The MSM thinks that we have amnesia about how the GQP has acted since 2009. And, how the MSM aids them. The Democrats need to remember, and act accordingly. They did with the COVID Relief Bill, and the same path should be followed with infrastructure and Voting Rights.
From start to finish, this article is written from the perspective of the GOP. This is not only unfair, it also takes as a given that the GOP is negotiating in good faith, something recent history suggests is not warranted./1 https://t.co/7iJPY3qtEv
— Lawrence Glickman (@LarryGlickman) May 30, 2021
Then, the lede claims that the unserious figure proposed by Republicans, which would make significant infrastructure investment impossible, is the “workable” one. /3 (misnumbered previous tweet; sorry). pic.twitter.com/yzSufZEyXA
— Lawrence Glickman (@LarryGlickman) May 30, 2021
And look who gets the last word? Sen. Barrasso who repeats GOP fear-mongering rhetoric that dates back a century about “socialism” and who proposes the false binary that made it into the sub-hed./5 pic.twitter.com/cufAz2FsGU
— Lawrence Glickman (@LarryGlickman) May 30, 2021
And you’d think this bit of information would be foregrounded in every article about Republican negotiations with he Biden administration. /7 pic.twitter.com/cv2f0EDi5h
— Lawrence Glickman (@LarryGlickman) May 30, 2021
And Manchin?
We see right through your bi-partisan cosplay bullshyt.😠😠
Manchin's justification for opposing to the For The People Act tracks closely to the talking points of the @USChamber
The Chamber, funded by millions from major corporations that claim they support voting rights, is engaged in an aggressive lobbying campaign against the bill https://t.co/GmDa4xQSsf
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 6, 2021
MANCHIN, TODAY: "Voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen"
THE CHAMBER, 4/13: "Changes enacted on a partisan basis are the most likely to erode access and security and undermine public confidence"
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 6, 2021
No wonder.. this certainly confirms and explains a whole lot…
“…Donald Trump called Joe Biden a “mental retard” during the 2020 election, a new book says, but was reluctant to attack him too strongly for fear the Democrats would replace him with Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama.
Biden went on to beat Trump by more than 7m in the popular vote and by 306-232 in the electoral college, a result Trump deemed a landslide when it was in his favour against Clinton in 2016.
Trump refused to accept defeat, pushing the lie that it was the result of electoral fraud. The lie resulted in the deadly Capitol attack of 6 January, by a mob Trump told to “fight like hell”, and a second impeachment. Trump was acquitted of inciting the insurrection and remains eligible to run for office.
He tops polls of Republican nominees for 2024 and has returned to public speaking. On Monday, Forbes reported a planned tour with the former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, who left the network amid claims of sexual misconduct.
Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost, by Michael Bender of the Wall Street Journal, will be published in August. Trump was among interviewees for the book.
Previous revelations include that the Fox News host Sean Hannity, who was rebuked for campaigning with Trump, wrote an ad for the Trump campaign – a report Hannity denied.
Bender writes that Trump interrupted a White House meeting to ask: “How am I losing in the polls to a mental retard?”
Biden was 78 when he became the oldest president ever sworn in. Trump turns 75 next week.
Bender adds that Trump believed his attacks on the Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren early in the Democratic primary were too successful. Trump gave Warren a racist nickname, Pocahontas, based on her claim to Native American ancestry.
Thinking Warren would have been an easier opponent, Bender writes, Trump fretted to aides that Democrats would “realise [Biden is] old, and they’re going to give it to somebody else. They’re going to give it to Hillary, or they’re going to give it to Michelle Obama.”
Trump reportedly feared Democrats would move to replace Biden at their convention.
According to widespread reporting, Trump’s fears about Clinton were not entirely without justification. Clinton did consider jumping into a race in which Biden struggled before surging to victory.
According to Battle for the Soul by Edward-Isaac Dovere, released last month, the former first lady, senator and secretary of state “would muse aloud sometimes” about taking the nomination at a contested convention.
Michelle Obama, however, never expressed interest. The former first lady remains hugely popular with the Democratic base but has repeatedly ruled out a career in frontline politics…”
https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/08/trump-biden-democrats-hillary-clinton-michelle-obama-2020-election-book
“…Hillary Clinton refused to close the door on the possibility of entering the 2020 presidential race, telling an interviewer Tuesday, “I never say never to anything.”
The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee was asked during a BBC Radio interview if she was “100%” certain she would not run again. Clinton replied that she thinks “all the time about what kind of president I would have been, and what I would have done differently, and what I think it would have meant to our country and the world.”
“So of course, I think about it. I think about it all the time,” she said.
When she was asked a second time if she was ruling out another run, Clinton again declined to explicitly say she would not do it.
“I will certainly tell you, I’m under enormous pressure from many, many, many people to think about it,” she said. “But as of this moment, sitting here in this studio talking to you, that is absolutely not in my plans.”
If Clinton does plan to enter the fray, time is not on her side as the filing deadlines have already passed in at least two states and others are fast approaching. And Clinton said Tuesday, “it’s way past time” to get in the race.
Speculation about a 2020 rematch between Clinton and President Donald Trump, the man who defeated her in 2016, has swirled virtually since the moment the election results were announced three years ago.
…pundits began to rekindle the idea of a 2020 Clinton campaign after former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s unexpected moves toward a late entry into the race. Former Massachusetts Gov. Duval Patrick is also said to be considering a last-minute run.
Bloomberg is “increasingly concerned that the current field of candidates is not well positioned” to beat Trump, said his adviser Howard Wolfson. The New York Times reported Monday that wealthy Democratic donors have been hoping for fresh faces to enter the race amid concerns about fundraising totals and a lack of confidence in the strength of the leading candidates.
Mark Penn, who was chief strategist for Clinton’s 2008 presidential run, said Bloomberg’s move could prod Clinton to consider a run and decide there’s “still a political logic there for her.”
Former Clinton adviser Philippe Reines said on Fox News last month that “if she thought she had the best odds of beating Donald Trump, I think she would think about it long and hard.”
And on Oct. 31., former President Bill Clinton dropped the aside that while he is ineligible for another term, his wife “may or may not run for anything.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/11/13/hillary-clinton-2020-presidential-run-speculation/4176641002/
Loren DeJonge Schulman @LorenRaeDeJ:
imagine receiving hourly emails titled “Joining the Biden administration.” What would this do to your heart rate?
Philippe Reines @PhilippeReines Replying to @LorenRaeDeJ:
Happy to switch email accounts until this runs its course.
https://twitter.com/PhilippeReines/status/1392573167412076546?s=20
Jay Rouse @JayRouseDC:
I don’t remember @Sen_JoeManchin being such an advocate for bipartisanship when @LeaderMcConnell was jamming through right wing judges
Nidia @Nidia87450734 Replying to @JayRouseDC:
I don’t recall him bringing up bipartisanship when McConnell decided to bury 400 bipartisan bills in his graveyard.
https://twitter.com/Nidia87450734/status/1400936212479815689?s=20
Why is this having me HOLLERING 😂😂😂 in my office 🤣🤣🤣
Just watching it over and over 🤣🤣🤣🤣
chris evans (@chris_notcapn) tweeted at 11:18 PM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
I am fucking SCREAMING @ the process server pulling up like Vin Diesel in Fast and the Furious 😩💀😩
(https://twitter.com/chris_notcapn/status/1402117713355591691?s=03)
BasAmrit @AmritBas:
That’s the sword of damocles over the dems
https://twitter.com/AmritBas/status/1401959609166749697?s=20
I believe that we should send the vaccine to our Embassies abroad. If you can get to the Embassy, you can get vaccinated.
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American expats push for access to coronavirus vaccines, raising questions about international equity
By Claire Parker
June 6, 2021 at 1:36 p.m. CDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/06/americans-abroad-vaccines/
https://twitter.com/ConflitsFrance/status/1402247388492976132?s=20
AFP News Agency @AFP:
#BREAKING President Macron slapped by man during trip to southeast France: aide
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1402248511417159687?s=20
AFP News Agency @AFP:
#BREAKING Two detained after President Macron slapped on regional tour of southeast France: official
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1402268924524339200?s=20
Phuck these muthaphuckas 😡😡
Libertarian Party NH (@LPNH) tweeted at 2:57 PM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
Legalize child labor.
Children will learn more on a job site than in public school.
(https://twitter.com/LPNH/status/1401991776030887940?s=03)
Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) tweeted at 7:01 AM on Tue, Jun 08, 2021:
NEW: Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine will likely be available for kids as young as 5 yrs old in early fall, CEO says
(https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1402234438143066116?s=03)
I 💛 Us (@JuneSummer1) tweeted at 11:42 PM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
You know what would be great? A Black woman or Latina journalist hosting a weekly cable news show, preferably prime time, who was NOT a justice dem leaning leftist.
A girl can hope… https://t.co/BzeH5dEjZE
(https://twitter.com/JuneSummer1/status/1402123971030519809?s=03)
nerd nonsense (@hysanadu) tweeted at 10:11 PM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
I don’t see Lauren Underwood picking fights and nursing Twitter beefs, because she’s too busy getting actual work done.
(https://twitter.com/hysanadu/status/1402100967236161540?s=03)
Travis Akers @travisakers:
Sen. Joe Manchin was a co-sponsor of the For the People Act in 2019.
Eric Takamiya @ektaka Replying to @travisakers:
He was representing his constituents back then. What the hell happened since then
@Sen_JoeManchin ?
https://twitter.com/ektaka/status/1402111912502956032?s=20
Sister Denby @DenbySister:
check out his daughter (epi-pens), his son-in-law (fox) & his wife (education, purchasing epi-pens for schools).
JD @JD1043:
His daughter’s company, Mylan, which she is CEO of is being merged with Pfizer as we speak. As planned, she will get a golden parachute and retire, or will she be the next CEO? Manchin worked her into Mylan with no degree. Can he do it at Pfizer? Does Pfizer need Joe?
https://twitter.com/JD1043/status/1402122985876738049?s=20
Elie Honigm@eliehonig:
This much has become clear: Merrick Garland is *not* the anti-Barr.
https://twitter.com/eliehonig/status/1402080663612923905?s=20
AFP News Agency @AFP:
“Next time I’m in the White House there will be no more dinners, at his request, with Mark Zuckerberg and his wife,” Trump said of Facebook’s chief executive. “It will be all business!”
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1400925325698162689?s=20
Dr. Zanye (@bookedbusy) tweeted at 2:10 AM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
I think what’s upsetting Royalists is they are desperate for the Queen to publicly reject/punish H&M.
The use of a deeply personal name is a sign of a lot more acceptance than rejection coming from the Queen.
(https://twitter.com/bookedbusy/status/1401798736746094592?s=03)
LOL..
This was one of the ‘squaddie’ a-holes who was attacking and smearing and ‘canceling’ the Obamas for the high crime of not diving in and publicly attacking and denouncing the queen …for not jumping right in with their ‘squaddie’ public mud fight.. and for having the nerve to commiserate with the queen on the death of her husband..
She’s deleted some of the worst of her tweets.. but, her smears, attacks and general sentiments are mirrored in the tweets of her fellow toxic ‘squaddies’ …including those she retweets and ‘likes’..
The endless idiocy, tomfoolery, mendacity of these shamelessly hypocritical a-holes..
This was a response to one of her now deleted smear tweets.. she of course ‘liked’ it..
DictatorMuseveniDIDNTwin! @hasifah23 Replying to @bookedbusy:
This was the first time Obama was dragged on his own timeline 🤣🤣🤣
https://twitter.com/hasifah23/status/1371762235740143618?s=20
DictatorMuseveniDIDNTwin! @hasifah23:
This is why i love #Hillaryaclinton even more; she is the most high profile politician to come@out and support Meghan! she didnt mince her words
Welcome Lili @ArchieStannumb1 Replying to @hasifah23:
Yes unlike MO
DictatorMuseveniDIDNTwin! @hasifah23
And yet MO has been crying racism for decades!
TheHouseOfSussex_FB @HouseOfSussexFB
I’m a little slow? Who is MO
DictatorMuseveniDIDNTwin! @hasifah23
Michele Obama
https://twitter.com/hasifah23/status/1375461356078567425?s=20
Welcome Lili @ArchieStannumb1:
He and his wife are such a deception.
Maiu Eesti @Estonian01 Replying to @ArchieStannumb1:
He is a former President, it is not personal only but representation of country…He has to do this…
https://twitter.com/Estonian01/status/1380593498215354372?s=20
Welcome LiliRed @ArchieStannumb1
Why tag Michelle Obama, she is a queen lover
Welcome LiliRed @ArchieStannumb1
I unfollowed her.
Trust Black women *We tried to tell you* (@NicolasEdny) tweeted at 7:22 AM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
Good morning!
Please check your voter registration & make sure you register to vote.
Check your State elections schedule
& commit to vote in every election
Local, State, government etc…
We must vote!
Elections have consequences!
VOTE.
(https://twitter.com/NicolasEdny/status/1401877334609760266?s=03)
Entertainment Weekly (@EW) tweeted at 5:35 PM on Sun, Jun 06, 2021:
One of the first Black actors to lead a TV series, ‘The Mod Squad’ star Clarence Williams III died of colon cancer in Los Angeles on Friday. https://t.co/UDUYYgT5Q6
(https://twitter.com/EW/status/1401669014640857090?s=03)
Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) tweeted at 6:54 AM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
Christian Billionaires Are Funding a Push to Kill the Equality Act https://t.co/wSZYacME0Q
(https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1401870180695916547?s=03)
The Rude Pundit (@rudepundit) tweeted at 6:58 AM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
Another reason Manchin’s position stresses the hell out of me: Any day now, the Supreme Court could overturn the Affordable Care Act and throw tens of millions of lives into chaos. If he needs Republicans to support a new law, people will die.
(https://twitter.com/rudepundit/status/1401871176117456896?s=03)
Team USA (@TeamUSA) tweeted at 6:33 PM on Sun, Jun 06, 2021:
Could it get any better than @Simone_Biles using the Tokyo Drift music in her floor routine? The answer is no. #USGymChamps https://t.co/og9upJ7UZS
(https://twitter.com/TeamUSA/status/1401683815626534917?s=03)
Jennifer ‘pro-voting’ Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) tweeted at 6:58 AM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
Manchin’s excuse-mongering must end. It is time to demonstrate his bipartisan notions are more than fantasy. And if he cannot, he needs to choose his legacy: He either ushers in democracy’s demise or refuses to allow Republicans to dismantle democracy
https://t.co/q2grKJrPn0
(https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1401871174481629184?s=03)
Julieth🌻 (@troubleshade) tweeted at 8:36 PM on Sun, Jun 06, 2021:
People who insults Doria and calls her a “criminal” every other day of the year, suddenly being “worried” for her feelings just because they can’t bare that a mixed child has the names of their white royals 🤷🏽♀️
(https://twitter.com/troubleshade/status/1401714630033018881?s=03)
RIP🙏😢
Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) tweeted at 5:39 AM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
David Dushman, the last surviving soldier who helped liberate Auschwitz-Birkenau, died on Saturday at the age of 98.
https://t.co/kevX2ZiVqE
(https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1401851397361045506?s=02)
CNN International (@cnni) tweeted at 5:41 AM on Mon, Jun 07, 2021:
Harry and Meghan announce the birth of their second child, a daughter named Lilibet Diana, after the Queen and the late Princess of Wales
https://t.co/2O9NfJfPbe
(https://twitter.com/cnni/status/1401851698784747520?s=02)
Michelle B. Young 💛🐝 (@MichelleBYoung1) tweeted at 10:34 PM on Sun, Jun 06, 2021:
I watched the Kennedy Center Honors. It was enough to see Ms. Debbie Allen honored along with Dick Van Dyke (who looks like my Dad) & Midori the violinist, & Joan Baez, but Gladys Knight singing to Garth Brooks & making him cry, and I’m done for the night. 😭 #KennedyCenterHonors
(https://twitter.com/MichelleBYoung1/status/1401744390251503620?s=02)
3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) tweeted at 8:05 PM on Sun, Jun 06, 2021:
Republicans Are Outlining Their Strategy to Steal Future Elections in Plain Sight
https://t.co/jDc81uWQ9y
(https://twitter.com/3ChicsPolitico/status/1401706736491323393?s=02)
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊