Thank you Sarah, I have been saying this for months. I grew up in the rustbelt & in a conservative business owning family but have spent most of my adult life on the east coast. I am profoundly empathetic to the economic circumstances of the mid-west. Not only do I think some straight talk from high ranking officials would be clarifying but feel that a "Debriefing Tour" comprising a panel a of former officials be conducted. The Debriefing Tour could be hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger (to draw the celebrity seeking idolators) who would interview Kelly, Mattis, Esper, Bolton, Cassidy Hutchinson, Barr, Tillerson, Sarah Mathews, etc. about what they witnessed and why they have concerns. Swing state towns that have formerly hosted Trump rallies would be the targets of the tour. My own hometown in MI fell prey to one of his rallies and was stiffed (90K+) for the costs of one of his stops. These folks need to understand that they deserve sound, rational and competent conservative representation... they deserve better.
The reason why we are going through this MAGA hell, and fall of democracy, is because of two things, 1. We allow liars, and traitors, no matter what crimes they have committed, (insurrection, stealing national secrets, extorting foreign governments for personal gain) to run for president. 2. Good people who know the truth, not doing enough to stop it, How can people telling the truth, lose elections to people who are lying? Because the people, who know the truth, don't really care that the liars might win, because the liars are the same skin color as them.
Why is it that people refuse to understand that a rising tide floats all boats?
When Trump improves the economy, it's not just for MAGA people, it is for everyone!
And so on and so forth for energy independence, and no new wars, and peace in the middle East, secured borders, minimized drug and human trafficking across our borders, etc., etc , etc.
Robert Mueller investigated Trump for 2.5 years and wasted $40million+ American tax dollars to find ZERO indictable criminal acts.
Anything after Mueller's investigation is political theater, and propaganda to smear and besmirch the candidate who has the answers for the problems that are sinking all Americans deeper in debt, deeper into unsafe communities where criminals receive a slap on the wrist when prison is warranted, etc., etc.
Stop the propaganda, stop the witch hunts; let the American voters, (actual live, citizens of America and nothing less) decide at the polls in November who our next President will be!
There are so many opportunities to show America what kind of buffoon this guy is. Over the course of the next several months, I hope that there will be:
1) Constant clips of Trump's ridiculous statements shown on Facebook, TikTok, and every other social media platform, shown especially in swing states;
2) Constant clips of Trump's former staff who have testified against him, statements from his AG, WH staff, and yes, Ivanka's statement that she believed the AG;
3) All this stuff show be shown throughout conservative media sources, including Fox if they agree to accept it.
Every one of these people who worked for Trump at some point and who are already on the record as being against him needs to do more. They have crossed the Rubicon and there is no going back. I don't think that any of them have a much better chance of getting back into the good graces of Trump world (or what is currently the GOP establishment) than Michael Cohen does. Why not go all the way?
One or two interviews on CNN or MSNBC or comments to a reporter aren't going to cut it. They need to get out there and give many more interviews on various media outlets and their message needs to be repeated over and over again for the benefit of the tens of millions of people who haven't been paying close attention to the election. Low information voters can be turned into informed voters; being a low information voter (or potential voter) isn't a congenital condition.
Hopefully with some prodding by Sarah Longwell and others (Liz Cheney? She probably knows many of them personally and I'm sure some of them worked with her dad) these former Trump officials will take a more active role, and maybe others who haven't spoken out yet will go on the record. There is strength in numbers.
“IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD”
A confession that he has no moral compass, that ethics is a topic with no meaning to him.
He wants impeachment to be the mode because, as a fully immune president, he can jail or kill any legislator who would vote to impeach. Problem solved.
There's another way we can get this message out there without having to enlist the Bill Barrs of the world to go on massive media tours (although I hope they do). But that is with massive advertising campaigns that lift their words and hammer people over and over again with them. Will all need to be donating what we can to ensure the DNC has lots of money to get in front of the people they need to with these messages....
Charley, tell us when you became one of the democratic system of thugs out to destroy our country? Do you carry a communist party membership card somewhere in a hidden pocket. How can Putin be a trusted truth teller? I guess poor George Conway and Liz Cheney can not return to the comfortable arms of the Democrats where they always secretly belonged.
You know what's frightening? 44% of independents, INDEPENDENTS, either will vote for Trump or aren't sure even if he's convicted of a felony. This country is on a fast slide to disaster.
Thank you Sarah, I have been saying this for months. I grew up in the rustbelt & in a conservative business owning family but have spent most of my adult life on the east coast. I am profoundly empathetic to the economic circumstances of the mid-west. Not only do I think some straight talk from high ranking officials would be clarifying but feel that a "Debriefing Tour" comprising a panel a of former officials be conducted. The Debriefing Tour could be hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger (to draw the celebrity seeking idolators) who would interview Kelly, Mattis, Esper, Bolton, Cassidy Hutchinson, Barr, Tillerson, Sarah Mathews, etc. about what they witnessed and why they have concerns. Swing state towns that have formerly hosted Trump rallies would be the targets of the tour. My own hometown in MI fell prey to one of his rallies and was stiffed (90K+) for the costs of one of his stops. These folks need to understand that they deserve sound, rational and competent conservative representation... they deserve better.
The reason why we are going through this MAGA hell, and fall of democracy, is because of two things, 1. We allow liars, and traitors, no matter what crimes they have committed, (insurrection, stealing national secrets, extorting foreign governments for personal gain) to run for president. 2. Good people who know the truth, not doing enough to stop it, How can people telling the truth, lose elections to people who are lying? Because the people, who know the truth, don't really care that the liars might win, because the liars are the same skin color as them.
Great blog !
Why is it that people refuse to understand that a rising tide floats all boats?
When Trump improves the economy, it's not just for MAGA people, it is for everyone!
And so on and so forth for energy independence, and no new wars, and peace in the middle East, secured borders, minimized drug and human trafficking across our borders, etc., etc , etc.
Robert Mueller investigated Trump for 2.5 years and wasted $40million+ American tax dollars to find ZERO indictable criminal acts.
Anything after Mueller's investigation is political theater, and propaganda to smear and besmirch the candidate who has the answers for the problems that are sinking all Americans deeper in debt, deeper into unsafe communities where criminals receive a slap on the wrist when prison is warranted, etc., etc.
Stop the propaganda, stop the witch hunts; let the American voters, (actual live, citizens of America and nothing less) decide at the polls in November who our next President will be!
There are so many opportunities to show America what kind of buffoon this guy is. Over the course of the next several months, I hope that there will be:
1) Constant clips of Trump's ridiculous statements shown on Facebook, TikTok, and every other social media platform, shown especially in swing states;
2) Constant clips of Trump's former staff who have testified against him, statements from his AG, WH staff, and yes, Ivanka's statement that she believed the AG;
3) All this stuff show be shown throughout conservative media sources, including Fox if they agree to accept it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVCFPreJNw4 - sarah longwells words mentioned in dispatches on MSBNC
Every one of these people who worked for Trump at some point and who are already on the record as being against him needs to do more. They have crossed the Rubicon and there is no going back. I don't think that any of them have a much better chance of getting back into the good graces of Trump world (or what is currently the GOP establishment) than Michael Cohen does. Why not go all the way?
One or two interviews on CNN or MSNBC or comments to a reporter aren't going to cut it. They need to get out there and give many more interviews on various media outlets and their message needs to be repeated over and over again for the benefit of the tens of millions of people who haven't been paying close attention to the election. Low information voters can be turned into informed voters; being a low information voter (or potential voter) isn't a congenital condition.
Hopefully with some prodding by Sarah Longwell and others (Liz Cheney? She probably knows many of them personally and I'm sure some of them worked with her dad) these former Trump officials will take a more active role, and maybe others who haven't spoken out yet will go on the record. There is strength in numbers.
No way he wrote that first tweet/ bleat: in retrospect? demeaning? conceived? He doesn't possess that vocabulary.
Whack job. None of the 17 were interviewed for the article - extracts, pasted together
Trump not my favorite guy, but a continuation of Biden would be catastrophic...............for the world.
Karmala - look out.
I would love to see Liz Chaney become a Democrat and run for President! How can we talk her into it?
“IT WILL BE YEARS OF TRAUMA TRYING TO DETERMINE GOOD FROM BAD”
A confession that he has no moral compass, that ethics is a topic with no meaning to him.
He wants impeachment to be the mode because, as a fully immune president, he can jail or kill any legislator who would vote to impeach. Problem solved.
There's another way we can get this message out there without having to enlist the Bill Barrs of the world to go on massive media tours (although I hope they do). But that is with massive advertising campaigns that lift their words and hammer people over and over again with them. Will all need to be donating what we can to ensure the DNC has lots of money to get in front of the people they need to with these messages....
Charley, tell us when you became one of the democratic system of thugs out to destroy our country? Do you carry a communist party membership card somewhere in a hidden pocket. How can Putin be a trusted truth teller? I guess poor George Conway and Liz Cheney can not return to the comfortable arms of the Democrats where they always secretly belonged.
Re: Trumps hand. He has been shaking hands so often with Satan that the rot is starting to show. Just my opinion.
"Despite rumors to the contrary, Queen Victoria is not dead. . ."
One wonders how such people describe their intimate problems to their doctors? "I've got a nasty pain in my toodle-ums".
Which is fine - as long as the doctor calls HIS toodle-um a toodle-um. . . otherwise you could be seeing a proctologist when you need a urologist. . .
You know what's frightening? 44% of independents, INDEPENDENTS, either will vote for Trump or aren't sure even if he's convicted of a felony. This country is on a fast slide to disaster.