolute risk reduction.
” Also on Wednesday , the CDC offered up new guidance , indicating that individuals exposed to the virus need not necessarily get tested .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is just bad medicine .
In another context , Bon Jovi sang about bad medicine , and the words seem to be apropos given the latest developments : “ Shake it up just like bad medicine .
There ain ’ t no doctor that can cure my disease.
” We have here a publicity stunt by Alexander Azar and Hahn blindly supporting their leader .
Bad medicine for sure .

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In the latest effort by Donald Trump to salvage his chances for re-election, he announced that the Food and Drug Administration had authorized the use of convalescent plasma to try to address the coronavirus. Despite scientists objecting, Trump has gone ahead and obtained approval from the FDA, the group he blasted a few days ago, accusing it of being full of “Deep State” individuals and stating, ““You have lot of people over there that don’t want to rush things. They want to do it after November 3rd.”
But now Trump is gloating, stating at his recent press conference, “The FDA has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA)–and that’s such a powerful term–for a treatment known as convalescent plasma.” The FDA head, Dr. Hahn, a radiologist, at the press conference, thanked his boss, “Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership.” Such tough leadership by Hahn, failing to defend his team. Perhaps the real scientists at the FDA are concerned about efficacy and that the treatment might actually successfully treat patients.
It is almost like this administration is interested in only one thing – lying and endangering the American population to ensure re-election of Trump. On Wednesday, the FDA head, Hahn, said that he used a poor choice of words talking about the efficacy, stating, “What I should have said better is that the data show a relative risk reduction not an absolute risk reduction.”
Also on Wednesday, the CDC offered up new guidance, indicating that individuals exposed to the virus need not necessarily get tested. It makes no sense, except it is just bad medicine. In another context, Bon Jovi sang about bad medicine, and the words seem to be apropos given the latest developments: “Shake it up just like bad medicine. There ain’t no doctor that can cure my disease.” We have here a publicity stunt by Alexander Azar and Hahn blindly supporting their leader. Bad medicine for sure.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--Donald Trump just pulled the plug

Donald Trump just pulled the plug

Weeks ago , right around the time Donald Trump was changing campaign managers , he briefly pulled the plug on all of his TV advertising .
At the time the move sort of made sense .
Trump was losing badly , and he was changing course with a new manager , so it seemed reasonable to stop wasting money on ads until the campaign message could be retooled .
Here ’ s the thing , though .
The Trump campaign has just pulled the plug on its TV advertising again , opting to go dark for at least two weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the New York Times .
What stands out is that there is no identifiable reason for it this time around .
The campaign is merely offering silly platitudes by way of trying to explain why it ’ s going dark , which means that it doesn ’ t want to reveal the real reason .
At this point there are only 69 days left until the election .
It ’ s far too late for Donald Trump to be saving up his ad budget for later , or retooling his message yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so to speak .
Yet Trump is going dark anyway .
Based on his consistently poor poll numbers , it ’ s clear that his current TV ads aren ’ t helping him any .
But going dark creates the impression that he ’ s giving up , which can end up being a self fulfilling prophecy .
The fatalists and conspiracy theorists will insist that Donald Trump is merely going dark because he has some secret evil genius plan up his sleeve .
But nothing works that way .
He ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and he clearly has no idea what message he wants to project or how to project it .
If we double down on voter registration and turnout , we ’ ll win this .
Let ’ s go make it happen .

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Weeks ago, right around the time Donald Trump was changing campaign managers, he briefly pulled the plug on all of his TV advertising. At the time the move sort of made sense. Trump was losing badly, and he was changing course with a new manager, so it seemed reasonable to stop wasting money on ads until the campaign message could be retooled. Here’s the thing, though.
The Trump campaign has just pulled the plug on its TV advertising again, opting to go dark for at least two weeks, according to a new report tonight from the New York Times. What stands out is that there is no identifiable reason for it this time around. The campaign is merely offering silly platitudes by way of trying to explain why it’s going dark, which means that it doesn’t want to reveal the real reason.
At this point there are only 69 days left until the election. It’s far too late for Donald Trump to be saving up his ad budget for later, or retooling his message yet again. It’s go time, so to speak. Yet Trump is going dark anyway. Based on his consistently poor poll numbers, it’s clear that his current TV ads aren’t helping him any. But going dark creates the impression that he’s giving up, which can end up being a self fulfilling prophecy.
The fatalists and conspiracy theorists will insist that Donald Trump is merely going dark because he has some secret evil genius plan up his sleeve. But nothing works that way. He’s losing, he’s sputtering, and he clearly has no idea what message he wants to project or how to project it. If we double down on voter registration and turnout, we’ll win this. Let’s go make it happen.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--Tucker Carlson goes violently off the rails during psychotic on-air meltdown

Last night a seventeen year old white male traveled to Wisconsin and shot multiple peaceful protesters , resulting in his arrest today for homicide .
You ’ d think that even in these divided times , we could all agree that a white supremacist domestic terrorist should be condemned for murdering people .
But then there ’ s Fox News host Tucker Carlson .
During his show tonight , Tucker Carlson had a completely psychotic on-air meltdown , practically defending the shooter by saying , “ How shocked are we that seventeen year olds with rifles decided they had to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” This is beyond the pale even for Tucker Carlson .
He ’ s no longer merely aligning himself with white supremacists ; he ’ s aligning himself with white supremacists who go around murdering people .
It ’ s not clear if Carlson has truly snapped in a violent rage , or if this is merely some weird attempt at pandering to the absolutely worst people on earth .
Either way , considering how many advertisers Carlson has already lost , and how unprofitable his show is becoming , he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advertisers away from finally being canceled .
If we make a major boycott push right now , there ’ s a good chance we can finish him off .
It ’ s how we got rid of Bill O ’ Reilly .

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Last night a seventeen year old white male traveled to Wisconsin and shot multiple peaceful protesters, resulting in his arrest today for homicide. You’d think that even in these divided times, we could all agree that a white supremacist domestic terrorist should be condemned for murdering people. But then there’s Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
During his show tonight, Tucker Carlson had a completely psychotic on-air meltdown, practically defending the shooter by saying, “How shocked are we that seventeen year olds with rifles decided they had to maintain order when no one else would?”
This is beyond the pale even for Tucker Carlson. He’s no longer merely aligning himself with white supremacists; he’s aligning himself with white supremacists who go around murdering people. It’s not clear if Carlson has truly snapped in a violent rage, or if this is merely some weird attempt at pandering to the absolutely worst people on earth.
Either way, considering how many advertisers Carlson has already lost, and how unprofitable his show is becoming, he’s probably just a few more lost advertisers away from finally being canceled. If we make a major boycott push right now, there’s a good chance we can finish him off. It’s how we got rid of Bill O’Reilly.
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palmerreport--2020-08-27--Kanye West just got disqualified from another state ballot

If billionaire Kanye West were serious about trying to run for President , he ’ d have used his money to hire competent political advisers who could , if nothing else , actually get him on the ballot .
Instead Kanye has been relying on Donald Trump and his cronies as political advisers – and the one consistent thing about Trump and his people is that they ’ re as incompetent as they are corrupt .
The Missouri Secretary of State has announced that Kanye West has been disqualified from the ballot in Missouri because so many of the signatures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he didn ’ t come close to meeting the threshold .
It ’ s not entirely clear what if any damage Kanye could have done if he ’ d made the ballot in Missouri , but this comes on the heels of Kanye ’ s similar disqualification in the key swing state of Wisconsin , where he could have potentially helped Trump by picking off even a relative handful of Biden ’ s votes .
When Kanye West first claimed he was running for President , Palmer Report pointed out that it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get on the ballot in a number of key states , and that he was likely to do minimal damage .
But even we weren ’ t expecting him to incompetently screw up the basics this badly .
If Donald Trump was counting on Kanye as his savior in 2020 , it looks like Trump is going to have to go back to the drawing board .

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If billionaire Kanye West were serious about trying to run for President, he’d have used his money to hire competent political advisers who could, if nothing else, actually get him on the ballot. Instead Kanye has been relying on Donald Trump and his cronies as political advisers – and the one consistent thing about Trump and his people is that they’re as incompetent as they are corrupt.
The Missouri Secretary of State has announced that Kanye West has been disqualified from the ballot in Missouri because so many of the signatures on his ballot petition were invalid, he didn’t come close to meeting the threshold. It’s not entirely clear what if any damage Kanye could have done if he’d made the ballot in Missouri, but this comes on the heels of Kanye’s similar disqualification in the key swing state of Wisconsin, where he could have potentially helped Trump by picking off even a relative handful of Biden’s votes.
When Kanye West first claimed he was running for President, Palmer Report pointed out that it was already too late for him to realistically get on the ballot in a number of key states, and that he was likely to do minimal damage. But even we weren’t expecting him to incompetently screw up the basics this badly. If Donald Trump was counting on Kanye as his savior in 2020, it looks like Trump is going to have to go back to the drawing board.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--Melania Trump crashes and burns

Melania Trump crashes and burns

There are two Americas right now .
The first is oohing and ahhing over Melania Trump ’ s beauty and “ compassion.
” The other America is suffering through COVID-19 , unemployment , the oppression of Trump ’ s tariffs on the family farm , and appalled at the violence on our streets during these legit BLM protests .
Melania Trump may seem like a calm spot in the RNC rage tornado , but don ’ t be fooled .
During her tax-payer-paid-for show-travels , she wore a colonialist pith helmet in Africa and an “ I Don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emblazoned jacket to go visit the “ children ” her husband ripped from their parents and slapped in cages .
Her military McQueen suit she wore during her speech was reminiscent of Castro .
In her speech , she defends the man who just paid off a porn star when he cheated on her weeks after giving birth to their son .
It ’ s clear when one steps back from the aesthetics that this woman is just plain gross .
Melania has no heart or soul ; she sold it long ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cash .
While Melania Trump is merely an asterisk to the sh*tshow of lies that the RNC is producing in lieu of a convention , it should still be pointed out that to give her a pass for using US Marines to showcase her entrance , for using our White House as a backdrop for her propaganda , and using our money from her husband ’ s emoluments to buy that Alexander McQueen outfit is horrifying .
Don ’ t let the pretty smile blind you to the vomit-inducing reality .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rest of the Trump family .
We ’ re battling a celebrity culture in this first America and it is sucking away our soul .
Journalists who ’ ve given these people a pass , even the relatively benign birther-smearing Melania , are permitting this lawlessness .
The Trumps have always gotten away with it because they are rich .
That is one America .
But the second America , the real America we ’ re hopefully going to see turn out en masse November 3rd , is law-abiding , decent , truly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be pointing out right now , Melania Trump really doesn ’ t care about this country .
The other question they should be asking is , do you ?

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There are two Americas right now. The first is oohing and ahhing over Melania Trump’s beauty and “compassion.” The other America is suffering through COVID-19, unemployment, the oppression of Trump’s tariffs on the family farm, and appalled at the violence on our streets during these legit BLM protests. Melania Trump may seem like a calm spot in the RNC rage tornado, but don’t be fooled. During her tax-payer-paid-for show-travels, she wore a colonialist pith helmet in Africa and an “I Don’t Really Care, Do You?” emblazoned jacket to go visit the “children” her husband ripped from their parents and slapped in cages. Her military McQueen suit she wore during her speech was reminiscent of Castro.
In her speech, she defends the man who just paid off a porn star when he cheated on her weeks after giving birth to their son. It’s clear when one steps back from the aesthetics that this woman is just plain gross. Melania has no heart or soul; she sold it long ago to the Trump Organization for a pot of cash.
While Melania Trump is merely an asterisk to the sh*tshow of lies that the RNC is producing in lieu of a convention, it should still be pointed out that to give her a pass for using US Marines to showcase her entrance, for using our White House as a backdrop for her propaganda, and using our money from her husband’s emoluments to buy that Alexander McQueen outfit is horrifying. Don’t let the pretty smile blind you to the vomit-inducing reality. She is grifting you, just like the rest of the Trump family.
We’re battling a celebrity culture in this first America and it is sucking away our soul. Journalists who’ve given these people a pass, even the relatively benign birther-smearing Melania, are permitting this lawlessness. The Trumps have always gotten away with it because they are rich. That is one America. But the second America, the real America we’re hopefully going to see turn out en masse November 3rd, is law-abiding, decent, truly compassionate and kind. As every journalist should be pointing out right now, Melania Trump really doesn’t care about this country. The other question they should be asking is, do you?
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--Donald Trump’s problems are getting a whole lot worse tonight

Donald Trump wants us all to believe that the police are behaving just fine , racism doesn ’ t exist , guns aren ’ t a problem , and anyone protesting against racism is just an agitator .
But in the wake of the police shooting a black man in the back seven times in Kenosha , Wisconsin , things are shifting rapidly .
First the Milwaukee Bucks , who have a real shot at winning the NBA championship , boycotted and forfeited their playoff game today .
Then their opponent , the Orlando Magic , also abandoned the game @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the other two NBA teams scheduled to play tonight also decided to boycott their game .
But now this isn ’ t just about basketball ball anymore .
The Milwaukee Brewers have decided to boycott and forfeit their baseball game tonight as well .
In response their opponent , the Cincinnati Reds , are refusing to accept the forfeit and are also boycotting in solidarity .
This is a big deal , because baseball is a more conservative and frankly whiter sport than basketball .
This severely limits Donald Trump ’ s ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as merely playing out along racial lines .
This all comes ahead of what will be the third night of the thus far disastrous 2020 Republican National Convention , which has consisted of a roster full of openly racist featured speakers .
We ’ ll see if Trump ignores the sports boycotts and hopes no one notices , or if he says something racist and makes things even more difficult for himself .

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Donald Trump wants us all to believe that the police are behaving just fine, racism doesn’t exist, guns aren’t a problem, and anyone protesting against racism is just an agitator. But in the wake of the police shooting a black man in the back seven times in Kenosha, Wisconsin, things are shifting rapidly.
First the Milwaukee Bucks, who have a real shot at winning the NBA championship, boycotted and forfeited their playoff game today. Then their opponent, the Orlando Magic, also abandoned the game instead of taking the win. Then the other two NBA teams scheduled to play tonight also decided to boycott their game. But now this isn’t just about basketball ball anymore.
The Milwaukee Brewers have decided to boycott and forfeit their baseball game tonight as well. In response their opponent, the Cincinnati Reds, are refusing to accept the forfeit and are also boycotting in solidarity. This is a big deal, because baseball is a more conservative and frankly whiter sport than basketball. This severely limits Donald Trump’s ability to try to portray these sports boycotts as merely playing out along racial lines.
This all comes ahead of what will be the third night of the thus far disastrous 2020 Republican National Convention, which has consisted of a roster full of openly racist featured speakers. We’ll see if Trump ignores the sports boycotts and hopes no one notices, or if he says something racist and makes things even more difficult for himself.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--What they didn’t mention at the RNC

What they didn’t mention at the RNC

In the last 24 hours ( as I write this ) another 1,290 Americans have died of coronavirus .
In the cold light of everyday statistics it ’ s easy to forget those numbers represent actual human beings .
Back on the 28th of June , for example , the son and husband of Diane Remillard from Rhode Island died within an hour of one another , aged 43 and 72 respectively .
In other words , a significant part of Diane ’ s family was wiped out by coronavirus in a single hour .
These poignant tragedies crop up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into wakefulness .
They remind us of the human toll .
But most of the deaths are mundane by comparison and easier to forget .
They share only one common factor .
They each died alone .
A couple of months ago I started making it part of my daily ritual to tweet the coronavirus death toll for the last full day .
It always follows the same pattern .
The latest , for example , said , “ I like presidents who don ’ t kill 182,404 people .
( As of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tomorrow that number will be roughly 1,300 human beings larger .
Having run in numerous 5 and 10 kilometer races and two marathons in my life , I have a pretty good idea what it ’ s like to walk among a thousand human beings .
It ’ s a shockingly large number of people .
It ’ s almost impossible to find a friend you may have lost track of in a crowd that size , for instance .
I ’ ve been in stadiums with tens of thousands of people before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same thing .
In a stadium you get the whole sweep of them all at once .
Only by walking among them have I ever come to appreciate how many a thousand is .
Imagining them all suddenly dead in a single day is disturbing , to say the least .
That is why I have a hard time watching the Republican National Convention .
Watching them pat themselves on the back for preserving racist statues and pumping up Wall Street and Donald Trump ’ s ego is a sickening reminder of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I have absolutely no doubt that their number one theme of the night would be those dead Americans if they could pin it on a Democrat .
But because they know what we all know , that those dead Americans are Donald Trump ’ s fault , they never mention it .
They certainly don ’ t dare mention that “ millions would be dead ” if Trump hadn ’ t placed a partial travel ban on China back in January .
Even they know how truly idiotic that narrative is .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ RNC isn ’ t the Republican mascot , it ’ s the fact that in six months Donald Trump has caused more than three times more deaths than the Vietnam war , more than 60 times more deaths than the attacks of September 11 .
And that number continues to go up and up with no end in sight .
Trump could stop those deaths , or at least slow them down , but it would be at the sacrifice of his ego .
He would have to admit , if only tacitly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is a narcissist and a conscience-free psychopath , Trump will never do that .
Trump could declare a national emergency , make mask-wearing essential by decree , establish a nationwide policy for social distancing and provide government funds for personal protective equipment and thereby save thousands of lives — but he won ’ t .
Five months after the WHO declared coronavirus a worldwide pandemic Trump still refuses to take it seriously .
He still gets irritated at mask-wearing reporters and pretends he can ’ t hear them because of the mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of exceptions to fool the gullible press , refuses to wear a mask himself .
Had Trump listened to scientists from the start that figure of 182,000 dead Americans would be nearly negligible by comparison .
America possessed , and still possesses , the riches and resources to fight this pandemic more successfully than any other nation .
Yet America has failed more tragically than any other .
Donald Trump is why .
Another tragedy is — and there are so many — that whether he wins or loses the election , Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the next five months .
The devastation from coronavirus alone will be incalculable .
We can not afford to allow this monster to win in November .
So please , for all the human beings about to die , let ’ s settle our differences now , in tribute and honour to their soon-to-be departed lives , and 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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In the last 24 hours (as I write this) another 1,290 Americans have died of coronavirus. In the cold light of everyday statistics it’s easy to forget those numbers represent actual human beings. Back on the 28th of June, for example, the son and husband of Diane Remillard from Rhode Island died within an hour of one another, aged 43 and 72 respectively. In other words, a significant part of Diane’s family was wiped out by coronavirus in a single hour. These poignant tragedies crop up from time to time and jolt us into wakefulness. They remind us of the human toll. But most of the deaths are mundane by comparison and easier to forget. They share only one common factor. They each died alone.
A couple of months ago I started making it part of my daily ritual to tweet the coronavirus death toll for the last full day. It always follows the same pattern. The latest, for example, said, “I like presidents who don’t kill 182,404 people. (As of 25 August, 2020).” Tomorrow that number will be roughly 1,300 human beings larger.
Having run in numerous 5 and 10 kilometer races and two marathons in my life, I have a pretty good idea what it’s like to walk among a thousand human beings. It’s a shockingly large number of people. It’s almost impossible to find a friend you may have lost track of in a crowd that size, for instance. I’ve been in stadiums with tens of thousands of people before, but it’s just not the same thing. In a stadium you get the whole sweep of them all at once. Only by walking among them have I ever come to appreciate how many a thousand is. Imagining them all suddenly dead in a single day is disturbing, to say the least.
That is why I have a hard time watching the Republican National Convention. Watching them pat themselves on the back for preserving racist statues and pumping up Wall Street and Donald Trump’s ego is a sickening reminder of how tone deaf they all truly are. I have absolutely no doubt that their number one theme of the night would be those dead Americans if they could pin it on a Democrat. But because they know what we all know, that those dead Americans are Donald Trump’s fault, they never mention it. They certainly don’t dare mention that “millions would be dead” if Trump hadn’t placed a partial travel ban on China back in January. Even they know how truly idiotic that narrative is.
The elephant in the room at the RNC isn’t the Republican mascot, it’s the fact that in six months Donald Trump has caused more than three times more deaths than the Vietnam war, more than 60 times more deaths than the attacks of September 11. And that number continues to go up and up with no end in sight. Trump could stop those deaths, or at least slow them down, but it would be at the sacrifice of his ego. He would have to admit, if only tacitly, that he was wrong. Because he is a narcissist and a conscience-free psychopath, Trump will never do that.
Trump could declare a national emergency, make mask-wearing essential by decree, establish a nationwide policy for social distancing and provide government funds for personal protective equipment and thereby save thousands of lives — but he won’t. Five months after the WHO declared coronavirus a worldwide pandemic Trump still refuses to take it seriously. He still gets irritated at mask-wearing reporters and pretends he can’t hear them because of the mask. He still, with a couple of exceptions to fool the gullible press, refuses to wear a mask himself.
Had Trump listened to scientists from the start that figure of 182,000 dead Americans would be nearly negligible by comparison. America possessed, and still possesses, the riches and resources to fight this pandemic more successfully than any other nation. Yet America has failed more tragically than any other. Donald Trump is why.
Another tragedy is — and there are so many — that whether he wins or loses the election, Donald Trump will continue to be in charge for the next five months. The devastation from coronavirus alone will be incalculable. We cannot afford to allow this monster to win in November. So please, for all the human beings about to die, let’s settle our differences now, in tribute and honour to their soon-to-be departed lives, and 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--2020-08-26--Donald Trump suddenly has a huge Milwaukee Bucks NBA problem

After the police shot a black man in the back seven times in Wisconsin this week , the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team made the decision today to boycott their own playoff game .
In response , the opposing team , the Orlando Magic , also walked off the court in solidarity instead of trying to take the win by forfeit .
Now the OKC Thunder and Houston Rockets have also decided to boycott their game tonight , meaning there is no NBA today – and no word on tomorrow .
This is a huge deal , and an unprecedented development @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relations , police reform , gun reform , and society at large .
It ’ s also a huge problem for Donald Trump .
He keeps making the argument that racist violence is overblown , that the police don ’ t need reform , and that the protests against racism are the work of bad actors .
But now the stars of the NBA are using their clout to make clear that these issues are indeed very real – and they ’ re forcing white sports fans around the nation to sit up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who isn ’ t exactly known for his tact or nuance , will have a difficult time trying to figure out how to navigate this one .
This nation can ’ t begin to heal until Trump is gone , and this boycott will help drive this point home to at least some people watching at home .

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After the police shot a black man in the back seven times in Wisconsin this week, the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team made the decision today to boycott their own playoff game. In response, the opposing team, the Orlando Magic, also walked off the court in solidarity instead of trying to take the win by forfeit. Now the OKC Thunder and Houston Rockets have also decided to boycott their game tonight, meaning there is no NBA today – and no word on tomorrow.
This is a huge deal, and an unprecedented development with widespread ramifications for sports, race relations, police reform, gun reform, and society at large. It’s also a huge problem for Donald Trump. He keeps making the argument that racist violence is overblown, that the police don’t need reform, and that the protests against racism are the work of bad actors.
But now the stars of the NBA are using their clout to make clear that these issues are indeed very real – and they’re forcing white sports fans around the nation to sit up and take notice. Donald Trump, who isn’t exactly known for his tact or nuance, will have a difficult time trying to figure out how to navigate this one. This nation can’t begin to heal until Trump is gone, and this boycott will help drive this point home to at least some people watching at home.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--Donald Trump and the Kenosha unrest

Donald Trump and the Kenosha unrest

The pundits who cry wolf , and the fatalists who choose to fall for it , are now insisting that @ @ @ @ @ win the election because of the civil unrest in Kenosha , Wisconsin .
There are @ @ @ @ @ playing out in Kenosha right now , from racist violence , to gun control , @ @ @ @ @ it all needs our foremost attention .
But this isn ’ t going to tilt @ @ @ @ @ I know ?
The unrest in Washington DC didn ’ t magically help Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ unrest in Portland didn ’ t magically help Trump ’ s poll numbers .
The @ @ @ @ @ t magically help Trump ’ s poll numbers .
It doesn ’ t work that @ @ @ @ @ many times the pundits say it does .
It really is that simple .

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The pundits who cry wolf, and the fatalists who choose to fall for it, are now insisting that Donald Trump is going to win the election because of the civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. There are a number of crucial issues playing out in Kenosha right now, from racist violence, to gun control, to police reform, and it all needs our foremost attention. But this isn’t going to tilt the election. How do I know?
The unrest in Washington DC didn’t magically help Trump’s poll numbers. The unrest in Portland didn’t magically help Trump’s poll numbers. The unrest in Kenosha won’t magically help Trump’s poll numbers. It doesn’t work that way, no matter how many times the pundits say it does. It really is that simple.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--What’s going on with Donald Trump’s health now?

Despite his obvious desire to be the star of the show every night at the Republican National Convention , Donald Trump has instead merely spent the past two nights reminding us that he can barely read or understand a simplistic script that his handlers put in front of him , and he seems barely there when he lifelessly lumbers to and from the podium .
Donald Trump ’ s health is in freefall .
Everyone in the media knows it .
Most of them are unwilling to say it .
It raises the question of why .
Sure , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for precisely why Trump ’ s health is failing .
But that ’ s only because Trump keeps having quack doctors issue laughable lies about everything from his cognitive abilities to his weight .
Shouldn ’ t that alone justify some prying into Trump ’ s health on the part of the media ?
The trouble is , at the end of the day , the media still wants to be seen as having been fair to both sides .
If one side is objectively doing worse than the other , then “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ side being accurately and factually portrayed as worse than the other .
But because the average consumer of political news doesn ’ t know enough to understand that , the media is always worried about being seen as biased in favor of the side that ’ s less scandalous .
That brings us to Donald Trump .
Everything about him is a scandal .
He ’ s a racist .
He ’ s a sexual assaulter .
He ’ s a financial criminal .
He ’ s guilty of negligent homicide in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He ’ s incompetent across the board .
He ’ s all of these things , all negative , and the media has to spend all day hammering home all these negatives .
If they start talking about Trump ’ s failing health on top of it , the dummies in the middle might interpret this as piling on , and therefore “ biased ” coverage .
So Donald Trump gets a pass on the fact that he ’ s visibly 75 % senile and appears to be in life threateningly bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s near death when they watch him on TV .
But when the media completely ignores it , people end up wondering if they ’ re the only one seeing it , or if they ’ re imagining it .
Nevermind that Hillary Clinton displayed a health issue on one day of her 2016 campaign , and the media made a month long narrative about it .
Nevermind that any time Joe Biden randomly misspeaks – something he ’ s been doing since his youth – the media asks if he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This isn ’ t about facts or fairness .
It ’ s about pandering to the dumbest of viewers in the middle .
If the media would just acknowledge Donald Trump ’ s collapsing health , he might not even be in the race by election day .
But the media doesn ’ t want to be seen as being “ biased ” by pointing out yet another Trump scandal .

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Despite his obvious desire to be the star of the show every night at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump has instead merely spent the past two nights reminding us that he can barely read or understand a simplistic script that his handlers put in front of him, and he seems barely there when he lifelessly lumbers to and from the podium.
Donald Trump’s health is in freefall. Everyone in the media knows it. Most of them are unwilling to say it. It raises the question of why. Sure, we don’t have an official diagnosis for precisely why Trump’s health is failing. But that’s only because Trump keeps having quack doctors issue laughable lies about everything from his cognitive abilities to his weight. Shouldn’t that alone justify some prying into Trump’s health on the part of the media?
The trouble is, at the end of the day, the media still wants to be seen as having been fair to both sides. If one side is objectively doing worse than the other, then “fair” coverage should result in one side being accurately and factually portrayed as worse than the other. But because the average consumer of political news doesn’t know enough to understand that, the media is always worried about being seen as biased in favor of the side that’s less scandalous.
That brings us to Donald Trump. Everything about him is a scandal. He’s a racist. He’s a sexual assaulter. He’s a financial criminal. He’s guilty of negligent homicide in a pandemic. He’s a traitor. He’s incompetent across the board. He’s all of these things, all negative, and the media has to spend all day hammering home all these negatives. If they start talking about Trump’s failing health on top of it, the dummies in the middle might interpret this as piling on, and therefore “biased” coverage.
So Donald Trump gets a pass on the fact that he’s visibly 75% senile and appears to be in life threateningly bad physical health. People see that he’s near death when they watch him on TV. But when the media completely ignores it, people end up wondering if they’re the only one seeing it, or if they’re imagining it.
Nevermind that Hillary Clinton displayed a health issue on one day of her 2016 campaign, and the media made a month long narrative about it. Nevermind that any time Joe Biden randomly misspeaks – something he’s been doing since his youth – the media asks if he’s too old to be President. This isn’t about facts or fairness. It’s about pandering to the dumbest of viewers in the middle. If the media would just acknowledge Donald Trump’s collapsing health, he might not even be in the race by election day. But the media doesn’t want to be seen as being “biased” by pointing out yet another Trump scandal.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--Here’s the thing about Tiffany Trump’s disastrous convention speech

Last night Tiffany Trump gave a Republican National Convention speech that seemed aimed at impersonating her sister Ivanka in every way , from the cartoonish defense of Donald Trump , to the dishonest attacks on mainstream Americans , right down to the vocal inflections and hand gestures .
It was a reminder that Tiffany is no better than anyone else in the Trump cartel .
It also raised questions about her motivation .
With the news this week that the New York Attorney General is investigating Donald Trump ’ s financial crimes , it ’ s clear that if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to prison – and so are all of his kids who participated in the Trump Organization ’ s financial crimes .
Is Tiffany suddenly trying to give her father a boost , for fear her siblings will go to prison if he loses ?
Then there ’ s the theory that Tiffany is seeing her father ’ s visibly and rapidly declining health just like the rest of us are , and she wants to make sure she ’ s included in the inheritance that could soon be coming .
But if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because once Donald Trump ’ s massive debts are settled , there should be little or nothing left of his assets .
And even if there is anything left over , it ’ s pretty clear that New York is going to seize the rest .
There isn ’ t going to be any inheritance .

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Last night Tiffany Trump gave a Republican National Convention speech that seemed aimed at impersonating her sister Ivanka in every way, from the cartoonish defense of Donald Trump, to the dishonest attacks on mainstream Americans, right down to the vocal inflections and hand gestures. It was a reminder that Tiffany is no better than anyone else in the Trump cartel. It also raised questions about her motivation.
With the news this week that the New York Attorney General is investigating Donald Trump’s financial crimes, it’s clear that if he loses the election, he’s going to prison – and so are all of his kids who participated in the Trump Organization’s financial crimes. Is Tiffany suddenly trying to give her father a boost, for fear her siblings will go to prison if he loses?
Then there’s the theory that Tiffany is seeing her father’s visibly and rapidly declining health just like the rest of us are, and she wants to make sure she’s included in the inheritance that could soon be coming. But if so, the joke is on her, because once Donald Trump’s massive debts are settled, there should be little or nothing left of his assets. And even if there is anything left over, it’s pretty clear that New York is going to seize the rest. There isn’t going to be any inheritance.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--Donald Trump’s incoherent charade just got even darker

We all knew the Republican National Convention was going to be a car crash , and braced for the worst when it was revealed that Patty and Mark McCloskey , the racist couple ( and indicted criminals ) who proudly posed with their guns pointed at protestors in St. Louis had been invited to speak .
Yet somehow , the convention has exceeded expectations in terms of awfulness – with a vile mix of bigotry , hypocrisy , nepotism and paranoia on display for all to see .
The first night was so awful that even Trump advisor Peter Navarro @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with its dystopian vision of the country .
If Republicans can ’ t even bring themselves to watch or listen to this nonsense , what ’ s going on here ?
Joe Biden ’ s presidential campaign got it exactly right when they called it for what it was : An “ incoherent charade ” that was “ sad , underwhelming , and devoid of vision to the point that it bordered on self parody.
” While the Democrats offered four nights with a full spectrum of differing political ideologies coming together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and endorsing a substantive agenda to help the country recover from COVID and reopen its economy , the Republicans have so far offered two nights of ranting about freedoms disappearing and being under siege , presumably by the same forces that Donald Trump ranted about back in 2016 when he ran for president under the guise that only he could fix it .
The lies are now obvious .
However Republicans spin this , in the end they ’ re playing the victim in the desperate hopes that their political fortunes might change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resonating too well with voters , particularly anyone in the middle .
This doesn ’ t mean we should count them out and get complacent , however – it means we need to take charge now – registering voters and making phone calls on behalf of Democrats down the ballot so we can defeat them soundly on November 3 .

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We all knew the Republican National Convention was going to be a car crash, and braced for the worst when it was revealed that Patty and Mark McCloskey, the racist couple (and indicted criminals) who proudly posed with their guns pointed at protestors in St. Louis had been invited to speak. Yet somehow, the convention has exceeded expectations in terms of awfulness – with a vile mix of bigotry, hypocrisy, nepotism and paranoia on display for all to see. The first night was so awful that even Trump advisor Peter Navarro called the overall convention dark and dim, with its dystopian vision of the country. If Republicans can’t even bring themselves to watch or listen to this nonsense, what’s going on here?
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign got it exactly right when they called it for what it was: An “incoherent charade” that was “sad, underwhelming, and devoid of vision to the point that it bordered on self parody.”
While the Democrats offered four nights with a full spectrum of differing political ideologies coming together for the good of the country, and endorsing a substantive agenda to help the country recover from COVID and reopen its economy, the Republicans have so far offered two nights of ranting about freedoms disappearing and being under siege, presumably by the same forces that Donald Trump ranted about back in 2016 when he ran for president under the guise that only he could fix it. The lies are now obvious.
However Republicans spin this, in the end they’re playing the victim in the desperate hopes that their political fortunes might change – something that hasn’t been resonating too well with voters, particularly anyone in the middle. This doesn’t mean we should count them out and get complacent, however – it means we need to take charge now – registering voters and making phone calls on behalf of Democrats down the ballot so we can defeat them soundly on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--Donald Trump Jr gets destroyed for his psychotic “Real Americans” meltdown

Thus far the Republican National Convention has showcased a creepy family of criminal weirdos all named Trump , along with a number of other people who are also bigots , criminals , and deranged extremists .
This steady stream of pure garbage isn ’ t exactly going over well , when you consider the low TV ratings the convention is getting , an Trump ’ s overall weak poll numbers .
But don ’ t tell that to Donald Trump Jr , who has decided that the pieces of deranged filth on display at the Republican National Convention are somehow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he used those precise words in a tweet this morning : “ Democrats mocking the RNC for showcasing real Americans rather than out of touch celebrities is a hell of a take… but not at all surprising.
” To be clear , this is the same Donald Trump Jr who spent his RNC speech coming up like he was either on drugs or needed to be .
This is the same Donald Trump Jr whose father is in the process of being indicted by a New York grand jury .
This is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just named in a New York State Attorney General investigation .
And yes , this is the same Donald Trump Jr who has only evaded prison ( for now ) because the Mueller probe concluded he was too stupid to understand he was criminally conspiring with the Russian government during the last election .
But hey , let ’ s listen to this guy when it comes to who the “ real Americans ” are .
The Trumps and their most fervent supporters are the lowest form of human life – and based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this convention , they ’ re increasingly proud of that fact .
They don ’ t represent real Americans ; they ’ re a bunch of deranged criminals and thugs who are trying to con real Americans into falling for their lunacy .
Junior is probably wondering why “ real Americans ” is trending on Twitter right now .
It ’ s because everyone is weighing in and pointing out that he ’ s not one of them .

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Thus far the Republican National Convention has showcased a creepy family of criminal weirdos all named Trump, along with a number of other people who are also bigots, criminals, and deranged extremists. This steady stream of pure garbage isn’t exactly going over well, when you consider the low TV ratings the convention is getting, an Trump’s overall weak poll numbers.
But don’t tell that to Donald Trump Jr, who has decided that the pieces of deranged filth on display at the Republican National Convention are somehow the “real Americans.” In fact he used those precise words in a tweet this morning: “Democrats mocking the RNC for showcasing real Americans rather than out of touch celebrities is a hell of a take… but not at all surprising.”
To be clear, this is the same Donald Trump Jr who spent his RNC speech coming up like he was either on drugs or needed to be. This is the same Donald Trump Jr whose father is in the process of being indicted by a New York grand jury. This is the same Donald Trump Jr whose brother was just named in a New York State Attorney General investigation. And yes, this is the same Donald Trump Jr who has only evaded prison (for now) because the Mueller probe concluded he was too stupid to understand he was criminally conspiring with the Russian government during the last election.
But hey, let’s listen to this guy when it comes to who the “real Americans” are. The Trumps and their most fervent supporters are the lowest form of human life – and based on how they’re behaving during this convention, they’re increasingly proud of that fact. They don’t represent real Americans; they’re a bunch of deranged criminals and thugs who are trying to con real Americans into falling for their lunacy. Junior is probably wondering why “real Americans” is trending on Twitter right now. It’s because everyone is weighing in and pointing out that he’s not one of them.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--It’s even worse than I thought

It’s even worse than I thought

Even with the 2016 Republican National Convention having set the bar historically low , I was still expecting the 2020 Republican National Convention to be even worse .
After all , everyone is now gone from the GOP except the Trump cult , meaning any modicum of non-extremism , and any shred of competence , would be out the door .
But even I wasn ’ t prepared for this .
On night one , Donald Trump Jr was either on drugs or he needed to be on drugs – and that was just the start of what all was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night of the RNC saw ratings that were 25 % lower than the first night of the DNC .
By night two , the only reason to continue watching the RNC was if you wanted to sneer at the sheer idiocy , or if your job required you to watch it .
Melania Trump managed to simultaneously come off as a robot whose batteries were winding down , and a hostage who was afraid for her safety .
Tiffany Trump reminded us that she still wants her share of the inheritance , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( the joke ’ s on her ; Donald ’ s assets will be seized after he ’ s arrested ) .
Eric Trump might as well have held up a sign that said “ please pardon me , Dad !
” And yet the non-Trump-family speakers last night may have been even more disturbing .
Pam Bondi , the criminal who took a bribe and then let Donald Trump off the hook in Florida , tried lecturing us about Joe Biden ’ s ethics .
Rand Paul ’ s cartoonish speech practically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Every single minute of this convention has been painful to watch .
There ’ s only one upside here : this Republican convention is such a debacle , so ineffective at reaching anyone outside of Trump ’ s already too-small base , there is no chance he ’ ll get a convention bump in the polls .
In fact it ’ s now likely that he ’ ll drop in the polls as a result of his own convention .
At this point the best thing Trump has going for him this week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reveal , nobody ’ s watching his crapfest anyway .

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Even with the 2016 Republican National Convention having set the bar historically low, I was still expecting the 2020 Republican National Convention to be even worse. After all, everyone is now gone from the GOP except the Trump cult, meaning any modicum of non-extremism, and any shred of competence, would be out the door. But even I wasn’t prepared for this.
On night one, Donald Trump Jr was either on drugs or he needed to be on drugs – and that was just the start of what all was wrong. Not surprisingly, the first night of the RNC saw ratings that were 25% lower than the first night of the DNC. By night two, the only reason to continue watching the RNC was if you wanted to sneer at the sheer idiocy, or if your job required you to watch it.
Melania Trump managed to simultaneously come off as a robot whose batteries were winding down, and a hostage who was afraid for her safety. Tiffany Trump reminded us that she still wants her share of the inheritance, no matter how much she hates her father (the joke’s on her; Donald’s assets will be seized after he’s arrested). Eric Trump might as well have held up a sign that said “please pardon me, Dad!”
And yet the non-Trump-family speakers last night may have been even more disturbing. Pam Bondi, the criminal who took a bribe and then let Donald Trump off the hook in Florida, tried lecturing us about Joe Biden’s ethics. Rand Paul’s cartoonish speech practically screamed that Trump is blackmailing him. Every single minute of this convention has been painful to watch.
There’s only one upside here: this Republican convention is such a debacle, so ineffective at reaching anyone outside of Trump’s already too-small base, there is no chance he’ll get a convention bump in the polls. In fact it’s now likely that he’ll drop in the polls as a result of his own convention. At this point the best thing Trump has going for him this week is that, as the low ratings reveal, nobody’s watching his crapfest anyway.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--The real reason Donald Trump’s convention is such a problem for him

To the surprise of perhaps no one but Donald Trump , the TV ratings for the Republican National Convention are terrible .
It turns out having a bunch of deranged speakers slobbering all over Donald Trump – seemingly half of them named “ Trump ” themselves – isn ’ t exactly making for compelling viewing .
But here ’ s the thing .
Based on social media chatter and trending topics alone , it ’ s easy to glean that a whole lot of anti-Trump people are watching the Republican National Convention because it ’ s a train wreck they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yet even with all these additional looky-loos , ratings are still terrible .
This means that startlingly few Trump supporters are watching the Republican convention .
This suggests that even Trump ’ s own base is tired of trying to hang in there with his narcissistic nonsense and rambling lies , as the country crumbles around them .
Donald Trump ’ s surrogates like to talk about a supposed “ enthusiasm gap , ” as if Joe Biden ’ s large number of supporters don ’ t count because they ’ re not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of supporters .
But the extraordinarily low number of Trump supporters watching Trump ’ s convention is a sign that Trump is the one with the enthusiasm gap .
It gives us a real opportunity to double down on voter registration and turnout , phone banking , and polling place volunteering , in order to run up the score and land a decisive victory on November 3rd .

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To the surprise of perhaps no one but Donald Trump, the TV ratings for the Republican National Convention are terrible. It turns out having a bunch of deranged speakers slobbering all over Donald Trump – seemingly half of them named “Trump” themselves – isn’t exactly making for compelling viewing. But here’s the thing.
Based on social media chatter and trending topics alone, it’s easy to glean that a whole lot of anti-Trump people are watching the Republican National Convention because it’s a train wreck they can’t look away from. Yet even with all these additional looky-loos, ratings are still terrible.
This means that startlingly few Trump supporters are watching the Republican convention. This suggests that even Trump’s own base is tired of trying to hang in there with his narcissistic nonsense and rambling lies, as the country crumbles around them.
Donald Trump’s surrogates like to talk about a supposed “enthusiasm gap,” as if Joe Biden’s large number of supporters don’t count because they’re not as enthusiastic as Trump’s smaller number of supporters. But the extraordinarily low number of Trump supporters watching Trump’s convention is a sign that Trump is the one with the enthusiasm gap. It gives us a real opportunity to double down on voter registration and turnout, phone banking, and polling place volunteering, in order to run up the score and land a decisive victory on November 3rd.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--Melania Trump’s convention speech is a flaming disaster

Just how low was the bar set for Melania Trump ’ s 2020 Republican National Convention speech ?
The last time she gave a convention speech , she got caught plagiarizing it from Michelle Obama .
Seemingly , all that Melania had to do this time around was not actually steal anyone else ’ s speech , and she ’ d be fine .
But Melania ’ s performance tonight was so God-awful , so utterly disturbing , it turns out she ’ d probably have been better off if she ’ d just plagiarized it .
Melania spent her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if she were literally being held hostage .
She had the gall to claim that she managed to become a U.S. citizen through hard work , when in reality she scammed her way into a visa and then she married a wealthy criminal .
The truly galling part is that Melania Trump appears to have mutilated the Rose Garden into something unrecognizable just so she could give this waste-of-oxygen speech .
There are no words for how embarrassing it is that a piece of crap like Melania is somehow “ First Lady ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re not sure whether our first concern should be that she ’ s a disgusting fraud , or that she appeared to be very much afraid for her own well being tonight .

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Just how low was the bar set for Melania Trump’s 2020 Republican National Convention speech? The last time she gave a convention speech, she got caught plagiarizing it from Michelle Obama. Seemingly, all that Melania had to do this time around was not actually steal anyone else’s speech, and she’d be fine.
But Melania’s performance tonight was so God-awful, so utterly disturbing, it turns out she’d probably have been better off if she’d just plagiarized it. Melania spent her speech looking alarmed and worried, as if she were literally being held hostage. She had the gall to claim that she managed to become a U.S. citizen through hard work, when in reality she scammed her way into a visa and then she married a wealthy criminal.
The truly galling part is that Melania Trump appears to have mutilated the Rose Garden into something unrecognizable just so she could give this waste-of-oxygen speech. There are no words for how embarrassing it is that a piece of crap like Melania is somehow “First Lady” of the United States – and yet we’re not sure whether our first concern should be that she’s a disgusting fraud, or that she appeared to be very much afraid for her own well being tonight.
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