palmerreport--2020-08-26--Night two of Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention has somehow turned out to be even worse

Last night we had to sit through Donald Trump Jr frantically crying and Kimberly Guilfoyle psychotically screaming , and those weren ’ t even necessarily the two most embarrassing speeches of the evening .
So was it somehow possible that night two of the Republican National Convention could end up being even worse ?
Turns out the answer is yes .
For instance , Republican Senator Rand Paul told so many lies during his speech , Rachel Maddow had to do an on-air fact check on MSNBC immediately afterward .
Then another speaker told so many lies about women ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to explain what birth control is .
It was that nightmarish .
Somewhere in there , Pam Bondi give a 100 % fictional speech about Joe Biden ’ s supposed corruption .
As a reminder , when Bondi was the Attorney General of Florida , she took a campaign bribe from Donald Trump and then let him off the legal hook in the Trump University scandal .
And after Bondi was done ranting about nepotism tonight , the very next speech came from Trump ’ s daughter .
Her speech was a reminder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone else in her worthless family .
We still have to sit through a speech from Eric Trump , whom we learned this week is caught up in a New York Attorney General investigation into the Trump Organization ’ s financial crimes .
We also have to sit through a speech from Melania Trump , but because we already heard Michelle Obama speak last week , we probably already know what Melania is going to say .
This Republican National Convention is just awful – and not just in the sense that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense that it ’ s not going to help Donald Trump one bit .
His deranged base may be loving this filth , but they ’ re a shrinking breed .
The polls keep showing that Trump ’ s base alone isn ’ t large enough to win it for him .
Trump needs voters who are on the fence , and he keeps bulldozing the fence .
If we focus on voter registration and turnout and volunteering , we ’ ll win this .

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Last night we had to sit through Donald Trump Jr frantically crying and Kimberly Guilfoyle psychotically screaming, and those weren’t even necessarily the two most embarrassing speeches of the evening. So was it somehow possible that night two of the Republican National Convention could end up being even worse? Turns out the answer is yes.
For instance, Republican Senator Rand Paul told so many lies during his speech, Rachel Maddow had to do an on-air fact check on MSNBC immediately afterward. Then another speaker told so many lies about women’s reproduction issues, Maddow literally had to explain what birth control is. It was that nightmarish.
Somewhere in there, Pam Bondi give a 100% fictional speech about Joe Biden’s supposed corruption. As a reminder, when Bondi was the Attorney General of Florida, she took a campaign bribe from Donald Trump and then let him off the legal hook in the Trump University scandal. And after Bondi was done ranting about nepotism tonight, the very next speech came from Trump’s daughter. Her speech was a reminder that Tiffany Trump is no better than anyone else in her worthless family.
We still have to sit through a speech from Eric Trump, whom we learned this week is caught up in a New York Attorney General investigation into the Trump Organization’s financial crimes. We also have to sit through a speech from Melania Trump, but because we already heard Michelle Obama speak last week, we probably already know what Melania is going to say.
This Republican National Convention is just awful – and not just in the sense that it’s evil, but in the sense that it’s not going to help Donald Trump one bit. His deranged base may be loving this filth, but they’re a shrinking breed. The polls keep showing that Trump’s base alone isn’t large enough to win it for him. Trump needs voters who are on the fence, and he keeps bulldozing the fence. If we focus on voter registration and turnout and volunteering, we’ll win this.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--Looks like Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump are trying to destroy each other as Donald Trump circles t

Looks like Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump are trying to destroy each other as Donald Trump circles the drain

Earlier this week we brought you the news of how Melania Trump ’ s former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff , was publishing a tell-all book about her time in and around the Trump regime .
Wolkoff allegedly has recordings capturing Melania saying awful things about Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump .
Even as we wait for the tapes to surface , some of the dirt is surfacing already .
The Guardian has obtained information about the book ’ s contents , and let ’ s just say that the details are ugly .
Melania apparently blames Ivanka for her plagiarism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and her allies as “ snakes.
” Melania even believes that Ivanka used convicted criminal Rick Gates to spy on her , and that she ’ s leaked negative information designed to make Melania look bad .
Of course , with so many bigger and more important things going on in America right now , does this kind of internal feuding really matter ?
If nothing else , it does serve to demonstrate just how dysfunctional and idiotic of a place the Trump White House is ; clearly no one in that building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on trying to solve the nation ’ s problems .
And the timing of Wolkoff ’ s new tell-all book is the latest reminder that the beleaguered Trumps are on their way down , and everyone is looking to pile on .

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Earlier this week we brought you the news of how Melania Trump’s former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, was publishing a tell-all book about her time in and around the Trump regime. Wolkoff allegedly has recordings capturing Melania saying awful things about Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump. Even as we wait for the tapes to surface, some of the dirt is surfacing already.
The Guardian has obtained information about the book’s contents, and let’s just say that the details are ugly. Melania apparently blames Ivanka for her plagiarism scandal, and she refers to Ivanka and her allies as “snakes.” Melania even believes that Ivanka used convicted criminal Rick Gates to spy on her, and that she’s leaked negative information designed to make Melania look bad.
Of course, with so many bigger and more important things going on in America right now, does this kind of internal feuding really matter? If nothing else, it does serve to demonstrate just how dysfunctional and idiotic of a place the Trump White House is; clearly no one in that building is putting even an ounce of focus on trying to solve the nation’s problems. And the timing of Wolkoff’s new tell-all book is the latest reminder that the beleaguered Trumps are on their way down, and everyone is looking to pile on.
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palmerreport--2020-08-26--Michael Cohen releases devastating new TV ad about Donald Trump

Donald Trump ’ s bad week just keeps getting worse .
When New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed her @ @ @ @ @ week , she specifically stated that the probe originated from Michael Cohen ’ s cooperation @ @ @ @ @ a new tell-all book about Trump , and he ’ s just released a devastating @ @ @ @ @ .
Check out this new Michael Cohen clip about Donald Trump , released by American @ @ @ @ @ we head into night two of the RNC , we have more insight from one @ @ @ @ @ members of his inner circle — @ MichaelCohen212 .
This time , we hear more @ @ @ @ @ & Profiteer .
# RNC2020 pic.twitter.com/cvr29NRhdr Meanwhile Michael Cohen just confirmed he ’ s booked @ @ @ @ @ , even as Cohen ’ s book reaches # 1 on the Amazon bestseller chart @

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Donald Trump’s bad week just keeps getting worse. When New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed her long-running investigation into Trump this week, she specifically stated that the probe originated from Michael Cohen’s cooperation. Now Cohen is releasing a new tell-all book about Trump, and he’s just released a devastating new TV ad about Trump.
Check out this new Michael Cohen clip about Donald Trump, released by American Bridge 21st Century:
As we head into night two of the RNC, we have more insight from one of Donald Trump's former members of his inner circle — @MichaelCohen212. This time, we hear more about Trump, the Exploiter & Profiteer. #RNC2020 pic.twitter.com/cvr29NRhdr — American Bridge 21st Century (@American_Bridge) August 25, 2020
Meanwhile Michael Cohen just confirmed he’s booked an interview with Rachel Maddow, even as Cohen’s book reaches #1 on the Amazon bestseller chart.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--No wonder Donald Trump Jr is falling to pieces

– Donald Trump Jr found out yesterday that he and his family are going to prison .
Not hard to @ @ @ @ @ his entire speech crying .
– Bartender : “ is pepsi okay ?
” Donald @ @ @ @ @ , I said I want more coke.
” – Two hurricanes .
Wildfires .
Severe @ @ @ @ @ .
Someone really doesn ’ t approve of Donald Trump ’ s Republican National Convention @ @ @ @ @ , who resigned yesterday and then unresigned last night , has now resigned again today @ @ @ @ @ often than Kim Jong Un dies .
– Melania Trump presumably had to lay cement @ @ @ @ @ hide where the bodies are buried .
– These Trump goons don ’ t even @ @ @ @ @ of the United States , but they want us to believe they ’ re the @ @ @ @

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– Donald Trump Jr found out yesterday that he and his family are going to prison. Not hard to figure out why he spent his entire speech crying.
– Bartender: “is pepsi okay?” Donald Trump Jr: “no, I said I want more coke.”
– Two hurricanes. Wildfires. Severe Thunderstorm Watch. The plague. Someone really doesn’t approve of Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention.
– Jerry Falwell Jr, who resigned yesterday and then unresigned last night, has now resigned again today. This guy resigns more often than Kim Jong Un dies.
– Melania Trump presumably had to lay cement in the Rose Garden to hide where the bodies are buried.
– These Trump goons don’t even know Puerto Rico is part of the United States, but they want us to believe they’re the experts on America.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Rachel Maddow just confirmed Michael Cohen – and it’s a big deal

Days ago , Michael Cohen announced on Twitter that he was in talks with Rachel Maddow about doing an on-air interview .
Today he tweeted that the interview was definitely happening .
Maddow then tweeted “ confirmed.
” In other words , we ’ re actually going to get to see this happen – and it ’ s a big deal .
Rachel Maddow is a fair but tough interviewer , and Michael Cohen certainly knows this .
So his decision to sit down with her strongly suggests that he ’ s willing to discuss everything .
This in turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really does tell all when it comes to the Trump-Cohen crime spree , as opposed to trying to whitewash Cohen ’ s history .
The specific date of the Maddow-Cohen interview hasn ’ t yet been revealed .
Michael Cohen has also separately confirmed that he ’ s set to appear on Late Night with Seth Meyers .
This comes one day after New York Attorney General Letitia James cited Cohen ’ s cooperation in 2019 as the starting point for her ongoing investigation into Donald Trump ’ s crimes .
Meanwhile , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for preorder right now .

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Days ago, Michael Cohen announced on Twitter that he was in talks with Rachel Maddow about doing an on-air interview. Today he tweeted that the interview was definitely happening. Maddow then tweeted “confirmed.” In other words, we’re actually going to get to see this happen – and it’s a big deal.
Rachel Maddow is a fair but tough interviewer, and Michael Cohen certainly knows this. So his decision to sit down with her strongly suggests that he’s willing to discuss everything. This in turn suggests that Cohen’s new book really does tell all when it comes to the Trump-Cohen crime spree, as opposed to trying to whitewash Cohen’s history. The specific date of the Maddow-Cohen interview hasn’t yet been revealed.
Michael Cohen has also separately confirmed that he’s set to appear on Late Night with Seth Meyers. This comes one day after New York Attorney General Letitia James cited Cohen’s cooperation in 2019 as the starting point for her ongoing investigation into Donald Trump’s crimes. Meanwhile, Michael Cohen’s book is available for preorder right now.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--There’s a mole in Donald Trump’s White House

We ’ ve seen a wide swath of former Republican officials come out against Donald Trump .
We ’ ve even seen a number of former Trump officials come out against Trump .
But now we appear to be looking at something new : a current Trump official coming out against Trump – and not anonymously .
It turns out two current “ senior administration officials ” in the Trump regime are now actively working with a group of former Trump officials in an effort to take Donald Trump down .
According to Politico , one of the two officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now and election day , and then of course get fired for it .
Two years ago , someone within the Trump regime anonymously published a letter slamming Donald Trump .
It set off a number of alarms , but it didn ’ t end up having much political impact , likely because it didn ’ t have anyone ’ s name attached to it .
But the prospect of a current Trump senior official coming out against Donald Trump by name , just before the election , could end up having a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile , Donald Trump now faces the prospect of trying to figure out who these two moles are inside his administration , with no real clues to go on .
Trump has spent a significant amount of time and energy obsessing over leaks and disloyalists within his regime , but he keeps coming up empty in trying to find them .
This is going to drive him even more bonkers .

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We’ve seen a wide swath of former Republican officials come out against Donald Trump. We’ve even seen a number of former Trump officials come out against Trump. But now we appear to be looking at something new: a current Trump official coming out against Trump – and not anonymously.
It turns out two current “senior administration officials” in the Trump regime are now actively working with a group of former Trump officials in an effort to take Donald Trump down. According to Politico, one of the two officials is planning to come out publicly between now and election day, and then of course get fired for it.
Two years ago, someone within the Trump regime anonymously published a letter slamming Donald Trump. It set off a number of alarms, but it didn’t end up having much political impact, likely because it didn’t have anyone’s name attached to it. But the prospect of a current Trump senior official coming out against Donald Trump by name, just before the election, could end up having a real impact. We’ll see.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump now faces the prospect of trying to figure out who these two moles are inside his administration, with no real clues to go on. Trump has spent a significant amount of time and energy obsessing over leaks and disloyalists within his regime, but he keeps coming up empty in trying to find them. This is going to drive him even more bonkers.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Donald Trump is going to absolutely hate this

In the real world , the effectiveness of a political convention is measured solely on how it impacts a candidate ’ s poll numbers and approval rating , and whether those changes end up being a temporary bump or a permanent trend .
In Donald Trump ’ s narcissistic infantile reality show mind , the effectiveness of his Republican National Convention is based solely on how many people end up watching it , regardless of why they ’ re tuning in .
For instance , even if most of the people tuning in to the RNC were merely doing so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idiocy , or because they couldn ’ t look away from the train wreck , Donald Trump would still convince himself that the viewers all loved him , and he ’ d count it as a win .
But even by his deranged criteria , Trump still lost last night .
Overnight ratings from all major networks reveal that that first night of the Democratic National Convention received 25 % higher TV ratings than the first night of the Republican National Convention .
When you consider that the DNC was full of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly consists of screaming and crying Trump family members , this isn ’ t a surprise .
But it ’ ll likely come as a shock to Donald Trump , who will insist that the ratings are now somehow a conspiracy against him .

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In the real world, the effectiveness of a political convention is measured solely on how it impacts a candidate’s poll numbers and approval rating, and whether those changes end up being a temporary bump or a permanent trend. In Donald Trump’s narcissistic infantile reality show mind, the effectiveness of his Republican National Convention is based solely on how many people end up watching it, regardless of why they’re tuning in.
For instance, even if most of the people tuning in to the RNC were merely doing so because they wanted to make fun of the idiocy, or because they couldn’t look away from the train wreck, Donald Trump would still convince himself that the viewers all loved him, and he’d count it as a win. But even by his deranged criteria, Trump still lost last night.
Overnight ratings from all major networks reveal that that first night of the Democratic National Convention received 25% higher TV ratings than the first night of the Republican National Convention. When you consider that the DNC was full of popular speakers, and the RNC program mostly consists of screaming and crying Trump family members, this isn’t a surprise. But it’ll likely come as a shock to Donald Trump, who will insist that the ratings are now somehow a conspiracy against him.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--How the Conway family imploded

How the Conway family imploded

Kurt Vonnegut wrote of his 1962 book , “ Mother Night , ” that it was the only book he ’ d ever written whose moral he knew , which was , “ We are what we pretend to be , so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
” George Conway married a woman who turned out not to be careful about what she pretended to be , and the recent crisis that has descended on his marriage and his family is the consequence .
Together they had a daughter named Claudia , who may very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put together .
I ’ m not saying anything defamatory of George and Kellyanne , by the way .
I think they ’ d both agree with me .
Claudia , as they say , doesn ’ t suffer fools gladly .
Her mother does so for a living , and therein is Claudia ’ s problem .
Claudia is a young woman of intelligence and principle , who recently tweeted that her “ mother ’ s job ruined my life to begin with .
heartbreaking that she continues to go down that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suffer .
selfish .
it ’ s all about money and fame , ladies and gentlemen.
” Claudia finally reached a crisis point where “ i ’ m officially pushing for emancipation .
buckle up because this is probably going to be public one way or another , unfortunately .
welcome to my life.
” This drama in the life of the Conways is one that has played out entirely on Twitter .
Claudia hates what her mother does for a living and says so .
George hates his wife ’ s boss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t been careful about what she pretends to be .
The culmination happened when Claudia finally decided to “ push for emancipation.
” The straw that broke the camel ’ s back , as they say , was Kellyanne ’ s decision to speak at the Republican National Convention .
“ i ’ m [ devastated ] that my mother is actually speaking at the RNC , ” Claudia tweeted , “ like DEVASTATED beyond compare.
” In response to his daughter ’ s crisis George Conway is taking his leave of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Unlike other social media addicts he left himself a loophole , just in case , when he tweeted , “ I may be taking a Twitter hiatus soon.
” This tweet was followed by a stunning catalog of brilliant opinion pieces for the Washington Post by Conway himself , each one elucidating why Donald Trump is a narcissist and a sociopath , a rapist and a sexual assailant , an arch criminal out for himself , and so on .
I recommend them .
George is also dropping out of active participation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a founding member .
Kellyanne ’ s comment was the least transparent of the three .
“ I ’ m Leaving the White House .
Gratefully & Humbly.
” It was followed by a link to a statement that required that I sign in to Drop Box in order to read it .
I declined .
I ’ m closed minded about Kellyanne Conway .
I doubt there are any revelations in her statement .
In any case , don ’ t be surprised if her gratitude and humility change over time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s been clear for a time of the toxic waste dump that is the Trump White House , once she ’ s started being careful about what she pretends to be again .
This is what happens when lives intersect with the pestilential malignancy that is Donald Trump .
People go to prison , lives get destroyed , families are thrown into turmoil .
There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to continue as president of the United States , this has been another one of them .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , brothers and sisters , comrades and friends , stay safe .

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Kurt Vonnegut wrote of his 1962 book, “Mother Night,” that it was the only book he’d ever written whose moral he knew, which was, “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” George Conway married a woman who turned out not to be careful about what she pretended to be, and the recent crisis that has descended on his marriage and his family is the consequence.
Together they had a daughter named Claudia, who may very well be smarter than both of them put together. I’m not saying anything defamatory of George and Kellyanne, by the way. I think they’d both agree with me.
Claudia, as they say, doesn’t suffer fools gladly. Her mother does so for a living, and therein is Claudia’s problem. Claudia is a young woman of intelligence and principle, who recently tweeted that her “mother’s job ruined my life to begin with. heartbreaking that she continues to go down that path after years of watching her children suffer. selfish. it’s all about money and fame, ladies and gentlemen.”
Claudia finally reached a crisis point where “i’m officially pushing for emancipation. buckle up because this is probably going to be public one way or another, unfortunately. welcome to my life.”
This drama in the life of the Conways is one that has played out entirely on Twitter. Claudia hates what her mother does for a living and says so. George hates his wife’s boss. Kellyanne, until recently, hasn’t been careful about what she pretends to be. The culmination happened when Claudia finally decided to “push for emancipation.” The straw that broke the camel’s back, as they say, was Kellyanne’s decision to speak at the Republican National Convention. “i’m [devastated] that my mother is actually speaking at the RNC,” Claudia tweeted, “like DEVASTATED beyond compare.”
In response to his daughter’s crisis George Conway is taking his leave of Twitter. Or a provisional one. Unlike other social media addicts he left himself a loophole, just in case, when he tweeted, “I may be taking a Twitter hiatus soon.” This tweet was followed by a stunning catalog of brilliant opinion pieces for the Washington Post by Conway himself, each one elucidating why Donald Trump is a narcissist and a sociopath, a rapist and a sexual assailant, an arch criminal out for himself, and so on. I recommend them. George is also dropping out of active participation in The Lincoln Project, of which he is a founding member.
Kellyanne’s comment was the least transparent of the three. “I’m Leaving the White House. Gratefully & Humbly.” It was followed by a link to a statement that required that I sign in to Drop Box in order to read it. I declined. I’m closed minded about Kellyanne Conway. I doubt there are any revelations in her statement. In any case, don’t be surprised if her gratitude and humility change over time into regret and mortification, once she’s been clear for a time of the toxic waste dump that is the Trump White House, once she’s started being careful about what she pretends to be again.
This is what happens when lives intersect with the pestilential malignancy that is Donald Trump. People go to prison, lives get destroyed, families are thrown into turmoil. There are a million reasons why Donald Trump is unfit to continue as president of the United States, this has been another one of them. And, as ever, ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, comrades and friends, stay safe.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Waving the white flag

Waving the white flag

If you were expecting this week to be a huge embarrassment for the GOP as they begin the four day marathon of lying and ranting that makes up their convention , you certainly won ’ t be disappointed .
It was bad enough that Donald Trump , rather than doing his job as president of the United States , agreed that he would speak all four nights of the convention – something no other president in history has had time for even when things were normal , much less in the middle of a raging pandemic .
Now , Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re not even bothering to create a platform this year , instead deciding to support Donald Trump lockstep in everything he does , should he win a second term .
Yes , you read that right – if you had any doubts , the GOP explicitly says on the first page that they won ’ t even bother to create another party platform until 2024 .
They ’ re so afraid of Trump and his administration that they ’ re betting their own re-election prospects on poisonous positions like abolishing social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only hope is if Trump ’ s base comes out and supports their candidates .
This is even more concerning when you put together that Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that he doesn ’ t really have any goals for after 2020 , and a whole lot of promises he never fulfilled from 2016 , like repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a much better healthcare plan .
While a number of progressives were concerned about the number of moderate Republicans speaking at the Democratic National Convention last week , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many are fleeing their own party .
Being subject to the whims of an aspiring dictator is something we can not allow to happen in the United States , regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum – and this is why it is imperative to vote Donald Trump out of office on November 3 .

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If you were expecting this week to be a huge embarrassment for the GOP as they begin the four day marathon of lying and ranting that makes up their convention, you certainly won’t be disappointed. It was bad enough that Donald Trump, rather than doing his job as president of the United States, agreed that he would speak all four nights of the convention – something no other president in history has had time for even when things were normal, much less in the middle of a raging pandemic.
Now, Republicans have decided to drop the news that they’re not even bothering to create a platform this year, instead deciding to support Donald Trump lockstep in everything he does, should he win a second term.
Yes, you read that right – if you had any doubts, the GOP explicitly says on the first page that they won’t even bother to create another party platform until 2024. They’re so afraid of Trump and his administration that they’re betting their own re-election prospects on poisonous positions like abolishing social security and Medicare, knowing that their only hope is if Trump’s base comes out and supports their candidates.
This is even more concerning when you put together that Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t really have any goals for after 2020, and a whole lot of promises he never fulfilled from 2016, like repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a much better healthcare plan. While a number of progressives were concerned about the number of moderate Republicans speaking at the Democratic National Convention last week, it’s clearer than ever why so many are fleeing their own party. Being subject to the whims of an aspiring dictator is something we cannot allow to happen in the United States, regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum – and this is why it is imperative to vote Donald Trump out of office on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-08-25--Donald Trump doesn’t have a magic wand

Donald Trump doesn’t have a magic wand

Pundits keep telling us that the further Donald Trump falls behind in the polls , and the more legal trouble he ’ s facing if he loses reelection , the more motivated he ’ ll be to cheat , therefore he ’ ll magically win reelection .
Let ’ s talk about how silly this narrative is .
For starters , the original tax return subpoena made clear last year that a New York grand jury was going to indict Trump .
Just because the media ignored this until recently , it doesn ’ t mean Trump hasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to prison if he loses .
It ’ s not news to him .
It ’ s why he spent all this time fighting ( and failing ) in court to try to stop the subpoena .
So the whole “ Now that Trump suddenly knows he ’ s going to prison if he loses , he ’ s suddenly going to be more motivated to cheat , therefore he ’ ll magically win ” narrative goes out the window .
You can also throw out the “ Trump is falling further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more motivated to cheat ” narrative .
Are we really supposed to believe there are cheating tactics Trump would try if he ’ s 12 points down that he wouldn ’ t try if he ’ s 7 points down ?
Come on .
It ’ s also a false premise that being more motivated to cheat somehow translates to being more effective at cheating .
We ’ re supposed to believe that additional pressure and desperation is going to make Trump a smarter and more competent cheater ?
We ’ ve all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dire things look for one side , the more inspired that side is to come up with a genius plan that magically saves the day .
But this isn ’ t the movies .
This is weirder than the movies , for sure .
But real world logic still applies to this election , not movie logic .
The reality is this : – Trump will try to cheat – The cheating may help him , it may not – Falling further behind does not magically help him – If you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to vote “ But Russia will magically rig the election for Trump again !
” Wasn ’ t effective last time .
If not for Comey ’ s letter , Russian meddling wouldn ’ t have been enough to put Trump over the top .
“ But the post office is his new magic wand !
” No it isn ’ t .
“ Bill Barr is Trump ’ s magic wand !
” No .
“ Kanye is his new magic wand !
” Still no .
Each of these attempts at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a point , or a half a point , in Trump ’ s direction .
So yes , we have to watch out for them .
But none of them are magic wands .
Cheating in an election is really hard – and it can always be overcome by turnout .
Run up the score against Trump on election day , and he loses .
It ’ s that straightforward .

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Pundits keep telling us that the further Donald Trump falls behind in the polls, and the more legal trouble he’s facing if he loses reelection, the more motivated he’ll be to cheat, therefore he’ll magically win reelection. Let’s talk about how silly this narrative is.
For starters, the original tax return subpoena made clear last year that a New York grand jury was going to indict Trump. Just because the media ignored this until recently, it doesn’t mean Trump hasn’t understood all along that he’s going to prison if he loses. It’s not news to him. It’s why he spent all this time fighting (and failing) in court to try to stop the subpoena. So the whole “Now that Trump suddenly knows he’s going to prison if he loses, he’s suddenly going to be more motivated to cheat, therefore he’ll magically win” narrative goes out the window.
You can also throw out the “Trump is falling further behind, therefore he’ll be more motivated to cheat” narrative. Are we really supposed to believe there are cheating tactics Trump would try if he’s 12 points down that he wouldn’t try if he’s 7 points down? Come on.
It’s also a false premise that being more motivated to cheat somehow translates to being more effective at cheating. We’re supposed to believe that additional pressure and desperation is going to make Trump a smarter and more competent cheater? We’ve all watched too many movies where the more dire things look for one side, the more inspired that side is to come up with a genius plan that magically saves the day. But this isn’t the movies. This is weirder than the movies, for sure. But real world logic still applies to this election, not movie logic.
The reality is this:
– Trump will try to cheat – He’ll do it ineptly – The cheating may help him, it may not – Falling further behind does not magically help him – Desperation tactics have a low percentage of working – If you’re worried, go register some more people to vote
“But Russia will magically rig the election for Trump again!” Wasn’t effective last time. If not for Comey’s letter, Russian meddling wouldn’t have been enough to put Trump over the top. “But the post office is his new magic wand!” No it isn’t. “Bill Barr is Trump’s magic wand!” No. “Kanye is his new magic wand!” Still no.
Each of these attempts at cheating can potentially shift the results by a point, or a half a point, in Trump’s direction. So yes, we have to watch out for them. But none of them are magic wands. Cheating in an election is really hard – and it can always be overcome by turnout. Run up the score against Trump on election day, and he loses. It’s that straightforward.
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--Joe Biden just destroyed Mike Pence

Joe Biden just destroyed Mike Pence

Mike Pence ’ s speech was the highlight of day 3 of the Republican National Convention but it made headlines for all the wrong reasons , as he told one lie after the other and presented a dystopian vision he called “ Joe Biden ’ s America , ” one that you wouldn ’ t be safe in , rife with chaos and upheaval .
He did this all , of course , without any mention of Jacob Blake or that the current unrest is a direct result of the Trump administration ’ s policies .
Naturally , Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swung back hard , pointing out that while Pence might have been dreaming up a doomsday scenario about “ Joe Biden ’ s America , ” he was doing it while showing a video of Donald Trump ’ s America .
“ The problem right now is that we ’ re in Donald Trump ’ s America , ” said Biden , again pointing out Donald Trump ’ s consistent failure to take responsibility , but he wasn ’ t finished .
He also called out Kellyanne Conway on her admission that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protests to turn violent because it helps the Republicans politically – noting that they ’ re finally admitting what ’ s been obvious to nearly everyone outside of Trump ’ s base for a long time .
Trump wants chaos and he ’ s provoking it wherever possible .
A week ago , we saw Joe Biden give one of the most poignant and eloquent speeches of his political career .
While this interview with Andrea Mitchell was off the cuff , it ’ s nearly as good and proves his political savvy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we ’ re already seeing from this administration is what voters will be voting for should they pull the lever for Republicans in November .
What we ’ re seeing now is exactly why we need to vote all of them out on November 3 .

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Mike Pence’s speech was the highlight of day 3 of the Republican National Convention but it made headlines for all the wrong reasons, as he told one lie after the other and presented a dystopian vision he called “Joe Biden’s America,” one that you wouldn’t be safe in, rife with chaos and upheaval. He did this all, of course, without any mention of Jacob Blake or that the current unrest is a direct result of the Trump administration’s policies.
Naturally, Joe Biden was asked about the speech today and swung back hard, pointing out that while Pence might have been dreaming up a doomsday scenario about “Joe Biden’s America,” he was doing it while showing a video of Donald Trump’s America.
“The problem right now is that we’re in Donald Trump’s America,” said Biden, again pointing out Donald Trump’s consistent failure to take responsibility, but he wasn’t finished. He also called out Kellyanne Conway on her admission that the White House is actually hoping for the protests to turn violent because it helps the Republicans politically – noting that they’re finally admitting what’s been obvious to nearly everyone outside of Trump’s base for a long time. Trump wants chaos and he’s provoking it wherever possible.
A week ago, we saw Joe Biden give one of the most poignant and eloquent speeches of his political career. While this interview with Andrea Mitchell was off the cuff, it’s nearly as good and proves his political savvy, as he pointed out that what we’re already seeing from this administration is what voters will be voting for should they pull the lever for Republicans in November. What we’re seeing now is exactly why we need to vote all of them out on November 3.
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--Rudy Giuliani has completely berserk meltdown at Republican National Convention

To give you an idea of just how hard of a time Donald Trump is having at landing speakers for the 2020 Republican National Convention , he allowed senile lunatic Rudy Giuliani to have a key speaking slot on the final night .
To give you an idea of how far Trump himself is gone , he ’ s also relying on the senile Giuliani as his personal lawyer .
Rudy Giuliani ’ s speech tonight was so frantic , so incoherent , so unhinged , so broken , we ’ re not even sure where to start .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes that “ all black lives matter ” and then a few seconds later he said the Trump GOP believes that “ all lives matter.
” These are not phrases you want to get confused while trying to convince the public that you ’ re on top of racial issues .
But that was just one part of the debacle .
Rudy ranted and raved about imaginary crime sprees on the part of Black Lives Matter protesters , and he insisted that Democrats are purposely destroying major cities just to try to hurt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the rails , he made Ben Carson ’ s preceding speech seem slightly sane in comparison .
By the time Rudy was done demonstrating that he belongs in a rubber room , the normally unflappable Rachel Maddow just stared into the camera in stunned disbelief at what she ’ d watched – as did we all .
The point of a national political convention is to try to broaden your appeal , bring in new people , and expand your base .
Donald Trump didn ’ t even try to do that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of speakers , no matter how embarrassing , who were willing to kiss his backside .
No wonder TV ratings were jarringly low .
This convention was a total failure for Trump , even by his standards .

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To give you an idea of just how hard of a time Donald Trump is having at landing speakers for the 2020 Republican National Convention, he allowed senile lunatic Rudy Giuliani to have a key speaking slot on the final night. To give you an idea of how far Trump himself is gone, he’s also relying on the senile Giuliani as his personal lawyer.
Rudy Giuliani’s speech tonight was so frantic, so incoherent, so unhinged, so broken, we’re not even sure where to start. At one point he said the Trump GOP believes that “all black lives matter” and then a few seconds later he said the Trump GOP believes that “all lives matter.” These are not phrases you want to get confused while trying to convince the public that you’re on top of racial issues. But that was just one part of the debacle.
Rudy ranted and raved about imaginary crime sprees on the part of Black Lives Matter protesters, and he insisted that Democrats are purposely destroying major cities just to try to hurt Donald Trump. Rudy was so far off the rails, he made Ben Carson’s preceding speech seem slightly sane in comparison. By the time Rudy was done demonstrating that he belongs in a rubber room, the normally unflappable Rachel Maddow just stared into the camera in stunned disbelief at what she’d watched – as did we all.
The point of a national political convention is to try to broaden your appeal, bring in new people, and expand your base. Donald Trump didn’t even try to do that. Instead he lined up a series of speakers, no matter how embarrassing, who were willing to kiss his backside. No wonder TV ratings were jarringly low. This convention was a total failure for Trump, even by his standards.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--Jared Kushner gets slam dunked by NBA head coach

Even as NBA players led the way in social awareness this week by boycotting their own playoff games in order @ @ @ @ @ Kushner used the opportunity to remind us how lacking he is in awareness when it @ @ @ @ @ .
The Daily Show took Kushner to task for not being able to make up @ @ @ @ @ to demand that NBA players fix racism or “ shut up and dribble.
” Golden @ @ @ @ @ Kerr cited the Daily Show clip on Twitter , and dunked on Kushner himself .
@ @ @ @ @ NBA players , coaches , executives and owners are working so hard to try to @ @ @ @ @ find ways to improve our country .
Jared , your father in law spreads hatred @ @ @ @ @ us your confused lecture and try to teach the president to not be racist .
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Even as NBA players led the way in social awareness this week by boycotting their own playoff games in order to force change, Jared Kushner used the opportunity to remind us how lacking he is in awareness when it comes to just about anything.
The Daily Show took Kushner to task for not being able to make up his mind if he wanted to demand that NBA players fix racism or “shut up and dribble.” Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr cited the Daily Show clip on Twitter, and dunked on Kushner himself.
Kerr tweeted this: “NBA players,coaches,executives and owners are working so hard to try to meet racism head on and find ways to improve our country. Jared, your father in law spreads hatred and division daily. Spare us your confused lecture and try to teach the president to not be racist.”
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--Donald Trump has ramp incident at New Hampshire rally, then begins ranting about his ass

After Donald Trump suffered jarringly low TV ratings last night for his Republican National Convention acceptance speech , he tweeted this morning that the TV ratings were actually high .
It ’ s not clear if he ’ s just trying to put on a brave face , or if he ’ s so far gone that he truly believes whatever his handlers are telling him to pacify him .
Then Trump held a rally today in New Hampshire , and showed us all how far gone he truly is .
There were signs of trouble from the start , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ onto the stage .
Trump waved his arms in the air and cartoonishly simulated falling down .
It was clear that his arm flail was intentional , but it wasn ’ t clear if he was doing it just to be funny ( Trump doesn ’ t have a sense of humor ) , or if he was over exaggerating it to try cover up some kind of real trouble he was having with the ramp .
In any case , things went downhill from there .
Trump began ranting and raving about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of whom stand strongly against him .
In arguably the most bizarre thing ever said by a President of the United States , Trump said “ You know what I say ?
Protesters your ass.
” Then perhaps realizing that the phrase is not “ your ass ” but “ my ass , ” Trump added “ I don ’ t talk about my ass.
” No really , that happened .
It ’ s a reminder that Donald Trump really is that far gone .
He ’ s not at all there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cognitively , and he ’ s becoming more unhinged by the day as it all goes wrong for him .
His performance today was almost like something out of a poorly written Joker scene from the Batman series .
Vote for Joe Biden and end this nightmare .

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After Donald Trump suffered jarringly low TV ratings last night for his Republican National Convention acceptance speech, he tweeted this morning that the TV ratings were actually high. It’s not clear if he’s just trying to put on a brave face, or if he’s so far gone that he truly believes whatever his handlers are telling him to pacify him. Then Trump held a rally today in New Hampshire, and showed us all how far gone he truly is.
There were signs of trouble from the start, when Trump first walked up the ramp onto the stage. Trump waved his arms in the air and cartoonishly simulated falling down. It was clear that his arm flail was intentional, but it wasn’t clear if he was doing it just to be funny (Trump doesn’t have a sense of humor), or if he was over exaggerating it to try cover up some kind of real trouble he was having with the ramp. In any case, things went downhill from there.
Trump began ranting and raving about the numerous protesters across America, most of whom stand strongly against him. In arguably the most bizarre thing ever said by a President of the United States, Trump said “You know what I say? Protesters your ass.” Then perhaps realizing that the phrase is not “your ass” but “my ass,” Trump added “I don’t talk about my ass.”
No really, that happened. It’s a reminder that Donald Trump really is that far gone. He’s not at all there psychologically, he’s barely there cognitively, and he’s becoming more unhinged by the day as it all goes wrong for him. His performance today was almost like something out of a poorly written Joker scene from the Batman series. Vote for Joe Biden and end this nightmare.
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--So that was a complete disaster for Donald Trump

We are always reading and writing about “ president ” Donald Trump living in an alternate reality .
Apparently , there are others living with him .
On top of that , some of them are just plain dumb .
Various news outlets have reported their incredulity at the fact that so few RNC speakers mentioned the pandemic .
Instead , they are all obsessed with their story that electing Joe Biden will lead to murder , mayhem , and the horrors of socialism .
Mike Pence even had the nerve to talk about violence , after a Trump supporter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wounded a third .
Heaven forbid any of them mention that the bulk of the violence at protests is being perpetrated by troublemakers like the one in Kenosha .
No one wants to hear this nonsense about Trump ’ s “ law and order ” presidency , nor do they want hypocritical Mike Pence questioning Joe Biden ’ s faith when he himself does not practice what he preaches .
Hypocrisy and lies : that was the real theme of the Republican National Convention .
In fact , the lies were so bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact checked each night .
NPR joined in the fact-checking once Mike Pence gave his ridiculous speech .
According to NPR , Pence warned that “ a Biden administration would threaten American freedoms and crumble the nation ’ s economy.
” News flash , Pence : the economy is already crumbling under your watch .
A few of his most outlandish claims included his allegation that Biden “ supports taxpayer funding of abortion , right up to the moment of birth.
” NPR quashed this claim on both accounts .
Biden seeks to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resume funding Planned Parenthood .
As for Pence ’ s ridiculous claim “ up to the moment of birth , ” the CDC reported that approximately 1 % of abortions occur after 21 weeks .
Biden is Catholic , but unlike Trump and Pence , Biden wants what the people want , and 61 % want abortions to remain legal .
Pence also brought up defunding the police , in which Biden has repeatedly and consistently denied an interest .
Pence further claimed that Biden wants to abolish fossil fuel , end fracking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would drastically increase the cost of living for working families.
” In fact , Biden wants climate change initiatives that will create better paying , unionized jobs , and NPR reported that Biden wants to ban new oil and gas drilling on public lands .
One of the worst of Pence ’ s claims is that Biden wants to increase taxes by $ 4 trillion .
Biden ’ s proposal will raise the corporate tax rate from 21 % to 28 % , which NPR stated is still lower than in 2016 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those making over $ 400,000 .
The Tax Policy Center did the math , and 80 % of Biden ’ s increases would impact only the 5 % richest Americans .
The Center further states that Biden ’ s policies would raise taxes $ 4 trillion over the next 10 years .
So , there you have it .
Either Mike Pence is dumb or lying , not that one is better than the other .
The dumbest award , however , goes to Lara Trump , wife of Eric Trump , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never even said .
Perhaps Lara should try some fact-checking herself .

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We are always reading and writing about “president” Donald Trump living in an alternate reality. Apparently, there are others living with him. On top of that, some of them are just plain dumb. Various news outlets have reported their incredulity at the fact that so few RNC speakers mentioned the pandemic. Instead, they are all obsessed with their story that electing Joe Biden will lead to murder, mayhem, and the horrors of socialism. Mike Pence even had the nerve to talk about violence, after a Trump supporter murdered two protesters in Kenosha and gravely wounded a third. Heaven forbid any of them mention that the bulk of the violence at protests is being perpetrated by troublemakers like the one in Kenosha.
No one wants to hear this nonsense about Trump’s “law and order” presidency, nor do they want hypocritical Mike Pence questioning Joe Biden’s faith when he himself does not practice what he preaches. Hypocrisy and lies: that was the real theme of the Republican National Convention. In fact, the lies were so bad that the New York Times and CNN fact checked each night. NPR joined in the fact-checking once Mike Pence gave his ridiculous speech.
According to NPR, Pence warned that “a Biden administration would threaten American freedoms and crumble the nation’s economy.” News flash, Pence: the economy is already crumbling under your watch. A few of his most outlandish claims included his allegation that Biden “supports taxpayer funding of abortion, right up to the moment of birth.” NPR quashed this claim on both accounts. Biden seeks to codify Roe v. Wade and wants to resume funding Planned Parenthood. As for Pence’s ridiculous claim “up to the moment of birth,” the CDC reported that approximately 1% of abortions occur after 21 weeks. Biden is Catholic, but unlike Trump and Pence, Biden wants what the people want, and 61% want abortions to remain legal.
Pence also brought up defunding the police, in which Biden has repeatedly and consistently denied an interest. Pence further claimed that Biden wants to abolish fossil fuel, end fracking, and change climate regulations “that would drastically increase the cost of living for working families.” In fact, Biden wants climate change initiatives that will create better paying, unionized jobs, and NPR reported that Biden wants to ban new oil and gas drilling on public lands.
One of the worst of Pence’s claims is that Biden wants to increase taxes by $4 trillion. Biden’s proposal will raise the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, which NPR stated is still lower than in 2016, and he wants to raise taxes on those making over $400,000. The Tax Policy Center did the math, and 80% of Biden’s increases would impact only the 5% richest Americans. The Center further states that Biden’s policies would raise taxes $4 trillion over the next 10 years.
So, there you have it. Either Mike Pence is dumb or lying, not that one is better than the other. The dumbest award, however, goes to Lara Trump, wife of Eric Trump, who quoted Abraham Lincoln on something that he never even said. Perhaps Lara should try some fact-checking herself.
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--The silence is deafening

The silence is deafening

– It ’ s quiet today , relatively speaking .
The silence is deafening .
There ’ s this weird lack of news today , with the GOP convention being over and having had no impact , and the media not ready to trot out its next round of political storylines on a Friday .
I suggest using this relatively quiet time to register people to vote , phone bank , and volunteer for campaigns .
– The TV ratings for Trump ’ s acceptance speech were significantly lower than for Biden ’ s acceptance speech .
No one cares @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Even his own base , apparently .
– Donald Trump just announced on Twitter that everything is a “ succes.
” This guy is as illiterate as he is evil as he is stupid .
– Fox News stooges John Roberts and Brian Kilmeade are trying to out-stupid each other today .
They ’ re both winning .
On a separate note , it ’ s oddly fitting that there is a clown named John Roberts who is on Fox News , and a clown named John Roberts who is on the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these people who insist that the only way we can win an election is if we sit around openly fretting about how we ’ re going to lose .
These people are the worst .
All they do is convince the rest of us that we shouldn ’ t bother trying to win .
The best way to counter them is to register people to vote , phone bank , and volunteer for campaigns .

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– It’s quiet today, relatively speaking. The silence is deafening. There’s this weird lack of news today, with the GOP convention being over and having had no impact, and the media not ready to trot out its next round of political storylines on a Friday. I suggest using this relatively quiet time to register people to vote, phone bank, and volunteer for campaigns.
– The TV ratings for Trump’s acceptance speech were significantly lower than for Biden’s acceptance speech. No one cares what Trump has to say anymore. Even his own base, apparently.
– Donald Trump just announced on Twitter that everything is a “succes.” This guy is as illiterate as he is evil as he is stupid.
– Fox News stooges John Roberts and Brian Kilmeade are trying to out-stupid each other today. They’re both winning. On a separate note, it’s oddly fitting that there is a clown named John Roberts who is on Fox News, and a clown named John Roberts who is on the Supreme Court.
– I’m sick of these people who insist that the only way we can win an election is if we sit around openly fretting about how we’re going to lose. These people are the worst. All they do is convince the rest of us that we shouldn’t bother trying to win. The best way to counter them is to register people to vote, phone bank, and volunteer for campaigns.
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--Trump regime fires controversial FDA spokesperson Emily Miller after just eleven days

It turns out hiring an OANN stooge for a position in the Trump regime , based solely on how much she had been kissing Donald Trump ’ s backside in her political coverage , wasn ’ t the best idea .
It turns out Emily Miller lasted just eleven days as FDA spokesperson , before she was fired today amid the fallout from a disastrous press briefing that forced the FDA commissioner to end up apologizing .
Miller ’ s swift firing , as reported by the New York Times , is the latest sign of just how dysfunctional , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration has truly become .
It also underscores that decisions in the Trump regime , such as Miller ’ s hiring , aren ’ t made based on what ’ s best for the nation , or even necessarily what ’ s best for Trump .
Instead , decisions are made based on whatever puts a smile on the ever-narcissistic and increasingly fragile Trump ’ s face on any given day .
Because Emily Miller lasted eleven days before being fired , it ’ s set off a round of jokes about how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is in reference to how Anthony Scaramucci was famously fired as White House Communications Director after just eleven days .
Scaramucci has since gone on to become a fierce Trump critic who is voting for Joe Biden .

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It turns out hiring an OANN stooge for a position in the Trump regime, based solely on how much she had been kissing Donald Trump’s backside in her political coverage, wasn’t the best idea. It turns out Emily Miller lasted just eleven days as FDA spokesperson, before she was fired today amid the fallout from a disastrous press briefing that forced the FDA commissioner to end up apologizing.
Miller’s swift firing, as reported by the New York Times, is the latest sign of just how dysfunctional, chaotic, and self defeating the Trump administration has truly become. It also underscores that decisions in the Trump regime, such as Miller’s hiring, aren’t made based on what’s best for the nation, or even necessarily what’s best for Trump. Instead, decisions are made based on whatever puts a smile on the ever-narcissistic and increasingly fragile Trump’s face on any given day.
Because Emily Miller lasted eleven days before being fired, it’s set off a round of jokes about how she lasted precisely “one Scaramucci.” This is in reference to how Anthony Scaramucci was famously fired as White House Communications Director after just eleven days. Scaramucci has since gone on to become a fierce Trump critic who is voting for Joe Biden.
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--Trump hotel goes permanently out of business

Donald Trump keeps insisting that he magically fixed the pandemic , and that the economy is now booming .
Tell that to all the people in the United States who are still losing loved ones , and to the tens of millions of people who are out of work .
Trump ’ s inept negligence hasn ’ t just impacted the U.S. economy , either .
The Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver “ temporarily ” shut down two months ago , but now the Vancouver Sun newspaper is reporting that it ’ s officially going out of business for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lasted about three years before going under .
Trump Vancouver is yet another property that ’ s branded and operated by the Trump Organization , but is owned and financed by others .
In other words , Trump mismanaged this property into the ground and he mismanaged the economy to the point that his hotel couldn ’ t survive .
This raises the question of why real estate financiers keep mistakenly thinking that Donald Trump ’ s brand has any value to it .
In Trump ’ s former hometown of New York @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s name from their branding .
It seems only a matter of time before his name is removed from his beloved “ Trump Tower ” as well .

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Donald Trump keeps insisting that he magically fixed the pandemic, and that the economy is now booming. Tell that to all the people in the United States who are still losing loved ones, and to the tens of millions of people who are out of work. Trump’s inept negligence hasn’t just impacted the U.S. economy, either.
The Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver “temporarily” shut down two months ago, but now the Vancouver Sun newspaper is reporting that it’s officially going out of business for good. Remarkably, the hotel only lasted about three years before going under.
Trump Vancouver is yet another property that’s branded and operated by the Trump Organization, but is owned and financed by others. In other words, Trump mismanaged this property into the ground and he mismanaged the economy to the point that his hotel couldn’t survive.
This raises the question of why real estate financiers keep mistakenly thinking that Donald Trump’s brand has any value to it. In Trump’s former hometown of New York, various buildings keep removing Trump’s name from their branding. It seems only a matter of time before his name is removed from his beloved “Trump Tower” as well.
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palmerreport--2020-08-28--Looks like Rand Paul is lying about being “attacked” by protesters

Last night Senator Rand Paul made the bizarre decision to walk out of the Republican National Convention after it was over , instead of taking a car .
This meant he was walking right through a large number of protesters , in the middle of a pandemic .
Paul now claims he was “ attacked by an angry mob ” and he ’ s implying that he would have died if not for the police .
Unfortunately for Rand Paul , multiple bystanders filmed his walk through the protesters .
The first angle shows a police officer pushing an off-camera @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the police officer stumbling a bit and bumping slightly into Rand Paul .
The second angle shows verbal confrontations between protesters and police , not involving Rand Paul .
Additional videos could potentially surface which support Rand Paul ’ s version of events .
But these two videos appear to cover the entirety of his walk , and it seems clear that nothing happened to him .
This stands in stark contrast with what Rand Paul tweeted about the incident : “ Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House .
Thank you to @ DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob.
” In other words , it very much appears Rand Paul is flat out lying about what transpired , in order to paint himself as a victim .
This in turn raises questions about whether Paul purposely took his long walk through the protests , just so he could falsely claim he was “ attacked .
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Last night Senator Rand Paul made the bizarre decision to walk out of the Republican National Convention after it was over, instead of taking a car. This meant he was walking right through a large number of protesters, in the middle of a pandemic. Paul now claims he was “attacked by an angry mob” and he’s implying that he would have died if not for the police.
Unfortunately for Rand Paul, multiple bystanders filmed his walk through the protesters. The first angle shows a police officer pushing an off-camera protester, the protester pushing back, and the police officer stumbling a bit and bumping slightly into Rand Paul. The second angle shows verbal confrontations between protesters and police, not involving Rand Paul.
Additional videos could potentially surface which support Rand Paul’s version of events. But these two videos appear to cover the entirety of his walk, and it seems clear that nothing happened to him. This stands in stark contrast with what Rand Paul tweeted about the incident: “Just got attacked by an angry mob of over 100, one block away from the White House. Thank you to @DCPoliceDept for literally saving our lives from a crazed mob.”
In other words, it very much appears Rand Paul is flat out lying about what transpired, in order to paint himself as a victim. This in turn raises questions about whether Paul purposely took his long walk through the protests, just so he could falsely claim he was “attacked.”
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What was that?

Judging by the jarringly low TV ratings , most of you probably didn ’ t watch the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday .
You ’ re better off .
There was nothing to be learned , even from an opposition research standpoint .
There was nothing new .
It was the same old ineffective message , just stupider and stranger in its delivery .
There was Ben Carson trying to stay awake through his own lie-filled speech .
There was Dana White telling so many coronavirus lies , MSNBC had to jump in and try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half the Republican convention consisted of Trump ’ s people telling lies , and the other half consisted of the TV hosts correcting those lies .
Oh , and of course the whole thing was literally illegal , taking place on the White House lawn and all .
But half the people in attendance are going to prison if Trump loses anyway , so what ’ s the harm in one more crime ?
We ’ re mildly surprised Rudy Giuliani wasn ’ t arrested during his speech .
Then there was Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only thing we ’ re going to say about it is that it did absolutely nothing to gain a single vote that he didn ’ t already have .
Considering how far down in the polls he is , Trump ’ s speech was a complete failure , as was the entire convention .
Trump spent the entire time strictly pandering to his own too-small base , still narcissistically unaware that his only narrow shot at reelection is if he can reach new voters in the middle .
So as weird , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , criminal , and stupid as the 2020 Republican National Convention may have been , it ’ s not relevant to what comes next .
We have sixty-something days left until election day .
We ’ ll win if we double down and focus on voter registration , voter turnout , phone banking , and volunteering .
Now let ’ s go win this .

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Judging by the jarringly low TV ratings, most of you probably didn’t watch the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday. You’re better off. There was nothing to be learned, even from an opposition research standpoint. There was nothing new. It was the same old ineffective message, just stupider and stranger in its delivery.
There was Ben Carson trying to stay awake through his own lie-filled speech. There was Dana White telling so many coronavirus lies, MSNBC had to jump in and try to sort them out. In fact seemingly half the Republican convention consisted of Trump’s people telling lies, and the other half consisted of the TV hosts correcting those lies. Oh, and of course the whole thing was literally illegal, taking place on the White House lawn and all. But half the people in attendance are going to prison if Trump loses anyway, so what’s the harm in one more crime? We’re mildly surprised Rudy Giuliani wasn’t arrested during his speech.
Then there was Donald Trump’s speech itself – and the only thing we’re going to say about it is that it did absolutely nothing to gain a single vote that he didn’t already have. Considering how far down in the polls he is, Trump’s speech was a complete failure, as was the entire convention. Trump spent the entire time strictly pandering to his own too-small base, still narcissistically unaware that his only narrow shot at reelection is if he can reach new voters in the middle.
So as weird, absurd, off-putting, offensive, deranged, criminal, and stupid as the 2020 Republican National Convention may have been, it’s not relevant to what comes next. We have sixty-something days left until election day. We’ll win if we double down and focus on voter registration, voter turnout, phone banking, and volunteering. Now let’s go win this.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--Donald Trump has berserk meltdown after no one watches his convention speech

Just how poorly watched was the 2020 Republican National Convention ?
It came up significantly short in the TV ratings on all four nights , in comparison to the 2020 Democratic National Convention .
More specifically , Donald Trump ’ s acceptance speech was watched by far fewer people than Joe Biden ’ s acceptance speech .
It ’ s clear that Trump has a problem .
People are so over him , they ’ re not even giving him a chance to make his case anymore .
But instead of trying to find a way to solve his problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is instead relying on his increasingly favorite security blanket : pure delusion .
Shortly after midnight on Friday night , Trump tweeted this : “ Great total numbers for the Republican National Convention .
Blows Democrat National Convention away .
Also , much bigger fund raising numbers !
” After he was widely lampooned in the replies for flat out lying , he added this additional lie : “ How does the Fake News not include Online Streaming Numbers where Republicans blow the Dem Numbers away ?
” It ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lying in the hope that his dwindling base will fall for it , or if Trump is so far gone cognitively that his handlers are feeding him fake positive news and he ’ s falling for it .
Either way , Trump is in a hole , with no clear way for him to climb out of it – and instead of trying to find a lifeline , he ’ s just digging the hole deeper .

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Just how poorly watched was the 2020 Republican National Convention? It came up significantly short in the TV ratings on all four nights, in comparison to the 2020 Democratic National Convention. More specifically, Donald Trump’s acceptance speech was watched by far fewer people than Joe Biden’s acceptance speech.
It’s clear that Trump has a problem. People are so over him, they’re not even giving him a chance to make his case anymore. But instead of trying to find a way to solve his problem and climb back into election contention, Trump is instead relying on his increasingly favorite security blanket: pure delusion.
Shortly after midnight on Friday night, Trump tweeted this: “Great total numbers for the Republican National Convention. Blows Democrat National Convention away. Also, much bigger fund raising numbers!” After he was widely lampooned in the replies for flat out lying, he added this additional lie: “How does the Fake News not include Online Streaming Numbers where Republicans blow the Dem Numbers away?”
It’s not entirely clear if Donald Trump is simply lying in the hope that his dwindling base will fall for it, or if Trump is so far gone cognitively that his handlers are feeding him fake positive news and he’s falling for it. Either way, Trump is in a hole, with no clear way for him to climb out of it – and instead of trying to find a lifeline, he’s just digging the hole deeper.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--The more things change in this election, the more they don’t

Every week or two , we hear about some new narrative or development that ’ s going to fundamentally change the nature of the 2020 election .
Then , after it doesn ’ t go anywhere , we hear about the next new narrative that ’ s going to upend things .
But for all the twists and turns , lack of precedent , and outright chaos that we ’ ve seen in the 2020 election , what stands out the most is just how little change there has been in the nature of this election .
Go as far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ averages , and you ’ ll find that this has always been a roughly eight point race .
Yes , there have always been oddball polls claiming that Biden was up a whopping fifteen points or a mere four points , but individual polls never count ; you only ever look at the averages if you want to understand what ’ s actually going on with the polls .
We ’ ve seen slight polling variations in 2020 , such as when a lot of people briefly and mistakenly thought Biden was going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nation realized at large that Donald Trump was purposely making racial relations worse .
But after these moments pass , the polling averages always seem to snap back to having Biden up eight points .
Why does this matter ?
Yes , the polls can be wrong .
But in 2016 the polls weren ’ t actually wrong .
The polling averages between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spent that election cycle bouncing all over the place , suggesting that people kept changing their minds based on how hard the “ Hillary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being pushed by the media at any given time .
After Comey ’ s last minute letter cemented the lie that Hillary was going to prison , her lead in the polling averages dropped to four points .
She won by two points , within the margin of error .
So the polls weren ’ t really wrong .
The election just shifted around a lot , and at the end it shifted in the worst way possible .
What ’ s so different about the 2020 election cycle is that the polling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news happens , major media narratives get pushed to the forefront , and people still mostly don ’ t change their minds .
Perhaps this is because both candidates are known quantities this time around .
None of the phony scandals have stuck to Biden like they stuck to Hillary .
And Trump is stuck running on his own incumbent record this time , meaning his empty magical promises are only fooling the people who want to be fooled .
That said , over the next few days we ’ ll see a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least one of them will show Biden with a larger lead than the averages , and at least one will show Biden with a smaller lead than the averages , because that ’ s how averages work .
Various news outlets and pundits will seize on one or the other of these outlier polls , and use it as supposed evidence that the conventions have caused Biden ’ s lead to gain or shrink .
But the adults will be looking at the polling averages , and we ’ ll likely see little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shift over the next week .
Of course a steady lead does not mean that Joe Biden has this in the bag .
It merely means that he has a larger number of would-be voters to begin with .
Those votes only count if these would-be voters actually show up and vote .
So this is going to be a turnout election .
That ’ s why it ’ s more important than ever for us to focus on voter registration , turnout , phone banking , and ( if you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ volunteering .
We ’ re in exactly the position we want to be in .
We just have to work hard and see it through .

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Every week or two, we hear about some new narrative or development that’s going to fundamentally change the nature of the 2020 election. Then, after it doesn’t go anywhere, we hear about the next new narrative that’s going to upend things. But for all the twists and turns, lack of precedent, and outright chaos that we’ve seen in the 2020 election, what stands out the most is just how little change there has been in the nature of this election.
Go as far back as you like in the polling averages, and you’ll find that this has always been a roughly eight point race. Yes, there have always been oddball polls claiming that Biden was up a whopping fifteen points or a mere four points, but individual polls never count; you only ever look at the averages if you want to understand what’s actually going on with the polls.
We’ve seen slight polling variations in 2020, such as when a lot of people briefly and mistakenly thought Biden was going to lose the nomination, and when the nation realized at large that Donald Trump was purposely making racial relations worse. But after these moments pass, the polling averages always seem to snap back to having Biden up eight points. Why does this matter?
Yes, the polls can be wrong. But in 2016 the polls weren’t actually wrong. The polling averages between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spent that election cycle bouncing all over the place, suggesting that people kept changing their minds based on how hard the “Hillary is going to prison” narrative was being pushed by the media at any given time. After Comey’s last minute letter cemented the lie that Hillary was going to prison, her lead in the polling averages dropped to four points. She won by two points, within the margin of error. So the polls weren’t really wrong. The election just shifted around a lot, and at the end it shifted in the worst way possible.
What’s so different about the 2020 election cycle is that the polling averages have remained so consistent. Major news happens, major media narratives get pushed to the forefront, and people still mostly don’t change their minds. Perhaps this is because both candidates are known quantities this time around. None of the phony scandals have stuck to Biden like they stuck to Hillary. And Trump is stuck running on his own incumbent record this time, meaning his empty magical promises are only fooling the people who want to be fooled.
That said, over the next few days we’ll see a handful of new polls released. At least one of them will show Biden with a larger lead than the averages, and at least one will show Biden with a smaller lead than the averages, because that’s how averages work. Various news outlets and pundits will seize on one or the other of these outlier polls, and use it as supposed evidence that the conventions have caused Biden’s lead to gain or shrink. But the adults will be looking at the polling averages, and we’ll likely see little more than a one or two point shift over the next week.
Of course a steady lead does not mean that Joe Biden has this in the bag. It merely means that he has a larger number of would-be voters to begin with. Those votes only count if these would-be voters actually show up and vote. So this is going to be a turnout election. That’s why it’s more important than ever for us to focus on voter registration, turnout, phone banking, and (if you’re young and healthy enough) polling place volunteering. We’re in exactly the position we want to be in. We just have to work hard and see it through.
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palmerreport--2020-08-29--Donald Trump’s missed opportunity

Donald Trump’s missed opportunity

There are many overlooked ironies for people who both believe in God ( and the extra-Biblical notion of “ family values ” that typically comes with that belief ) and support Donald Trump .
Apart from their electing a thrice married , twice divorced man who cheated on every one of his wives , including the current one , has unprotected sex with porn stars and prostitutes , has paid for at least eight abortions and has never cracked opened the Bible , let alone read it , they continue to insist that he is one of them .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ denialism .
It is what it is , to coin a phrase .
But even the faithful ought to understand what Kamala Harris alluded to in her brilliant speech ahead of night four of the Republican National Conventionand as the “ reality that is completely absent from this week ’ s Republican National Convention.
” That absent reality is Trump ’ s inability to recognize , let alone empathize with , the victims of COVID-19 .
After all , nobody loves a miracle more than the religious , and Donald Trump was handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the beginning of the year — and he blew both of them .
The pandemic and the murder of George Floyd very well could have saved Trump ’ s failing presidency .
Instead they just may bring him down .
Anyone who says that Trump would have lost his base had he done the right thing , that is , taken both the pandemic and the murder of Mr. Floyd seriously , clearly doesn ’ t understand the bullet-proof nature of Trump ’ s base .
Recall that these are the same people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ congenital enemy a mere four years ago .
Today they embrace Russia because Trump does .
So Trump doing a volte-face on the pandemic and George Floyd would have cost him nothing and probably gained him a second term .
Before the pandemic Trump ’ s base really didn ’ t know what to think of such things and were prepared to believe Trump , whatever he said about it .
That he wound up calling the pandemic a “ Democratic hoax ” meant they were going to call it that .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other way around .
Whatever choice Trump made his base was safe .
He didn ’ t need to pander to them , what he needed was to pander to the fence sitters .
He could have scooped them up because many of them were still available for the scooping .
All he had to do was roll up his sleeves and get ahead of the best that Europe and Asia were doing in response to the pandemic and beat them at their own game .
He already had Obama ’ s 69 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have taken credit for its contents , just like he took credit for Obama ’ s economy .
The murder of George Floyd was even easier .
All Trump had to do was condemn his murder , sign a toothless executive order and denounce police violence against people of color .
There ’ s very little actual work involved in that .
And I think you can trust me on this one : Trump ’ s base would have been just fine with it .
Vladimir Putin , after all .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do any of this .
Those two reasons are because he is both lazy and stupid .
His laziness meant he was inevitably going to take the path of least resistance , whatever that was .
After all , you don ’ t really have to do any actual work to stop a hoax except to declare it one .
And he was stupid because he missed what many of the religious in his base would have termed a Godsend .
The pandemic could have made him look like a hero .
Imagine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he beat South Korea and Germany and New Zealand and Iceland at their own games .
Imagine the endless bragging he could have done at the RNC .
Instead , the European Union , with a larger population than the United States , averages 77 deaths a day , while the United States averages over a thousand .
Instead , Trump gave a rambling , barely coherent , rancid speech on the final night , replete with his usual boneheaded mispronunciations ( Waldorf instead of walled-off , resilience in place of reliance , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jingoistic fireworks and songs , one of which that will no doubt have the estate of Leonard Cohen sending cease and desist orders very soon .
Of course , the fireworks alone at the end of the speech were probably worth a hundred thousand votes .
Nothing quite hypnotises the weak minded like fire .
That his illegal use of the White House and the Washington monument as backdrops makes this “ law and order ” president look like a hypocrite is lost on the fire-fascinated weak of mind .
All of which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complacent : we can still lose this election .
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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There are many overlooked ironies for people who both believe in God (and the extra-Biblical notion of “family values” that typically comes with that belief) and support Donald Trump. Apart from their electing a thrice married, twice divorced man who cheated on every one of his wives, including the current one, has unprotected sex with porn stars and prostitutes, has paid for at least eight abortions and has never cracked opened the Bible, let alone read it, they continue to insist that he is one of them. There is no point arguing with such entrenched denialism. It is what it is, to coin a phrase.
But even the faithful ought to understand what Kamala Harris alluded to in her brilliant speech ahead of night four of the Republican National Conventionand as the “reality that is completely absent from this week’s Republican National Convention.” That absent reality is Trump’s inability to recognize, let alone empathize with, the victims of COVID-19.
After all, nobody loves a miracle more than the religious, and Donald Trump was handed a twin miracle of re-election opportunities at the beginning of the year — and he blew both of them. The pandemic and the murder of George Floyd very well could have saved Trump’s failing presidency. Instead they just may bring him down.
Anyone who says that Trump would have lost his base had he done the right thing, that is, taken both the pandemic and the murder of Mr. Floyd seriously, clearly doesn’t understand the bullet-proof nature of Trump’s base. Recall that these are the same people who denounced Russia as America’s congenital enemy a mere four years ago. Today they embrace Russia because Trump does. So Trump doing a volte-face on the pandemic and George Floyd would have cost him nothing and probably gained him a second term.
Before the pandemic Trump’s base really didn’t know what to think of such things and were prepared to believe Trump, whatever he said about it. That he wound up calling the pandemic a “Democratic hoax” meant they were going to call it that. It could have just as easily been the other way around.
Whatever choice Trump made his base was safe. He didn’t need to pander to them, what he needed was to pander to the fence sitters. He could have scooped them up because many of them were still available for the scooping. All he had to do was roll up his sleeves and get ahead of the best that Europe and Asia were doing in response to the pandemic and beat them at their own game. He already had Obama’s 69 page pandemic response playbook. He could have taken credit for its contents, just like he took credit for Obama’s economy.
The murder of George Floyd was even easier. All Trump had to do was condemn his murder, sign a toothless executive order and denounce police violence against people of color. There’s very little actual work involved in that. And I think you can trust me on this one: Trump’s base would have been just fine with it. Vladimir Putin, after all.
There are two reasons why Trump didn’t do any of this. Those two reasons are because he is both lazy and stupid. His laziness meant he was inevitably going to take the path of least resistance, whatever that was. After all, you don’t really have to do any actual work to stop a hoax except to declare it one. And he was stupid because he missed what many of the religious in his base would have termed a Godsend. The pandemic could have made him look like a hero.
Imagine the boasts Trump could have proclaimed had he beat South Korea and Germany and New Zealand and Iceland at their own games. Imagine the endless bragging he could have done at the RNC. Instead, the European Union, with a larger population than the United States, averages 77 deaths a day, while the United States averages over a thousand. Instead, Trump gave a rambling, barely coherent, rancid speech on the final night, replete with his usual boneheaded mispronunciations (Waldorf instead of walled-off, resilience in place of reliance, etc) and a putrid abuse of jingoistic fireworks and songs, one of which that will no doubt have the estate of Leonard Cohen sending cease and desist orders very soon.
Of course, the fireworks alone at the end of the speech were probably worth a hundred thousand votes. Nothing quite hypnotises the weak minded like fire. That his illegal use of the White House and the Washington monument as backdrops makes this “law and order” president look like a hypocrite is lost on the fire-fascinated weak of mind. All of which is to say we must never become complacent: we can still lose this election.
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--2020-08-29--LeBron James just gained the upper hand on Donald Trump

After NBA players began boycotting their playoff games over the racist murders being carried out by the police , the teams held a vote about whether to continue playing games at all .
ESPN reported that LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers , along with the Los Angeles Clippers , voted to cancel the entire season .
But then after NBA owners offered to get more proactive , the teams all voted to resume playing games after all .
In other words , LeBron put his foot down , and got what he wanted .
So what did he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the NBA will be turning its arenas into gigantic polling places on election day , making it easier for people to show up and vote in person while social distancing .
Many of these arenas are located in inner cities , where Republican authorities have made it as difficult as possible for low income people and minorities to vote .
By opening up its arenas as voting locations , the NBA isn ’ t officially siding with one candidate or the other .
But the reality is that the easier access is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s direction than Trump ’ s direction .
And so by briefly threatening to shut down the entire NBA season , LeBron James has forced the issue and gained the upper hand .
He ’ s not only raised awareness of the issues at hand and sent the Wisconsin legislature scurrying back into session , he ’ s seemingly made it harder for the openly racist Donald Trump to win in November .

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After NBA players began boycotting their playoff games over the racist murders being carried out by the police, the teams held a vote about whether to continue playing games at all. ESPN reported that LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers, along with the Los Angeles Clippers, voted to cancel the entire season. But then after NBA owners offered to get more proactive, the teams all voted to resume playing games after all.
In other words, LeBron put his foot down, and got what he wanted. So what did he get? The big news today is that the NBA will be turning its arenas into gigantic polling places on election day, making it easier for people to show up and vote in person while social distancing.
Many of these arenas are located in inner cities, where Republican authorities have made it as difficult as possible for low income people and minorities to vote. By opening up its arenas as voting locations, the NBA isn’t officially siding with one candidate or the other. But the reality is that the easier access is going to send more votes in Biden’s direction than Trump’s direction.
And so by briefly threatening to shut down the entire NBA season, LeBron James has forced the issue and gained the upper hand. He’s not only raised awareness of the issues at hand and sent the Wisconsin legislature scurrying back into session, he’s seemingly made it harder for the openly racist Donald Trump to win in November.
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