A federal judge compared a Capitol rioter to Hitler’s followers on Friday, November 18, 2022 (see story here). Judge Reggie Walton held nothing back when he sentenced Dustin Thompson, 38, an Ohio exterminator, to 3 years in prison for invading the Capitol and stealing a coatrack and bottle of [...]
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November 18th, 2022 - 12:05 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Judge compares Capitol rioter to Hitler’s followers
GOP House chaos begins
House GOPers unveil their #1 legislative priority: Investigating Hunter Biden. Read story here House GOPers give warm welcome to vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse. Read story here Herschel Walker teaches Sen. Warnock about parenthood. Read story here Pro-Russia GOP faction seeks to cut off Ukraine ai[...]
GOP “election integrity” legislator signed his daughter’s absentee ballots in 3 elections
A Michigan state senator who campaigned in 2020 on election integrity (and won re-election) signed absentee ballots issued to his daughter in 2010 and for the 2016 primary and general elections. When confronted about the 2010 ballot, he accused his ex-wife of signing it. The signatures on the 2016 b[...]
November 16th, 2022 - 2:10 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Pro tip: Recruit better candidates
Bud Marty May, 37, ran for South Dakota legislature and lost to his mother. A few days later, he was arrested for rape. May allegedly “decided to force himself on the victim in a bathroom stall at a bar,” according to a local TV station, and told the victim, “I am 6′8, white, it [...]
Why the Arizona governor’s race was called, and Kari Lake’s b.s. response
It was called by media outlets by Democrat Hobbs leads by 20,000 votes, and only 15,000 ballots remain to be counted. Needless to say, Trump — not deterred by simple arithmetic — blasted the media for calling the race. He said, “Wow! They just took the election away from Kari Lake.[...]
Why some Republicans are souring on Trump
It’s simple, really. He’s a loser, dragging them down with him. Trump may live in a fantasy land (see story here), but people making their living from election returns deal with things like this: “The Atlantic’s Tim Alberta … made an astonishing discovery: 25% to 30% of vot[...]
Back by popular demand: Sarah Palin’s turkey video
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November 12th, 2022 - 8:13 pm § in Politics
Arizona finally gets Republicans to wear masks
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November 10th, 2022 - 10:59 am § in Politics, Republicans
Confederate candidate refuses to concede after losing by 20 points
Michael Peroutka is fighting mad. He’s still angry that Maryland was kept from seceding in 1861 by the state’s then-governor and Lincoln’s machinations (e.g., planting artillery batteries on a hill overlooking Baltimore after federal troops were attacked there; see historical detai[...]
Angry Trumper will get prison for shooting at jet skiers with Biden flag
A Florida Trump supporter will go to prison for shooting at jet skiers for flying a Biden flag on Nov. 3, 2020. That was election day, feelings were running high, and Eduardo Acosta, 37, was jet skiing with friends in Biscayne Bay near Miami when he spotted the flag on another jet ski. “Trigge[...]