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This is what the good people pf Pittsburgh think of president tRump... A participant in the march in memory of the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting holds a sign that reads: 'President hate, leave our state' on October 30, 2018. \ CATHAL MCNAUGHTON/ REUTERS Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer joined Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and top White House officials as they landed in Pittsburgh. While Dermer agreed to join the president, other big names in Washington turned down the honor – House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, House Majority and Minority Leaders Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority and Minority leaders Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, all turned down invitations. A list of local officials, including Pittsburgh mayor, Bill Peduto, also declined their invitations to meet with the visiting president. The mayor had publicly advised the president to delay his visit so that the community’s attention could be focused on embracing t

Warren’s maneuver stands as a warning sign for other presidential contenders. Getting into the mud pit with Trump—who doesn’t care about political decorum, rules, sexism, racism, name-calling, facts, or reason—has revealed itself as a sucker’s game. Like a scientist trying to argue with a climate-change denier, you’ll just end up drowning in a tide of bad faith. Read article HERE

Elizabeth Warren released her DNA to put to rest questions about her ancestral heritage. Specifically whether or not she has any American Indian blood. DNA results indicate that she does. So, America knows that Senator Warren was telling the truth when she made the claim that she did. No doubt she feels immense satisfaction having put tRump in his place. But did she effectively put in place a precedent that may haunt future candidates tat consider running for public office. Slate lays such concern out convincingly. How long will it be until a candidate finds herself effectively disqualified over a 10 percent chance of one disease or a 20 percent chance of another? An older candidate might assert that younger opponents had a greater chance of Alzheimer’s. A candidate might demand his opponent test her children’s DNA after rumors of infidelity “so we can all move on.” And another candidate might find themselves under pressure to share their DNA to verify heritage—even though the use

Extreme rightwing tRumpers supporting the most vile example of  a human being really and seiously ought to take the logs out of their own eyes. Hypocrisy runs rampant in the GOP,  present day conservatism,  and the American Christian Evangelicalism. Franco Aragosta October 11, 2018 at 7:34:00 AM EDT There are two basic types of DIRTocRATS. The SVENGALIS  –– a relatively few, very powerful, odly charismatic, very wicked schemers who sre experts in  hypnotizing the masses to do their bidding.. The TRILBYS  –– those weak-minded, miseducated, sheep-like types who are too easily mesmerized to participate in deadly forms of GroupThink. Need i say more? Need I say more?

As the rightwing of the republican party solidifies its grip on power the majority of Americans will lose freedoms all are entitled to. Commenting on the prospect of Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court,  CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin explained: I don’t think same-sex marriage is in jeopardy but think about the bakery case where a baker didn’t want to make a wedding cake [for a gay couple. ] Wait until they start getting cases from hotel owners who say I don’t want to use my creativity for gay customers, and restaurant owners who don’t want to serve gay customers.” I mean this is a dramatic change coming, and the conservatives are in charge. There is a reason why the Evangelicals and the base of the Republican Party have stood with Donald Trump all this time. It’s not because they admire Donald Trump’s personal life, but because he has delivered on what is most important to them.     Larry T. Decker, Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America writes: T h

“Senators have been muzzled. So I will now say three things that committee staff has explained are permissible to say without violating committee rules. … One: This was not a full and fair investigation. It was sharply limited in scope and did not explore the relevant confirming facts. Two: The available documents do not exonerate Mr. Kavanaugh. And three: the available documents contradict statements Mr. Kavanaugh made under oath. I would like to back up these points with explicit statements from the FBI documents — explicit statements that should be available for the American people to see. But the Republicans have locked the documents behind closed doors.” - Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Warren’s new, tantalizing claim about Kavanaugh shows what utter madness this is An honorable exception: SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI: I did not come to a decision on this until walking onto the floor this morning. I have been wrestling to really try to know what is fair and what is right, and the tru

Christians Use Bible To Defend Kavanaugh And Discredit Sexual Assault Survivors Truly reprehensible. Many conservative X'tians (especially Evangelicals) do not deserve to be considered Christian as they are fathoms beneath the dignity of Christ's legacy.  Patheos - Deplorable: Conservative Christians are using the Bible to defend Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and discredit victims of sexual assault. On social media conservative Christians are sharing a meme taken from the Book of Genesis and involving Joseph and Potiphar’s wife. The meme is being used as a vehicle to try and discredit survivors of sexual assault in general, and Kavanaugh’s victims in particular. For those unfamiliar, the story depicts Joseph as a victim, falsely accused of  sexual assault by Potiphar’s wife. The story involving Joseph and Potiphar’s wife appears in Genesis 39:10-15 : 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refu

Like I said in a comment in the previous post yesterday, the fix is in on the Kavanaugh fiaco. Repubs and tRump do not want the truth, nor do they care if the nominee is one of the country's best legal minds. All they care about is elevating someone to the high court that will support their agenda. Shoving their evangelical conservative ideology down the throats of all Americans is their primary concern. And, they will stop at almost nothing to insure they win. Republicans Have Decided to Ignore All of Brett Kavanaugh’s Lies The FBI investigation into Brett Kavanaugh has turned out to be a fig leaf.  Multiple   reports  tell the same  story : The White House has controlled the probe, ignoring the attempts by multiple witnesses to reach investigators and wrapping up its work well before its already-tight deadline. In the meantime, however, significant new evidence has appeared from the news media. It demonstrates beyond a doubt that Kavanaugh’s emotional testimony

World leaders aren't the only ones laughing at Trump — much of the rest of the world is, too. If America's deteriorating global image is considered to be making America great then president tRump is surely  MAGA . Seven in 10 people around the world have no confidence in Trump, and America’s global image may be suffering as a result, a new survey finds. The 25-nation study,  conducted by Pew Research Center , found that views of America are continuing to deteriorate after taking a major hit when Trump took office. Overall, 43 percent of those surveyed said they have an unfavorable view of the U.S., while 50 percent have a favorable view. Those ratings are far lower than at any point during President Obama’s eight years in office, according to Pew. America’s international image is particularly low among some of our closest allies, with just 30 percent of Germans, 38 percent of French, and 39 percent of Canadians expressing a favorable view of the U.S. I