Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law. Conservatism is a political philosophy or attitude that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions and opposes the attempt to achieve social change though legislation or publicly funded programs. It doesn’t seem that the Venn diagram for these philosophies is intersecting anymore in the U.S.
When the MAGA GQP RINOs suddenly realize they don’t like or need or fear HeWhoShallNotBeNamed, the turn from worship to loath will be like a tornado. Lindsey Graham will be the best at the 180, but you will know it is true and permanent when Fox News, MTG, and all the RINO Hunting candidates turn.
‘Donald is terrified’ is an ‘understatement’ after Cipollone testimony: Mary Trump
“To say that Donald is terrified is accurate, it is also an understatement,” she began. “I think this might be the first time in his entire life that even he can’t deny the walls that are closing in. The amount of evidence that we see coming out of these committee hearings is overwhelming.”
“Even more troubling for him is the witnesses coming forward,” she elaborated. “They are increasingly important in terms of access and their position in his administration. It is not at all surprising that he would pull his punches when it comes to Pat Cipollone.”
Remember one fact: “Time and History themselves are BOTH Liberal Leaning, since they BOTH move FORWARD, the opposite direction that Conservatives want to move.”
You have to hand it to the British conservatives, they still have enough moral fiber to take a stand against a tyrant. This is in sharp contrast to our Repub party that still worships at the feet of their failure in chief, El Dumpo the magnificent. Only by a ground swell of national reversion against Dump did he get defeated and Joe Biden put in charge.
Maddow Blog | Coming to terms with just how armed Trump followers were on Jan. 6
The Washington Post reported today:
The same report noted one Jan. 6 defendant explaining at his trial that from his vantage point on the west side of the Capitol, he counted eight firearms carried by five people.
Other rioters have been charged with taking guns onto the Capitol grounds.
What’s more, we’re not just talking about assorted handguns. The Post’s report highlighted an Alabama man named Lonnie Leroy Coffman.
There have been related reports with information about Jan. 6 attendees carrying spears on flagpoles, stun guns, bear spray, and related weapons.
Despite all of this, Republican lawmakers such as Arizona’s Paul Gosar and Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene have, like Ron Johnson last year, questioned whether the insurrectionists had guns.
“What evidence do you have that a lot of people were armed that day?” Greene asked at a Rules Committee hearing last month.
“Oh, just wait for it,” Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, a member of the Jan. 6 panel, responded.
Seven days in June: A coup more effective than Donald Trump’s
In February 1964, John Frankenheimer’s “Seven Days in May” premiered. The film depicts a conspiracy headed by a right-wing extremist general to stage a coup d’état aimed at ousting the president and installing a military junta to rule the nation.
As we learn ever more details of Donald Trump’s attempted coup to overthrow the American Republic — what might be titled “Six Days in January” — we realize just how close it came to succeeding. The evidence indicates that the then-president’s approach to staying in the presidency was similar to the “bold, persistent experimentation” to deal with the Great Depression that Franklin D. Roosevelt advocated when running for the office in 1932: “Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” Apart, of course, from the “admit it frankly” part, that appears to be exactly how the Trump plan to steal the election worked. If one method failed, the conspirators would move on to the next, with a violent insurrection being the final option if all else failed.
It is now clear that there was another alternative, in the event that the attempt to end democracy through a violent attack on the Capitol failed: In Guthrie’s terminology, to rob Americans of democracy with a fountain pen instead of a six-gun.
Two days after Cassidy Hutchinson provided a riveting account of how the then-president was determined to overthrow the government by force, the three people he appointed to the Supreme Court showed how to overthrow the government by decree.
Oath Keeper brought explosives to D.C. ahead of Jan. 6 attack, prosecutor says
A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group brought explosives to the Washington, D.C., area ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
In a court filing, federal prosecutors alleged that Jeremy Brown, an Oath Keepers member from Florida, drove explosives to a Virginia hotel in his recreational vehicle on Jan. 6. A second member of the group, Thomas Caldwell, was later found in possession of a “death list” that included the name of a Georgia election official, according to the document.
The 28-page court document, filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington, details evidence that the Justice Department is likely to present later this year at the seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers members, including Caldwell and the group’s leader Stewart Rhodes. It lists Brown as an unindicted co-conspirator.
The filing came as the congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot prepared to hold two hearings next week. A hearing set for Tuesday is expected to focus on efforts to assemble Trump supporters including members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys extremist groups in the Capitol.
RAGs almost 2 years ago
republicans are not “conservative”. They are pseudo conservative. They have absolutely no idea what conservatism even means, as they regularly show us.
Concretionist almost 2 years ago
They’re both wrong… but the US version is wronger.
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
We should be so lucky.
S&C = Dismayed&Depressed almost 2 years ago
All those in favor of implementing the age old tradition of defenistration say AYE….
AYE!!!!!
knutdl almost 2 years ago
" in politics no one is remotely indispensable" (BJ)
knutdl almost 2 years ago
Conservatism is BS
Tralfaz Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Is anybody able to read the sippy cup? If so, what does it say?
erik.vanthienen almost 2 years ago
Larry the cat, never a good mouser, is glad that others managed to get rid of the rat.
Havel almost 2 years ago
mourdac Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law. Conservatism is a political philosophy or attitude that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions and opposes the attempt to achieve social change though legislation or publicly funded programs. It doesn’t seem that the Venn diagram for these philosophies is intersecting anymore in the U.S.
NRHAWK Premium Member almost 2 years ago
What was our American Werewolf in London doing in Parliament? He wasn’t tRump’s liaison to Boris, was he?
Zebrastripes almost 2 years ago
We could only hope and pray….it’s the dumb$hit flock who you have to convince too! They believe he’s god, more like clod!
MC4802 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
When the MAGA GQP RINOs suddenly realize they don’t like or need or fear HeWhoShallNotBeNamed, the turn from worship to loath will be like a tornado. Lindsey Graham will be the best at the 180, but you will know it is true and permanent when Fox News, MTG, and all the RINO Hunting candidates turn.
His day will come!
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
‘Donald is terrified’ is an ‘understatement’ after Cipollone testimony: Mary Trump
“To say that Donald is terrified is accurate, it is also an understatement,” she began. “I think this might be the first time in his entire life that even he can’t deny the walls that are closing in. The amount of evidence that we see coming out of these committee hearings is overwhelming.”
“Even more troubling for him is the witnesses coming forward,” she elaborated. “They are increasingly important in terms of access and their position in his administration. It is not at all surprising that he would pull his punches when it comes to Pat Cipollone.”
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-pat-cipollone/
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
‘Two deranged people’: Steve Schmidt slams Trump’s growing alliance with Sarah Palin
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2657639039/
eclairewl Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Jones at his best.
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Remember one fact: “Time and History themselves are BOTH Liberal Leaning, since they BOTH move FORWARD, the opposite direction that Conservatives want to move.”
IndyW almost 2 years ago
Too funny. Now it’s the progressive party lining up to ditch their failing leader. Thems the breaks.
preacherman Premium Member almost 2 years ago
You have to hand it to the British conservatives, they still have enough moral fiber to take a stand against a tyrant. This is in sharp contrast to our Repub party that still worships at the feet of their failure in chief, El Dumpo the magnificent. Only by a ground swell of national reversion against Dump did he get defeated and Joe Biden put in charge.
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
Maddow Blog | Coming to terms with just how armed Trump followers were on Jan. 6
The Washington Post reported today:The same report noted one Jan. 6 defendant explaining at his trial that from his vantage point on the west side of the Capitol, he counted eight firearms carried by five people.
Other rioters have been charged with taking guns onto the Capitol grounds.
What’s more, we’re not just talking about assorted handguns. The Post’s report highlighted an Alabama man named Lonnie Leroy Coffman.
There have been related reports with information about Jan. 6 attendees carrying spears on flagpoles, stun guns, bear spray, and related weapons.
Despite all of this, Republican lawmakers such as Arizona’s Paul Gosar and Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene have, like Ron Johnson last year, questioned whether the insurrectionists had guns.
“What evidence do you have that a lot of people were armed that day?” Greene asked at a Rules Committee hearing last month.
“Oh, just wait for it,” Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, a member of the Jan. 6 panel, responded.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maddow-blog-coming-to-terms-with-just-how-armed-trump-followers-were-on-jan-6/ar-AAZnjAu?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=642f9982533e49af8647e0ead64c7003
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
Seven days in June: A coup more effective than Donald Trump’s
In February 1964, John Frankenheimer’s “Seven Days in May” premiered. The film depicts a conspiracy headed by a right-wing extremist general to stage a coup d’état aimed at ousting the president and installing a military junta to rule the nation.
As we learn ever more details of Donald Trump’s attempted coup to overthrow the American Republic — what might be titled “Six Days in January” — we realize just how close it came to succeeding. The evidence indicates that the then-president’s approach to staying in the presidency was similar to the “bold, persistent experimentation” to deal with the Great Depression that Franklin D. Roosevelt advocated when running for the office in 1932: “Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” Apart, of course, from the “admit it frankly” part, that appears to be exactly how the Trump plan to steal the election worked. If one method failed, the conspirators would move on to the next, with a violent insurrection being the final option if all else failed.
It is now clear that there was another alternative, in the event that the attempt to end democracy through a violent attack on the Capitol failed: In Guthrie’s terminology, to rob Americans of democracy with a fountain pen instead of a six-gun.
Two days after Cassidy Hutchinson provided a riveting account of how the then-president was determined to overthrow the government by force, the three people he appointed to the Supreme Court showed how to overthrow the government by decree.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/seven-days-in-june-a-coup-more-effective-than-donald-trump-s/ar-AAZoPdc?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3a1a5c32fe7149fa851a936272406c7a
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
Trump praises China’s draconian policy of swift executions for drug dealers and renews call for the death penalty
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-praises-china-s-draconian-policy-of-swift-executions-for-drug-dealers-and-renews-call-for-the-death-penalty/ar-AAZoEMX?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=344e65b020cf47d5a4e3320804d82ef9
I recommend a swift execution for those traitors who tried to over throw the USA government.
Teto85 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Only Clay would have a cameo by the American Werewolf in London. Simply Brilliant.
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
Oath Keeper brought explosives to D.C. ahead of Jan. 6 attack, prosecutor says
A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group brought explosives to the Washington, D.C., area ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
In a court filing, federal prosecutors alleged that Jeremy Brown, an Oath Keepers member from Florida, drove explosives to a Virginia hotel in his recreational vehicle on Jan. 6. A second member of the group, Thomas Caldwell, was later found in possession of a “death list” that included the name of a Georgia election official, according to the document.
The 28-page court document, filed on Friday in U.S. District Court in Washington, details evidence that the Justice Department is likely to present later this year at the seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers members, including Caldwell and the group’s leader Stewart Rhodes. It lists Brown as an unindicted co-conspirator.
The filing came as the congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot prepared to hold two hearings next week. A hearing set for Tuesday is expected to focus on efforts to assemble Trump supporters including members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys extremist groups in the Capitol.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oath-keeper-brought-explosives-to-d-c-ahead-of-jan-6-attack-prosecutor-says/ar-AAZoPn0?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f0581de6085d43889cbb2ac3e3187faa
Radish the wordsmith almost 2 years ago
Trump phoned hospitalised friend Chris Christie to tell him not to say he got Covid from him, new book claims
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-phoned-hospitalised-friend-chris-christie-to-tell-him-not-to-say-he-got-covid-from-him-new-book-claims/ar-AAZpfCM?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3e58f7099201458299fc1993b0fad848