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good evening from a mad, mad world…..
Congrats dee!
Bringing this over….
ugh.
NO IDEA how I was “following” this guy, but I read one or two of the comments on this tweet and then checked out his profile. He’s a right-winger, but I’m posting this here because of some of the RWNJ replies to him. One person implied people should stay inside because of the radicals (aka Democrats) (we must be scary).
Red Alert: The tweet of a RWNJ follows – posting only if you want to see the replies:
Might as well have adorded her “I don’t care” jacket. That’s all, Am going back to my proverbial corner.šššø
Well, now. We might as well exchange the word in Tosh’s song from “Africa” to “America”. Keep up the fight, no matter what. š These MoFo’s are going to understand a few more words outside of their cognizant. š
Am so tossing polite language, but before I do so, I hope they all lose their damn Senate seats. Am looking at you Manchin (“Munchkin Dood”, who should just admit to being a GOP addict, no rehab yet for that ailment), am looking at you Susan Collins (“Suzie Compromised”). You might all share same rehab. (Shout out to psychologists: open a bunch of rehabs soonest, because here come voters.) And don’t get me started on Flake (he’s in dire need of therapy, the kind that gets you out of a cult.) As w/ AA, they have to admit their corruptness. So Eff off into your dark, dark night. We’re done. Bye Felicias. ā
We’re done with these:
Sometimes you have to forget the rottenness for a day. Then we regroup.
Yep this last round with the FBI was just cover to vote in Putin’s boy. Must investigate all the Little Russians in Congress, McConnell first.
Assuming participants like Flake, Manchin, Collins realize the magnitude of the consequences of their crime fest?
CONSPIRACY WITH RUSSIA.
HOSTILE TAKEOVER.
Please note: Faux or incorrect information about Voter Reg on FB.
FaceBook has an article up by “The Root” saying “Make this go viral – The Voter Registration Deadline for Every State”.
FALSE: “Next Tuesday is the last day to register in MT.” A friend of mine fretted about informing students.
TRUE: Turns out you can Late Register in that state all the way to the end.
Duh
Honestly I don’t see Collins as a “SUCKER”. To me that suggests someone being dragged in/taken for a ride unwittingly. From what I see Collins is not only deeply embedded in GOP continuous hypocritical behaviour, she uses her patented MO, with media help, to throw out false hope time after time.. IMO a more fitting label would be ‘LIAR’, ‘HYPOCRITE’, or even ‘POLITICAL USER’.
Like Flake. I see no difference in them
Yep. All of the above.
For eight years I saw no difference in Collins, Flake, and McConnell. For the Obama eight years all I saw was obstruction from all the GOP.
You nailed it.
THIS!!!!!!!!!! She continue to use the “head fake” on the media and Democrats. As a result, people believe that she is a moderate; she is a staunch conservative.
Yes, she does this every time. Draws attention to herself by declaring she is thinking about her vote, and wants the ‘facts.” The media give her coverage, the Democrats hope they can work with her, and she votes the party line every time. Why do they bite every time??? As Maya Angelou said: When someone shows you who they are, BELIEVE them.
Yes they all have their RĆ“LES to play for the media.
https://mobile.twitter.com/EricHolder/status/1048329809678544897
Love that tweet!
For those that Tweet
https://mobile.twitter.com/LincolnsBible/status/1048405886148825088
This
https://mobile.twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1048385026579189761
Good way to end the day, with a laugh! Goodnight, TODville, and all the ships at sea.
Not on Twitter, could you send a link to that so I can forward? Pretty please! ā¤
Meant am not on Twitter, J’OB.
Do you mean the link to this tweet or to the original video? I’ll check back later with y’all.
Ah but all this denial and twisting the facts has consequences. You see it wasn’t stuck to his Shoe. It was stuck to his Arse.
Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In reading the headline post to this page, I just have to say these arses don’t give a damn about history. They strongly believe they have the power to change that narrative. It’s up to us voters, citizens of conscience, to stop them in their immediate tracks. Vote, rise, call them out for the charlitans they are. Vote.
We have work to do. MUST READ THREAD:
All in one place:
If it was a Democrat, she would be against it But it’s all about power to them, Collins and every single one of those Republicans would have supported Roy Moore if he had won. If this was a real investigation their wouldn’t be to much to say, but it was not a real investigation, it was a sham. And Grassley, Hatch, all those old white Senators will pay one day for this.
The White House told the FBI who to talk too, and Grassley, was involved too. And so was Flake, I do not trust him either. It was a sham.
wow testimony to being yourself. (LG’s delivery reminds me of Kamala here.) Had never seen her in conversation before this one with Colbert (Thursday?) Stunning!
This was a great statement, true to life lived. I wasn’t going to watch it (I’d seen her documentary on Netflix and didn’t feel it made her look good) but I’m glad I did.
Absolutely!!!
Glad that is so but one small thing: She’s voting ‘Present’ to keep her masters happy. (And imo she’s really voting not-Yes or be voted out in AK by indigenous groups who kept her in office last time.)
Palin’s son will spend a year in custody after his latest attack on a woman. Btw when not looking out of her window, she is still
“palling around with terrorists”. (Pass it on.) And I think AK knows a crook by now.
Here’s the POLITIFACT check for the 1st hearing: https://www.politifact.com/truth…/fact-checking-brett-kavanaughs-senate-confirmatio..
Can’t find a FACT CHECK for this last hearing.
Lies won?
Would seem to NORMAL people to be important
https://mobile.twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1048411501072195585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1048411501072195585&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fhillreporter.com%2Fkeith-koegler-releases-significant-evidence-corroborating-dr-fords-claims-9543
Thanks JER:)
-thanks JER.
“There are a minimum of 7 additional people, known to the White House, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the FBI, who knew about
the assault prior to the nomination who were not interviewed. I (Keith Koegler) am one of them.”
“Indeed in matters involving sexual assault, there are often no eye witnesses.”
“if you saw her testimony and didn’t find her credible, you know nothing about sexual assault.”
“The process…has been a shameless effort to protect Judge Kavanaugh.”
Koegler:
“I have a copy of the email thread between Christine and me in which she made clear that Judge Kavanaugh was the judge who had assaulted her as a teenager.
We exchanged those emails on June 29, two days after Justice Kennedy’s announcement before there was a shortlist for his replacement”. (Nomination was July 9th.)
This! Power begets power.
https://mobile.twitter.com/billmaher/status/1048440114416762880/video/1
(thanks to) Dan Rather on FB: His daughter told him “women have never had a better moment to be heard in polls, to make a difference.”
“That is, if they – and those of us men who support them – seize the moment (if they don’t miss the moment as Senator Collins has)…
Be relentless. When things are bad, when the going is tough, just keep putting one foot in front of the other and carry forward….and recognize that you are not alone.” (more..)
correction: “women have never had a better moment to be heard in politics, to make a difference.”
I agree with his daughter. We have to vote in unprecedented numbers though…they have a way of shutting that whole thing down, you know.
Read it. Share it
Thank you, Bobfr. Thank you. I’ve called Flake’s offices, many times a day, in DC and PHX…..to leave my rants and a demand for someone to call me back to answer my questions. This is such BS I can hardly contain myself!!!! Let’s hope he reads your tweet. Somehow though, I believe that it won’t matter. They do not answer to us. They answer to their party and corporate masters. They do what they’re told. Blind obedience
Thank you for your reply, df. We need to teach all of them that from now forward they don’t have a job if they do not adhere to their Oath of Office. To make that reality, every eligible voter must vote. As we all know, if every eligible American voter, votes the current version of the GOP is dead.
They all knew BEFORE the nomination:
āThere are a minimum of 7 additional people, known to the White House, the Senate Judiciary Committee and the FBI, who knew about. the assault prior to the nomination who were not interviewed. I (Keith Koegler) am one of them.ā
CROOKED, CROOKED, CROOKED.
In other news, a bright spot at last:
One of the bright lights that makes me laugh is that Mueller’s seizing Manafort’s trump Tower palace, which will drive trump crazy, since he’ll be dwelling on the fact that Mueller – and not the federal government – owns a part of him.
Yay!
THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
Just going to leave this here
Guess not all Americans are equal … If some votes don’t count as much as others. Irony … aren’t blue states contributing $$$ wise towards red states? Guess red states have no shame in taking ‘social handouts when it comes to the transfer payments (I can’t recall exact terminology) from blue states … but treat the ppl like crap.
I would like to red.-staters build their own roads and bridges because Government building infrastructure sounds like SOCIALISM to me. No Deplorables, build your own … and next time you get hit by a hurricane, you shouldn’t expect your local/state/federal Govt to help … fend for yourselves. Enjoy the ‘tax-cuts’ and hey, all that savings you get should help you buy a boat to get out from the flood water.
End of rant.
transfer payments= stealing because we gave OUR $$ away to corporations, now we don’t have enough to run our states.
Is there a ‘recall option in Maine to get rid of sexual assault defender Susan Collins before her term is up ?
The woman should be ashamed of herself. I read somewhere that her husband is a lobbyist with Russian ties or connections (I forget if the link was here or at DU). If true, explains her allegiance to Trump and the Govt Of Putin (GOP).
THIS??
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100211122605
Yes that’s the one I was referring to. Thanks Df.
Some juicy tidbits in there. Russia connections, to be sure
“The new me” (I didn’t even enjoy typing in some of these names, but I really mean this “concept” – these are strange times):
J’Ob with you except for Manchin, a gop-er who votes with them – as you knew he would – same as Collins. Imo his voting 100% for the
NRA following the Sandy Hook School shooting, despite making a show of meeting with family victims, is unforgettable. Vile.
Both are good little R senators who distract the media for weeks at a time.
Understand totally!
I really and truly hope everyone (voting D) needs the call to vote. Everyone should commit to bring one person to vote … would be nice if a D controlled govt make federal election day a holiday.
LOL:) Vicente Fox is funny:)
There was a story line in HBO’s āThe Wireā wherein a young reporter makes up a story about a serial killer that didnāt exist. Actually a police detective was staging crime scenes to make it look like the victims were all killed by the same person so he could get a detail assigned to him in hopes of catching a gang of drug dealers. A senior reporter figured out that the young reporter was writing a bogus story. The senior reporter took his evidence to the editors at the paper so they could somehow kill the story, but by then the young reporter had won a Pulitzer Prize for his story about the serial killer. The senior reporter told the editors that they should come clean to the Pulitzer committee and explain to them that the story was made up, the editors refused. On his way from meeting with the editors, the senior reporter told the editors “the only thing bigger than winning a Pulitzer it having to give it back.” It will be a big deal when Kavanaugh gets seated on the Supreme Court, but itās going to be an even bigger deal when heās kicked off the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh might think heās finished with the past, but the past isnāt finished with him.
ooh great story well told. cheers to that future event!
{{{Don}}} You have a marvelous way of weaving a story for us:) I do believe you are correct. This is but one chapter in an unfinished story about a liar that lied his way to a seat on the SC….to be continued.
I’m so liking the way you’re thinking, Don! HBO plots come in handy, eh? Also, too, if Nadler gets him impeached from the Supremes, he would have already given up his current day job and there’s no way he’d get back on the circuit court, I think, and he will probably be disbarred because the ABA is already starting another re-evaluation. He’s been kicked off the lecture circuit, and “girls’ coach” would be a no-no. So, he can just sit and write a book where he rants at civilization and nobody has to put up with it, unless they want to. Yay!
KARMA awaits in the wings.
OMG, this is just completely FUBAR
A corrupt GOP through and through every branch of the US government.
It’s been years in the making, as Republicans have systematically made voters more ignorant of how government functions at local and federal levels, and have made them apathetic and distracted.
The Democrats need to reach as many of those non-voters as they can. We need Beto O’Rourkes challenging everywhere, and David Hoggs continuing to exhort their peers to get up and vote for their lives.
Believesurvivors.
wow incredible. can we get her on the podium?
Hell Hath No Fury….
See you later, folks!
Vote over. GOP has committed one of the most contemptible, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible, abhorrent, abominable, awful, heinous; odious, vile, low, mean, abject, shameful, ignominious, shabby, disreputable, discreditable, despicable, evil acts ever.
In violation of 51% of the country. Women: Their Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, nieces, granddaughters, grandmothers.
Burn.This.Sh*te.To.The.Ground.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/06/nadia-murad-isis-sex-slave-nobel-peace-prize
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/10/06/the-hard-work-of-change/