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Okay, so I imagine you’re glued to the teevee watching for Dr. Fauci. Whatcha think?
Meanwhile, go peek at a man in panic – Donald Trump on Twitter. He has yet to say anything true, inspiring, or comforting.
May 12, 2020 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized
Okay, so I imagine you’re glued to the teevee watching for Dr. Fauci. Whatcha think?
Meanwhile, go peek at a man in panic – Donald Trump on Twitter. He has yet to say anything true, inspiring, or comforting.
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My name is Susan DuQuesnay Bankston. I live in Richmond, Texas, in the heart of Tom DeLay's old district. It's nuttier than squirrel poop here.
I am honored and privileged to know Miss Juanita Jean Herownself, hairdresser extraordinary and political maven. Since she does not have time to fiddle with this internet stuff, I type her website for her and you can read it if you want to. If you don't, she truly does not give a big bear's butt.
A lot of what I post here has to do with local politics, but you probably have the same folks in your local government.
This ain't a blog. Blogs are way too trendy for me. This is a professional political organization.
Covidiot* 45 heading to Allentown, PA. Sorry, PA, but he* won’t be wearing a mask, will you?
Ms. Juanita Jean Herownself and others, expect you have read First Lady Obama’s book Becoming so relax and treat yourself to the Netflix documentary of the same name about her book tour. President Obama makes a few appearances and it includes a clip of him sing Amazing Grace. Enjoy!
1Almost lost my breakfast before i stopped reading.
2I got rid of my tv almost 50 years ago…don’t miss it a bit. (I have you.)
And I’m sure I’ll get to see the best parts online later.
3@ Jane & PKM- I watched the Netflix Becoming booktour last night in bed; shed a few tears, laughed and I admit I fell asleep before it ended. But! Best night sleep I’ve had in years!
4We’re taking incoming RBG fire!
Travis Gettys / Raw Story May 12, 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg burns DOJ’s solicitor general during landmark Trump tax return case:
audio
Edit: The court heard arguments Tuesday in Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, where solicitor general Jeffrey Wall argued that Congress should not be able to subpoena the president’s personal tax records without a clear legislative purpose — and Ginsburg fired back.
Edit: “The purpose of investigation is to frame the legislation,” Ginsburg said. “You don’t have the legislation in mind. You want to explore what is the problem, what legislative change and reduce or eliminate the problem. For example, the Ethics in Government Act, Congress may decide that it needs to beef up that legislation. It may also decide that, for financial disclosure purposes, there should be disclosure of tax returns, so those are legislative purposes, investigate to see if you need legislation of that sort.”
The justice then called out the solicitor general for holding Congress to a lower standard than the court typically held a police officer working a beat for argument’s sake.
“To impugn Congress’s motive, and even the policeman on the beat, if he stops a car and gives a reason that the car went through a stop sign, you don’t allow an investigation into what the subjective motive really was,” she said. “Here you are distrusting Congress more than the cop on the beat.”
full article and audio:
https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-burns-dojs-solicitor-general-during-landmark-trump-tax-return-case-audio/
5Watching it now. Is it just me – or is Rand Paul looking more and more like he wandered in from Skid Row?
6Nothing inspires me more than a Trump speech – admittedly, I’m inspired to vote Democratic and donate money to Democrats, but I am inspired and motivated.
7AK Lynne @3 we yanked cable two years ago, but with two young boys we’re not ready to toss the TV yet. But if you’re wanting something to read until Ms. JJ steps up to entertain us this synopsis of Tyson ‘Foods’ is concise: https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/05/12/tyson-is-a-repeat-offender/
Jay @4, we found it to be such a compare & contrast with ____*, it was like liberal libation followed by a soothing massage. Imagine someone* who will remain unmentioned so as not to ruin the moment doing a full 90 minutes filled with such compassion and concern for anyone but himself*. While not immediately excited by a Biden campaign, either President or First Lady Obama speaking could get us “there.”
8Of course, Fauci was good. For that matter, so was Senator Patty Murray who has a hospital experience background. Thought it was really “intersting” to see so many Senators video-ing from their basements(?) and the Senate Committee room so spead out. I would guess that this testimony technology will be looked upon years from now aas the start of something really big for the legislative side of government.
9Just had to look at Twitler’s Twitter page. OMFG! What a cesspool.
It’s obvious that the Mango Mussolini only writes a few of what’s there, his lunatic staff doing much of it..
But retweeting Bernie Kerik? Bernie Fucking Kerik? One of the most corrupt assholes around ages ago [thought he went to jail?].
JFC, thought that POS Kerik was long gonegone, leave it to the tRumpians to dredge yet another turd out of the toilet and serve up a shitburger for their ever hungry trumpanzees.
Comrade Donnei is really flogging the elections horse, trying to smear Biden, Pelosi, and all Dems.
We had better be ready for the ratfuckings to come.
And NONE of that ‘they go low, we go high’ bullcrap. We need to fight fire with superior fire, and not hesitate to slaughter these muthafuckers every chance we get.
THERE WILL BE NO SECOND CHANCE! The 2020 elections are it, if even. We’ve been hanging by the thread of the 2018 House win, just imagine how much worse it would be without that. Yeah, right, it’s bad enough now, ain’t it?
The Rethuglican lynching of our democracy is happening right now, they’re tying the noose, getting things ready for November. Let’s slip it on -their- necks and slap the big orange horse’s ass, hard.
10I thought Dr. Fauci sounded hoarse. I hope he isn’t sick.
11@ Buttermilk Sky (#11)
Dr. Fauci is probably not “sick” but hoarse from screaming to release all the things he must keep bottled up when listening to Trump orate.
Or…he is sick & TIRED…
12Jane & PKM @8
13Thanks for the link about Tyson Foods. It has a long and sordid history, indeed. The story that I’m familiar with is when in 1989, Bo Pilgrim, founder of Tyson and quite a piece of work, handed out $10,000 checks to Texas State Senators on the floor of the Senate during consideration of a workers’ comp bill!
I’m told that led to a change in the Senate Rules restricting access to the floor, but I don’t think anybody got in legal trouble over it. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-07-07-8902150551-story.html
Char @13 will there ever be a $$$ amount that will discourage Republicon voters to stop voting against their own interests? While $10,000 seems a little steep to own a mere Texas Lego-reptilian, those tobacco lobby checks old John Boehner passed around on the House floor seemed more than a bit of in your face grifty, too.
Citizens United
Shelby County v. Holder
With an election in the balance, watching the SCROTUS, lobbyists, and Republicon ratsoaping, it will be a busy few months.
14Thank you, Justice Ginsburg! May Ruth Bader Ginsburg outlive Donnie the Dolt by many years, all of them happy.
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