Paul Drake
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To spend and thusly bump up our economy. Ta da…
Examples of GOP Leadership
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How a nice-guy South Dakota senator fell into a Trump storm
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a lawmaker who doesn't often make news, found himself in the midst of a political firestorm this week after he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that President Biden fairly won the 2020 election.
Rounds also speculated that Trump could be subject to prosecution by the Department of Justice for his role in allegedly encouraging the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, arguing the former president lost his “shield” of legal immunity once he stepped down from office.
The comments thrust Rounds into the spotlight, and Trump responded with an angry attack, accusing Rounds of going “woke” and pledging he “will never endorse this jerk again.”
Rounds felt he had to make a definitive statement at a time when Trump’s claim that the election was stolen is gaining more and more traction with Republican voters.
A University of Massachusetts at Amherst poll conducted by YouGov last month found that only 21 percent of Republicans say Biden’s victory was legitimate. The survey found that 71 percent of Republicans think Biden’s victory was probably or definitely not legitimate.
Rounds said Republicans who are being fed stories about a stolen election are being manipulated and it could come back to hurt the GOP if their voters distrust the integrity of elections.
“I think we owe them to tell them what we believe to be the truth,” he said. “This is about honesty, and this is about integrity, and this is about whether or not people can trust their elected leaders to tell them the truth, even if it’s the hard truth."
“It’s awfully easy to just look at conspiracy theories,” he added. “These are local officials who work really hard to do a good job and I really believe that local control of elections is critical."
Rounds suffered a personal tragedy in November when his wife, Jean Rounds, with whom he had four children, died of cancer.
He thought at one point about not running for reelection in 2020 because of his wife’s health problems.
“She made it clear, you need to do that. It’s important,” he said of his decision to run for a second term.
“If you’re going to ask for the public’s trust, then you better be able to stand up and tell them what you believe. And so for me that’s what this is about,” he said.
Rounds, however, believes the majority of fellow Republicans know in their hearts that Biden really won the election.
“Any of us, if we want to be honest, if we see something that’s not correct in terms of a manipulation of public thought, you kind of got to stand up and say, ‘Time out. It’s time to take a hard look at what you’re being told and whether or not it’s accurate,’” he said.
“And if I don’t have the ability to turn to my own party and say you need to reconsider what you’ve been told...” he said, implying that being straight with your base voters is a crucial element of representing them in Washington.
thehill.com
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a lawmaker who doesn't often make news, found himself in the midst of a political firestorm this week after he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that President Biden fairly won the 2020 election.
Rounds also speculated that Trump could be subject to prosecution by the Department of Justice for his role in allegedly encouraging the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, arguing the former president lost his “shield” of legal immunity once he stepped down from office.
The comments thrust Rounds into the spotlight, and Trump responded with an angry attack, accusing Rounds of going “woke” and pledging he “will never endorse this jerk again.”
Rounds felt he had to make a definitive statement at a time when Trump’s claim that the election was stolen is gaining more and more traction with Republican voters.
A University of Massachusetts at Amherst poll conducted by YouGov last month found that only 21 percent of Republicans say Biden’s victory was legitimate. The survey found that 71 percent of Republicans think Biden’s victory was probably or definitely not legitimate.
Rounds said Republicans who are being fed stories about a stolen election are being manipulated and it could come back to hurt the GOP if their voters distrust the integrity of elections.
“I think we owe them to tell them what we believe to be the truth,” he said. “This is about honesty, and this is about integrity, and this is about whether or not people can trust their elected leaders to tell them the truth, even if it’s the hard truth."
“It’s awfully easy to just look at conspiracy theories,” he added. “These are local officials who work really hard to do a good job and I really believe that local control of elections is critical."
Rounds suffered a personal tragedy in November when his wife, Jean Rounds, with whom he had four children, died of cancer.
He thought at one point about not running for reelection in 2020 because of his wife’s health problems.
“She made it clear, you need to do that. It’s important,” he said of his decision to run for a second term.
“If you’re going to ask for the public’s trust, then you better be able to stand up and tell them what you believe. And so for me that’s what this is about,” he said.
Rounds, however, believes the majority of fellow Republicans know in their hearts that Biden really won the election.
“Any of us, if we want to be honest, if we see something that’s not correct in terms of a manipulation of public thought, you kind of got to stand up and say, ‘Time out. It’s time to take a hard look at what you’re being told and whether or not it’s accurate,’” he said.
“And if I don’t have the ability to turn to my own party and say you need to reconsider what you’ve been told...” he said, implying that being straight with your base voters is a crucial element of representing them in Washington.
How a nice-guy South Dakota senator fell into a Trump storm
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a lawmaker who doesn’t often make news, found himself in the midst of a political firestorm this week after he told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that President Biden…
thehill.com
Budzbuddha
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Check out this imbecile….
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Budzbuddha
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Well well well …. One of the “ forgers “ just happened to get questioned …. Watch the fuckstain crumble.
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Roger A. Shrubber
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https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/directv-drop-far-right-channel-oan-its-service-2022-01-15/
bout fucking time, they never should have picked the lying bastards up to begin with
bout fucking time, they never should have picked the lying bastards up to begin with
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"Ninety percent of OAN's revenue came from a contract with AT&T-owned television platforms"
Roger A. Shrubber
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they can all just move to trump's new social media platform that's never going to happen because he's a big fat lying thief
captainmorgan
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Either Mo Brooks broke House ethics rules or Mo Brooks just lied to a federal judge (or both)
Rep. Mo Brooks was in virtual court this week to defend himself (yes, as his own lawyer) in a case that will test whether Brooks, Donald Trump, and others can be held liable for the Jan. 6 insurrection violence that unfolded immediately after they (1)...
www.dailykos.com
injinji
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Or if the hurricane season in the Gulf would have been nicer to the oil infrastructure, both offshore rigs and refineries. But yea, President Joe Rob is to blame.
dole.
Trump Tax Cuts Helped Billionaires Pay Less Taxes Than The Working Class In 2018
For the first time ever, America’s 400 wealthiest people paid a lower tax rate in 2018 than any other group of people, according to a new study completed by economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman.
www.forbes.com