Of all the people who blast federal workers, McConnell doing so is the height of hypocrisy, since his wife has been appointed to various roles (and never done anything of note in them) for many years. 

 

I wish I was surprised that media darling Chris Christie got the usual roses and champagne for his book tour, with various "liberal" hacks having him on to trash Obama and defend Trump. 

 

Even now the media still prefers Trump to Obama. I guess because Obama never needed them, and never will.

1 minute ago, marceline said:

For some reason the Branch Bernidians have really been refocusing on the crime bill. I assume that's a side effect of going after Kamala Harris because she was a prosecutor.

 

I think all the hyper negativity against her has led to backlash, as she's doing much better in polls than I might have expected. 

is  Matt Bevin  still Gov. of Kentucky and if so....why?

1 hour ago, Roman said:

is  Matt Bevin  still Gov. of Kentucky and if so....why?

 

He's up for reelection this November, but given that it's Kentucky, I doubt he will lose.

The odious Ron Fournier, who helped destroy the longtime reputation of the AP, is now out there passing himself off as a "bipartisan" voice (we all know what that really means).

 

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ron-fournier-is-president-of-bipartisan-pr-firm-but-his-clients-are-republicans

 

Reading the comments I see that "liberal" MSNBC is fighting for him tooth and nail, as they are the Starbucks guy. This is why I will never say a word of praise about that network just because they have a few progressives in front of the camera.

5 hours ago, DRW50 said:

The odious Ron Fournier, who helped destroy the longtime reputation of the AP, is now out there passing himself off as a "bipartisan" voice (we all know what that really means).

 

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ron-fournier-is-president-of-bipartisan-pr-firm-but-his-clients-are-republicans

 

Reading the comments I see that "liberal" MSNBC is fighting for him tooth and nail, as they are the Starbucks guy. This is why I will never say a word of praise about that network just because they have a few progressives in front of the camera.

+1.
 

I can't do either network.

It's hard not to like this guy, but I refuse to get on the love train this time around.

 

HABERMAN: "But what do you see the role of a free press as? What do you think the free press does?"
TRUMP: "It describes and should describe accurately what’s going on in anywhere it’s covering whether it’s a nation or a state or a game or whatever." https://t.co/7aq0mDCaA1

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 1, 2019

In this new interview with @maggieNYT and @peterbakernyt, @realDonaldTrump appears to again reinvent Jim Mattis's departure as defense secretary.https://t.co/lttn7EGx1i

— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) February 1, 2019

Good question from @maggieNYT and a qualified response from the president that suggests he doesn't really grasp (or accept) what the "free" in "free press" means.https://t.co/9HCVl904Tp pic.twitter.com/Q3tIpiCLct

— Ted Mann (@TMannWSJ) February 1, 2019

@marceline has gotten me to take a closer look at Sherrod Brown over the past several months.  His own record surpasses any of the baloney populism Sanders and Trump spew. And he also seems to be a SJW himself.

 

It's disappointing to see people attacking him for this statement about democrats out of touch with the "working class" but I think the Sanders pandering to that has skewed a lot of perception about whether this is a dog whistle. Well plus the fact that neither Sanders or Trump has any kind of prior experience in working or dealing with real social justice issues.

 

 

Lord.

 

 

 

2 hours ago, JaneAusten said:

@marceline has gotten me to take a closer look at Sherrod Brown over the past several months.  His own record surpasses any of the baloney populism Sanders and Trump spew. And he also seems to be a SJW himself.

 

It's disappointing to see people attacking him for this statement about democrats out of touch with the "working class" but I think the Sanders pandering to that has skewed a lot of perception about whether this is a dog whistle. Well plus the fact that neither Sanders or Trump has any kind of prior experience in working or dealing with real social justice issues.

 

 

 

I'm livid at the people calling him a racist. There's no way a Sherrod Brown run for the presidency doesn't end with me in a strait jacket.

Another tidbit on Justin Fairfax in light of the Northam controversy.

 

 

There was some controversy in Virginia recently over an abortion bill and people claiming that Northam supports all forms of abortion, etc. I wonder if that led some to dig deeper. 

2 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

There was some controversy in Virginia recently over an abortion bill and people claiming that Northam supports all forms of abortion, etc. I wonder if that led some to dig deeper. 

 

That's exactly what's going on and once again the left is going to screw itself.

Just now, marceline said:

 

That's exactly what's going on and once again the left is going to screw itself.

I actually read Ken Vogel reporter for the Post chastising the press for not doing proper vetting for the election. Reviewing scholastic history, yearbooks is a standard part of this process. They apparently failed. 

1 hour ago, JaneAusten said:

I actually read Ken Vogel reporter for the Post chastising the press for not doing proper vetting for the election. Reviewing scholastic history, yearbooks is a standard part of this process. They apparently failed. 

A 22 year old medical student is responsible for what he or she does. It's a shame this didn't come out a lot sooner.