Amen, Bill.

Bill Clinton at Madeleine Albright’s funeral:

“Today we see in Ukraine all too tragically what Madeleine always knew – that the advance of freedom is neither inevitable or permanent. And that in politics, where the lure of power is strong and the temptation to abuse it is often irresistible, there are no permanent victories or defeats,” Clinton said.

Takei: You know, Donald. I've also been known to be a "very dangerous fruit."

If a candidate is accused of ___ is it a major problem?

Morning Consult/Politico

If a candidate is accused of ___ is it a major problem?

Sexual misconduct:
83% of Dems say yes
77% Ind
66% Republicans

Domestic violence:
81 D
74 I
67 R

Racist remarks:
80 D
59 I
38 R

Homophobic remarks
71 D
50 I
25 R

Antisemitism
71 D
61 I
47 R

Pence is no hero - He was just playing for time

Stevens is right. Anyone with a brain and a sense of integrity would not have needed to go ask Dan Quayle if it would be ok for his to steal the election. It was obvious that Trump lost. Pence knew he was off his rocker. But he waited to see which way the wind was blowing before taking his “heroic” stand. The man is an empty shell of a human being.

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1519353324138643457?s=20&t=GJcCDNkHhPRLr4GHdrQMpA
https://digbysblog.net/2022/04/27/pence-is-no-hero/

The Bronx Zoo had a 1963 exhibition called "The Most Dangerous Animal in the World."

It was a mirror:


On June 8, 1963, the Illustrated London News ran the following story about an exhibition at the gorilla house at The Bronx Zoo in New York City. The exhibit told visitors:

“You are looking at the most dangerous animal in the world. It alone of all the animals that ever lived can exterminate (and has) entire species of animals. Now it has the power to wipe out all life on earth.”

If France had American-style primaries, Le Pen would've won.

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Here, though, it’s worth recalling that political institutions matter. France has a two-phase presidential election — a broad multi-candidate first round, followed by a runoff between the two top finishers. America has a different kind of two-phase system — first a pair of multi-candidate primaries and then a general election.

If you ran the French results through the American system, Le Pen would have won the primary on the right and Mélenchon would have won the primary on the left, with Macron voters split between the two parties. And all signs are that Le Pen would have won the general. The shame of Democrats’ current predicament is that they rejected an electorally optimal approach for the sake of their policy agenda, but now seem stalled out on actually doing any of the main elements of that agenda.

Way More:
https://www.slowboring.com/p/some-boring-takes-on-the-french-election?s=w

Madeline Albright's funeral: Front row winners of popular vote in 7 of last 8 presidential elections

"radical right" playbook: "Number 1, lie. Number 2, lie. Number 3, lie. Number 4, lie, Number 5,...

Elsewhere in the news conference, Jeffries painted the "radical right," specifically House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as liars:

"But I'll simply say, you know, the radical right playbook is simple. It's not complicated. It's in our face each and every day. It's a five-point playbook.

"Number one, lie. Number two, lie. Number three, lie. Number four, lie. Number five, lie again. That's the radical right playbook. Lie about COVID. Lie about the economy. Lie about the election. Lie about Democrats. Lie about the border. Lie and lie again.

"And so the American people will have a clear choice to make in terms of the contrasts between what Democrats are all about, delivering real results for the people. And a group of folks who lie with impunity, facts don't matter, hypocrisy is not a constraint to their behavior. And they think that shamelessness is a superpower."

Indoctrination

The Face Of War