Today, legal news about the former president and members of his team revealed a group of people who appear to have ignored the law. The stories began with the release of the Department of Justice (DOJ) memo written for Trump’s attorney general Bill Barr arguing that Trump should not be charged with obstruction of justice over his attempts to shut down the Russia investigation despite his firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey, urging of witnesses not to “flip,” hints of pardons to those who stayed quiet, and so on. The memo seems clearly to have been a whitewash to justify Barr’s predetermined decision not to prosecute, illustrating the dangerous politicization of the DOJ.
“I want to be crystal clear about what’s on the ballot this year. Your right to choose is on the ballot this year. The Social Security you paid for from the time you had a job is on the ballot. The safety of our kids from gun violence is on the ballot…. The very survival of our planet is on the ballot. Your right to vote is on the ballot. Even…democracy.”
“The MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and economic security,” he said. “They’re a threat to our very democracy. They refuse to accept the will of the people. They embrace…political violence. They don’t believe in democracy.”
“This is why in this moment, those of you who love this country—Democrats, Independents, mainstream Republicans—we must be stronger,” he said.
All of you "disappointed Democrats" worried about "sleepy Joe" can now go to bed without supper.
He's set the campaign: it's not going to be about him - it's going to be about the Thousand Year MAGAts.
As long as the House MAGAts were called out for their PPP hypocrisy, let's recall Senator Skeletor on his super yacht cruise in the Mediterranean. What a fucking moron! No Senatorial campaign manager who's actually serious goes on vacation during August recess.
Wow, just wow. So much to unpack here. Thank you for putting everything into perspective as always. We live very close to Rockville and I so wanted to be there, but that was a by invitation only event apparently, I couldn’t go. What a speech President Biden gave.
With all due respect to Joe Biden, who is doing the best he can. There is nothing "semi" about Fascism, not Mussolini's, not Trump's. Fascism is either all or nothing and leads inevitably to violence. We are facing an extreme and urgent danger. Too late to hedge our bets.
Republicans have all 4 feet in the trough and they’re complaining about those who filled the trough. We as usual are watching Washington DC behave like pigs. The pandemic seems to have been an excuse for those on the inside to feed off those on the outside. It’s embarrassing to read about All these great American Maga types. What’s more embarrassing is to figure out how much money we’ve wasted on them and their kind. Meanwhile, the Republicans are just fascinated at the prospect of destroying this government of ours, our educational system, voting rights for those who don’t happen to be of their stripe. This whole mess looks like a pig’s breakfast, do use an expression I learned from a corrupt contractor in Barbados. 
But, on the plus side, the Republican Party continues to pursue its goal to improve the lives of all Americans by, uh, well, …y’know, uh, jeez, I’m thinkin’ I’m thinkin’! There’s gotta be something ….but, alas, there’s nothing. The Republican Party, the party of Lincoln and trust-busting Teddy Roosevelt, is now the personality cult of TFG.
At long last our venerable President, Joseph Biden, is fighting fire with fire. Let him name EVERY member of Congress, politician, member of the Trump crime family/Trump administration, federal employee, or talking head who dares complain about 10-20K of student loan forgiveness while they benefit from PPP and/or any other federal loan/grant. Publish their names and the amount of debt forgiven EVERY SINGLE DAY from now through election day. Shut those parasites down!
The loudest MAGA whiners in Congress got their butts slammed when Dems revealed how much in PPP loans they got. I do love that so much! They benefitted while their constituents got nothing. Wonder if their followers will figure out they had been lied to...
“The MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and economic security,” he said. “They’re a threat to our very democracy.” President Joseph Biden. Thank you Professor for the clear (and frightening) analysis of the state of our union. The coming elections, the court and DOJ findings and the American people will determine the fate of our existence. Voting and the integrity of our courts and elections are more critical and fragile than ever.
I just read that the Koch brothers are switching their allegiance, and funding, to Liz Cheney. I don’t like dark money or the Koch brothers, but Liz Cheney is a worthy candidate. I hope this is the death knell of the MAGA movement.
Incredible. A politician, the president told the truth. 100%. He did not mince words. He defended the WH & his actions. The GQP deserved his rebuke of their attacks. Some think he should not have done it. I think he was totally appropriate. I respect him more now & believe others do too.
Has anyone ever published how much PPP money Sean Hannity may have gotten to prop up his real estate empire? I’m assuming millions. I don’t know that he has complained about that kind of “socialism”.
Again, the hypocrisy of the "GOP" must be called out constantly for what it is - no holding back. And, MAGA philosophy and actions goes way past "semi-facism"; they are a full fledged fascist, criminal cabal. Hiding behind BS veils of made up political immunity, they are getting away with destroying democracy in this country and anyone with at least one dangling brain cell is well aware of the trouble we are in. We have a bunch of criminal anarchists and evil thugs who rule the roost.
Agree or disagree with the tuition program, at least Biden (who continues to follow a moral/ethical compass and is trying to help some of the "99%") has put something on the table that merits an ongoing discussion of the bigger issue of how money is used in higher ed. The MAGA repugs never put forth anything . . . they say no to everything, commit crimes, and attack.
Yesterday a friend, who is now retired from being on the inside of the "top secret" world, gave some of us a pretty detailed view on how all that works in reality. She shudders to think of the hit to national security - trump, or his minions have undoubtedly sold out the country. The mere fact those documents were removed in the first place is grounds for immediate arrest and jail. trump is a clear and present threat.
Muller's investigation hampered by Trump allies? Who were these allies? Can DOJ go after them now about Trump's Russian Collusion. And then because the investigation was blocked, Barr gives a predetermined presumption of innocence?
These guys are taking our justice system to the limit and giving the American people "the business".
I'm loving Joe Biden's come back. Yeah, what about all that PPP?
One thing I've learned from HCR is that our tax revenue can either go up to private business or come down to serve the American people. Thanks for your all your efforts Heather Richardson.
“I want to be crystal clear about what’s on the ballot this year. Your right to choose is on the ballot this year. The Social Security you paid for from the time you had a job is on the ballot. The safety of our kids from gun violence is on the ballot…. The very survival of our planet is on the ballot. Your right to vote is on the ballot. Even…democracy.”
“The MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and economic security,” he said. “They’re a threat to our very democracy. They refuse to accept the will of the people. They embrace…political violence. They don’t believe in democracy.”
“This is why in this moment, those of you who love this country—Democrats, Independents, mainstream Republicans—we must be stronger,” he said.
All of you "disappointed Democrats" worried about "sleepy Joe" can now go to bed without supper.
He's set the campaign: it's not going to be about him - it's going to be about the Thousand Year MAGAts.
As long as the House MAGAts were called out for their PPP hypocrisy, let's recall Senator Skeletor on his super yacht cruise in the Mediterranean. What a fucking moron! No Senatorial campaign manager who's actually serious goes on vacation during August recess.
The Kooky Kollection of Klucks of MAGA.
Wow, just wow. So much to unpack here. Thank you for putting everything into perspective as always. We live very close to Rockville and I so wanted to be there, but that was a by invitation only event apparently, I couldn’t go. What a speech President Biden gave.
With all due respect to Joe Biden, who is doing the best he can. There is nothing "semi" about Fascism, not Mussolini's, not Trump's. Fascism is either all or nothing and leads inevitably to violence. We are facing an extreme and urgent danger. Too late to hedge our bets.
Republicans have all 4 feet in the trough and they’re complaining about those who filled the trough. We as usual are watching Washington DC behave like pigs. The pandemic seems to have been an excuse for those on the inside to feed off those on the outside. It’s embarrassing to read about All these great American Maga types. What’s more embarrassing is to figure out how much money we’ve wasted on them and their kind. Meanwhile, the Republicans are just fascinated at the prospect of destroying this government of ours, our educational system, voting rights for those who don’t happen to be of their stripe. This whole mess looks like a pig’s breakfast, do use an expression I learned from a corrupt contractor in Barbados. 
But, on the plus side, the Republican Party continues to pursue its goal to improve the lives of all Americans by, uh, well, …y’know, uh, jeez, I’m thinkin’ I’m thinkin’! There’s gotta be something ….but, alas, there’s nothing. The Republican Party, the party of Lincoln and trust-busting Teddy Roosevelt, is now the personality cult of TFG.
May they all sink with him.
At long last our venerable President, Joseph Biden, is fighting fire with fire. Let him name EVERY member of Congress, politician, member of the Trump crime family/Trump administration, federal employee, or talking head who dares complain about 10-20K of student loan forgiveness while they benefit from PPP and/or any other federal loan/grant. Publish their names and the amount of debt forgiven EVERY SINGLE DAY from now through election day. Shut those parasites down!
Huzzah!
At last! Some real tub-thumping to get the job done. Now we need this every day untill the elections to drive the message forward.
The loudest MAGA whiners in Congress got their butts slammed when Dems revealed how much in PPP loans they got. I do love that so much! They benefitted while their constituents got nothing. Wonder if their followers will figure out they had been lied to...
“The MAGA Republicans don’t just threaten our personal rights and economic security,” he said. “They’re a threat to our very democracy.” President Joseph Biden. Thank you Professor for the clear (and frightening) analysis of the state of our union. The coming elections, the court and DOJ findings and the American people will determine the fate of our existence. Voting and the integrity of our courts and elections are more critical and fragile than ever.
WILLIAM P. BARR: It is his turn. May the light shine brightly on Barr until justice rings.
Semi-fascism, Mr President, "semi"?
I just read that the Koch brothers are switching their allegiance, and funding, to Liz Cheney. I don’t like dark money or the Koch brothers, but Liz Cheney is a worthy candidate. I hope this is the death knell of the MAGA movement.
Incredible. A politician, the president told the truth. 100%. He did not mince words. He defended the WH & his actions. The GQP deserved his rebuke of their attacks. Some think he should not have done it. I think he was totally appropriate. I respect him more now & believe others do too.
Has anyone ever published how much PPP money Sean Hannity may have gotten to prop up his real estate empire? I’m assuming millions. I don’t know that he has complained about that kind of “socialism”.
Again, the hypocrisy of the "GOP" must be called out constantly for what it is - no holding back. And, MAGA philosophy and actions goes way past "semi-facism"; they are a full fledged fascist, criminal cabal. Hiding behind BS veils of made up political immunity, they are getting away with destroying democracy in this country and anyone with at least one dangling brain cell is well aware of the trouble we are in. We have a bunch of criminal anarchists and evil thugs who rule the roost.
Agree or disagree with the tuition program, at least Biden (who continues to follow a moral/ethical compass and is trying to help some of the "99%") has put something on the table that merits an ongoing discussion of the bigger issue of how money is used in higher ed. The MAGA repugs never put forth anything . . . they say no to everything, commit crimes, and attack.
Yesterday a friend, who is now retired from being on the inside of the "top secret" world, gave some of us a pretty detailed view on how all that works in reality. She shudders to think of the hit to national security - trump, or his minions have undoubtedly sold out the country. The mere fact those documents were removed in the first place is grounds for immediate arrest and jail. trump is a clear and present threat.
Muller's investigation hampered by Trump allies? Who were these allies? Can DOJ go after them now about Trump's Russian Collusion. And then because the investigation was blocked, Barr gives a predetermined presumption of innocence?
These guys are taking our justice system to the limit and giving the American people "the business".
I'm loving Joe Biden's come back. Yeah, what about all that PPP?
One thing I've learned from HCR is that our tax revenue can either go up to private business or come down to serve the American people. Thanks for your all your efforts Heather Richardson.