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On Air Force One tonight, Donald Trump told the press pool that tomorrow he will pardon a “very, very important figure.” He said it wasn’t Edward Snowden or Michael Flynn.
The former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security recorded an ad for a political group opposing President Trump, calling the Trump presidency “terrifying.” Miles Taylor, who left DHS in 2019, claims the president wanted to use the agency “for his own political purposes and to fuel his own agenda.”
“What we saw week in and week out and for me after two and a half years in that administration was terrifying,” said Taylor in a video posted Monday on Twitter by by Republican Voters Against Trump. “We would go in to try to talk to them about a pressing national security, cyber attack, terrorism threat. He wasn’t interested in those things to him. They weren’t priorities.”
Taylor said in the video that he overheard Mr. Trump tell the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut off funding to aid California as it was being ravaged by wildfires.
“He told us to stop giving money to people whose houses had burned down from a wildfire because he was so rageful that people in the state of California didn’t support him and that politically it wasn’t a base,” Taylor said. He also criticized Mr. Trump’s policy toward families crossing the southern border into the U.S., saying the president wanted to “have a deliberate policy of ripping children away from their parents to show those parents that they shouldn’t come to the border in the first place.”
“A lot of the time, the things he wanted to do not only were impossible, but in many cases illegal. He didn’t want us to tell them it was illegal anymore because he knew that there were, and these were his words, he knew that he had magical authorities,” Taylor continued. He called Mr. Trump “unfocused” and “undisciplined.”
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Taylor’s op-ed and the ad by Republican Voters Against Trump come as the Democratic National Convention begins its first day of events on Monday. Mr. Trump is also holding campaign events in Minnesota and Wisconsin on Monday.
There is no DNC TV in my house
So this is probably wasted money for the Democrats.If you can’t get on broadcast tv with your message , you are screwed
Jack
Wow! The racist, Russians knew Dems were using the preamble yesterday, so there is just a bunch of horrible, horrible stuff with the hashtag for we, the people.
tRUMP and his cronies have crapped all over US Constitution, so why not the preamble, as well.
Of course, the orange asshat would pull a little pardoning stunt to try to pull focus. I hope he has a brain hemorrhage and dies. Oh, wait. That would require that he have a brain.
Pogo just looking at broadcast tv. PBS was too busy punditing because who wants to listen to the little people They just played a little of it and now they are back to punditing.
Ha, now we understand why Trump could get elected in the first place.
So lets see do I want to watch, 3’s company or Gomer Pyle
Jack
So Donald Trump’s bullshit covid pressers get more coverage than the Democratic convention.
OK
I’m out of here, I’ll drop back in and let you now how Gomer is doing
Jack
Pogo, yep, grew up in UCLA (Upper Corner of Lower Alabama – Wilcox County); Cumberland Law School grad of 1980, live in New Smyrna Beach, Fl, and have a son named Craig in honor of our beloved Craig Crawford!!
Hah, Wilcox County. I dated a girl from Camden in 1975 and had a bud a year or 2 later from Pine Hill. He loved to joke about being from the Big City of Pine Hill. Where’d you college?
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar: “Donald Trump may hate the post office, but he’s still going to have to send them a change of address card come January.”
This video of former nomination rivals talking up Joe is awesome! Best was Corey Booker telling story that after hammering Biden during debate in the commercial break Joe “put his arm on my shoulder and said ‘you’ve got good ideas'”
Michelle Obama, Dem convention 2020: “Going high does not mean putting on a smile and saying nice things when confronted by viciousness and cruelty. Going high means taking the harder path. It means scraping and clawing our way to that mountaintop. Going high means standing fierce against hatred. … Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. It is what it is.”
caught one local news
Did a good job of summing up the night, very Democratic positive.
N ext station lead with chiefs News
then brief coverage of convention, then trump and then the gun toting St Louis couple.
Trump got more and better coverage.
Jack
I think the interesting thing about Ms Obama, you know there were times when it was mama talking right down to wagging her finger. and when Mama talks you had better pay attention.
It was a well written speech and very well delivered.
BTW, We usually talk about white people and their dog whistles, her speech was loaded with dog whistles that only blacks would hear. As I said, It was interesting.
Jack
You gonna vote for the party that pre-tapes their convention segments so they don’t infect their friends and colleagues with deadly plague or will you vote for the party that forces their staff to not use masks and then they, themselves catch that same deadly plague?
Hey, i realize, that despite its tribulations, you’re still enjoying this magical existence we call “life”, but the NASDAQ is at unprecedented highs, so fuck you and die. Vote Trump.
Good Evening All
Here we go!
Michelle Obama and that woman from Michigan!
List and bio of speakers tonight at NYT
Sara Gideon, challenger against Susan Collins, speaks tonight
Susan Collins is appropriately concerned about the Post Office
Mayor Pete talking in PBS, right now. Jeez, I had forgotten he ran. It seems like a million years ago.
Lol, Jamie, Susan Collins being “concerned about the Post Office”. Damn her she’s only concerned about herself and pleasing McConnel and Trump.
On Air Force One tonight, Donald Trump told the press pool that tomorrow he will pardon a “very, very important figure.” He said it wasn’t Edward Snowden or Michael Flynn.
Anybody want to make a guess
Anything to distract
He’s sweating it.
cbsnews:
jamie, the only person the Rump thinks is “very very important” is himself.
maybe he’ll preemptively pardon himself and then abdicate. ride off, far far off, in to the sunset hopefully.
my bet is Assange. Assange probably threatened to rat out him and bannon.
What year did everyone watch (or listen) to their first Convention
Mine was 1956 for Adlai Stevenson
10 minute countdown to convention.
No “hey, this is unconventional” jokes, yet?
52 Ike. I was 4 but I remember seeing it..
I was 8 in 1952 and heard some of it, but not the whole thing like 1956.
Yep, 56 the first I actually tried to watch.
in 52 our tv was new so we all were glued to whatever was on it.
Good opening. Trump was probably totally confused by the preamble.
I am loving this beginning!!
enjoyed the opening chorus of kids singing anthem
real people testimonials work well
There is no DNC TV in my house
So this is probably wasted money for the Democrats.If you can’t get on broadcast tv with your message , you are screwed
Jack
Wow! The racist, Russians knew Dems were using the preamble yesterday, so there is just a bunch of horrible, horrible stuff with the hashtag for we, the people.
tRUMP and his cronies have crapped all over US Constitution, so why not the preamble, as well.
Of course, the orange asshat would pull a little pardoning stunt to try to pull focus. I hope he has a brain hemorrhage and dies. Oh, wait. That would require that he have a brain.
Interesting twist. I like it. Bruuuuuce!!
Jack
It is on You Tube, CNN, MSNBC and several other places unless you just don’t want to watch.
Jack, whaddaya have there, a gramophone? It’s on 4 channels now and 5 at 10.
Jack, all three broadcast networks airing at 10pm
Me too!
Dems always have much better entertainment
Leon. Like the selection. I’m guessing there’ll be a fair share of good music.
Pogo just looking at broadcast tv. PBS was too busy punditing because who wants to listen to the little people They just played a little of it and now they are back to punditing.
Ha, now we understand why Trump could get elected in the first place.
So lets see do I want to watch, 3’s company or Gomer Pyle
Jack
So Donald Trump’s bullshit covid pressers get more coverage than the Democratic convention.
OK
I’m out of here, I’ll drop back in and let you now how Gomer is doing
Jack
So far CNN has broadcast without interruption, and keeping C-SPAN on hand as a backup
Jack, I’d go with Gomer.
Cuomo just kicking Trump butt. Mario is proud
Same on MSNBC
“His only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump. And for that he paid with his life.” — daughter of covid victim who died
Wow!
Believing in tRUMP is a pre-existing condition; listening to him can get you killed. Powerful.
PBS is doing OK. Not too much chatter.
CSPAN best bet for no breaks in coverage. Sara Gideon on now, go gal, beat Collins
I want to go to Maine and help Sara Gideon.
Hahahaha. The Great Fatsby
OMG! It’s THAT WOMAN FROM MICHIGAN!!
Ha, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer introduces herself as who “Donald Trump calls that woman from Michigan”
John Prine?
John Prine. Ahhhh.
Brother John Prine
I do miss him
Here come the Republicans for BIDEN!
Christine Todd Whitman starts the Repog Women for Joe, followed by John Kasich. Nice.
DOUG JONES!! My law school classmate!! Sure hope he gets reelected.
Think we’ll see a bunch of Democrats for D’ump next week? I don’t expect so.
Smart positioning Doug Jones after the Republicans for Joe segment. He needs to peel away some Alabama Republicans to survive.
MJ, you’re another lawyer? Who went to Samford? Cool. Bham is my home town.
Pogo, yep, grew up in UCLA (Upper Corner of Lower Alabama – Wilcox County); Cumberland Law School grad of 1980, live in New Smyrna Beach, Fl, and have a son named Craig in honor of our beloved Craig Crawford!!
Any, Amy, Amy. Change of address card – great line.
Hah, Wilcox County. I dated a girl from Camden in 1975 and had a bud a year or 2 later from Pine Hill. He loved to joke about being from the Big City of Pine Hill. Where’d you college?
Still in love with Amy
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar: “Donald Trump may hate the post office, but he’s still going to have to send them a change of address card come January.”
This video of former nomination rivals talking up Joe is awesome! Best was Corey Booker telling story that after hammering Biden during debate in the commercial break Joe “put his arm on my shoulder and said ‘you’ve got good ideas'”
Need a Biden ad with Cory Booker saying “we’ve got one shot and that time is now.”
Bernie is in the woodshed?
Bernie barely got around to mentioning Biden. Typical. Mostly about himself.
4:00 AM comes early for me. I’ll watch the rest of this from my bed.
Have a good evening all.
Hang on Jamie. Michelle is on
Michelle- no wonder D’ump hates her. Facts, class, compassion, and intelligence. Things D’umbass doesn’t understand.
Loving Michelle.
She is reaching into her inner preacher, It is amazing how she talks through the camera.
OK, Michelle is making me love Joe.
Love Michelle’s VOTE necklace.
Community organizing the nation!
Michelle Obama, Dem convention 2020: “Going high does not mean putting on a smile and saying nice things when confronted by viciousness and cruelty. Going high means taking the harder path. It means scraping and clawing our way to that mountaintop. Going high means standing fierce against hatred. … Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job but he is clearly in over his head. He cannot meet this moment. It is what it is.”
Michelle did good. Love that woman.
Live that song.
caught one local news
Did a good job of summing up the night, very Democratic positive.
N ext station lead with chiefs News
then brief coverage of convention, then trump and then the gun toting St Louis couple.
Trump got more and better coverage.
Jack
Love me some Michelle but did I miss it or did she not mention Kamala Harris?
I think the interesting thing about Ms Obama, you know there were times when it was mama talking right down to wagging her finger. and when Mama talks you had better pay attention.
It was a well written speech and very well delivered.
BTW, We usually talk about white people and their dog whistles, her speech was loaded with dog whistles that only blacks would hear. As I said, It was interesting.
Jack
And a (slight) pivot – banner at WaPo:
Now who could have predicted COVID could be a problem on a college campus?
Poobah, her role and goal was to attack D’ump in her inimitable way. She barely mentioned Joe. And this is NOT a criticism.
Pogo, the reporting is Michelle taped her speech before Harris picked. Why? They handed Trump/FOX an argument it was all phony. Ugh!
You gonna vote for the party that pre-tapes their convention segments so they don’t infect their friends and colleagues with deadly plague or will you vote for the party that forces their staff to not use masks and then they, themselves catch that same deadly plague?
i’m voting for the party that doesn’t want their friends to die, alone, in an ICU.
Does that make me “pro-life”?
*drops mic, logs off*
*sees typo, logs back on, quickly*
Seems like they coulda pre-taped Michele last week after Kamala picked so it doesn’t look like she ignored her.
Chill, Mr. C. Don’t make Republican arguments for them.
Conventions are about rallying the base. Just buy-in for a few days.
6 months in, i’m Covid-free. Who you going to listen to? Me, or Louis “Coronavirus” Gohmert? How ‘bout me, or Rand “Coronavirus” Paul?
Listen to me, if you want to live.
Oh, wait you could listen to Herman Cain.
No, nevermind, he died from coronavirus he caught from trump. Whoops.
Herman Cain finally understands this sketch, does not find it funny:
Hey, i realize, that despite its tribulations, you’re still enjoying this magical existence we call “life”, but the NASDAQ is at unprecedented highs, so fuck you and die. Vote Trump.
Your life is worth much less than a number on a computer screen. Vote Trump- Make Numbers On Computer Screens High Again.
So what, you’ll be dead? That number on a computer screen will be so high!
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