October 3, 2019

THIS.

I just want to congratulate @RepAdamSchiff, who allegedly wrote a whistleblower complaint so powerful that Trump just went out and performed far more than the substance of it for the cameras.

Here's the video: Trump is now openly urging the leaders of Ukraine and China to investigate one of his political rivals.
Via CSPAN
VIDEO:
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1179770084040019971
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1179777598886481921
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1179782842483695616

October 3, 2019

CNN Refuses to Air Trump Ad Pushing Biden-Ukraine Claims and Bashing Network Anchors

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1179775486412705794/_xUddb_V?format=jpg&name=600x314

In a move that is sure to ratchet up tension with the White House, cable news channel CNN is declining to run a new Trump 2020 presidential campaign ad, citing falsehoods and the ad’s open attacks on network stars.

The 30-second ad, titled “Biden Corruption,” peddles misleading accusations about Joe Biden and his son Hunter in an attempt by President Trump to deflect from controversy over his pressuring of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to dig up dirt on the former vice president


https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-refuses-to-air-trump-ad-pushing-biden-ukraine-claims-and-bashing-network-anchors/

October 3, 2019

OBAMA: Like the Beatles said: It's getting better all the time. Thanks, babe, for 27 amazing years!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EF9aHYZWsAYKcHT?format=jpg&name=medium

https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1179760725973184513

October 3, 2019

Australia's ambassador to USA delivers polite smackdown to Lindsey Graham's conspiracy-mongering

Australia envoy tells Lindsey Graham he rejects Graham’s characterization of Downer’s role. Graham had been following up Barr fishing expedition.

Australia's ambassador to the US Joe Hockey responds to Lindsey Graham, defending Alexander Downer: "In your letter you made mention of an Australian diplomat. We reject your characterisation of his role."




https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1179708045103976448
https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/1179708820421054465

October 3, 2019

Kellyanne, phone home.

George Conway: “You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, and you don’t need to be a mental-health professional to see that something’s very seriously off with Trump—particularly after nearly three years of watching his erratic and abnormal behavior in the White House. Questions about Trump’s psychological stability have mounted throughout his presidency. But those questions have been coming even more frequently amid a recent escalation in Trump’s bizarre behavior, as the pressures of his upcoming reelection campaign, a possibly deteriorating economy, and now a full-blown impeachment inquiry have mounted. And the questioners have included those who have worked most closely with him.”

“No president in recent memory—and likely no president ever—has prompted more discussion about his mental stability and connection with reality.”

“The president isn’t simply volatile and erratic, however—he’s also incapable of consistently telling the truth. Those who work closely with him, and who aren’t in denial, must deal with Trump’s lying about serious matters virtually every day.”


https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/george-conway-trump-unfit-office/599128/

October 3, 2019

Charles Pierce Tweet: We all now know the Int'l Get Me The Fuck Out Of Here Signal.

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https://twitter.com/CharlesPPierce/status/1179454381659475969

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/g29343536/trump-meltdown-finland-president-photos/?slide=1

October 3, 2019

Giuliani consulted on Ukraine with imprisoned Paul Manafort via a lawyer

Oct. 2, 2019 at 5:41 p.m. PDT
In his quest to rewrite the history of the 2016 election, President Trump’s personal attorney has turned to an unusual source of information: Trump’s imprisoned former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Rudolph W. Giuliani in recent months has consulted several times with Manafort through the federal prisoner’s lawyer in pursuit of information about a disputed ledger that would bolster his theory that the real story of 2016 is not Russian interference to elect Trump, but Ukrainian efforts to support Hillary Clinton.

The alliance, which Giuliani acknowledged in an interview this week with The Washington Post, stems from a shared interest in a narrative that undermines the rationale for the special counsel investigation. That inquiry led to Manafort’s imprisonment on tax and financial fraud allegations related to his work in Kiev for the political party of former president Viktor Yanukovych.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/giuliani-consulted-on-ukraine-with-imprisoned-paul-manafort-via-a-lawyer/2019/10/02/7a6dc542-e486-11e9-b7da-053c79b03db8_story.html

October 3, 2019

Snowing In Alabama

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October 2, 2019

Divert/distract from the thing itself.

It’s the same playbook @realDonaldTrump used w/ the Russia scandal. Rather than deal w/ Moscow’s attack & explain his campaign’s interactions w/ Russia, Trump & his cultists denigrated the process, blasting probes, investigators & warrants. Divert/distract from the thing itself.

The focus on Schiff, the whistleblower, the process, etc. is just mind-bogglingly absurd since the impeachable offense is right there in the call summary released by the White House.

https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/1179540376186691584
https://theunitedstatesblues.com/white-house-releases-a-summary-not-a-transcript-of-ukraine-call/

October 2, 2019

Pence's top aides frantically distancing him from Trump's conduct re getting Ukraine to smear Biden

https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1179540144296202240
https://twitter.com/Tierney_Megan/status/1179540749391675392