Trump, June 2017: From [Covfefe] with Love

way to totally debase yourself you jellyfish

acknowledging his privilege at least

although I guess it can be said that Donnie really is the embodiment of the American dream, to the detriment of everyone else on the planet

Reagan was racist to the bone:

A year after Reagan’s victory, a key operative gave what was then an anonymous interview, and perhaps lulled by the anonymity, he offered an unusually candid response to a question about Reagan, the Southern strategy, and the drive to attract the “Wallace voter”:

You start out in 1954 by saying, “N—, n—, n—.” [Editor’s note: The actual word used by Atwater has been replaced with “N—” for the purposes of this article.] By 1968 you can’t say “n—” — that hurts you. Backfires. So you say stuff like forced busing, states’ rights and all that stuff. You’re getting so abstract now, you’re talking about cutting taxes, and all these things you’re talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is, blacks get hurt worse than whites. And subconsciously maybe that is part of it. I’m not saying that. But I’m saying that if it is getting that abstract, and that coded, that we are doing away with the racial problem one way or the other. You follow me—because obviously sitting around saying, “We want to cut taxes and we want to cut this,” is much more abstract than even the busing thing, and a hell of a lot more abstract than “N—, n—.” So anyway you look at it, race is coming on the back burner.

This analysis was provided by a young Lee Atwater.

Reagan opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, denounced the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as late as 1980, declaring that it was “humiliating to the South"), vetoed Congressionally approved economic sanctions against South Africa, attempted to revoke the federal ban on tax exemptions for private schools that practiced racial discrimination, nominated JEFF FUCKING SESSIONS to the District Court of Alabama, vetoed The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 (Congress overrode the veto), opposed California Fair Housing Act. When campaigning for governor, Reagan told a crowd, "If an individual wants to discriminate against Negroes or others in selling or renting his house, it's his God-given right to do so", etc etc

fucking monster

Was surprised to9 hear recently that he was seen as a Republican hero. Thought the idea of him being a space cadet who wasn't sure what was film and what was reality was more widespread.

they named an airport after him.

only way this sad little man can get support from our Cold War-horny media is to do a cheap Reagan impression & pick on a tiny island county

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) June 16, 2017

yeah reagan canonization has been going on for ages. even democrats are in on it, i feel like i remember obama saying something like 'now *REAGAN* never would have stood for x, y, or z'

no, Obama's comment about Reagan was that he was "transformative" and that Obama wanted to also be a transformative President (he was not)

shuddering at the thought of the GOP's 2040 candidate being referred to as "Trumpesque"

Reagan had this really effective faux-folksy cornpone schtick and had spent plenty of time in front of cameras, so he knew just how to nail his lines in an effective manner. it was all transparent bullshit but the kind that works well on "tiny american flags for others" type crowds.

Reagan was an expert speaker and a master politician, and, yeah, Obama was right: we're talking about him like even the right talked about FDR in 1980

We should note that when he won reelection in 1984 Reagan also won the young.

if your home team wins the world series when you are at a certain young age, you will likely remain a fan of that team for life, no matter where you live

Can confirm, '82 Cardinals.

On the timing of that Pence tweet. Remember there was a widespread rumor during the campaign that Pence might leave the ticket if Donald continued to embarrass himself in public. After the last (?) debate, I remember a breathless 20 minutes or so of people waiting for Pence's reaction. When it came out full-throated "can't wait to #MAGA" or whatever, there was this big sigh of relief/letdown.

Corey Robin:

Going back to the rotten boroughs and lords of early 19th-century Britain, the right has long relied upon the least democratic sectors of the state. With this embrace of the judiciary as its last bastion of power, the right has come home.

If there is an irony here, it is this: since Trump’s election, and before that, liberals have seen the constitution as the greatest weapon against the hard right. But long after Trump is gone, the hard right will be relying upon the judiciary – and behind that, the constitution – to protect its gains.

As was true of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the right will depend upon unelected judges interpreting the law, in defiance of the popular will. The very thing, in other words, that liberals think is the antidote to Trumpism – the constitution – will turn out to be its long-term preservative, the elixir of life.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/15/trump-stack-judiciary-years-republicans

i keep reading that Pence tweet to myself in Hank Hill's "Mr Big" voice for some reason.

weird separation of the judiciary and the constitution there, as if liberals assume they are distinct entities, rather than the former essentially being in charge of the latter.

xp

I guess my point is only morons think that the constitution is some objective power in and of itself, rather than a tool of the judiciary (which is, of course, a political body)

and re the young voting for Raygun:

This is such a great piece from @sarahrlnrd on young people moving left. And how the left skipped a generation. https://t.co/CJpJWpkdXd

— corey robin (@CoreyRobin) June 16, 2017

And how the left skipped a generation

is he referring to baby boomers

Maybe read the NYT article.

relying upon the judiciary – and behind that, the constitution

I don't know why I bother, but you see this phrasing suggests a direct relationship, right?

ie the judiciary rests upon the constitution

that relationship is backwards imo

Meantime

Sen @lisamurkowski writes that she's "committed" to keeping funding for Planned Parenthood intact, @jenhab scoops https://t.co/c4NhpjR6Ux

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) June 16, 2017

that's not new, and Collins has said the same thing

Well, you see, you could read the article with the further details and quotes, there's a link, you click it.

internetz how do they work

everyone really wants you to read stuff.

Shakey does not trust short URLs

or Snowden

I read both pieces after posting, so sue me

done and done

http://www.dafont.com/forum/attach/orig/2/1/218386.gif

will we get another friday afternoon oppo dump today?

I love that the key word there is "another"

yea still waiting to hear what that memo was all about

could we put another kittycat pic wherever anyone uses "oppo dump"?

http://www.paws-and-effect.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pooping.jpg

Morbz otm

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/politics/robert-mueller-special-counsel-lawyers/index.html

13 lawyers and counting now

lol this guy

House Russia investigators want to bring in Trump digital director https://t.co/Dfm0un7O4L

— F. Vyan Walton (@Vyan1) June 16, 2017

Post photos here of worried and anxious creatives

I find it sort of reassuring that none of these shit heads are escaping their notice.

wait, that guy didn't change his name from Nicolai, did he?

computer strong like bull...

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"Parscale was born in Topeka, Kansas. His father, Dwight Parscale, was a Soviet sleeper agent who..."

Separated at birth from his twin brother Varg Vikerness

all these dudes want the lower half of their face to look like a confederate daguerreotype

lol