It has historical precedent.…
And now they’re playing Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think). LOL
Mitch remains reprehensible, but this was nice to see.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the mob that attacked the Capitol was “provoked” by President Donald Trump.
“The mob was fed lies,” McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said on the Senate floor. “They were provoked by the President and other powerful people.”
This seems like a public go-ahead for Republicans in the Senate to vote to convict. If the leader is saying this out loud, maybe others will find the testicular fortitude to start saying it out loud too.
Bill Barr, please rot in hell.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-william-barr-election-capitol-riot-20210119-fcx3gzzcizfrfkcejr4jrqsf5i-story.html
William Barr, the former attorney general, said in an interview that was broadcast Monday night that doubts raised about the legitimacy of the Nov. 3 election results “precipitated the riot” at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
But Barr did not discuss the role that he played in undermining the integrity of the election. He had spent months sowing concerns that the results would be rife with fraud because of the rise in the number of people voting by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic.
And then Trump goes to get on a connecting flight and finds out he’s on the No Fly List!
Pompeo says wokeism and multiculturalism isn’t who America is.
Translation, “I’m running for office in a cycle or two and I’m gunning for the white-supremacy vote.”
Yep, those statues are very similar to the ones I’ve seen and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the same artist. It’s absolutely criminal though that they didn’t include the dinosaurs on the walking tour, those are the best ones!
I was on the phone with a coworker in India today, comparing vaccine distribution challenges. I commented “it’s all being run on the state or local level today, but it could completely change tomorrow.”
He laughed - “yeah, things change fast.” I had to clarify, no, I’m being literal. It really could all change tomorrow.
Exactly this. There are a fair number of politically aspiring mental defectives out there realizing that a fellow imbecile just like themselves managed to get elected president, and they’re trying to tap into the magic formula, as best as they understand it. They certainly perceive White supremacism and xenophobia as being a big part of it.
Problem is that if one of these goobers is just a little more smart and savvy than DumbDonald, America is finished.
Hell, Jamie Dimon isn’t stupid and had the same thought a few years back. I wouldn’t be shocked if he still thought the US wanted a CEO POTUS (a real one this time).
I can imagine that knowing what early voting totals were would greatly affect voter behavior, but damn if I can’t figure out how.
Well, if I saw a candidate or measure that I favored was losing, I think it would motivate me to go vote and to urge others to do so as well. But if my preference was winning, I, personally, would go vote in support, though others might feel complacent, which could be dangerous. It would take a few cycles for voters to get used to such a system.
This seems like an idea worth following up.
I think it was Chris Hayes tonight (or maybe it was a guest) who remarked that McConnell is being very canny and careful in his phraseology here.
He admits that Trump “provoked” the mob, but he did not say that Trump incited the riot.
This lets him publicly disapprove of Trump while still being able to vote against impeachment because what Trump did was only provoke, not incite, so it doesn’t rise to the level of an impeachable offense.
Hurry up, folks, less than 12 hours to get in over 900 posts.
The Mesa bronzes are by a variety of artists, not just one. The style varies but it’s hard to tell with those tiny thumbnails.
It’s almost a wrap, folks. How about we guess the book titles to be published by people involved in this clusterfuck?
“Fuck It, I’m Going to Hell Anyway: My Journey to the Top of the Geriatric Scheiße Porn Industry,” by Mike Pence
“Becoming,” by Melania Trump
“Daddy Always Loved Me Best,” by Ivanka Trump & Lindsey Graham
“Why Does Everyone Keep Calling Me ‘Beavis,’ My Name Is Eric!” by Eric Trump