occupydemocrats--2020-08-10--Democratic leaders smack down Trump’s claims that they reached out to him: “fables”

Last week , President Trump and his Republican cronies refused to compromise with Democratic legislators and failed to pass desperately needed relief for the millions of unemployed Americans who would suddenly be facing both a dramatic cut to their unemployment benefits and an end to the eviction moratorium that kept a roof over their heads .
Recognizing that he couldn ’ t just pass the buck on this one , Trump took the constitutionally questionable route of passing executive orders to temporarily rectify the issue so that he could spend the weekend golfing at his Mar-a-Lago resort .
But on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Democratic leaders had reached out and wanted to “ make a deal ” on the coronavirus bailout .
Infuriatingly , he accused them of having been absent for four weeks when the House ’ s latest coronavirus relief bill has been sitting on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s desk that whole time , untouched by a rich old man who couldn ’ t care less if millions lose their homes for the second time in his Congressional career .
Add your name to demand Congress reject Trump ’ s dictatorial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the typical Trumpian way , he besmirched them as “ hardliners ” when in fact , Democrats had offered to meet them halfway with a proposal to reduce their $ 3 trillion plan by $ 1 trillion if the Republicans would add $ 1 trillion to their proposal .
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin spat at this gesture of goodwill , calling it a “ non-starter.
” Pelosi and Schumer resoundingly rejected the insinuation that they had reached out to Trump begging for a deal .
“ Fables from Donald Trump .
Fables .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in .
I didn ’ t call him .
Speaker Pelosi didn ’ t call him .
No , we didn ’ t call him , ” said Schumer this morning to MSNBC ’ s Morning Joe .
“ He makes these things up or hears from somebody at one of his fundraisers or at his country club…Oh , the Democrats are calling you.
’ He acts like it ’ s true.
” A spokesperson for Speaker Pelosi ’ s office confirmed to the Hill that they had not initiated any contact .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ or incidents in his addled mind and repeating them as if they are true until they in fact do become true…in the eyes of his sycophantic supporters .
But it is appalling — and from a political perspective , wildly counterproductive — for him to have turned the livelihoods and homes of millions of people into part of his incessant game of legislative chicken with the Democrats , a nonsensical struggle in which the only thing that matters is his personal perception of strength and the vindictive joy of having gotten over someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Hill .

Last week, President Trump and his Republican cronies refused to compromise with Democratic legislators and failed to pass desperately needed relief for the millions of unemployed Americans who would suddenly be facing both a dramatic cut to their unemployment benefits and an end to the eviction moratorium that kept a roof over their heads.
Recognizing that he couldn’t just pass the buck on this one, Trump took the constitutionally questionable route of passing executive orders to temporarily rectify the issue so that he could spend the weekend golfing at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
But on Monday morning, the President suddenly tweeted that Democratic leaders had reached out and wanted to “make a deal” on the coronavirus bailout. Infuriatingly, he accused them of having been absent for four weeks when the House’s latest coronavirus relief bill has been sitting on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s desk that whole time, untouched by a rich old man who couldn’t care less if millions lose their homes for the second time in his Congressional career.
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In the typical Trumpian way, he besmirched them as “hardliners” when in fact, Democrats had offered to meet them halfway with a proposal to reduce their $3 trillion plan by $1 trillion if the Republicans would add $1 trillion to their proposal. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin spat at this gesture of goodwill, calling it a “non-starter.”
So now Schumer and Pelosi want to meet to make a deal. Amazing how it all works, isn’t it. Where have they been for the last 4 weeks when they were “hardliners”, and only wanted BAILOUT MONEY for Democrat run states and cities that are failing badly? They know my phone number! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 10, 2020
Pelosi and Schumer resoundingly rejected the insinuation that they had reached out to Trump begging for a deal.
Trump has now tweeted twice that Sen. Schumer and Speaker Pelosi called him to make a stimulus deal. @SenSchumer just called it "fables from Donald Trump, fables." … "No, we didn't call him." pic.twitter.com/aZFIsFv7D4 — The Recount (@therecount) August 10, 2020
“Fables from Donald Trump. Fables. That’s what he seems to specialize in. I didn’t call him. Speaker Pelosi didn’t call him. No, we didn’t call him,” said Schumer this morning to MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “He makes these things up or hears from somebody at one of his fundraisers or at his country club…Oh, the Democrats are calling you.’ He acts like it’s true.”
A spokesperson for Speaker Pelosi’s office confirmed to the Hill that they had not initiated any contact.
President Trump is notorious for inventing stories or incidents in his addled mind and repeating them as if they are true until they in fact do become true…in the eyes of his sycophantic supporters. But it is appalling — and from a political perspective, wildly counterproductive — for him to have turned the livelihoods and homes of millions of people into part of his incessant game of legislative chicken with the Democrats, a nonsensical struggle in which the only thing that matters is his personal perception of strength and the vindictive joy of having gotten over someone else.
Original reporting by Brett Samuels at the Hill.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-11--Donald Trump and Ivanka donated to Kamala’s campaign in 2015 — but she didn’t spend their money

As Donald Trump walked out of his press briefing this afternoon , having only taken a few brief questions from friendly right-wing reporters whom he knew wouldn ’ t challenge him , one lone reporter shouted out the question many of had been waiting for him to be asked .
Only those few people still tuned into the C-Span feed as the president exited — after spending a considerable portion of his briefing attacking the character of newly minted Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris ( D-CA ) as “ the meanest , the most horrible , most disrespectful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard the reporter shout an extremely pertinent question towards the departing bulk of ignorance and antipathy slithering back to the inner sanctums of the White House .
That question was something along the lines of “ If Kamala Harris is as bad as you say she is , why did you donate money to her campaign for California Attorney General ?
” Other journalists were also anxious to hear the answer to that query , judging by the quick interjection of “ Yeah , $ 6000 !
” by an offscreen voice as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the briefing room .
Indeed , according to public records accessed by The Sacramento Bee , both Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka , donated to Harris ’ campaign coffers in the early part of the decade when the TV reality show host had yet to reveal his presidential ambitions .
Just because Trump donated money to Kamala back then doesn ’ t mean that he is a formerly flaming liberal who had a sudden turn to the dark side .
His first contribution to the Harris campaign came when he had already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama wasn ’ t born in the United States and therefore ineligible for the presidency .
While it may seem surprising to find out that the president had donated money to the woman whom he spent so much time attacking at his press conference this afternoon , when you realize that Trump ’ s attitude towards politics is as transactional as his business dealings , you can understand it as a move akin to paying off all the cops when you open up a new nightclub to ensure that you won ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While it ’ s difficult to know if there was a particular favor Trump was looking for in his early support of the then-California Attorney General , you can be assured that the notoriously cheap Trump wouldn ’ t be handing out campaign contributions without an expectation of some sort of favor to eventually be called in .
For her part , Kamala Harris told the newspaper through a spokesperson that she had donated Trump ’ s six grand to a “ non-profit that advocates for civil and human rights for Central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t made until 2015 , a year after she won her reelection for attorney general and as she was launching her run for the Senate.
” Hopefully , someone will get a chance to ask the president about his donations to his rival ’ s partner at his next press availability .
It won ’ t be nearly as much fun now that he knows the question is coming and his aides will be preparing a canned reply , but perhaps someone can catch him unawares and watch the sparks fly .
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As Donald Trump walked out of his press briefing this afternoon, having only taken a few brief questions from friendly right-wing reporters whom he knew wouldn’t challenge him, one lone reporter shouted out the question many of had been waiting for him to be asked.
Only those few people still tuned into the C-Span feed as the president exited — after spending a considerable portion of his briefing attacking the character of newly minted Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) as “the meanest, the most horrible, most disrespectful” person in the US Senate — heard the reporter shout an extremely pertinent question towards the departing bulk of ignorance and antipathy slithering back to the inner sanctums of the White House.
That question was something along the lines of “If Kamala Harris is as bad as you say she is, why did you donate money to her campaign for California Attorney General?”
Other journalists were also anxious to hear the answer to that query, judging by the quick interjection of “Yeah, $6000!” by an offscreen voice as C-Span cut the cameras and radio from the briefing room.
Indeed, according to public records accessed by The Sacramento Bee, both Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka, donated to Harris’ campaign coffers in the early part of the decade when the TV reality show host had yet to reveal his presidential ambitions.
“In 2011 and again in 2013, Trump donated a total of $6,000 to Harris’ campaign for California attorney general. His daughter, Ivanka, also gave Harris $2,000 in 2014,” the newpaper wrote this past March.
Just because Trump donated money to Kamala back then doesn’t mean that he is a formerly flaming liberal who had a sudden turn to the dark side.
His first contribution to the Harris campaign came when he had already embarked on his racist claims that Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States and therefore ineligible for the presidency.
“The first donation from Trump, for $5,000 in September 2011, came months after he had begun popping up on cable news promoting a conspiracy theory that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya, not the United States, something that’s been widely condemned as racist,” The Sacrament Bee revealed.
While it may seem surprising to find out that the president had donated money to the woman whom he spent so much time attacking at his press conference this afternoon, when you realize that Trump’s attitude towards politics is as transactional as his business dealings, you can understand it as a move akin to paying off all the cops when you open up a new nightclub to ensure that you won’t have any sudden problems after you open.
While it’s difficult to know if there was a particular favor Trump was looking for in his early support of the then-California Attorney General, you can be assured that the notoriously cheap Trump wouldn’t be handing out campaign contributions without an expectation of some sort of favor to eventually be called in.
For her part, Kamala Harris told the newspaper through a spokesperson that she had donated Trump’s six grand to a “non-profit that advocates for civil and human rights for Central Americans. But that donation wasn’t made until 2015, a year after she won her reelection for attorney general and as she was launching her run for the Senate.”
Hopefully, someone will get a chance to ask the president about his donations to his rival’s partner at his next press availability.
It won’t be nearly as much fun now that he knows the question is coming and his aides will be preparing a canned reply, but perhaps someone can catch him unawares and watch the sparks fly.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-11--Trump slurs his way into misogynistic attacks on “extraordinarily nasty” Kamala Harris at White Hous

Trump slurs his way into misogynistic attacks on “extraordinarily nasty” Kamala Harris at White House presser

On Tuesday evening , President Donald Trump held a press conference at the White House on the heels of the announcement that California Senator Kamala Harris will be joining Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket as they seek to wrest the presidency away from Trump in the 2020 election .
After a rather sickening opening statement in which he recited coronavirus numbers from European nations in an effort to equate their minor spikes with the full-blown pandemic currently unfolding across the United States , President Trump was lobbed a softball from a right-wing reporter , possibly from the Washington Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a hypocrite on marijuana for having smoked it in the past and then having prosecuted drug cases as California ’ s Attorney General .
In response , Trump embarked on a slurred and meandering series of attacks on Harris , even having the nerve to call her a “ liar ” when no president in American history has ever lied as relentlessly as he has .
After reciting a series of predictable and trite complaints about her — she wants to raise taxes and cut the military !
— he couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of shameful misogyny that we ’ ve come to expect from this vile man .
Trashing her as “ extraordinarily nasty , ” the president moaned about her sharp questioning of credibly accused sexual assailant Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court .
“ She was “ nasty to a level that was just a horrible thing !
” said Trump , immediately invoking the way he tried to smear Hillary Clinton for being a “ nasty woman ” during the 2016 election — and giving us a grim hint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to face from his base of rabid woman-haters and racists .
Not content with that , Trump would later complain about how “ disrespectful ” she was to Joe Biden during the debates — and by “ disrespectful , ” he means being willing to challenge Biden on the stage and not content to simply sit there quietly while all the men did the talking .
However , his low energy and obvious lack of enthusiasm shows that he ’ s very disappointed by the selection of Harris .
Instead of getting to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on someone like Susan Rice , he ’ s now faced with a tough-talking , ambitious , and driven prosecutor who will bring the energy to this ticket that he did not want to see !

On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump held a press conference at the White House on the heels of the announcement that California Senator Kamala Harris will be joining Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket as they seek to wrest the presidency away from Trump in the 2020 election. He didn’t stray far from his usual routine for his new opponent.
“Nasty.” It’s a word he used relentlessly to describe Hillary Clinton in 2016 and has often rehashed in smears of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and numerous journalists — all women. So it’s no surprise that the openly sexist president, who earlier in the day said “men are insulted” by Biden selecting a female running mate, fell on the same misogynistic attack of his newest — and arguably strongest — female challenger.
But the defaming of Senator Harris didn’t stop there.
After a rather sickening opening statement in which he recited coronavirus numbers from European nations in an effort to equate their minor spikes with the full-blown pandemic currently unfolding across the United States, President Trump was lobbed a softball from a right-wing reporter, possibly from the Washington Times, that bizarrely attempted to pin Harris as a hypocrite on marijuana for having smoked it in the past and then having prosecuted drug cases as California’s Attorney General.
In response, Trump embarked on a slurred and meandering series of attacks on Harris, even having the nerve to call her a “liar” when no president in American history has ever lied as relentlessly as he has.
Trump, serial liar and serial teller of fabricated stories, on Harris: "She is a person that's told many, many stories that weren't true." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 11, 2020
After reciting a series of predictable and trite complaints about her — she wants to raise taxes and cut the military! — he couldn’t resist a delve into the kind of shameful misogyny that we’ve come to expect from this vile man.
Trashing her as “extraordinarily nasty,” the president moaned about her sharp questioning of credibly accused sexual assailant Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court. “She was “nasty to a level that was just a horrible thing!” said Trump, immediately invoking the way he tried to smear Hillary Clinton for being a “nasty woman” during the 2016 election — and giving us a grim hint at the vitriol that Harris can expect to face from his base of rabid woman-haters and racists.
#BREAKING: President Trump responds to Joe Biden choosing Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate: "She was extraordinarily nasty to Kavanaugh… She was nasty to a level that was just a horrible thing." pic.twitter.com/qTBkFa0xDJ — The Hill (@thehill) August 11, 2020
Not content with that, Trump would later complain about how “disrespectful” she was to Joe Biden during the debates — and by “disrespectful,” he means being willing to challenge Biden on the stage and not content to simply sit there quietly while all the men did the talking.
President Trump slams Sen. Kamala Harris: "She was very disrespectful to Joe Biden. And it's hard to pick somebody who's that disrespectful." pic.twitter.com/2CEiynQvCz — The Hill (@thehill) August 11, 2020
However, his low energy and obvious lack of enthusiasm shows that he’s very disappointed by the selection of Harris. Instead of getting to pull out Benghazi and “Obamagate” on someone like Susan Rice, he’s now faced with a tough-talking, ambitious, and driven prosecutor who will bring the energy to this ticket that he did not want to see!
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-11--Prominent figures react ecstatically to news that Kamala Harris is Biden’s VP choice

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced today that his vice-presidential running mate will be Senator Kamala Harris of California , a former state Attorney General who has developed a ferocious reputation for standing up to President Trump and his surrogates over the past few years .
Harris will be the first woman of Black and Indian descent to run on the national ticket for a major party , offering a sharp contrast to the pronounced bigotry of the Trump/Pence administration .
With so much on the line this November , this team-up between Biden and Harris could not be any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and breadth of experience , they will be able to offer the kind of unified , visionary leadership necessary to dig this country out of the hole we ’ ve found ourselves languishing in for the past four years .
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Together , we must all work to help Biden and Harris expel the worst president in American history from the White House and wrest our democracy back from the authoritarian clutches of Trump and his plutocratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the American Experiment is on the ballot this election .
Twitter is already bursting with congratulatory and excited tweets from prominent Democratic politicians and celebrities .
Harris has voters excited and the eventual debate between her and Pence is certain to be one for the ages .
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Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced today that his vice-presidential running mate will be Senator Kamala Harris of California, a former state Attorney General who has developed a ferocious reputation for standing up to President Trump and his surrogates over the past few years.
Harris will be the first woman of Black and Indian descent to run on the national ticket for a major party, offering a sharp contrast to the pronounced bigotry of the Trump/Pence administration.
With so much on the line this November, this team-up between Biden and Harris could not be any more welcome. With their combined depth and breadth of experience, they will be able to offer the kind of unified, visionary leadership necessary to dig this country out of the hole we’ve found ourselves languishing in for the past four years.
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Together, we must all work to help Biden and Harris expel the worst president in American history from the White House and wrest our democracy back from the authoritarian clutches of Trump and his plutocratic cronies. Nothing less than the success of the American Experiment is on the ballot this election.
Twitter is already bursting with congratulatory and excited tweets from prominent Democratic politicians and celebrities. Harris has voters excited and the eventual debate between her and Pence is certain to be one for the ages.
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Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely with Beau. I watched as they took on the big banks, lifted up working people, and protected women and kids from abuse. I was proud then, and I'm proud now to have her as my partner in this campaign. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 11, 2020
.@JoeBiden can unify the American people because he's spent his life fighting for us. And as president, he'll build an America that lives up to our ideals. I'm honored to join him as our party's nominee for Vice President, and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief. — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 11, 2020
Congratulations to @KamalaHarris, who will make history as our next Vice President. She understands what it takes to stand up for working people, fight for health care for all, and take down the most corrupt administration in history. Let’s get to work and win. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 11, 2020
Principled. Brilliant. Compassionate. Empathetic. Honest. The perfect choice for @JoeBiden. That’s @KamalaHarris. Let’s go win this. — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 11, 2020
Kamala Harris is not only Black, she is of South Asian heritage. This is the first time an Asian American has been nominated to a major party ticket. #BidenHarris — George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) August 11, 2020
A historic announcement! @KamalaHarris is a talented, dynamic, and groundbreaking leader who will make a fantastic VP. She's already generating excitement among voters and I know she’ll be a fantastic partner to @JoeBiden as we work to defeat Trump and bring our nation together. https://t.co/9Z7SpTX1Y3 — Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) August 11, 2020
Congratulations to @KamalaHarris and @JoeBiden. Let’s go win up and down the ballot. #VoteByMail2020 — Keith Ellison (@keithellison) August 11, 2020
I’ve known Senator @KamalaHarris for a long time. She is more than prepared for the job. She’s spent her career defending our Constitution and fighting for folks who need a fair shake. This is a good day for our country. Now let’s go win this thing. pic.twitter.com/duJhFhWp6g — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 11, 2020
Finally a Presidential ticket that looks like America!! Now we all go to work to restore the soul of our Nation. VOTE!!!! — Rob Reiner (@robreiner) August 11, 2020
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fuck yes. excited to vote!! still amazed Election Day isn't a national holiday. it needs to be celebrated, with a post vote bar crawl. — chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) August 11, 2020
.@KamalaHarris fights tirelessly for justice, dignity, and equality for all Americans. I'm thrilled she's joining the ticket and can't wait to call her my Vice President. — Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) August 11, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-11--Trump campaign runs wildly racist “Willie Horton” style ads about Blacks

The Trump campaign may be relying on a dog-whistling racist playbook that often seems more like a fire alarm than any pet signaling device , but no one has ever accused Trump of originality in his race-baiting efforts .
In fact , Team Trump , as Donald Trump ’ s official campaign organization calls itself in its Twitter handle , has carefully studied the tactics of previous Republican campaigns that used the “ Southern strategy ” to attract votes from deplorable Confederate supporters since the death of the racist Democratic “ Dixiecrat ” faction in the wake of LBJ ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Although the Southern strategy was initially developed by the last certifiably criminal president who managed to corrupt the executive branch , Richard Nixon , it reached its true apotheosis in the 1988 presidential campaign between George H. W. Bush and the then-Democratic governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis .
When initial polling showed Dukakis with a lead in the race , the Bush campaign broke out the racist ads featuring Willie Horton , a Massachusetts felon convicted of murder who failed to return from a weekend furlough program and went on to commit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ robbery , and rape before he was captured and returned to prison .
With Horton now a symbol for supposed Democratic weakness on crime and “ law & order , ” Bush conjured up enough fear of dark-skinned criminals to overtake Dukakis and win the election by nearly eight percentage points in the popular vote while carrying the electoral college with 40 states .
With such a successful template already available and a propensity for stoking racial divisions , why would the Trump campaign bother developing any other tactics when they could simply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a propaganda blitz ?
Recycle they did , as these social media posts from Team Trump amply demonstrate .
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Not content to demonize just a single person with their fear-mongering ads , Team Trump decided to one-up the Bush campaign by producing a whole series of ads , each featuring a different perpetrator in each spot , to add some volume to their terror-inducing methods .
You ’ ll notice that graphics in these ads all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been charged , but not yet convicted , meaning that their bail was to allow them out of prison while awaiting a hopefully free and fair trial by a jury of their peers , a courtesy that anyone who isn ’ t poor has ready access to .
It remains to be seen if the American public of 2020 will be as easily persuaded to vote for Trump by using a 32-year-old campaign tactic featuring people who haven ’ t even been found guilty of that with which they are charged .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at The Lincoln Project , some of whom worked on the original George H.W .
Bush campaign , should immediately prepare their counter-attack by making similar ads featuring people whom Donald Trump has either pardoned or worked to preclude punishment for including Roger Stone , Paul Manafort , Sheriff Joe Arpaio , war criminal Eddie Gallagher , and Michael Flynn , among others .
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The Trump campaign may be relying on a dog-whistling racist playbook that often seems more like a fire alarm than any pet signaling device, but no one has ever accused Trump of originality in his race-baiting efforts.
In fact, Team Trump, as Donald Trump’s official campaign organization calls itself in its Twitter handle, has carefully studied the tactics of previous Republican campaigns that used the “Southern strategy” to attract votes from deplorable Confederate supporters since the death of the racist Democratic “Dixiecrat” faction in the wake of LBJ’s civil rights push in the 1960s.
Although the Southern strategy was initially developed by the last certifiably criminal president who managed to corrupt the executive branch, Richard Nixon, it reached its true apotheosis in the 1988 presidential campaign between George H. W. Bush and the then-Democratic governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis.
When initial polling showed Dukakis with a lead in the race, the Bush campaign broke out the racist ads featuring Willie Horton, a Massachusetts felon convicted of murder who failed to return from a weekend furlough program and went on to commit the additional crimes of assault, armed robbery, and rape before he was captured and returned to prison.
With Horton now a symbol for supposed Democratic weakness on crime and “law & order,” Bush conjured up enough fear of dark-skinned criminals to overtake Dukakis and win the election by nearly eight percentage points in the popular vote while carrying the electoral college with 40 states.
With such a successful template already available and a propensity for stoking racial divisions, why would the Trump campaign bother developing any other tactics when they could simply recycle a tried and true winner of a propaganda blitz?
Recycle they did, as these social media posts from Team Trump amply demonstrate.
Biden's campaign donated money that helped bail violent criminals out of jail, including a serial rapist and a rioter who tried to kill cops. The radical left that controls Biden literally endangers innocent lives. Will Joe Biden condemn this? pic.twitter.com/VySKVnOQrB — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) August 11, 2020
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Not content to demonize just a single person with their fear-mongering ads, Team Trump decided to one-up the Bush campaign by producing a whole series of ads, each featuring a different perpetrator in each spot, to add some volume to their terror-inducing methods.
Remember Willie Horton? President Trump's campaign is tweeting mugshots of black people to attack Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/ursYZoXv5b — Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) August 11, 2020
You’ll notice that graphics in these ads all list crimes with which these people have been charged, but not yet convicted, meaning that their bail was to allow them out of prison while awaiting a hopefully free and fair trial by a jury of their peers, a courtesy that anyone who isn’t poor has ready access to.
It remains to be seen if the American public of 2020 will be as easily persuaded to vote for Trump by using a 32-year-old campaign tactic featuring people who haven’t even been found guilty of that with which they are charged.
However, Democrats, or perhaps those folks at The Lincoln Project, some of whom worked on the original George H.W. Bush campaign, should immediately prepare their counter-attack by making similar ads featuring people whom Donald Trump has either pardoned or worked to preclude punishment for including Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, war criminal Eddie Gallagher, and Michael Flynn, among others.
Fear-mongering can work both ways.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-11--Trump complains men will be “insulted” if Biden picks a woman VP

Donald Trump ’ s antipathy toward women is well-documented .
The man who was caught on tape bragging about sexual assault has a long history of mocking and belittling women and four years as president has done little to rein in his misogyny .
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden , on the other hand , has a history of lifting up and praising the women in his life and has promised to choose a female running mate .
During a conversation with Clay Travis ( a man known for his crude comments about “ boobs ” ) on Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon to be announced vice-presidential pick .
Not surprisingly given what we know about this president , he voiced some disapproval .
“ Well , I think that I would be inclined to go a different route than what he ’ s done .
First of all , he roped himself into , you know , a certain group of people , which is fine , ” said Trump , who chose as his vice president a man with such a dysfunctional relationship with women that he refuses to dine alone with them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pick a woman , ” Travis replied .
“ He said that , and you know , some people would say that men are insulted by that and some people would say it is fine .
I don ’ t know , ” said Trump .
Following that harebrained logic , women should be insulted that Trump chose a man .
The reality is that men are already over-represented in our government and having more women in high-ranking positions will only serve to strengthen our country as diverse viewpoints invariably lead to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problems .
“ I will say this : People don ’ t vote for the vice , ” Trump went on .
“ This is history .
This isn ’ t necessarily me , this is history .
Because we have a great vice president .
Mike Pence has been incredible actually .
He ’ s been a great vice president and done a really , really good job in everything I ’ ve given him.
” “ But people don ’ t vote for the vice president .
They really don ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the vice president .
You could pick George Washington to be your vice president .
Let ’ s pick up Abraham Lincoln coming back from the dead .
They just don ’ t seem to vote for the vice president , ” said Trump , showcasing some of that unearned egotism that seems to define every fiber of his being .
Of course , he doesn ’ t want to believe that vice presidential picks have any effect on elections because that would mean he has to share credit for his 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you know , because Joe ’ s got some things going on , let ’ s not kid ourselves , unless you… I don ’ t know where your politics are , but Joe ’ s got some pretty big things going on .
So this is going to be a very important pick , and it ’ ll be interesting to see who he chooses .
I ’ m interested to see also .
In the end , I don ’ t think it ’ s going to matter , Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his own two feet , ” said the president , who himself had trouble literally standing on his own feet while descending a ramp not too long ago .
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Donald Trump’s antipathy toward women is well-documented. The man who was caught on tape bragging about sexual assault has a long history of mocking and belittling women and four years as president has done little to rein in his misogyny. Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, on the other hand, has a history of lifting up and praising the women in his life and has promised to choose a female running mate.
During a conversation with Clay Travis (a man known for his crude comments about “boobs”) on Fox News Radio, Trump addressed Biden’s soon to be announced vice-presidential pick. Not surprisingly given what we know about this president, he voiced some disapproval.
“Well, I think that I would be inclined to go a different route than what he’s done. First of all, he roped himself into, you know, a certain group of people, which is fine,” said Trump, who chose as his vice president a man with such a dysfunctional relationship with women that he refuses to dine alone with them.
“He said he had to pick a woman,” Travis replied.
“He said that, and you know, some people would say that men are insulted by that and some people would say it is fine. I don’t know,” said Trump. Following that harebrained logic, women should be insulted that Trump chose a man.
The reality is that men are already over-represented in our government and having more women in high-ranking positions will only serve to strengthen our country as diverse viewpoints invariably lead to a broader range of possible solutions for national problems.
“I will say this: People don’t vote for the vice,” Trump went on. “This is history. This isn’t necessarily me, this is history. Because we have a great vice president. Mike Pence has been incredible actually. He’s been a great vice president and done a really, really good job in everything I’ve given him.”
“But people don’t vote for the vice president. They really don’t. They don’t vote for the vice president. You could pick George Washington to be your vice president. Let’s pick up Abraham Lincoln coming back from the dead. They just don’t seem to vote for the vice president,” said Trump, showcasing some of that unearned egotism that seems to define every fiber of his being. Of course, he doesn’t want to believe that vice presidential picks have any effect on elections because that would mean he has to share credit for his 2016 win.
“Now in this case, you know, because Joe’s got some things going on, let’s not kid ourselves, unless you… I don’t know where your politics are, but Joe’s got some pretty big things going on. So this is going to be a very important pick, and it’ll be interesting to see who he chooses. I’m interested to see also. In the end, I don’t think it’s going to matter, Joe is going to have to stand on his own two feet,” said the president, who himself had trouble literally standing on his own feet while descending a ramp not too long ago.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-11--Trump mystifies with quip that he would consult Bill Belichick for advice if he “ever had a military

Trump mystifies with quip that he would consult Bill Belichick for advice if he “ever had a military battle”

President Trump is notorious for eschewing the advice of experts and professionals in favor of the advice of his friends , or people he likes on TV , or his family members .
Proud and unrepentantly ignorant , time and time again we have seen him clash with his advisors and career officials over the right course of action , preferring to call up people like FOX opinion host Sean Hannity or his son-in-law Jared Kushner for solutions on incredibly complex and consequential issues like the coronavirus crisis and peace in the Middle East .
He continued that bizarre trend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he was ever faced with a “ military battle ” he would not turn to the Joint Chiefs of Staff or any of America ’ s military generals but instead call up New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick , saying he would be as “ good as any general out there.
” His words are utterly mystifying .
As the commander-in-chief of the United States , he has , in fact , had very many “ military battles.
” His very military action as President was a covert SEAL team raid on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which led to the death of an American SEAL and the massacre of thirty-five civilians , including ten children under the age of 10 .
Trump cared so little he was not even in the Situation Room for the op .
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Since taking office , his “ military battles ” have killed at least 8,000 innocent civilians in just the war against ISIS alone , not to mention the thousands more killed in Afghanistan and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since he greenlit their genocidal invasion of Syrian Kurdistan ( Rojava ) .
It just goes to show how little he thinks of America ’ s military leadership that he assumes a football coach — the most successful football coach in history , but a football coach nonetheless — could jump in and help plan a “ military battle.
” “ I ’ ll tell you , Belichick is an incredible coach , and I think he ’ s going to do really well .
This guy just knows how to win .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ friend of mine .
He ’ s a winner , ” said Trump to Hugh Hewitt .
A nepotistic oligarch to the core , Trump clearly values his “ friendship ” with Bill Belichick as more of an important qualifier than , say , decades of military experience and training — an approach he has applied to his entire administration , with drastic consequences for the American people .

President Trump is notorious for eschewing the advice of experts and professionals in favor of the advice of his friends, or people he likes on TV, or his family members.
Proud and unrepentantly ignorant, time and time again we have seen him clash with his advisors and career officials over the right course of action, preferring to call up people like FOX opinion host Sean Hannity or his son-in-law Jared Kushner for solutions on incredibly complex and consequential issues like the coronavirus crisis and peace in the Middle East.
He continued that bizarre trend on Tuesday, when he announced that if he was ever faced with a “military battle” he would not turn to the Joint Chiefs of Staff or any of America’s military generals but instead call up New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, saying he would be as “good as any general out there.”
Trump then called in to Hugh Hewitt, who also began with football questions. Trump said of Bill Belichick: "If I ever had a military battle I'd call up Belichick and say, 'What do you think, what do you think? Give me a couple of ideas.' He'd be as good as any general out there." — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 11, 2020
His words are utterly mystifying. As the commander-in-chief of the United States, he has, in fact, had very many “military battles.” His very military action as President was a covert SEAL team raid on the village of Yakla in Yemen, which led to the death of an American SEAL and the massacre of thirty-five civilians, including ten children under the age of 10. Trump cared so little he was not even in the Situation Room for the op.
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Since taking office, his “military battles” have killed at least 8,000 innocent civilians in just the war against ISIS alone, not to mention the thousands more killed in Afghanistan and the countless Kurdish civilians murdered by Turkish troops since he greenlit their genocidal invasion of Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava).
It just goes to show how little he thinks of America’s military leadership that he assumes a football coach — the most successful football coach in history, but a football coach nonetheless — could jump in and help plan a “military battle.”
His qualifications?
He’s a “winner.”
“I’ll tell you, Belichick is an incredible coach, and I think he’s going to do really well. This guy just knows how to win. And he’s a very good friend of mine. He’s a winner,” said Trump to Hugh Hewitt.
A nepotistic oligarch to the core, Trump clearly values his “friendship” with Bill Belichick as more of an important qualifier than, say, decades of military experience and training — an approach he has applied to his entire administration, with drastic consequences for the American people.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-11--Rising Republican star outed for Instagram post praising his trip to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest

As America gets used to the concept that our next Congress will likely include a QAnon devotee amongst its members , it may soon have to adjust to idea that it may also include a certified Führer-phile .
A Republican congressional candidate from North Carolina , Madison Cawthorn — decidedly of the extreme right-wing persuasion — was outed as a fan of the World-War II German leader of the Nazi party , when photos posted to Instagram of a “ bucket list ” vacation in 2017 to Adlerhorst , known in English as Eagle ’ s Nest , Adolph Hitler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While the posts were quickly deleted once they were discovered by the public at large , savvy archivists kept screenshots of the posts which reveal Cawthorn ’ s eerie fascination with one of the 20th century ’ s most ruthless mass-murderers .
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Besides referring to Hitler with an obviously undeserved honorific , Cawthorne reportedly has also named his real estate company SPQR , a harkening back to the Roman empire with a term favored in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expose written about him on Jezebel , and hangs a 13-star Betsy Ross flag in his home , another symbol appropriated by violent right-wing extremists to signal their solidarity with the days of slavery .
With a pedigree like that , one would think that Cawthorn , who at 25-years-old would be one of the youngest representatives in Congress if he is elected , would be a natural for an endorsement by Donald Trump .
However , while he is likely to garner that nod fro the president in the general election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s district , Trump had endorsed his more establishment opponent .
Whether the thinking behind Trump ’ s primary endorsement was that Cawthorn was too young and inexperienced to in his district or too radical to win a general election is not known , but the new controversy over the young candidate has provided Moe Davis , his Democrat opponent in North Carolina ’ s traditionally Republican 11th District in the western part of the state , with some potent campaign fodder as they vie for the seat vacated by now-White House Chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a retired Air Force colonel who resigned as Guantanamo Bay ’ s chief prosecutor to protest a policy allowing evidence obtained through torture to be used in trials , reposted Cawthorn ’ s Instagram post on Twitter with his own pithy comment .
Sadly , due to the overwhelmingly Republican majority in the gerrymandered 11th district , Cawthorn has a good chance of winning the race against his much more experienced and level-headed Democratic opponent .
A House of Representatives with Nazi-sympathizers and QAnon loonies disrupting the governance of our nation — even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump evicted from the White House — means that our next legislative session will be in for some interesting news days ahead .
Original reporting by Philissa Cramer at The Forward and by Esther Wang at Jezebel .
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As America gets used to the concept that our next Congress will likely include a QAnon devotee amongst its members, it may soon have to adjust to idea that it may also include a certified Führer-phile.
A Republican congressional candidate from North Carolina, Madison Cawthorn — decidedly of the extreme right-wing persuasion — was outed as a fan of the World-War II German leader of the Nazi party, when photos posted to Instagram of a “bucket list” vacation in 2017 to Adlerhorst, known in English as Eagle’s Nest, Adolph Hitler’s main military command bunker complex.
While the posts were quickly deleted once they were discovered by the public at large, savvy archivists kept screenshots of the posts which reveal Cawthorn’s eerie fascination with one of the 20th century’s most ruthless mass-murderers.
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1293017804405215233?s=20
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Besides referring to Hitler with an obviously undeserved honorific, Cawthorne reportedly has also named his real estate company SPQR, a harkening back to the Roman empire with a term favored in white nationalist circles, according to an expose written about him on Jezebel, and hangs a 13-star Betsy Ross flag in his home, another symbol appropriated by violent right-wing extremists to signal their solidarity with the days of slavery.
With a pedigree like that, one would think that Cawthorn, who at 25-years-old would be one of the youngest representatives in Congress if he is elected, would be a natural for an endorsement by Donald Trump.
However, while he is likely to garner that nod fro the president in the general election, in the Republican primary in Cawthorn’s district, Trump had endorsed his more establishment opponent.
Whether the thinking behind Trump’s primary endorsement was that Cawthorn was too young and inexperienced to in his district or too radical to win a general election is not known, but the new controversy over the young candidate has provided Moe Davis, his Democrat opponent in North Carolina’s traditionally Republican 11th District in the western part of the state, with some potent campaign fodder as they vie for the seat vacated by now-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
Davis, a retired Air Force colonel who resigned as Guantanamo Bay’s chief prosecutor to protest a policy allowing evidence obtained through torture to be used in trials, reposted Cawthorn’s Instagram post on Twitter with his own pithy comment.
Hitler’s vacation retreat is not on my bucket list.#NC11 pic.twitter.com/mxyCUt33Y6 — Moe Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) August 11, 2020
Sadly, due to the overwhelmingly Republican majority in the gerrymandered 11th district, Cawthorn has a good chance of winning the race against his much more experienced and level-headed Democratic opponent.
A House of Representatives with Nazi-sympathizers and QAnon loonies disrupting the governance of our nation — even with the GOP in the minority and Trump evicted from the White House — means that our next legislative session will be in for some interesting news days ahead.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-11--Belligerent and foul-mouthed anti-masker gets carried out of store by his own son

Over 5 million Americans have contracted COVID-19 , over 161,000 have died , and yet still there are people who refuse to wear masks in public .
Whether through selfish stubbornness , laziness , or adherence to unhinged conspiracy theories holding that the virus is a hoax , these people keep popping up in viral videos , accosting other more responsible citizens for asking them to do the bare minimum to help curb the spread .
A new video purportedly out of Tucson , Arizona has spread like wildfire across Twitter since yesterday .
Allegedly , it shows a man @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at others for wearing masks , to the point where his son feels obligated to physically pick him up and carry him out of the building like a petulant child .
“ People won ’ t learn !
These people won ’ t learn !
You ’ re a bunch of idiots wearing masks you know it ’ s not real , ” the man says when the video starts , presumably sharing his own insane opinion that the coronavirus pandemic is somehow a hoax orchestrated by the media or government .
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“ Look at you fools , you got a f*cking doily on your face you ret*rd .
You look like you f*cking got it off your mom ’ s countertop .
You look like an idiot , you ’ re a child , ” the man said , addressing one of the other individuals present .
Others began to shout at the man .
“ You ’ re a dork , look at you , you dumb*ss f*cking dork .
What are you going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside and show me how tough you are , ” the man says to one of the individuals as two younger men , one of them calling the anti-masker “ dad , ” began to push him towards the exit in an apparent effort to deescalate the situation .
“ I ’ ll beat that f*cking mask off your face like a f*cking ret*rd , ” the man said , continuing to hurl threats even as his son propelled him towards the door .
“ F*cking p*ssies , you ’ re all a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” he added as his son literally picked him up and carried him out of the story .
Watch the equally hilarious and disturbing encounter below .
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Over 5 million Americans have contracted COVID-19, over 161,000 have died, and yet still there are people who refuse to wear masks in public. Whether through selfish stubbornness, laziness, or adherence to unhinged conspiracy theories holding that the virus is a hoax, these people keep popping up in viral videos, accosting other more responsible citizens for asking them to do the bare minimum to help curb the spread.
A new video purportedly out of Tucson, Arizona has spread like wildfire across Twitter since yesterday. Allegedly, it shows a man melting down in a store, screaming at others for wearing masks, to the point where his son feels obligated to physically pick him up and carry him out of the building like a petulant child.
“People won’t learn! These people won’t learn! You’re a bunch of idiots wearing masks you know it’s not real,” the man says when the video starts, presumably sharing his own insane opinion that the coronavirus pandemic is somehow a hoax orchestrated by the media or government.
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“Look at you fools, you got a f*cking doily on your face you ret*rd. You look like you f*cking got it off your mom’s countertop. You look like an idiot, you’re a child,” the man said, addressing one of the other individuals present. Others began to shout at the man.
“You’re a dork, look at you, you dumb*ss f*cking dork. What are you going to do? Come outside! Come outside and show me how tough you are,” the man says to one of the individuals as two younger men, one of them calling the anti-masker “dad,” began to push him towards the exit in an apparent effort to deescalate the situation.
“I’ll beat that f*cking mask off your face like a f*cking ret*rd,” the man said, continuing to hurl threats even as his son propelled him towards the door. “F*cking p*ssies, you’re all a bunch of p*ssies wearing masks! Loser!” he added as his son literally picked him up and carried him out of the story.
Watch the equally hilarious and disturbing encounter below. And please, wear a mask.
Anti-masker in Tucson, AZ throws a tantrum and has to be carried out by his own son pic.twitter.com/ggo4I968aL — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) August 11, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-11--Trump viciously lashes out at intel chiefs after Bolton spills about his love for Putin

On Tuesday morning , President Trump lashed out at the leaders of our intelligence community who sought to unveil his connections and his disturbing affinity for Russia ’ s autocrat , Vladimir Putin .
He appears to have been responding to a new Business Insider interview with Trump ’ s own former National Security Advisor and unindicted war criminal John Bolton in which he described the lengthy efforts to which he and other cabinet members had to go in order to explain why Trump ’ s friendliness with Putin was upsetting people .
“ I was sitting in the audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and we were both frozen to our chairs…We couldn ’ t believe what we had heard .
And we spent a good part of the flight on Air Force One back to Washington trying to explain to the president why he was getting such a negative reaction from the press back in Washington .
The president didn ’ t seem to understand that people might be upset that he equated what Putin said with what our intelligence community said , ” said Bolton to BI .
In predictable fashion , the President took @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people he doesn ’ t like in an attempt to defuse Bolton ’ s words — but can ’ t help but prove their point with a strawman argument that only makes him appear more guilty .
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In the same sentence that he denies being friendly with Putin , he trashes America ’ s former intelligence chiefs as “ dirty cops ” and “ sleazebags ” and takes aim at the leaders of the investigations that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the definitive proof that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 election on behalf of Trump .
His inability to simply issue a denial without some kind of accompanying unfair insult ( except in Bolton ’ s case , where it is much deserved ) only highlights his own guilt , as we have seen play out countless times over and over again .
It also highlights his complete inability to let anything go ; in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic , he still feels it is important to dig up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give his punching bags yet another batter .
He is completely unfit to hold office , and this latest tweet is yet another sharp reminder .

On Tuesday morning, President Trump lashed out at the leaders of our intelligence community who sought to unveil his connections and his disturbing affinity for Russia’s autocrat, Vladimir Putin. He appears to have been responding to a new Business Insider interview with Trump’s own former National Security Advisor and unindicted war criminal John Bolton in which he described the lengthy efforts to which he and other cabinet members had to go in order to explain why Trump’s friendliness with Putin was upsetting people.
“I was sitting in the audience with Chief of Staff John Kelly, and we were both frozen to our chairs…We couldn’t believe what we had heard. And we spent a good part of the flight on Air Force One back to Washington trying to explain to the president why he was getting such a negative reaction from the press back in Washington. The president didn’t seem to understand that people might be upset that he equated what Putin said with what our intelligence community said,” said Bolton to BI.
In predictable fashion, the President took to Twitter and began childishly disparaging the people he doesn’t like in an attempt to defuse Bolton’s words — but can’t help but prove their point with a strawman argument that only makes him appear more guilty.
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In the same sentence that he denies being friendly with Putin, he trashes America’s former intelligence chiefs as “dirty cops” and “sleazebags” and takes aim at the leaders of the investigations that would eventually lead to the Mueller Report and the definitive proof that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 election on behalf of Trump.
..so called American Intelligence were Dirty Cops who have now proven to be sleazebags at the highest level like James Comey, proven liar James Clapper, & perhaps the lowest of them all, Wacko John Brennan who headed the CIA, you could perhaps understand my reluctance to embrace! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 11, 2020
His inability to simply issue a denial without some kind of accompanying unfair insult (except in Bolton’s case, where it is much deserved) only highlights his own guilt, as we have seen play out countless times over and over again. It also highlights his complete inability to let anything go; in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, he still feels it is important to dig up feuds from over three years ago to give his punching bags yet another batter.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-12--Tucker Carlson explodes after guest corrects his pronunciation of Kamala’s name: “So what!?”

If the Republican response to Joe Biden ’ s announcement that Senator Kamala Harris will be his running mate for the 2020 election is any indication , President Trump is deeply concerned .
Almost immediately after the announcement was made , Trump and his surrogates began rolling out preprepared attacks on the senator , none of which proved to be particularly incisive or effective .
The simple fact is that Harris is an accomplished senator and prosecutor with charisma , intelligence and—perhaps most importantly given Trump ’ s combative demeanor—ferocity .
She has proven more than capable of dissecting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during senate hearings over the past few years .
One can only imagine how thoroughly she ’ ll shred Mike Pence on the debate stage .
The safe bet is that lacking a coherent anti-Harris narrative to cling to , Republicans will do what they always do and attack her , sometimes subtly but often overtly , for being a woman and person of color .
Harris is the first woman of Black and Indian descent to appear on the ticket of a major political party and that terrifies the white nationalists within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand Congress reject Trump ’ s dictatorial call to delay the election !
Predictably , Tucker Carlson is already leading the charge in bigotry .
Last night on his show , Carlson spoke with Democratic consultant Richard Goodstein .
During the segment , Goodstein politely stated the proper way to pronounce Kamala Harris ’ s first name .
“ Okay , so what !
?
” responded Carlson , immediately ratcheting things up .
Goodstein explained that correct pronunciation is a simple way to show respect for somebody running on the national ticket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toss red meat to his white voters , decided to harp on the issue and bat the name around .
“ So I ’ m disrespecting her by mispronouncing her name unintentionally ?
So it begins !
You ’ re not allowed to criticize Kamala Harris or Kamala Harris or whatever because of… ” he said , using both the correct and incorrect pronunciations .
“ Look I unintentionally pronounced her name but I love the idea that she ’ s immune from criticism , ” Carlson responded even though Goodstein never suggested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here is totally transparent .
Republicans who act like “ Kamala ” is a hard-to-pronounce name are trying to otherize her .
Since it ’ s not a traditionally white name they want to use it to alienate white voters .
It ’ s the same reason they relished saying “ Barack Hussein Obama.
” If this is the best they ’ ve got , Trump must be sweating bullets .
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If the Republican response to Joe Biden’s announcement that Senator Kamala Harris will be his running mate for the 2020 election is any indication, President Trump is deeply concerned. Almost immediately after the announcement was made, Trump and his surrogates began rolling out preprepared attacks on the senator, none of which proved to be particularly incisive or effective.
The simple fact is that Harris is an accomplished senator and prosecutor with charisma, intelligence and—perhaps most importantly given Trump’s combative demeanor—ferocity. She has proven more than capable of dissecting the lies of the president’s lackeys during senate hearings over the past few years. One can only imagine how thoroughly she’ll shred Mike Pence on the debate stage.
The safe bet is that lacking a coherent anti-Harris narrative to cling to, Republicans will do what they always do and attack her, sometimes subtly but often overtly, for being a woman and person of color. Harris is the first woman of Black and Indian descent to appear on the ticket of a major political party and that terrifies the white nationalists within the GOP.
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Predictably, Tucker Carlson is already leading the charge in bigotry. Last night on his show, Carlson spoke with Democratic consultant Richard Goodstein. During the segment, Goodstein politely stated the proper way to pronounce Kamala Harris’s first name.
“Okay, so what!?” responded Carlson, immediately ratcheting things up. Goodstein explained that correct pronunciation is a simple way to show respect for somebody running on the national ticket.
Carlson, sensing an opportunity to toss red meat to his white voters, decided to harp on the issue and bat the name around.
“So I’m disrespecting her by mispronouncing her name unintentionally? So it begins! You’re not allowed to criticize Kamala Harris or Kamala Harris or whatever because of…” he said, using both the correct and incorrect pronunciations.
“No, not whatever,” said Goodstein.
“Look I unintentionally pronounced her name but I love the idea that she’s immune from criticism,” Carlson responded even though Goodstein never suggested she was so immune.
The strategy here is totally transparent. Republicans who act like “Kamala” is a hard-to-pronounce name are trying to otherize her. Since it’s not a traditionally white name they want to use it to alienate white voters. It’s the same reason they relished saying “Barack Hussein Obama.” If this is the best they’ve got, Trump must be sweating bullets.
Tucker Carlson loses it when a guest corrects his pronunciation of Kamala Harris's name pic.twitter.com/1fHIrPGuwN — nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) August 12, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-12--17-year-old Chili’s hostess is brutally beaten by customers for enforcing social distance policy

While much has been made of the dangers that school teachers face as some districts insist on reopening educational institutions without the reasonable eradication of coronavirus cases in their areas that would allow them to do so safely , at least it ’ s difficult to argue that the essential service that teachers provide doesn ’ t deserve a debate about the best way to provide them during a pandemic .
For other employees forced to go back to work during the COVID-19 crisis , it ’ s more problematic to think that the risks of catching the deadly virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the risks of being confronted by an angry , politically-deluded anti-masker — are worth the meager paycheck that they get in return .
A 17-year-old hostess at a Baton Rouge , Louisiana Chili ’ s learned that lesson the hard way on Sunday when a large group of 13 people arrived at the reopened restaurant and sought to be seated together in violation of the chain ’ s social distancing policies established during the pandemic as a public health measure .
When Kelsy Wallace told the group that she could not accommodate their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies of seating no more than 6 people at a single table right now , the members of the group grew visibly perturbed and began attacking the teenage hostess delivering the message set by her general manager .
Here ’ s Wallace ’ s account of what happened next : “ She pushed me .
And when she pushed me , all I knew was to push her back .
I reacted .
That ’ s when her and her daughters , they all came .
And they ’ re grown women .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ re like , 20 , 30 , and the woman that pushed me looked like she was 40 , ” Wallace recounted .
“ So I ’ m standing there , they ’ re on me , beating me , ” she continued .
“ I ’ m standing there trying to hit them , trying to get all of them off me .
And the lady she takes a wet floor sign and slams it in my eye .
And I had blood rushing everywhere.
” Wallace was forced to visit the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was treated with five stitches above her eye and was found to have had a significant amount of her hair ripped straight from her head during the violent altercation .
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While at the hospital , Wallace was still trying to mentally deal with the shock of what had just happened to her .
What disturbed the young hostess the most , however , was the lack of response and support from her managers and co-workers at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abusive patrons were allowed to escape , luckily surveillance cameras in the restaurant caught the assault and police are investigating after taking a report from Wallace .
So far , Chili ’ s corporate management has yet to issue a statement on the incident .
While Wallace is still technically employed by the Baton Rouge Chili ’ s , she has no plans to return to work there after she recovers from her injuries .
All this for a nonessential and unnecessary activity in a state that leads the nation in coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a Republican-controlled Senate so unwilling to provide sufficient relief payments to Americans during this pandemic that people feel forced to work in unsafe conditions seating ignorant people too selfish to consider the risks of their own risky behavior on others and who turns violent when their foolish anti-science beliefs brush up against corporate public health policies .
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While much has been made of the dangers that school teachers face as some districts insist on reopening educational institutions without the reasonable eradication of coronavirus cases in their areas that would allow them to do so safely, at least it’s difficult to argue that the essential service that teachers provide doesn’t deserve a debate about the best way to provide them during a pandemic.
For other employees forced to go back to work during the COVID-19 crisis, it’s more problematic to think that the risks of catching the deadly virus — or, even more dangerously, the risks of being confronted by an angry, politically-deluded anti-masker — are worth the meager paycheck that they get in return.
A 17-year-old hostess at a Baton Rouge, Louisiana Chili’s learned that lesson the hard way on Sunday when a large group of 13 people arrived at the reopened restaurant and sought to be seated together in violation of the chain’s social distancing policies established during the pandemic as a public health measure.
When Kelsy Wallace told the group that she could not accommodate their request due to the company’s policies of seating no more than 6 people at a single table right now, the members of the group grew visibly perturbed and began attacking the teenage hostess delivering the message set by her general manager.
Here’s Wallace’s account of what happened next:
“She pushed me. And when she pushed me, all I knew was to push her back. I reacted. That’s when her and her daughters, they all came. And they’re grown women. I’m 17-years-old. They’re like, 20, 30, and the woman that pushed me looked like she was 40,” Wallace recounted. “So I’m standing there, they’re on me, beating me,” she continued. “I’m standing there trying to hit them, trying to get all of them off me. And the lady she takes a wet floor sign and slams it in my eye. And I had blood rushing everywhere.”
Wallace was forced to visit the emergency room after the brawl where she was treated with five stitches above her eye and was found to have had a significant amount of her hair ripped straight from her head during the violent altercation.
Police say a 17-year-old hostess at Chili's in Baton Rouge was attacked on Sunday by a group of women for enforcing the restaurant's COVID-19 policy of no more than 6 people at a table. Hear from her coming up on @WBRZ at 10. pic.twitter.com/RTT167N9Ji — Trey Couvillion (@treycouvtv) August 12, 2020
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While at the hospital, Wallace was still trying to mentally deal with the shock of what had just happened to her.
“As I’m laying on the bed, this keeps replaying in my head. I couldn’t believe that. I couldn’t believe I’m trying to work and this happened to me,” Wallace said.
What disturbed the young hostess the most, however, was the lack of response and support from her managers and co-workers at the Chili’s.
“The managers let them walk out. Like, how y’all let them leave like that? I mean, they could have locked the doors until the police came,” Wallace said.
While the abusive patrons were allowed to escape, luckily surveillance cameras in the restaurant caught the assault and police are investigating after taking a report from Wallace.
“I want them in jail. I don’t think they should get away with this,” Wallace said adamently.
So far, Chili’s corporate management has yet to issue a statement on the incident.
While Wallace is still technically employed by the Baton Rouge Chili’s, she has no plans to return to work there after she recovers from her injuries.
All this for a nonessential and unnecessary activity in a state that leads the nation in coronavirus cases per 100,000.
This is the consequence of a Republican-controlled Senate so unwilling to provide sufficient relief payments to Americans during this pandemic that people feel forced to work in unsafe conditions seating ignorant people too selfish to consider the risks of their own risky behavior on others and who turns violent when their foolish anti-science beliefs brush up against corporate public health policies.
The corporate bigwigs work safely out of their home offices, while poor front line workers suffer the consequences.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-12--Postal union leader warns that Trump’s Postmaster is gutting offices, removing equipment

The Republican Party does not want you to vote this November .
The GOP realizes that if voters show up en masse the odds of their deeply unpopular , plutocratic president being expelled from office are high .
It ’ s for this reason that Trump has been launching nonstop attacks on the legitimacy of mail-in voting despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the mountains of evidence that show fraud is so rare as to be completely negligible .
To aid these efforts , Trump ’ s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is working to gut the U.S .
Postal Service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overtime for postal workers to instituting measures aimed at delaying the delivery time of mail .
The goal is clearly to destabilize mail services ahead of November and weaken the viability of mail-in voting .
Now , postal employees are sounding the alarms .
Kimberly Karol , the President of the Iowa Postal Workers Union , spoke to NPR ’ s Noel King and outlined some of the disturbing developments going on .
King asked if workers in Iowa have been experiencing the changes implemented by DeJoy .
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“ Yes , we are beginning to see those changes and how it is impacting the mail .
Mail is beginning to pile up in our offices , and we ’ re seeing equipment being removed .
So we are beginning to see the impact of those changes , ” said Karol .
“ Curious , I hadn ’ t heard about this one , equipment being removed .
What equipment ?
” asked King .
“ The sorting equipment that we use to process mail for delivery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ machines .
And they already in Waterloo were losing one of those machines .
So that also hinders our ability to process mail in the way that we had in the past , ” said Karol .
She went on to say that most postal workers have the same concerns about DeJoy and that he is making it more difficult for them to perform their duties the way they always have .
King asked Karol what she thinks of the conservative talking point that making cuts to the Postal Service is necessary to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was grim .
“ Well , unfortunately , I don ’ t see this as cost-saving measures .
I see this as a way to undermine the public confidence in the mail service .
It ’ s not saving costs .
We ’ re spending more time trying to implement these policy changes .
And it ’ s , in our offices , costing more over time , ” said Karol .
The fact that the Republicans are willing to dismantle the incredibly popular Postal Service after over 200 years of reliable service @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail delivery companies and to keep themselves in power shows that the GOP has absolutely no interest in serving the wants and needs of the American people .
They ’ ve made their priorities clear , now they have to go .
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The Republican Party does not want you to vote this November. The GOP realizes that if voters show up en masse the odds of their deeply unpopular, plutocratic president being expelled from office are high. It’s for this reason that Trump has been launching nonstop attacks on the legitimacy of mail-in voting despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the mountains of evidence that show fraud is so rare as to be completely negligible.
To aid these efforts, Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is working to gut the U.S. Postal Service, deploying dirty tricks ranging from cutting overtime for postal workers to instituting measures aimed at delaying the delivery time of mail. The goal is clearly to destabilize mail services ahead of November and weaken the viability of mail-in voting. Now, postal employees are sounding the alarms.
Kimberly Karol, the President of the Iowa Postal Workers Union, spoke to NPR’s Noel King and outlined some of the disturbing developments going on. King asked if workers in Iowa have been experiencing the changes implemented by DeJoy.
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“Yes, we are beginning to see those changes and how it is impacting the mail. Mail is beginning to pile up in our offices, and we’re seeing equipment being removed. So we are beginning to see the impact of those changes,” said Karol.
“Curious, I hadn’t heard about this one, equipment being removed. What equipment?” asked King.
“The sorting equipment that we use to process mail for delivery. In Iowa, we are losing machines. And they already in Waterloo were losing one of those machines. So that also hinders our ability to process mail in the way that we had in the past,” said Karol. She went on to say that most postal workers have the same concerns about DeJoy and that he is making it more difficult for them to perform their duties the way they always have.
King asked Karol what she thinks of the conservative talking point that making cuts to the Postal Service is necessary to reduce costs. Karol’s response was grim.
“Well, unfortunately, I don’t see this as cost-saving measures. I see this as a way to undermine the public confidence in the mail service. It’s not saving costs. We’re spending more time trying to implement these policy changes. And it’s, in our offices, costing more over time,” said Karol.
The fact that the Republicans are willing to dismantle the incredibly popular Postal Service after over 200 years of reliable service just to line the pockets of private mail delivery companies and to keep themselves in power shows that the GOP has absolutely no interest in serving the wants and needs of the American people. They’ve made their priorities clear, now they have to go.
Twitter is beginning to fill up with concerned replies to the NPR article, which hopefully means this crucial story will soon get wider spread coverage.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-12--Trump adds Fox News doctor to virus team to drown out Dr. Fauci

When Donald Trump interrupted his press briefing on Monday to introduce Scott Atlas many people had no idea who the president was talking about .
To viewers of Fox News , however , Atlas was a familiar face .
Dr. Scott Atlas is a fellow at Stanford University ’ s Hoover Institution who regularly appears on the cable news outlet to present his opinions , not shared by the vast majority of other doctors , about the COVID-19 pandemic and urging local governments to open their schools and for college sports to resume despite the well-publicized risks inherent in such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who has quoted medical advice from doctors who believe that gynecological problems are caused by night visits from demons and that alien DNA is being used to treat diseases — has named Atlas as one of his new medical advisors .
While that testimonial alone should be enough to disqualify Dr. Atlas for any serious advisory role , it does amply demonstrate that as long as you confirm the president ’ s pre-existing beliefs one can go far in this administration without a shred of credibility on scientific or medical issues .
Apparently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go on Fox News and parrot any false assertions that Trump has made about the COVID-19 pandemic and , poof , a job offer from the White House comes pouring in .
“ Although Monday was Trump ’ s first public introduction of Atlas , multiple sources with knowledge of the relationship told CNN that Atlas has been informally advising Trump for weeks .
Trump first noticed Atlas on Fox News , where he asserted it doesn ’ t matter “ how many cases ” there are in the US , wrongly claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essentially no risk of dying , ’ implied teachers who are at high risk for contracting Covid-19 should ‘ know how to protect themselves , ’ baselessly claimed ‘ children almost never transmit the disease ’ and without evidence blamed a rise in cases in southern states on protests and border crossings.
” There is a bit of a chicken and egg question here .
Did Trump start saying that children were immune from deleterious effects of the coronavirus — ignoring the actual scientific evidence provided to him by his top immunologists like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — before or after he saw Dr. Atlas on Fox News ?
Given that Trump ’ s brain seems to have a parrot-like ability to simply repeat whatever he last heard on television rather than absorb information from verbal or written reports generated by actual experts , it wouldn ’ t be surprising if Dr. Atlas is the actual source of the president ’ s misinformation .
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While the Trump administration refuses to say whether Atlas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they have confirmed that he has been given space at the Executive Office Building next door to the White House to work out of for now .
Many see the addition of Dr. Atlas to the president ’ s advisory retinue as a slap in the face of Doctors Fauci and Birx and a way to sideline them after they pointed out publicly that perhaps some of the things that Trump was saying wasn ’ t exactly factually correct .
Even right-wing bloviator Rush Limbaugh , font of coronavirus misinformation himself , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s advisory circle because “ he is countering Fauci.
” Trump keeps doubling down on his rejection of science and now he has a willing accomplice with a medical degree to help him justify his spreading of dangerous misinformation that will only prevent the nation from reducing the spread of the pandemic and recovering the economy .
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When Donald Trump interrupted his press briefing on Monday to introduce Scott Atlas many people had no idea who the president was talking about.
To viewers of Fox News, however, Atlas was a familiar face.
Dr. Scott Atlas is a fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution who regularly appears on the cable news outlet to present his opinions, not shared by the vast majority of other doctors, about the COVID-19 pandemic and urging local governments to open their schools and for college sports to resume despite the well-publicized risks inherent in such moves.
No wonder that Trump — who has quoted medical advice from doctors who believe that gynecological problems are caused by night visits from demons and that alien DNA is being used to treat diseases — has named Atlas as one of his new medical advisors.
“He’s working with us and will be working with us on the coronavirus,” Trump said. “And he has many great ideas. And he thinks what we’ve done is really good, and now we’ll take it to a new level.”
While that testimonial alone should be enough to disqualify Dr. Atlas for any serious advisory role, it does amply demonstrate that as long as you confirm the president’s pre-existing beliefs one can go far in this administration without a shred of credibility on scientific or medical issues.
Apparently, all one has to do is go on Fox News and parrot any false assertions that Trump has made about the COVID-19 pandemic and, poof, a job offer from the White House comes pouring in.
According to CNN:
“Although Monday was Trump’s first public introduction of Atlas, multiple sources with knowledge of the relationship told CNN that Atlas has been informally advising Trump for weeks. Trump first noticed Atlas on Fox News, where he asserted it doesn’t matter “how many cases” there are in the US, wrongly claimed those under 18 years old have ‘essentially no risk of dying,’ implied teachers who are at high risk for contracting Covid-19 should ‘know how to protect themselves,’ baselessly claimed ‘children almost never transmit the disease’ and without evidence blamed a rise in cases in southern states on protests and border crossings.”
There is a bit of a chicken and egg question here.
Did Trump start saying that children were immune from deleterious effects of the coronavirus — ignoring the actual scientific evidence provided to him by his top immunologists like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx — before or after he saw Dr. Atlas on Fox News?
Given that Trump’s brain seems to have a parrot-like ability to simply repeat whatever he last heard on television rather than absorb information from verbal or written reports generated by actual experts, it wouldn’t be surprising if Dr. Atlas is the actual source of the president’s misinformation.
“I’m an adviser,” Atlas told Fox News on Monday night about his new role. “I was asked by the President to advise him and it’s obvious that the answer is, ‘Yes, sir, and any way I can help I will do so.'”
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While the Trump administration refuses to say whether Atlas was being paid with taxpayer money, they have confirmed that he has been given space at the Executive Office Building next door to the White House to work out of for now.
Many see the addition of Dr. Atlas to the president’s advisory retinue as a slap in the face of Doctors Fauci and Birx and a way to sideline them after they pointed out publicly that perhaps some of the things that Trump was saying wasn’t exactly factually correct.
Even right-wing bloviator Rush Limbaugh, font of coronavirus misinformation himself, has said that Dr. Atlas was brought into the president’s advisory circle because “he is countering Fauci.”
Trump keeps doubling down on his rejection of science and now he has a willing accomplice with a medical degree to help him justify his spreading of dangerous misinformation that will only prevent the nation from reducing the spread of the pandemic and recovering the economy.
The only solution to this sad state of affairs is to make sure you are registered to vote and use your ballot to eject this pitiful excuse for a president from office.
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Original reporting by Kaitlin Collins at CNN.
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occupydemocrats--2020-08-12--Chris Wallace laughs at Republicans losing their minds over Kamala: Who would you have liked?

Yesterday , Joe Biden announced that his running mate will be Senator Kamala Harris ( CA ) , meaning he ’ ll have a formidable partner when he squares off against President Trump and Mike Pence at the ballot box .
The Republican propaganda machine is already scrambling to smear Harris , ranging from bizarre nitpicking about her racial background to the usual silly allegations that she ’ s some far-left extremist hellbent on destroying America .
If these attacks are the best they can muster they ’ re in trouble come November .
Today , Fox News ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and addressed the pathetic mudslinging efforts being launched against Harris , accurately stating that Republicans are “ struggling ” to figure out how best to handle her .
He took specific aim at their doomed-to-fail talking point that she is a radical leftist .
“ She is not far to the left despite what Republicans are going to try to say , ” Wallace said , before peppering in some mild criticisms .
“ I think she ’ s a reasonably safe choice , ” he added .
“ She was the obvious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She adds some excitement to the ticket .
She ’ s a statement to African-Americans and especially to African-American women , who are the real solid core of the Democratic Party , that the party does not take them for granted.
” “ And so I think she ’ s a pretty safe choice and will energize some women , energize some African-Americans .
And most importantly , it ’ s a cliche but it ’ s true : Like the Hippocratic Oath , what people always say about the vice0presidential pick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wallace went on .
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Smith responded by pointing out that publications with a right-wing slant such as The New York Post and conservative politicians like Rep. Liz Cheney ( R-WY ) have decided to attack Harris .
Wallace found the inane point funny enough that he laughed at it .
“ I guess my reaction is the fact that Liz Cheney and The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal editorial page don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would they have liked ?
The answer is they ’ re kind of struggling .
Think of who he could have chosen and how much easier it would have been for Republicans to make that case , ” he responded .
As he often is , Wallace was correct .
Whoever Biden chose for his VP would have faced the same bad faith accusations from Republicans .
They were always going to claim that he or she was the most liberal vice-presidential candidate in history .
The simple truth is they have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lob at Harris , so they ’ re being forced to resort to boilerplate scare tactics .
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Yesterday, Joe Biden announced that his running mate will be Senator Kamala Harris (CA), meaning he’ll have a formidable partner when he squares off against President Trump and Mike Pence at the ballot box.
The Republican propaganda machine is already scrambling to smear Harris, ranging from bizarre nitpicking about her racial background to the usual silly allegations that she’s some far-left extremist hellbent on destroying America. If these attacks are the best they can muster they’re in trouble come November.
Today, Fox News’s Chris Wallace spoke to host Sandra Smith and addressed the pathetic mudslinging efforts being launched against Harris, accurately stating that Republicans are “struggling” to figure out how best to handle her. He took specific aim at their doomed-to-fail talking point that she is a radical leftist.
“She is not far to the left despite what Republicans are going to try to say,” Wallace said, before peppering in some mild criticisms.
“I think she’s a reasonably safe choice,” he added. “She was the obvious frontrunner. She was the obvious choice. She adds some excitement to the ticket. She’s a statement to African-Americans and especially to African-American women, who are the real solid core of the Democratic Party, that the party does not take them for granted.”
“And so I think she’s a pretty safe choice and will energize some women, energize some African-Americans. And most importantly, it’s a cliche but it’s true: Like the Hippocratic Oath, what people always say about the vice0presidential pick is first do no harm,” Wallace went on.
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Smith responded by pointing out that publications with a right-wing slant such as The New York Post and conservative politicians like Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) have decided to attack Harris. Wallace found the inane point funny enough that he laughed at it.
“I guess my reaction is the fact that Liz Cheney and The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal editorial page don’t like her, who among the Democrats would they have liked? The answer is they’re kind of struggling. Think of who he could have chosen and how much easier it would have been for Republicans to make that case,” he responded.
As he often is, Wallace was correct. Whoever Biden chose for his VP would have faced the same bad faith accusations from Republicans. They were always going to claim that he or she was the most liberal vice-presidential candidate in history. The simple truth is they have no effective narrative, no real criticisms to lob at Harris, so they’re being forced to resort to boilerplate scare tactics.
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