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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

January 8, 2025 05:20 PM Forum: Politics

Biden's Biggest Regret

Posted By Rod Kaufman
"President Biden in an interview published Wednesday reflected on the highs and lows of his administration, stating his biggest regret was failing to challenge misinformation — including claims touted by President-elect Trump about the New Year’s Day attacks."

“I mean, again, it’s the nature of the change in the way information is transmitted,” Biden said in an exclusive interview with USA Today. “And the guy [Trump] has not known for telling the truth.”

"The president called out the incoming leader’s threats against migrants as well as Trump’s recent statement about the New Year’s Day attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, blaming the deadly incidents on “open borders” despite two born-and-raised American citizens carrying out the attacks."


“I’ll bet you there’s 70 percent of people out there that read that and believe it,” he continued. “How do you deal with that?”

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5073864-joe-biden-donald-trump-misinformation/

January 9, 2025 11:23 PM Forum: Politics

"More than 15,000 doctors urge Senate to reject RFK Jr. as Health secretary"

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by James Brown

I think RFK is a crummy choice, because of his anti-vax stances.  I expect he will have a rough confirmation hearing.  That said, approximately 1,095,000 US doctors did not sign the letter.  Drawing any conclusions at all from this open letter is silly.
Well...having any sort of expectation that 1,095,000 US doctors would all sign onto a letter, whatever it may be, is silly but the fact that more than 15000 of 'em took the time and trouble to read this letter and then sign it is significant.

January 9, 2025 08:29 PM Forum: Politics

"More than 15,000 doctors urge Senate to reject RFK Jr. as Health secretary"

Posted By Rod Kaufman
"More than 15,000 doctors across the country signed an open letter urging senators to vote against President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Robert F. Kennedy Jr."

"In the letter, physicians say they are “appalled” by Trump’s “reckless” appointment of Kennedy, arguing he would be “dangerous” if confirmed to the top public health post."

“This appointment is an affront to the principles of public health, the tireless dedication of medical professionals, and the trust that millions of Americans place in the health care system,” the letter reads. 


“RFK Jr. Has a well-documented history of spreading dangerous disinformation on vaccines and public health interventions, leaving vulnerable communities unprotected and placing millions of lives at risk. His appointment is a direct threat to the safety of our patients and the public at large.”

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5076993-doctors-oppose-kennedy-nomination/

January 10, 2025 04:08 PM Forum: Politics

SCOTUS Denies Trump Emergency Appeal In 5/4 Decsion

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by James Brown

I agree that it will be overturned on appeal to the NY state court of appeals.   The Supreme Court majority opinion, as described in the CNN article seems well reasoned to me.   Glad to see ACB and Roberts side with the liberals on this one.

If there were any risk of NY sentencing Trump to jail pending his state court appeal, the Supremes would have stayed the sentencing by 9-0 vote.  There is no risk at all of jail, according to the trial court.  If Merchan loses his mind, flip-flops, and sentences Trump to jail, the Supremes will step in and stay the sentence for the reasons argued before.
Any comments regarding Alito's call to Trump beforehand? Has any other SCOTUS judge initiated a call to a president or president elect before and particularly when they know they've got cases involving him coming before the court?

January 10, 2025 05:04 PM Forum: Politics

SCOTUS Denies Trump Emergency Appeal In 5/4 Decsion

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by James Brown

As innocuous as can be.   Also Trump called Alito, not that it matters.  Recommending a clerk for a job is something I bet every Supreme Court Justice has done many times.  Note the timing.   

The faux outrage sweeping the left-leaning press over this phone call is the sort of thing, along with the overall failed lawfare etc., that contributed mightily to Trump's victory.   Will they never learn?   

"Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone Tuesday to recommend one of his former law clerks for a job in the new administration, ABC News has learned.

"William Levi, one of my former law clerks, asked me to take a call from President-elect Trump regarding his qualifications to serve in a government position," Justice Alito confirmed to ABC News Wednesday. "I agreed to discuss this matter with President-elect Trump, and he called me yesterday afternoon."

The call occurred just hours before Trump's lawyers on Wednesday morning filed an emergency request with the justices asking them to block a New York judge from moving forward with sentencing Trump on Friday in his criminal hush money case.

"We did not discuss the emergency application he filed today, and indeed, I was not even aware at the time of our conversation that such an application would be filed," Alito said. "We also did not discuss any other matter that is pending or might in the future come before the Supreme Court or any past Supreme Court decisions involving the President-elect."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-speaks-justice-alito-amid-push-halt-criminal/story?id=117386419
It may very well be innocuous but I think Alito could have used more discretion in this matter by not entertaining the conversation. I think it goes without saying that if this had been a liberal minded judge and a democratic president/elect involved in such a call in the midst of pending SCOTUS cases, the outcry from senate and house Republicans would be deafening...

January 14, 2025 01:16 AM Forum: Politics

SCOTUS Denies Trump Emergency Appeal In 5/4 Decsion

Posted By Rod Kaufman
"I cannot tell a lie" - George Washington
"I cannot tell the truth" - Donald Trump
"I cannot tell the difference" - MAGA

January 10, 2025 12:57 AM Forum: Politics

SCOTUS Denies Trump Emergency Appeal In 5/4 Decsion

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Figures the primary CONS on the court would acquiesce to Trump's whim to weasel out of another one:

"President-elect Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case, the Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling."

"Four conservative justices – Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh – said they would have granted Trump’s request."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/politics/supreme-court-donald-trump-sentencing/index.html

January 10, 2025 03:22 AM Forum: Politics

About Trump's Bromance With Putin

Posted By Rod Kaufman
"NATO takes control from US of air defenses in Poland crucial to supporting Ukraine days before Trump takes office"

"NATO assumed command and control from the US on Thursday, said Col. Martin O’Donnell, and will help to safeguard logistics nodes in Poland that are needed to continue delivering aid crucial to Ukraine’s war effort against Russia. The move is part of a broader effort that has been in the works for months to shift the burden of helping Ukraine from the US to European countries, amid questions over whether US support would continue under the Trump administration."

"Ahead of the imminent transfer of power, the US has worked to transition aid to Ukraine from a US-led effort to a NATO-led mechanism in part to “Trump-proof” the assistance, CNN has reported."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/politics/nato-air-defenses-poland-ukraine/index.html

January 13, 2025 11:14 PM Forum: Politics

Of course once again Democrats in Charge Wreaks Havoc, with Karen Bass and Gavin Newsome in power. Totally Incompetent morons, but then that's what you get with Liberal Democrats

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Not that facts mean anything to Davis but for the rest of us that do:

https://gavinnewsom.com/california-fire-facts/

January 14, 2025 09:27 PM Forum: Politics

Of course once again Democrats in Charge Wreaks Havoc, with Karen Bass and Gavin Newsome in power. Totally Incompetent morons, but then that's what you get with Liberal Democrats

Posted By Rod Kaufman
Originally Posted by Richard Davis



Gavin Newsome, Democrat failure as Governor was caught on film, lying to a woman's face, pretending he was on the phone with the President, when he wasn't.

He would lie, and he did lie right to a woman in California in her face, on camera, saying he was on the phone with Joe Biden, when he wasn't on the phone w/Joe Biden, because he's a coward and a scumbag, whose own rules and laws he ignores while enforcing them against his citizens of California.  

He's a lowlife, a liar, and a total incompetent.
Really? Hmm, well that seems to coincide with Mel Gibson's conspiracy theories on Fox that wherein "Gibson questioned whether leaders wanted to empty out the state, comparing the fires in California to "old cattle barons clearing people off the land."

"I can make all kinds of horrible theories up in my head, conspiracy theories and everything else, but it just seemed a little convenient," Gibson said, going on to ask if people were "commissioned" to start fires."

Additionally, "Gibson pushed the idea of curing cancer with ivermectin as his $14.5 million home was destroyed by the Pacific Palisades fire."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/purpose-gibson-peddles-wildfire-conspiracies-162012795.html

That last one is a new one on me, Rich, care to update us on that one too?

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