10 thoughts on “Get More Smarter on Wednesday (January 25)”

1. A gem this morning from the Votemaster. Be sure to read carefully the listed symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and see if ANY of them fails to apply to America’s illegitimate Comrade, our very own Oval Office Pee Wee:

   http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2017/Pres/Maps/Jan25.html#item-2

   Dear Leader is fucking nuts, and dangerous as hell — a clear and present threat to our democracy and nation.

    

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2. hey everyone, did you know that ColoradoPols is your "Republicans is stoopid" home? Find out all about that and who Mongo likes right here at this blog, on the 8s.  

   Also, too, Professional Democrats can't seem to buy a clue with all the money their Big Wall Street Donors give (or threaten not to give). If any of them has heard of this guy named Moulitsas, here's what he says:

   Over four million march all over the country, demanding resistance to the Trump regime, but god forbid Democrats in Congress follow suit! Instead, we literally get stupid arguments like “We gotta vote for Ben Carson because we need to win Trump voters.” Meanwhile, Trump voters are safely ensconced in a fake news bubble that no liberal argument will ever penetrate. So instead of voting for Carson to appeal to these people, why not fight for the people marching in the streets?

   Give them a reason to fight even harder! 

   …So how do you motivate this resistance to rally behind you? YOU FUCKING FIGHT FOR THEM! Goddam this is so patently obvious, why do we have a party that insists on ignoring the obvious? 

   That's a question for those who make their livings (supposedly) advocating for liberal solutions to the problems and issues we face.  Or, you could just point out how stoopid Republicans are all the time and get that rebound vote every 3rd election or so.

   more Markos:

   Man, this illegitimate Republican regime has come in with guns blazing, and we aren’t even bothering to break out the plastic spork.

   You see, the plastic wrap is a little hard to open, you gotta use your teeth … it’s complicated! 

   It’s a weird time—the energy in the streets is palpable, with a real movement underfoot. Remember, it wasn’t until August 2009 that the tea party got its footing, yet here we are, eight months earlier, already vastly exceeding the energy they generated at the apex of their movement. But none of this works without the inside game. Our team inside government needs to be fighting as hard as the people outside it. 

   There are tons of things elected Democrats could do to show some fight. Even, and especially, those from CO, where voters chose Democrats in the presidential 3 times in a row. Stern questioning of a cabinet nominee is one of the most trivial. And will not register one iota with voters. 

   I'm afraid those responsible for listening to their base and carrying out their mandate will once again ignore it. They'll go along to get along. 

   And they'll keep pointing out the stoopid Republicans who gerrymandered and lied and suppressed the vote and sucked up to evil unions and stole a Supreme Court seat and undermined the president for 8 years and then won the Electoral College and now run all 3 branches of our national government like the gangsters they are. 

   And we’ll be OK with it.

    

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3. More institutional Dem stoopidity highlighted by Charlie Pierce: 

   It is also my considered opinion that the Democratic Party should get its shit together in one quick hurry. Waiting until March, and dragging out a pointless internal slanging match for three months, is such typically Democratic bungling that it's almost classic.

   Get a chairman because, cats and kittens, they're coming already for what's left of you.

   Let us take, for a moment, Senator Professor Warren. She's undoubtedly Target A in 2018, if only to derail any possibility that she'll run for president. She would be a big prize in any case. They're already running attack ads against her on the radio up here…

   Republicans are going for the kill. Democrats are keeping their powder dry. 

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4. Trump really is making himself a complete laughing stock.  It is just too easy to turn his (and his sycophant staff's) PR efforts into complete mush:

   #ThankYouTrump ‘Twitter Rally’ Doesn’t Go As Planned

   #ThankYouTrump for freezing all regulations. Who wants educated and concerned people looking out for our health, the environment and stuff.

   5:08 PM – 24 Jan 2017

    

   #ThankYouTrump for not releasing your taxes. Because if you were: a) honest; or b) a billionaire we know you would

    

   #ThankYouTrump for gathering together a bunch of old, white, GOP men to sign away women's rights in order to soothe your impotency issues. 

    

   #ThankYouTrump For showing us that we don't need you to make America Great Again. The people marching can do that. #TheResistance #nodapl

    

    

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6. Who are you and what have you done with the Denver Post Editorial Board?

   Lying Donald Trump can't be trusted, and that needs to stop now

   Seriously, Kudos to the Denver Post for a brave editorial.

   We hoped that we saw some sincerity in his inaugural promise that he would strive to serve and empower all Americans. But his actions betray a terrible failing, a deep character flaw within the new president that cannot be excused as campaign bluster.

   Americans won’t be led by a man who works through manipulation and falsehood.

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   1. We'll see if it has any effect.  Remember, virtually no reputable newspaper endorsed Trump, and yet here we are.

      Since Trump is incapable of changing (and yes, I do believe he is mentally ill), what are they proposing?  25th Amendment, straight jacket and sanitarium?

      As one of the comments to the editorial stated, the GOP is hoping to get as much of their far-right agenda in place as quickly as possible and just holding their nose for as long as it takes. 

      The well is poisoned — our body politic is deeply wounded and will take decades, if ever, to recover.

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   2. Denver Post, another failing newspaper trying to remain relevant. 

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         1. Looks like the Denver Post isn't the only major city paper fed up with Trump:

            Philly Inquirer: Donald Trump’s Presidency Is Like A ‘Tin-Pot Dictatorship’

             

            “From spreading bald lies to suppressing basic facts and information, the early days of the Trump administration are suggestive of a tin-pot dictatorship,” the article said. “That’s not the look he wants, and neither do most Americans.”

            Labeling him a narcissist for obsessing over inauguration crowd sizes and accusing millions of illegal immigrants of costing him the popular vote, the editorial also attacked him numerous times for lying.

            Trump announced Wednesday that he planned to launch a major investigation into alleged voter fraud, the editorial continued. “Just last month, when Jill Stein was seeking recounts in several states, Trump’s lawyers said in a Michigan court filing: ‘All available evidence suggests that the 2016 general election was not tainted by fraud or mistake.’”

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