Was wondering why the NYT was referring to the comeback of the century … and delighted to see they credit our wonderful FLOTUS with the renaissance of the written word … beautiful way to put it.
For me I read it as if enjoying a fine glass of wine, or a truly delicious plate of food, allowing all my senses to wrap around every sip & morsel, trying to prolong sheer pleasure. To get me through these horrendous times. Just sayin’! 💞 😔
I loved how she talked about growing up, the challenges and the rewards of her tight knit family and community. She shared her heart and soul in this book and it’s a beautiful tribute to her life so far.
Well, two of those Americans who have Obstructed Justice in plain sight are #AGBarr & @stevenmnuchin1 so both should be charged with #InherentContempt as a first step toward ensuring they are prosecuted.
The next step is for the House Judiciary Committee to open an impeachment inquiry to formally begin consideration of whether or not articles of impeachment should be filed.
Special Counsel Mueller should be called by @RepJerryNadler to testify before his Committee, immediately.
I had previously advocated that he present his findings to the full Congress, but given his resignation today, he should be compelled to testify without delay.
Robert Mueller is like the professor who compiled a reading list and all you had to do was read and you'll pass the test. Instead, the class is asking for cliff notes or the movie.
The MSM is clamoring for an Impeachment obviously for the tv ratings & I think the Dems will eventually get around to impeaching him but the moment those inquiries start watch how the punditry turn on the Dems and accuse them of overreaching. That script is already written.
Donna, I am in total agreement with you. I thought about this some time ago. I love Joy Reid, but she is obsessed with impeachment. I wish someone would do an entire show on things that are happening under the radar with this administration, while everyone is devoting their shows to impeachment.
Washington, D.C.
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement in response to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s press conference on the conclusion of his investigation into President Trump and his associates:
“We would like to thank Special Counsel Robert Mueller for his service to our nation over the past two years. In his statement this morning, Special Counsel Mueller reaffirmed his report, which found substantial evidence that Russia attacked our political system and that the President sought to obstruct Mueller’s investigation over and over again. He alsoconfirmed three central points: he did not exonerate the President of the United States of obstruction of justice, obstruction of justice is a serious crime that strikes at the core of our justice system, and the Constitution points to Congress to take action to hold the President accountable.
Although Department of Justice policy prevented the Special Counsel from bringing criminal charges against the President, the Special Counsel has clearly demonstrated that President Trump is lying about the Special Counsel’s findings, lying about the testimony of key witnesses in the Special Counsel’s report, and is lying in saying that the Special Counsel found no obstruction and no collusion.Given that Special Counsel Mueller was unable to pursue criminal charges against the President, it falls to Congress to respond to the crimes, lies and other wrongdoing of President Trump – and we will do so. No one, not even the President of the United States, is above the law.”
(https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=393937)
LOS ANGELES, CA –
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement:
“First and foremost, I want to thank Robert Mueller for his lifetime of public service, not just as Special Counsel, but also as a Marine, at the Department of Justice, and as FBI Director. Only someone of his caliber and integrity could have conducted an investigation of this importance in such a fair and impartial way.
“Mueller confirmed today that Russia engaged in multiple systematic efforts to interfere in the 2016 election and the U.S. political system, and underscored that this ‘deserves the attention of every American.’ These facts are indisputable, spelled out in great detail in his report, and lay bare the sinister and sophisticated nature of Russia’s attack.
“Despite the president’s ‘no collusion’ mantra, Mueller in fact found countless contacts between Russian officials and agents, and Trump campaign associates. These communications and actions were deeply compromising, and raise serious counterintelligence concerns that the Committee must follow. Perhaps most damning of all, Mueller found that Trump and his campaign sought to benefit from a hostile foreign intelligence operation. The Special Counsel determined that there was insufficient evidence to charge a broader conspiracy, but this should not inure us to how unethical and corrupt these actions were and how they undermined our national security.”
(https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=648)
(continued) Chairman Schiff:
“Finally, in a direct rebuke of Attorney General William Barr—who deliberately and repeatedly misled the American people—Mueller today confirmed that he was unable to consider criminal charges of obstruction of justice against the President specifically because of Department of Justice policy prohibiting the indictment of a sitting president. Mueller reiterated that ‘if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.’ Instead, he made clear that, because of the Department’s own policy, it is left it to Congress—not the Attorney General—to evaluate and further investigate the president’s misconduct.
“We look forward to Mueller’s testimony before Congress. While I understand his reluctance to answer hypotheticals or deviate from the carefully worded conclusions he drew on his charging decisions, there are, nevertheless, a great many questions he can answer that go beyond the report, including any counterintelligence issues and classified matters that were not addressed in his findings.
“The Congress has a constitutional duty to hold the president accountable and ensure that our democratic system is not influenced or attacked by foreign adversaries. We will continue to do both because no one is above the law, not even the President of the United States.”
What?!! I never heard of this before seeing it on ParisMatch just now.
At approximately 12:20 p.m. a man lit himself on fire on the Ellipse near 15th and Constitution Ave., Secret Service personnel are on scene assisting @NatlParkService and @usparkpolicepio in rendering first aid.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) May 29, 2019
I know,eh? I was quite taken aback running into this as i was trying to catch up on today’s news. (Of course there were a few twitter comments as to whom it should have been – if you get the drift).
On to brighter news – Hello, JO’B. It’s been a while since we’ve run into each other. How’s everyone – young and not-so-young in your world?
Yes, it’s always good to run into each other! All are well – young and not-so-young – and my 16-y/o granddaughter is arriving for a 3-week visit here on June 4th – her idea! She’s been calling me every day during the final week countdown and we are both excited. Yay! Hope all’s well with you and yours, sugar.
Hi Gazelle. I was just doing my very quick evening US news check when I stumbled upon the pictures re the queen’s latest garden party, and since I usually do a quick perusal once on a site I spotted this at ParisMatch. I didn’t believe it at first so I backtracked and saw the SS tweet. There is so much happening that is surprising!
The pics of the royals were a pick-me-up though.
This is another slap in the face to all of the other civilians in the federal government, who work hard for our country every day and do it in a respectful and ethical way. Cannot wait until she and the others are out of the White House, so we can start over. After fumigating it.
TO THIS DAY I still cannot fathom how 60+MM of our fellow citizens were fooled into voting for that repulsive, repugnant asshat. 40 years in public life as a disgusting conman, charlatan, spoiled pig-brat born to privilege, pathological liar and TOTAL ASSHOLE. Yes, I know there was a “perfect storm” of Russian interference, grotesque propaganda and misinformation, non-stop distraction and an eminently qualified opponent with, sadly a lot of baggage. This is what scares me: The 60+MM included a lot of ignorant, stupid, racist people, but also A LOT normal people that were so easily duped. F*CK.
No many days go by that I don’t think of this. Mainly because my R husband is one of those that voted for him. For him, it was one reason only: He could not vote for Hillary. He’s one of thousands, if not millions, who believe totally everything the media has spread about her for 25+ years. Had it been Joe B. as the Dem. nominee, he would have voted for him over tRump. He said many times, “ I can’t believe these are the two people we have to vote for.” As we watch the news every evening, can’t tell you how many times in a month I say, “Oh but Hillary would have been soooo much worse.”🤣🤣😘. Though I’ve never said anything to him, I’ve always wondered “Why not vote for that position or why not write in someone?!”
😦 I’m sorry, that’s tough. I’m in a bubble, with all similar minded family and friends in a BLUE state. Closet trumpers? Actually, I don’t even suspect any of those. As much as I despise that revolting P.O.S. and his gross narcissism, ignorance and incompetence, he’s really good at one thing: Conning susceptible people. And apparently millions watch his INSIPID TV show? Mass idiocy and delusion??
@chinfo Has the U.S. Navy issued a statement on this? How's the morale on the destroyer? Has an apology been issued to ship's sponsor @cindymccain ? The McCain's motto is "Fortune Favors the Brave" – anyone brave enough to speak out? May God bless the Navy in the hands of trump.
Mitch McConnell degraded the legitimacy of the Court and shattered the Senate to steal a Supreme Court seat. He doesn't care about principles, institutions, or democracy. He cares about enabling a rich and powerful minority to rule permanently. That's it. https://t.co/PRJKkiiKe7
Louisiana floods destroy home of Christian leader who says God sends natural disasters to punish gay people | The Independent – GOD or KARMA send him a message 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/ghKoQ4c5tB
Coming back to Ottawa on Friday!! Wild horses couldn’t hold me back from seeing my old boss @BarackObama in the town he made me the US Ambassador to Canada.
I’m going to Canada to see my almost 98 year old mom (July 22 is her b-day) in 2 weeks and wish I could see Obama there among the many Canadians who adore him. Sigh.
There’s something unexplainable that happens on @SesameStreet, some unique alchemy of aspiration and goodness that just can’t be replicated. That’s why I couldn’t be more honored to celebrate 50 years of Sesame Street tonight.
Colorado's automatic voter registration provision was just signed into law! The new AVR system will be more far-reaching than what many other states have adopted, since it includes not just the DMV but also Colorado's Medicaid system https://t.co/Q9rOHc1g02https://t.co/HLl21PNF8P
It doesn’t matter what any particular ‘agenda’ or ‘calculus’ or whatever is posited as an excuse, a diversion, a whatever for not pursuing Impeachment.
The Constitution is clear on the responsibility of the Legislative Branch to hold the Executive Branch and it’s Chief, the President, accountable.
The Mueller Report leaves ZERO wiggle room regarding Trump’s commission of the ‘high crime’ of Obstruction of Justice (for starters).
That fact alone makes Impeachment by the House mandatory. To do anything less is to destroy a central operating principle of the Constitution.
What many seem to miss is the exceptional civics lesson opportunity the Impeachment Process entails.
The following is a series of tweets that outlines the narrative that ties Legislative action by the House, Legislative contempt by the Senate & step by step status of the Impeachment Process.
Simply, folk will be drawn to the narrative because of the day-to-day Impeachment activities and find themselves immersed, cogently but briefly, in all that the House Democrats are DOING to try to improve the quality of and equity in their life.
'Today the House [introduced, passed] HR [state name & purpose of the bill] while the House [questioned witness xxx, subpoeaned witness xxx, released details on xxx, etc] as we continue to uncover the crimes of Trump & [family, associates, etc].'
'The current outcomes of our #ImpeachmentProcess include filing #InherentContempt charges against xxxx, recmmending criminal charges to the DOJ for xxxx, drafting Articles of Impeachment against xxxx [i.e. Trump is far from the only potential target of Impeachment].'
Ok- I’m settling myself! @shondarhimes thank you! I would wake up my wife right now to show her your supportive tweet but we are sleep deprived from the campaign & our new born. ☺️ You give hope to so many & we plan to do the same for the hard working folks of SC! #JoinJaimehttps://t.co/pw5PHC8S8B
Ok- I’m settling myself! @shondarhimes thank you! I would wake up my wife right now to show her your supportive tweet but we are sleep deprived from the campaign & our new born. ☺️ You give hope to so many & we plan to do the same for the hard working folks of SC! #JoinJaimehttps://t.co/pw5PHC8S8B
I am looking forward to Friday in Ottawa with President Obama who is a generation-defining political leader, and an inspiration to millions around the world. Canada 2020 is thrilled to help spread his message of civic engagement,…https://t.co/cyJE9BZudKhttps://t.co/AEOewNpeEj
— UnstoppableTracy (@unstoppabletrac) May 30, 2019
DO NOT ever forget how CRITICAL it is to vote for Democrats in 2020 at ALL levels. States will run the census and determine our district maps for the next 10 years. This affects state funding and our ability to elect real representatives that reflect the interests of the people. https://t.co/VgO1GgwPoE
The whole Democratic position on impeachment couldn’t be a more muddled mess. The communication battle so far is fast becoming completely ridiculous and we need to take the LEAD. Dan has some great ideas. I recommend this:
Impeachment is a fight that Democrats can win if they have a message and a plan. I wrote up my thoughts on what such a message and plan could look like https://t.co/ft9kyhkRmQ
In 2008, Democrats thought they had found a messiah. The country now wants another one, but the truth is that no one person is stronger than high rates of participation in our democracy.https://t.co/AR77xqCCHn
Morning everyone. They lie. They cheat. They steal.
It’s so much worse than what we already know.
“[The files] showed that he wrote a study in 2015 concluding that adding a citizenship question to the census would allow Republicans to draft even more extreme gerrymandered maps to stymie Democrats.”https://t.co/vUAkIPZEF8
— Elizabeth C. McLaughlin (@ECMcLaughlin) May 30, 2019
After the 2012 election, the Republican Party famously conducted an “autopsy.” The TL;DR version of its conclusion was this: Demographics are changing, so if you want to be competitive in future elections, stop being such rancid bigots. The party chose to double-down on racism, sexism and xenophobia instead, and this explosive revelation is only the latest indication that Republicans would rather lie, cheat, steal, and/or conspire with malignant foreign powers to win elections rather than stop being rancid bigots. That’s the inescapable conclusion.
More than 1,000 former federal prosecutors say that President Trump would’ve been charged with obstruction if he were any other American. Here are 11 of them, in their own words: pic.twitter.com/B7lUGhOUji
— Protect Democracy (@protctdemocracy) May 30, 2019
“A dead man just revealed the Trump administration’s plans to rig elections for white Republicans.”
“Hofeller died last summer. Among other things, the documents on Hofeller’s hard drive revealed that he “played a significant role in orchestrating the addition of the citizenship question to the 2020 Decennial Census in order to create a structural electoral advantage for, in his own words, ‘Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites.’” https://thinkprogress.org/thomas-hofeller-trump-census-racist-rigging-5ab9f81864bd/
Exciting to see the faces of Colombia's future at an @ObamaFoundation roundtable with young leaders in Bogotá. Their creativity, their compassion, and their drive to improve their country are promising signs of what's to come. pic.twitter.com/HrhreUuPMa
New York Times:
“Although Navy officials insisted they did not hide the ship, the John S. McCain, they did give all of the sailors aboard the day off on Tuesday as Mr. Trump visited Yokosuka Naval Base. Two Navy sailors, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said that the McCain sailors were not invited to hear Mr. Trump speak that day aboard the amphibious assault ship Wasp, while sailors from other American warships at the base were. A Navy service member based on Yokosuka said that all of the American warships in the harbor were invited to send 60 to 70 sailors to hear Mr. Trump’s address, with the exception of the McCain. When several sailors from the McCain showed up anyway, wearing their uniforms with the ship’s insignia, they were turned away, the service member said.”
–Inexcusable insult to servicemen everywhere from traitorous Mister-I-like-people-who-weren’t-captured.
Of course, we Democrats can be pretty tough on Democrats in power, and that will and should continue. But I’m sick to death of these “former” Republicans who expect Democrats to do everything they did not do.
Democrats don't like to make threats. We like to support and encourage our leaders, on the right road. It's why we vote and keep engaged. It's why @SpeakerPelosi will be successful.
“Robert Mueller made it clear
during his press conference that the only reason that he didn’t indict Trump was that he couldn’t.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2019/05/29/the-only-reason-mueller-didnt-indict-trump-was-he-couldnt.html)
Special Counsel Mueller:
“The special counsel’s office is part of the department of justice, and by regulation, it was bound by that department policy. Charging the president with a crime was, therefore, not an option we could consider. The department’s written opinion explaining the policy makes several important points that further informed our handling of the obstruction investigation. Those points are summarized in our report and I will describe two of them for you. First, the opinion explicitly permits the investigation of a sitting president, because it is important to preserve evidence while memories are fresh and documents available. Among other things, that evidence could be used if there were co-conspirators who could be charged now.
And second, the opinion says that the constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing. And beyond department policy, we were guided by principles of fairness. It would be unfair to potentially — it would be unfair to potentially accuse somebody of a crime when there can be no court resolution of the actual charge. So that was justice department policy. Those were the principles under which we operated and from them we concluded that we would not reach a determination one way or the other about whether the president committed a crime. That is the office’s — that is the office’s final position, and we will not comment on any other conclusions or hypotheticals about the president.”
“Navy says it is reviewing whether service men violated policy by wearing Trump-themed patches on their uniforms:
The patches included an amateurish of Donald Trump and the line “Make Aircrews great again”….the patches were worn for Trump’s visit to
USS Wasp. The navy and other branches of the armed forces have uniform dress codes and regulations against partisan political acts
while in uniform.” (Daily Kos)
-um.
Rep Coleman is correct in several regards not least of which is how important the Impeachment Process, properly conducted to include broadcast coverage, is to enabling every American to learn the truth.
As a Republican politician he is obviously undeterred in calling Trump & Pence Illegitimate. I doubt if he is alone among his Republican colleagues in that view.
When Americans are finally enabled to focus on the fact that the 2016 Election was indeed compromised they’ll have every reason to concur with Rep Coleman.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells @TheView that if Pres. Trump "were anyone other than president of the United States, he would be in handcuffs and indicted."
Obama White House.gov
The Obama Diary 
Yo!
Can’t believe I got two “firsts” in a couple of days. Gotta buy a lotto ticket! #IrishOmen
P.S. I’m hanging onto anything cheerful, after witnessing the morning news coverage. Ugh.
Was wondering why the NYT was referring to the comeback of the century … and delighted to see they credit our wonderful FLOTUS with the renaissance of the written word … beautiful way to put it.
Have you Obama Diary family read Michelle Obama’s book yet?
Yes, in one sitting. It was/is fantastic reading.
Yes, I read it.
Yes:)
For me I read it as if enjoying a fine glass of wine, or a truly delicious plate of food, allowing all my senses to wrap around every sip & morsel, trying to prolong sheer pleasure. To get me through these horrendous times. Just sayin’! 💞 😔
Yes! It was great.
I loved how she talked about growing up, the challenges and the rewards of her tight knit family and community. She shared her heart and soul in this book and it’s a beautiful tribute to her life so far.
Listened to the audiobook, then read it!
Yes! A thousand times YES!
LIVE NOW: Speaker Pelosi attends discussion at Commonwealth Club of California – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
LIVE NOW: Hillary Clinton speaks at Hunter College commencement ceremony – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
Also …
LIVE NOW: Kamala Harris participates in Women’s Meet and Greet in Greenville, South Carolina – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
I can see this coming:
Donna, I am in total agreement with you. I thought about this some time ago. I love Joy Reid, but she is obsessed with impeachment. I wish someone would do an entire show on things that are happening under the radar with this administration, while everyone is devoting their shows to impeachment.
Awww! No shit???!!!
Washington, D.C.
Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement in response to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s press conference on the conclusion of his investigation into President Trump and his associates:
“We would like to thank Special Counsel Robert Mueller for his service to our nation over the past two years. In his statement this morning, Special Counsel Mueller reaffirmed his report, which found substantial evidence that Russia attacked our political system and that the President sought to obstruct Mueller’s investigation over and over again. He alsoconfirmed three central points: he did not exonerate the President of the United States of obstruction of justice, obstruction of justice is a serious crime that strikes at the core of our justice system, and the Constitution points to Congress to take action to hold the President accountable.
Although Department of Justice policy prevented the Special Counsel from bringing criminal charges against the President, the Special Counsel has clearly demonstrated that President Trump is lying about the Special Counsel’s findings, lying about the testimony of key witnesses in the Special Counsel’s report, and is lying in saying that the Special Counsel found no obstruction and no collusion.Given that Special Counsel Mueller was unable to pursue criminal charges against the President, it falls to Congress to respond to the crimes, lies and other wrongdoing of President Trump – and we will do so. No one, not even the President of the United States, is above the law.”
(https://nadler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=393937)
LOS ANGELES, CA –
Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement:
“First and foremost, I want to thank Robert Mueller for his lifetime of public service, not just as Special Counsel, but also as a Marine, at the Department of Justice, and as FBI Director. Only someone of his caliber and integrity could have conducted an investigation of this importance in such a fair and impartial way.
“Mueller confirmed today that Russia engaged in multiple systematic efforts to interfere in the 2016 election and the U.S. political system, and underscored that this ‘deserves the attention of every American.’ These facts are indisputable, spelled out in great detail in his report, and lay bare the sinister and sophisticated nature of Russia’s attack.
“Despite the president’s ‘no collusion’ mantra, Mueller in fact found countless contacts between Russian officials and agents, and Trump campaign associates. These communications and actions were deeply compromising, and raise serious counterintelligence concerns that the Committee must follow. Perhaps most damning of all, Mueller found that Trump and his campaign sought to benefit from a hostile foreign intelligence operation. The Special Counsel determined that there was insufficient evidence to charge a broader conspiracy, but this should not inure us to how unethical and corrupt these actions were and how they undermined our national security.”
(https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=648)
(continued) Chairman Schiff:
“Finally, in a direct rebuke of Attorney General William Barr—who deliberately and repeatedly misled the American people—Mueller today confirmed that he was unable to consider criminal charges of obstruction of justice against the President specifically because of Department of Justice policy prohibiting the indictment of a sitting president. Mueller reiterated that ‘if we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.’ Instead, he made clear that, because of the Department’s own policy, it is left it to Congress—not the Attorney General—to evaluate and further investigate the president’s misconduct.
“We look forward to Mueller’s testimony before Congress. While I understand his reluctance to answer hypotheticals or deviate from the carefully worded conclusions he drew on his charging decisions, there are, nevertheless, a great many questions he can answer that go beyond the report, including any counterintelligence issues and classified matters that were not addressed in his findings.
“The Congress has a constitutional duty to hold the president accountable and ensure that our democratic system is not influenced or attacked by foreign adversaries. We will continue to do both because no one is above the law, not even the President of the United States.”
SOON – Bernie Sanders holds campaign rally in Reno, Nevada – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
Want to check the pics? Several show the Duke of Sussex …
https://www.parismatch.com/Royal-Blog/Royaume-Uni/La-reine-Elizabeth-II-avec-le-prince-Harry-mais-sans-Meghan-Markle-dans-les-jardins-de-Buckingham-1627331#utm_term
What?!! I never heard of this before seeing it on ParisMatch just now.
OMG.
I know,eh? I was quite taken aback running into this as i was trying to catch up on today’s news. (Of course there were a few twitter comments as to whom it should have been – if you get the drift).
On to brighter news – Hello, JO’B. It’s been a while since we’ve run into each other. How’s everyone – young and not-so-young in your world?
Yes, it’s always good to run into each other! All are well – young and not-so-young – and my 16-y/o granddaughter is arriving for a 3-week visit here on June 4th – her idea! She’s been calling me every day during the final week countdown and we are both excited. Yay! Hope all’s well with you and yours, sugar.
I heard about this on my car radio on way home. Jaysus!
Hi Gazelle. I was just doing my very quick evening US news check when I stumbled upon the pictures re the queen’s latest garden party, and since I usually do a quick perusal once on a site I spotted this at ParisMatch. I didn’t believe it at first so I backtracked and saw the SS tweet. There is so much happening that is surprising!
The pics of the royals were a pick-me-up though.
Then at least we have those abetting #Trump on record supporting him and his treason against America. This must not go unanswered.
This Conway bitch. Make her go away.
This is one of the reasons why my Webster’s is in tatters, & my “corner chair” has rejoined regular furniture! 😏
Ha. Tell me about it!
Hang in there. Ugh.
TO THIS DAY I still cannot fathom how 60+MM of our fellow citizens were fooled into voting for that repulsive, repugnant asshat. 40 years in public life as a disgusting conman, charlatan, spoiled pig-brat born to privilege, pathological liar and TOTAL ASSHOLE. Yes, I know there was a “perfect storm” of Russian interference, grotesque propaganda and misinformation, non-stop distraction and an eminently qualified opponent with, sadly a lot of baggage. This is what scares me: The 60+MM included a lot of ignorant, stupid, racist people, but also A LOT normal people that were so easily duped. F*CK.
Ok, had to vent! Happy Friday!! (What??)
No many days go by that I don’t think of this. Mainly because my R husband is one of those that voted for him. For him, it was one reason only: He could not vote for Hillary. He’s one of thousands, if not millions, who believe totally everything the media has spread about her for 25+ years. Had it been Joe B. as the Dem. nominee, he would have voted for him over tRump. He said many times, “ I can’t believe these are the two people we have to vote for.” As we watch the news every evening, can’t tell you how many times in a month I say, “Oh but Hillary would have been soooo much worse.”🤣🤣😘. Though I’ve never said anything to him, I’ve always wondered “Why not vote for that position or why not write in someone?!”
😦 I’m sorry, that’s tough. I’m in a bubble, with all similar minded family and friends in a BLUE state. Closet trumpers? Actually, I don’t even suspect any of those. As much as I despise that revolting P.O.S. and his gross narcissism, ignorance and incompetence, he’s really good at one thing: Conning susceptible people. And apparently millions watch his INSIPID TV show? Mass idiocy and delusion??
FFS. Juvenile delinquent
Another fraud
Karma. Thoughts and prayers …
I suppose now we know 😂
Sweet
I’m going to Canada to see my almost 98 year old mom (July 22 is her b-day) in 2 weeks and wish I could see Obama there among the many Canadians who adore him. Sigh.
Share widely
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article230713224.html
Fmr. GOP Rep Coleman is on LOD now… he has an excellent point.
#ForeverFLOTUS
She’s the best, our Forever First Lady44
Great news
Celebrate all victories!
It doesn’t matter what any particular ‘agenda’ or ‘calculus’ or whatever is posited as an excuse, a diversion, a whatever for not pursuing Impeachment.
The Constitution is clear on the responsibility of the Legislative Branch to hold the Executive Branch and it’s Chief, the President, accountable.
The Mueller Report leaves ZERO wiggle room regarding Trump’s commission of the ‘high crime’ of Obstruction of Justice (for starters).
That fact alone makes Impeachment by the House mandatory. To do anything less is to destroy a central operating principle of the Constitution.
What many seem to miss is the exceptional civics lesson opportunity the Impeachment Process entails.
The following is a series of tweets that outlines the narrative that ties Legislative action by the House, Legislative contempt by the Senate & step by step status of the Impeachment Process.
Simply, folk will be drawn to the narrative because of the day-to-day Impeachment activities and find themselves immersed, cogently but briefly, in all that the House Democrats are DOING to try to improve the quality of and equity in their life.
Goodnight TOD …
https://www.instagram.com/p/ByFRb_eoKDk/
Thank you for the palette cleanser; had to switch to HGTV in order to avoid orangena 46-1 this morning!
Right there with you neighbor !!!
😊
OMG
Repulsive
The whole Democratic position on impeachment couldn’t be a more muddled mess. The communication battle so far is fast becoming completely ridiculous and we need to take the LEAD. Dan has some great ideas. I recommend this:
NOW: Joe Biden attends Veterans’ Memorial Day service in New Castle, Delaware – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
Morning everyone. They lie. They cheat. They steal.
https://www.balloon-juice.com/2019/05/30/dead-gop-vote-diddlers-hard-drives-reveal-huge-us-commerce-department-scandal/
From the piece:
After the 2012 election, the Republican Party famously conducted an “autopsy.” The TL;DR version of its conclusion was this: Demographics are changing, so if you want to be competitive in future elections, stop being such rancid bigots. The party chose to double-down on racism, sexism and xenophobia instead, and this explosive revelation is only the latest indication that Republicans would rather lie, cheat, steal, and/or conspire with malignant foreign powers to win elections rather than stop being rancid bigots. That’s the inescapable conclusion.
Ha! Ha! Ha!
“A dead man just revealed the Trump administration’s plans to rig elections for white Republicans.”
“Hofeller died last summer. Among other things, the documents on Hofeller’s hard drive revealed that he “played a significant role in orchestrating the addition of the citizenship question to the 2020 Decennial Census in order to create a structural electoral advantage for, in his own words, ‘Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites.’”
https://thinkprogress.org/thomas-hofeller-trump-census-racist-rigging-5ab9f81864bd/
Trump trying to weasel out of his tweet:
“I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected.”
Thad Cochran died. He had healthcare that he wanted to take away from everyone else.
https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/53312/thad-cochran/38/health-and-health-care#.XPAM7rzYqb4
Can you imagine being at the pearly gates and trying to explain why you would deny your fellow citizen health care?
****BEWARE*****
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/30/revealed-womens-fertility-app-is-funded-by-anti-abortion-campaigners
New York Times:
“Although Navy officials insisted they did not hide the ship, the John S. McCain, they did give all of the sailors aboard the day off on Tuesday as Mr. Trump visited Yokosuka Naval Base. Two Navy sailors, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said that the McCain sailors were not invited to hear Mr. Trump speak that day aboard the amphibious assault ship Wasp, while sailors from other American warships at the base were. A Navy service member based on Yokosuka said that all of the American warships in the harbor were invited to send 60 to 70 sailors to hear Mr. Trump’s address, with the exception of the McCain. When several sailors from the McCain showed up anyway, wearing their uniforms with the ship’s insignia, they were turned away, the service member said.”
–Inexcusable insult to servicemen everywhere from traitorous Mister-I-like-people-who-weren’t-captured.
What’s WORSE than trump’s behavior is when military officials lie for him. Hard to believe nobody stood up for the Sailors.
It’s a RACE to the Bottom
Incredible, to serve in the military and get turned away from a military base.
Of course, we Democrats can be pretty tough on Democrats in power, and that will and should continue. But I’m sick to death of these “former” Republicans who expect Democrats to do everything they did not do.
“Difficult” my ass, just tell those f**kers that if the law is implemented Disney is out.
Grows more repulsive by the day, doesn’t he? (and all his enablers)
“Robert Mueller made it clear
during his press conference that the only reason that he didn’t indict Trump was that he couldn’t.”
(https://www.politicususa.com/2019/05/29/the-only-reason-mueller-didnt-indict-trump-was-he-couldnt.html)
Special Counsel Mueller:
“The special counsel’s office is part of the department of justice, and by regulation, it was bound by that department policy. Charging the president with a crime was, therefore, not an option we could consider. The department’s written opinion explaining the policy makes several important points that further informed our handling of the obstruction investigation. Those points are summarized in our report and I will describe two of them for you. First, the opinion explicitly permits the investigation of a sitting president, because it is important to preserve evidence while memories are fresh and documents available. Among other things, that evidence could be used if there were co-conspirators who could be charged now.
And second, the opinion says that the constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing. And beyond department policy, we were guided by principles of fairness. It would be unfair to potentially — it would be unfair to potentially accuse somebody of a crime when there can be no court resolution of the actual charge. So that was justice department policy. Those were the principles under which we operated and from them we concluded that we would not reach a determination one way or the other about whether the president committed a crime. That is the office’s — that is the office’s final position, and we will not comment on any other conclusions or hypotheticals about the president.”
“Navy says it is reviewing whether service men violated policy by wearing Trump-themed patches on their uniforms:
The patches included an amateurish of Donald Trump and the line “Make Aircrews great again”….the patches were worn for Trump’s visit to
USS Wasp. The navy and other branches of the armed forces have uniform dress codes and regulations against partisan political acts
while in uniform.” (Daily Kos)
-um.
FYI – more Republican leadership …
https://tomcoleman.net/2019/05/29/msnbc-last-word-lawrence-odonnell-trump-pence-impeachment/
Thanks for posting this interview, Bobfr. I saw it last night in progress and thought that it needed to be seen and shared
You’re welcome, df.
Rep Coleman is correct in several regards not least of which is how important the Impeachment Process, properly conducted to include broadcast coverage, is to enabling every American to learn the truth.
As a Republican politician he is obviously undeterred in calling Trump & Pence Illegitimate. I doubt if he is alone among his Republican colleagues in that view.
When Americans are finally enabled to focus on the fact that the 2016 Election was indeed compromised they’ll have every reason to concur with Rep Coleman.
Thanks, Bobfr. I went to sleep while it was on.
NOW: German Chancellor Merkel to deliver commencement address at Harvard – https://abcnews.go.com/Live
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2019/05/30/sesame50/