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ZonkerHarris

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March 22, 2019

Fuck Mueller and his report. This is about GOTV in 2020 and it always has been.

Our future is in our hands.
We already have a lot of great candidates running, maybe more coming, and when we narrow it down and pick one to run against Trump it's all on of us.
Because winning by 3 million votes isn't enough,
we are going to win by 6 million votes this time
and take back states we lost by a hair last time
because none of us are going to let ANY FUCKING REASON STOP US FROM VOTING FOR THE DEMOCRAT THIS TIME!!!!!!!!!
No Jill Stein
No staying home
No protest votes
We are going to register millions of new voters between now and Nov 2020
we are going to make sure they, and everyone else, vote.
We are going to take back this country in 2020.
No reports, no spin needed.
just Democratic American voters fighting for the values we hold dear.
JUST GOTV AND FUCKING WIN!

March 22, 2019

In about "2 minutes" Trump is going to tweet out that the report completely exonerates him in

this "witch hunt."
He doesn't have to see/read the report to lie about it.
That's his mutant power.

March 8, 2019

Endeavor (parent co. of Hollywood agency WME) Quietly Returns Saudi Arabia's $400 Million Investment

More than five months after the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the fallout is not over for Saudi Arabia, as major corporations and arts institutions continue to distance themselves from the nation or cut ties altogether.

Now, the talent agency Endeavor, the parent company of WME, which is the majority stakeholder of the international Frieze Art Fair, has returned a $400 million from the Saudi state that was intended to power the company’s growth and diversify Saudia Arabia’s cultural economy.

Endeavor, which is led by chief executive Ari Emanuel, spent the past several weeks arranging the return of the money, “effectively severing Endeavor’s relationship with Saudi leaders,” according to the New York Times, which cites two sources close to the transaction. Neither the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, which made the investment, nor Emmanuel have made public comments on the matter. Representatives from the Frieze Art Fair declined to comment.

Endeavor’s move stands in sharp contrast to the cordial relationship it established with Saudia Arabia last spring, when Emanuel helped throw a lavish Hollywood party for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The event included guests such as Disney chief executive Robert Iger and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and took place as the Saudi government’s investment fund was finalizing an agreement to make the investment in Endeavor, according to the Times.

more at link

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/endeavor-frieze-saudi-1483939?fbclid=IwAR3SEP1OSXuuBkpO-ptz6LnP5d5klvxLuxjPj_qJR8NtBQoJ8Nb1rxVj7CY

WME and Ari Emanuel did the right thing.
That's not the usual way for agents in this town.
I know, I used to be one.
My only problem with it is they shouldn't be quiet about it.

March 8, 2019

hey National Media! Time to ask Trump about the Charlotteville Nazi's again.

Is he finally willing to denounce them now since he's so "anti-anti-antisemitism?
I'll bet a dollar to your sound bite that he isn't.

March 8, 2019

Everyone knows that mandatory minimums and sentencing guidelines only apply to people of color

not nice white multi million dollar criminals like Manafort

March 8, 2019

Merry Christmas Mister Manafort

Don't expect another gift in December.

March 6, 2019

Democratic National Committee rejects Fox News for debates

Democratic National Committee rejects Fox News for debates, citing New Yorker article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/democratic-national-committee-rejects-fox-news-for-debates-citing-new-yorker-article/2019/03/06/a0bdf55c-402e-11e9-922c-64d6b7840b82_story.html?utm_term=.ee9b2c860ff8

The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle as a result of published revelations detailing the cable network’s close ties to the Trump administration.

In a statement Wednesday, DNC Chairman Tom Perez cited a story in the New Yorker magazine this week that detailed how Fox has promoted President Trump’s agenda. The article, entitled “The Making of the Fox News White House,” suggested that the news network had become a propaganda vehicle for Trump.

“I believe that a key pathway to victory is to continue to expand our electorate and reach all voters,” said Perez in his statement to The Washington Post. “That is why I have made it a priority to talk to a broad array of potential media partners, including Fox News. Recent reporting in the New Yorker on the inappropriate relationship between President Trump, his administration and Fox News has led me to conclude that the network is not in a position to host a fair and neutral debate for our candidates. Therefore, Fox News will not serve as a media partner for the 2020 Democratic primary debates.”

Winning the exclusive rights to televise the 12 candidate debates is considered a prestigious prize in the television business. The debates typically draw large audiences — the first Republican debate in August 2015 attracted a record 24 million viewers — and are a vehicle for promoting the networks’ news programs.

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About ZonkerHarris

Nixon was a fucking crook. As a teenager I marched on the UN in 1982 with a million other people demanding we get rid of the threat of nuclear weapons hanging over our heads. Since then I've worked to get Democrats elected like John Aristotle Phillips, known as the A-Bomb Kid when he ran for Congress against Stuart McKinney in CT in the 80's (we lost twice) through the Obama campaign in 2008 and 2012. I want to legalize cannabis, reform our prison for profit system, cut our military budget, get out of Afghanistan and push solar energy panels into every building in the USA.
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