Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

The conspiracy theorists are alive and well on the AM and in fine paranoid and delusional form, as expected...

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Add to that the 16 fake electors for Trump in the 2020 election that have just been indicted by the Michigan AG:
"Each of the GOP defendants has been charged with several felonies, including conspiracy to commit forgery, forgery, conspiracy to commit election law forgery, and election law forgery."
"the Republican efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election were multifaceted, but among the striking partisan tactics was the fake electors scheme: GOP officials and operatives in key states created forged election materials and sent the documents to, among others, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Archivist, as if the documents were legitimate. They were not.'
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-fake-electors-indictment-2020-election-michigan-jury-rcna94826

See the steamy sex-oriented ad targeting the GOP politicians!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB9RZ0mzAn8

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gop-trump-jan-6-investigation-b2377490.html

Both Asa Hutchinson and Nikki Haley have called for Trump to end his presidential campaign.

"Former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was interviewed on Fox News shortly after the news broke and used it as an opportunity to reiterate the need for a generational change in the party to move on from the distractions of the Trump era."

“And that is why I am running. It’s because we need a new generational leader. We can’t keep dealing with this drama. We can’t keep dealing with the negativity.”

“The rest of this primary election is going to be in reference to Trump, is going to be about lawsuits, is going to be about legal fees, it’s going to be about judges and it’s going to continue to be a further and further distraction,” she said."

"In a statement released by Asa for America, he said: “I have said from the beginning that Donald Trump’s actions on January 6 should disqualify him from ever being President again. As a former federal prosecutor, I understand the severity of Grand Jury investigations and what it means to be targeted by such an investigation.”

He continued: “Donald Trump has confirmed that he is a target of this investigation and will likely be indicted once again. While Donald Trump would like the American people to believe that he is the victim in this situation, the truth is that the real victims of January 6th were our democracy, our rule of law, and those Capitol Police officers who worked valiantly to protect our Capitol.”

Mr Hutchinson concluded: “Anyone who truly loves this country and is willing to put the country over themselves would suspend their campaign for President of the United States immediately. It is disappointing that Donald Trump refuses to do so.”

I would add why do folks on this very forum still support this turd of a man?

And do I think any of them will read this post?

"I would add why do folks on this very forum still support this turd of a man?"
"And do I think any of them will read this post?"

Well it's possible they might read the post but it's likely to invoke the same response as in Asa Hutchinson's recent appearance at the GOP's premier event for the candidates: Trump! Trump! Trump! 
That's all that Asa heard as he tried to speak and essentially the same as would be expected from a cult-like following...  

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

Absolutely. As for Biden being demonized by the MAGA right as the next, albeit senile, crime boss, they have no further to look than what the D's did to Mitt Romney (and W). They have no shame, no excuses, and nobody to blame but themselves. 'Member when Harry Reid, after the '16 election, was asked about telling the lie that Mitt Romney didn't pay any taxes, and his response was "He lost didn't he?" F them all.

"So I found myself wondering if there was anything more to Reid’s false claim. The answer: yes, a bit. Maybe not enough to justify Reid’s lies, but more than you might recall."

"Unlike virtually all of his modern predecessors, Romney released just two years of tax returns. He cited John McCain as a precedent, but FactCheck.org found that excuse to be lacking. FactCheck’s Robert Farley wrote in July 2012:"

"In more than three decades, no other nominees for either party have released fewer than five years’ worth of returns. Romney’s own father released a dozen years’ worth when he ran for the GOP nomination in 1968."

"Romney has been under mounting public pressure to release tax returns — largely due to the Obama campaign raising questions about Swiss bank accounts and investments in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven. Romney has released his tax returns for 2010 and an estimate for 2011 (the full return of which he says he will release later). He says that’s enough."

"So here you have Romney, a noted liar in his own right, refusing to release tax returns that might have blown his campaign out of the water. Someone needed to put the pressure on him. The Obama campaign could only say so much. Reid took the hit, making up a false accusation that Romney wasn’t paying any taxes and essentially saying: Prove I’m lying."

"Four years later, Romney enthusiastically embraced the Reid line of attack in his efforts to derail Trump’s candidacy. Trump, as we all know, wouldn’t release any of his tax returns. Here’s what Romney said: “There is only one logical explanation for Mr. Trump’s refusal to release his returns: There is a bombshell in them. Given Mr. Trump’s equanimity with other flaws in his history, we can only assume it’s a bombshell of unusual size.”

https://dankennedy.net/2021/12/29/did-harry-reid-lie-about-mitt-romneys-taxes-yes-but-its-a-bit-more-complicated/

Originally Posted by James Brown

I think your source is a bit biased Rod.   Romney is/was a paragon of virtue compared to any contemporary.

Well, compared to Trump, he's the virgin mary...

Holding him accountable for seditious conspiracy!
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4103103-trump-notified-he-is-target-in-dojs-jan-6-investigation/

"Biden video mocking Marjorie Taylor Greene speech hit more than 30M views in 12 hours"
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4105583-biden-video-mocking-marjorie-taylor-greene-speech-hit-over-30m-views-in-12-hours/

"The video features Greene’s speech set to uplifting music as she lists Biden’s agenda and legislative achievements and compares him to Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Franklin D. Roosevelt."

“Joe Biden had the largest public investment in social infrastructure and environmental programs, that is actually finishing what FDR started, that LBJ expanded on, and Joe Biden is attempting to complete,” Greene said in her speech over the weekend."

“Programs to address education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, transportation, Medicare, Medicaid, labor unions, and he still is working on it,” Greene said."


"Many have shared Greene’s speech at the conservative conference and described it as a gift to Biden’s campaign."

Biden tweeted the video and wrote, “I approve this message.”


https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4104701-biden-shares-video-of-marjorie-taylor-greene-speech-to-promote-his-agenda/


Thanks Marge, You finally got it right!

"Country Music Television (CMT) confirmed Tuesday that it had pulled the video from rotation,..."
"Aldean’s video, which went up on YouTube last week and quickly drew attention on social media, features clips of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests interspersed with footage of crimes — including an apparent convenience store robbery, a carjacking and depictions of people setting American flags on fire."
"But perhaps what’s raised the most eyebrows is the location where the video was the shot: the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tenn. In 1927, 18-year-old Henry Choate was famously lynched at the courthouse, his body hanged off the balcony after he was accused of assaulting a white girl who never identified him. The building also played a part in the “Columbia race riot” of 1946."
"In the Aldean video, images of recent demonstrations and destruction are projected on the courthouse, from which hangs a large American flag."

“Jason Aldean is a fantastic guy who just came out with a great new song. Support Jason all the way. MAGA!!!” Trump"

https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4110225-republicans-rush-to-defend-jason-aldean-and-try-that-in-a-small-town/

On edit, the other foci of right wing outrage, the Barbie movie: "Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” took in $70.5 million in North American theaters Friday, including the Thursday pre-shows. That set the movie on track to bring in roughly $150 million for its domestic opening weekend, a stunning achievement for what has become a pop culture sensation." "The movie is on pace to be the biggest domestic start for a female-directed movie."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/23/media/barbie-oppenheimer-box-office/index.html