There is such a visceral hatred and resentment toward Obama on the left. I think partly because they were robbed of the moment to gloat about what a failure his policies were or how unpopular he became - he left office popular, and he his policies, flaws and all, are much more respected now because of Trump. They take any opportunity. Some of the hit pieces from Bernie bros about Pete Buttigieg make sure to mention what a failure Obama was. They aren't very subtle. 

 

Anyway, I'm glad that he made this decision. It's time for some of these people to drop out of the vanity parade and focus on the real problems this party has. 

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/17/terry-mcauliffe-not-running-for-president-1280594

10 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Not going to defend the stingy because obviously there are no Jehovah's Witnesses in this group but I personally have never claimed charitable donations on tax forms and I know some people consider it somewhat distasteful to make every charitable donation a "write-off". 

Are all these folks, keeping their wallets/purses tight or is there some other reason, like investing in organizations that do work that helps individuals?  I would genuinely like for someone to ask each candidate why their charitable donations look the way they do.

 

Of course, when the Obamas taxes showed how generous they had been in their charitable donations, they got criticized by some people who claimed it was for show and that charity's effects were limited compared to investing in entrepreneurial and training programs that benefit women, minorities and the poor, for example.  America, in general, was quite harsh on the Obamas in certain regards. Some still are.

Hopefully someone will because only EW gave a decent amount imo, if these are the real numbers.  It's not really about the amount though. I'm a believer in the Widow's mite way of looking at it.  It's about the percentage. In Beto's case, I'm hoping he made some off book donations because otherwise I'm embarrassed for him.  If you want to be my leader lead and that means giving when you are relatively wealthy.

 

 

9 hours ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

It's probably because at this age, I realized that there were times when I was bullied, called indescribable names for no justifiable reason or harassed six ways to Sunday and discovered that not openly reacting was the best response (albeit the most difficult) especially when open displays of anger would be giving people what they want and expect, which is their stereotype of an angry black woman.  My guess is that both Megan Markel and Michelle Obama have come to realize this fact as well in their lifetimes.

 

I'm really sorry you went through all of that.  It seems many people on this board had similar experiences, so you are not alone.

Oh that liberal Washington Post, bending over backward for Mike Pence. 

 

The man is so dangerous in part because the media have tried their hardest to give him changes and support, likely because of their daddy issues, and because he hates the right people.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/18/pence-buttigieg-debate-over-conversion-therapy/

Edited April 18, 20196 yr by DRW50

All those folks who were praising Trump over his 'brand of diplomacy' with N. Korea, where are they now?

 

North Korea: If the US wants to talk, put someone "more mature" than Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in charge https://t.co/AqCGZRSeM5 pic.twitter.com/LtNL5SoDkA

— CNN (@CNN) April 18, 2019

Things are not going well for Barr this morning. The cable news outlets are tearing him up.

Edited April 18, 20196 yr by Vee

So he can give some  money to Notre Dame but nothing to the people of Puerto Rico or Flint.  And doesn't he have a wall to build...

5 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Oh that liberal Washington Post, bending over backward for Mike Pence. 

 

The man is so dangerous in part because the media have tried their hardest to give him changes and support, likely because of their daddy issues, and because he hates the right people.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/18/pence-buttigieg-debate-over-conversion-therapy/

 

WaPo is utterly in love with Buttigieg and his slap fight with Pence. It's kind of weird.

I have no real objection to Buttgieg. I don't think he's ready and he's not my choice, but I think he's harmless. I do think he's getting undue attention by the press simply because he's white and male and that's their usual stupid [!@#$%^&*], but I can't begrudge a gay candidate who I think means well. My choice is still Harris and many others before him, though.

Meanwhile:

 

 

Trump upon learning of Mueller's appointment: "Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked."

page 290 pic.twitter.com/U3pDPgY56U

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 18, 2019

Mueller: Don Jr.'s draft statement about the Tower meeting was more honest, but then, after his dad got involved to "direct" the response, it became a dishonest assertion that the meeting was about adoption; Trump Jr. then added a word, "primarily," to soften his dad's claim. pic.twitter.com/kg9SXxChux

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 18, 2019

I'm not going to post everything I see rn, it's too much and I'm exhausted. Even redacted, the report is quite damning. And it destroys Trump's election narrative. It also pointedly does not exonerate him and makes that very clear.

On 4/16/2019 at 12:09 AM, DRW50 said:

I've seen a lot of praise in the media for how brave he was to go on Faux News and how great he was, so I guess with Biden falling, this is the start of their push to go ahead and give him the nomination. 

 

Yep.

 

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I almost want Bernie to get the nomination this time around, if only to prove my point that Bernie cannot, and never will, win an election of this magnitude.  If they deny him the nomination again, we will NEVER hear the end of it from his supporters.  Anyway, that's my belief.

 

On 4/16/2019 at 4:16 PM, DRW50 said:

I think one of the problems with Biden is there is always some kind of self-enforced error. There is a reason he struggled in his last two runs. 

 

That's partly because Biden never knows when to STFU and stick to the g.d. script.  Leave the improv at the Second City where it belongs, Crazy Uncle Joe, and just get off the stage.

Edited April 18, 20196 yr by Khan

23 hours ago, Juliajms said:

Yeah, I really despise these people who actively helped elected Trump by voting for JS or writing in Bernie's name.  Things have to get worse before they get better? Worse for who? Probably not for them.

 

I hope Berners still feel that way if/when their guy is actually elected and proves himself to be as incompetent at the gig as the orangutan we have running things now.

Looked into a few pages of the Mueller Report, particularly the details of interference. Much of the social media details of that we already knew, including the fact that they co-opted the Black Lives Matter banner. There is a portion that says that Russia got in contact with someone's family, but the name of the family is redacted.

 

Russia clearly violated our campaign finance laws with thousands and thousands of dollars in expenditures in favor of Trump. They basically acted a dark money PAC, so they should be heavily sanctioned.

I, too, must applaud your grace under pressure, DD.  I don't believe I could suffer the same slings and arrows of racism and sexism with as much dignity as you have.  In fact, I know I couldn't.

 

At this point, I'm so over and done with the Mueller report (although I certainly applaud him and his team for their diligence).  We don't need anymore proof that Trump is as dangerous as they come; and as long as the GOP in the Senate refuses to do anything about him, it's all pointless anyway.

 

4 minutes ago, ReddFoxx said:

Russia clearly violated our campaign finance laws with thousands and thousands of dollars in expenditures in favor of Trump. They basically acted a dark money PAC, so they should be heavily sanctioned.

 

Again, though, good luck in getting the GOP even to admit there was malfeasance on Russia's part, let alone do anything in the way of sanctions, criminal prosecutions, etc.

Edited April 18, 20196 yr by Khan

At this point, I wish there was a law preventing someone over the age of 70 to run in a presidential election or [re-election].  

If there is any justice in the world, SHS and that entire Trump WH will never be able to secure gainful employment ever again.

 

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told investigators she lied to the press after Comey firing pic.twitter.com/JNN9ObzKFd

— Dorey Scheimer (@DoreyScheimer) April 18, 2019