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March 24, 2024

MSNBC walk back on hiring McDaniel?

https://www.thewrap.com/msnbc-plans-ronna-mcdaniel-nbc-news/

MSNBC president Rashida Jones told employees that the liberal-leaning news network has no plans to put new NBC News contributor Ronna McDaniel on the cable outlet

“I want to understand what kind of message this is supposed to send to us?” Kabas wrote in the email. “As columnists we are held to strict standards of factuality and truth, and are expected to have a fundamental understanding of our democracy. McDaniel has proven time and again she adheres to none of those values, and lacks that very basic understanding.”

McDaniel is set to debut in her new role this Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

We'll see how that turns out.

March 15, 2024

Nicolle Wallace has thrown in the towel

Don't ask for a link; she just made the point a few moments ago. She, like most of us, has decided a Trump trial won't likely happen before the election so it will be up to the voters to hold Trump accountable for his misdeeds. Too many legal maneuvers available to delay, delay, delay.

But I'm still hoping for a minor miracle.

March 10, 2024

Will someone please tell me what Biden can do...

..with his executive powers to reduce the influx of immigrants at the southern border, with existing laws on the books?

Senator Lankford (R) said today Biden isn't doing as much as Obama or Trump did to reduce the number...I don't know anything about Obama's actions but am aware of Trump's use of Title 42 which is health related. I'm also aware that some of what Trump wanted to do, was struck down by the courts.

Lankford mentioned a "stay in Mexico" action but I think I remember Joe saying that Mexico would have to be willing to keep them in Mexico.

My logic tells me if there was some action to take, Joe would have taken it.

March 5, 2024

If anyone is confused about the border facts

Republicans lie a lot...needless to say.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/01/fact-check-biden-border-congress/

“A Border Bill is not necessary to stop the millions of people, many from jails and mental institutions located all over the World, that are POURING INTO OUR COUNTRY …. I had the safest and most secure Border in U.S. History. I didn’t need a ‘Bill!"

— Former president Donald Trump, in a social media post, Jan. 29

As president, Trump issued a raft of executive orders designed to stem illegal immigration — relying on a provision of the law that says the president can “suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens” whose entry he finds “would be detrimental to the interests of the United States” — but many of his actions were struck down or altered by the courts.

(Presidents can't always fix things with a "stroke of the pen." )

Trump claimed he needed Congress to pass a new law, especially to make it more difficult for migrants to claim asylum. “What the Democrats should be doing now is they should be changing the loopholes,” Trump told reporters in 2019. “They should be changing asylum. I’ve been talking ... to you about this for a long time. They should be changing asylum.”

“For over 6 years, Speaker Johnson has stressed that securing the border can only be achieved by granting presidents new legal authority,” said Andrew Bates, deputy White House press secretary. “He was explicit about this when he endorsed the Trump Administration’s efforts to pass new laws, and he even went as far as to introduce his own bills. Rep. [Steve] Scalise agreed with Speaker Johnson, saying in 2019: ‘It takes congressional action, you need to change the law.’

As Sen. James Lankford (Okla.), the chief Republican negotiator, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday: “Even while [Trump] was president, he was specifically asking Congress to change the standard on asylum to be able to tighten up, to be able to give them additional funds for deportation. All of those things are in this bill.”

The fix is available, Mike Johnson/Trump don't want a fix.

March 5, 2024

I wonder if Trump has considered the downside of...

..his "Absolute Presidential Immunity" argument?

If SCOTUS rules in his favor, Biden could decide to stay in office indefinitely.

March 3, 2024

Forget the damned POLLS...

People's polled opinions today, don't mean jack relative to how they will vote Nov 5. The Democratic Presidential candidate has won the popular vote in 7 out of the last 8 elections. There's no reason to doubt the Democratic candidate will win the 2024 election. Rest assured, if the two names on the ballot are Biden and Trump, the sane people will vote for Biden. And the sane people make up the majority.

February 29, 2024

I don't blame Garland as the sole responsible party...

..for the lack of justice taking place with Trump. The Senate had two opportunities get rid of Trump but didn't, the House could have ignored the Trump politics but didn't, the state legislatures could have ignored Trump politics but didn't, Cannon could have performed like an impartial judge but didn't, SCOTUS could have taken the immunity appeal and rendered a decision in a matter of days but didn't and the segment of Americans who could have seen Trump for what he really is, didn't...

Even if Trump gets a trial before 11/5 and even if convicted, he'll still be running for president. If he loses the election, then maybe justice will eventually be served. If he wins, all the legal issues will go away.

The point being, we are where we've always been...stuck with the only form of 'justice' we can administer. Vote his ass out Nov 5,2024.

February 25, 2024

GOP hypocrisy

https://twitter.com/wayne_shirley/status/1761824430668304889

February 25, 2024

Haley creating a "structural" problem for Trump and RNC

A reported called it "structural."

Trump needs the nominee title in order to merge his campaign with the RNC and more or less take control of the RNC. Not everyone in the RNC likes that idea. A resolution has been proposed saying Trump can't be declared the nominee until he gets the required 1215 delegates or Haley drops out.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/24/politics/rnc-resolutions-trump-republicans/index.html

February 18, 2024

Fox & Friends

I can't stomach watching or listening to any conservative talk shows more than a few minutes so I occasionally record a Fox hour, then fast-forward the recording to see what worthy news ( ) topics they cover. Today it was Fox & Friends.

The lead off discussion was in regard to Biden's mental competence with some slurs against Harris thrown in for good measure. Then, on to the 'border' and failed border policy, then inflation, then failed Bidenomics. Then back to border related issues to defund immigrants and spend the money on the homeless. Then tying in the immigration issue with increased crime. Then a negative segment relating to raising the minimum wage in California and then some neutral conversation relative to the Haley-Trump race for the nominee.

The silliest segment to me, near the end, was a bitch session about (noted) New York City and Boston schools 'depriving' kids of a 'snow-day' to play in the snow, by having remote classes via Zoom or whatever.

Not one word about fool Trump or his deranged, unhinged mental state or his recent $350 M penalty judgement or anything else relative to his legal situation.

Of course, F & F is most always a non-news broadcast, most always a spew of propaganda.

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