It’s not like the “Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?” question shamed McCarthy into changing his ways for the better. It changed public opinion, which finally turned against McCarthy, removed his power and broke his hold on the Republican party.
I think the biggest difference between McCarthyism and trumpism is how much more divided public opinion is now. There is a large contingent of trumpists who will not change their opinion of trump, no matter what he does or what he says.
I’m not sure McCarthy would have been broken had Fox, OANN, and Facebook been around then. The difference between the 1950s and now is that a lot of people aren’t getting their news from reliable sources, they can insulate themselves in whatever reality they wish.
OK, if Bill Barr says there’s no fraud, there must be no fraud, right, Don?
So… I guess Bill has his next job lined up already?
We can only hope Trump fires him over this.
May not have to wait long…
He fired Krebs over basically saying the same thing.
It’s just a pet peeve, but I wish news stories would stop using the phrase “widespread fraud”. It implies (and Barr says basically the same thing) that there may have been 50,000 fraudulent votes cast in Michigan but that’s not enough to change the outcome.
There’s virtually zero fraud. Zip, nada. Count the occurrences on your fingers & toes.
Who’ll replace him? Guiliani or Judge Judy?
IMO, there is absolutely zero intentional fraud. There are irregularities, like mail-in ballots missing a signature or return address. But there’s no fraud, per se.
Given how willing Barr has been, until now, to support Trump, this song comes to mind:
There was the guy in Pennsylvania who tried using his late mother’s absentee ballot to vote a second time. For Trump. Wonder if Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has gotten his million dollar reward from Greg Abbott yet?
Missed the edit window. Actually was Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, not Gov. Greg Abbott.
His boisterous, indecorous “heyeah (here) come da judge” schtick, which made a mockery of formal courtroom etiquette, became his signature routine. Markham would sit at an elevated judge’s bench (often in a black graduation cap-and-gown, to look more impressive), and deal with a series of comic miscreants. He would often deliver his “judgments”, as well as express frustration with the accused, by leaning over the bench and smacking the accused with an inflated bladder-balloon.
Fox, to absolutely no one’s surprise, has the headline “DOJ yet to find widespread voter fraud that could have changed 2020 election.”
Gotta keep the marks engaged, dont’cha know.
Yet Drudge, to his credit, took out “widespread.”
BARR: NO EVIDENCE OF ELECTION FRAUD
Bill Barr hopes Trump fires him over this.
Krebs has stated that he has lawyers who win, and that they are reviewing their options.
Generally, everything that guy says is bullshit, so I’m confused.
I’m sure it’s the same team that is still looking for WMD in Iraq.
Any day now…
Perfect comparison. The point should be made again and again and again, it’s the exact same play. This is going to become my standard answer to people who try to tell me there was widespread voter fraud in 2020: “You’re looking for WMD in Iraq all over again.”
How many times are gullible people going to fall for it? (It’s a rhetorical question, as I’m sure you understand!)