Innocent President Behaves Like a Guilty Man
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Saturday, September 07, 2019
Sunday, September 01, 2019
President More Interested in Golf than Gun Deaths
The fact that the NRA spent $30 million on ads supporting Trump and opposing Clinton may have something to do with his refusal to act on gun control.
Unanswered question: Where did the NRA get $30 million to spend on the 2016 campaign, when it reported a loss of $46 million?
Wednesday, August 07, 2019
Monday, July 29, 2019
Sunday, July 07, 2019
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Monday, June 10, 2019
Monday, June 03, 2019
Friday, May 10, 2019
Saturday, May 04, 2019
Thursday, May 02, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Thursday, April 04, 2019
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
Sunday, March 03, 2019
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Monday, October 29, 2018
Saturday, September 08, 2018
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Friday, August 03, 2018
Sunday, July 15, 2018
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Friday, February 23, 2018
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Republicans Repeat Tax Cut Big Lie
Voodoo economics entails huge welfare payments to corporations and the already rich, in the disproved notion that their generosity will eventually benefit middle class Americans.
When the rich have more money, they will hire more workers -- and the result will be increased tax revenues that pay for the tax cuts.
Ronald Reagan proved it doesn't work.
George W. Bush proved it doesn't work.
Now Donald Trump is repeating the same lie and pretending it will work for him.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Mitch McConnell in 2005: 'The President Alone Nominates Judges'
"The Constitution of the United States is at stake. Article II, Section 2 clearly provides that the president, and the president alone, nominates judges. The Senate is empowered to give advice and consent. But my Democratic colleagues want to change the rules. They want to reinterpret the Constitution to require a super-majority for confirmation. In effect, they would take away the power to nominate from the president and grant it to a minority of 41 senators." -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in 2005, defending the absolute right of a sitting president to nominate judges.
This followed Democratic and Republican opposition to President George W. Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers, who served as his White House counsel.
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"The Constitution of the United States is at stake. Article II, Section 2 clearly provides that the president, and the president alone, nominates judges. The Senate is empowered to give advice and consent. But my Democratic colleagues want to change the rules. They want to reinterpret the Constitution to require a super-majority for confirmation. In effect, they would take away the power to nominate from the president and grant it to a minority of 41 senators." -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in 2005, defending the absolute right of a sitting president to nominate judges.
This followed Democratic and Republican opposition to President George W. Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers, who served as his White House counsel.
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Saturday, February 13, 2016
A Few of Donald Trump's Greatest Hits
Trump Air, like a presidential term, lasted four years. Then it went bankrupt.
Trump Casinos filed for bankruptcy for the fourth time in 2014.
Trump launched mortgage company in 2006.Housing market collapsed. Company folded in 18 months.
In 2013, the NY Attorney General sued Trump and Trump University for $40 million for allegedly defrauding students. Some students of the "University" are suing Trump, as well.
Trump University lawsuit
Trump Air, like a presidential term, lasted four years. Then it went bankrupt.
Trump Casinos filed for bankruptcy for the fourth time in 2014.
Trump launched mortgage company in 2006.Housing market collapsed. Company folded in 18 months.
In 2013, the NY Attorney General sued Trump and Trump University for $40 million for allegedly defrauding students. Some students of the "University" are suing Trump, as well.
Trump University lawsuit
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Trump campaign insults NH voters' intelligence
By JOSEPH W. McQUAID, Publisher, Manchester Union Leader
December 27, 2015
Donald Trump is due in New Hampshire this evening. He will attract a large crowd. The crowds, the media coverage, and the polls have led him and some pundits to believe that he will win the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
That is an insult to the intelligence of Republican voters. Beginning right here in New Hampshire on Feb. 9, a great majority of them will disabuse him of that notion.
Much of the news media are lavishly covering Trump, not just because he’s good for ratings, but because he’s good for Hillary Clinton. They very much want Trump to be the Republican nominee so that Ms. Hillary can move back into the White House.
Trump can certainly be an entertaining character. He toys with TV journalists and dismisses critics with name-calling that drives the Politically Correct crowd insane. But his public descent into bathroom humor and verbal bullying has been painful, and educational, to watch.
According to Trump: John McCain accepted years of torture by the North Vietnamese but is not Trump’s type of “war hero.” Not that Trump ever served in the military. Carly Fiorina, meanwhile, doesn’t have the “face” Trump would want in the White House; and a reporter who questions a Trump falsehood is to be mimicked and mocked for his physical disability.
Trump has shown himself to be a crude blowhard with no clear political philosophy and no deeper understanding of the important and serious role of President of the United States than one of the goons he lets rough up protesters in his crowds.
He reminds us of the grownup bully “Biff” in the “Back to the Future” movie series. Lo and behold, the screenwriter says that he based Biff on Trump. On Feb. 9, we trust New Hampshire Republicans will send “Biff Trump” back to somewhere — anywhere but on the road to the most important elective office in the United States at a most crucial time for this nation.
Manchester Union Leader
By JOSEPH W. McQUAID, Publisher, Manchester Union Leader
December 27, 2015
Donald Trump is due in New Hampshire this evening. He will attract a large crowd. The crowds, the media coverage, and the polls have led him and some pundits to believe that he will win the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
That is an insult to the intelligence of Republican voters. Beginning right here in New Hampshire on Feb. 9, a great majority of them will disabuse him of that notion.
Much of the news media are lavishly covering Trump, not just because he’s good for ratings, but because he’s good for Hillary Clinton. They very much want Trump to be the Republican nominee so that Ms. Hillary can move back into the White House.
Trump can certainly be an entertaining character. He toys with TV journalists and dismisses critics with name-calling that drives the Politically Correct crowd insane. But his public descent into bathroom humor and verbal bullying has been painful, and educational, to watch.
According to Trump: John McCain accepted years of torture by the North Vietnamese but is not Trump’s type of “war hero.” Not that Trump ever served in the military. Carly Fiorina, meanwhile, doesn’t have the “face” Trump would want in the White House; and a reporter who questions a Trump falsehood is to be mimicked and mocked for his physical disability.
Trump has shown himself to be a crude blowhard with no clear political philosophy and no deeper understanding of the important and serious role of President of the United States than one of the goons he lets rough up protesters in his crowds.
He reminds us of the grownup bully “Biff” in the “Back to the Future” movie series. Lo and behold, the screenwriter says that he based Biff on Trump. On Feb. 9, we trust New Hampshire Republicans will send “Biff Trump” back to somewhere — anywhere but on the road to the most important elective office in the United States at a most crucial time for this nation.
Manchester Union Leader
Monday, January 04, 2016
Sarah Palin Supports Abstinence Education
Daughter Bristol Pays the Price
Sarah Palin has put her estate in Scottsdale, Arizona, up for sale while welcoming the birth of a new granddaughter, as daughter Bristol became a single mother for the second time.
The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee has been in the news lately as a defender/advocate for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, with Trump hinting that Palin is potential cabinet material.
The Los Angeles Times first disclosed that the Palins’ digs in the desert are on the market for $2.5 million. The home is 8,000 square feet with six bedrooms, six-and-a-half bathrooms, a six-car garage and high ceilings with chandeliers. Out back are four acres with a pool, a spa, a sports court, a fire pit plus a synthetic lawn.
Palin cashed in on fame. She quit in mid-term as governor of Alaska, and in the following year took in an estimated $23 million as book author, Fox News personality and in-demand, six-figure speaker. She used a limited liability corporation to purchase the Scottsdale home in 2011, then in foreclosure, for $1.65 million.
The fame has faded, although Palin has flirted with two presidential runs. Fox News did not renew Palin’s contract when it came up in July, and she pulled the plug on the pay-to-view “Sarah Palin Channel” due to low viewership.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Blog
The fame has faded, although Palin has flirted with two presidential runs. Fox News did not renew Palin’s contract when it came up in July, and she pulled the plug on the pay-to-view “Sarah Palin Channel” due to low viewership.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Blog
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Donald Who Will Face Down World Leaders Lost to a School Board
L.A. Times
Long before his run for president and his reality TV career
as the ruthless boss, Trump fought an ugly decade-long battle over a Los
Angeles landmark.
It's not an exploit he's bragging about on the campaign trail. The prize was the Ambassador Hotel. A legendary Hollywood celebrity hangout and the site of the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, it had endured a long downward spiral before closing in 1989.
The Board of Education already had its eye on the property for a badly needed high school when a Trump syndicate swooped it up for $64 million in 1989 and announced plans to erect a 125-story office tower.
The school board countered with a 7-0 vote to take the property from Trump via eminent domain.
Usually that would start a process in which the parties and their appraisers, or a court, would settle on a price. But not when one of the parties was Trump.
His team launched a fierce lobbying campaign to block a $50-million state allocation to help the district buy the property. Goldberg, then the president of the school board, took on the notoriously tough negotiator.
Roused by Goldberg, protesters outside the Ambassador chanted "Dump Trump" and carried signs saying, "Public need over private greed."
In January 1991, he and his partners decided to take the nearly $48-million deposit the school board offered as part of its eminent domain condemnation suit.
In doing so, Trump Wilshire Associates, in effect, conceded the district's right to take the property.
Two and a half years later, as the eminent domain suit was set to go to trial, the school board abruptly dropped its bid to buy the land. The recession had driven the property's value down to $50 million, and Horton saw no reason to pay the previously estimated value of $74 million.
Barbara Res, executive vice president for Trump Wilshire Associates, accused the district of duplicity, saying it reneged on a promise to pay $82 million for the entire 23.5-acre site "because they said politically it wasn't a good idea." Horton discounted that, saying the offer was only "a potential deal that we didn't accept, because we couldn't figure out a way to pay for it." Early in 1994 a judge sided with the district. Soon Trump, whose share was reported to be 20%, left the partnership with no signature building and little, if any, cash.
In at least one huge deal in L.A., Trump got schooled
It's not an exploit he's bragging about on the campaign trail. The prize was the Ambassador Hotel. A legendary Hollywood celebrity hangout and the site of the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, it had endured a long downward spiral before closing in 1989.
The Board of Education already had its eye on the property for a badly needed high school when a Trump syndicate swooped it up for $64 million in 1989 and announced plans to erect a 125-story office tower.
The school board countered with a 7-0 vote to take the property from Trump via eminent domain.
Usually that would start a process in which the parties and their appraisers, or a court, would settle on a price. But not when one of the parties was Trump.
His team launched a fierce lobbying campaign to block a $50-million state allocation to help the district buy the property. Goldberg, then the president of the school board, took on the notoriously tough negotiator.
Roused by Goldberg, protesters outside the Ambassador chanted "Dump Trump" and carried signs saying, "Public need over private greed."
In January 1991, he and his partners decided to take the nearly $48-million deposit the school board offered as part of its eminent domain condemnation suit.
In doing so, Trump Wilshire Associates, in effect, conceded the district's right to take the property.
Two and a half years later, as the eminent domain suit was set to go to trial, the school board abruptly dropped its bid to buy the land. The recession had driven the property's value down to $50 million, and Horton saw no reason to pay the previously estimated value of $74 million.
Barbara Res, executive vice president for Trump Wilshire Associates, accused the district of duplicity, saying it reneged on a promise to pay $82 million for the entire 23.5-acre site "because they said politically it wasn't a good idea." Horton discounted that, saying the offer was only "a potential deal that we didn't accept, because we couldn't figure out a way to pay for it." Early in 1994 a judge sided with the district. Soon Trump, whose share was reported to be 20%, left the partnership with no signature building and little, if any, cash.
Trump Economic Strategy: Bankruptcy
Trump has built an American empire from Las Vegas to New York with towering hotels and sparkling casinos. Forbes
estimates he's worth $2.7 billion. But not all of Trump's business
ventures have been constant money-makers. In 1991, 1992, 2004, and again
in 2009, Trump branded companies or properties have sought Chapter 11
protection.
"I've used the laws of this country to pare debt. ... We'll have the
company. We'll throw it into a chapter. We'll negotiate with the banks.
We'll make a fantastic deal. You know, it's like on 'The Apprentice.'
It's not personal. It's just business," Trump told ABC's George Stephanopoulos last Thursday.
A business declaring bankruptcy is nothing new in corporate America,
where bankruptcy is often sugar-coated as "restructuring debt." But it
might seem alarming to everyday Americans who can't get a bank to
restructure their home loans. If you want to get Donald Trump hot under
the collar, accuse him of declaring bankruptcy.
Doug Heller, the executive director of Consumer Watchdog, said Trump is
the "most egregious, almost comical example" of the disparity between
what the average American faces when going through bankruptcy and the
"ease with which the very rich can move in and out of bankruptcy."
"Under the American bankruptcy laws, if you end up in bankruptcy because
you're struggling with divorce or medical payments or a sudden change
of income, it's a disaster. If you fail miserably with huge dollars
involved then you just need some accountants to rework your books,"
Heller said.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-filed-bankruptcy-times/story?id=13419250
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-filed-bankruptcy-times/story?id=13419250
Trump Defends Putin
Trump on Putin's crackdown on journalists: 'it’s never been proven'
Donald Trump on Sunday defended Russian president Vladimir Putin’s record on press freedom, challenging journalists to provide him with evidence that the Kremlin has ever sponsored efforts to murder reporters.
The Republican frontrunner also vowed again to work closely with Russia, if elected president. Trump was praised this week by Putin, who described the billionaire businessman as a “very colourful, talented person”.
Putin’s words fuelled attacks by Trump’s rivals for the Republican nomination. But Trump, whose lead in the polls has grown after a series of inflammatory Islamophobic slurs, called the Russian president’s remarks a “great honour” and described Putin as “a man highly respected within his own country and beyond”.
Trump was called out on the platitudes during an interview with MSNBC on Friday. Asked to condemn the Kremlin’s alleged involvement in the assassination of reporters, he responded: “Our country does plenty of killing also.”
In a heated interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Trump said: “In all fairness to Putin, you’re saying he killed people. I haven’t seen that. I don’t know that he has.” According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 36 journalists have been murdered since 1993, often in direct retaliation for their work. In only four cases was anyone convicted.
Donald Trump on Sunday defended Russian president Vladimir Putin’s record on press freedom, challenging journalists to provide him with evidence that the Kremlin has ever sponsored efforts to murder reporters.
The Republican frontrunner also vowed again to work closely with Russia, if elected president. Trump was praised this week by Putin, who described the billionaire businessman as a “very colourful, talented person”.
Putin’s words fuelled attacks by Trump’s rivals for the Republican nomination. But Trump, whose lead in the polls has grown after a series of inflammatory Islamophobic slurs, called the Russian president’s remarks a “great honour” and described Putin as “a man highly respected within his own country and beyond”.
Trump was called out on the platitudes during an interview with MSNBC on Friday. Asked to condemn the Kremlin’s alleged involvement in the assassination of reporters, he responded: “Our country does plenty of killing also.”
In a heated interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, Trump said: “In all fairness to Putin, you’re saying he killed people. I haven’t seen that. I don’t know that he has.” According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 36 journalists have been murdered since 1993, often in direct retaliation for their work. In only four cases was anyone convicted.
Thursday, December 03, 2015
If Only the CEOs of the Big Banks That Wrecked the U.S. Economy in 2008 Got This Treatment
Former Massey Energy Chief Executive Don Blankenship was found guilty in federal court on Thursday of conspiring to violate safety standards at the Upper Big Branch mine, the site of a 2010 blast that killed 29 people.
Relatives of those killed and prosecutors hailed the decision as sending a message on mine safety in coal-rich West Virginia even though the jury found Blankenship not guilty of making false statements and of securities fraud.
One of Blankenship's lawyers, Bill Taylor, told reporters the defense team was disappointed by the misdemeanor conviction but doubted Blankenship would serve any time in prison.
Sentencing was set for March 23 in U.S. District Court. Blankenship, 65, faces a maximum $250,000 fine and up to a year in prison.
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin told reporters he was not disappointed with the verdict. "It brings justice that is long overdue," he said. The jury had deliberated more than two weeks and had twice told Judge Irene Berger it was deadlocked. Blankenship's lawyers did not present a single witness.
Relatives of those killed and prosecutors hailed the decision as sending a message on mine safety in coal-rich West Virginia even though the jury found Blankenship not guilty of making false statements and of securities fraud.
One of Blankenship's lawyers, Bill Taylor, told reporters the defense team was disappointed by the misdemeanor conviction but doubted Blankenship would serve any time in prison.
Sentencing was set for March 23 in U.S. District Court. Blankenship, 65, faces a maximum $250,000 fine and up to a year in prison.
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin told reporters he was not disappointed with the verdict. "It brings justice that is long overdue," he said. The jury had deliberated more than two weeks and had twice told Judge Irene Berger it was deadlocked. Blankenship's lawyers did not present a single witness.
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