GOP Insanity – Page 26 – Politics Plus

Video Thread 1/28/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:43 am Open Thread, Politics

Jan 282023

Glenn Kirschner – Demands for DOJ & Senate Judiciary investigation of new misconduct allegations about Brett Kavanaugh

The Lincoln Project – MTG + McCarthy

Political Voices – Joyce Vance & Stephanie Miller: Obstruction & Lying, There’s No Line Donald Trump Won’t Cross. (I’ll probably find more on these multiple stories, but this is a hoot – and very knowledgeable.)

These Feral Kitten Siblings Transform Into Completely Different Cats

Parody Project – The Real GOP (This has turned into an earworm for me. Hope you are spared.0

Beau – Let’s talk about proposed detrumpification laws….

Open Thread January 28, 2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 6:52 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jan 282023

Yesterday, there was an unusual article picked up from Jezebel by CPR about a bear who has used a wildlife research camera to take more than 400 selfies, all very professional looking. If we humans want to stay at the top of the food chain we had better start improving our game. Also, the weather forecast indicated a possibility of snow tonight – only about one chance in four, but if it does snow, they think it will be a fair amount. I’ not holding my breath, but it is something to keep in mind. I’ll slip in a comment before I leave, and of course will comment when I get back.

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The Daily Beast – Inside the Democratic ‘SWAT Team’ Combating the GOP’s Biden Probes
Quote – Now, a more conspiratorial and hard-edged crop of House Republicans is sharpening their investigative knives for President Joe Biden, eyeing everything from his handling of the Department of Justice to his son’s business dealings. Determined to prevent a rerun of the Obama years, top Democrats are standing up a pair of outside groups—the Congressional Integrity Project and Facts First USA—and building them for the sole purpose of running aggressive interference for Biden on the barrage of GOP probes from Capitol Hill.
Click through for more information. I don’t know whether this is the best way to function because it hasn’t been tried before. But at least we can stop saying the Democratic party is not even trying to message.

The Daily Beast – ould a Secret Contract Halt This Tell-All Book on the Trump Probe?
Quote – The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is warning that a tell-all book about its stalled investigation into former President Donald Trump could derail the office’s probe and leave the author of the book, a former top prosecutor there, in legal jeopardy for violating a secretive nondisclosure agreement. The NDA, obtained exclusively by The Daily Beast, warns that “any work performed for the office” is “privileged and confidential.” That clause appears to directly conflict with a memoir that promises juicy details in what has so far been a failed effort to indict Trump. People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account, written by former special assistant DA Mark Pomerantz, is due to hit bookshelves on Feb. 7—and it’s being billed as a “fascinating inside account of the attempt to prosecute former president Donald Trump.”
Click through for details. Not unexpectedly, I have mixed feelings here. My desire to have all the facts of TFG’s sordid Presidency become public knowledge is tempered by my desire to see him convicted, and have those convictions (plural, ues) stick and keep him locked up permanently.

Food For Thought

Video Thread 1/27/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:54 am Open Thread, Politics

Jan 272023

Glenn Kirschner – DA Fani Willis asks judge NOT to release the grand jury report…which spells TROUBLE for Trump

The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party

Farron Balanced – Desperate Fox News Lawyers Submit Dumbest Court Filing Ever

PUPPET REGIME – No Davos invite … but Putin isn’t mad

Anteater Rescued From Power Line

Beau – Let’s talk about what men can learn about masculinity from women….

Video Thread 1/22/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:55 am Open Thread, Politics

Jan 222023

Political Voices Network – Neal Katyal & Andrew Weissmann: Trump’s Political Fate May Have Been Decided…

Thom Hartmann – Will Long COVID Make America Poor?

MSNBC – Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ armorer to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in film set shooting (“Involuntary manslaughter” means different things in different states. In New Mexico it’s pretty minimal.)

Ring of Fire – Rudy Giuliani Somehow Keeps Getting Dumber

Stray Cat Waits At Guy’s Window Until He’s Adopted

Beau – Let’s talk about China, the US, the economy, and American exceptionalism….

Video Thread 1/21/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 12:08 pm Open Thread, Politics

Jan 212023

Political Voices Network – Neal Katyal & Andrew Weissmann: Trump’s Political Fate May Have Been Decided…

The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party January 18, 2023

MSNBC – ‘Dumb’: GOP’s Ron Johnson humiliated over nonsensical coup claim

Really American – Karl Rove OBLITERATES Republican whataboutism on Biden documents

This Dachshund Mama Dog Was Rescued From A Puppy Mill

Beau – Let’s talk about how to understand the House Republicans….

Video Thread 1/17/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:51 am Open Thread, Politics

Jan 172023

Glenn Kirschner – Donald Trump’s desperate, unhinged social media posts make clear – he KNOWS indictments are coming!

Meidas Touch – Former Trump Aide Bannon pulls SNEAKY STUNT in criminal trial [not exactly pithy]

Farron Balanced – House Republicans Tear Each Other Apart Over Document That Doesn’t Exist

Really American – Chip Franklin EXPOSES Conservatives as being government-loving LIARS

World’s Most Adorable Badger

Beau – Let’s talk about Santos, McCarthy, and the new chapter….

Video Thread 1/14/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:49 am Open Thread, Politics

Jan 142023

Glenn Kirschner – Another special counsel appointed: Biden and Trump’s documents issues are different as night and day

Meidas Touch – Pete Buttigieg TURNS THE TABLES on Fox Host after Attempted ‘Gotcha’ Moment

Thom Hartmann – Will GOP Bring America To Its Knees?

Ring of Fire – Unhinged Republican Congressman Calls For Investigation Into ‘Compromised’ Jill Biden

Half-Pound Kitten Now Pounces On His Siblings Every Chance He Gets

Beau – Let’s talk about Brazil and lessons….

Video Thread 1/13/2023

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 11:52 am Open Thread, Politics

Jan 132023

Glenn Kirschner – Judge rules Trump’s “stand back and stand by” is admissible, relevant evidence in Proud Boys trial

The Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party – January 10, 2023

MSNBC – Nassau County GOP calls on Rep. Santos to resign: ‘He deceived the voters’ (When was the last time Republicans called for a Republican to resign?)

Thom Hartmann – DeSantis Ascends To Fascist Fuhrer

The Riccardis – My Resume (The George Santos Song) – CC added by the Riccardis, so it’s accurate. (Tune – “America” from “West Side Story”)

German Shepherd Bomb Detection Dog Misses Her Job After Retirement

Beau – Let’s talk about Biden going all in….

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