occupydemocrats--2020-03-05--Trump joins the fray in Schumer and Roberts controversy with a series of savage tweets

After an extraordinary exchange of outrage between Chief Justice John Roberts and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ( D-NY ) earlier today , you knew it wouldn ’ t be long before Donald Trump inserted himself into the fray .
Sure enough , Trump ’ s tiny little Twitter fingers were typing out his own predictably partisan and constitutionally ignorant opinions on the accusations flying between the leader of the Supreme Court and the head Democrat in the senate over Schumer ’ s warning of political retribution from a furious public towards Trump ’ s conservative court picks if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their own biological fates .
Chief Justice Roberts interpreted Senator Schumer ’ s words as a threat , and despite failing to step in when Trump himself attacked his more liberal colleagues , Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg , last week for a legal dissent that the president didn ’ t even understand , issued a condemnation of Schumer ’ s words .
Senator Schumer ’ s office replied back quickly by issuing the following statement : At this point , Trump went off the deep end sending this unhinged tweet that seemed more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an American president : Trump fired America ’ s pandemic response team .
Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately !
Trump fails to mention that after his shameful acquittal by a compliant majority of Republican Senators , the chances of any member of the GOP getting arrested or impeached or having any sort of repercussions for any potentially illegal actions is slim to none , particularly after his own demands that Justices Sotomayor and Ginsberg recuse themselves from any case involving his administration generated nary a peep from Roberts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those were Trump ’ s last words on the subject .
After a pause for a few more standard blasts of self-promotional propaganda , Trump returned to the topic with a second tweet .
As a man who has spent more than his fair share of time attacking the fairness of judges and the U.S. judicial system , it ’ s difficult to see Trump ’ s attack on Schumer as anything but the most blatant example of politically-motivated hypocrisy he ’ s generated in hours , at least .
Take a look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threats and accusations towards those who preside over the administration of justice .
After reading this small sample of the president ’ s thoughts on the American judiciary , there can be only one response : There can be few things worse in a civilized , law-abiding nation , than a United States President openly , and for all to see and hear , threatening the Federal Courts or its Justices or a duly-elected U.S .
Senator .
This is what Donald Trump has repeatedly done and just did again .
He must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Since impeachment now seems off the table , the price will be at the ballot box in November and it is getting bigger every day he stays in office .
What do you think ?

After an extraordinary exchange of outrage between Chief Justice John Roberts and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) earlier today, you knew it wouldn’t be long before Donald Trump inserted himself into the fray.
Sure enough, Trump’s tiny little Twitter fingers were typing out his own predictably partisan and constitutionally ignorant opinions on the accusations flying between the leader of the Supreme Court and the head Democrat in the senate over Schumer’s warning of political retribution from a furious public towards Trump’s conservative court picks if they limit women’s right to determine their own biological fates.
“I want to tell you, Justice Kavanaugh and Justice Gorsuch, you have unleashed a whirlwind, and you will pay the price,” Schumer said to an activist crowd in front of the Supreme Court this morning. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
Chief Justice Roberts interpreted Senator Schumer’s words as a threat, and despite failing to step in when Trump himself attacked his more liberal colleagues, Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg, last week for a legal dissent that the president didn’t even understand, issued a condemnation of Schumer’s words.
“Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous,” Roberts warned in a statement after hearing Schumer’s comments.
Senator Schumer’s office replied back quickly by issuing the following statement:
“For Justice Roberts to follow the right wing’s deliberate misinterpretation of what Sen. Schumer said, while remaining silent when President Trump attacked Justices Sotomayor and Ginsberg last week, shows Justice Roberts does not just call balls and strikes,” Schumer’s statement read.
At this point, Trump went off the deep end sending this unhinged tweet that seemed more suitable coming from a third-world dictator than an American president:
This is a direct & dangerous threat to the U.S. Supreme Court by Schumer. If a Republican did this, he or she would be arrested, or impeached. Serious action MUST be taken NOW! https://t.co/WqQUbyzaJU — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2020
Trump fired America’s pandemic response team. Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately!
Trump fails to mention that after his shameful acquittal by a compliant majority of Republican Senators, the chances of any member of the GOP getting arrested or impeached or having any sort of repercussions for any potentially illegal actions is slim to none, particularly after his own demands that Justices Sotomayor and Ginsberg recuse themselves from any case involving his administration generated nary a peep from Roberts or any Republican legislators.
If only those were Trump’s last words on the subject. After a pause for a few more standard blasts of self-promotional propaganda, Trump returned to the topic with a second tweet.
There can be few things worse in a civilized, law abiding nation, than a United States Senator openly, and for all to see and hear, threatening the Supreme Court or its Justices. This is what Chuck Schumer just did. He must pay a severe price for this! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2020
As a man who has spent more than his fair share of time attacking the fairness of judges and the U.S. judicial system, it’s difficult to see Trump’s attack on Schumer as anything but the most blatant example of politically-motivated hypocrisy he’s generated in hours, at least.
Take a look at a few examples of his own threats and accusations towards those who preside over the administration of justice.
There has rarely been a juror so tainted as the forewoman in the Roger Stone case. Look at her background. She never revealed her hatred of “Trump” and Stone. She was totally biased, as is the judge. Roger wasn’t even working on my campaign. Miscarriage of justice. Sad to watch! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2020
Is this the Judge that put Paul Manafort in SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, something that not even mobster Al Capone had to endure? How did she treat Crooked Hillary Clinton? Just asking! https://t.co/Fe7XkepJNN — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 12, 2020
Sorry Chief Justice John Roberts, but you do indeed have “Obama judges,” and they have a much different point of view than the people who are charged with the safety of our country. It would be great if the 9th Circuit was indeed an “independent judiciary,” but if it is why…… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2018
…..are so many opposing view (on Border and Safety) cases filed there, and why are a vast number of those cases overturned. Please study the numbers, they are shocking. We need protection and security – these rulings are making our country unsafe! Very dangerous and unwise! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 21, 2018
Justice Roberts can say what he wants, but the 9th Circuit is a complete & total disaster. It is out of control, has a horrible reputation, is overturned more than any Circuit in the Country, 79%, & is used to get an almost guaranteed result. Judges must not Legislate Security… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2018
Andrew McCarthy – “I said this could never happen. This is so bad that they should be looking at the judges who signed off on this stuff, not just the people who gave it. It is so bad it screams out at you.” On the whole FISA scam which led to the rigged Mueller Witch Hunt! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 22, 2018
It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is when the opposing side in a case (such as DACA) always runs to the 9th Circuit and almost always wins before being reversed by higher courts. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2018
NYC terrorist was happy as he asked to hang ISIS flag in his hospital room. He killed 8 people, badly injured 12. SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2017
After reading this small sample of the president’s thoughts on the American judiciary, there can be only one response:
There can be few things worse in a civilized, law-abiding nation, than a United States President openly, and for all to see and hear, threatening the Federal Courts or its Justices or a duly-elected U.S. Senator. This is what Donald Trump has repeatedly done and just did again. He must pay a severe price for this!
Since impeachment now seems off the table, the price will be at the ballot box in November and it is getting bigger every day he stays in office.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-05--Schumer fires back at Justice Roberts for condemning him, but not Trump, over SCOTUS criticism

After keeping completely silent after Donald Trump singled out his Supreme Court colleagues Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg for unjustified public criticism last week , Chief Justice John Roberts is now facing accusations of partisanship with his condemnation of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ’ s comments about the two conservative justices appointed by the president during his term .
Senator Schumer ( D-NY ) had addressed Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh earlier in the day in remarks while standing in front of the Supreme Court speaking to a crowd of activists fighting for a woman ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ destiny .
While Schumer was referring to the force of public political pushback against any weakening of a woman ’ s right to choose according to his spokesman , Chief Justice Roberts interpreted it much differently than he did Trump ’ s troubling call for Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg to recuse themselves from cases involving his administration .
Apparently , the lack of any riots in the streets after Roberts presided over a sham impeachment trial that acquitted Donald Trump of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress meant that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system of checks and balances is considerably less inappropriate and dangerous than the thought of political fallout from the denial of human rights from half the U.S , population to satisfy the religious beliefs of a minority despite the 1st Amendment prohibition of the establishment of a state religion .
Having shown his political hand by his choice of whose comments to respond to , Roberts now lacks the credibility of impartiality to deliver anything but a judgment that will be seen as a political response whatever the eventual disposition of the current @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court is currently considering .
As for Senator Schumer , his office replied to the Chief Justice ’ s comments with a sharply worded accusation of exactly the type of partisanship that Robert ’ s claims to avoid in his public statements , if not in his actions .
While the usual right-wing pundits attack Senator Schumer for his partisanship and what they are calling an attack on judicial independence , they are silent when Trump says things that not only go further in undermining both public confidence in the impartiality of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ branch .
Combine that with Trump ’ s packing of the federal courts with judges deemed unqualified by the American Bar Association , and you have a picture of what is happening that is truly dangerous , both for the American people ’ s faith in their legal system and for the rights of its citizens .
What do you think ?

After keeping completely silent after Donald Trump singled out his Supreme Court colleagues Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg for unjustified public criticism last week, Chief Justice John Roberts is now facing accusations of partisanship with his condemnation of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s comments about the two conservative justices appointed by the president during his term.
Senator Schumer (D-NY) had addressed Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh earlier in the day in remarks while standing in front of the Supreme Court speaking to a crowd of activists fighting for a woman’s right to control their own biological destiny.
“I want to tell you, Justice Kavanaugh and Justice Gorsuch, you have unleashed a whirlwind, and you will pay the price,” Schumer said as the judges hear opening arguments on the case Wednesday. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
While Schumer was referring to the force of public political pushback against any weakening of a woman’s right to choose according to his spokesman, Chief Justice Roberts interpreted it much differently than he did Trump’s troubling call for Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg to recuse themselves from cases involving his administration.
“Justices know that criticism comes with the territory, but threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous,” Roberts warned in a statement after hearing Schumer’s comments.
Apparently, the lack of any riots in the streets after Roberts presided over a sham impeachment trial that acquitted Donald Trump of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress meant that the threat of the collapse of our constitutional system of checks and balances is considerably less inappropriate and dangerous than the thought of political fallout from the denial of human rights from half the U.S, population to satisfy the religious beliefs of a minority despite the 1st Amendment prohibition of the establishment of a state religion.
Having shown his political hand by his choice of whose comments to respond to, Roberts now lacks the credibility of impartiality to deliver anything but a judgment that will be seen as a political response whatever the eventual disposition of the current case challenging Roe v. Wade that the court is currently considering.
As for Senator Schumer, his office replied to the Chief Justice’s comments with a sharply worded accusation of exactly the type of partisanship that Robert’s claims to avoid in his public statements, if not in his actions.
“For Justice Roberts to follow the right wing’s deliberate misinterpretation of what Sen. Schumer said, while remaining silent when President Trump attacked Justices Sotomayor and Ginsberg last week, shows Justice Roberts does not just call balls and strikes,” Schumer’s statement read.
While the usual right-wing pundits attack Senator Schumer for his partisanship and what they are calling an attack on judicial independence, they are silent when Trump says things that not only go further in undermining both public confidence in the impartiality of the courts and their independence of the executive branch.
Combine that with Trump’s packing of the federal courts with judges deemed unqualified by the American Bar Association, and you have a picture of what is happening that is truly dangerous, both for the American people’s faith in their legal system and for the rights of its citizens.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-05--Trump calls World Health Organization’s reported virus death toll “really false” based on “just a hu

Trump calls World Health Organization’s reported virus death toll “really false” based on “just a hunch”

The president ’ s deeply disturbing battle against reality took a terrifying turn on Wednesday night when he openly disputed the death rate of the coronavirus being reported by the World Health Organization based on nothing but “ a hunch.
” Speaking to FOX News ’ resident conspiracy peddler Sean Hannity , Trump told him that he thought the 3.4 % death rate determined by some of the world ’ s best scientists at WHO was “ a really false number.
” “ Now , this is just a hunch , but based on a lot of conversations with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” said the President , who added that “ a lot of people will have this and it ’ s very mild .
They ’ ll get better very rapidly .
They don ’ t even see a doctor .
They don ’ t even call a doctor .
You never hear about those people.
” The president went on to incorrectly refer to the virus as the “ corona flu ” before deciding that “ personally , I think the number is way under 1 percent.
” While he ’ s right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and never see a doctor , he did not mention that this is because America ’ s broken and exploitative for-profit healthcare system has left over 27 million people without coverage or underinsured , meaning that they can not afford to go see a doctor .
Nor did Trump bring up his own administration ’ s refusal to ensure that a coronavirus vaccine would be affordable for all Americans .
Trump fired America ’ s pandemic response team .
Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately !
It goes without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president to be publicly disputing the information being reported by one of the world ’ s leading authorities on disease spread and control .
Desperate to avoid anything that could possibly be blamed on him and hurt his political standing in an election year , Donald Trump has decided instead to simply downplay the crisis and pretend that it doesn ’ t exist , like he does with every crisis , because he knows that his administration ’ s stunning incompetence has already contributed to the spread of the disease .
Thousands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partly due to the Trump administration ’ s deliberate neglect .
Trump infamously called that figure false as well .
One shudders to think about how high that death toll might grow when faced with a pandemic —and what he ’ s willing to say in order to dodge responsibility .
What do you think ?

The president’s deeply disturbing battle against reality took a terrifying turn on Wednesday night when he openly disputed the death rate of the coronavirus being reported by the World Health Organization based on nothing but “a hunch.”
Speaking to FOX News’ resident conspiracy peddler Sean Hannity, Trump told him that he thought the 3.4% death rate determined by some of the world’s best scientists at WHO was “a really false number.”
“Now, this is just a hunch, but based on a lot of conversations with a lot of people that do this,” said the President, who added that “a lot of people will have this and it’s very mild. They’ll get better very rapidly. They don’t even see a doctor. They don’t even call a doctor. You never hear about those people.”
The president went on to incorrectly refer to the virus as the “corona flu” before deciding that “personally, I think the number is way under 1 percent.”
While he’s right that many people will get the virus and never see a doctor, he did not mention that this is because America’s broken and exploitative for-profit healthcare system has left over 27 million people without coverage or underinsured, meaning that they cannot afford to go see a doctor. Nor did Trump bring up his own administration’s refusal to ensure that a coronavirus vaccine would be affordable for all Americans.
Trump fired America’s pandemic response team. Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately!
It goes without saying that it is wildly reckless for the president to be publicly disputing the information being reported by one of the world’s leading authorities on disease spread and control. Desperate to avoid anything that could possibly be blamed on him and hurt his political standing in an election year, Donald Trump has decided instead to simply downplay the crisis and pretend that it doesn’t exist, like he does with every crisis, because he knows that his administration’s stunning incompetence has already contributed to the spread of the disease.
Thousands of people died in Puerto Rico, partly due to the Trump administration’s deliberate neglect. Trump infamously called that figure false as well.
One shudders to think about how high that death toll might grow when faced with a pandemic —and what he’s willing to say in order to dodge responsibility.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-06--Trump fails to offer any sympathy after being told that a young boy’s whole family had been killed

President Trump is notorious for the peculiar and bizarre lack of empathy he shows when visiting disaster sites , and today ’ s trip to tornado-ravaged Tennessee was no different .
Vicious wind storms have killed 25 people and left widespread devastation in Putnam County , but the president ’ s mind wouldn ’ t let him stray from his number one priority — himself : Speaking to the media , the president bragged about his “ tremendous job numbers ” before realizing that he shouldn ’ t be talking about it and adding that “ that ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Even more bizarrely , the president emotionlessly spoke about how families had been entirely wiped out before growing excited during the recounting of the story of an eight-year-old boy who had been blown blocks down the street but was miraculously unharmed .
“ And how did his parents do ?
” he asked the officials after telling it.\ Trump fired America ’ s pandemic response team .
Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately !
The official told him that “ they were found deceased .
He was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lost his sibling as well.
” Trump had no words of sympathy , not even a cursory “ how horrible ” or any kind of response at all to horrifying human tragedy .
Instead , he just moved on and said they were going to “ go visit some folks now : ” President Trump previously has made headlines for being insensitive to the victims of natural disasters .
Seemingly incapable of taking any somber moment seriously , he has been previously criticized for writing his name on the wall at a hurricane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crowd of hurricane refugees in Puerto Rico , and for telling a hurricane survivor whose house had been hit by a yacht tossed by the storm that at least he “ got a free boat out of it.
” It is absolutely chilling to watch the President of the United States be told that a young child ’ s entire family has tragically died in a tornado and not respond to it in any way , and even more proof that he is not fit to lead this nation .
Who says this @ @ @ @ @ @

President Trump is notorious for the peculiar and bizarre lack of empathy he shows when visiting disaster sites, and today’s trip to tornado-ravaged Tennessee was no different. Vicious wind storms have killed 25 people and left widespread devastation in Putnam County, but the president’s mind wouldn’t let him stray from his number one priority — himself:
Speaking to the media, the president bragged about his “tremendous job numbers” before realizing that he shouldn’t be talking about it and adding that “that’s not something we want to be talking about.”
Even more bizarrely, the president emotionlessly spoke about how families had been entirely wiped out before growing excited during the recounting of the story of an eight-year-old boy who had been blown blocks down the street but was miraculously unharmed. “And how did his parents do?” he asked the officials after telling it.\
Trump fired America’s pandemic response team. Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately!
The official told him that “they were found deceased. He was the only surviving member of the household. Lost his sibling as well.”
Trump had no words of sympathy, not even a cursory “how horrible” or any kind of response at all to horrifying human tragedy. Instead, he just moved on and said they were going to “go visit some folks now:”
Trump, surveying tornado damage in Tennessee, talks about a young child who was found walking in the street. Trump: "How did his family do?" Official: They're deceased. Trump: "So his parents were killed. And his sister. So we're going to go see some of the folks." pic.twitter.com/zttQQiwPIO — Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) March 6, 2020
President Trump previously has made headlines for being insensitive to the victims of natural disasters. Seemingly incapable of taking any somber moment seriously, he has been previously criticized for writing his name on the wall at a hurricane shelter, throwing paper towels into a crowd of hurricane refugees in Puerto Rico, and for telling a hurricane survivor whose house had been hit by a yacht tossed by the storm that at least he “got a free boat out of it.”
It is absolutely chilling to watch the President of the United States be told that a young child’s entire family has tragically died in a tornado and not respond to it in any way, and even more proof that he is not fit to lead this nation.
Who says this?
Here are some of Trump’s thoughts from his visit to Tennessee today. pic.twitter.com/MKjcQXJ7Cu — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 6, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-06--Conway goes full “1984,” tells FOX hosts that Trump didn’t say what they just heard in clip

Donald Trump ’ s now-infamous mistress of spin , Kellyanne Conway , has taken mendacity to new lows over the past three years — and yet still manages to remind us on a regular basis that there is literally nothing she will not deny on behalf of the president , even if contradicting evidence is presented to her face .
On Friday , Conway treated the nation to a disturbingly Orwellian performance when she insisted that the president didn ’ t say the words that he said even after a clip of him saying them was played for her .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ House , the counselor to the President repeatedly denied that the President had promised to cut entitlements like Social Security and Medicare in order to reduce the deficit last night at his town hall before accusing Joe Biden of planning to do the same this morning .
“ Kellyanne , the president this morning promising he ’ ll protect Social Security and Medicare .
You were there at that town hall , he said the opposite .
He said that he , in a second term , would cut Social Security and Medicare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why did he say that ?
” asked FOX host Ed Henry .
When the FOX hosts played the tape of the President literally saying “ we ’ ll be cutting ” in response to “ if you don ’ t cut something from entitlements we ’ ll never really deal with the debt , ” Conway continued to insist that wasn ’ t what he was talking about : “ But that wasn ’ t what he was talking about , he wasn ’ t talking about cutting entitlements.
” For the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been very open about their desire to cut spending on crucial social programs like Medicare and Social Security now that their outrageous tax cuts for the wealthy exploded the deficit to a trillion dollars .
But seeing as Social Security benefits are incredibly important to Trump ’ s aging boomer base , Republicans will stop at nothing to hide their true intentions until its too late .
Even , apparently , by telling you that your own ears are lying to you .
What do you think ?

Donald Trump’s now-infamous mistress of spin, Kellyanne Conway, has taken mendacity to new lows over the past three years — and yet still manages to remind us on a regular basis that there is literally nothing she will not deny on behalf of the president, even if contradicting evidence is presented to her face.
On Friday, Conway treated the nation to a disturbingly Orwellian performance when she insisted that the president didn’t say the words that he said even after a clip of him saying them was played for her.
Speaking to FOX News from the White House, the counselor to the President repeatedly denied that the President had promised to cut entitlements like Social Security and Medicare in order to reduce the deficit last night at his town hall before accusing Joe Biden of planning to do the same this morning.
“Kellyanne, the president this morning promising he’ll protect Social Security and Medicare. You were there at that town hall, he said the opposite. He said that he, in a second term, would cut Social Security and Medicare and he would cut entitlement programs. Why did he say that?” asked FOX host Ed Henry.
“He didn’t say that…You’re misquoting him, respectfully” replies Conway.
When the FOX hosts played the tape of the President literally saying “we’ll be cutting” in response to “if you don’t cut something from entitlements we’ll never really deal with the debt,” Conway continued to insist that wasn’t what he was talking about: “But that wasn’t what he was talking about, he wasn’t talking about cutting entitlements.”
Here's Kellyanne Conway on Fox News insisting that Trump didn't actually say what he said last night about cutting entitlements (she does this even after Fox News plays the clip back!) pic.twitter.com/vwAFeFCwzR — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 6, 2020
For the record, Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have been very open about their desire to cut spending on crucial social programs like Medicare and Social Security now that their outrageous tax cuts for the wealthy exploded the deficit to a trillion dollars.
But seeing as Social Security benefits are incredibly important to Trump’s aging boomer base, Republicans will stop at nothing to hide their true intentions until its too late.
Even, apparently, by telling you that your own ears are lying to you.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-06--Romney gives Republicans tie-breaking vote in subpoena of Hunter Biden’s records at Burisma

The liberal media and many prominent commentators endlessly fawned over Sen. Mitt Romney ( R-UT ) when he cast the sole Republican vote during the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump , praising him for risking Trump ’ s displeasure with a performative and ultimately meaningless show of defiance .
But on Thursday , Romney quietly reminded us all that at his heart , he is still a Republican and therefore will use his power in the Senate to support the Republican Party , its agenda , and its efforts to re-elect Donald Trump .
CNN ’ s Manu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sen. Ron Johnson ’ s ( R-WI ) efforts to seek subpoenas in the recently announced probe of Burisma , the Ukrainian energy company where former Vice-President Joe Biden ’ s son Hunter Biden held a $ 50,000 a month board position despite having no experience in energy .
If he had not , the Senate Homeland Security Committee would have been deadlocked at 7-7 votes and the subpoena measure would have failed .
Thanks to Romney , Johnson now has the votes to get records related to Hunter Biden ’ s work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turning Burisma into Benghazi 2.0 : a never-ending scandal designed to smear a Democratic presidential candidate and weaken him for the general election .
Earlier this week , Johnson had all-but-confirmed that this probe was in response to Joe Biden ’ s strong Super Tuesday showing .
“ If I were a Democrat primary voter , I ’ d want these questions satisfactorily answered before I cast my final vote , ” said Johnson on Tuesday , announcing that he would have a “ final report ” in one to two months .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on full display after he spent the past few days tut-tutting about the impropriety of the investigation , even openly complaining yesterday that it was obviously a partisan hit job : “ There ’ s no question but the appearance of looking at Burisma appears political .
And I think people are tired of these , these kind of political investigations…and I would hope that there ’ s something of significance that needs to be evaluated that would be done perhaps the FBI or some other agency … We also have a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not related to Burisma .
We probably ought to focus on those things.
” But at the end of the day , Romney must have changed his mind and decided that bringing down Joe Biden was more important than keeping the Senate ’ s investigative powers from being abused in pursuit of yet another GOP witch hunt designed to produce content for Sean Hannity and then immediately forgotten as soon as the election is over .
His betrayal is yet another sharp reminder that Republicans are not your friends and should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be lauded for doing the bare minimum of their civic duty and should not be trusted to do so again .
What do you think ?

The liberal media and many prominent commentators endlessly fawned over Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) when he cast the sole Republican vote during the impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump, praising him for risking Trump’s displeasure with a performative and ultimately meaningless show of defiance.
But on Thursday, Romney quietly reminded us all that at his heart, he is still a Republican and therefore will use his power in the Senate to support the Republican Party, its agenda, and its efforts to re-elect Donald Trump.
CNN’s Manu Raju reports that Senator Romney will support Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) efforts to seek subpoenas in the recently announced probe of Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company where former Vice-President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden held a $50,000 a month board position despite having no experience in energy.
If he had not, the Senate Homeland Security Committee would have been deadlocked at 7-7 votes and the subpoena measure would have failed.
Thanks to Romney, Johnson now has the votes to get records related to Hunter Biden’s work at Burisma and begin the process of turning Burisma into Benghazi 2.0: a never-ending scandal designed to smear a Democratic presidential candidate and weaken him for the general election.
“He will therefore vote to let the Chairman proceed to obtain the documents that have been offered,” Romney spox adds. The decision is key bc now Johnson likely has the votes to approve subpoena for a public affairs consultant to Burisma — Manu Raju (@mkraju) March 6, 2020
Earlier this week, Johnson had all-but-confirmed that this probe was in response to Joe Biden’s strong Super Tuesday showing. “If I were a Democrat primary voter, I’d want these questions satisfactorily answered before I cast my final vote,” said Johnson on Tuesday, announcing that he would have a “final report” in one to two months.
The duplicity of Mitt Romney was put on full display after he spent the past few days tut-tutting about the impropriety of the investigation, even openly complaining yesterday that it was obviously a partisan hit job: “There’s no question but the appearance of looking at Burisma appears political. And I think people are tired of these, these kind of political investigations…and I would hope that there’s something of significance that needs to be evaluated that would be done perhaps the FBI or some other agency … We also have a lot of work to do on matters that are not related to Burisma. We probably ought to focus on those things.”
But at the end of the day, Romney must have changed his mind and decided that bringing down Joe Biden was more important than keeping the Senate’s investigative powers from being abused in pursuit of yet another GOP witch hunt designed to produce content for Sean Hannity and then immediately forgotten as soon as the election is over.
His betrayal is yet another sharp reminder that Republicans are not your friends and should not your heroes; they do not deserve to be lauded for doing the bare minimum of their civic duty and should not be trusted to do so again.
Original reporting by Andrew Desiderio at POLITICO.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-07--New book reveals that Mick Mulvaney thinks Trump is mentally ill and that it is a “good thing”

The mental…uhmm…instability of Donald Trump is fairly undeniable even by his political supporters , at least those who haven ’ t abandoned reality altogether .
Yet with many prominent psychiatric experts claiming that Trump ’ s cognitive decline goes beyond mere instability to full-blown mental illness — narcissistic and anti-social personality disorders being among the most frequent diagnoses — the news contained in an upcoming new book— Front Row at the Trump Show by ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl — and quoted by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd today is particularly frightening .
Dowd quotes an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the context of a column about Donald Trump ’ s pot-black sniping at the mental fitness of former Vice President Joe Biden for a presidency that Trump has already proven can quickly drive the nation towards ruination in the control of a mentally unfit chief executive .
Here ’ s how Dowd describes Trump ’ s attacks on his opponent only four years older than himself and much less maliciously belligerent : Presumably , in mysterious thought processes of Donald Trump , that is somehow different than his own habit of spending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and tweeting whatever random crazy old man insight his viewing inspires while ultra-right , radical neo-Nazi crazies run his administration .
Trump fired America ’ s pandemic response team .
Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately !
Speaking of ultra-right , radical neo-Nazi crazies running his administration , that ’ s where the anecdote that Dowd includes from Karl ’ s new tome comes into play .
Mick Mulvaney , who until his firing yesterday was the latest acting Chief of Staff for Trump — a man who goes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intestinal flu goes through toilet paper — once told senior White House staffers at a Camp David retreat shortly after he assumed the office that there was a book that he highly recommended that they read , according to Jonathan Karl .
The book in question was A First-Rate Madness : Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness by Nassir Ghaemi , director of the mood disorders program at Tufts Medical Center , and its primary premise , as described by the author in his introduction , should send a chill down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let that sink in .
By his recommendation of this book , the Chief of Staff for the President of the United States is not only implying that his boss is off his rocker , but he is trying to convince his colleagues that this is beneficial to the nation !
Here ’ s the money quote from Karl : Indeed , the quotes from Ghaemi ’ s book that Mulvaney endorsed and Dowd condenses for her column are convincing arguments that manic behavior can prevent indecisiveness .
When Jonathan Karl asked Ghaemi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidency , the reply was something that should send each of us curling into a fetal position with fear .
Accurately noting that Donald Trump has “ mild manic symptoms all the time , ” Ghaemi said that the president “ perfectly ” exemplified his theory while being careful to explain in his book that more intense forms of mania are truly disabling and highly dangerous .
Perhaps the leak of Mulvaney ’ s opinion on Trump ’ s madness-induced “ genius ” contributed to his departure from the White House yesterday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Trump himself continues to display all the signs of exactly the types of mental decline that he has the gall to accuse Joe Biden of exhibiting .
As Maureen Dowd so eloquently puts it in her column : “ Trump is continuing his Panglossian handling of the coronavirus .
‘ The tests are beautiful !
’ he said as he toured the C.D.C .
Friday evening , after a kerfuffle over delays in testing .
‘ The tests are all perfect , like the letter was perfect , the transcription was perfect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his communication with the president of Ukraine .
“ This is the highest-level test anywhere.
’ ‘ I like this stuff , I really get it , ’ he said , adding that maybe he should have become a scientist , like his uncle the ‘ super genius , ’ instead of running for president.
” “ Meanwhile , the stock market is still freaking out and financial angst is spreading from boardrooms to kitchen tables , ” Dowd writes .
“ We can vividly see in this crisis how close to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how easily he cleaves to delusions .
He personalizes everything so much that when things go bad , he can only see it as an attack on him by the forces out to get him.
” “ He seems psychologically incapable of dealing with a virus that is complex and uncertain .
The virus will be in every community and needs truth , honesty and intelligence — all absent from the unstable Trump , who at his core is a frightened boy and pretender.
” If this type of madness is truly genius @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evil genius indeed .
Depending on the outcome of the Democratic convention , Americans may soon have the choice between evil genius and a more benign form of an aging brain .
Given Donald Trump ’ s family history , it ’ s not surprising that his psyche would be obsessed with trying to outdo the accomplishments of his father Fred Trump whose fortune he squandered on bad investments and mismanagement of the family business .
Who knew that the competitive Oedipal complex would extend to the onset of dementia which the Alzheimer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from in the last years of his life caused .
That a senior member of the White House staff found this to be a positive development is even more cause for concern .
They know he ’ s crazy and think it ’ s a good thing .
As Mulvaney discovered personally after he was ousted in favor of Congressman Mark Meadows yesterday , Trump ’ s madness has been nothing but a disaster for our country .
Original reporting by Maureen Dowd in The New York Times .
What do you think @

The mental…uhmm…instability of Donald Trump is fairly undeniable even by his political supporters, at least those who haven’t abandoned reality altogether.
Yet with many prominent psychiatric experts claiming that Trump’s cognitive decline goes beyond mere instability to full-blown mental illness — narcissistic and anti-social personality disorders being among the most frequent diagnoses — the news contained in an upcoming new book— Front Row at the Trump Show by ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl is particularly frightening.
As quoted in Saturday’s New York Times column by Maureen Dowd, Karl’s journalistic memoir relays the time in which Mick Mulvaney — who until his firing yesterday was Trump’s latest acting Chief of Staff — told senior White House staffers at a Camp David retreat about a book that he highly recommended that they read.
Trump fired America’s pandemic response team. Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately!
The book in question was A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness by Nassir Ghaemi, director of the mood disorders program at Tufts Medical Center, and its primary premise, as described by the author in his introduction, should send a chill down the spines of any thinking Americans.
“This book argues that in at least one vitally important circumstance insanity produces good results and sanity is a problem,” Ghaemi writes in his introduction. “In times of crisis, we are better off being led by mentally ill leaders than by mentally normal ones.”
Let that sink in. By his recommendation of this book, the Chief of Staff for the President of the United States is not only implying that his boss is off his rocker, but he is trying to convince his colleagues that this is beneficial to the nation!
Here’s the money quote from Karl:
“The new acting chief of staff seemed to be saying President Trump was mentally ill — and that this was a good thing. The corollary to that theory: Don’t try to control the man in the Oval Office. What you think is madness is actually genius.”
First sneak peak at my upcoming book via @maureendowd: As Karl writes: “The new acting chief of staff seemed to be saying President Trump was mentally ill — and that this was a good thing.“ https://t.co/hYlzKBWzZ2 — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) March 7, 2020
Indeed, the quotes from Ghaemi’s book that Mulvaney endorsed and Dowd condenses for her column are convincing arguments that manic behavior can prevent indecisiveness.
“Decisions seem easy; no guilt, no doubt, just do it. The trouble is not in starting things, but in finishing them; with so much to do and little time, it’s easy to get distracted … affairs are common; divorce is the norm. … Mania is like a galloping horse. … In Freudian terms, one might say that mania enhances the id, for better or worse,” Ghaemi writes.
When Jonathan Karl asked Ghaemi how his thesis applied to the Trump presidency, the reply was something that should send each of us curling into a fetal position with fear.
Accurately noting that Donald Trump has “mild manic symptoms all the time,” Ghaemi said that the president “perfectly” exemplified his theory while being careful to explain in his book that more intense forms of mania are truly disabling and highly dangerous.
Perhaps the leak of Mulvaney’s opinion on Trump’s madness-induced “genius” contributed to his departure from the White House yesterday. Whether or not it was a factor, Trump himself continues to display all the signs of exactly the types of mental decline that he has the gall to accuse Joe Biden of exhibiting.
As Maureen Dowd so eloquently puts it in her column:
“Trump is continuing his Panglossian handling of the coronavirus. ‘The tests are beautiful!’ he said as he toured the C.D.C. Friday evening, after a kerfuffle over delays in testing. ‘The tests are all perfect, like the letter was perfect, the transcription was perfect,’ he added, referring to his communication with the president of Ukraine. “This is the highest-level test anywhere.’ ‘I like this stuff, I really get it,’ he said, adding that maybe he should have become a scientist, like his uncle the ‘super genius,’ instead of running for president.” “Meanwhile, the stock market is still freaking out and financial angst is spreading from boardrooms to kitchen tables,” Dowd writes. “We can vividly see in this crisis how close to the surface Trump’s id is and how easily he cleaves to delusions. He personalizes everything so much that when things go bad, he can only see it as an attack on him by the forces out to get him.” “He seems psychologically incapable of dealing with a virus that is complex and uncertain. The virus will be in every community and needs truth, honesty and intelligence — all absent from the unstable Trump, who at his core is a frightened boy and pretender.”
If this type of madness is truly genius in disguise, then it is an evil genius indeed.
Depending on the outcome of the Democratic convention, Americans may soon have the choice between evil genius and a more benign form of an aging brain.
Given Donald Trump’s family history, it’s not surprising that his psyche would be obsessed with trying to outdo the accomplishments of his father Fred Trump whose fortune he squandered on bad investments and mismanagement of the family business. Who knew that the competitive Oedipal complex would extend to the onset of dementia which the Alzheimer’s disease that Fred Trump suffered from in the last years of his life caused.
That a senior member of the White House staff found this to be a positive development is even more cause for concern. They know he’s crazy and think it’s a good thing.
As Mulvaney discovered personally after he was ousted in favor of Congressman Mark Meadows yesterday, Trump’s madness has been nothing but a disaster for our country.
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Original reporting by Maureen Dowd in The New York Times.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-07--Pence and McConnell among those potentially exposed to coronavirus at AIPAC conference

In a development that some may see as a proof of the existence of karma as an operating force in the universe , it was announced yesterday that two attendees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ) conference had tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus .
The AIPAC conference is a must-attend event among senior Republican politicians looking to broadcast their support for the conservative-led Israeli government led by Trump ally Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .
Among the attendees who are now known to have been potentially exposed to the deadly virus by their attendance at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) among a host of other legislators from both political parties .
The organizers of AIPAC sent out a tweet about an email that it had sent to all conference attendees .
Now that the news that the coronavirus was present at the heavily attended conference is public , Israel has ordered all of its citizens who attended the conference to self-quarantine in “ home isolation for 14 days , ” according to The Intercept .
Vice President Pence , who is “ leading ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has issued no such restrictions on those Americans who attended and worked at the conference , eliciting further criticism of the weak and incompetent response of a Trump administration seemingly more concerned about the impact that the economic consequences of the disease on his reelection chances than on the health and welfare of the American populace .
With so many leading politicians now potentially exposed to the coronavirus , Donald Trump ’ s continued spread of misinformation about the extent of the disease in the United States and how to properly respond @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few of his Republican defenders to the damage his presidency has caused to them personally and hopefully inspire them to work to prevent further incompetence from the worst possible person to be in charge of our nation at the time of such a crisis .
In a worst-case scenario , anyone who attended the AIPAC could have contracted the coronavirus and will become symptomatic in the next few weeks .
With the disease now likely stalking the halls of Congress and the White House , don ’ t be surprised if the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as estimated by the World Health Organization ( 8 % for those above 70 ) brings down a few of the most powerful people in the country .
If the reality of the effects of the disease now hitting so close to home , perhaps those remaining healthy members of Congress will act swiftly to make the move that will have the greatest effect on America ’ s efforts to mount a rational and effective response against this and any future outbreaks of dangerous pandemics , the removal of an incompetent president and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bob Brigham at RawStory and by Ryan Grim at The Intercept .
What do you think ?

In a development that some may see as a proof of the existence of karma as an operating force in the universe, it was announced yesterday that two attendees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference had tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The AIPAC conference is a must-attend event among senior Republican politicians looking to broadcast their support for the conservative-led Israeli government led by Trump ally Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Among the attendees who are now known to have been potentially exposed to the deadly virus by their attendance at the conference are Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) among a host of other legislators from both political parties.
The organizers of AIPAC sent out a tweet about an email that it had sent to all conference attendees.
Important Update: Coronavirus As emailed to Policy Conference attendees, participants, speakers, administration and Hill offices.https://t.co/0mkWeuRErA pic.twitter.com/EHl694pkgJ — AIPAC (@AIPAC) March 6, 2020
Now that the news that the coronavirus was present at the heavily attended conference is public, Israel has ordered all of its citizens who attended the conference to self-quarantine in “home isolation for 14 days,” according to The Intercept.
Vice President Pence, who is “leading” the U.S. response to the spreading global pandemic, has issued no such restrictions on those Americans who attended and worked at the conference, eliciting further criticism of the weak and incompetent response of a Trump administration seemingly more concerned about the impact that the economic consequences of the disease on his reelection chances than on the health and welfare of the American populace.
With so many leading politicians now potentially exposed to the coronavirus, Donald Trump’s continued spread of misinformation about the extent of the disease in the United States and how to properly respond to it may finally wake up a few of his Republican defenders to the damage his presidency has caused to them personally and hopefully inspire them to work to prevent further incompetence from the worst possible person to be in charge of our nation at the time of such a crisis.
In a worst-case scenario, anyone who attended the AIPAC could have contracted the coronavirus and will become symptomatic in the next few weeks.
With the disease now likely stalking the halls of Congress and the White House, don’t be surprised if the virus’ mortality rate of 3.4%, as estimated by the World Health Organization (8% for those above 70) brings down a few of the most powerful people in the country.
With the reality of the effects of the disease now hitting so close to home, perhaps those remaining healthy members of Congress will act swiftly to make the move that will have the greatest effect on America’s efforts to mount a rational and effective response against this and any future outbreaks of dangerous pandemics, the removal of an incompetent president and his corrupt administration.
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Original reporting by Bob Brigham at RawStory and by Ryan Grim at The Intercept.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-07--Melania breaks silence with tweet haughtily slamming online critics of her tennis pavillion plans

Melania Trump may not hold her husband accountable for his hourly violations of her “ Be Best ” campaign against online bullying , but she has no intention of letting the critics of her fiddling with the construction of a new White House tennis pavillion — while the country burns with a coronavirus outbreak — off the hook .
The First Lady struck back today at her social media critics who saw her tweets containing photos of herself overseeing the construction of the new tennis court and railed at the insensitivity of the expenditure on a presidential luxury at a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut Social Security , Medicaid , Medicare , and other social services and the nation ’ s deficit is out of control due to the Republican billionaire tax giveaway .
Trump fired America ’ s pandemic response team .
Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately !
Never mind the fact that Melania and her husband spend most weekends at one of his luxury golf resorts , costing taxpayers millions extra in security costs and lining Donald Trump ’ s own pockets by jacking up the room rates that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paying to as much as $ 650 per night .
Screw the peons !
The president who once claimed that he wouldn ’ t have the time to play golf once he was in office — and whose fitness level would surely quickly subject the nation to a President Pence if he was to exert himself by playing a full tennis match — deserves only the best things in life for all he ’ s done to the country , fiscal austerity and coronavirus recession be damned .
Melania ’ s online detractors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normally seen-but-not-heard First Lady since she responded this morning with a reprimand to her critics urging them to channel their anger into something more productive .
It would indeed “ be best ” if everyone who is angered by the sense of privilege and smug rapaciousness of the Trump administration channeled their anger away from bitter tirades against the president and his family of opportunistic leeches and towards the efforts to remove him from office by the quickest possible method , either by working to elect his Democratic ( or Independent ) replacement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power that force his resignation and hopefully his permanent exile from our fair shores .
We hear that Melania ’ s home country of Slovenia is lovely at this time of year , although that country ’ s willingness to accept immigrants with suspect criminal backgrounds and pending indictments may be a problem .
Perhaps his pals in Moscow will be willing to offer asylum if the Slovenians won ’ t .
What do you think ?

Melania Trump may not hold her husband accountable for his hourly violations of her “Be Best” campaign against online bullying, but she has no intention of letting the critics of her fiddling with the construction of a new White House tennis pavillion — while the country burns with a coronavirus outbreak — off the hook.
The First Lady struck back today at her social media critics who saw her tweets containing photos of herself overseeing the construction of the new tennis court and railed at the insensitivity of the expenditure on a presidential luxury at a time when her husband is trying to cut Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and other social services and the nation’s deficit is out of control due to the Republican billionaire tax giveaway.
I am excited to share the progress of the Tennis Pavillion at @WhiteHouse. Thank you to the talented team for their hard work and dedication. pic.twitter.com/Wzown2ho26 — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) March 5, 2020
Trump fired America’s pandemic response team. Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately!
Never mind the fact that Melania and her husband spend most weekends at one of his luxury golf resorts, costing taxpayers millions extra in security costs and lining Donald Trump’s own pockets by jacking up the room rates that his secret service details and other aides are paying to as much as $650 per night. Screw the peons!
The president who once claimed that he wouldn’t have the time to play golf once he was in office — and whose fitness level would surely quickly subject the nation to a President Pence if he was to exert himself by playing a full tennis match — deserves only the best things in life for all he’s done for to the country, fiscal austerity and coronavirus recession be damned.
Melania’s online detractors must have hit a nerve in the normally seen-but-not-heard First Lady since she responded this morning with a reprimand to her critics urging them to channel their anger into something more productive.
I encourage everyone who chooses to be negative & question my work at the @WhiteHouse to take time and contribute something good & productive in their own communities. #BeBest https://t.co/03sx0rq2Nx — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) March 7, 2020
It would indeed “be best” if everyone who is angered by the sense of privilege and smug rapaciousness of the Trump administration channeled their anger away from bitter tirades against the president and his family of opportunistic leeches and towards the efforts to remove him from office by the quickest possible method, either by working to elect his Democratic (or Independent) replacement or by overwhelming public demonstrations of people power that force his resignation and hopefully his permanent exile from our fair shores.
We hear that Melania’s home country of Slovenia is lovely at this time of year, although that country’s willingness to accept immigrants with suspect criminal backgrounds and pending indictments may be a problem. Perhaps his pals in Moscow will be willing to offer asylum if the Slovenians won’t.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-08--Now-fired Director of National Intel warned Trump in 2019 of threat of massive pandemic deaths

Donald Trump can ’ t pretend that he wasn ’ t warned about the possibility of a massive pandemic that the United States would be unprepared to deal with .
According to NBC Foreign Affairs Analyst Brett McGurk — a former State Department official who served in the Bush , Obama , and Trump administrations and is now a lecturer at Stanford University — one of the president ’ s now-fired intelligence chiefs , former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats , included just such a scenario in the 2019 “ Worldwide Threat Assessment ” that he complied for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ the United States and the world will remain vulnerable to the next flu pandemic or large-scale outbreak of a contagious disease that could lead to massive rates of death and disability , severely affect the world economy , train international resources , and increase calls on the United States for support.
” Trump fired America ’ s pandemic response team .
Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately !
Whether Trump actually read Coats ’ “ Worldwide Threat Assessment ” is unknown , but the president is well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documents that aren ’ t distilled down to a few bullet points or transmitted via coverage in a segment on Fox News .
If the president and his staff had been actually doing their jobs properly and preparing contingency plans for the threats that the combined wisdom of our nation ’ s intelligence community had agreed were the biggest issues facing the country , then perhaps the acute shortage of face masks and other protective gear — not to mention the nightmare projections of massive shortages of hospital beds if the cases of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they are expected to do in the next 2-3 months — would not be a panic-inducing prospect that is only now coming to the public ’ s attention .
Anyone who has yet to grasp the seriousness of America ’ s unpreparedness for the expanding pandemic — enabled by the Trump administration ’ s dismantling of the measures instituted by his predecessor , Barack Obama , to help prepare for such a public medical emergency situation — is urged to read the detailed Twitter thread by Liz Specht , an Associate Director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Food Institute , that runs the numbers on both the projected coronavirus infections expected and the availability of health care personnel , facilities , and materials in the United States .
Here are a few choice excerpts from her thread .
Trigger warning — you may need a sedative at the ready after reading this : Specht goes on to detail how both facemasks and health care workers will be in short supply much sooner than anyone currently imagines .
Still , the damage that Donald Trump has done by failing to heed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a culture of conspiracy theories and outright lies about the coronavirus and America ’ s vulnerability to it is exemplified by this response to her well-researched and intelligent analysis .
This is exactly the sort of ignorant , uninformed science and media denial that people who foolishly place their trust in the president subscribe to and almost makes one wish there was a direct correlation between susceptibility to catching the virus and IQ levels .
Unfortunately , viruses like COVID-19 only discriminate based on age and overall health level , so make sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your hands with soap and water for long enough to sing happy birthday twice , or if you ’ re now sick of that cloying tune running through your brain , you can try these welcome alternatives .
As for Donald Trump and anyone else sharing his mendacious misinformation designed to help prevent the damage that his incompetence in dealing with the national health crisis is causing to his reelection prospects , once you ’ re finished washing your hands , use that soap to wash out your mouths as well .
What @ @ @ @

Donald Trump can’t pretend that he wasn’t warned about the possibility of a massive pandemic that the United States would be unprepared to deal with.
According to NBC Foreign Affairs Analyst Brett McGurk — a former State Department official who served in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations and is now a lecturer at Stanford University — one of the president’s now-fired intelligence chiefs, former Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, included just such a scenario in the 2019 “Worldwide Threat Assessment” that he complied for the administration.
Coats specifically warned the administration that “the United States and the world will remain vulnerable to the next flu pandemic or large-scale outbreak of a contagious disease that could lead to massive rates of death and disability, severely affect the world economy, strain international resources, and increase calls on the United States for support.”
https://twitter.com/brett_mcgurk/status/1236531953207132161?s=20
Trump fired America’s pandemic response team. Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately!
Whether Trump actually read Coats’ “Worldwide Threat Assessment” is unknown, but the president is well known for his aversion to any written documents that aren’t distilled down to a few bullet points or transmitted via coverage in a segment on Fox News.
If the president and his staff had been actually doing their jobs properly and preparing contingency plans for the threats that the combined wisdom of our nation’s intelligence community had agreed were the biggest issues facing the country, then perhaps the acute shortage of face masks and other protective gear — not to mention the nightmare projections of massive shortages of hospital beds if the cases of infection with the COVID-19 virus expand logarithmically as they are expected to do in the next 2-3 months — would not be a panic-inducing prospect that is only now coming to the public’s attention.
Anyone who has yet to grasp the seriousness of America’s unpreparedness for the expanding pandemic — enabled by the Trump administration’s dismantling of the measures instituted by his predecessor, Barack Obama, to help prepare for such a public medical emergency situation — is urged to read the detailed Twitter thread by Liz Specht, an Associate Director of Science and Technology at the Good Food Institute, that runs the numbers on both the projected coronavirus infections expected and the availability of health care personnel, facilities, and materials in the United States.
Here are a few choice excerpts from her thread. Trigger warning — you may need a sedative at the ready after reading this:
Specht goes on to detail how both facemasks and health care workers will be in short supply much sooner than anyone currently imagines.
Still, the damage that Donald Trump has done by failing to heed Coat’s warning and by spreading a culture of conspiracy theories and outright lies about the coronavirus and America’s vulnerability to it is exemplified by this response to her well-researched and intelligent analysis.
This is exactly the sort of ignorant, uninformed science and media denial that people who foolishly place their trust in the president subscribe to and almost makes one wish there was a direct correlation between susceptibility to catching the virus and IQ levels.
Unfortunately, viruses like COVID-19 only discriminate based on age and overall health level, so make sure that you follow CDC guidelines and wash your hands with soap and water for long enough to sing happy birthday twice, or if you’re now sick of that cloying tune running through your brain, you can try these welcome alternatives.
If you're tired of singing "Happy Birthday" to yourself while washing your hands, here are some more funky alternatives. https://t.co/CTPgnFMLzk — Vinnie Longobardo (@VLongobardo) March 7, 2020
As for Donald Trump and anyone else sharing his mendacious misinformation designed to help prevent the damage that his incompetence in dealing with the national health crisis is causing to his reelection prospects, once you’re finished washing your hands, use that soap to wash out your mouths as well.
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Original reporting by Sarah K. Burris at RawStory.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-08--Ben Carson draws a blank when asked about Trump’s plans for Coronavirus-infected cruise ship

It ’ s easy to forget about Ben Carson .
As a relatively low key member of the Trump administration , he ’ s seemed over his head as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and astonishingly slow on the uptake for someone with a brain surgeon ’ s reputation to live up to .
But perhaps because so many people may have placed themselves under self-quarantine as a result of exposure to the coronavirus at this week ’ s AIPAC conference attended by so many Trump administration luminaries including the president , vice president , and senate majority leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carson on ABC ‘ s This Week speaking with George Stephanopoulos about the COVID-19 coronavirus despite the fact that the medical degree that he hasn ’ t needed much in his past three years as part of the administration is not in the specialty of infectious diseases .
Thus it wasn ’ t exactly reassuring when Carson mirrored the Trump line in downplaying the seriousness of the pandemic , likening the coronavirus to your average case of the flu , a comparison that the mortality rates for the two different viruses decidedly defies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s own willful ignorance when Stephanopoulos asked him a perfectly reasonable question about the plans to deal with the 3,500 people soon to be arriving in the port of Oakland , California on the Grand Princess cruise ship with a large number of infected passengers on board .
It was not a question that Carson wanted to answer .
Trump fired America ’ s pandemic response team .
Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately !
When Stephanopoulos noted that the ship was scheduled to arrive in port within only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer led many to believe that the results of any planning were not only totally unknown to him but may not even exist yet .
“ The plan will be in place by that time , ” Carson told the ABC host .
“ But I don ’ t want to preview the plan right now.
” “ Shouldn ’ t you be able to do that ?
” a skeptical Stephanopoulos pushed the HUD Secretary .
“ I think it needs to all come from a solitary source , we shouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan is , ” Carson replied , in what seemed like an excuse on the level of “ the dog ate my homework.
” With Carson just providing another example of the Trump administration ’ s shambolic response to the encroaching pandemic , it ’ s truly amazing that anyone in the administration believed that his medical degree would make him an effective spokesperson for the federal government ’ s efforts to combat the disease .
You can watch a clip of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson ’ s appearance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Stephanopoulos in the excerpt below .
What do you think ?

It’s easy to forget about Ben Carson. As a relatively low key member of the Trump administration, he’s seemed over his head as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and astonishingly slow on the uptake for someone with a brain surgeon’s reputation to live up to.
But perhaps because so many people may have placed themselves under self-quarantine as a result of exposure to the coronavirus at this week’s AIPAC conference attended by so many Trump administration luminaries including the president, vice president, and senate majority leader, among others, there was Ben Carson on ABC‘s This Week speaking with George Stephanopoulos about the COVID-19 coronavirus despite the fact that the medical degree that he hasn’t needed much in his past three years as part of the administration is not in the specialty of infectious diseases.
Thus it wasn’t exactly reassuring when Carson mirrored the Trump line in downplaying the seriousness of the pandemic, likening the coronavirus to your average case of the flu, a comparison that the mortality rates for the two different viruses decidedly defies.
Carson also mirrored the president’s own willful ignorance when Stephanopoulos asked him a perfectly reasonable question about the plans to deal with the 3,500 people soon to be arriving in the port of Oakland, California on the Grand Princess cruise ship with a large number of infected passengers on board. It was not a question that Carson wanted to answer.
“The vice president met with the CEOs of the major cruise ship companies yesterday, and they are coming up with a plan within 72 hours of that meeting,” the HUD Secretary responded.
Trump fired America’s pandemic response team. Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately!
When Stephanopoulos noted that the ship was scheduled to arrive in port within only 24 hours, Carson’s evasive answer led many to believe that the results of any planning were not only totally unknown to him but may not even exist yet.
“The plan will be in place by that time,” Carson told the ABC host. “But I don’t want to preview the plan right now.” “Shouldn’t you be able to do that?” a skeptical Stephanopoulos pushed the HUD Secretary. “I think it needs to all come from a solitary source, we shouldn’t have 16 people saying what the plan is,” Carson replied, in what seemed like an excuse on the level of “the dog ate my homework.”
With Carson just providing another example of the Trump administration’s shambolic response to the encroaching pandemic, it’s truly amazing that anyone in the administration believed that his medical degree would make him an effective spokesperson for the federal government’s efforts to combat the disease.
You can watch a clip of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson’s appearance on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos in the excerpt below.
MORE: Sec. Carson says a plan will be in place "within 72 hours" of Vice Pres. Mike Pence's meeting with cruise ship company CEOs yesterday.@GStephanopoulos: "The ship's docking tomorrow." Sec. Carson: "The plan will be in place by that time." https://t.co/shL3Yddjze https://t.co/B5cIL3ZB30 — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 8, 2020
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Original reporting by Adia Robinson at ABC News.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-08--Trump overruled CDC advice to seniors to avoid flights during coronavirus outbreak

It ’ s only appropriate that a virus named after a crown would be the downfall of Donald Trump , the man who would be king .
With the Trump administration ’ s handling of the coronavirus crisis —COVID-19 , for those of you who would like to be more scientifically precise — exposing the level to which the president ’ s stupidity and incompetence has driven so many actually qualified people out of government service and replaced them with science-rejecting political toadies , Trump ’ s concern for how the pandemic will affect his own reelection chances seems to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal government is responding to the outbreak of the deadly disease .
Yet if the president is truly attempting to show the American public that his administration has their best interests at heart and is doing everything in its power to combat the spread of the coronavirus , then his poor judgment is even more suspect , given his complete rejection of expert advice and the substitution of his own scientifically illiterate opinions on how to best combat the disease .
That his opinions seem to be aimed more at containing the economic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precipitous drop of which contradicts his boasts of a healthy and growing economy and endangers his reelections chances — than protecting the health and welfare of ordinary Americans does not help the reassuring image that he is attempting to project .
Nothing exemplifies Trump ’ s lack of concern over how his handling of the health crisis negatively affects the wellbeing of the average citizen more than the revelation this morning that the White House intervened to prevent the Centers for Disease Control from warning elderly and sickly Americans that they should avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Associated Press reported .
Trump fired America ’ s pandemic response team .
Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately !
The suppression of the advice of medical experts looks particularly egregious coming after Trump spent part of Wednesday meeting with airline executives discussing how the pandemic has affected their revenue projections for the months ahead .
The defensive Trump administration reacted to the AP ‘ s story predictably , with a spokesperson for Vice President Pence , the head of the president ’ s coronavirus task force , saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and that suggesting limiting air travel for senior citizens “ was never a recommendation to the Task Force.
” That denial seems to contradict the advice that the CDC published on its website on Friday telling the elderly and those with underlying medical issues to “ stay home as much as possible ” and avoid crowded locations .
While the advisory doesn ’ t specifically mention air travel in keeping with the White House directive , it does encourage older adults to “ take actions to reduce your risk of exposure.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amount of cogitation to figure out that avoiding traveling through the air in a sealed tube with recirculated air ( including the combined microbes carried by all aboard ) is one significant manner to reduce your risk of exposure , no matter what the Trump White House wants you to think .
Indeed , while VP Pence had no trouble advising those of retirement age against going on a cruise right now — saying that “ this would be a good time to practice common sense and to avoid activities including traveling on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case you hadn ’ t heard the horror stories of those quarantined on docked ships full of infected passengers — medical experts were more direct in their recommendations for people in high-risk groups .
The administration ’ s attempts to block the dissemination of expert advice on how to best avoid catching a virus with a fatality rate far exceeding an ordinary flu virus confirms fears that beyond merely responding to the coronavirus outbreak in an incompetent and disorganized manner , Donald Trump and his cronies are actively taking steps that can make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been .
If this doesn ’ t help us rid the country of his presidency by turning even more public sentiment against him , then the power of Trump ’ s propaganda machine to overcome common sense has been vastly underestimated .
Original reporting by Mike Stobbe at The Associated Press .
What do you think ?

It’s only appropriate that a virus named after a crown would be the downfall of Donald Trump, the man who would be king.
With the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus crisis —COVID-19, for those of you who would like to be more scientifically precise — exposing the level to which the president’s stupidity and incompetence has driven so many actually qualified people out of government service and replaced them with science-rejecting political toadies, Trump’s concern for how the pandemic will affect his own reelection chances seems to be steering his decisions on how the federal government is responding to the outbreak of the deadly disease.
Yet if the president is truly attempting to show the American public that his administration has their best interests at heart and is doing everything in its power to combat the spread of the coronavirus, then his poor judgment is even more suspect, given his complete rejection of expert advice and the substitution of his own scientifically illiterate opinions on how to best combat the disease.
That his opinions seem to be aimed more at containing the economic damage to the stock markets — the precipitous drop of which contradicts his boasts of a healthy and growing economy and endangers his reelection chances — than protecting the health and welfare of ordinary Americans does not help the reassuring image that he is attempting to project.
Nothing exemplifies Trump’s lack of concern over how his handling of the health crisis negatively affects the wellbeing of the average citizen more than the revelation this morning that the White House intervened to prevent the Centers for Disease Control from warning elderly and sickly Americans that they should avoid flying on commercial airlines, as the Associated Press reported.
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submitted the plan this week as a way of trying to control the virus, but White House officials ordered the air travel recommendation be removed, said the official who had direct knowledge of the plan. Trump administration officials have since suggested certain people should consider not traveling, but they have stopped short of the stronger guidance sought by the CDC,” the AP writes.
Trump fired America’s pandemic response team. Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately!
The suppression of the advice of medical experts looks particularly egregious coming after Trump spent part of Wednesday meeting with airline executives discussing how the pandemic has affected their revenue projections for the months ahead.
The defensive Trump administration reacted to the AP‘s story predictably, with a spokesperson for Vice President Pence, the head of the president’s coronavirus task force, saying that the story was “complete fiction” and that suggesting limiting air travel for senior citizens “was never a recommendation to the Task Force.”
That denial seems to contradict the advice that the CDC published on its website on Friday telling the elderly and those with underlying medical issues to “stay home as much as possible” and avoid crowded locations. While the advisory doesn’t specifically mention air travel in keeping with the White House directive, it does encourage older adults to “take actions to reduce your risk of exposure.”
It doesn’t take a considerable amount of cogitation to figure out that avoiding traveling through the air in a sealed tube with recirculated air (including the combined microbes carried by all aboard) is one significant manner to reduce your risk of exposure, no matter what the Trump White House wants you to think.
Indeed, while VP Pence had no trouble advising those of retirement age against going on a cruise right now — saying that “this would be a good time to practice common sense and to avoid activities including traveling on a cruise line,” just in case you hadn’t heard the horror stories of those quarantined on docked ships full of infected passengers — medical experts were more direct in their recommendations for people in high-risk groups.
“The clear message to people who fit into those categories is; ‘You ought to become a semi-hermit. You’ve got to really get serious in your personal life about social distancing, and in particular avoiding crowds of any kind,’” Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University expert on infectious diseases, told the AP. That can include not only avoiding essential commercial travel but also large church services and crowded restaurants, he stressed.
The administration’s attempts to block the dissemination of expert advice on how to best avoid catching a virus with a fatality rate far exceeding an ordinary flu virus confirms fears that beyond merely responding to the coronavirus outbreak in an incompetent and disorganized manner, Donald Trump and his cronies are actively taking steps that can make the outbreak much worse than it otherwise have been.
If this doesn’t help us rid the country of his presidency by turning even more public sentiment against him, then the power of Trump’s propaganda machine to overcome common sense has been vastly underestimated.
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Original reporting by Mike Stobbe at The Associated Press.
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occupydemocrats--2020-03-09--Trump cluelessly retweets meme of him fiddling while America burns with coronavirus

Neither is sensitivity to the suffering and anxiety of others .
In fact , the existence of any strong points possessed by our current president would require a lengthy investigation that would far exceed the number of hours that Republicans have subjected Hillary Clinton to in their probes of her emails and the Benghazi hearings combined .
Trump , however , outdid himself with his tweet this afternoon forwarding a post by White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino .
Trump fired America ’ s pandemic response team .
Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tweet is actually about the power of his campaign to triumph over whichever nominee the Democrats eventually decide will be his challenger in the presidential race in November , despite his profession of ignorance of its meaning .
That interpretation may be an even less flattering reflection of Trump ’ s clueless mindset , since — besides his obliviousness to the implications of the tweeted meme in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic — it shows that no matter what is going on in the country that he is ostensibly overseeing , his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ narrow concerns of being reelected and dodging the likely prosecutions that will follow once he loses any pretense of presidential immunity .
Reactions to the post on Twitter showed the contempt and disdain that all but his most dedicated cult-members feel towards the president living in his delusional bubble .
Apparently our “ Stable Genius ” -in-Chief missed history class the day they covered Nero in the curriculum , but somehow that is not the least bit surprising .
The real salient question right now is how much longer will the Republican Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constituents — and their colleagues who visited the AIPAC conference last week and mingled with infected attendees — start contracting the virus and dying as a result ?
With trump having attended the AIPAC conference himself , it looks like the virus may be his undoing one way or another .
Let ’ s charitably hope that the end of his administration , however it comes , is swift and painless…for the American people .
What do you think ?

Self-awareness was never Donald Trump’s strong point.
Neither is sensitivity to the suffering and anxiety of others.
In fact, the existence of any strong points possessed by our current president would require a lengthy investigation that would far exceed the number of hours that Republicans have subjected Hillary Clinton to in their probes of her emails and the Benghazi hearings combined.
Trump, however, outdid himself with his tweet this afternoon forwarding a post by White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino.
Who knows what this means, but it sounds good to me! https://t.co/rQVA4ER0PV — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2020
Trump fired America’s pandemic response team. Demand he reassemble it to confront the coronavirus pandemic immediately!
Naturally, Trump will likely claim that the tweet is actually about the power of his campaign to triumph over whichever nominee the Democrats eventually decide will be his challenger in the presidential race in November, despite his profession of ignorance of its meaning.
That interpretation may be an even less flattering reflection of Trump’s clueless mindset, since — besides his obliviousness to the implications of the tweeted meme in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic — it shows that no matter what is going on in the country that he is ostensibly overseeing, his brain can only focus on his own narrow concerns of being reelected and dodging the likely prosecutions that will follow once he loses any pretense of presidential immunity.
Reactions to the post on Twitter showed the contempt and disdain that all but his most dedicated cult-members feel towards the president living in his delusional bubble.
https://twitter.com/_ReaalAmerican_/status/1236796616239185920?s=20
Yes, yes, because the man with no discernable talent apparently plays of all things… the violin? Sure bro. Another fucking planet I tell you, another fucking planet. — Treason Stickers (@treasonstickers) March 8, 2020
I was about to write the same thing: It means Donald Trump is fiddling while America burns. Impressively subversive esoteric tweet by @DanScavino. — Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 8, 2020
Moronavirus — Standard Error, PhD (@1RachelAnn1) March 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/lesleyabravanel/status/1236791128403456000?s=20
Trump loves huge crowds and huge rallies, and is probably too selfish to care about the health and well-being of his own supporters. That’s how a CPAC attendee was able to meet and greet so many people including CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp who then also shook hands with Trump. — Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) March 8, 2020
It reminds me of the quartet playing on the deck of the titanic prior to the death of hundreds of people. — dot dot dot (@kdvecchio) March 8, 2020
This scene from Titanic works just as well pic.twitter.com/vwoyWtglLS — Greg (@GregAF19) March 8, 2020
Apparently our “Stable Genius”-in-Chief missed history class the day they covered Nero in the curriculum, but somehow that is not the least bit surprising.
The real salient question right now is how much longer will the Republican Senate continue to protect this president once their constituents — and their colleagues who visited the AIPAC conference last week and mingled with infected attendees — start contracting the virus and dying as a result?
With trump having attended the AIPAC conference himself, it looks like the virus may be his undoing one way or another.
Let’s charitably hope that the end of his administration, however it comes, is swift and painless…for the American people.
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Vinnie Longobardo Managing Editor Vinnie Longobardo is the Managing Editor of Occupy Democrats. He's a 35-year veteran of the TV, mobile & internet industries, specializing in start-ups and the international media business. His passions are politics, music, and art. Latest Posts