What are your eclipse plans?Posted By James Brown |
Excellent!Originally Posted by Richard Davis
Hi Darian,
I'll be heading to Texas myself, in McKinney where my nephew and his wife now live.
I hope you have great seeing conditions and that you and your son's family have a memorable time!
Best to all of you.
What are your eclipse plans?Posted By James Brown |
Hi Rod: Once again the Hill lets you down. The bloodbath comment needs context to understand it is not a call to arms and mayhem and is instead a prediction of the state of the auto industry if Biden wins. Believe Trump or not, agree with him or not, several media outlets have serious disinformation blood on their hands this time.Originally Posted by Rod KaufmanI hate to break up this love fest so I'll let Trump do it.
He went full Hitler yesterday proclaiming undocumented immigrants to be less than human and promising a bloodbath if he isn't re-elected in November.
"Former President Trump denounced some undocumented immigrants as “not people” and warned of a “bloodbath” if he is not reelected at a chaotic rally in Ohio on Saturday night."
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4537369-trump-says-some-undocumented-immigrants-are-not-people-warns-us-will-see-bloodbath-if-not-re-elected/
I can see why Darian says he's looking forward to November. Davis, too...
Will SCOTUS Bail Out Navarro?Posted By James Brown |
Seriously Rod, this fetish with Thomas is weird. You should read your link again, the story has been updated.Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman"Navarro is still appealing, asking the Supreme Court to intervene before he turns himself in on Tuesday morning."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/politics/peter-navarro-miami-prison-supreme-court/index.html
IF Clarence hears it, I think he'll have a chance of a last minute reprieve. We'll just have to wait and see... tick, tick, tick...
Will SCOTUS Bail Out Navarro?Posted By James Brown |
I would have guessed that none of them would grant a reprieve in this sort of case.Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
"Fetish"? Seriously?
I guess granting Navarro a reprieve was a bridge too far for even the cons on the court since Roberts refused to do it but really, Jim, if one of 'em would do it wouldn't your guess be Clarence?...
What are your eclipse plans?Posted By James Brown |
Hi James:Originally Posted by James Lacey
How many times does Trump have to use ambiguous inflammatory language like this, though, before we stop making excuses for it? The usage may be unclear and provide just enough cover to allow deniability regarding his meaning, but there is nothing vague about what his violent MAGA supporters hear.
What are your eclipse plans?Posted By James Brown |
Nice alliteration, but in this case Trump is throwing red meat to the auto workers and their unions. He probably has a point, obscured as it is by his generally hateful rhetoric. Look for Biden to coopt this topic (the risk of Chinese EV plants in Mexico) as soon as deemed expedient.Originally Posted by Pete BraytonRed meat for the rednecks.
What are your eclipse plans?Posted By James Brown |
Hi Dave: I agree with both your two previous posts, and especially the first one. There is plenty of hateful anti-immigrant rhetoric in the speech. Why didn't the headline writers focus on that, rather than the "bloodbath" phrase taken out of context? I'd guess a combination of political bias and laziness.Originally Posted by David Cotterell
Rod, I concur that there was plenty of inflammatory rhetoric in this one speech. But ITrump has nowhere near the intellectual ability to plan a ruse where he says 'bloodbath' about the cars thing when he really wants his followers to think it will be a 'bloodbath' of and/or caused by the nasty brown immigrants. The vast majority of his core followers might construe it that way but Trump ain't got the brains to influence them like that.
Dave
What are your eclipse plans?Posted By James Brown |
I agree with every word of this post.Originally Posted by David Cotterell
The entire transcript is on line. I read it, every word. He was talking about China, electric cars being made in Mexico, the US auto industry, Auto workers unions and so on when he mentioned the 'bloodbath' stuff. So, not a call to arms. Unless he meant that his proposed 100% tariff on Mexican-made, Chinese-backed electric cars would be a bloodbath for China. Hard to say, though....
In reading the entire speech, though, I did notice a strong and consistent theme of racially demonizing immigrants - they'll bring murder and mayhem, an immigrant killed this beautiful white woman etc. . He continually mentions where they are coming from with unmistakeable hints that they are brown and black. This was the content of the vast majority of the speech.
The hard part about reading his speech is the scattershot, stream of consciousness way he jumps topics, doesn't finish sentences or thoughts. The description 'word salad' is apt.
Dave
Will SCOTUS Bail Out Navarro?Posted By James Brown |
Rod, the Navarro case is a nit. The two First Amendment Cases heard yesterday are a big deal. I think in the more important Murthy v. Missouri matter the Court will merely confirm that existing First Amendment law applies to social media. In other words the government can exert pressure on the platform owners to censor only when there is a compelling state interest. Then I think that the Court will conclude that the government overreached way too much in the Covid years. I think the vote(s) in both cases will be 7-2 or 6-3 with Brown-Jackson and maybe Sotomayor in the minority. Kagan has shown real free speech chops in the past IIRC, and will side with the conservative justices.Originally Posted by James Brown
I would have guessed that none of them would grant a reprieve in this sort of case.
Will SCOTUS Bail Out Navarro?Posted By James Brown |
I'm unfamiliar with this one. I'll do some reading and get back, but it might be tomorrow. I think the prosecution and defense always submit proposed jury instructions before a trial, so based on the headlines alone, I don't know what the issue is.Originally Posted by Rod KaufmanBTW Jim, what's your opinion on this action by Cannon:
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/weissmann-what-jack-smith-should-do-after-judge-cannon-s-nutty-order-206890565546
