occupydemocrats--2020-11-11--Report: Trump called dead U.S. WWI veterans “suckers” and “losers”

President Trump is infamous for his cynical exploitation of our armed forces for his own political gain and for callous displays of indifference to their sacrifices , which is why its so easy to believe the report which shows both the staggering depths of his disdain for those who gave their all for their nation and his sociopathic inability to understand any decision not made for one ’ s own immediate personal benefit .
Former IDF prison guard and Iraq War promoter Jeffery Goldberg at the Atlantic claims that Trump ’ s infamous cancellation of an Armistice Day visit to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which the White House said was due to heavy rain , was actually because Trump was worried his hair would get messed up and didn ’ t see the point of it anyway .
Four people with knowledge of the conversation told Goldberg that Trump said , “ ’ Why should I go to that cemetery ?
It ’ s filled with losers.
’ In a separate conversation on the same trip , Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as ‘ suckers ’ for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tell Congress to stop Trump ’ s sabotage of the post office !
He expressed similar sentiments when Sen. John McCain died , saying that he was a “ f*cking loser.
” The disrespect to America ’ s fallen soldiers didn ’ t stop there ; apparently , during a Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetary , Trump visited the grave of Robert Kelly , the dead son of his then chief-of-staff , Gen. John Kelly , and told him that he couldn ’ t understand what was “ in it ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sources with knowledge of this visit , Trump , while standing by Robert Kelly ’ s grave , turned directly to his father and said , “ I don ’ t get it .
What was in it for them ?
” Kelly ( who declined to comment for this story ) initially believed , people close to him said , that Trump was making a ham-handed reference to the selflessness of America ’ s all-volunteer force .
But later he came to realize that Trump simply does not understand non-transactional life choices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idea of doing something for someone other than himself , ” one of Kelly ’ s friends , a retired four-star general , told me .
“ He just thinks that anyone who does anything when there ’ s no direct personal gain to be had is a sucker .
There ’ s no money in serving the nation.
” Kelly ’ s friend went on to say , “ Trump can ’ t imagine anyone else ’ s pain .
That ’ s why he would say this to the father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the cemetery where he ’ s buried.
” If this were any other president , one might think these words were made up — but given what we know about Trump and his disrespect for the military , it ’ s obvious that he said these things .
Trump ’ s utter contempt for our veterans is legendary at this point .
While he speaks often of our armed forces at his rallies , in practice , Trump can ’ t be bothered to give them the time of day .
Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ widow of slain Green Beret La David Johnson , used the death of Chief of Staff Gen. Kelly ’ s son as a cudgel to attack President Obama with , famously dodged a meeting with veterans by sending Omarosa to meet with them instead , and slandered the parents of an Iraq War hero because they were Muslim .
There ’ s also the time he tried to get veteran vendors kicked off of New York ’ s 5th Avenue because they were “ unsightly , ” or the time he skipped a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fundraiser ” for veterans and then had to be bullied by the media into actually paying out the money .
While the president publicly worships our veterans as part of his patriotic minstrel show for all of his hooting and baying fans , he ’ s made it clear time and time again that he couldn ’ t care less for their sacrifices beyond their own political utility to him and his ambitions .

President Trump is infamous for his cynical exploitation of our armed forces for his own political gain and for callous displays of indifference to their sacrifices, which is why its so easy to believe the report which shows both the staggering depths of his disdain for those who gave their all for their nation and his sociopathic inability to understand any decision not made for one’s own immediate personal benefit.
Former IDF prison guard and Iraq War promoter Jeffery Goldberg at the Atlantic claims that Trump’s infamous cancellation of an Armistice Day visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France, which the White House said was due to heavy rain, was actually because Trump was worried his hair would get messed up and didn’t see the point of it anyway.
Four people with knowledge of the conversation told Goldberg that Trump said, “’Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.’ In a separate conversation on the same trip, Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as ‘suckers’ for getting killed.”
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He expressed similar sentiments when Sen. John McCain died, saying that he was a “f*cking loser.”
When McCain died, Trump told senior staff, according to three sources with direct knowledge, "We're not going to support that loser's funeral." He became furious, according to witnesses, when he saw flags lowered. "What the fuck are we doing that for? Guy was a fucking loser." https://t.co/DJIaH8zLLf — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 3, 2020
The disrespect to America’s fallen soldiers didn’t stop there; apparently, during a Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetary, Trump visited the grave of Robert Kelly, the dead son of his then chief-of-staff, Gen. John Kelly, and told him that he couldn’t understand what was “in it” for them:
“But according to sources with knowledge of this visit, Trump, while standing by Robert Kelly’s grave, turned directly to his father and said, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?” Kelly (who declined to comment for this story) initially believed, people close to him said, that Trump was making a ham-handed reference to the selflessness of America’s all-volunteer force. But later he came to realize that Trump simply does not understand non-transactional life choices. “He can’t fathom the idea of doing something for someone other than himself,” one of Kelly’s friends, a retired four-star general, told me. “He just thinks that anyone who does anything when there’s no direct personal gain to be had is a sucker. There’s no money in serving the nation.” Kelly’s friend went on to say, “Trump can’t imagine anyone else’s pain. That’s why he would say this to the father of a fallen marine on Memorial Day in the cemetery where he’s buried.”
If this were any other president, one might think these words were made up — but given what we know about Trump and his disrespect for the military, it’s obvious that he said these things.
Trump’s utter contempt for our veterans is legendary at this point. While he speaks often of our armed forces at his rallies, in practice, Trump can’t be bothered to give them the time of day. Donald Trump waged a heartless feud against the widow of slain Green Beret La David Johnson, used the death of Chief of Staff Gen. Kelly’s son as a cudgel to attack President Obama with, famously dodged a meeting with veterans by sending Omarosa to meet with them instead, and slandered the parents of an Iraq War hero because they were Muslim.
There’s also the time he tried to get veteran vendors kicked off of New York’s 5th Avenue because they were “unsightly,” or the time he skipped a FOX News debate to hold a “fundraiser” for veterans and then had to be bullied by the media into actually paying out the money.
While the president publicly worships our veterans as part of his patriotic minstrel show for all of his hooting and baying fans, he’s made it clear time and time again that he couldn’t care less for their sacrifices beyond their own political utility to him and his ambitions.
Read the full story here.
Colin Taylor Opinion columnist and former editor-in-chief of Occupy Democrats. He graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor's degree in history and political science. He now focuses on advancing the cause of social justice and equality in America. Latest Posts


occupydemocrats--2020-11-11--Trumpworld launches propaganda blitz rewriting Bush’s election steal to justify Trump election steal

Fox News and other right-wing media outlets are attempting to rewrite history again as they blow hot air behind President Trump ’ s desperation Hail Mary effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the courts .
This is nothing new .
“ Distract and deflect ” is their de facto defensive state in nearly every debate anyway , whereby they point to something Democrats did a month or a hundred years ago that perhaps looks similar on the surface , and then use that as Exhibit A to support their latest conspiracy theory .
Donald Trump , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fond of this tactic .
Their target this time ?
The 2000 Presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore .
The right-wing propaganda machine is actively pushing the false narrative that the media declared Al Gore President-Elect before having to retract their call and award it to Bush , hoping people will draw a straight line to President-Elect Joe Biden ’ s ascendency the Saturday following election day and cloud his legitimacy .
They also hope to shame Democrats and the media into backing Trump ’ s refusal to concede the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s refusal to concede in 2000 .
Trump surrogates from Senator Lindsay Graham ( R-SC ) to Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) are out in force parroting some version of the same talking points , opening confidently with the notion that “ the media doesn ’ t declare people President-Elect , the people do , ” and following up with complaints that the media told Republicans to stand-down while Al Gore ’ s challenges to the election were adjudicated , but are now demanding that President Trump concede before he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his case .
There ’ s just one problem : that ’ s not what happened in 2000 .
Not only are they fabricating key details of the election night drama in 2000 , but they ’ re also conflating the details of two cases , which bear no resemblance to each other — neither in the law nor in the facts underpinning each election .
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During election night 2000 , the media never once prematurely declared Vice President Al Gore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not CNN , not MSNBC , not the New York Times .
Gore was declared the winner of Florida prematurely , a stain on every media outlet that did so , but that erroneous call only brought him to 180-some electoral votes at the time those calls were made — far below the 270 he needed to be declared the winner .
When it became clear about an hour later that there were enough votes still unreported in the heavily Republican Florida panhandle – where polls close an hour later than the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Central Time Zone – the networks had to wipe the egg off their faces and ‘ un-call ’ Florida for Gore , returning it to the “ too close to call ” column .
Later that night , the media — all of the media — called Florida George W. Bush , which by all of their projections propelled him over the 270 electoral vote threshold and allowed them to declare the Governor of Texas the 43rd President-Elect of the United States .
Gore subsequently called Bush to concede , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s final results would come down to a few hundred votes — and that there was evidence of serious irregularities with hanging chads and butterfly ballots and the whole bit — Gore called Bush back to un-concede because Florida ’ s electoral votes proved decisive to the presidency .
From the outset , it was plain to everyone that Al Gore had legitimate grounds to challenge the results and force a recount .
Floridian law called for it , and – crucially – the margin was slim enough ( literally hundreds of votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the result simply by correcting something as simple as a machine error .
At that point , some of the networks pulled back from declaring Bush the winner to let Florida election law play out .
But only Bush , not Gore , was ever declared President-Elect that night .
Gore was only prematurely and erroneously declared the winner of Florida , which everyone assumed meant he was on track to cross 270 and be declared President-Elect at some point , but no network ever made that declaration .
The particulars of each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are being , contested , make the gaslighting even more obvious .
First , Al Gore ’ s challenges were centered on one state , not multiple states .
Second , Gore never declared ‘ massive fraud ’ or malice by state and local election officials like Trump and his lawyers are doing now , both in the courts and in the media .
Gore ’ s contention then was two-fold : First , because the final official margin was so close , Florida law called for an automatic recount , and because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , hundreds of votes , 537 at final tally ) it was reasonable to conclude that a recount could alter the final state vote totals in his favor .
This , in turn , would alter the awarding of Florida ’ s electors , which would then alter the results of the whole election .
Therefore , they argued , the recount should be allowed to be completed before Florida certified their results and awarded their electors .
Gore ’ s team also argued successfully that in some counties with razor-thin margins , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hanging chads , butterfly ballots , etc . )
which necessitated a manual recount in those counties per Florida law .
This is where problems began to arise and an off-ramp appeared for Bush and his lawyers .
Those manual recounts Gore secured were time-consuming , as you can imagine , and it soon became clear that they wouldn ’ t be able to complete them in time for Florida to meet federal deadlines to appoint their electors for the Electoral College .
Democrats filed in State courts to have the deadline extended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they won .
Republicans filed in Federal courts to have the recounts stopped so Florida could name their electors per Federal law – and they won , which set up the Supreme Court battle which , as we all know , went Bush ’ s way .
The point of all this is clear : nothing Trump is alleging in 2020 at all resembles Gore ’ s contentions in 2000 in any way , other than perhaps some arcane inconsistencies between state and federal law that govern elections that Trump hopes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the general appearance of being a sore loser for challenging the results of an election .
As Trump and his dream team – led by legal juggernauts Rudy Giuliani and his son Eric – continue to pursue this quixotic attack on our democracy , they will continue to gaslight their way through this one last con job by falsely comparing it to Al Gore ’ s challenge in 2000 .
But here are the critical fact-based rebuttals to keep handy as you see their lies spread across social media .
1 ) 2000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because one state would change the results of the whole election the lawsuits were greeted more liberally by courts .
This year , Trump is suing in as many as 10 states per Rudy Giuliani , but they really only have anything even resembling a case in two states : Nevada and Pennsylvania – and that ’ s interpreting the law as loosely as possible .
2 ) Georgia and Arizona will also be contested because those margins are thin and will probably trigger automatic recounts ( Georgia has already confirmed a recount @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are also Red states with Republican officials in all key offices that oversee elections , and Trump can ’ t blame ‘ corrupt officials ’ or the ‘ Democratic machine ’ in those states like they are in the others .
3 ) The closest margin in any of the states that are still ‘ in play ’ ( to use that term very loosely ) looks like it will be Georgia at about 10K .
Arizona will probably be just north of that , and Pennsylvania will likely finish with Biden up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a far cry from the 537 votes that ultimately decided Florida .
This is important because if Trump can ’ t prove that the number of votes he ’ s legitimately contesting ( with real evidence ) are enough to flip the results in those states to him , then no court is likely to even consider the suit .
4 ) Again , Trump has to prove this math in multiple states because Biden is ahead in the four states he ’ s looking to flip – Georgia and Pennsylvania , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nevada and Arizona , of which he only needs one .
No one state can flip the whole election for him , even if he were able to move these suits through courts with favorable judges – up to and including the Supreme Court which he believes would rule for him the way they ruled for Bush in 2000 if his lawyers can find an opening to bring their suits there .
5 ) Unlike Gore , Trump isn ’ t asking states to keep counting votes .
Quite the opposite .
First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes .
Now he ’ s asking courts to invalidate votes that were legally cast and have already been counted .
This effort isn ’ t just targeting a county here or a county there or leaning on irregularities or oddities of ballots or procedures .
He ’ s asking judges to invalidate hundreds of thousands of votes state-wide by advancing novel legal theories regarding who gets to set those procedures .
These theories are designed to exploit the inconsistencies in state and federal law in their favor .
Even with evidence ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) it would be unprecedented in our country ’ s history for a court to do this and would be tantamount to a coup .
So don ’ t buy the bullshit that Trump is just doing what Gore did then and that the media supported Gore then and is trying to undermine Trump ’ s case now .
It ’ s not the same .
It almost never is when the Right plays the moral equivalence card .
But this is all Trump has left .
It ’ s his final defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in the court of public opinion at least , he appears to take as many people down with him as he can .

Fox News and other right-wing media outlets are attempting to rewrite history again as they blow hot air behind President Trump’s desperation Hail Mary effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the courts.
This is nothing new. “Distract and deflect” is their de facto defensive state in nearly every debate anyway, whereby they point to something Democrats did a month or a hundred years ago that perhaps looks similar on the surface, and then use that as Exhibit A to support their latest conspiracy theory. Donald Trump, gas-lighter par excellence, has proven particularly fond of this tactic.
Their target this time? The 2000 Presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. The right-wing propaganda machine is actively pushing the false narrative that the media declared Al Gore President-Elect before having to retract their call and award it to Bush, hoping people will draw a straight line to President-Elect Joe Biden’s ascendency the Saturday following election day and cloud his legitimacy. They also hope to shame Democrats and the media into backing Trump’s refusal to concede the election with the way they backed Gore’s refusal to concede in 2000.
Trump surrogates from Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) are out in force parroting some version of the same talking points, opening confidently with the notion that “the media doesn’t declare people President-Elect, the people do,” and following up with complaints that the media told Republicans to stand-down while Al Gore’s challenges to the election were adjudicated, but are now demanding that President Trump concede before he’s had a chance to fully make his case.
There’s just one problem: that’s not what happened in 2000. Not only are they fabricating key details of the election night drama in 2000, but they’re also conflating the details of two cases, which bear no resemblance to each other — neither in the law nor in the facts underpinning each election.
First, some history.
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During election night 2000, the media never once prematurely declared Vice President Al Gore the winner of the 2000 election — not CNN, not MSNBC, not the New York Times. Gore was declared the winner of Florida prematurely, a stain on every media outlet that did so, but that erroneous call only brought him to 180-some electoral votes at the time those calls were made — far below the 270 he needed to be declared the winner.
When it became clear about an hour later that there were enough votes still unreported in the heavily Republican Florida panhandle – where polls close an hour later than the rest of the state because it’s in the Central Time Zone – the networks had to wipe the egg off their faces and ‘un-call’ Florida for Gore, returning it to the “too close to call” column. Later that night, the media — all of the media — called Florida George W. Bush, which by all of their projections propelled him over the 270 electoral vote threshold and allowed them to declare the Governor of Texas the 43rd President-Elect of the United States.
Gore subsequently called Bush to concede, but when it became clear that Florida’s final results would come down to a few hundred votes — and that there was evidence of serious irregularities with hanging chads and butterfly ballots and the whole bit — Gore called Bush back to un-concede because Florida’s electoral votes proved decisive to the presidency.
From the outset, it was plain to everyone that Al Gore had legitimate grounds to challenge the results and force a recount. Floridian law called for it, and – crucially – the margin was slim enough (literally hundreds of votes) whereby a recount could conceivably change the result simply by correcting something as simple as a machine error. At that point, some of the networks pulled back from declaring Bush the winner to let Florida election law play out.
But only Bush, not Gore, was ever declared President-Elect that night. Gore was only prematurely and erroneously declared the winner of Florida, which everyone assumed meant he was on track to cross 270 and be declared President-Elect at some point, but no network ever made that declaration.
The particulars of each election and how they were, and are being, contested, make the gaslighting even more obvious.
First, Al Gore’s challenges were centered on one state, not multiple states. Second, Gore never declared ‘massive fraud’ or malice by state and local election officials like Trump and his lawyers are doing now, both in the courts and in the media.
Gore’s contention then was two-fold: First, because the final official margin was so close, Florida law called for an automatic recount, and because the margin was so tiny (again, hundreds of votes, 537 at final tally) it was reasonable to conclude that a recount could alter the final state vote totals in his favor. This, in turn, would alter the awarding of Florida’s electors, which would then alter the results of the whole election. Therefore, they argued, the recount should be allowed to be completed before Florida certified their results and awarded their electors.
Gore’s team also argued successfully that in some counties with razor-thin margins, there was clear evidence of irregularities (hanging chads, butterfly ballots, etc.) which necessitated a manual recount in those counties per Florida law. This is where problems began to arise and an off-ramp appeared for Bush and his lawyers.
Those manual recounts Gore secured were time-consuming, as you can imagine, and it soon became clear that they wouldn’t be able to complete them in time for Florida to meet federal deadlines to appoint their electors for the Electoral College.
Democrats filed in State courts to have the deadline extended so the recounts could be completed – and they won. Republicans filed in Federal courts to have the recounts stopped so Florida could name their electors per Federal law – and they won, which set up the Supreme Court battle which, as we all know, went Bush’s way.
The point of all this is clear: nothing Trump is alleging in 2020 at all resembles Gore’s contentions in 2000 in any way, other than perhaps some arcane inconsistencies between state and federal law that govern elections that Trump hopes to exploit the way Bush did, and the general appearance of being a sore loser for challenging the results of an election.
As Trump and his dream team – led by legal juggernauts Rudy Giuliani and his son Eric – continue to pursue this quixotic attack on our democracy, they will continue to gaslight their way through this one last con job by falsely comparing it to Al Gore’s challenge in 2000. But here are the critical fact-based rebuttals to keep handy as you see their lies spread across social media.
1) 2000 came down to one state, and because one state would change the results of the whole election the lawsuits were greeted more liberally by courts. This year, Trump is suing in as many as 10 states per Rudy Giuliani, but they really only have anything even resembling a case in two states: Nevada and Pennsylvania – and that’s interpreting the law as loosely as possible.
2) Georgia and Arizona will also be contested because those margins are thin and will probably trigger automatic recounts (Georgia has already confirmed a recount is coming). But, both are also Red states with Republican officials in all key offices that oversee elections, and Trump can’t blame ‘corrupt officials’ or the ‘Democratic machine’ in those states like they are in the others.
3) The closest margin in any of the states that are still ‘in play’ (to use that term very loosely) looks like it will be Georgia at about 10K. Arizona will probably be just north of that, and Pennsylvania will likely finish with Biden up 50K or more. That’s a far cry from the 537 votes that ultimately decided Florida. This is important because if Trump can’t prove that the number of votes he’s legitimately contesting (with real evidence) are enough to flip the results in those states to him, then no court is likely to even consider the suit.
4) Again, Trump has to prove this math in multiple states because Biden is ahead in the four states he’s looking to flip – Georgia and Pennsylvania, both of which he MUST win, and Nevada and Arizona, of which he only needs one. No one state can flip the whole election for him, even if he were able to move these suits through courts with favorable judges – up to and including the Supreme Court which he believes would rule for him the way they ruled for Bush in 2000 if his lawyers can find an opening to bring their suits there.
5) Unlike Gore, Trump isn’t asking states to keep counting votes. Quite the opposite. First, he was demanding states stop counting votes. Now he’s asking courts to invalidate votes that were legally cast and have already been counted. This effort isn’t just targeting a county here or a county there or leaning on irregularities or oddities of ballots or procedures. He’s asking judges to invalidate hundreds of thousands of votes state-wide by advancing novel legal theories regarding who gets to set those procedures. These theories are designed to exploit the inconsistencies in state and federal law in their favor. Even with evidence (which they have yet to manufacture produce) it would be unprecedented in our country’s history for a court to do this and would be tantamount to a coup.
So don’t buy the bullshit that Trump is just doing what Gore did then and that the media supported Gore then and is trying to undermine Trump’s case now. It’s not the same. It almost never is when the Right plays the moral equivalence card. But this is all Trump has left. It’s his final defense, his ego’s Alamo, and in the court of public opinion at least, he appears to take as many people down with him as he can.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-11--Grasping at straws: Trump attacks “illegal” polls in wild projection of denial

As the days pass , soon-to-be former President Trump is showing no signs of accepting the fact that he has lost the presidency of the United States .
Quite the opposite , in fact — judging from his daily coping tweetstorms , it ’ s obvious he is retreating deep into a shell of delusion , conspiracy , and denial .
On Wednesday morning , Donald took to Twitter to complain that the “ Fake Pollsters ” at the Washington Post had created a “ possibly illegal suppression poll ” that showed him down 17 points in the must-win state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still preparing to “ win the state.
” Add your name to tell Trump : You Lost !
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This line about a “ suppression poll ” is certainly just something his aides concocted to make him feel better and to explain away his constant trailing in the majority of political polls taken in the run-up to the election .
While the 17-point Biden lead poll was certainly an outlier , there was nothing illegal about it , and it ’ s ridiculous for him to say so .
Equally ridiculous is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state , as former Vice-President Joe Biden leads by some 20,000 votes — far too many to be dismissed as fraud or some sort of corrupt plot by Democrats to steal the election , though that appears to have no bearing on Trump ’ s victimhood complex .
It is becoming painfully clear that Donald Trump is not going to go quietly — but at this point , the sight of Donald Trump being dragged like a screaming toddler from the White House would be the most fitting end conceivable to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

As the days pass, soon-to-be former President Trump is showing no signs of accepting the fact that he has lost the presidency of the United States. Quite the opposite, in fact — judging from his daily coping tweetstorms, it’s obvious he is retreating deep into a shell of delusion, conspiracy, and denial.
On Wednesday morning, Donald took to Twitter to complain that the “Fake Pollsters” at the Washington Post had created a “possibly illegal suppression poll” that showed him down 17 points in the must-win state of Wisconsin and declared that he is still preparing to “win the state.”
The Fake Pollsters at @ABC/@washingtonpost produced a possibly illegal suppression Poll just before the Election showing me down 17 points in Wisconsin when, in fact, on Election Day, the race was even – & we are now preparing to win the state. Many such “deplorable” instances! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2020
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
This line about a “suppression poll” is certainly just something his aides concocted to make him feel better and to explain away his constant trailing in the majority of political polls taken in the run-up to the election.
While the 17-point Biden lead poll was certainly an outlier, there was nothing illegal about it, and it’s ridiculous for him to say so. Equally ridiculous is the idea that he could still win the state, as former Vice-President Joe Biden leads by some 20,000 votes — far too many to be dismissed as fraud or some sort of corrupt plot by Democrats to steal the election, though that appears to have no bearing on Trump’s victimhood complex.
It is becoming painfully clear that Donald Trump is not going to go quietly — but at this point, the sight of Donald Trump being dragged like a screaming toddler from the White House would be the most fitting end conceivable to the second most disastrous presidency in American history.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-12--Scottish politicians consider drastic measures to rid their country of “toxic” Trump golf

The end of the Trump presidency doesn ’ t just expose Donald Trump to prosecution in federal courts — minus any last-minute pardon scheme he may devise — and in state courts in the United States .
It ’ s becoming increasingly clear that he faces legal peril overseas as well .
Nowhere does Trump have to deal with a more serious risk of post-presidential investigations than in Scotland where the Trump Organization maintains ownership of two golf resorts in Turnberry and Aberdeenshire .
Those risks jumped exponentially today when Patrick Harvie — a member of the Scottish Parliament representing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he ’ s been labeled the “ voice of the irresponsible left-led anti-family anti-christian gay whales against the bomb coalition ” by the British tabloid The Daily Mail — called for just such an investigation into the sources of Trump ’ s funding in his purchase of the Scottish links .
Journalist Martyn Mclaughlin of The Scotsman posted a lengthy thread on Twitter that relayed MSP Harvie ’ s call for a thorough dissection of the finances involved in the Trump Organization ’ s acquisition of his resorts in Scotland amidst disturbing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toxicity of the Trump brand is always a good first step in pursuing these types of investigations , which will become less of a diplomatic crisis once the president leaves office officially .
It ’ s nice that the American Congress and the Manhattan District Attorney ’ s office could lend a helping hand to our longstanding overseas allies in their probe , especially when they are trying to counteract the lingering shame of the Scottish heritage that Donald Trump inherited through his mother .
It ’ s unlikely that the Scottish government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in matters of foreign affairs , would confirm an active investigation into Trump while he still has access to the nuclear codes .
They likely know how cray-cray the man can get when the paranoia creeps in .
Wow , an English-speaking country ( sort of , anyway ) where the prosecutors are still independent !
Perhaps we ’ ll be able to return to that system once the Biden administration is finally in charge .
Whether there is room for ambiguity in Scottish laws or not , you can bet that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find some .
A word of advice to any barrister in the country that may think about taking up the case : demand payment in advance .
If the Scottish authorities do indeed find evidence of illicit money laundering in Donald Trump ’ s financing of his golf resorts in their country , it will be fun to watch the extradition battles that will ensue .
It will also be interesting to see whether the authorities there can beat U.S. prosecutors to the punch in issuing the first indictment of the immunity-free ex-president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that our local prosecutors really should get the first crack at sending Trump to prison .
We ’ ve suffered his misdeeds and failures more than any other country .
For once , Trump ’ s “ America First ” credo ought to be respected .
Original reporting by Martyn McLaughlin at The Scotsman .
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The end of the Trump presidency doesn’t just expose Donald Trump to prosecution in federal courts — minus any last-minute pardon scheme he may devise — and in state courts in the United States.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that he faces legal peril overseas as well.
Nowhere does Trump have to deal with a more serious risk of post-presidential investigations than in Scotland where the Trump Organization maintains ownership of two golf resorts in Turnberry and Aberdeenshire.
Those risks jumped exponentially today when Patrick Harvie — a member of the Scottish Parliament representing the Green Party whose Twitter profile brags that he’s been labeled the “voice of the irresponsible left-led anti-family anti-christian gay whales against the bomb coalition” by the British tabloid The Daily Mail — called for just such an investigation into the sources of Trump’s funding in his purchase of the Scottish links.
Journalist Martyn Mclaughlin of The Scotsman posted a lengthy thread on Twitter that relayed MSP Harvie’s call for a thorough dissection of the finances involved in the Trump Organization’s acquisition of his resorts in Scotland amidst disturbing allegations of money laundering.
.@patrickharvie said there is a need to "protect Scotland's good name from association with the toxic Trump brand" and highlighted "serious and long-standing concerns about Trump's business activities," both in Scotland and further afield 2/ — Martyn McLaughlin (@MartynMcL) November 12, 2020
Realizing the toxicity of the Trump brand is always a good first step in pursuing these types of investigations, which will become less of a diplomatic crisis once the president leaves office officially.
"The cause for concern is still growing," Mr Harvie told the parliament. "It's now reported that the Manhattan District Attorney's office is investigating the Trump Organisation's inflation of assets, and potential bank and insurance fraud." 4/ — Martyn McLaughlin (@MartynMcL) November 12, 2020
It’s nice that the American Congress and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office could lend a helping hand to our longstanding overseas allies in their probe, especially when they are trying to counteract the lingering shame of the Scottish heritage that Donald Trump inherited through his mother.
Turning to the issue of UWOs – he stressed that the Scottish Government is able to go to court and ask for an order so that it can "start getting answers," but said that so far, the government has refused to either confirm or deny that an investigation is underway. 6/ — Martyn McLaughlin (@MartynMcL) November 12, 2020
It’s unlikely that the Scottish government, still subservient to the UK government in matters of foreign affairs, would confirm an active investigation into Trump while he still has access to the nuclear codes. They likely know how cray-cray the man can get when the paranoia creeps in.
Replying, First Minister @NicolaSturgeon said the decision on whether to pursue a UWO against Trump is one for prosecutors, not politicians – specifically, the Crown Office, which she said operated in a "right and proper" independent capacity from government ministers. 8/ — Martyn McLaughlin (@MartynMcL) November 12, 2020
Wow, an English-speaking country (sort of, anyway) where the prosecutors are still independent! Perhaps we’ll be able to return to that system once the Biden administration is finally in charge.
For what it's worth, my understanding of the UWO process is that it's the Scottish Government that can decide to go to court, under section 396A of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. The legislation doesn't seem to leave much room for ambiguity: https://t.co/DKGaZCbhGu ends/ — Martyn McLaughlin (@MartynMcL) November 12, 2020
Whether there is room for ambiguity in Scottish laws or not, you can bet that Donald Trump will hire lawyers to try to find some. A word of advice to any barrister in the country that may think about taking up the case: demand payment in advance.
Here's my original story from February on the growing calls for the Scottish Govt to pursue an Unexplained Wealth Order to determine the source of the Trump Organisation's financing in Scotland: https://t.co/wA0GpIXxnI — Martyn McLaughlin (@MartynMcL) November 12, 2020
If the Scottish authorities do indeed find evidence of illicit money laundering in Donald Trump’s financing of his golf resorts in their country, it will be fun to watch the extradition battles that will ensue.
It will also be interesting to see whether the authorities there can beat U.S. prosecutors to the punch in issuing the first indictment of the immunity-free ex-president once he leaves office.
It seems that our local prosecutors really should get the first crack at sending Trump to prison. We’ve suffered his misdeeds and failures more than any other country.
For once, Trump’s “America First” credo ought to be respected.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-12--Stacey Abrams rips into Trump’s “sad” Georgia recount stunt

While Democrats can rejoice in the fact that once Donald Trump ’ s petulant public tantrum is finally over — and he , if not concedes the election , at least vacates the White House long enough for the Biden administration to throw his personal belongings on what ’ s left of the lawn after his illegal political rallies on that now torn up surface — the fact that control of the Senate is still undetermined presents a potentially substantial obstacle to reversing the worst excesses of the Trump era .
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams took to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the election and the path to a Democratic Senate majority that has but one path , directly through Abrams ’ home state .
Abrams ’ appearance began with a little bit of justified celebration at helping deliver the first Democratic victory for a presidential candidate in 28 years , as the state provided Joe Biden with a margin of victory that is unlikely to be reversed by the hand recount announced by Georgia ’ s Republican Secretary of State .
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Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ count votes in the presidential race and thus not affect the requirement of runoffs in the two undetermined Senate races in the state — Abrams was confident that Biden ’ s 14 thousand vote lead would prove impossible for Republicans to overcome .
“ We don ’ t know how long it ’ s going to take , but we are absolutely certain that this lead is insurmountable , ” the Georgia Democratic political superstar said .
“ It is absolute and Joe Biden will win Georgia .
The reality is they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law permits this type of behavior , and during my election in 2018 , we fought through the courts to make sure every vote got counted .
Sadly they just want to do a recount of what we already accomplished.
” “ And I wish them well , ” Abrams continued , “ but we know that Joe Biden is going to be not only the president of the United States but the first president in 30 years from the Democratic Party to carry Georgia.
” While basking in victory is sweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state is far from complete .
Neutering the power of Mitch McConnell to block any form of progressive legislation is reason enough to join Abrams in fighting for Democratic victories in both senatorial runoffs .
With Abrams having already contributed so much to a Biden victory , talk of her potential role in the new administration was bound to come up , but the canny political operative in her refused to even consider discussing any future roles while the Senate races are still in play .
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And let ’ s hope that the Biden administration sees fit to find a suitable role for Stacey Abrams once she ’ s helped deliver a Democratic majority in the Senate and a final repudiation of the GOP stranglehold on the progressive legislation already approved by the House of Representatives .
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While Democrats can rejoice in the fact that once Donald Trump’s petulant public tantrum is finally over — and he, if not concedes the election, at least vacates the White House long enough for the Biden administration to throw his personal belongings on what’s left of the lawn after his illegal political rallies on that now torn up surface — the fact that control of the Senate is still undetermined presents a potentially substantial obstacle to reversing the worst excesses of the Trump era.
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams took to the airwaves on The View today to discuss the election and the path to a Democratic Senate majority that has but one path, directly through Abrams’ home state.
Abrams’ appearance began with a little bit of justified celebration at helping deliver the first Democratic victory for a presidential candidate in 28 years, as the state provided Joe Biden with a margin of victory that is unlikely to be reversed by the hand recount announced by Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State.
“I can wake up in November and be happy,” Abrams told Whoopie Goldberg and the other members of The View panel. “We have had a few close calls, and we’ve tried really hard for the last decade and this was a moment of just grace. We were so excited and so proud.”
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Of the upcoming recount — which will only count votes in the presidential race and thus not affect the requirement of runoffs in the two undetermined Senate races in the state — Abrams was confident that Biden’s 14 thousand vote lead would prove impossible for Republicans to overcome.
“We don’t know how long it’s going to take, but we are absolutely certain that this lead is insurmountable,” the Georgia Democratic political superstar said. “It is absolute and Joe Biden will win Georgia. The reality is they have the right to follow the law and the law permits this type of behavior, and during my election in 2018, we fought through the courts to make sure every vote got counted. Sadly they just want to do a recount of what we already accomplished.” “And I wish them well,” Abrams continued, “but we know that Joe Biden is going to be not only the president of the United States but the first president in 30 years from the Democratic Party to carry Georgia.”
While basking in victory is sweet, Abrams knows that her job in the state is far from complete.
“We need to remember that Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the only ways to guarantee that Mitch McConnell will finally pass legislation to renew recovery investment,” she said. “That’s the only way we can make certain that the future we need comes to fruition with Joe Biden as our president.”
Neutering the power of Mitch McConnell to block any form of progressive legislation is reason enough to join Abrams in fighting for Democratic victories in both senatorial runoffs.
With Abrams having already contributed so much to a Biden victory, talk of her potential role in the new administration was bound to come up, but the canny political operative in her refused to even consider discussing any future roles while the Senate races are still in play.
“I’ve spoken to the Biden team about how to win this election,” Abrams told Joy Behar. “I’m candid, but I’m also focused,” she added. “I’m focused on getting the last piece across the finish line and that is the U.S. Senate race on January 5th in Georgia.”
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And let’s hope that the Biden administration sees fit to find a suitable role for Stacey Abrams once she’s helped deliver a Democratic majority in the Senate and a final repudiation of the GOP stranglehold on the progressive legislation already approved by the House of Representatives.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-12--Insiders reveal Trump’s plot to “wreck” Fox News in revenge for 2020

President Trump , in the wake of an electoral defeat which he still refuses to recognize , is gearing up to wage war against Fox News .
Joe Biden pulled out an impressive victory over the Republican incumbent , but Trump is unable or unwilling to accept that he was bested because that would require a little introspection and acceptance of the fact that the American people have rejected him .
Instead , Trump is looking for anyone or anything other than himself to blame .
His baseless allegations of mass voter fraud are one way for him to dodge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s decided it ’ s Fox News ’ s fault as well .
Earlier today , he launched an attack on the right-wing network and accused them of failing to support him as strongly as they did in 2016 .
Apparently though , toothless Twitter attacks are not the only thing Trump has in store for his erstwhile media ally .
Axios reports that Trump has told confidants he plans to launch a media empire of his own to destroy Fox News .
According to sources close to the president , many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News called Arizona for Biden so early .
They see it as a betrayal of the president and believe it gives him a wedge to use against the right-wing network when he launches his own .
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“ He plans to wreck Fox .
No doubt about it , ” one source told Axios .
Axios also managed to get some information on the details of the president ’ s plan .
Since the startup costs and time for getting a cable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s expected that he will launch a digital streaming channel .
For a monthly fee , fans of our defeated and disgraced soon-to-be-ex-president will be able to listen to whatever manic , mendacious , paranoid , racist programming he decides to blast out into the world .
It ’ s also expected that Trump will exploit his massive mailing and cellphone lists to peddle his new network .
“ He ’ s going to spend a lot of time slamming Fox , ” said the source .
While under normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be a cause for celebration given the incalculable damage the network has inflicted on this nation and the psyches of American voters , one hesitates to call this good news .
Trump ’ s network will likely cater to those who think Fox isn ’ t right-wing enough , which means it will become a cesspit of QAnon types and white nationalists .
As if four years of Trump in the White House wasn ’ t bad enough , he now intends to drive his base even deeper into the fever swamp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for AG Barr to resign after he defied his constitutional obligations in order to protect Trump !

President Trump, in the wake of an electoral defeat which he still refuses to recognize, is gearing up to wage war against Fox News. Joe Biden pulled out an impressive victory over the Republican incumbent, but Trump is unable or unwilling to accept that he was bested because that would require a little introspection and acceptance of the fact that the American people have rejected him.
Instead, Trump is looking for anyone or anything other than himself to blame. His baseless allegations of mass voter fraud are one way for him to dodge responsibility for his defeat and now he’s decided it’s Fox News’s fault as well. Earlier today, he launched an attack on the right-wing network and accused them of failing to support him as strongly as they did in 2016.
Apparently though, toothless Twitter attacks are not the only thing Trump has in store for his erstwhile media ally. Axios reports that Trump has told confidants he plans to launch a media empire of his own to destroy Fox News.
According to sources close to the president, many within his circle are angry that Fox News called Arizona for Biden so early. They see it as a betrayal of the president and believe it gives him a wedge to use against the right-wing network when he launches his own.
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“He plans to wreck Fox. No doubt about it,” one source told Axios.
Axios also managed to get some information on the details of the president’s plan. Since the startup costs and time for getting a cable channel off the ground are so intensive, it’s expected that he will launch a digital streaming channel.
For a monthly fee, fans of our defeated and disgraced soon-to-be-ex-president will be able to listen to whatever manic, mendacious, paranoid, racist programming he decides to blast out into the world. It’s also expected that Trump will exploit his massive mailing and cellphone lists to peddle his new network.
“He’s going to spend a lot of time slamming Fox,” said the source.
While under normal circumstances, any trouble for Fox News would be a cause for celebration given the incalculable damage the network has inflicted on this nation and the psyches of American voters, one hesitates to call this good news. Trump’s network will likely cater to those who think Fox isn’t right-wing enough, which means it will become a cesspit of QAnon types and white nationalists. As if four years of Trump in the White House wasn’t bad enough, he now intends to drive his base even deeper into the fever swamp of collective insanity.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-12--Trump weirdly calls himself a “Golden Goose” in vindictive attack on Fox News

President Trump still has not conceded to President-elect Joe Biden even though it ’ s now undeniable that—barring some unforeseen undemocratic overturning of the American people ’ s electoral will—the Republican incumbent no longer has a path to a second term .
Foreign leaders have been calling Joe Biden for days to congratulate him and lay the groundwork for a working relationship with his administration while Trump spends his days ranting on Twitter about how he is being robbed by imagined mass voter fraud .
Fox News has called the race for Biden , even if some of its reporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s a chance for a Trump victory .
The lack of a network-wide , full-throated endorsement of the president ’ s claims that the election is being stolen has clearly irritated Trump though , as he decided to take aim at Fox on Twitter today .
Ever the washed-up , viewership-obsessed gameshow host , Trump claimed that Fox ’ s daytime ratings have “ completely collapsed ” and that weekend daytime ratings are “ even WORSE.
” He added that it ’ s “ very sad ” to see it happen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blame for turning their back on him .
They “ forgot what made them successful , what got them there , ” he said .
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“ They forgot the Golden Goose .
The biggest difference between the 2016 Election , and 2020 , was @ FoxNews , ” Trump added , seemingly tacitly admitting that he lost this election while simultaneously blaming Fox for the loss because they didn ’ t support him aggressively enough .
The reality , of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absurdly pro-Trump during the entire election cycle .
Hannity , Carlson , and Ingraham regularly made apologies or ignored Trump ’ s worst blunders and spent most of their time attacking Joe Biden and the Democrats .
Unfortunately for the president , most Americans saw through their lies .
More importantly , the president is focused on ranting about ratings as COVID-19 surges throughout the country .
As always , his priorities are deeply skewed .
His own ego is far more important to him than the 140,000 new cases of coronavirus confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 240,000 Americans who have died from it so far .
This man is determined to neglect and hurt this country right up until the last minute and a Joe Biden presidency can not come soon enough .

President Trump still has not conceded to President-elect Joe Biden even though it’s now undeniable that—barring some unforeseen undemocratic overturning of the American people’s electoral will—the Republican incumbent no longer has a path to a second term. Foreign leaders have been calling Joe Biden for days to congratulate him and lay the groundwork for a working relationship with his administration while Trump spends his days ranting on Twitter about how he is being robbed by imagined mass voter fraud.
Fox News has called the race for Biden, even if some of its reporters and pundits are still pretending as if there’s a chance for a Trump victory. The lack of a network-wide, full-throated endorsement of the president’s claims that the election is being stolen has clearly irritated Trump though, as he decided to take aim at Fox on Twitter today.
Ever the washed-up, viewership-obsessed gameshow host, Trump claimed that Fox’s daytime ratings have “completely collapsed” and that weekend daytime ratings are “even WORSE.” He added that it’s “very sad” to see it happen but that they have only themselves to blame for turning their back on him. They “forgot what made them successful, what got them there,” he said.
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“They forgot the Golden Goose. The biggest difference between the 2016 Election, and 2020, was @FoxNews,” Trump added, seemingly tacitly admitting that he lost this election while simultaneously blaming Fox for the loss because they didn’t support him aggressively enough.
The reality, of course, is that Fox was incredibly, absurdly pro-Trump during the entire election cycle. Hannity, Carlson, and Ingraham regularly made apologies or ignored Trump’s worst blunders and spent most of their time attacking Joe Biden and the Democrats. Unfortunately for the president, most Americans saw through their lies.
More importantly, the president is focused on ranting about ratings as COVID-19 surges throughout the country. As always, his priorities are deeply skewed. His own ego is far more important to him than the 140,000 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in America yesterday or even the roughly 240,000 Americans who have died from it so far. This man is determined to neglect and hurt this country right up until the last minute and a Joe Biden presidency cannot come soon enough.
.@FoxNews daytime ratings have completely collapsed. Weekend daytime even WORSE. Very sad to watch this happen, but they forgot what made them successful, what got them there. They forgot the Golden Goose. The biggest difference between the 2016 Election, and 2020, was @FoxNews! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-12--Kayleigh McEnany violates federal law on live TV and pretends she doesn’t work for White House

Officially labeled the Hatch Act of 1939 , An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities , the legislation prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government — except the president and vice president — from engaging in certain forms of political activity , including abstaining from “ any active part ” in political campaigns .
For many members of the Trump administration , the law may as well not exist .
Every major spokesperson for Donald Trump has studiously ignored the law ’ s prohibitions on partisan campaign activities , from his former senior advisor Kellyanne @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secretaries .
His current White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany , perhaps because her tenure coincided with the last months of the 2020 election , has been the most egregious violator of the Hatch Act since Conway ’ s departure from the administration .
The press secretary has invented her own unique interpretation of the Hatch Act , one that has never been tried before since it so clearly violates both the spirit and the letter of this particular law .
McEnany seems to believe she can somehow flick a switch and have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uttered by someone in the official capacity of the current press secretary but by the 2020 Trump campaign advisor who somehow resides in the same body as the press secretary .
It ’ s as if an active duty military officer tried to argue that the laws against desertion don ’ t apply to them after they ’ ve gone AWOL because they did so in their capacity as a private citizen .
McEnany tried to employ her erroneous excuse for her clearly political activity in supporting Donald Trump ’ s insane claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his five million vote deficit in his loss to President-elect Joe Biden while on Fox News this morning , as Vox ’ s Aaron Rupar handily documented .
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How clever of McEnany to pretend that her campaign advisor self has no contact with her press secretary self .
That may help her if — or preferably , when — she is prosecuted for her violations of the Hatch Act once Democrats regain control of the Executive Branch and the Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the previous administration and the many nefarious activities they have taken to undermine the rule of law and the independence of the nation ’ s top law enforcement agency .
Oh , to be in the gallery of the court as McEnany ’ s attorneys try to convince the judge that two separate people reside in the same body !
Usually , such claims are followed by institutionalization in a mental health facility and treatment for multiple personality disorder .
Given the behavior of many in the Trump administration , we may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an insanity defense in future court proceedings .
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The Hatch Act is perfectly clear.
Officially labeled the Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, the legislation prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government — except the president and vice president — from engaging in certain forms of political activity, including abstaining from “any active part” in political campaigns.
For many members of the Trump administration, the law may as well not exist.
Every major spokesperson for Donald Trump has studiously ignored the law’s prohibitions on partisan campaign activities, from his former senior advisor Kellyanne Conway to each of his many press secretaries.
His current White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, perhaps because her tenure coincided with the last months of the 2020 election, has been the most egregious violator of the Hatch Act since Conway’s departure from the administration.
The press secretary has invented her own unique interpretation of the Hatch Act, one that has never been tried before since it so clearly violates both the spirit and the letter of this particular law.
McEnany seems to believe she can somehow flick a switch and have her words not be considered to be uttered by someone in the official capacity of the current press secretary but by the 2020 Trump campaign advisor who somehow resides in the same body as the press secretary.
It’s as if an active duty military officer tried to argue that the laws against desertion don’t apply to them after they’ve gone AWOL because they did so in their capacity as a private citizen.
McEnany tried to employ her erroneous excuse for her clearly political activity in supporting Donald Trump’s insane claims that massive fraud was the only reason for his five million vote deficit in his loss to President-elect Joe Biden while on Fox News this morning, as Vox’s Aaron Rupar handily documented.
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"That would be a question more for the White House" — Kayleigh McEnany works for the White House pic.twitter.com/0MsK8qRK4E — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 12, 2020
How clever of McEnany to pretend that her campaign advisor self has no contact with her press secretary self.
That may help her if — or preferably, when — she is prosecuted for her violations of the Hatch Act once Democrats regain control of the Executive Branch and the Justice Department begins to properly investigate the actions of the previous administration and the many nefarious activities they have taken to undermine the rule of law and the independence of the nation’s top law enforcement agency.
Oh, to be in the gallery of the court as McEnany’s attorneys try to convince the judge that two separate people reside in the same body!
Usually, such claims are followed by institutionalization in a mental health facility and treatment for multiple personality disorder.
Given the behavior of many in the Trump administration, we may soon see quite a few people wielding an insanity defense in future court proceedings.
These mutant Republicans were never very good with personal responsibility when it applies to themselves and not those they wish to rule over.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-12--Trump proposes reversing election through Arizona “audit” as his aides admit he knows it’s over

The soon-to-be ex-President Donald Trump continued his week-long tantrum about the 2020 election results on Thursday morning , projecting his weakness and his victimhood complex to the whole nation in a series of tweets .
Beginning last night and rolling into the early morning , Donald Trump retweeted a slew of posts from disreputable sources alleging imaginary instances of voter fraud and continued to insist that the election was RIGGED against him , complaining about vote-counting speed and bragging about how many votes he had received ( still less than those Joe Biden received by a wide margin ) .
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In a disturbing instance , he even claimed that “ auditing ” the votes in Arizona would allow him to win the state , which could be construed as a demand for GOP officials to steal the election for him .
According to NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander , the President knows deep down that there is no path to victory , but instead believes that his voters deserve “ a fight ” and so is continuing with this desperate charade as a form of “ theater.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the United States to spend a week-post election convincing 72 million people that the election was stolen and that the new president is illegitimate simply for the sake of his own ego and to indulge the paranoid delusions of his followers , but that ’ s just the kind of monstrously selfish behavior we have come to expect from Donald Trump — and even more proof that the nation made the right decision when it chose to rid itself of this buffoon .

The soon-to-be ex-President Donald Trump continued his week-long tantrum about the 2020 election results on Thursday morning, projecting his weakness and his victimhood complex to the whole nation in a series of tweets.
Beginning last night and rolling into the early morning, Donald Trump retweeted a slew of posts from disreputable sources alleging imaginary instances of voter fraud and continued to insist that the election was RIGGED against him, complaining about vote-counting speed and bragging about how many votes he had received (still less than those Joe Biden received by a wide margin).
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It attempted to alter our election and got caught? https://t.co/J8mcH4SpxG — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020
It took long enough! What is taking North Carolina so long? Are they looking for more ballots to fix that one also? Now with a recount, we will win Georgia also. Pennsylvania & Michigan wouldn’t let our Poll Watchers & Observers into counting rooms. Illegal! https://t.co/TVTVv4s5Lx — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020
In a disturbing instance, he even claimed that “auditing” the votes in Arizona would allow him to win the state, which could be construed as a demand for GOP officials to steal the election for him.
From 200,000 votes to less than 10,000 votes. If we can audit the total votes cast, we will easily win Arizona also! https://t.co/3eZHjdZL98 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2020
According to NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander, the President knows deep down that there is no path to victory, but instead believes that his voters deserve “a fight” and so is continuing with this desperate charade as a form of “theater.”
Trump is "very aware there is not a path to victory," but he believes the 72 million who voted for him "deserve a fight" so he's battling as a form of "theater" for them, a top White House aide tells me. — Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) November 12, 2020
It is beyond appalling for the President of the United States to spend a week-post election convincing 72 million people that the election was stolen and that the new president is illegitimate simply for the sake of his own ego and to indulge the paranoid delusions of his followers, but that’s just the kind of monstrously selfish behavior we have come to expect from Donald Trump — and even more proof that the nation made the right decision when it chose to rid itself of this buffoon.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-13--Kellyanne and Trump’s bragging tweets about 2016 come back to haunt them after Biden hits 306

President-elect Joe Biden is on track to end up with 306 electoral votes and perhaps a 7 million person lead in the popular vote , representing a resounding victory over Trumpism .
Currently , President Trump and his Republican enablers are refusing to accept the will of the people , claiming nonexistent mass voter fraud and insisting that Trump still has a path to victory .
In the end , regardless of whether or not Trump officially concedes , they ’ ll all be forced to accept Biden ’ s victory and Trump will vacate the White House .
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When the GOP finally does admit that Trump lost , expect them to immediately pivot their messaging to claim that Trump just barely lost and that Biden does not have a mandate to govern despite his impressive victory margin .
They are planning to obstruct for the next four years and in order to do so without getting completely eviscerated by the media , they have to provide themselves air cover by undermining the president-elect ’ s legitimacy .
Unfortunately for Republicans , their own words are already coming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Donald Trump won the presidency with 306 electoral votes .
At the time he and his surrogates championed it as a historic win despite the fact that he lost the popular vote by millions of votes .
If that kind of hair ’ s breadth win gave him a mandate then there can be no real argument that Biden has an even stronger mandate now .
CNN ’ s Andrew Kaczynski drew his followers ’ attention to a tweet from 2016 in which Trump ’ s right-hand woman Kellyanne Conway called 306 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ blowout ” and “ historic.
” Surely the same now applies to Biden ?
Trump himself penned a tweet with a similar sentiment in 2017 and said that his 306 victory meant the Democrats lost “ so badly.
” It ’ s worth remembering too that he loved to show off the 2016 electoral map to anyone who would listen to him , clearly an indication that he believes 306 to be a commanding win .
CNN ’ s Daniel Dale pointed out that President Trump also called his win a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got their “ ass kicked.
” If that ’ s the case , then there can be no doubt that Trump got his ass kicked this time .
It ’ s time he accept that fact and concede like the loser he is .

President-elect Joe Biden is on track to end up with 306 electoral votes and perhaps a 7 million person lead in the popular vote, representing a resounding victory over Trumpism. Currently, President Trump and his Republican enablers are refusing to accept the will of the people, claiming nonexistent mass voter fraud and insisting that Trump still has a path to victory. In the end, regardless of whether or not Trump officially concedes, they’ll all be forced to accept Biden’s victory and Trump will vacate the White House.
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When the GOP finally does admit that Trump lost, expect them to immediately pivot their messaging to claim that Trump just barely lost and that Biden does not have a mandate to govern despite his impressive victory margin. They are planning to obstruct for the next four years and in order to do so without getting completely eviscerated by the media, they have to provide themselves air cover by undermining the president-elect’s legitimacy.
Unfortunately for Republicans, their own words are already coming back to bite them. In 2016, Donald Trump won the presidency with 306 electoral votes. At the time he and his surrogates championed it as a historic win despite the fact that he lost the popular vote by millions of votes. If that kind of hair’s breadth win gave him a mandate then there can be no real argument that Biden has an even stronger mandate now.
CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski drew his followers’ attention to a tweet from 2016 in which Trump’s right-hand woman Kellyanne Conway called 306 electoral votes a “landslide” a “blowout” and “historic.” Surely the same now applies to Biden?
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1327336548279353345?s=20
Trump himself penned a tweet with a similar sentiment in 2017 and said that his 306 victory meant the Democrats lost “so badly.” It’s worth remembering too that he loved to show off the 2016 electoral map to anyone who would listen to him, clearly an indication that he believes 306 to be a commanding win.
CNN’s Daniel Dale pointed out that President Trump also called his win a “historic landslide” and that the Democrats got their “ass kicked.” If that’s the case, then there can be no doubt that Trump got his ass kicked this time. It’s time he accept that fact and concede like the loser he is.
The Democrats had to come up with a story as to why they lost the election, and so badly (306), so they made up a story – RUSSIA. Fake news! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 16, 2017
"An Electoral College landslide." "A pretty good shellacking." "(Democrats) actually got their ass kicked." Here's how Trump characterized the 2016 election in which he earned the same number of electoral votes Biden did in 2020: pic.twitter.com/WVt751d63q — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 13, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-13--Meghan McCain dunks on Trump after Arizona is officially called for Biden

Yesterday , it was announced that President-elect Joe Biden won the state of Arizona , flipping a state that was widely considered red and further cementing his impressive victory over the incumbent President Donald Trump .
The win renders Trump ’ s insistence that he actually won the 2020 election even more absurd and increases the pressure for him to concede , something which he has indicated he has no intention of doing .
While there will doubtless be numerous post-mortem analyses conducted by the Republicans to explain the loss of the Grand Canyon State , one popular vein of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some or large part due to his shameful feud with the late Senator John McCain , a man who was widely adored in his home state .
In September , his widow Cindy McCain crossed the aisle to endorse Biden for president .
The list of degradations inflicted on McCain by Trump is long , ranging from comments about his time as a Vietnam War POW ( “ I like people who weren ’ t captured ) to his constant insults of McCain after his passing .
McCain got some licks of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when he torpedoed Trump ’ s mercenary efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act .
The senator ’ s thumbs down vote on the floor of the Senate immediately became iconic .
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After Arizona was called for Biden last night , the late senator ’ s daughter Meghan took to Twitter to get in one last shot on her dad ’ s behalf .
“ In light of tonight ’ s news… ” she wrote above a meme of Senator McCain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people who don ’ t lose Arizona.
” While certainly not the most sophisticated joke , it ’ s nice to see her rubbing Trump ’ s nose in his defeat .
The McCain family can rest assured knowing that their patriarchs ’ legacy—as complex and often imperfect as it was—will outshine that of Trump ’ s by magnitudes .
McCain will be remembered as a man who loved and served his country .
Donald Trump will be remembered as the man who almost destroyed his .
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Yesterday, it was announced that President-elect Joe Biden won the state of Arizona, flipping a state that was widely considered red and further cementing his impressive victory over the incumbent President Donald Trump. The win renders Trump’s insistence that he actually won the 2020 election even more absurd and increases the pressure for him to concede, something which he has indicated he has no intention of doing.
While there will doubtless be numerous post-mortem analyses conducted by the Republicans to explain the loss of the Grand Canyon State, one popular vein of thinking holds that Trump lost Arizona in some or large part due to his shameful feud with the late Senator John McCain, a man who was widely adored in his home state. In September, his widow Cindy McCain crossed the aisle to endorse Biden for president.
The list of degradations inflicted on McCain by Trump is long, ranging from comments about his time as a Vietnam War POW (“I like people who weren’t captured) to his constant insults of McCain after his passing. McCain got some licks of his own in as well, most notably when he torpedoed Trump’s mercenary efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The senator’s thumbs down vote on the floor of the Senate immediately became iconic.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
After Arizona was called for Biden last night, the late senator’s daughter Meghan took to Twitter to get in one last shot on her dad’s behalf.
“In light of tonight’s news…” she wrote above a meme of Senator McCain smiling with the text “I like people who don’t lose Arizona.”
While certainly not the most sophisticated joke, it’s nice to see her rubbing Trump’s nose in his defeat. The McCain family can rest assured knowing that their patriarchs’ legacy—as complex and often imperfect as it was—will outshine that of Trump’s by magnitudes. McCain will be remembered as a man who loved and served his country. Donald Trump will be remembered as the man who almost destroyed his.
In light of tonight’s news…. *sorry I had to, the meme is too funny. pic.twitter.com/lo6xHqCbk0 — Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) November 13, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-13--White House Press Secretary addresses Trump attending inauguration with show of outrageous denial

The levels of delusion coming out of the White House are reaching truly unsustainable levels .
When questioned today on FOX Business by cigar-chomping monocle Stuart Varney if President Trump would be attending the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden , Kayleigh McEnany responded as if Trump was still going to be president , claiming that he would have to be there since it would be his own inauguration .
At this point , we know that McEnany is putting on this ridiculous charade to avoid getting an earful from the President , who is doubtlessly binge-watching cable news as he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-pity and seething .
She ’ s not the only Trumper to continue to live in a fantasy world ; White House advisor Peter Navarro told FOX Business earlier today that “ We are moving forward here at the White House under the assumption that there will be a second Trump term.
” No matter how much he numbs his rotting brain with the vapid jabbering of cable TV pundits , he ’ s going to have to come to terms with the fact that he lost the election and will be losing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; it just remains to be seen which of his sycophantic lackeys will have to courage to tell the emperor that he has no clothes .

The levels of delusion coming out of the White House are reaching truly unsustainable levels. When questioned today on FOX Business by cigar-chomping monocle Stuart Varney if President Trump would be attending the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Kayleigh McEnany responded as if Trump was still going to be president, claiming that he would have to be there since it would be his own inauguration.
WH Press Sec. Kayleigh McEnany, appearing on Fox Business as Trump Campaign Adviser, on whether Trump will attend President-elect Biden’s inauguration ceremony: “I think the president will attend his own inauguration.” pic.twitter.com/uHTDneIiXx — The Recount (@therecount) November 13, 2020
At this point, we know that McEnany is putting on this ridiculous charade to avoid getting an earful from the President, who is doubtlessly binge-watching cable news as he sinks deeper into a mire of weapons-grade self-pity and seething.
She’s not the only Trumper to continue to live in a fantasy world; White House advisor Peter Navarro told FOX Business earlier today that “We are moving forward here at the White House under the assumption that there will be a second Trump term.”
No matter how much he numbs his rotting brain with the vapid jabbering of cable TV pundits, he’s going to have to come to terms with the fact that he lost the election and will be losing the prosecutorial immunity that the presidency offers; it just remains to be seen which of his sycophantic lackeys will have to courage to tell the emperor that he has no clothes.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-13--Incoherent Trump clearly contradicts himself in a single “Rigged Election!” tweet

While one certainly can imagine far more dignified endings to the Trump era there are few possibilities that feel more fitting .
A president elected by a minority of the country who spent four years whining that his media coverage was unfair while he looted and ravaged our country will be leaving office as the biggest sore loser in American history , unwilling to concede .
Joe Biden is our new President-elect and Trump still insists he has a chance of pulling out a win even though it looks like Biden will likely end up with 306 Electoral votes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ popular votes .
While Trump ’ s lawyers have been flailing and faceplanting in court as part of his desperate campaign to scrape out a win through legal arcana , the president himself has been spending most of his time angrily tweeting .
His allegations of mass voter fraud are completely baseless and are being taken seriously only by the most right-wing MAGA-brained individuals .
Most Americans recognize that come January he will no longer be president and he simply can not accept that ironclad reality .
Today , he once again tweeted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats have been “ preaching how unsafe our elections ” are for years but are now saying that the Trump administration did a “ wonderful job ” running the “ most secure election ever.
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“ Actually this is true , except for what the Democrats did .
Rigged Election !
” wrote Trump , trying to somehow simultaneously claim that the election was rigged by Democrats but that it was also the most secure election in history thanks to him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the cognitive dissonance that has infected his entire party .
He can ’ t admit that his White House allowed an American election to be undermined because it would indicate historic incompetence , but he also can ’ t admit that the Democrats beat him fairly .
At this point , it ’ s frankly laughable that he has so little respect for his supporters ’ intelligence that he thinks they ’ ll gobble up an incoherent message like this one .
Unfortunately , many of them will .
As to his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unsafe and rigged , ” it should surprise no one at all that he is lying .
Democrats haven ’ t been alleging rigged elections .
What we have been alleging , with mountains of proof , is that the Republican Party engages in systematic voter suppression to help them win elections .
They have no respect for our democracy and the leader of their party refusing to concede will cement that truth in history .

While one certainly can imagine far more dignified endings to the Trump era there are few possibilities that feel more fitting. A president elected by a minority of the country who spent four years whining that his media coverage was unfair while he looted and ravaged our country will be leaving office as the biggest sore loser in American history, unwilling to concede. Joe Biden is our new President-elect and Trump still insists he has a chance of pulling out a win even though it looks like Biden will likely end up with 306 Electoral votes and perhaps as much as 7 million more popular votes.
While Trump’s lawyers have been flailing and faceplanting in court as part of his desperate campaign to scrape out a win through legal arcana, the president himself has been spending most of his time angrily tweeting. His allegations of mass voter fraud are completely baseless and are being taken seriously only by the most right-wing MAGA-brained individuals. Most Americans recognize that come January he will no longer be president and he simply cannot accept that ironclad reality.
Today, he once again tweeted about the election. He said that Democrats have been “preaching how unsafe our elections” are for years but are now saying that the Trump administration did a “wonderful job” running the “most secure election ever.”
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
“Actually this is true, except for what the Democrats did. Rigged Election!” wrote Trump, trying to somehow simultaneously claim that the election was rigged by Democrats but that it was also the most secure election in history thanks to him. It’s a stunning example of the cognitive dissonance that has infected his entire party. He can’t admit that his White House allowed an American election to be undermined because it would indicate historic incompetence, but he also can’t admit that the Democrats beat him fairly.
At this point, it’s frankly laughable that he has so little respect for his supporters’ intelligence that he thinks they’ll gobble up an incoherent message like this one. Unfortunately, many of them will.
As to his point about Democrats saying elections are “unsafe and rigged,” it should surprise no one at all that he is lying. Democrats haven’t been alleging rigged elections. What we have been alleging, with mountains of proof, is that the Republican Party engages in systematic voter suppression to help them win elections. They have no respect for our democracy and the leader of their party refusing to concede will cement that truth in history.
For years the Dems have been preaching how unsafe and rigged our elections have been. Now they are saying what a wonderful job the Trump Administration did in making 2020 the most secure election ever. Actually this is true, except for what the Democrats did. Rigged Election! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2020
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-13--New Republican Alabama Senator fails basic civics in first major interview

After every election , the majority of our nation is again left utterly bewildered at the motley crew of frauds , yahoos , perverts , and psychopaths that Republican voters elect to represent them in our nation ’ s highest offices .
This year ’ s contingent includes a devotee of the QAnon pedophile ring conspiracy , a man who died from COVID a month ago , a man whose own children have begged the state Speaker not to seat him because he abused them , and a former football coach who is apparently unfamiliar with basic civics .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senator Tommy Tuberville revealed that he believes the three branches of government are “ the House , the Senate , and the executive.
” They are actually the executive , the judiciary , and the legislative , as every fifth grader should know .
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This is not the first time Tuberville has revealed himself to be a bit of an ignoramus .
In his speech last week , he bragged about how his father had been “ liberating Paris from socialism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ II when in fact he had been liberating Paris from the fascist Nazis and has previously struggled to articulate what the Voting Rights Act is .
Tuberville won his seat after easily displacing Senator Doug Jones , who barely squeaked into office in the 2018 special election because his opponent , Judge Roy Moore , had been credibly accused of sexually preying on several women when they were teenagers .
But it is a real gut punch to see a man like Doug Jones , who was a United States Attorney for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Klux Klan terrorists in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing case , lose to some CTE-addled knucklehead like Tommy Tuberville , who wasn ’ t even good at being a football coach .
Now we must direct all our efforts to making sure that Jon Ossof and Rev .
Raphael Warnock win their run-off elections in Georgia , or we will find ourselves languishing for another two years as Mitch McConnell and his obstructionist radicals keep us from delivering any of the relief that the American people desperately need .

After every election, the majority of our nation is again left utterly bewildered at the motley crew of frauds, yahoos, perverts, and psychopaths that Republican voters elect to represent them in our nation’s highest offices.
This year’s contingent includes a devotee of the QAnon pedophile ring conspiracy, a man who died from COVID a month ago, a man whose own children have begged the state Speaker not to seat him because he abused them, and a former football coach who is apparently unfamiliar with basic civics.
In a new interview, newly elected Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville revealed that he believes the three branches of government are “the House, the Senate, and the executive.”
Tommy Tuberville, who is about the be sworn in as a U.S. Senator, thinks the three branches of government are “the House, the Senate and executive.” https://t.co/021Fo4R9GO pic.twitter.com/pT2cpbTTXd — Ian Sams (@IanSams) November 13, 2020
They are actually the executive, the judiciary, and the legislative, as every fifth grader should know.
Add your name to tell Trump: You Lost! Concede!
This is not the first time Tuberville has revealed himself to be a bit of an ignoramus. In his speech last week, he bragged about how his father had been “liberating Paris from socialism and communism,” in World War II when in fact he had been liberating Paris from the fascist Nazis and has previously struggled to articulate what the Voting Rights Act is.
Tuberville won his seat after easily displacing Senator Doug Jones, who barely squeaked into office in the 2018 special election because his opponent, Judge Roy Moore, had been credibly accused of sexually preying on several women when they were teenagers.
But it is a real gut punch to see a man like Doug Jones, who was a United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and prosecuted Ku Klux Klan terrorists in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing case, lose to some CTE-addled knucklehead like Tommy Tuberville, who wasn’t even good at being a football coach.
Now we must direct all our efforts to making sure that Jon Ossof and Rev. Raphael Warnock win their run-off elections in Georgia, or we will find ourselves languishing for another two years as Mitch McConnell and his obstructionist radicals keep us from delivering any of the relief that the American people desperately need.
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occupydemocrats--2020-11-14--The “Million MAGA March” ends up an embarrassing failure that Trump wouldn’t even stop at

On Saturday morning , Trump supporters congregated en masse in Washington D.C. for the “ Million MAGA March , ” a laughable attempt by Trump ’ s most die-hard fans to ape the Women ’ s March and show their dedication to their Great Leader by giving each other COVID-19 and screaming in each other ’ s faces about how unfair everything is .
It was , by all accounts , an embarrassing failure .
Despite the ridiculous proclamations by the President ’ s Press Secretary , there was nowhere close to a million people at the march .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election results at best .
Considering that the Trump presidency started with a lie about crowd size , the irony is just too perfect .
Not even the man currently holding the title of America ’ s Biggest Loser could be bothered to make an appearance .
While he could have taken the opportunity to revel in the love of his fans and deliver a rousing speech in protest of his lost election , Trump instead elected to just drive through without stopping while on the way to his golf course , unwilling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rabble that worship him .
And what rabble they were .
Racists and scumbags of every flavor congregated in large numbers to preach hatred and tussle with the anti-fascist groups that arrived to counter-protest .
Of particular note were the Proud Boys , the legion of thumb-shaped freaks in tactical cosplay who were very vocal about their opposition to “ antifa , ” which would make them the “ fa ” as in fascist .
As if their whole no-masturbation anti-feminist boys club wasn ’ t suspiciously homoerotic already , one of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit antifa with ” in a move that Freud wishes he could write a dissertation about .
And of course , it wouldn ’ t be a pro-Trump rally without a little bit of violence .
But we did get to see one rally speaker get the whole crowd to chant “ FOX NEWS sucks !
” So ends the Trump era .
But unfortunately , these people aren ’ t going anywhere , and neither is the specter of Trumpism .
The Democratic Party needs to sort itself out very quick , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of time before another would-be fascist despot moves to fill the void — and this time , he might not be a lazy sack of burger grease with no greater agenda than to watch TV and golf .

On Saturday morning, Trump supporters congregated en masse in Washington D.C. for the “Million MAGA March,” a laughable attempt by Trump’s most die-hard fans to ape the Women’s March and show their dedication to their Great Leader by giving each other COVID-19 and screaming in each other’s faces about how unfair everything is.
It was, by all accounts, an embarrassing failure.
Despite the ridiculous proclamations by the President’s Press Secretary, there was nowhere close to a million people at the march. A few thousand showed up to protest the election results at best. Considering that the Trump presidency started with a lie about crowd size, the irony is just too perfect.
https://twitter.com/kayleighmcenany/status/1327646530103369728?s=20
The Million MAGA March is a huge failure. Dismal turnout with only the most hardcore pro-Trump losers in attendance. pic.twitter.com/5ogGkqTboB — Nathan Bernard (@nathanTbernard) November 14, 2020
Not even the man currently holding the title of America’s Biggest Loser could be bothered to make an appearance. While he could have taken the opportunity to revel in the love of his fans and deliver a rousing speech in protest of his lost election, Trump instead elected to just drive through without stopping while on the way to his golf course, unwilling to spend any time with the unwashed rabble that worship him.
President @realDonaldTrump making an appearance at today’s march ❤ pic.twitter.com/aX3oc9uHIx — Students For Trump (@TrumpStudents) November 14, 2020
And what rabble they were. Racists and scumbags of every flavor congregated in large numbers to preach hatred and tussle with the anti-fascist groups that arrived to counter-protest.
At #MillionMAGAMarch and first person on bullhorn is a nazi. Talking about opposing homosexual and Jews pic.twitter.com/xg64YBKxpV — John #PortlandProtest (@Johnnthelefty) November 14, 2020
Of particular note were the Proud Boys, the legion of thumb-shaped freaks in tactical cosplay who were very vocal about their opposition to “antifa,” which would make them the “fa” as in fascist.
This is giant. Hundreds of Proud Boys and supporters marching on the streets of DC chanting “FUCK ANTIFA” two hours ahead of the #MillionMAGAMarch. pic.twitter.com/KfZpEq7KYE — Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) November 14, 2020
As if their whole no-masturbation anti-feminist boys club wasn’t suspiciously homoerotic already, one of them brought a large flesh-colored dildo to “hit antifa with” in a move that Freud wishes he could write a dissertation about.
CONTENT WARNING: enormous dildo
They're a threatening to hit "antifa" with this. pic.twitter.com/0Uo7W1Oe6B — Zach D Roberts (@zdroberts) November 14, 2020
And of course, it wouldn’t be a pro-Trump rally without a little bit of violence.
But we did get to see one rally speaker get the whole crowd to chant “FOX NEWS sucks!”
trump rally speaker calls fox news "enemy of the people" pic.twitter.com/aJiYFYdiAu — John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) November 14, 2020
So ends the Trump era. But unfortunately, these people aren’t going anywhere, and neither is the specter of Trumpism. The Democratic Party needs to sort itself out very quick, because it’s only a matter of time before another would-be fascist despot moves to fill the void — and this time, he might not be a lazy sack of burger grease with no greater agenda than to watch TV and golf.
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