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One of America's most prominent conservative columnists wants Republicans to lose in 2020 - CNNPolitics
For the better part of the last four decades, George F. Will has been at the intellectual center of American conservatism. Now he is calling for a full-blown rout of the Republican Party at the ballot box in November.
On trump
"this low-rent Lear raging on his Twitter-heath has proven that the phrase malignant buffoon is not an oxymoron"
On Republicans,
"In life's unforgiving arithmetic, we are the sum of our choices. Congressional Republicans have made theirs for more than 1,200 days. We cannot know all the measures necessary to restore the nation's domestic health and international standing, but we know the first step: Senate Republicans must be routed, as condign punishment for their Vichyite collaboration, leaving the Republican remnant to wonder: Was it sensible to sacrifice dignity, such as it ever was, and to shed principles, if convictions so easily jettisoned could be dignified as principles, for ... what? Praying people should pray, and all others should hope: May I never crave anything as much as these people crave membership in the world's most risible deliberative body."
For the better part of the last four decades, George F. Will has been at the intellectual center of American conservatism. Now he is calling for a full-blown rout of the Republican Party at the ballot box in November.
On trump
"this low-rent Lear raging on his Twitter-heath has proven that the phrase malignant buffoon is not an oxymoron"
On Republicans,
"In life's unforgiving arithmetic, we are the sum of our choices. Congressional Republicans have made theirs for more than 1,200 days. We cannot know all the measures necessary to restore the nation's domestic health and international standing, but we know the first step: Senate Republicans must be routed, as condign punishment for their Vichyite collaboration, leaving the Republican remnant to wonder: Was it sensible to sacrifice dignity, such as it ever was, and to shed principles, if convictions so easily jettisoned could be dignified as principles, for ... what? Praying people should pray, and all others should hope: May I never crave anything as much as these people crave membership in the world's most risible deliberative body."
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I have always respected George Will long before he left the Republican Party. He is thoughtful and crafts very intelligent statements. I always felt his commentaries were unbiased views of what he saw, neither right nor left. I’d like to know where these excepts came from. The entire piece is probably great reading.
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I have always respected George Will long before he left the Republican Party. He is thoughtful and crafts very intelligent statements. I always felt his commentaries were unbiased views of what he saw, neither right nor left. I’d like to know where these excepts came from. The entire piece is probably great reading.His op-ed in the WaPo.
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‘It’s a very serious matter’: Australian government to probe U.S. law enforcement violence against news crew
Correspondent Amelia Brace and cameraman Tim Myers of Australia’s 7NEWS were charged Monday by police officers and National Guard units who fired rubber bullets, deployed flash bangs and set off tear gas bombs to force protesters from Lafayette Square across from the White House.
The tactics by law enforcement, applied indiscriminately against protesters as well as members of the media, cleared the way for Trump and top administration officials to venture across the street to St. John’s Episcopal Church, where he posed with a Bible.
Video of the encounter between the Australian journalists and U.S. law enforcement, which was broadcast live on-air and circulated on social media, seemingly depicts an officer outfitted in riot gear bludgeoning Myers, who Brace previously reported had already been struck by a rubber bullet.
Correspondent Amelia Brace and cameraman Tim Myers of Australia’s 7NEWS were charged Monday by police officers and National Guard units who fired rubber bullets, deployed flash bangs and set off tear gas bombs to force protesters from Lafayette Square across from the White House.
The tactics by law enforcement, applied indiscriminately against protesters as well as members of the media, cleared the way for Trump and top administration officials to venture across the street to St. John’s Episcopal Church, where he posed with a Bible.
Video of the encounter between the Australian journalists and U.S. law enforcement, which was broadcast live on-air and circulated on social media, seemingly depicts an officer outfitted in riot gear bludgeoning Myers, who Brace previously reported had already been struck by a rubber bullet.
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I think that needs repeating: Police have attacked journalists 120 times in the last 5 days. Do you want to know what is really happening or do you want to just believe your “news feed”?
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Oh, pepper balls!! That’s different! Ha ha ha! And it was ordered by the attorney general of the United States. If that doesn’t tell you fascism is here then nothing will.
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Ex-Defense official resigns from Defense Science Board, accuses Esper of violating his oath
James Miller, who served as the undersecretary of Defense for policy from 2012 to 2014, resigned from his position on the Pentagon’s science board Tuesday, accusing Secretary of Defense Mark Esperof betraying his oath of office by backing President Trump on the forceable removal of peaceful protesters in Washington, D.C., the previous day.
James Miller, who served as the undersecretary of Defense for policy from 2012 to 2014, resigned from his position on the Pentagon’s science board Tuesday, accusing Secretary of Defense Mark Esperof betraying his oath of office by backing President Trump on the forceable removal of peaceful protesters in Washington, D.C., the previous day.
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Esper has already referred the streets of some of these demonstrations, especially DC, as battle zones. Fascism. Here. Now.
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Facebook shuts down far-right group planning to bring weapons to protests - CNN
Facebook said Tuesday that it had shut down pages and accounts associated with what it said was a hate group, whose members were discussing bringing weapons to the protests that are happening across the country.
The company said it had observed people associated with the group American Guard discussing such action.
The group says it is about American constitutional nationalism, but the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says American Guard "has a background with connections to anti-immigrant extremism, hatred, and violence. Indeed, before the American Guard was the American Guard, it was actually the Indiana chapter of a group called the Soldiers of Odin USA, a branch of an extreme anti-immigrant and anti-refugee group that originated in Finland in 2015 and has spread to many other countries."
Facebook said Tuesday that it had shut down pages and accounts associated with what it said was a hate group, whose members were discussing bringing weapons to the protests that are happening across the country.
The company said it had observed people associated with the group American Guard discussing such action.
The group says it is about American constitutional nationalism, but the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says American Guard "has a background with connections to anti-immigrant extremism, hatred, and violence. Indeed, before the American Guard was the American Guard, it was actually the Indiana chapter of a group called the Soldiers of Odin USA, a branch of an extreme anti-immigrant and anti-refugee group that originated in Finland in 2015 and has spread to many other countries."
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Yesterday - McConnell on white president* trump pepper spraying citizens for a cheap photo op.
"I'm not going to critique other people's performances,"
Three weeks ago - McConnell on Black President Obama critique of white president* trump’s response to pandemic.
“I think President Obama should have kept his mouth shut.”
"I'm not going to critique other people's performances,"
Three weeks ago - McConnell on Black President Obama critique of white president* trump’s response to pandemic.
“I think President Obama should have kept his mouth shut.”
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Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Sounds Off On Trump: 'I Cannot Remain Silent’ | HuffPost
“Whatever Trump’s goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces.”
Mullen noted that American neighborhoods are our homes ― not “battle spaces,” as Defense Secretary Mark Esper described them over the weekend
Our fellow citizens are not the enemy and must never become so,” Mullen wrote.
“Whatever Trump’s goal in conducting his visit, he laid bare his disdain for the rights of peaceful protest in this country, gave succor to the leaders of other countries who take comfort in our domestic strife and risked further politicizing the men and women of our armed forces.”
Mullen noted that American neighborhoods are our homes ― not “battle spaces,” as Defense Secretary Mark Esper described them over the weekend
Our fellow citizens are not the enemy and must never become so,” Mullen wrote.
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Republicans against Trump will air this on Fox News.
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US Park Police Say They Did NOT Fire Tear Gas At White House Protesters, Claim Demonstrators Were Attacking CopsThe CDC includes pepper spray among riot control agents "sometimes referred to as `tear gas.
What riot control agents are
- Riot control agents (sometimes referred to as “tear gas”) are chemical compounds that temporarily make people unable to function by causing irritation to the eyes, mouth, throat, lungs, and skin.
- Riot control agents are used by law enforcement officials for crowd control and by individuals and the general public for personal protection (for example, pepper spray).
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The CDC includes pepper spray among riot control agents "sometimes referred to as `tear gas.Trump’s Walk to St. John’s Church Reassured the American People
What riot control agents are
Where riot control agents are found and how they are used
- Riot control agents (sometimes referred to as “tear gas”) are chemical compounds that temporarily make people unable to function by causing irritation to the eyes, mouth, throat, lungs, and skin.
CDC | Fact Sheet: Facts About Riot Control Agents
- Riot control agents are used by law enforcement officials for crowd control and by individuals and the general public for personal protection (for example, pepper spray).
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Trump’s Walk to St. John’s Church Reassured the American PeopleRush “covid-19 is no worse than the flu “ Limbaugh is no longer relevant to anybody except the cult.
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Trump said he went to the bunker to “inspect” it.
Checking to see if it takes ten times to flush the toilets?
And he’s only been there two and half times.
How do you visit for “half” a time? Maybe he was going for ten minutes, but only stayed for five?
Checking to see if it takes ten times to flush the toilets?
And he’s only been there two and half times.
How do you visit for “half” a time? Maybe he was going for ten minutes, but only stayed for five?
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The Hill (@thehill) Tweeted:
#BREAKING: Cuomo says de Blasio can be "displaced" and that he can "take over the Mayor's job."
Cuomo: "The NYPD and the Mayor did not do their job last night...It was a disgrace." https://t.co/NizwmXyW9H
anybody surprised DeomoRat Mayor didn’t do his job?
#BREAKING: Cuomo says de Blasio can be "displaced" and that he can "take over the Mayor's job."
Cuomo: "The NYPD and the Mayor did not do their job last night...It was a disgrace." https://t.co/NizwmXyW9H
anybody surprised DeomoRat Mayor didn’t do his job?
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