occupydemocrats--2020-11-09--Trump unleashes pathetic tweetstorm trying to convince followers he can still win

President Trump is still clinging to his delusional claim that he actually beat President-elect Joe Biden despite the fact that the latter ’ s electoral count continues to rise and looks likely to hit 306 when all the ballots are tallied .
Rather than accept the will of the American people Trump has decided to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election , making it clear that he will always put his own interests over the health and safety of our democracy .
There is no telling how much long-term damage he has inflicted and continues to inflict on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Republican Party , shameless organization that it is , has failed to condemn the president ’ s fraud claims , with many elected GOP officials lending their support to the president ’ s misinformation .
They ’ re scared of Trump , scared of angering his base , and ultimately they care about their own political careers more than anything else .
It ’ s important to recognize men like Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) and Senator Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) for the moral cowards they are .
Buoyed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s receiving from some of his obsequious lackeys , Trump ripped off a series of tweets today alleging voter fraud in multiple states .
He baselessly claimed Nevada has become a “ cesspool of Fake Votes ” and that Republican hatchetmen Mark Schlapp and Adam Laxalt are uncovering “ things ” that will prove to be “ absolutely shocking.
” He provided no evidence or details for the claim and Twitter made the correct decision to label the tweet in red as “ disputed.
” Add your name to tell Trump : You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wisconsin is “ looking very good ” for him , even though Biden won the state by roughly 20,000 votes .
He then went on to lie in another tweet , claiming that his surrogates were blocked from observing the vote in Pennsylvania which he called “ unthinkable and illegal.
” Twitter tagged the tweet as “ disputed ” as well although they could have just as easily tagged it as “ patently false.
” Observers were allowed in and Trump knows that .
In fact , his own lawyers have already admitted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spree ended with Trump saying that Georgia will be a “ big presidential win , ” even though it looks like Biden will carry the state .
Furthermore , even if Trump did manage to capture it Biden would still have enough electoral votes to be declared the winner .
At this point , there is simply no way that Donald Trump sees a second term in the White House .
Biden has bested him and he can either accept that or slink off as the biggest sore loser in American history .

President Trump is still clinging to his delusional claim that he actually beat President-elect Joe Biden despite the fact that the latter’s electoral count continues to rise and looks likely to hit 306 when all the ballots are tallied.
Rather than accept the will of the American people Trump has decided to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election, making it clear that he will always put his own interests over the health and safety of our democracy. There is no telling how much long-term damage he has inflicted and continues to inflict on our Republic with his paranoid lies.
The Republican Party, shameless organization that it is, has failed to condemn the president’s fraud claims, with many elected GOP officials lending their support to the president’s misinformation. They’re scared of Trump, scared of angering his base, and ultimately they care about their own political careers more than anything else. It’s important to recognize men like Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) for the moral cowards they are.
Buoyed in some part by the support he’s receiving from some of his obsequious lackeys, Trump ripped off a series of tweets today alleging voter fraud in multiple states. He baselessly claimed Nevada has become a “cesspool of Fake Votes” and that Republican hatchetmen Mark Schlapp and Adam Laxalt are uncovering “things” that will prove to be “absolutely shocking.” He provided no evidence or details for the claim and Twitter made the correct decision to label the tweet in red as “disputed.”
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Trump insisted that Wisconsin is “looking very good” for him, even though Biden won the state by roughly 20,000 votes. He then went on to lie in another tweet, claiming that his surrogates were blocked from observing the vote in Pennsylvania which he called “unthinkable and illegal.” Twitter tagged the tweet as “disputed” as well although they could have just as easily tagged it as “patently false.” Observers were allowed in and Trump knows that. In fact, his own lawyers have already admitted as much in court.
The tweeting spree ended with Trump saying that Georgia will be a “big presidential win,” even though it looks like Biden will carry the state. Furthermore, even if Trump did manage to capture it Biden would still have enough electoral votes to be declared the winner. At this point, there is simply no way that Donald Trump sees a second term in the White House. Biden has bested him and he can either accept that or slink off as the biggest sore loser in American history.
The threshold identification of Ballots is turning out to be even bigger than originally anticipated. A very large number of Ballots are impacted. Stay tuned! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
Nevada is turning out to be a cesspool of Fake Votes. @mschlapp & @AdamLaxalt are finding things that, when released, will be absolutely shocking! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
Wisconsin is looking very good. Needs a little time statutorily. Will happen soon! @Reince @SeanDuffyWI — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
Pennsylvania prevented us from watching much of the Ballot count. Unthinkable and illegal in this country. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
Georgia will be a big presidential win, as it was the night of the Election! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 9, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-09--Insiders reveal how White House staff is responding to Trump’s coping mechanisms

A sore loser to the very end , Donald Trump is still refusing to concede the race to President-Elect Joe Biden .
When the vote-counting is completely finished it looks likely that Biden will capture a total of 306 electoral votes and at this point , there is absolutely nothing Trump can do to win .
Ultimately , it doesn ’ t matter whether or not Trump has the mental strength to accept defeat .
If he refuses to leave the White House after Inauguration Day the Secret Service will escort him out like any other private citizen .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be around right now .
The Daily Mail reports that sources inside the administration revealed Trump will not be attending Joe Biden ’ s inauguration .
The soon-to-be-former president says that his triumphant opponent is a “ phony president.
” He is insisting that there was a mass voter fraud conspiracy to steal a rightful victory away from him .
Not surprisingly , he has so far refused to write a concession speech .
“ His sons and closest aides have been egging him on while no one else dares raise the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs to consider life post-presidency .
In his mind , he never looked past election day because he is superstitious and he thought it was bad luck , ” said one White House source .
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Sources further described the White House right now as filled with “ manic , exuberant , energized and toxic.
” Apparently , the president is drowning his sorrows in fast food and the smell has reached a point where some officials have taken to lighting scented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brighten the grim mood in the building .
“ The President is crazy like a fox .
People mock him but he ’ s someone who prepares well in advance and he has spent months setting up the scenario that mail-in votes are somehow fraudulent , ” one source told The Daily Mail .
Unfortunately for Trump , his public smearing of mail-in voting has no effect on the ballots themselves .
He lost and sooner or late he ’ ll be forced to accept that .
The American people have spoken .

A sore loser to the very end, Donald Trump is still refusing to concede the race to President-Elect Joe Biden. When the vote-counting is completely finished it looks likely that Biden will capture a total of 306 electoral votes and at this point, there is absolutely nothing Trump can do to win. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter whether or not Trump has the mental strength to accept defeat. If he refuses to leave the White House after Inauguration Day the Secret Service will escort him out like any other private citizen.
One can imagine how insufferable Trump must be to be around right now. The Daily Mail reports that sources inside the administration revealed Trump will not be attending Joe Biden’s inauguration. The soon-to-be-former president says that his triumphant opponent is a “phony president.” He is insisting that there was a mass voter fraud conspiracy to steal a rightful victory away from him. Not surprisingly, he has so far refused to write a concession speech.
“His sons and closest aides have been egging him on while no one else dares raise the delicate matter that he has lost and needs to consider life post-presidency. In his mind, he never looked past election day because he is superstitious and he thought it was bad luck,” said one White House source.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Sources further described the White House right now as filled with “manic, exuberant, energized and toxic.” Apparently, the president is drowning his sorrows in fast food and the smell has reached a point where some officials have taken to lighting scented candles to cover up the odor and brighten the grim mood in the building.
“The President is crazy like a fox. People mock him but he’s someone who prepares well in advance and he has spent months setting up the scenario that mail-in votes are somehow fraudulent,” one source told The Daily Mail. Unfortunately for Trump, his public smearing of mail-in voting has no effect on the ballots themselves. He lost and sooner or late he’ll be forced to accept that. The American people have spoken.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-09--Mike Pence slammed for trying to claim unwarranted credit for Pfizer COVID vaccine

After pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today that initial studies have determined that its COVID-19 vaccine is effective at preventing the disease in 90 % of its test subjects , the Trump administration fell over itself to rush to claim responsibility .
The nominal head of the administration ’ s coronavirus task force , Vice President Mike Pence , rushed to post a self-congratulatory boast on Twitter claiming responsibility for the success of the company in its research efforts and attributing the development of the vaccine to Operation Warp Speed , the federal government ’ s public-private partnership initiative launched to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pence wasn ’ t the only Trump administration mouthpiece attempting to transfer the glory of the scientific accomplishment on behalf of Donald Trump .
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley also posted a tweet thanking the administration for its part in Pfizer ’ s vaccine development work .
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The rush to bask in the accolades , unfortunately , ignores one simple and glaring fact — Pfizer has never accepted a penny of federal money for their research and development of this new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the program that both Pence and Haley cite .
Pfizer ’ s chief executive , Dr. Albert Bourla , explained in an interview with CBS ‘ s Face The Nation earlier this year why he specifically avoided participating in the Trump administration ’ s signature COVID-19 vaccine development program .
Of course , it ’ s easy for a major pharmaceutical company to risk its own money in formulating and testing a vaccine when they have a promise that the federal government will purchase as many as 100 million doses at a cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tidy profit for your efforts .
Pfizer ’ s announcement today concerns just the preliminary results for human studies that will continue to further explore the safety and efficacy of their vaccine for several months longer before any mass production and distribution can begin .
Social media responded to the Trump acolytes ’ attempt at taking credit for the progress of this particular vaccine with harsh rebukes .
Luckily , the Trump administration ’ s efforts to claim stolen valor in this instance can no longer help them win any additional votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most terrified sycophants already having accepted the reality of a Biden victory in the presidential election .
Hopefully , the new regime will fulfill its promise to manage the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and get the Pfizer vaccine and any other effective remedy in the pipeline to the American people as quickly , safely , and efficiently as possible , no thanks to the previous people in charge .
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After pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today that initial studies have determined that its COVID-19 vaccine is effective at preventing the disease in 90% of its test subjects, the Trump administration fell over itself to rush to claim responsibility.
The nominal head of the administration’s coronavirus task force, Vice President Mike Pence, rushed to post a self-congratulatory boast on Twitter claiming responsibility for the success of the company in its research efforts and attributing the development of the vaccine to Operation Warp Speed, the federal government’s public-private partnership initiative launched to turbo-charge the response to the pandemic.
HUGE NEWS: Thanks to the public-private partnership forged by President @realDonaldTrump, @pfizer announced its Coronavirus Vaccine trial is EFFECTIVE, preventing infection in 90% of its volunteers. — Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) November 9, 2020
Pence wasn’t the only Trump administration mouthpiece attempting to transfer the glory of the scientific accomplishment on behalf of Donald Trump.
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley also posted a tweet thanking the administration for its part in Pfizer’s vaccine development work.
https://twitter.com/NikkiHaley/status/1325789592100933633?s=20
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The rush to bask in the accolades, unfortunately, ignores one simple and glaring fact — Pfizer has never accepted a penny of federal money for their research and development of this new vaccine and was not a part of the program that both Pence and Haley cite.
“We were never part of the Warp Speed,” said Kathrin Jansen, a senior vice president and the head of vaccine research and development at Pfizer. “We have never taken any money from the U.S. government, or from anyone.”
Pfizer’s chief executive, Dr. Albert Bourla, explained in an interview with CBS‘s Face The Nation earlier this year why he specifically avoided participating in the Trump administration’s signature COVID-19 vaccine development program.
ICYMI: Why is @Pfizer financing #Covid19 #vaccine development on its own – instead of accepting government funding? $PFE CEO Albert Bourla says “I wanted to liberate our scientists from any bureaucracy. When you get money from someone…that always comes with strings.” pic.twitter.com/t2IQPP9Wn4 — Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) September 13, 2020
Of course, it’s easy for a major pharmaceutical company to risk its own money in formulating and testing a vaccine when they have a promise that the federal government will purchase as many as 100 million doses at a cost of nearly $2 billion and ensure a tidy profit for your efforts.
Pfizer’s announcement today concerns just the preliminary results for human studies that will continue to further explore the safety and efficacy of their vaccine for several months longer before any mass production and distribution can begin.
Social media responded to the Trump acolytes’ attempt at taking credit for the progress of this particular vaccine with harsh rebukes.
“We were never part of the Warp Speed,” she said. “We have never taken any money from the U.S. government, or from anyone.”
She said she learned of the results from the outside panel of experts shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday."https://t.co/nTQx7BgBpy — Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) November 9, 2020
Pfizer rejected any help from Trump. Nice try, loser. — The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 9, 2020
Nikki Haley has shown her true colors. She can never be trusted. — Trump is a Sociopath (@sharcat12) November 9, 2020
“The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl, Congratulations to Jerry Jones & the Dallas Cowboys for making the NFL great again!” – this is how absurd your praise sounds right now. Pfizer didn’t take a dime of your dear leader’s socialized vaccine program money. But nice try. — USED TO BE G.O.P. (@Used_To_Be_GOP) November 9, 2020
Luckily, the Trump administration’s efforts to claim stolen valor in this instance can no longer help them win any additional votes with everyone except Donald Trump and his most terrified sycophants already having accepted the reality of a Biden victory in the presidential election.
Hopefully, the new regime will fulfill its promise to manage the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and get the Pfizer vaccine and any other effective remedy in the pipeline to the American people as quickly, safely, and efficiently as possible, no thanks to the previous people in charge.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-10--White Republican becomes subject of viral mockery after claiming to be a “black gay guy” on Twitter

Republicans are not taking Joe Biden ’ s victory well .
President Trump still refuses to concede , elected GOP officials are lending their support to his lies that mass voter fraud stole the election from him , and many Republican voters are either buying into the misinformation or having meltdowns over the looming Biden administration , convinced that it marks the end of the Republic .
Dean Browning , a former Republican congressional candidate and former commissioner for Lehigh County , Pennslyvania managed to cut through all of the GOP chatter today with a viral tweet that quickly made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
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Browning ’ s pinned tweet on his profile states that President Biden will “ destroy in 4 months ” what “ Trump built in 4 years , ” an appealing prospect to those of us who hate the way in which Trump has weakened America on the global stage , targeted minorities with a litany of cruelties , and looted our coffers to line the pockets of his plutocrat buddies .
Presumably , Browning was not operating under this same interpretation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter user responded to Browning ’ s tweet and pointed out that Trump ’ s so-called accomplishments really just amount to him taking credit for things President Obama did during his tenure .
Browning responded to the tweet by bizarrely calling himself a “ black gay guy ” and claiming that Obama did nothing for him and that his life is much better under Trump .
The tweet immediately exploded with likes and retweets , with many assuming that Brown thought he was logged into a secondary fake African-American account when he posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but not before it spread like wildfire , unleashing countless jokes at his expense .
Rather than ignoring the backlash , Browning claimed that the viral tweet from his account was actually him “ quoting a message ” he received from a follower .
He apologized if the “ context was not clear ” but failed to explain why the original tweet wasn ’ t in quotes and wasn ’ t attributed to anyone else .
Browning then shared a video clip from “ Dan Purdy , ” an actual gay Black man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Browning was in fact a transcription of a message he himself sent .
The “ Dan Purdy ” account has since been suspended from Twitter , adding yet another weird wrinkle to this saga .
As if that weren ’ t strange enough , some Twitter users pointed out that “ Dan Purdy ” appears to be Byl Holt , possibly a relative of famed singer Patti Lebelle .
At this point , it ’ s anyone ’ s guess what ’ s really going on but one thing is painfully clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any of us should ever take seriously .
The GOP folks , they ’ re simply not sending their best .
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Republicans are not taking Joe Biden’s victory well. President Trump still refuses to concede, elected GOP officials are lending their support to his lies that mass voter fraud stole the election from him, and many Republican voters are either buying into the misinformation or having meltdowns over the looming Biden administration, convinced that it marks the end of the Republic.
Dean Browning, a former Republican congressional candidate and former commissioner for Lehigh County, Pennslyvania managed to cut through all of the GOP chatter today with a viral tweet that quickly made him the laughingstock of social media.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Browning’s pinned tweet on his profile states that President Biden will “destroy in 4 months” what “Trump built in 4 years,” an appealing prospect to those of us who hate the way in which Trump has weakened America on the global stage, targeted minorities with a litany of cruelties, and looted our coffers to line the pockets of his plutocrat buddies. Presumably, Browning was not operating under this same interpretation when he penned the message.
A Twitter user responded to Browning’s tweet and pointed out that Trump’s so-called accomplishments really just amount to him taking credit for things President Obama did during his tenure. Browning responded to the tweet by bizarrely calling himself a “black gay guy” and claiming that Obama did nothing for him and that his life is much better under Trump.
The tweet immediately exploded with likes and retweets, with many assuming that Brown thought he was logged into a secondary fake African-American account when he posted the response. Browning soon deleted it but not before it spread like wildfire, unleashing countless jokes at his expense.
Dean Browning, former Lehigh County comissioner who seems to have forgotten to log into his burner account, was about 2,500 votes away from being the GOP's nominee in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district this year. pic.twitter.com/ftiY68wae6 — Jacob Rubashkin (@JacobRubashkin) November 10, 2020
I’ll give Dean Browning credit. That’s a hell of a way to destroy your career. — Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets) November 10, 2020
Dean Browning deleted this tweet in which he said he was a black, gay man. Trying to pass it off as him quoting another follower. Suuuuuuure, Dean. I’m sure that was it and it wasn’t your social media manager not being good at their job. pic.twitter.com/RXIjO4vSpw — Mike #CountEveryVote Schlossberg (@MikeSchlossberg) November 10, 2020
CNN reporting that Joe Biden is considering Dean Browning’s gay black republican alt account for Secretary of Defense — maple cocaine (@maplecocaine) November 10, 2020
When you forget to switch to your sock account in Tweetdeck. Great job, former Lehigh County Commissioner Dean Browning! Is misrepresenting
yourself in order to spread disinformation and interfere with democratic elections part of those Christian conservative values too? https://t.co/VSycBT8soM — Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) November 10, 2020
Congratulations to Dean Browning, today's main character. — Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) November 10, 2020
Having a bad day? Just remember you're not Congressional candidate, Dean Browning, who slipped up and revealed his troll account where he poses as a gay, Black man who spews racist homophobic nonsense. https://t.co/EM3bLVJ5Uo — Jamie Ford (@JamieFord) November 10, 2020
That Dean Browning story is one of those ones where no matter what you tweet about it, it won't be funnier than the actual real life situation. — Big Supernaturals (@UweBollocks) November 10, 2020
I truly did not think we'd be able to top Four Seasons Total Landscaping and yet here we are with Patti Labelle's Son Is A Paid Actor Hired To Cover Former Republican Congressional Candidate Dean Browning's Ass After He Tweeted Pretending To Be A Black Man On Main By Accident — sloane (sîpihkopiyesîs) (@cottoncandaddy) November 10, 2020
Rather than ignoring the backlash, Browning claimed that the viral tweet from his account was actually him “quoting a message” he received from a follower. He apologized if the “context was not clear” but failed to explain why the original tweet wasn’t in quotes and wasn’t attributed to anyone else.
Browning then shared a video clip from “Dan Purdy,” an actual gay Black man who insists that the tweet sent out by Browning was in fact a transcription of a message he himself sent. The “Dan Purdy” account has since been suspended from Twitter, adding yet another weird wrinkle to this saga.
I'm Dean Browning's Mexican-American lesbian half-sister, and I can assure you he's telling the truth. https://t.co/by0V53AOCI — Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) November 10, 2020
As if that weren’t strange enough, some Twitter users pointed out that “Dan Purdy” appears to be Byl Holt, possibly a relative of famed singer Patti Lebelle. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess what’s really going on but one thing is painfully clear: Dean Browning is not someone that any of us should ever take seriously. The GOP folks, they’re simply not sending their best.
https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/1326292748174045184?s=20
Dean Browning sock puppet guy is apparently Patti LaBelles son lmao. this is an all-timer https://t.co/PRORjvDJbI — Bris Angel (@Cryptoterra) November 10, 2020
all of us trying to figure out Dean Browning/Dan Purdy/Byl Holte pic.twitter.com/j3Did68r6t — i bless the rains down in castamere (@Chinchillazllla) November 10, 2020
I wandered off Twitter for an hour and the Dean Browning story turned into some shit Raymond Chandler would have trouble following, this website is purgatory — AK Lingus In Cartoon Form (@aklingus) November 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/OliviaMesser/status/1326296338611449856?s=20
This Dean Browning, Dan Purdy, Byl Holte, William Holte, Patti LaBelle story is honestly one of the wildest things I've ever witnessed on the internet… and the story isn't even finished yet. — Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) November 10, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-10--President-elect Biden chuckles at Trump administration’s attempts to evade their grim reality

One has to credit President-elect Joe Biden with an extraordinary amount of patience and good humor when faced with the infantile refusal of Donald Trump and his petrified gang of sycophantic minions to recognize their defeat at the polls .
Biden was asked his response this afternoon after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to a question at a press conference this morning about whether he would begin cooperating with the incoming administration ’ s transition team and replied instead that “ there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration .
Faced with the disturbing and malevolent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our nation ’ s diplomacy — at least for the next 10 weeks anyway — the newly-elected incoming leader replied with a mixture of bemusement and chuckling disbelief , laughing and repeating the phrase “ Secretary of State Pompeo ” as if the very thought of such responsibility residing in this particular man was as absurd and ludicrous as the ascendency of the vile opponent whom Biden crushed at the polls to the presidency .
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Biden ’ s calm and measured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperate flailings as embarrassing for the current president and imminently laughable — as the truth of their defeat wends its way through the denial and anger stages to reach its last three steps of bargaining , depression , and acceptance — is sure to infuriate Donald Trump , whose narcissistic personality disorder reacts so badly to humiliation and ridicule .
As the nation awaits the acceptance stage to finally manifest itself , we can expect the bargaining stage to begin shortly .
Just as Trump is using his phony protestations of a stolen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to continue to rake in the dough to pay off his campaign debt , many people speculate that he is likely to try to extract an unconditional pardon for the many federal offenses that he is likely to face once his presidential immunity expires in exchange for a concession statement and the beginning of any full transition privileges to be allowed .
As Donald Trump stews in his own juices , Joe Biden chuckles over the behavior of he and his surrogates as if they were simply misbehaving children who will eventually grow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be underestimating the core rottenness of his defeated opponents .
Rather than dismiss their antics as the expected behavior of immature and incapable children , Biden should treat them as irredeemable juvenile delinquents who need a long stay in reform school before being allowed to mingle once again with the general populace .
As the winner , it ’ s easy for Biden to laugh at this point .
The rest of us are still smoldering from the last four years and are not the least bit amused .
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One has to credit President-elect Joe Biden with an extraordinary amount of patience and good humor when faced with the infantile refusal of Donald Trump and his petrified gang of sycophantic minions to recognize their defeat at the polls.
Biden was asked his response this afternoon after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to a question at a press conference this morning about whether he would begin cooperating with the incoming administration’s transition team and replied instead that “there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration.
Faced with the disturbing and malevolent partisan gamesmanship of the man entrusted with our nation’s diplomacy — at least for the next 10 weeks anyway — the newly-elected incoming leader replied with a mixture of bemusement and chuckling disbelief, laughing and repeating the phrase “Secretary of State Pompeo” as if the very thought of such responsibility residing in this particular man was as absurd and ludicrous as the ascendency of the vile opponent whom Biden crushed at the polls to the presidency.
President-elect Biden says Trump's refusal to concede and accept his election loss is "an embarrassment." He adds: "I think it will not help the president's legacy." pic.twitter.com/YJTNaMQ55h — The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) November 10, 2020
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Biden’s calm and measured assessment of the Trump administration’s desperate flailings as embarrassing for the current president and imminently laughable — as the truth of their defeat wends its way through the denial and anger stages to reach its last three steps of bargaining, depression, and acceptance — is sure to infuriate Donald Trump, whose narcissistic personality disorder reacts so badly to humiliation and ridicule.
As the nation awaits the acceptance stage to finally manifest itself, we can expect the bargaining stage to begin shortly.
Just as Trump is using his phony protestations of a stolen election to keep his fundraising machine alive to continue to rake in the dough to pay off his campaign debt, many people speculate that he is likely to try to extract an unconditional pardon for the many federal offenses that he is likely to face once his presidential immunity expires in exchange for a concession statement and the beginning of any full transition privileges to be allowed.
As Donald Trump stews in his own juices, Joe Biden chuckles over the behavior of he and his surrogates as if they were simply misbehaving children who will eventually grow up and straighten out.
Biden may be underestimating the core rottenness of his defeated opponents.
Rather than dismiss their antics as the expected behavior of immature and incapable children, Biden should treat them as irredeemable juvenile delinquents who need a long stay in reform school before being allowed to mingle once again with the general populace.
As the winner, it’s easy for Biden to laugh at this point. The rest of us are still smoldering from the last four years and are not the least bit amused.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-10--Pompeo announces refusal to cooperate with incoming Biden team in shocking statement

One would think that with a name like Pompeo , our nation ’ s Secretary of State would be prepared for a sudden volcanic disruption that transforms his life as he currently knows it .
For Donald Trump loyalist and arch-conservative Mike Pompeo , however , the slowly creeping lava flow of last week ’ s election results — that saw his boss and chief patron lose by nearly five million votes — has only calcified his resolve to support the president ’ s delusional insistence that such an outcome could only be the result of the types of massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of perpetrating in cahoots with Vladimir Putin in the 2016 presidential election .
NBC News national political reporter Josh Lederman tweeted Pompeo ’ s response when a journalist inquired as to whether the State Department would begin to cooperate with the Biden/Harris transition team to plan to hand over the reins of power .
Pompeo ’ s answer proved that he remains as deeply attached to Donald Trump ’ s delusional attempts to remain in power as the crustiest barnacle on the Titanic .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ smooth transition ” to another term for a massive loser of the popular vote , but he must be reminded that in order to make a smoothie , all the ingredients are subjected to a powerful whirlpool where they are rent asunder by sharp blades that transmute the individual components into a palatable mixture .
It seems unlikely that any repudiation of the vote count that delivered a win to the Democratic ticket would be either smooth or free of the slashing cuts to the will of the majority in this election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of invincibility permanently shattered by his loss — whether he and his team acknowledge it or not — reporters now seemingly feel safer in challenging administration officials ’ most outrageous and transgressive statements without the threat of the thundering boulders of a Trump avalanche crashing down around them .
Pompeo apparently hasn ’ t gotten used to this new boldness from the press entourage , and he lashed out at reporters who suggested that there might be a hint of hypocrisy in the leader of the State Department ’ s inability to follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concerning the need to respect the democratic process through free and fair elections .
Pompeo ’ s indignation at being asked about the cognitive dissonance between his prescriptive warnings to other nations regarding their electoral processes and his and the president ’ s own anti-democratic ( with both a lower-case and upper-case “ D ” ) efforts to retain power in the face of repudiation is classic GOP arrogance and hypocrisy .
It is one of the reasons that Trump and the Republican Party were dealt such a resounding defeat last week .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the death throes of a dying and soon-to-be irrelevant political group that has squandered its time in power by looting the nation of its resources for the benefit of its wealthy masters and left the populace surrounded by pestilence and in economic peril .
Hopefully , these unfortunate tantrums of denial will be ending soon and Pompeo and the rest of Trump ’ s deplorable minions will go back to the rocks they crawled out from under in 2016 .
Cataclysmic eruptions aren ’ t easy to deal with , but they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shelter for these soon-to-be political refugees .
You can watch Mike Pompeo smirk his way through his transition denialism in the video clip below .
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One would think that with a name like Pompeo, our nation’s Secretary of State would be prepared for a sudden volcanic disruption that transforms his life as he currently knows it.
For Donald Trump loyalist and arch-conservative Mike Pompeo, however, the slowly creeping lava flow of last week’s election results — that saw his boss and chief patron lose by nearly five million votes — has only calcified his resolve to support the president’s delusional insistence that such an outcome could only be the result of the types of massive electoral fraud that he himself was accused of perpetrating in cahoots with Vladimir Putin in the 2016 presidential election.
NBC News national political reporter Josh Lederman tweeted Pompeo’s response when a journalist inquired as to whether the State Department would begin to cooperate with the Biden/Harris transition team to plan to hand over the reins of power.
Pompeo’s answer proved that he remains as deeply attached to Donald Trump’s delusional attempts to remain in power as the crustiest barnacle on the Titanic.
"We're in good shape," Pompeo says. He adds that the world is watching — Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) November 10, 2020
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Pompeo may envision a “smooth transition” to another term for a massive loser of the popular vote, but he must be reminded that in order to make a smoothie, all the ingredients are subjected to a powerful whirlpool where they are rent asunder by sharp blades that transmute the individual components into a palatable mixture.
It seems unlikely that any repudiation of the vote count that delivered a win to the Democratic ticket would be either smooth or free of the slashing cuts to the will of the majority in this election.
With the president’s air of invincibility permanently shattered by his loss — whether he and his team acknowledge it or not — reporters now seemingly feel safer in challenging administration officials’ most outrageous and transgressive statements without the threat of the thundering boulders of a Trump avalanche crashing down around them.
Pompeo apparently hasn’t gotten used to this new boldness from the press entourage, and he lashed out at reporters who suggested that there might be a hint of hypocrisy in the leader of the State Department’s inability to follow his own cautionary messages to other countries concerning the need to respect the democratic process through free and fair elections.
Here’s Pompeo telling a credentialed State Department journalist four times that she’s “ridiculous” for asking about Trump’s refusal to concede
(H/t @Abs_NBC for the verbate) pic.twitter.com/9Lvw0mosI2 — Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) November 10, 2020
Pompeo’s indignation at being asked about the cognitive dissonance between his prescriptive warnings to other nations regarding their electoral processes and his and the president’s own anti-democratic (with both a lower-case and upper-case “D”) efforts to retain power in the face of repudiation is classic GOP arrogance and hypocrisy.
It is one of the reasons that Trump and the Republican Party were dealt such a resounding defeat last week.
Think of Pompeo’s pathetic bleatings as the death throes of a dying and soon-to-be irrelevant political group that has squandered its time in power by looting the nation of its resources for the benefit of its wealthy masters and left the populace surrounded by pestilence and in economic peril.
Hopefully, these unfortunate tantrums of denial will be ending soon and Pompeo and the rest of Trump’s deplorable minions will go back to the rocks they crawled out from under in 2016.
Cataclysmic eruptions aren’t easy to deal with, but they provide plenty of volcanic rocks to provide shelter for these soon-to-be political refugees.
You can watch Mike Pompeo smirk his way through his transition denialism in the video clip below.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration." (There will not be a second Trump administration.) pic.twitter.com/rw4rDmXO98 — The Recount (@therecount) November 10, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-10--Chuck Grassley weirdly tries to spell out loud during Senate hearing and completely faceplants

Over the past few days , the Republican Party has confirmed what many of us have come to expect over the past several years : the conservative movement in this country simply does not care about democracy .
Joe Biden won the election against Donald Trump and is now our President-Elect and yet GOP officials continue to lend their support to Trump ’ s completely false claim that he in fact won the election and that mass voter fraud has been engineered to steal the White House from him .
Predictably , the soon-to-be-former president has failed to provide so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his outrageous allegations .
The Republicans falling in line behind him know that he doesn ’ t have any proof but they ’ d rather undermine our Republic by casting doubt on the election ’ s legitimacy than anger the president ’ s increasingly unhinged base .
We are witnessing nothing less than a campaign—albeit a slow-moving and largely incompetent one—to reverse the electoral will of the American people .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
Meanwhile , the GOP is trying to misdirect and waste time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia probe .
Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee today as the Republican-controlled body sought to gin up another dog and pony show akin to the endless hearings into Benghazi .
The GOP knows they won ’ t find anything substantive but for them simply holding the hearings is enough to whip their base into a frenzy and convince them of Democratic and “ Deep State ” improprieties .
At one point in the hearings , Senator Chuck Grassley ( R-IA ) brought up the topic of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he decided to spell the word out , and did so with just four letters : “ L-E-K-S. ” The elderly senator didn ’ t seem to realize his mistake and simply forged on , eager to get to his propaganda talking points .
While it ’ s a silly mistake to harp on , it does offer an indication of just how seriously we should take these proceedings .
They ’ re a joke and the men carrying them out are as well .
We are a poorer nation because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unleash a barrage of mockery which is frankly all these Republicans deserve at this point .

Over the past few days, the Republican Party has confirmed what many of us have come to expect over the past several years: the conservative movement in this country simply does not care about democracy.
Joe Biden won the election against Donald Trump and is now our President-Elect and yet GOP officials continue to lend their support to Trump’s completely false claim that he in fact won the election and that mass voter fraud has been engineered to steal the White House from him.
Predictably, the soon-to-be-former president has failed to provide so much as a scrap of evidence for his outrageous allegations. The Republicans falling in line behind him know that he doesn’t have any proof but they’d rather undermine our Republic by casting doubt on the election’s legitimacy than anger the president’s increasingly unhinged base. We are witnessing nothing less than a campaign—albeit a slow-moving and largely incompetent one—to reverse the electoral will of the American people.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Meanwhile, the GOP is trying to misdirect and waste time by holding yet another hearing on the Russia probe. Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee today as the Republican-controlled body sought to gin up another dog and pony show akin to the endless hearings into Benghazi. The GOP knows they won’t find anything substantive but for them simply holding the hearings is enough to whip their base into a frenzy and convince them of Democratic and “Deep State” improprieties.
At one point in the hearings, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) brought up the topic of alleged government leaks. For some reason, he decided to spell the word out, and did so with just four letters: “L-E-K-S.”
The elderly senator didn’t seem to realize his mistake and simply forged on, eager to get to his propaganda talking points. While it’s a silly mistake to harp on, it does offer an indication of just how seriously we should take these proceedings. They’re a joke and the men carrying them out are as well. We are a poorer nation because of them.
"The subject, leaks. L-E-K-S" — Chuck Grassley is confused about how to spell "leaks" pic.twitter.com/pAljyET03h — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 10, 2020
Twitter users were quick to unleash a barrage of mockery which is frankly all these Republicans deserve at this point.
Yall cut Chuck some slack I think he's doing good to be 114 yrs old. — What are you going to do stab me? (@1999_jab) November 10, 2020
Republican Chuck Grassley is 87 years old …he went to high school in the 194O’s. Every time he remembers how to button his pants, it’s a victory. — President Biden At Last (@StevenReyCristo) November 10, 2020
He meant what he said pic.twitter.com/2RbCvhaAR0 — Chuck Grassley's Pidgin (@ChucksPidgin) November 10, 2020
Sesame Street – WORD OF THE DAY – L-E-K-S pic.twitter.com/WcRiQBiF7c — Teacher Dude (@teacherdude) November 10, 2020
Can he spell term limits? — Michael (@ideaobsessed) November 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/ElSrdelTaco/status/1326219242652401664?s=20
this guy is a Senator, S-E-N-I-L-E — President Rufus T. Firefly (@Stewey444) November 10, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-10--Eric Trump makes himself laughingstock by urging MAGA crowd to go vote today

Eric Trump is apparently doing his best to live up to the mentally-challenged caricature that he is portrayed as on Saturday Night Live .
RawStory published an account of Donald Trump ’ s second son ’ s latest embarrassing blunder , a mishap that will do nothing to counteract the wide-spread image of the executive vice-president of the Trump Organization as not the brightest of bulbs .
At 7:35 AM this morning — exactly one week from the election day that saw his father lose the popular vote by almost 5 million votes — Eric posted a tweet that had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been enveloped in some sort of strange mental time warp that had propelled his consciousness a week into the past before the traumatic loss .
“ Minnesota get out and vote !
!
!
” , the tweet read , before that is it was quickly deleted .
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Despite the rapid purging of the tweet , it managed to accumulate sufficient circulation to invite a cascade of ridicule from detractors of Donald Trump and his family , resulting in a torrent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humiliation and derision over his too little , too late campaign message .
Well , golleeee , as Gomer Pyle , surely one of Eric Trump ’ s intellectual antecedents , used to say .
At least he had the sense — and the shame — to recognize his mistake and delete the tweet once he did .
Just like America did to his dad .
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Eric Trump is apparently doing his best to live up to the mentally-challenged caricature that he is portrayed as on Saturday Night Live.
RawStory published an account of Donald Trump’s second son’s latest embarrassing blunder, a mishap that will do nothing to counteract the wide-spread image of the executive vice-president of the Trump Organization as not the brightest of bulbs.
At 7:35 AM this morning — exactly one week from the election day that saw his father lose the popular vote by almost 5 million votes — Eric posted a tweet that had some people thinking that perhaps he had been enveloped in some sort of strange mental time warp that had propelled his consciousness a week into the past before the traumatic loss.
“Minnesota get out and vote!!!”, the tweet read, before that is it was quickly deleted.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Despite the rapid purging of the tweet, it managed to accumulate sufficient circulation to invite a cascade of ridicule from detractors of Donald Trump and his family, resulting in a torrent of tweets drowning the presidential son in humiliation and derision over his too little, too late campaign message.
He deleted it. But screen captures are forever. pic.twitter.com/i7w66pi0OV — Hal 10000 (@Hal_RTFLC) November 10, 2020
That's what happens when you don't let Barron run tweetdeck. — E Lint (@distinked) November 10, 2020
As a Minnesotan, I assure you there is not. Though I would happily vote his father out a second time. — Kells Bells (@kellymarie20209) November 10, 2020
As my grandmother used to say
“An empty head rattles the loudest.” — Anne Benjamin-Sagebiel (@AnnieSage) November 10, 2020
He's referring to the Minnesota Total Landscaping election for Best Back Yard in the Minneapolis/St. Paul region. Big prizes involved. Many people are saying. — Cullen Martin (@CulRMartin) November 10, 2020
Well, golleeee, as Gomer Pyle, surely one of Eric Trump’s intellectual antecedents, used to say.
Give the poor man some credit.
At least he had the sense — and the shame — to recognize his mistake and delete the tweet once he did.
Just like America did to his dad.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-10--Flailing Trump fires off all-caps Twitter tantrum in desperate attempt to make himself feel better

The president , clearly having a great deal of trouble coming to grips with reality , has continued his predictable but still disgraceful multi-day tantrum over his loss in the 2020 election .
In a slew of all-caps tweets on Tuesday morning , the president screamed into the void about how they were “ making great progress ” and were “ going to win ” and that he was suffering from “ ballot counting abuse , ” which is a deeply ironic thing for the man who has abused this nation for four years to complain about .
He even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for some feel-good theatrics , but improperly identified him as “ highly respected ” and even “ legal scholar ” is fairly tenuous .
Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
Concede !
The fact of the matter is that President-elect Joe Biden ’ s lead of Trump in the battleground states is far too substantial for any judge to overturn or for any discrepancies to somehow reverse .
As many noted early this morning , the Bush V. Gore fiasco in which the Republican Party stole the election and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would kill nearly a million people was over a vote margin of just 537 votes .
Joe Biden ’ s leads are in the tens of thousands of votes .
It is obvious at this point that this preposterous dog-and-pony show by Republican lawyers to throw the election into doubt is entirely for the benefit of the president and his wounded ego .
For example , the legal challenge that the Trump team is making in Maricopa County , Arizona , is over just 180 rejected ballots in a state that Biden leads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a huge waste of everyone ’ s time and energy — not to mention another huge source of stress for a pandemic-stricken nation — that just goes to show that America made the right choice in kicking this squalling baby to the curb .

The president, clearly having a great deal of trouble coming to grips with reality, has continued his predictable but still disgraceful multi-day tantrum over his loss in the 2020 election.
In a slew of all-caps tweets on Tuesday morning, the president screamed into the void about how they were “making great progress” and were “going to win” and that he was suffering from “ballot counting abuse,” which is a deeply ironic thing for the man who has abused this nation for four years to complain about.
WE ARE MAKING BIG PROGRESS. RESULTS START TO COME IN NEXT WEEK. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2020
WE WILL WIN! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2020
BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2020
WATCH FOR MASSIVE BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE AND, JUST LIKE THE EARLY VACCINE, REMEMBER I TOLD YOU SO! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2020
He even trotted out his old buddy Ken Starr for some feel-good theatrics, but improperly identified him as “highly respected” and even “legal scholar” is fairly tenuous.
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Highly Respected Ken Starr: “Pennsylvania’s three-day extension of the mail-in ballot deadline is a Constitutional Travesty.” Legal scholars agree! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2020
The fact of the matter is that President-elect Joe Biden’s lead of Trump in the battleground states is far too substantial for any judge to overturn or for any discrepancies to somehow reverse. As many noted early this morning, the Bush V. Gore fiasco in which the Republican Party stole the election and then launched a war for profit that would kill nearly a million people was over a vote margin of just 537 votes.
Joe Biden’s leads are in the tens of thousands of votes.
Biden’s current lead over Trump: Georgia – 10,621 votes
Arizona – 17,131 votes
Wisconsin – 20,539
Nevada – 36,186 votes
Pennsylvania – 45,063 votes
Michigan – 147,896 Bush’s 2000 lead over Gore in Florida: 537 votes — Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 9, 2020
It is obvious at this point that this preposterous dog-and-pony show by Republican lawyers to throw the election into doubt is entirely for the benefit of the president and his wounded ego. For example, the legal challenge that the Trump team is making in Maricopa County, Arizona, is over just 180 rejected ballots in a state that Biden leads by 14,747 votes. It’s a huge waste of everyone’s time and energy — not to mention another huge source of stress for a pandemic-stricken nation — that just goes to show that America made the right choice in kicking this squalling baby to the curb.
Pres. Trump’s legal team has challenged a grand total of 180 rejected ballots in Maricopa County. Biden leads in AZ by 14,746 votes – https://t.co/UH3tkfQ026 — Reid Wilson (@PoliticsReid) November 10, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-11--Fox reporter claims he’s “not sure” who won the election, alludes to Electoral College siding with T

Fox reporter claims he’s “not sure” who won the election, alludes to Electoral College siding with Trump

Fox News finds itself in a predicament now that Joe Biden has won the election and become our nation ’ s new President-elect .
Normally , this would be when the right-wing network pivoted from shilling for the current Republican president to laying the groundwork for four years of attacks and smears against the incoming Democratic leader .
Instead , Fox finds itself in a kind of limbo .
President Trump still refuses to concede the election and Republican officials have lent their support to his outrageous and patently false claims that widespread voter fraud is being harnessed to steal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has itself declared Biden the winner of the election but has tempered that call by breathlessly covering Trump ’ s lies and running segments fanning the flames of conspiracy about “ voting irregularities.
” The higher-ups at the network know that their viewership is so polarized , so fanatically dedicated to Trump that they ’ ll revolt en masse if Fox covers Trump ’ s lies honestly and rejects his allegations .
They realize they must humor his supporters if they want to keep the ad revenue dollars rolling in .
In doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the very foundations of our democracy for purely mercenary reasons .
Never make the mistake of thinking Fox is even a little patriotic .
Today , Fox ‘ s senior White House correspondent John Roberts made the jaw-dropping statement that he ’ s “ not sure ” who the next president will ultimately end up being , conveniently ignoring the fact that his own network has already called the race for President-elect Biden .
At this point , there is absolutely no reason to think Trump will get a second term .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Biden ’ s margin of victory continues to rise .
To say otherwise is to embrace the most pathetic form of delusion .
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Concede !
Roberts discussed the numerous lawsuits that the Trump team is filing in their last-ditch effort to steal the election but failed to characterize them in such an honest light .
“ If they don ’ t catch that break in court it may be over sooner rather than later but one thing is that if they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start to get into December , ” said Roberts , a reference to when the Electoral College convenes on December 14 to officially cast each state ’ s electoral votes for the next president .
“ There comes a time when these electors have to be seated to vote on who will become President of the United States .
And I ’ m told that the anger out there in these red states is so deep and so palpable , the GOP legislators may have a difficult time seating Biden electors when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process for the vote on December 14th , ” Roberts went on , implying that the disappointment of the MAGA crowd has any legitimate bearing on what comes next .
Roberts and Hemmer then briefly discussed the Georgia Senate runoff races before circling back to the presidential election .
“ At some point , you know , people keep on assuring us that on January the 20th a president will be inaugurated .
We ’ re just not sure at this point whether it will be a new president or the current president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s some really interesting reporting .
Thank you John for that , ” said Hemmer , tacitly lending credence to the outlandish claim .
Trump lost .
His supporters can whine about it all they want but the only way Trump stays in power at this point is through an electoral coup , something which Roberts seems to be recklessly alluding to .
Say it with me now : Biden is your President-elect .

Fox News finds itself in a predicament now that Joe Biden has won the election and become our nation’s new President-elect. Normally, this would be when the right-wing network pivoted from shilling for the current Republican president to laying the groundwork for four years of attacks and smears against the incoming Democratic leader. Instead, Fox finds itself in a kind of limbo.
President Trump still refuses to concede the election and Republican officials have lent their support to his outrageous and patently false claims that widespread voter fraud is being harnessed to steal the presidency from him. Fox News has itself declared Biden the winner of the election but has tempered that call by breathlessly covering Trump’s lies and running segments fanning the flames of conspiracy about “voting irregularities.”
The higher-ups at the network know that their viewership is so polarized, so fanatically dedicated to Trump that they’ll revolt en masse if Fox covers Trump’s lies honestly and rejects his allegations. They realize they must humor his supporters if they want to keep the ad revenue dollars rolling in. In doing so, they are legitimizing attacks on the very foundations of our democracy for purely mercenary reasons. Never make the mistake of thinking Fox is even a little patriotic.
Today, Fox‘s senior White House correspondent John Roberts made the jaw-dropping statement that he’s “not sure” who the next president will ultimately end up being, conveniently ignoring the fact that his own network has already called the race for President-elect Biden.
At this point, there is absolutely no reason to think Trump will get a second term. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and Biden’s margin of victory continues to rise. To say otherwise is to embrace the most pathetic form of delusion.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
Roberts discussed the numerous lawsuits that the Trump team is filing in their last-ditch effort to steal the election but failed to characterize them in such an honest light.
“If they don’t catch that break in court it may be over sooner rather than later but one thing is that if they do manage to prolong this process, we start to get into December,” said Roberts, a reference to when the Electoral College convenes on December 14 to officially cast each state’s electoral votes for the next president.
“There comes a time when these electors have to be seated to vote on who will become President of the United States. And I’m told that the anger out there in these red states is so deep and so palpable, the GOP legislators may have a difficult time seating Biden electors when it comes down to putting in place that process for the vote on December 14th,” Roberts went on, implying that the disappointment of the MAGA crowd has any legitimate bearing on what comes next.
“That would be something,” replied host Bill Hemmer.
Roberts and Hemmer then briefly discussed the Georgia Senate runoff races before circling back to the presidential election.
“At some point, you know, people keep on assuring us that on January the 20th a president will be inaugurated. We’re just not sure at this point whether it will be a new president or the current president,” Roberts concluded.
“That’s some really interesting reporting. Thank you John for that,” said Hemmer, tacitly lending credence to the outlandish claim.
Trump lost. His supporters can whine about it all they want but the only way Trump stays in power at this point is through an electoral coup, something which Roberts seems to be recklessly alluding to. Say it with me now: Biden is your President-elect.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-11--Crazed Trump fan attacks senior citizens with golf club after allegedly seeing their Biden sign

While Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may be preparing legislation that would allow residents of his state to shoot looters on sight without facing any criminal charges , it appears that the greatest danger faced by Americans in recent days comes from angry and disappointed Trump supporters lashing out at ecstatic Biden fans after the president ’ s clear election loss and his equally clear rejection of those results as somehow fraudulent , despite any evidence to bolster his enraged bleating .
The latest example of this disturbing trend comes from White Bear Lake , Minnesota where The Twin Cities Pioneer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ employed one of the president ’ s favorite pieces of sports equipment — a golf club — to assault two elderly Biden supporters who were sitting on a corner next to a homemade political sign that they had made and were displaying the day after Biden ’ s victory over Trump was confirmed by the news media .
Ulsaker allegedly pulled up to the 80-year-old man and 78-year-old woman in his truck and began shouting profanities before exiting his vehicle and approaching them from behind on foot .
He then is said to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ golf club without any provocation whatsoever , swinging for his targets ’ heads , according to the newspaper ’ s account of the incident .
Ulsaker ’ s assault was so vicious that he broke his makeshift weapon in the process of the alleged assault , a setback that didn ’ t deter him from continuing his attack by punching his elderly male victim in the head , according to witnesses .
The suspect then fled to his pickup truck with the 78-year-old woman in hot pursuit .
Driving straight towards his victim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the scene of the alleged crime .
Luckily , the senior citizen managed to evade his attempted vehicular assault .
Police were notified and , thanks to a license plate number provided by a witness to the incident tracked , managed to track Ulsaker down to his residence .
The suspect did make his case any less difficult to challenge in court when he resisted arrest and swung at a police officer who was trying to take him into custody .
A stun gun helped convince Ulsaker that he would be better off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his post-arrest interrogation , the alleged perpetrator admitted that he “ is a Trump supporter and that he got mad when saw the couple ’ s political sign.
” He also confessed to kicking over the elderly couple ’ s sign , swinging his club at the woman , hitting her chair , and pushing it over with her in it .
He claimed that the punch he threw at the man was in self-defense after the man “ came after him , ” a not-unexpected response to being attacked by a maniac @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would likely be proud that one of his certified deplorables was driven as insane as he himself was by the prospect of a Trump-less White House .
Perhaps they will get to meet one day if , that is , authorities wind up placing them in the same prison .
Maybe the disgraced former president will by then be able to offer some tips to Ulsaker on his golf swing .
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While Florida Governor Ron DeSantis may be preparing legislation that would allow residents of his state to shoot looters on sight without facing any criminal charges, it appears that the greatest danger faced by Americans in recent days comes from angry and disappointed Trump supporters lashing out at ecstatic Biden fans after the president’s clear election loss and his equally clear rejection of those results as somehow fraudulent, despite any evidence to bolster his enraged bleating.
The latest example of this disturbing trend comes from White Bear Lake, Minnesota where The Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports that 50-year-old Mark Anthony Ulsaker employed one of the president’s favorite pieces of sports equipment — a golf club — to assault two elderly Biden supporters who were sitting on a corner next to a homemade political sign that they had made and were displaying the day after Biden’s victory over Trump was confirmed by the news media.
Ulsaker allegedly pulled up to the 80-year-old man and 78-year-old woman in his truck and began shouting profanities before exiting his vehicle and approaching them from behind on foot.
He then is said to have proceeded to attack them with a golf club without any provocation whatsoever, swinging for his targets’ heads, according to the newspaper’s account of the incident.
Ulsaker’s assault was so vicious that he broke his makeshift weapon in the process of the alleged assault, a setback that didn’t deter him from continuing his attack by punching his elderly male victim in the head, according to witnesses.
The suspect then fled to his pickup truck with the 78-year-old woman in hot pursuit.
Driving straight towards his victim over a curb, Ulsaker quickly fled the scene of the alleged crime. Luckily, the senior citizen managed to evade his attempted vehicular assault.
Police were notified and, thanks to a license plate number provided by a witness to the incident tracked, managed to track Ulsaker down to his residence.
The suspect did make his case any less difficult to challenge in court when he resisted arrest and swung at a police officer who was trying to take him into custody. A stun gun helped convince Ulsaker that he would be better off cooperating with the local officers.
During his post-arrest interrogation, the alleged perpetrator admitted that he “is a Trump supporter and that he got mad when saw the couple’s political sign.” He also confessed to kicking over the elderly couple’s sign, swinging his club at the woman, hitting her chair, and pushing it over with her in it.
He claimed that the punch he threw at the man was in self-defense after the man “came after him,” a not-unexpected response to being attacked by a maniac with a golf club.
Donald Trump would likely be proud that one of his certified deplorables was driven as insane as he himself was by the prospect of a Trump-less White House.
Perhaps they will get to meet one day if, that is, authorities wind up placing them in the same prison. Maybe the disgraced former president will by then be able to offer some tips to Ulsaker on his golf swing.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-11--Donald Trump is roasted in British Parliament as the Prime Minister celebrates working with Biden

Joe Biden is our President-elect and no amount of whining , lying , or frivolous lawsuits from Donald Trump can change that fact .
As Republican officials beclown themselves by lending support to the outgoing president ’ s false claims of widespread voter fraud , the rest of the world is moving on .
World leaders have been calling Biden to offer their congratulations on his win , many of them eager to return to an era of American stability and to once again have a rational , thinking individual in the White House .
Even some right-wing leaders known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are recognizing Biden as the new American president , something which is sure to infuriate Trump .
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom , leader of the Conservative Party , has already spoken to Biden on the phone and today he discussed his conversation .
Making sure to refer to him as President-elect Joe Biden , Johnson told Parliament that he had an “ excellent ” talk with the triumphant Democrat and that they both “ strongly ” agree that there is a need for the United States and the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for their “ values around the world.
” He listed human rights , global free trade , supporting NATO , and fighting climate change—all areas which it must be noted Trump either neglected or outright threatened—as pressing issues that he and Biden agree must be tackled head-on .
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“ It was refreshing I may say to have that conversation .
I look forward to many more , ” Johnson added with what could easily be interpreted as a jab at Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of dealing with the infamously fickle and mendacious president .
Member of Parliament Angela Eagle of the Labour Party pushed back on Johnson ’ s rosy remarks and asked if he had any advice for his “ erstwhile best friend President Trump whose continuing refusal to accept the results is both embarrassing for him and dangerous for American Democracy.
” Johnson lurched back to his feet and said that he has had and continues to have a “ good relationship with the previous president ” because it is the “ duty of all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationship with the White House.
” He then pivoted back to Joe Biden and stated that he is “ delighted ” to see the many ways the incoming administration will be able to find “ common cause ” with the United Kingdom , in particular as it pertains to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference ( COP26 ) , an international meeting related to the Paris Agreement which Biden intends to rejoin .
PM Johnson was clearly trying to strike a diplomatic tone .
He avoided directly insulting Trump or trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept his electoral loss , but his word choice ultimately indicated no ambivalence .
He seems genuinely relieved to have a new American president , even if it ’ s one whose views are diametrically opposed to his on many topics .
The world recognizes that Joe Biden is our new leader .
Now it ’ s time for Trump to do the same .
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Joe Biden is our President-elect and no amount of whining, lying, or frivolous lawsuits from Donald Trump can change that fact. As Republican officials beclown themselves by lending support to the outgoing president’s false claims of widespread voter fraud, the rest of the world is moving on. World leaders have been calling Biden to offer their congratulations on his win, many of them eager to return to an era of American stability and to once again have a rational, thinking individual in the White House.
Even some right-wing leaders known for their warm relationships with Donald Trump are recognizing Biden as the new American president, something which is sure to infuriate Trump. Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom, leader of the Conservative Party, has already spoken to Biden on the phone and today he discussed his conversation.
Making sure to refer to him as President-elect Joe Biden, Johnson told Parliament that he had an “excellent” talk with the triumphant Democrat and that they both “strongly” agree that there is a need for the United States and the UK to “once again” stand up for their “values around the world.” He listed human rights, global free trade, supporting NATO, and fighting climate change—all areas which it must be noted Trump either neglected or outright threatened—as pressing issues that he and Biden agree must be tackled head-on.
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“It was refreshing I may say to have that conversation. I look forward to many more,” Johnson added with what could easily be interpreted as a jab at Trump and an admission that he is tired of dealing with the infamously fickle and mendacious president.
Member of Parliament Angela Eagle of the Labour Party pushed back on Johnson’s rosy remarks and asked if he had any advice for his “erstwhile best friend President Trump whose continuing refusal to accept the results is both embarrassing for him and dangerous for American Democracy.”
Johnson lurched back to his feet and said that he has had and continues to have a “good relationship with the previous president” because it is the “duty of all British Prime Ministers to have a good relationship with the White House.”
He then pivoted back to Joe Biden and stated that he is “delighted” to see the many ways the incoming administration will be able to find “common cause” with the United Kingdom, in particular as it pertains to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), an international meeting related to the Paris Agreement which Biden intends to rejoin.
PM Johnson was clearly trying to strike a diplomatic tone. He avoided directly insulting Trump or trying to dissuade him from his anti-democratic refusal to accept his electoral loss, but his word choice ultimately indicated no ambivalence. He seems genuinely relieved to have a new American president, even if it’s one whose views are diametrically opposed to his on many topics. The world recognizes that Joe Biden is our new leader. Now it’s time for Trump to do the same.
After @BorisJohnson says he spoke with Pres.-elect Joe Biden, @angelaeagle asks, "Does the PM now have any advice for his erstwhile best friend, Pres. Trump, whose continuing refusal to accept the results is both embarrassing for him and dangerous for American Democracy?" pic.twitter.com/JHZJdr3hk6 — CSPAN (@cspan) November 11, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-11--Ivanka Trump provokes backlash for celebrating AP call of Alaska but not call of election for Biden

Ivanka Trump seemingly has no problem accepting the calls of the election results from the Associated Press…at least when they indicate that her father has won a state .
The AP issued this tweet this morning announcing that Donald Trump had won Alaska ’ s three electoral votes , a contest that featured little doubt about the results in the traditionally conservative state .
It didn ’ t take the president ’ s favorite daughter too long to take to Twitter herself and crow about the news , despite its negligible impact on the overall outcome of the national election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump : You Lost !
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With her father shouting “ FRAUD ” in regards to any state tally that shows him losing to Joie Biden , Ivanka ’ s easy acceptance of this particular media interpretation of the mathematical electoral possibilities drew accusations of massive hypocrisy from social media observers who noted that The Associated Press had also already made another equally credible call on the national results of last week ’ s voting .
It ’ s not surprising that Ivanka — like the other members of her family — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she is willing to recognize as legitimate .
Her thinly-disguised hypocrisy becomes fairly transparent when one realizes that she and her father will only acknowledge positive election news , especially since for the past four years they have been labeling any negative story about the president ’ s frequent misbehavior as “ fake news.
” It simply goes to show you that Ivanka ’ s tweets should be ignored just as studiously as those of her father .
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Ivanka Trump seemingly has no problem accepting the calls of the election results from the Associated Press…at least when they indicate that her father has won a state.
The AP issued this tweet this morning announcing that Donald Trump had won Alaska’s three electoral votes, a contest that featured little doubt about the results in the traditionally conservative state.
It didn’t take the president’s favorite daughter too long to take to Twitter herself and crow about the news, despite its negligible impact on the overall outcome of the national election results.
https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/1326578199661322241?s=20
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With her father shouting “FRAUD” in regards to any state tally that shows him losing to Joie Biden, Ivanka’s easy acceptance of this particular media interpretation of the mathematical electoral possibilities drew accusations of massive hypocrisy from social media observers who noted that The Associated Press had also already made another equally credible call on the national results of last week’s voting.
It’s not surprising that Ivanka — like the other members of her family — has decided to cherry-pick which election calls she is willing to recognize as legitimate.
Her thinly-disguised hypocrisy becomes fairly transparent when one realizes that she and her father will only acknowledge positive election news, especially since for the past four years they have been labeling any negative story about the president’s frequent misbehavior as “fake news.”
It simply goes to show you that Ivanka’s tweets should be ignored just as studiously as those of her father.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-11--Florida’s governor drafts new law legalizing murder of “looters”

Elections have consequences , even if the loser in a particular election refuses to recognize the results , which is a consequence in and of itself .
Sometimes , however , the consequences take a couple of years to manifest themselves .
Such is the case in Florida , where the 2018 election of Governor Ron DeSantis not only helped enable a barely eked out Trump victory in his state this year but also put him in a position to propose a clearly unconstitutional expansion of the state ’ s already reprehensible “ Stand Your Ground ” law to allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any semblance of due process .
It ’ s no wonder that The Orlando Sentinal described G0vernor DeSantis as having “ gone full fringe ” and compared him to “ a third-world dictator.
” The Florida governor ’ s “ anti-mob ” legislation “ will allow armed citizens to shoot suspected looters or anyone engaged in ‘ criminal mischief ’ that disrupts a business , ” according to The Miami Herald .
The proposed legislation “ would also make it a third-degree felony to block traffic during a protest , offer immunity to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or injured protesters who block traffic , and withhold state funds from local governments that cut law enforcement budgets , ” the newspaper reports .
Constitutional and legal experts were outraged by DeSantis ’ proposal which they labeled a significant violation of human rights .
“ It allows for vigilantes to justify their actions , ” claimed Denise Georges , a former Miami-Dade County prosecutor with experience handling Stand Your Ground cases .
“ It also allows for death to be the punishment for a property crime — and that is cruel and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a lawless society where taking a life is done so casually and recklessly.
” “ It ’ s clear that the Trump beauty pageant is still going on with governors and senators , who all want to be the next Trump .
And the governor is clearly a very good contestant , ” said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber , a former federal prosecutor and Democratic state legislator who was a fierce critic of the Stand Your Ground law , when it first passed in 2005 and subsequently allowed the killer of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It dangerously gives armed private citizens power to kill as they subjectively determine what constitutes ‘ criminal mischief ’ that interferes with a business , ” former Miami-Dade prosecutor Aubrey Webb said .
“ Someone graffiti-ing ‘ Black Lives Matter ’ on a wall ?
Urinating behind a dumpster ?
Blocking an entrance ?
The Boston Tea Party members would have been lawfully shot under Florida ’ s law by the British East India Tea Company , ” he said .
So far the legislation has not yet been formally introduced in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at this point .
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it will be interesting to see , however , how many Republican state representatives will support a bill that could conceivably also allow for citizens to legally torpedo a flotilla of boats in a pro-Trump demonstration if an individual citizen makes the determination that such an assembly poses a threat to their business .
DeSantis ’ efforts show that fascism in this country looks more likely to be introduced from above than percolate upward from some populist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in outrage now , before it ’ s too late and you find yourself on the wrong end of a firearm .
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Elections have consequences, even if the loser in a particular election refuses to recognize the results, which is a consequence in and of itself.
Sometimes, however, the consequences take a couple of years to manifest themselves.
Such is the case in Florida, where the 2018 election of Governor Ron DeSantis not only helped enable a barely eked out Trump victory in his state this year but also put him in a position to propose a clearly unconstitutional expansion of the state’s already reprehensible “Stand Your Ground” law to allow citizens to shoot looters on sight without any semblance of due process.
It’s no wonder that The Orlando Sentinal described G0vernor DeSantis as having “gone full fringe” and compared him to “a third-world dictator.”
The Florida governor’s “anti-mob” legislation “will allow armed citizens to shoot suspected looters or anyone engaged in ‘criminal mischief’ that disrupts a business,” according to The Miami Herald.
The proposed legislation “would also make it a third-degree felony to block traffic during a protest, offer immunity to drivers who claim to have unintentionally killed or injured protesters who block traffic, and withhold state funds from local governments that cut law enforcement budgets,” the newspaper reports.
Constitutional and legal experts were outraged by DeSantis’ proposal which they labeled a significant violation of human rights.
“It allows for vigilantes to justify their actions,” claimed Denise Georges, a former Miami-Dade County prosecutor with experience handling Stand Your Ground cases. “It also allows for death to be the punishment for a property crime — and that is cruel and unusual punishment. We cannot live in a lawless society where taking a life is done so casually and recklessly.”
“It’s clear that the Trump beauty pageant is still going on with governors and senators, who all want to be the next Trump. And the governor is clearly a very good contestant,” said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, a former federal prosecutor and Democratic state legislator who was a fierce critic of the Stand Your Ground law, when it first passed in 2005 and subsequently allowed the killer of Trayvon Martin to go free. “It dangerously gives armed private citizens power to kill as they subjectively determine what constitutes ‘criminal mischief’ that interferes with a business,” former Miami-Dade prosecutor Aubrey Webb said. “Someone graffiti-ing ‘Black Lives Matter’ on a wall? Urinating behind a dumpster? Blocking an entrance? The Boston Tea Party members would have been lawfully shot under Florida’s law by the British East India Tea Company,” he said.
So far the legislation has not yet been formally introduced in the Florida legislature, remaining as a proposal at this point.
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it will be interesting to see, however, how many Republican state representatives will support a bill that could conceivably also allow for citizens to legally torpedo a flotilla of boats in a pro-Trump demonstration if an individual citizen makes the determination that such an assembly poses a threat to their business.
DeSantis’ efforts show that fascism in this country looks more likely to be introduced from above than percolate upward from some populist, nationalist movement.
Raise your voices in outrage now, before it’s too late and you find yourself on the wrong end of a firearm.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-11--The kids of newly elected Republican lawmaker beg he not be seated, allege sex abuse

The Republican Party has become something of a haven for predators of all shapes so it ’ s with disgust but not necessarily surprise with which we should regard a new story from The Kansas City Star .
Republican Representative-Elect Rick Roeber of the Missouri General Assembly has been accused by his adult children of committing physical , mental , and sexual abuse on them .
Roeber ’ s children are beseeching the next Speaker of the State House to not seat him .
“ You have the power to uphold the honor of our government in a time that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do what is right , not just for us , but for all those in Missouri who have suffered , and all the children you have sworn to protect , ” wrote Anastasia Roeber , Samson Roeber , and Gabrielle Galeano in a letter to Republican House Speaker-Elect Vescovo .
“ As the highest office holder in the Missouri House , we are begging you to not allow this to happen , ” the Roebers wrote .
“ Please , think if someone did this to your children .
Is this the type @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leading our state ?
” asked Roeber ’ s children .
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Vescovo and several other Republican officials released a group statement promising to “ thoroughly investigate ” the Roeber allegations .
“ As a party and a caucus we work tirelessly to protect the health and well-being of our young people , and we have a zero tolerance policy for anyone who would endanger or abuse a child .
The adult children of newly-elected state Representative Rick Roeber have made very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were young , ” stated the Republicans .
Under Missouri rules , a Speaker is allowed to block the seating of a duly-elected representative under certain circumstances .
An ethics committee could be empaneled to dig into the accusations and could eventually recommend Roeber ’ s removal from the House .
If 2/3 of the chamber votes against Roeber he would be expelled from office .
For his part , Rep-Elect Roeber has denied the allegations by his children and ex-wife which were originally publicized in a September issue of The Kansas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was adopted by Rick , claims that when she was 9-years-old her father made “ improper sexual advances ” at her .
Samson Roeber claims that he was physically abused while Gabrielle Galeano has confirmed her siblings ’ claims and says she was aware of the crimes at the time .
“ He made me place my hand on his genitals .
I just froze , ” Anastasia told The Star .
Later , Roeber allegedly asked her if he could “ touch ” her .
Hopefully , these claims are thoroughly vetted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roeber is removed from his elected position .
The very last thing this country needs right now is another predator in a position of power .

The Republican Party has become something of a haven for predators of all shapes so it’s with disgust but not necessarily surprise with which we should regard a new story from The Kansas City Star. Republican Representative-Elect Rick Roeber of the Missouri General Assembly has been accused by his adult children of committing physical, mental, and sexual abuse on them. Roeber’s children are beseeching the next Speaker of the State House to not seat him.
“You have the power to uphold the honor of our government in a time that trust and hope is waning. Please do what is right, not just for us, but for all those in Missouri who have suffered, and all the children you have sworn to protect,” wrote Anastasia Roeber, Samson Roeber, and Gabrielle Galeano in a letter to Republican House Speaker-Elect Vescovo. “As the highest office holder in the Missouri House, we are begging you to not allow this to happen,” the Roebers wrote.
“Please, think if someone did this to your children. Is this the type of characteristics of someone who should be leading our state?” asked Roeber’s children.
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Vescovo and several other Republican officials released a group statement promising to “thoroughly investigate” the Roeber allegations.
“As a party and a caucus we work tirelessly to protect the health and well-being of our young people, and we have a zero tolerance policy for anyone who would endanger or abuse a child. The adult children of newly-elected state Representative Rick Roeber have made very troubling allegations regarding abuse that occurred when they were young,” stated the Republicans.
Under Missouri rules, a Speaker is allowed to block the seating of a duly-elected representative under certain circumstances. An ethics committee could be empaneled to dig into the accusations and could eventually recommend Roeber’s removal from the House. If 2/3 of the chamber votes against Roeber he would be expelled from office.
For his part, Rep-Elect Roeber has denied the allegations by his children and ex-wife which were originally publicized in a September issue of The Kansas City Star.
Anastasia Roeber, who was adopted by Rick, claims that when she was 9-years-old her father made “improper sexual advances” at her. Samson Roeber claims that he was physically abused while Gabrielle Galeano has confirmed her siblings’ claims and says she was aware of the crimes at the time.
“He made me place my hand on his genitals. I just froze,” Anastasia told The Star. Later, Roeber allegedly asked her if he could “touch” her.
Hopefully, these claims are thoroughly vetted and if found to be credible, Roeber is removed from his elected position. The very last thing this country needs right now is another predator in a position of power.
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