spaceghoti

spaceghoti , 2 months ago to random

"If he [Trump] were any other person, he would have been sentenced to prison many times over with no real hope of release: Sexual assault. Decades of fraud. Attempted extortation of a foreign leader. Stealing classified documents. Flagrant acceptance of what very much looks like bribes. Attempting to overthrow democracy. Inciting a violent riot that got people killed."

https://www.salon.com/2024/03/26/loves-to-play-the-victim--ny-appeals-bailout-shows-hes-the-most-coddled-person-alive/

#politics #uspolitics #nevertrump #getoutthevote

spaceghoti OP , 2 months ago

@CelloMomOnCars You know, it's honestly worth a try.

rbreich , 3 months ago to random

Seriously, again, how dumb is Trump? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/seriously-how-dumb-is-trump?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

spaceghoti , 3 months ago

@rbreich Without intending to dip into conspiracy theorizing, it might not necessarily be stupidity, per se. It is certainly ill-advised, but we have to remember that this is a man who considers himself above the rules and above the law. He clearly has impulse control issues, his degrading speech patterns suggest possible mental decline, and I don't think anyone could argue that he's been a narcissist for most of his life.

But one alternative explanation could be that he knows how to sell. What he's selling right now is hatred and victimhood to his base. "Look at how they're treating me!" is what he howls to the press and on social media every chance he gets. His base eats it up. He doesn't need to convince the entire nation, he just needs to convince the enough people in the right places to attempt another electoral win like he did in 2016.

Here's hoping the American people won't fall for it again.

wdlindsy , 3 months ago to random

"Stories about Biden’s age swamped the media [with Hur's report]. Judd Legum of Popular Information found that in the four days after Hur’s report appeared, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal together published 81 articles about Hur’s assessment of Biden’s memory, suggesting that Biden was sliding into dementia and should not be running for reelection."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Biden #Hur #age #ageism #media #lies
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-12-2024-tuesday

spaceghoti , 3 months ago

@wdlindsy I still say Garland should have fired him for the political hit job of his report, and then resigned. And since none of that happened, Biden should fire Garland with cause.

wdlindsy , 3 months ago to random

"The oldest president in history just gave the fiercest State of the Union address in history.

Joe Biden proves once again that age is nothing but a number. …

After weeks of media coverage stoking concerns about his mental acuity, Biden’s ferocious speech and gleeful, unscripted engagement with unruly Republican backbenchers undercut attempts to make his age the central issue."

~ Bill Scher

Operative words: media + stoking. Add shameful.

#Biden #age #ageism #media

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/03/08/the-oldest-president-in-history-just-gave-the-fiercest-state-of-the-union-address-in-history/

spaceghoti , 3 months ago

@wdlindsy It's absolutely shameful that the media was breathlessly boosting the "Biden is too old" narrative without looking at his Presidential record and drawing the obvious conclusion. Biden accomplished more in his first hundred days than The Other Guy did in his entire administration.

spaceghoti , 3 months ago

@wdlindsy Once again, introducing a private profit motive has corrupted an essential public institution. It's time to restore old regulations on the industry.