GloriaMundi

“Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor testified Wednesday during the first public House hearing on impeachment that a member of his staff overheard a phone call…”

So, hearsay then.  In what way can hearsay evidence be described in a shrieking headline as “Absolutely Devastating”?

Puhleeze.  As others point out, we already knew that T…[Read more]

That was yucky.  Always when there is a direct question on something a little bit politically risky, she responds with “I want to talk about it, get everyone at the table… yadda yadda yadda”.  Evasive as hell.  It’s wearing thin, Liz.

That was a bizarre response.  I guess she thought there was some subtext.  My hunch is that she is feeling sensitive about her lack of support from black voters overall, for whatever reason that may be.  But if she can’t take that little bit of heat (if that’s what it was), how the hell will she stand up against Trump when he taunts her with “P…[Read more]

Bernie is running in a national campaign, not a global one; and as such, he must appeal to US voters.  His strong appeal to the working class is partly because he really does want to create and save US jobs.  Clearly (to me) he also understands global working class issues.  But he needs to focus on the things he has some ability to control, and he…[Read more]

You complain that Sanders does not “show solidarity for whole working class regardless of state borders”.  Yet in the very same excerpt you are replying to, Sanders says the renegotiated NAFTA treaty “still lacks real enforcement of worker protections“.  I assume you know that any agreement with worker protections applies across borders, r…[Read more]

The other thing that makes it undeniable:  after talking about Tulsi, Hillary then said that Jill Stein would not “give it up” because she is “also a Russian asset“.  It’s that “also” that she can’t wiggle out of.  If Jill is also a Russian asset, and you were just talking about Tulsi, then… simple logic tells us who else you were saying is a Ru…[Read more]

The attempt to walk it back is both hilarious and sad.  We all heard what was said on the podcast, and it was unambiguous.  Also there is the fact that one of her minions, when asked if it referred to Tulsi, said “If the nesting doll fits…” — again, unambiguous.

The biggest tell, though, is this:  if in fact Hillary did not mean it was the Ru…[Read more]

Hoo boy, looks like Hillary really stepped in it this time.  Notice her complete silence on this whole flap?  But then, what is there for her to say?  She thought she could get away with a direct smear — after all, it was just a l’il old podcast… and no one listens to those, right?  Stupid, arrogant, out of touch and filled with hubris — and…[Read more]

Love it!

These people are shameless.

There they sit, all smiles and pseudo-friendly banter, dishing out dirt and slander.  Dishonest to their bones.

@stockholmer

You say:

While “socialism” is a system based around replacing private ownership of the means of production with social ownership, which generally means having the workers own and operate them instead — either through cooperatives or the state — Bernie hasn’t shown much of an interest in using the government to promote this change.[Read more]

It was obvious when Epstein “committed suicide” that a coverup was afoot.  Looks like it has been successful so far.  Although I have heard reports that someone hiding out in Russia has some of the footage.  Here’s hoping that somehow, justice will be served.  (I know, I know… not bloody likely)

@liberalelite

Every time I see this question, it refers to a post that has included something from Twitter.  My surmise is that you do not have a Twitter account?

@mistap

Yes one of the most amazing things about the current Russiagate / Ukrainegate hysteria is that the people who have succumbed are people who I used to think were sane and rational, and who actually had principled reasons for their political beliefs.  Come to find out that is not the case, not at all.  Kind of like all those hippies who b…[Read more]

@pam2

Yes, looks like you had the same take I did.  It’s weird.  Logic doesn’t work because people become too indoctrinated.  And if one presses too hard on the logic, before you know it, they’ll be accusing you of being indoctrinated yourself — after they tell you that you’re Putin’s puppet, that is.

Credit where credit is due:  Jerry Brown raised funds over the Internet in 1998 when he ran for Mayor of Oakland.  I know,  I helped set it up.  Don’t know what other fundraising he did though.  And of course it was a local race.  But still, he was an early adopter, who saw the potential quite clearly and used it.

Very fishy indeed.  Damn.

Great statement by Beto.