After the death of 58 Palestinian protesters, Republican strategist Steve Schmidt says Trump is using incitement to shore up his base — consequences be damned. “He destabilized the region with not having any clue what he is doing.”
After the death of 58 Palestinian protesters, Republican strategist Steve Schmidt says Trump is using incitement to shore up his base — consequences be damned. “He destabilized the region with not having any clue what he is doing.”
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Punk’d so hard……………………..😂😂😂😂😂
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Kevin
@kevinCash__
She was at @stanford, now she’s at Environmental Resources Management @erminsight in Walnut Creek, Ca as a senior manager
9:23 PM – 14 May 2018
https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/996065251178242049?s=19
JUST IN: Judge in D.C. denies Manafort motion to dismiss charges. Says “the indictment falls squarely within that portion of the authority granted to the Special Counsel,” and it was “logical and appropriate” for investigators looking at coordination to focus on him.
Fabulous hashtag 🙌👏🎉
#BlackAndHooded
Will make you smile 😄
https://twitter.com/AngryBlackLady/status/996395705492099072?s=19
Useless. Primary him. Who need @Democrats like this?
https://twitter.com/MarkWarner/status/996464410272071685
PLAYED. HOODWINKED. BAMBOOZLED.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
https://twitter.com/AP/status/996467041698828288
WELL……………………..
https://twitter.com/axios/status/996461993602244608
THIS is who they are:
I told y’all this is the trend now….calling cops on Black people
https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/996463969068961793
Can’t flip while Black, don’t ya know….
https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/996459648441044992
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/996458422886379521
Uh oh……….
https://twitter.com/AlBoeNEWS/status/996455570373672960
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The Royal Family Was Reportedly ‘Blindsided’ When Meghan Markle’s Dad Dropped Out of the Wedding
Tess Koman
Just one day after confirming he would not attend the royal wedding, TMZ reports Kensington Palace and all of its residents were completely taken aback by his announcement.
The royal family was reportedly all set with Markle Sr.’s accommodations for later this week. He was scheduled to have a security detail, as well as access to many of the weekend’s private events.
The site also reports now that Meghan’s father isn’t coming, her Meghan’s mother – with whom the soon-to-be Duchess is extremely close – will be the one to walk her down the aisle on Saturday.
I believe that the Royals have circled the wagons around Ms. Meghan. They will make her look good which will make them look good. She’s tough. She will be fine. That family is a bunch of clowns on a path of trying to destroy her but it won’t work.
I can’t say what I really think of them trying to mess up her life.
This is Meghan’s Biggest Royal Wedding Nightmare
Diane Clehane
With less than a week until Meghan Markle weds Prince Harry at St. George’s Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle, it’s understandable that she’d be suffering from pre-wedding jitters, but the source of her anxiety is worrying royal watchers who have commended the former actress for adapting so quickly to royal life.
But today’s news that her father, Thomas Markle, has backed out of the wedding amid reports he secretly cooperated with Los Angeles photographer Jeff Rayner, is deeply upsetting news the to the bride-to-be.
TMZ is reporting Thomas Markle told them he suffered a heart attack six days ago, but checked himself out of the hospital so he could attend the wedding. According to the website, he’s now decided not to go because he doesn’t want to embarrass the royal family or his daughter. He also said admits the staged photos look “stupid and hammy.” Markle told the site he was just going along with the paparazzi agency, which he now deeply regrets. He is now planning to stay away from the wedding
ADIOS, PAPA!
https://twitter.com/LOLGOP/status/996406915948253184?s=19
Don’t Expect White Evangelicals to Be Troubled By Violence in Gaza
by Nancy LeTourneau
May 15, 2018
Yesterday we witnessed why so many Republicans have talked about moving the Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, but none of them ever actually did it. While Jared and Ivanka celebrated the move with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli military killed dozens of protesting Palestinians and wounded thousands. The situation in Gaza was so horrifying that they put out this called for help.
Trump’s secretary of state wouldn’t even address a question about the violence.
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Paul Waldman had the right take on what this all means.
THIS IS WHO THEY ARE
Real’ Americans are a myth. Don’t you dare buy it.
Republicans’ attack on ‘elites’ is ugly and hypocritical.
Eugene Robinson
Read more » https://s2.washingtonpost.com/69d809/5afab6b8fe1ff63b7971b1b8/YXdhcmVvZjQxMUBnbWFpbC5jb20%3D/15/85/3a569220054ddfca9b49a25bb24a75b5
Stop Comparing the Resistance to the Tea Party
by Nancy LeTourneau
May 14, 2018
Conservatives’ ludicrous new excuse: Liberals made us vote for Donald Trump!
Despite the whining of Bari Weiss and others, conservatives are adults. The left didn’t force them to support Trump
AMANDA MARCOTTE
MAY 15, 2018 9:00AM (UTC)
It’s hard to believe it’s come to this point, but apparently this needs to be said: Republican voters are adults, not children. They are responsible for their own choices. Liberals did not force them to vote for Donald Trump or support his policies.
One would think none of that needs to be said, especially since conservatives like to style themselves as the defenders of “personal responsibility.” But apparently the idea is really taking root among the chattering classes that liberals practically held conservatives down and tormented them into voting for Trump. The argument is, I guess, that those who publicly decry racism and sexism are so obnoxious about it that they make conservatives double down on these bigoted beliefs. So progressives and liberals have more responsibility for electing Trump than the people who, you know, actually voted for him.
This bewildering thesis started spreading like a contagion after the resident troll at the New York Times, Bari Weiss, wrote yet another article arguing that well-compensated bigots with enormous audiences are being oppressed because liberals won’t pretend to be impressed with their bad arguments. Weiss was laughed at online, which is what you get when you say silly things in public. And as trolls are wont to do, she then had a tantrum on Twitter.
Weiss’ premise that liberals are somehow forcing conservatives to act like fools and bigots should be self-evident nonsense, but it appears to be an attractive proposition to many in mainstream media spaces. Andrew Sullivan argued in New York magazine that while he understands that Kanye West’s praise of Trump is foolish, he found himself “instinctually siding” with West because the critics are just so gosh-darned critical. Then Gerard Alexander wrote yet another piece for the New York Times arguing that the “backlash against liberals” — a backlash he openly declares liberals are causing with their supposed self-righteousness — “is going to get President Trump re-elected.”
Looking out over Daley Plaza. Urban Prep is going to have the College Decision Day Rally here. Good for them. Can’t wait to see the young men all decked out in their school uniforms :)
Tom Wolfe has died at 87. With books like “The Right Stuff,” the innovative journalist’s colorful prose captured the American experience. https://t.co/nTweMJIeta— NYT Obituaries (@NYTObits) May 15, 2018
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He spent his ENTIRE election campaign shytting on immigrants, and you didn’t think that there would be consequences if he got elected?
PHUCK.OUTTA.HERE.
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Then, maybe you ought to pay higher than $12. You mean you can’t find high schoolers, off for the summer, willing to earn $12/hour?
Nikki Haley enrages me with that fugging bullshyt…………..
The comments are pure gold. Worth reading.
People.are.not.having.her.bullshyt.
And, I got a little pep in my step reading the comments:
Crain’s Business Detroit. How my president’s tariffs would cripple my company
Second generation business owner Mary Buchzeiger: oh noes. Trump’s tariffs gonna put me in big trouble. Her American employees inspect and repackage automotive components manufactured offshore. She works with seven Asian factories, and 50 USA employees inspect, repackage, and forward the components on when they return. Not much skilled labor with her company — the assembly is handled further up the food chain, which she brags is “thousands of American jobs,” implying they’re attributable to her. If you say so, Mary.
Best part of this article is the reader comments. Leopards, meet face, and so on.
I love the comments. I’m feeling like a rabid dog today and it warms my soul to know I’m not alone.
This article by Evan Osnos in the New Yorker about the razing of the federal workforce at all levels is an eye opener:
A bruising Democratic primary in Pennsylvania: Dark side of the blue wave?
The race to replace Charlie Dent: Democratic infighting may endanger a likely House pickup in Pennsylvania
MATTHEW ROZSA
MAY 15, 2018 10:00AM (UTC)
The recent un-gerrymandering of Pennsylvania’s congressional districts has terrified Republicans and some, like Rep. Charlie Dent, a relative moderate who was often critical of President Trump, have opted to retire rather than face their new constituency. While that has certainly invigorated the Democratic field in the Keystone State, it has also caused bruising intra-party fights that threaten the party’s chances to take advantage of an impending blue wave during this fall’s midterm elections.
As I attempted to sift through the mountain of campaign advertising in this Democratic race to replace Dent in Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district — which will come to a head in Tuesday’s primary election — it became impossible to ignore how much of it was negative, adding to an already dirty race.
As someone who has resided in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley for 20 years and held local party office, I have seen all manner of primary and general elections. Things get tough in this area, no question about it, but there is a reason why Pennsylvania has a mostly centrist reputation. There is an underlying civility toward our political process, a pragmatic recognition that pulling out all the stops against one’s opponents can also leave you vulnerable, that has at least partially stayed hands that might otherwise sling mud.
Not this time around.
Perhaps it’s because the recent and abrupt court-mandated redistricting of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation has invigorated the Democratic field and terrified the Republicans. Or perhaps, given President Donald Trump’s abysmal approval ratings, Democrats are certain this is a ripe year for their party and Republicans are desperate to prove them wrong. The one thing that I know for sure, though, is that the state of Democratic politics in the Lehigh Valley reveals that things have changed in this once-sleepy district.
The race pits attorney Susan Wild against Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli and Pastor Greg Edwards.
Considering that Wild would be the first woman ever to represent the Lehigh Valley in Congress, and Edwards would be the first person of color to do so (he identifies as both black and Latino), I figured it was appropriate to ask her about these possibly historic milestones.
LIPS PURSED.
Rauner pushes to reinstate death penalty for cop killers, mass murderers
| Tina Sfondeles/Sun-Times
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday proposed reinstating the death penalty for mass murderers and those who kill police officers –– putting on record a package of public safety reforms that he can tout to voters ahead of a heated November election.
It was one of a series of sweeping changes the Republican governor attached to an amendatory veto. And a move deemed “political” by a key sponsor of the legislation.
With an election some six months away, the branding of a comprehensive package — even if it goes nowhere — shows voters that Rauner has a public safety plan.
Its evolution, however, is a little murky. Some legislators in the governor’s bipartisan Public Safety Working Group said just two of Rauner’s proposals were discussed within the group: the 72-hour holding period legislation for gun purchases and the use of revenue to add school resource officers or mental health workers.
The governor’s office said Rauner didn’t attend those meetings. His chief of staff Rodger Heaton, a former U.S. Attorney, attended instead.
There are six elements to the amendatory veto: reinstating the death penalty provided the suspects are found “guilty beyond any doubt”; extending the 72-hour period to all gun purchases; banning bump stocks and trigger cranks; using restraining orders to disarm dangerous individuals; making judges and prosecutors explain why charges are reduced in plea agreements for violent gun offenders; and the use of revenue to add school resource officers and mental health workers when needed.
https://twitter.com/KPRC2/status/996389766643044353
Meet Rashan Prailow. He is a former @BarackObama White House Staffer who has his sights set on becoming Camden’s youngest city council member.
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— #becauseofthemwecan (@Becauseofthem) May 15, 2018
JUST IN: Pence PAC hires ex-Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowksi https://t.co/8baAkC3RLv pic.twitter.com/RUNTCQWPfa
— The Hill (@thehill) May 14, 2018
UH HUH
UH HUH
This is among many reasons why the KKKeebler Elf will NEVER resign. He can only be fired. When folks like me say that this racist muthaphucka is living out his White Supremacist fantasies – we mean it.
And, he is top on the list of why those who made this happen WILL NEVER BE FORGIVEN.
You can’t purse your lips to tell me that President Hillary Clinton would have let this racist SOB anywhere near the Justice Department.
But…her…emails…..
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“…those who made this happen WILL NEVER BE FORGIVEN.”
Co-sign. They wanted to “blow things up” and they have. Re-building won’t be easy and it will take a hell of a lot longer than the demolition.
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Thread
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https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/996047874503905280?s=19
No lie told
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https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/996076040530341889?s=19
I’d like to slap this deplorable upside the head. That’s the kind of mood I’m in right now. But also, this level of entitlement just blows me away. She voted for Trump without it ever crossing her mind that his reckless incompetence would ever harm a good little Republican bitch like her. She can go f*** herself.
From the article:
“Does President Trump know that his tariff on imported components threatens almost every manufacturing job in Michigan?
Does he know that my little company in my little corner of Michigan would lose 90 percent of its business overnight? Does he understand that a 25 percent tax on the components Lucerne uses would evaporate my profit margins? That it would shut us down?
I don’t think he does. Because I know my president cares — and I’ve got to believe he will change his mind, grant sensible exclusions, and help companies like Lucerne make America great again.”
https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/996067968793632769?s=19
https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid/status/996077409869926405?s=19
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https://twitter.com/JohnBrennan/status/996176577061892097?s=19
https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/996167559283167235?s=19
No lies told by Schmidt.😠😠
Good Morning,Everyone 😄😄😄
Good Morning, Ladies!