Trump Gallup up 6 to 49 Disapproval Down 7

Originally Posted by Darian Rachal

James, Trump seems to be " living inside your head", as they say.😉 Is that a TDS symptom?

For those of you following at home, the same tired rejoinder has not yet been replaced.

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Can you imagine this guy in the morning?

He wakes up hating Trump and it bothers him all day long.  

Then he goes to bed hating Trump.

Lather, rinse, repeat!   

He definitely pays more attention to Trump than I do. I can't imagine myself obsessed with Obama when he was President to the extent he is with Trump.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

I didn't say she was a nothing burger; I said the story is turning out to be a nothing burger.

Meanwhile, Trump spent his "working weekend at Camp David" calling yet another female TV host a dog. He wished a murderous despot well wishes for good health. Trump re-Tweeted videos congratulating himself on his election of over three years ago now. He accused members of the FBI of treason. He quote-Tweeted Pizzagate instigators. He sent 15 Tweets about assorted crazy nonsense like Obama is running the "Russian-hoax" from behind the scenes. He said he would need a quid-pro-quo from states over sanctuary policies for them to receive any bailout money. Trump tweeted out support for people who are not following social-distancing guidelines. And lastly, he tweeted some cray-cray Book of Daniel biblical prophet nonsense. In other words, just another ordinary day for President Pinesol.

And for his final act for today, he's just revised the death toll projections, upwards again:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/03/politics/trump-coronavirus-death-estimates/index.html
What's 80-90 thousand when its a Trump "success"?

Here is an interesting take on the Mika Brzeezinski-Joe Biden interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_5wv_OPICQ

David Freiheit (a.k.a. Viva Frei) is a Canadian attorney / YouTuber who has covered quite a bit of American politics and law on his channel over the past couple years.  He is pretty insightful and always entertaining.

Originally Posted by Fred Lusk

Here is an interesting take on the Mika Brzeezinski-Joe Biden interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_5wv_OPICQ

David Freiheit (a.k.a. Viva Frei) is a Canadian attorney / YouTuber who has covered quite a bit of American politics and law on his channel over the past couple years.  He is pretty insightful and always entertaining.

This video is a bad take. No active politician is going to allow anyone who wants to go on a fishing expedition through their records. Donald Trump, for example, has fought this exact kind of investigation repeatedly. Why would anyone expect Biden to have to subject himself to all types of scrutiny unrelated to the Reade case? You don't expect Trump to do that, so why is it ok to expect such a high burden from Biden? The University of Delaware papers are not entirely curated yet. They do not contain any personnel records, and it's entirely in keeping with standard practice to not release these kinds of records until two years after whoever donated has retired from active political life. If you think that Biden should open these records, then you should be ok with Trump opening his accounts of his business dealings with Russia. I suspect you are not ok with this, though.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Mel,

It's looking like the Tara Reade story is a nothing-burger as you guys like to say. 

Hi James:

Maybe the story is a nothing burger.  That is the problem in my view.  The difference between the press treatment of Brett Kavanaugh and the press treatment of Joe Biden is glaring, shocking, and inexcusable.  Kavanaugh had a pristine, flawless reputation before the hearing.  Joe Biden does not.  Ms. Reade has significantly better corroboration than Ms. Blasey Ford, Ms. Swetnick, or the third one who recanted.  Ms. Reade has a more plausible story than Ms. Blasey Ford.

Still, Kavanaugh was savaged by the press.  Kavanaugh was eviscerated in congressional hearings on live TV.  I think that the entirely and dis-functionally partisan DC press corps and the leaders of the Democratic party are to blame, and I personally will never forget.

Jim   

p.s. I don't think this disqualifies Biden, and I don't think he should step aside.  I am willing to accept that his denials are at least (and possibly more) persuasive than the allegations.  My venom is directed solely at the DC press corp and the Democrats who orchestrated the unwarranted character assassination of Brett Kavanaugh.

We weren't there. Biden is another guy that knows he has a special talent for the ladies. Well, there was that one. Most likely something happened between the two of them. His hands on, hair sniffing self is open to these accusations. And people made fun of the Republican that insisted the door was open when a woman was in his office.

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi James:

Maybe the story is a nothing burger.  That is the problem in my view.  The difference between the press treatment of Brett Kavanaugh and the press treatment of Joe Biden is glaring, shocking, and inexcusable.  Kavanaugh had a pristine, flawless reputation before the hearing.  Joe Biden does not.  Ms. Reade has significantly better corroboration than Ms. Blasey Ford, Ms. Swetnick, or the third one who recanted.  Ms. Reade has a more plausible story than Ms. Blasey Ford.

Still, Kavanaugh was savaged by the press.  Kavanaugh was savaged in congressional hearings on live TV.  I think that the entirely and dis-functionally partisan DC press corps and the leaders of the Democratic party are to blame, and I personally will never forget.

Jim   

p.s. I don't think this disqualifies Biden, and I don't think he should step aside.  I am willing to accept that his denials are at least (and possibly more persuasive than the allegations.)  My venom is directed solely at the DC press corp and the Democrats who orchestrated the unwarranted character assassination of Brett Kavanaugh.

It is so one-sided. So much that I don't respect the reasoning of people that disagree.

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi James:

Maybe the story is a nothing burger.  That is the problem in my view.  The difference between the press treatment of Brett Kavanaugh and the press treatment of Joe Biden is glaring, shocking, and inexcusable.  Kavanaugh had a pristine, flawless reputation before the hearing.  Joe Biden does not.  Ms. Reade has significantly better corroboration than Ms. Blasey Ford, Ms. Swetnick, or the third one who recanted.  Ms. Reade has a more plausible story than Ms. Blasey Ford.

Still, Kavanaugh was savaged by the press.  Kavanaugh was savaged in congressional hearings on live TV.  I think that the entirely and dis-functionally partisan DC press corps and the leaders of the Democratic party are to blame, and I personally will never forget.

Jim   

p.s. I don't think this disqualifies Biden, and I don't think he should step aside.  I am willing to accept that his denials are at least (and possibly more persuasive than the allegations.)  My venom is directed solely at the DC press corp and the Democrats who orchestrated the unwarranted character assassination of Brett Kavanaugh.

Hi Jim,

I don't deny there is a difference in coverage. However, it's hard to imagine Biden being more open and transparent about these allegations than he has been. I'm ready to change my mind if serious evidence arises that would change reasonable minds.

I think Reade's explanation is plausible. There was not the environment or processes then that made it easier for her to complain. I don't doubt she could have chickened out and softened her complaint. That other people remember her complaint then is significant. Have you read very many of the Dem women that believe her?