US Politics, October 2018: next week will be even longer

How the F is he having another rally?

sta-mi-na

is that linklater spot playing on tv?

How the F is he having another rally?

I think this is the second of five this week

They mean that people and TV cameras look at him, which is the only thing in the entire world that he actually cares about

...and right now he has the excuse that's helping GOP candidates in the midterms (remember his whole "throw the son of bitch out" thing with the NFL happened at a Luther Strange event).

reason]? well i never

https://reason.com/blog/2018/10/08/trump-finances-subsidies-tax-fraud

good mourning!

these rallies will be helpful to the GOP because what the Trump base wants is to see more clips of Trump talking shit. that's what gets them to show up at the polls.

Not necessarily. We'll find out in less than four weeks.

yeah, i mean having to listen to this bloviating moron constantly will likely work just as hard in the opposite direction

I ask only that he use these rallies to heartily endorse as many GOP candidates as possible, by name, explicitly and repeatedly, preferably coupled with unfounded slander against their opponents. This has been a winning strategy which he absolutely should sustain.

Dems could honestly learn a thing or two from Trump about campaigning. I wish more politicians from our side weren't afraid to call out the other side as being truly dangerous and destructive to civilization. Trump at least is good at whipping his minions into a frenzy about the looming socialist menace that is the Democrat party. obviously Fox News has been doing it too for years.

You'd think the party that believed in institutions would show less fear about denouncing the charlatans and grifters destroying those institutions.

you're the one that's crazy, institutions...

https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/175144292_1280x720.jpg

Now, the Trump administration proposes to dramatically limit the right to demonstrate near the White House and on the National Mall, including in ways that would violate court orders that have stood for decades. The proposal would close 80 percent of the White House sidewalk, put new limits on spontaneous demonstrations, and open the door to charging fees for protesting.

Fee requirements could make mass protests like Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic 1963 March on Washington and its “I have a dream” speech too expensive to happen.

The public has until October 15 to comment on the plans, and on Monday, we submitted our formal written comment explaining why the planned changes are unconstitutional.

https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/rights-protesters/trump-administration-seeks-stifle-protests-near-white-house-and

Charging a fee to protest. That is the most neo-American idea of all time.

freedom aint free

I guess the devil’s in the details, like how many protesters would have to be exceeded before a permit is needed

The devil isn’t even in the details dude it’s right there

I guess the devil’s in the details

The devil's in the White House.

Would hope for more ability from the Prince of Darkness.
Maybe the level of chaos is a sign though.
& the amazing ability to get away with things.

Trump says something to Justice Kennedy that shocks him. Something's up. (No sound) pic.twitter.com/qSkTu9B092

— Eleven Films (@Eleven_Films) October 8, 2018

TRUMP: I hope you can talk to Brett about ruling on some cases coming before him.

TONY: Why didn't you ask me this outside?

total straw-grasping, i fear. could just as easily be like "and then the caterers tried to tack on all these added fees." "no! ughhh, now that's what i hate..."

yup wgaf

new Politico-Morning Consult poll finds that voters say by 46 percent to 40 percent that the Senate was “wrong” to confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, but also that the battle over Kavanaugh is energizing Democratic voters more than Republican ones:

Following the GOP-led effort to push through his nomination, enthusiasm among Democratic voters has surged. More than 3 in 4 Democrats (77 percent) say they are “very motivated” to turn out and vote in the midterms — more than the 68 percent of Republicans who say they’re “very motivated.”

This is a spike of 10 points in Democratic enthusiasm from last month, when 67 percent of Democrats said they were very motivated. By contrast, according to the poll, last month Republican enthusiasm was roughly where it is now.

wow could it be that the media repeated McConnell's lies

its almost as if GOP politicans and pr flacks telling me this was good for the GOP were lying the whole time?

we'll know in about a month

these rallies will be helpful to the GOP because what the Trump base wants is to see more clips of Trump talking shit. that's what gets them to show up at the polls.

― crüt, Wednesday, October 10, 2018 9:19 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

sure but it's also what gets democrats and independents to show up. trump's worst runs of polling have all been when trump is in the news.

the right was worked up while Kavanaugh was in limbo. now that he's been confirmed, there's no specific "cause" to fight for. The Dems still have the cause.

I hope that's true, but still worry about what, if any, enthusiasm differential there is. 77% very motivated doesn't seem all that different from 68%, considering all of the noise

https://www.rocketcitynow.com/news/politics/the-latest-mcconnell-warns-of-backfire-if-dems-harass-trump/1512482101

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is warning Democrats to think carefully about "presidential harassment" if they win the majority of the House.

The Kentucky Republican told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday that Democratic threats to investigate President Donald Trump's finances and businesses would "help the president get re-elected" in 2020.

dunno if running on shielding the POTUS from criminal investigation is a winning strategy

god I wish someone would drop a piano on that fucker

mitch mcconnell should be in jail for treason

McConnell says this shit just to plant FUD* among the opposition. He's blowing smoke.

*fear, uncertainty, doubt

agreed

McConnell and his allies take advantage of traditional Dem willies. Now it's clearly desperation

"You buy English muffins? It helps GOP turnout in November. You don't like beer? Excellent. The base does. They'll come out in November."

"Train compartments smell vaguely of shit. And that galvanizes our constituents."

Liberals! pic.twitter.com/qJuqT3M5rt

— Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) October 10, 2018

https://apnews.com/dc029aa11f1b459a96bab41508f362cc?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=APCentralRegion

hey waitaminute! this guy beto is rich!!!

dang it

Something tells me that, in the long run at least, encouraging your constituents to divorce themselves ever further from practical reality is an endeavor at odds with encouraging them of the importance of voting. Perhaps by 2020 they will have completely accepted magic as a legitimate means of reelecting Trump.

good job, internet

https://www.brettkavanaugh.com/

The WSJ has been getting some good stories on that whole Peter W. Smith guy, and now there's this:

Late GOP Activist Peter W. Smith Met With Former Trump Adviser Michael Flynn in 2015, Sources Say - WSJ https://t.co/1ZEV4Zo1Xa

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 10, 2018

NPR News yesterday was thrilled to tell the world what an excellent politician Nikki Haley is, and how her time to resign is probably related to the upcoming election--to distance herself from GOP losses before the midterms, rather than after them. Zero mention of the very recent controversy over her accepting private air travel to South Carolina. In conclusion, fuck NPR News.

how far away are we from suspicions that Trump personally murdered Smith to keep him quiet. It's what Hillary would have done!

xp

hey waitaminute! this guy beto is rich!!!

dang it

he was in a punk band in the 90's, of course he is

haha i was gonna say

this is kinda interesting

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that if President Donald Trump decides to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions, his replacement won't be a Senate Republican.

Some of Trump's allies have suggested he will replace Sessions, whom he has repeatedly criticized, after the midterm elections. Sen. Lindsey Graham has been the subject of speculation about the job, but Graham said this week he has no interest.

In an interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, McConnell said any replacement to Sessions is "not going to come from our caucus, I can tell you that."

He cited the Republicans' thin, 51-49 Senate majority.

McConnell wouldn't say whether the Senate would insist that Sessions' replacement would protect special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

is it possible they learned their lesson after losing Sessions' vacated seat to Doug Jones?