https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I dont care about this dudes plate. But the suggestion that state
officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest
state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden >speech is so laughable I cant believe any of the wingnut pundits involved >were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of >laughter.
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from
past Putin support, I guess.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I don’t care about this dude’s plate. But the suggestion that state officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden speech is so laughable I can’t believe any of the wingnut pundits involved were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of laughter.
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from
past Putin support, I guess.
--
“I usually skip over your posts because of your disguistng, contrarian, liberal personality.” — Altie
On Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:45:15 -0000 (UTC), xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I dont care about this dudes plate. But the suggestion that state
officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest
state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden >> speech is so laughable I cant believe any of the wingnut pundits involved >> were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of
laughter.
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from
past Putin support, I guess.
Or possibly to remind people of the selective amnesia when it comes to past Obama support.
Obama's refusal to provide Ukraine with weapons that could help then
defend themselves, despite
Congress and his own cabinet calling for just that, has had a high cost. Trump provided weapons to Ukraine, shut down a Russian Consulate, expanded sanctions,
expanded energy sales to Europe to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, all policies
Obama frevently opposed. Actions speak louder than words. If past Russian support becomes an
election issue, the Dems may not fair well, given their record of past actions and inactions, and lies that are now exposed
From Brookings -
"Each administration should be judged on what it has achieved. At the end
of the Obamas two terms, Putin had elevated Russia to a credible revisionist power on the international stage. Russia annexed Crimea and occupied much of Eastern Ukraine; ... the Kremlin gained a veto on any possible political solution to Syria, and got a meaningful foothold in
the broader region for the first time since Sadat threw Soviet advisors out; and its populist allies and fellow-travelers were on the rise in Europe, fueling both anti-Americanism and illiberalism; and most damning of all, it managed to meddle, almost unopposed, in U.S. politicsall on Obamas watch."
and Brookomgs on Trump -
"If Vladimir Putin wanted to sow chaos and confusion in Washington, he
has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. If he wanted a pliant ally in America,
he has abjectly failed."
Now, of course, Putin can do as he wishes since the Dems are back in office.
<joe@mich.com> wrote:
On Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:45:15 -0000 (UTC), xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I dont care about this dudes plate. But the suggestion that state
officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest
state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden >>> speech is so laughable I cant believe any of the wingnut pundits involved >>> were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of
laughter.
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from
past Putin support, I guess.
Or possibly to remind people of the selective amnesia when it comes to past Obama support.
Obama's refusal to provide Ukraine with weapons that could help then
defend themselves, despite
Congress and his own cabinet calling for just that, has had a high cost.
Trump provided weapons to Ukraine, shut down a Russian Consulate, expanded sanctions,
expanded energy sales to Europe to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, all policies
Obama frevently opposed. Actions speak louder than words. If past Russian
support becomes an
election issue, the Dems may not fair well, given their record of past
actions and inactions, and lies that are now exposed
From Brookings -
"Each administration should be judged on what it has achieved. At the end
of the Obamas two terms, Putin had elevated Russia to a credible
revisionist power on the international stage. Russia annexed Crimea and
occupied much of Eastern Ukraine; ... the Kremlin gained a veto on any
possible political solution to Syria, and got a meaningful foothold in
the broader region for the first time since Sadat threw Soviet advisors out; >> and its populist allies and fellow-travelers were on the rise in Europe,
fueling both anti-Americanism and illiberalism; and most damning of all, it >> managed to meddle, almost unopposed, in U.S. politicsall on Obamas watch."
and Brookomgs on Trump -
"If Vladimir Putin wanted to sow chaos and confusion in Washington, he
has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. If he wanted a pliant ally in America,
he has abjectly failed."
Now, of course, Putin can do as he wishes since the Dems are back in office.
Obama fucked up on Ukraine/Russia because he misread the situation and thought China was the more important rival. There were good reasons for thinking that, like a comparison of China’s economic power to Russia’s, but
nonetheless he fucked that up. But the point is that he fucked it up
because he was wrong, not because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket.
OTOH Trump fucked it up because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket. This was obvious even before he was elected when his campaign team had no interest
in the contents of the 2016 Republican platform EXCEPT they demanded the removal of a clause pledging to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia. Of all the things in there that’s the only thing Trump’s people cared about?
<joe@mich.com> wrote:
On Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:45:15 -0000 (UTC), xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I don?t care about this dude?s plate. But the suggestion that state
officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest
state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden >>> speech is so laughable I can?t believe any of the wingnut pundits involved >>> were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of
laughter.
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from
past Putin support, I guess.
Or possibly to remind people of the selective amnesia when it comes to past Obama support.
Obama's refusal to provide Ukraine with weapons that could help then
defend themselves, despite
Congress and his own cabinet calling for just that, has had a high cost.
Trump provided weapons to Ukraine, shut down a Russian Consulate, expanded sanctions,
expanded energy sales to Europe to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, all policies
Obama frevently opposed. Actions speak louder than words. If past Russian
support becomes an
election issue, the Dems may not fair well, given their record of past
actions and inactions, and lies that are now exposed
From Brookings -
"Each administration should be judged on what it has achieved. At the end
of the Obama?s two terms, Putin had elevated Russia to a credible
revisionist power on the international stage. Russia annexed Crimea and
occupied much of Eastern Ukraine; ... the Kremlin gained a veto on any
possible political solution to Syria, and got a meaningful foothold in
the broader region for the first time since Sadat threw Soviet advisors out; >> and its populist allies and fellow-travelers were on the rise in Europe,
fueling both anti-Americanism and illiberalism; and most damning of all, it >> managed to meddle, almost unopposed, in U.S. politics?all on Obama?s watch." >>
and Brookomgs on Trump -
"If Vladimir Putin wanted to sow chaos and confusion in Washington, he
has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. If he wanted a pliant ally in America,
he has abjectly failed."
Now, of course, Putin can do as he wishes since the Dems are back in office.
Obama fucked up on Ukraine/Russia because he misread the situation and >thought China was the more important rival. There were good reasons for >thinking that, like a comparison of Chinas economic power to Russias, but >nonetheless he fucked that up. But the point is that he fucked it up
because he was wrong, not because he was a crook in Putins pocket.
OTOH Trump fucked it up because he was a crook in Putins pocket. This was >obvious even before he was elected when his campaign team had no interest
in the contents of the 2016 Republican platform EXCEPT they demanded the >removal of a clause pledging to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia. Of >all the things in there thats the only thing Trumps people cared about?
And then he illegally held up military aid to Ukraine to try to blackmail >Zelensky into doing him a favor, which led to his first impeachment.
Sure he released the aid after what he was trying to pull was made public, >but he doesnt get credit for that. He only did it because his extortion >scheme was caught and he had to. I wont even go into Trumps long history
of gushing fangirl praise for Putin, his weakening of NATO, etc.
But that was mainly an aside to my point, that a right-wing anti-Biden dude >claiming a right-wing anti-Biden state government was oppressing his free >speech against Biden is apparently the current level of right-wing
discourse.
On 2022-03-18, xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
<joe@mich.com> wrote:
On Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:45:15 -0000 (UTC), xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com> wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I dont care about this dudes plate. But the suggestion that state
officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest >>>> state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden
speech is so laughable I cant believe any of the wingnut pundits involved
were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of >>>> laughter.
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from >>>> past Putin support, I guess.
Or possibly to remind people of the selective amnesia when it comes to past Obama support.
Obama's refusal to provide Ukraine with weapons that could help then
defend themselves, despite
Congress and his own cabinet calling for just that, has had a high cost. >>> Trump provided weapons to Ukraine, shut down a Russian Consulate, expanded sanctions,
expanded energy sales to Europe to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, all policies
Obama frevently opposed. Actions speak louder than words. If past Russian >>> support becomes an
election issue, the Dems may not fair well, given their record of past
actions and inactions, and lies that are now exposed
From Brookings -
"Each administration should be judged on what it has achieved. At the end >>> of the Obamas two terms, Putin had elevated Russia to a credible
revisionist power on the international stage. Russia annexed Crimea and
occupied much of Eastern Ukraine; ... the Kremlin gained a veto on any
possible political solution to Syria, and got a meaningful foothold in
the broader region for the first time since Sadat threw Soviet advisors out;
and its populist allies and fellow-travelers were on the rise in Europe, >>> fueling both anti-Americanism and illiberalism; and most damning of all, it >>> managed to meddle, almost unopposed, in U.S. politicsall on Obamas watch."
and Brookomgs on Trump -
"If Vladimir Putin wanted to sow chaos and confusion in Washington, he
has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. If he wanted a pliant ally in America,
he has abjectly failed."
Now, of course, Putin can do as he wishes since the Dems are back in office.
Obama fucked up on Ukraine/Russia because he misread the situation and
thought China was the more important rival. There were good reasons for
thinking that, like a comparison of China’s economic power to Russia’s, but
nonetheless he fucked that up. But the point is that he fucked it up
because he was wrong, not because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket.
OTOH Trump fucked it up because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket. This was >> obvious even before he was elected when his campaign team had no interest
in the contents of the 2016 Republican platform EXCEPT they demanded the
removal of a clause pledging to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia. Of >> all the things in there that’s the only thing Trump’s people cared about?
Didn't you get the memo that the Russia collusion stuff is all made
up? Or are you trying to save Rachel Maddow's dignity?
Trump is a blithering idiot in many ways, and I am sure he can be
punked to do stuff like that Ukraine platform thing, but on many
levels he's better than Biden at leadership. And he is enough of a
wildcard and loose cannon that no one fucked with him, which is an
underrated attribute for a president.
*Everyone* has Biden's number. He couldn't lead his way out of
Candyland.
On 2022-03-18, xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com> wrote:
<j...@mich.com> wrote:
On Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:45:15 -0000 (UTC), xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com> wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I don’t care about this dude’s plate. But the suggestion that state >>> officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest >>> state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden
speech is so laughable I can’t believe any of the wingnut pundits involved
were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of >>> laughter.
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from >>> past Putin support, I guess.
Or possibly to remind people of the selective amnesia when it comes to past Obama support.
Obama's refusal to provide Ukraine with weapons that could help then
defend themselves, despite
Congress and his own cabinet calling for just that, has had a high cost. >> Trump provided weapons to Ukraine, shut down a Russian Consulate, expanded sanctions,
expanded energy sales to Europe to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, all policies
Obama frevently opposed. Actions speak louder than words. If past Russian >> support becomes an
election issue, the Dems may not fair well, given their record of past
actions and inactions, and lies that are now exposed
From Brookings -
"Each administration should be judged on what it has achieved. At the end >> of the Obama’s two terms, Putin had elevated Russia to a credible
revisionist power on the international stage. Russia annexed Crimea and >> occupied much of Eastern Ukraine; ... the Kremlin gained a veto on any
possible political solution to Syria, and got a meaningful foothold in
the broader region for the first time since Sadat threw Soviet advisors out;
and its populist allies and fellow-travelers were on the rise in Europe, >> fueling both anti-Americanism and illiberalism; and most damning of all, it
managed to meddle, almost unopposed, in U.S. politics—all on Obama’s watch."
and Brookomgs on Trump -
"If Vladimir Putin wanted to sow chaos and confusion in Washington, he
has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. If he wanted a pliant ally in America,
he has abjectly failed."
Now, of course, Putin can do as he wishes since the Dems are back in office.
Obama fucked up on Ukraine/Russia because he misread the situation and thought China was the more important rival. There were good reasons for thinking that, like a comparison of China’s economic power to Russia’s, but
nonetheless he fucked that up. But the point is that he fucked it up because he was wrong, not because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket.
OTOH Trump fucked it up because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket. This wasDidn't you get the memo that the Russia collusion stuff is all made
obvious even before he was elected when his campaign team had no interest in the contents of the 2016 Republican platform EXCEPT they demanded the removal of a clause pledging to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia. Of all the things in there that’s the only thing Trump’s people cared about?
up? Or are you trying to save Rachel Maddow's dignity?
Trump is a blithering idiot in many ways, and I am sure he can be
punked to do stuff like that Ukraine platform thing, but on many
levels he's better than Biden at leadership. And he is enough of a
wildcard and loose cannon that no one fucked with him, which is an underrated attribute for a president.
*Everyone* has Biden's number. He couldn't lead his way out of
Candyland.
--
I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left
and hurl rocks at those in the center. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from
past Putin support, I guess.
Then why hasn't Putin already nuked an American city to get the point across (and, perhaps, to even instigate the right to start shooting up the country and further weaken America)?
Mike
Didn't you get the memo that the Russia collusion stuff is all made
up? Or are you trying to save Rachel Maddow's dignity?
Trump is a blithering idiot in many ways, and I am sure he can be
punked to do stuff like that Ukraine platform thing, but on many
levels he's better than Biden at leadership. And he is enough of a
wildcard and loose cannon that no one fucked with him, which is an
underrated attribute for a president.
*Everyone* has Biden's number. He couldn't lead his way out of
Candyland.
On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 1:53:02 PM UTC-7, Con Reeder, unhyphenated American wrote:
On 2022-03-18, xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com> wrote:
<j...@mich.com> wrote:Didn't you get the memo that the Russia collusion stuff is all made
On Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:45:15 -0000 (UTC), xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com> wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I don’t care about this dude’s plate. But the suggestion that state >>>>> officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest >>>>> state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden
speech is so laughable I can’t believe any of the wingnut pundits involved
were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of >>>>> laughter.
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from >>>>> past Putin support, I guess.
Or possibly to remind people of the selective amnesia when it comes to past Obama support.
Obama's refusal to provide Ukraine with weapons that could help then
defend themselves, despite
Congress and his own cabinet calling for just that, has had a high cost. >>>> Trump provided weapons to Ukraine, shut down a Russian Consulate, expanded sanctions,
expanded energy sales to Europe to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, all policies
Obama frevently opposed. Actions speak louder than words. If past Russian >>>> support becomes an
election issue, the Dems may not fair well, given their record of past >>>> actions and inactions, and lies that are now exposed
From Brookings -
"Each administration should be judged on what it has achieved. At the end >>>> of the Obama’s two terms, Putin had elevated Russia to a credible
revisionist power on the international stage. Russia annexed Crimea and >>>> occupied much of Eastern Ukraine; ... the Kremlin gained a veto on any >>>> possible political solution to Syria, and got a meaningful foothold in >>>> the broader region for the first time since Sadat threw Soviet advisors out;
and its populist allies and fellow-travelers were on the rise in Europe, >>>> fueling both anti-Americanism and illiberalism; and most damning of all, it
managed to meddle, almost unopposed, in U.S. politics—all on Obama’s watch."
and Brookomgs on Trump -
"If Vladimir Putin wanted to sow chaos and confusion in Washington, he >>>> has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. If he wanted a pliant ally in America,
he has abjectly failed."
Now, of course, Putin can do as he wishes since the Dems are back in office.
Obama fucked up on Ukraine/Russia because he misread the situation and
thought China was the more important rival. There were good reasons for
thinking that, like a comparison of China’s economic power to Russia’s, but
nonetheless he fucked that up. But the point is that he fucked it up
because he was wrong, not because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket.
OTOH Trump fucked it up because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket. This was
obvious even before he was elected when his campaign team had no interest >>> in the contents of the 2016 Republican platform EXCEPT they demanded the >>> removal of a clause pledging to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia. Of >>> all the things in there that’s the only thing Trump’s people cared about?
up? Or are you trying to save Rachel Maddow's dignity?
Trump is a blithering idiot in many ways, and I am sure he can be
punked to do stuff like that Ukraine platform thing, but on many
levels he's better than Biden at leadership. And he is enough of a
wildcard and loose cannon that no one fucked with him, which is an
underrated attribute for a president.
*Everyone* has Biden's number. He couldn't lead his way out of
Candyland.
--
I despise people who go to the gutter on either the right or the left
and hurl rocks at those in the center. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
I think, in a way, Trump was better in protecting the US and its interests than Biden. Biden, however, is much better on domestic issues. For example, he doesn't want to overthrow democracy in America.
But he would overthrow the Republic.
On 3/18/2022 5:21 PM, Michael Falkner wrote:
Then why hasn't Putin already nuked an American city to get the point across (and, perhaps, to even instigate the right to start shooting up the country and further weaken America)?
Because he doesn't want the same in response.
On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2:23:11 PM UTC-7, Ken Olson wrote:
On 3/18/2022 5:21 PM, Michael Falkner wrote:
Then why hasn't Putin already nuked an American city to get the point across (and, perhaps, to even instigate the right to start shooting up the country and further weaken America)?
Because he doesn't want the same in response.
He has to know, at some point, he's going to have to, like it or lump it.
The guy basically wants the entire Soviet Union back, and, if Europe is as weak as they presently present (with the USA staying out of it due to nuclear threats), why not just take all of Europe too?
Mike
On 3/18/2022 5:22 PM, Michael Falkner wrote:
On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2:20:37 PM UTC-7, Ken Olson wrote:
But he would overthrow the Republic.
The very fact we live and we are allowed to live overthrows your Republic.
The very fact the Constitution is an imposition of our rights against yours (which is why the 14th repealed the 10th) overthrows your Republic.
Wrong.
On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2:20:37 PM UTC-7, Ken Olson wrote:
But he would overthrow the Republic.
The very fact we live and we are allowed to live overthrows your Republic.
The very fact the Constitution is an imposition of our rights against yours (which is why the 14th repealed the 10th) overthrows your Republic.
Mike
On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2:38:21 PM UTC-7, Ken Olson wrote:
On 3/18/2022 5:22 PM, Michael Falkner wrote:
On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2:20:37 PM UTC-7, Ken Olson wrote:
But he would overthrow the Republic.
The very fact we live and we are allowed to live overthrows your Republic. >>>
The very fact the Constitution is an imposition of our rights against yours (which is why the 14th repealed the 10th) overthrows your Republic.
Wrong.
You know that, from your perspective, I'm right. You just don't have neither the balls to admit it to the rest of us or take the actions necessary to enforce it.
Your "states rights" would be the ones to kill any undesirable which entered your state.
Mike
On 3/18/2022 5:36 PM, Michael Falkner wrote:
On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2:23:11 PM UTC-7, Ken Olson wrote:
On 3/18/2022 5:21 PM, Michael Falkner wrote:
Then why hasn't Putin already nuked an American city to get the point across (and, perhaps, to even instigate the right to start shooting up the country and further weaken America)?
Because he doesn't want the same in response.
He has to know, at some point, he's going to have to, like it or lump it.
The guy basically wants the entire Soviet Union back, and, if Europe is as weak as they presently present (with the USA staying out of it due to nuclear threats), why not just take all of Europe too?
MikeBecause the Russians aren't as bad ass conventionally as everyone
thought, including Putin.
--
ÄLSKAR - Fänga Dagen
On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 1:53:02 PM UTC-7, Con Reeder, unhyphenated American wrote:
On 2022-03-18, xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com> wrote:
<j...@mich.com> wrote:Didn't you get the memo that the Russia collusion stuff is all made
On Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:45:15 -0000 (UTC), xyzzy <xyzzy...@gmail.com> wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I don’t care about this dude’s plate. But the suggestion that state >> >>> officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest >> >>> state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden
speech is so laughable I can’t believe any of the wingnut pundits involved
were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of >> >>> laughter.
Gotta come up with something to keep the base excited and distract from >> >>> past Putin support, I guess.
Or possibly to remind people of the selective amnesia when it comes to past Obama support.
Obama's refusal to provide Ukraine with weapons that could help then
defend themselves, despite
Congress and his own cabinet calling for just that, has had a high cost. >> >> Trump provided weapons to Ukraine, shut down a Russian Consulate, expanded sanctions,
expanded energy sales to Europe to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, all policies
Obama frevently opposed. Actions speak louder than words. If past Russian >> >> support becomes an
election issue, the Dems may not fair well, given their record of past
actions and inactions, and lies that are now exposed
From Brookings -
"Each administration should be judged on what it has achieved. At the end >> >> of the Obama’s two terms, Putin had elevated Russia to a credible
revisionist power on the international stage. Russia annexed Crimea and >> >> occupied much of Eastern Ukraine; ... the Kremlin gained a veto on any
possible political solution to Syria, and got a meaningful foothold in
the broader region for the first time since Sadat threw Soviet advisors out;
and its populist allies and fellow-travelers were on the rise in Europe, >> >> fueling both anti-Americanism and illiberalism; and most damning of all, it
managed to meddle, almost unopposed, in U.S. politics—all on Obama’s watch."
and Brookomgs on Trump -
"If Vladimir Putin wanted to sow chaos and confusion in Washington, he
has succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. If he wanted a pliant ally in America,
he has abjectly failed."
Now, of course, Putin can do as he wishes since the Dems are back in office.
Obama fucked up on Ukraine/Russia because he misread the situation and
thought China was the more important rival. There were good reasons for
thinking that, like a comparison of China’s economic power to Russia’s, but
nonetheless he fucked that up. But the point is that he fucked it up
because he was wrong, not because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket.
OTOH Trump fucked it up because he was a crook in Putin’s pocket. This was
obvious even before he was elected when his campaign team had no interest >> > in the contents of the 2016 Republican platform EXCEPT they demanded the >> > removal of a clause pledging to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia. Of >> > all the things in there that’s the only thing Trump’s people cared about?
up? Or are you trying to save Rachel Maddow's dignity?
Trump is a blithering idiot in many ways, and I am sure he can be
punked to do stuff like that Ukraine platform thing, but on many
levels he's better than Biden at leadership. And he is enough of a
wildcard and loose cannon that no one fucked with him, which is an
underrated attribute for a president.
*Everyone* has Biden's number. He couldn't lead his way out of
Candyland.
I think, in a way, Trump was better in protecting the US and its
interests than Biden. Biden, however, is much better on domestic
issues. For example, he doesn't want to overthrow democracy in
America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I don’t care about this dude’s plate. But the suggestion that state officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe Biden speech is so laughable I can’t believe any of the wingnut pundits involved were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of laughter.
On Friday, March 18, 2022 at 11:45:19 AM UTC-4, xyzzy wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/18/alabama-brandon-biden-license-plate/
I don’t care about this dude’s plate. But the suggestion that state officials in Alabama, one of the reddest states with one of the reddest state governments in the country, was trying to suppress his anti-Joe BidenOn the issue of "fake outrage," this story makes it to the WaPo? I'm sure there is a term for this, but I believe these stories are published in order to impeach REAL censorship stories. I doubt very much if the WaPo, "Democracy Dies in Darkness" publish any of the daily examples of conservatives having their speech censored.
speech is so laughable I can’t believe any of the wingnut pundits involved
were able to pull off their fake outrage without breaking into peals of laughter.
BTW: Bama is red, but, as with most (all?) states, the government machinery is blue.
-TE
"By far the best and most accurate reporting on all matters relating to Russiagate
came not from the liberal corporate outlets that want to censor the internet in the
name of disinformation or which shower themselves with Pulitzers for lies, but
from the right-wing press."
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