I’m tired of trying to debate and or convince Trump supporters and enablers. They don’t engage with facts. They speak in spin & lies. Why bother.
Trump’s behavior doesn’t have to be a criminal matter. He is providing leverage to foreign powers by asking for foreign interference. He is abusing his power, withholding aid to our allies, that was approved by a bipartisan congress, to solicit personal benefit via campaign help against his political rivals.
THIS IS A HIGH CRIME and worthy of impeachment.
If you expected his base to suddenly see the light, prepare yourself for disappointment. They are holding prayer vigils (per Franklin pool boy Graham) to protect Trump from his enemies. Enemies being people trying to hold him to account for his abuses of power, that is.
I’m tired of trying to debate and or convince Trump supporters and enablers. They don’t engage with facts. They speak in spin & lies. Why bother.
Trump’s behavior doesn’t have to be a criminal matter. He is providing leverage to foreign powers by asking for foreign interference. He is abusing his power, withholding aid to our allies, that was approved by a bipartisan congress, to solicit personal benefit via campaign help against his political rivals.
THIS IS A HIGH CRIME and worthy of impeachment.
If you expected his base to suddenly see the light, prepare yourself for disappointment. They are holding prayer vigils (per Franklin pool boy Graham) to protect Trump from his enemies. Enemies being people trying to hold him to account for his abuses of power, that is.
Seriously. Trump was not wrong when he said he could shoot someone on 5th avenue and not lose any support from his base. He can, and has, and will continue to do illegal shit, and the base and the elected officials of the GOP will continue to let him.
“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday blocked a House-passed bill that would authorize $775 million to beef up state election systems. GOP leaders made the case that the Trump administration has already made great strides in protecting the vote and they say no more funding is needed.”
Don't they mean, "the Trump administration has already made great strides in protecting the vote of Trump supporters by GOP gerrymandering of districts for years, disillusioning evangelical leaders of the religious right, engaging NRA members to act out of fear and hate, emboldening racists and anti-immigration sentiment, and asking other countries to meddle in elections" ?
“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday blocked a House-passed bill that would authorize $775 million to beef up state election systems. GOP leaders made the case that the Trump administration has already made great strides in protecting the vote and they say no more funding is needed.”
Don't they mean, "the Trump administration has already made great strides in protecting the vote of Trump supporters by GOP gerrymandering of districts for years, disillusioning evangelical leaders of the religious right, engaging NRA members to act out of fear and hate, emboldening racists and anti-immigration sentiment, and asking other countries to meddle in elections" ?
No. They mean caging and/or deporting immigrants and refugees.
OMG this "no quid pro quo" shit is so enraging. My children can understand it without explicitly using the words.
7yo: I would like some ice cream. Me: I would like you to eat your broccoli.
Guess what? He's intuitive enough to realize that if he eats the broccoli, he'll get the ice cream. And he can barely remember to wipe his ass, so we're not talking about a genius here...
Former State Department official told dozens of his emails to Hillary Clinton are being labeled classified years later
A former US official who left the State Department in 2012 received a letter in August informing him that dozens of his emails sent to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were now being recategorized as classified.
The letter marks one instance of what the Washington Post reported Saturday as a wide-scale reclassification of emails sent to Clinton's private email by as many as 130 current and former senior State Department officials.
The recent change in the investigation was an effort to harass diplomats for doing their job, several people told the Post, as Trump had made Clinton's use of private email servers during her tenure as secretary of state a staple of his 2016 presidential campaign rhetoric.
I agree and that's why I posted my question. It seemed like it was never in question but that dude, and the anchors didn't question him, made me go "uh, whut? Lemme ask my smart friends on the interwebz."
Well, I suppose it's clear how they would think this. If the Russian President is in charge of the US President, it follows logically that Russia is in charge of the US.
I’m tired of trying to debate and or convince Trump supporters and enablers. They don’t engage with facts. They speak in spin & lies. Why bother.
Trump’s behavior doesn’t have to be a criminal matter. He is providing leverage to foreign powers by asking for foreign interference. He is abusing his power, withholding aid to our allies, that was approved by a bipartisan congress, to solicit personal benefit via campaign help against his political rivals.
THIS IS A HIGH CRIME and worthy of impeachment.
If you expected his base to suddenly see the light, prepare yourself for disappointment. They are holding prayer vigils (per Franklin pool boy Graham) to protect Trump from his enemies. Enemies being people trying to hold him to account for his abuses of power, that is.
I think this all the damn time. But then I remember it's white women like me that put that asshole where he is, so I try harder. I do a lot of linking to articles and writing simple sentences. It sounds demeaning put that way, but I feel like that's the only way I might get through. Not sure it's happened yet, but maybe one day.
"I AM A HERO! YOU ARE ALL FAKE! I'M NOT REALLY A HERO, BUT I AM A HERO! I AM JESUS! I JUST MADE THIS WATER INTO WINE. I DON'T DRINK IT, BUT I DRINK IT TO TASTE IT ONCE I MAKE IT. I'M A HERO!"
I’m tired of trying to debate and or convince Trump supporters and enablers. They don’t engage with facts. They speak in spin & lies. Why bother.
Trump’s behavior doesn’t have to be a criminal matter. He is providing leverage to foreign powers by asking for foreign interference. He is abusing his power, withholding aid to our allies, that was approved by a bipartisan congress, to solicit personal benefit via campaign help against his political rivals.
THIS IS A HIGH CRIME and worthy of impeachment.
If you expected his base to suddenly see the light, prepare yourself for disappointment. They are holding prayer vigils (per Franklin pool boy Graham) to protect Trump from his enemies. Enemies being people trying to hold him to account for his abuses of power, that is.
I think this all the damn time. But then I remember it's white women like me that put that asshole where he is, so I try harder. I do a lot of linking to articles and writing simple sentences. It sounds demeaning put that way, but I feel like that's the only way I might get through. Not sure it's happened yet, but maybe one day.
Right. I totally see both of your points, & can apply (HAVE applied) to people I know based upon their hard-core-ness of support. Some middle-class, white women 45-supporters are completely ready to fight as soon as the topic is broached, regardless of the different ways I’ve attempted to approach/ how many multiple resources I’ve used. Been there. Have two acquaintances with whom I no longer speak & a good friend who’s become an acquaintance. No hope. That said: I’ve totally gotten through to some! My cousin pulled me aside a couple of months ago to let me know she and her husband, both educators, can no longer call themselves republicans. My h & I have both been working on them, super non-confrontation-ally for this entire presidency. Obviously school shootings played into their decision; we have another cousin who’s a wonderful teacher, but hard-core Catholic & thus- hard-core R. We are teaming up; hoping her former support might open up that crack for us to reason. I know I’ve given way too much personal info, but all to say- keep up the fight! You’re not alone & sometimes it does WORK!