Jun 20Liked by Jay Kuo, The Big Picture, George Takei
Defeating REPUBLICANS matters more than anything else. I’m not wasting another minute despising trump. He can’t help the fact he’s been a practicing lying malignant narcissist his entire pathetic life. It’s the Republicans with absolutely no sense of shame or irony that have truly earned our disdain. Here they are demanding the Ten Commandments be posted in all public classrooms in Louisiana while nominating and worshipping a sick man who openly and repeatedly violates all ten. The problem is no longer just Donald Trump - it’s his Republican minions in the U.S. House and Senate and your state officials, legislatures and assemblies. And let’s not forget the criminal, duplicitous Republican appointed “justices” on the no longer supreme court. STOP VOTING FOR REPUBLICANS AT ANY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT - Federal, State, Municipal and especially school boards. Until they regain their sanity, they have to be voted out of every office. Time to end their minority rule.
And focus on supporting damn good Democrat representatives, following the local legislation, and reaching out to try to connect with those that have been misled by the red conspiracy.
And unapologetically support Our President Biden, a fine man and a great President! 💙💙💙🇺🇸✨
Jun 20Liked by Jay Kuo, The Big Picture, George Takei
Whether or not the MAGAts succeed - we know they will give it one hell of a try. They are going to do their best to beg, borrow, or steal this election. As someone who had to fight long and hard to gain the right to vote in this country, I occasionally indulge in a fantasy that we turn out in such numbers that NONE of this MAGA crap will matter. No amount of voter intimidation, voter registration tampering, or gerrymandering.... Of course, for that to happen, everyone has to actually show up. I have been voting since 2008 - and I have yet to see it.
Maria,My next door neighbor ,and friend is 4 years older than I am ,he informed me when he moved in 5 years ago that he had never voted I was shocked 😳 I grew up in Boston where if you don’t vote you don’t get!….. anything ,I’ve been trying to get him involved but he doesn’t seem to care at all , no matter how hard I try to get him to see that it’s his duty to vote,as far as I’m concerned.Alas he seems to be a lost cause ,but I intend to continue trying!👍🤞some people born here don’t appreciate what they have been born to ,without having to fight and pray for the opportunity to have it as you have ,Go Figure!🇺🇸🤔
OMG, what the heck?! Does he have any idea what immigrants have to go through to be able to vote here? And, like you said, he basically just.... hit the cosmic jackpot by having been born here. He doesn't have to do squat to be able to vote - just.... show the hell up! Ugh.... People like that really make me angry.
It's possible. But there are so many ways to vote now. I am autistic, extremely introverted, have some PTSD, can't stand to be in the crowds - it's not EASY for me to get out there, but this is so important. So, I do an absentee ballot or early voting - when there are no lines.
Ooof.... True story - the day I came home after being sworn in as a US Citizen (this was August 24, 2008, 14 years minus one week from the day I landed here), the first two things I put in the mail were my passport application and my voter registration card. This was just before the first Obama election and I was DETERMINED to participate. Then I went to volunteer at this little art gallery and, of course, I was so excited, I talked about it to the women there. And one of them said, "You registered to vote? Why?" I was taken aback - honestly. I explained that I was now a citizen, I fought very hard to become a citizen because I wanted to help shape the future of this country. And she said, "I never vote - I am not even registered. Because that's how they get you to do jury duty." I wanted to shake her.
As we wait for SCOTUS to decide absolute immunity claim (again, see July '20 where they denied) can we discuss if AZ AG has been asked why Ginni Thomas wasn't indicted, when she had on topic communications with people who were indicted in fake elector scheme? Ditto IRS for taxes on gifts she and her husband accepted, they didn't claim in financial disclosures related to occupation, did they also neglect to claim in tax filings? If they didn't claim gifts then they should be charged for tax evasion. Hunter Biden was charged even though he repaid his back taxes, but Rudy Giuliani claimed his unpaid back taxes in bankruptcy court, there is definitely a problem with this picture.
Of all the things Stone said, this concerns me the most: “At least this time when they do it, you have a lawyer and a judge—his home phone number standing by—so you can stop it,”
What judge is he talking about? How can you have a Judge "standing by" to call? Is he talking about a supreme court judge? Like Alito?
The rest is just blustery nonsense. However I do worry about what we don't know - do they have any other tricks up their sleeves? Do they have operatives ready to burn drop boxes? How many people have Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger scrubbed from the voter rolls? They've done it before. Stay vigilant!
I’m worried about the MAGA Republicans trying to interfere with voting in the first place - between gerrymandering and removing people from polls to places where anyone can contest someone’s right to vote, or just show up and intimidate voters. Now that SCOTUS has gutted the VRA they can do a lot of damage.
I agree - all the methods you mentioned, they will try at the state and local levels...eg not just one big Jan 6 level tactic, but lots of on-the-ground tactics leading up to and during voting. They like to create chaos.
Truthfully, despite his manifold and increasing issues, I don't see his problems.
The American people are so unbearably stupid...they think the Bloated Yam is a hero and his band of traitors who stormed the US Capitol are political prisoners and hostages. They also think -- and I've seen the giant posters -- that vaccines are dangerous, the world is flat, and Jesus saves.
This argument appears to forget that the legal system in our country has been infected by right-wing roaches, including SCROTUS, who go by their own corrupt rules. Logic, reason, existing law does not apply.
People forget that one of the reasons the Texas seceded from Mexico was that slavery was illegal in Mexico and the white Texans wanted to bring in their slaves.
A schemer behind Jan 6 claiming to have "lawyers, judges, technology" is a virtual promise of action to disrupt the election process. People should ask US Attorney for SD FL, where this conversation took place, to investigate.
Ok, thank you for answering my concerns; I feel better - kinda sorta. But still, my other concerns/questions are the boatload of tfg appointed judges and the ongoing voter suppression and purging of voter rolls.
I fervently hope you are correct. I look forward to November 5th and wish it wasn’t so far away, but I also dread the nastiness that 45 and maga will unleash on our country. I don’t think we will be relieved of 45’s whining until he meets his maker.
And sadly he has created an energized movement that will take decades to quell. They will have to be defeated over and over again, state by state, election by election, and only then and as they age out and Gen Z rises to prominence will we finally have a situation where being a pro-Nazi, anti-democracy, White “Christian” Nationalist will again be something one keeps to themselves and they will recede into the shadows. Hopefully forever.
I remain unconvinced that there are any ostensibly moderate republicans: none of them can be trusted. None. If they can get the traitor re-installed they don't have to worry about being in vulnerable swing states because they won't ever leave their seats, elections at that point being obviated. Every scenario needs to count on every single republican being dastardly and traitorous.
I think Trump and the GOP are putting faith in the crooked SCOTUS. Look at the immunity issue for example. They figure anything they do will be made right by appealing to the Supreme Court. Any laws/rules they break won't.matter. We need a binding code of ethics, rules that apply and have some bite in them, a bipartisan watchdog group, and term limits for SCOTUS. Alito and Thomas have both said they can do as they please, they are untouchable. It's time they learned they aren't.
Don’t forget people under Thomas said that liberals have made his life miserable for 43 years so he intends on staying on the court to make liberals lives miserable for the next 43 years! piece of shit should be impeached!
Won’t breathe freely until after January 20th 2025 when we swear-in President Biden for his second term, but I literally said to myself after reading, “ ah thank god for Kuo”.
Jay, I really like reading your pieces. I've been a follower of Chris Cillizza for many years, from WaPo to CNN, and I deleted my CNN app in part because they fired him - but he seems to have become very pessimistic this year. I told him that I couldn't read his column anymore, and his reply was that if I couldn't handle the truth, the he wasn't the writer for me. It's not that I didn't think he was telling the truth - I wouldn't read a writer that I thought was lying - it's just that his analysis of events was so pessimistic. Jay, I think you tell the truth, too, and I don't think you're optimistic to the point of blowing smoke in our faces. Being a Pollyanna. But for now, I'm going to back off on Chris until after the election and keep reading you. (And no, I haven't stopped my subscription to "So What?")
Defeating REPUBLICANS matters more than anything else. I’m not wasting another minute despising trump. He can’t help the fact he’s been a practicing lying malignant narcissist his entire pathetic life. It’s the Republicans with absolutely no sense of shame or irony that have truly earned our disdain. Here they are demanding the Ten Commandments be posted in all public classrooms in Louisiana while nominating and worshipping a sick man who openly and repeatedly violates all ten. The problem is no longer just Donald Trump - it’s his Republican minions in the U.S. House and Senate and your state officials, legislatures and assemblies. And let’s not forget the criminal, duplicitous Republican appointed “justices” on the no longer supreme court. STOP VOTING FOR REPUBLICANS AT ANY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT - Federal, State, Municipal and especially school boards. Until they regain their sanity, they have to be voted out of every office. Time to end their minority rule.
You are SO SO right. I would rather slit my throat than vote for a Republican.
Slitting your own throat, voting for a Republican.
Yeah. Same things.
The truly sad thing is that Republicans now say the same thing about Democrats.
I think we're sane and that MAGAts are in a cult.
“The truly sad thing is that Republicans now say the same thing about Democrats.”
EVERY REPUBLICAN ACCUSATION IS A CONFESSION.
Every single one.
Every. Single. Time.
They keep proving this daily.
Totally agree. This is where the biggest threat is in my opinion. Democrats must regain a majority.
Step one hold the Presidency at all costs,no quarter to second time insurrectionists!!
Right on.
And focus on supporting damn good Democrat representatives, following the local legislation, and reaching out to try to connect with those that have been misled by the red conspiracy.
And unapologetically support Our President Biden, a fine man and a great President! 💙💙💙🇺🇸✨
Whether or not the MAGAts succeed - we know they will give it one hell of a try. They are going to do their best to beg, borrow, or steal this election. As someone who had to fight long and hard to gain the right to vote in this country, I occasionally indulge in a fantasy that we turn out in such numbers that NONE of this MAGA crap will matter. No amount of voter intimidation, voter registration tampering, or gerrymandering.... Of course, for that to happen, everyone has to actually show up. I have been voting since 2008 - and I have yet to see it.
Let's turn that fantasy into a reality!
Too big to Rig, too Real to Steal! 💙
Maria,My next door neighbor ,and friend is 4 years older than I am ,he informed me when he moved in 5 years ago that he had never voted I was shocked 😳 I grew up in Boston where if you don’t vote you don’t get!….. anything ,I’ve been trying to get him involved but he doesn’t seem to care at all , no matter how hard I try to get him to see that it’s his duty to vote,as far as I’m concerned.Alas he seems to be a lost cause ,but I intend to continue trying!👍🤞some people born here don’t appreciate what they have been born to ,without having to fight and pray for the opportunity to have it as you have ,Go Figure!🇺🇸🤔
OMG, what the heck?! Does he have any idea what immigrants have to go through to be able to vote here? And, like you said, he basically just.... hit the cosmic jackpot by having been born here. He doesn't have to do squat to be able to vote - just.... show the hell up! Ugh.... People like that really make me angry.
I can’t understand it! He’s an intelligent guy otherwise,maybe he’s got some kind of phobia ?
It's possible. But there are so many ways to vote now. I am autistic, extremely introverted, have some PTSD, can't stand to be in the crowds - it's not EASY for me to get out there, but this is so important. So, I do an absentee ballot or early voting - when there are no lines.
We’ll keep on keeping on Maria your a better American than some Americans ☮️
I am a Ukrainian American. We make pretty good citizens generally. :-)
74” and its not happened
Ooof.... True story - the day I came home after being sworn in as a US Citizen (this was August 24, 2008, 14 years minus one week from the day I landed here), the first two things I put in the mail were my passport application and my voter registration card. This was just before the first Obama election and I was DETERMINED to participate. Then I went to volunteer at this little art gallery and, of course, I was so excited, I talked about it to the women there. And one of them said, "You registered to vote? Why?" I was taken aback - honestly. I explained that I was now a citizen, I fought very hard to become a citizen because I wanted to help shape the future of this country. And she said, "I never vote - I am not even registered. Because that's how they get you to do jury duty." I wanted to shake her.
I haven’t seen it either and I’ve been voting much longer than you.
There you have it! Aren't we a bit overdue for people to stop taking their voting rights for granted?
As we wait for SCOTUS to decide absolute immunity claim (again, see July '20 where they denied) can we discuss if AZ AG has been asked why Ginni Thomas wasn't indicted, when she had on topic communications with people who were indicted in fake elector scheme? Ditto IRS for taxes on gifts she and her husband accepted, they didn't claim in financial disclosures related to occupation, did they also neglect to claim in tax filings? If they didn't claim gifts then they should be charged for tax evasion. Hunter Biden was charged even though he repaid his back taxes, but Rudy Giuliani claimed his unpaid back taxes in bankruptcy court, there is definitely a problem with this picture.
The "forgiven loan" used to buy Thomas's vacation bus is definitely income. What we do not know is whether he's paid tax on it.
Of all the things Stone said, this concerns me the most: “At least this time when they do it, you have a lawyer and a judge—his home phone number standing by—so you can stop it,”
What judge is he talking about? How can you have a Judge "standing by" to call? Is he talking about a supreme court judge? Like Alito?
The rest is just blustery nonsense. However I do worry about what we don't know - do they have any other tricks up their sleeves? Do they have operatives ready to burn drop boxes? How many people have Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger scrubbed from the voter rolls? They've done it before. Stay vigilant!
That jumped out at me also. But I was thinking of all the Cannons out there, waiting to be called into action .
The Supreme Court has been sold do not rely on them !Fear Them !
Good points.
Jay, while I appreciate posts
like this, that inform us of the
guardrails setup to protect
voting and the EC against
a Trump coup, I feel it's really
important to point out the
forces behind Trump this go
around and the damages done to voting within states.
Especially red states and
purple states with heavy
republican party presence.
Billionaires are financing
these endeavors: the
Heritage Foundation, Leonard
Leo, Harlan Crow, Thiel just to
name a few.
You undermine and destroy a
country, its Constitution and
democracy from within.
They've been busy for 3-1/2
years chipping away.
Mike Johnson is no
backbencher. They were just
waiting to get rid of
McCarthy. Beware of false
prophets.
I’m worried about the MAGA Republicans trying to interfere with voting in the first place - between gerrymandering and removing people from polls to places where anyone can contest someone’s right to vote, or just show up and intimidate voters. Now that SCOTUS has gutted the VRA they can do a lot of damage.
And voter purging…my vote and your vote could be legally thrown out which is very concerning in a deeply red state such as Alabama.
Which is why you have to check your registration repeatedly before the vote.
Leave nothing to chance! Especially if you live in a red state.
From what I understand, you can do everything legally and you’re vote can still be thrown out.
I agree - all the methods you mentioned, they will try at the state and local levels...eg not just one big Jan 6 level tactic, but lots of on-the-ground tactics leading up to and during voting. They like to create chaos.
Truthfully, despite his manifold and increasing issues, I don't see his problems.
The American people are so unbearably stupid...they think the Bloated Yam is a hero and his band of traitors who stormed the US Capitol are political prisoners and hostages. They also think -- and I've seen the giant posters -- that vaccines are dangerous, the world is flat, and Jesus saves.
This argument appears to forget that the legal system in our country has been infected by right-wing roaches, including SCROTUS, who go by their own corrupt rules. Logic, reason, existing law does not apply.
That is also true...this country worships stupidity and lawbreakers.
We honor Jesse James, Billy the Kid, and Al Capone.
And one particular state still celebrates the Alamo.
People forget that one of the reasons the Texas seceded from Mexico was that slavery was illegal in Mexico and the white Texans wanted to bring in their slaves.
Sadly true. 😟
To clarify, I mean the authors argument.
I saw your point...I understand the difficulty of writing in a hurry, particularly on the Internet.
A schemer behind Jan 6 claiming to have "lawyers, judges, technology" is a virtual promise of action to disrupt the election process. People should ask US Attorney for SD FL, where this conversation took place, to investigate.
Sounds like treason and plan to overthrow a legit government to me. How do these people get away with all of this?
Ok, thank you for answering my concerns; I feel better - kinda sorta. But still, my other concerns/questions are the boatload of tfg appointed judges and the ongoing voter suppression and purging of voter rolls.
I fervently hope you are correct. I look forward to November 5th and wish it wasn’t so far away, but I also dread the nastiness that 45 and maga will unleash on our country. I don’t think we will be relieved of 45’s whining until he meets his maker.
And sadly he has created an energized movement that will take decades to quell. They will have to be defeated over and over again, state by state, election by election, and only then and as they age out and Gen Z rises to prominence will we finally have a situation where being a pro-Nazi, anti-democracy, White “Christian” Nationalist will again be something one keeps to themselves and they will recede into the shadows. Hopefully forever.
I hope I live to see it fully realized. I’m 75 and hanging in there.
Perfectly stated!!
I remain unconvinced that there are any ostensibly moderate republicans: none of them can be trusted. None. If they can get the traitor re-installed they don't have to worry about being in vulnerable swing states because they won't ever leave their seats, elections at that point being obviated. Every scenario needs to count on every single republican being dastardly and traitorous.
Vote BLUE, through and through.
FEAR THE SUPREME COURT !
I think Trump and the GOP are putting faith in the crooked SCOTUS. Look at the immunity issue for example. They figure anything they do will be made right by appealing to the Supreme Court. Any laws/rules they break won't.matter. We need a binding code of ethics, rules that apply and have some bite in them, a bipartisan watchdog group, and term limits for SCOTUS. Alito and Thomas have both said they can do as they please, they are untouchable. It's time they learned they aren't.
Don’t forget people under Thomas said that liberals have made his life miserable for 43 years so he intends on staying on the court to make liberals lives miserable for the next 43 years! piece of shit should be impeached!
I feel better for reading this.
Won’t breathe freely until after January 20th 2025 when we swear-in President Biden for his second term, but I literally said to myself after reading, “ ah thank god for Kuo”.
Thanks for putting this info together! I'm sure I will re-read this summer and fall when I can't sleep.
Thank you @jay kuo, this is very reassuring
Jay, I really like reading your pieces. I've been a follower of Chris Cillizza for many years, from WaPo to CNN, and I deleted my CNN app in part because they fired him - but he seems to have become very pessimistic this year. I told him that I couldn't read his column anymore, and his reply was that if I couldn't handle the truth, the he wasn't the writer for me. It's not that I didn't think he was telling the truth - I wouldn't read a writer that I thought was lying - it's just that his analysis of events was so pessimistic. Jay, I think you tell the truth, too, and I don't think you're optimistic to the point of blowing smoke in our faces. Being a Pollyanna. But for now, I'm going to back off on Chris until after the election and keep reading you. (And no, I haven't stopped my subscription to "So What?")