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July 9, 2018

Boris Johnson sparks government crisis as he QUITS cabinet

Boris Johnson resigns as UK Foreign Secretary, following the resignation of Brexit Secretary David Davis

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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-plunges-government-into-further-crisis-as-he-quits-as-foreign-secretary-a3882901.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-44770847?ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=news_central&ns_source=twitter

July 9, 2018

Lanny Davis shreds Giuliani & suggests we all "Stay Tuned"

@LannyDavis

Did @rudygiuliani really say on Sunday shows that @michaelcohen212 should cooperate with prosecutors and tell the truth? Seriously? Is that Trump and Giuliani definition of “truth”? Trump/Giuliani next to the word “truth” = oxymoron. Stay tuned. #thetruthmatters


https://twitter.com/LannyDavis/status/1016280422928576513
July 9, 2018

Oh, it's courtesy you want? Now?


It’s a bit late for that. Not only has the far right engaged in and valorized disrespectful political discourse for many years, it has of late openly called for political violence, to the roar of cheering crowds. It has also not just embraced Nazis, it has nominated them to represent its party. It has howled at imagined disrespect when a football player takes a knee, after having engaged in the better part of a decade’s worth of promoting false and odious claims about a president it loathed. If you wanted courtesy, the bridge at your back is still on fire, much of it still glowing white-hot.

….........

It was never about ‘civility’, and it’s not now.

Instead, you’re demanding consent, for behavior your critics don’t want to consent to. You’re demanding silence in the face of what others see as objectionable behavior. You want your agenda to see no pushback, no protest, no objections. Tacit endorsement. Validation.

Well, you’re not going to get any of those things. What you’re getting, instead, is the same sort of behavior you’ve engaged in for the better part of a decade. You’re now going to reap the whirlwind. You’ve taught liberals that silence means consent, and you withheld yours (and your civility) for years. Welcome to the new normal, now that liberals have decided to stop turning the other cheek and to emulate your own behaviors.



Way More Rant!
the rest:

https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-far-left-have-so-much-trouble-speaking-courteously-with-and-debating-hot-political-topics-with-the-far-right/answer/Chris-Joosse
July 8, 2018

Fugelsang asks Trump supporter for 13 minutes what Christian values Trump has NOT turned his back on

WOW, please listen to THIS:


John Fugelsang asks a Trump supporter for 13 minutes what Christian values Trump has not turned his back on, and why she bases her support on his behavior. He remains very respectful to the caller and tries to keep the... https://twitter.com/Basil_Isobar/status/1015745419991658496

https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmentertainment/tme76181

July 8, 2018

Trump is a guilty coward.

@kurteichenwald

Clinton on Benghazi: you can ask me anything you want. I’ll sit for 11 hours of questions before one congressional committee alone.

GOP: she’s hiding something!

Trump: I will not speak to mueller at all unless I am shown all evidence first.

GOP: he’s hiding nothing!




https://twitter.com/kurteichenwald/status/1015416955032006657

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