Sound The TRUMPets! A Thread for Presidential Pondering 2016-2020(?)

[Karl Henning]

     I don't necessarily trust a polygraph test completely, but I do trust the willingness to take one. Ford passed the test she took. Now, who else is willing to take the test?

     Kavanaugh May Face 4th Sexual-Misconduct Allegation: Report

I cannot think why the G.O.P. would feel that there should be an investigation . . . .

And anyway, Trump has vouched for Kavanaugh's character!

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

And anyway, Trump has vouched for Kavanaugh's character!

Trump famously stated that TV stars have the right to "grab 'em by the ...." He hasn't gone not he record whether supreme court justices have the same right. Maybe RBG will need an enhances security detail.

[Karl Henning]

Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, Is Considering Resigning

Looks like he's staying.

And, anyway:

Even if he fires Rosenstein, it's too late to protect Trump from Mueller

[Karl Henning]

Trump famously stated that TV stars have the right to "grab 'em by the ...." He hasn't gone not he record whether supreme court justices have the same right. Maybe RBG will need an enhances security detail.

You see!  No wonder he "can't imagine" Kavanaugh being guilty of sexual assault!  He's such a nice, privileged, middle-aged, white guy!

[André]

The biggest complaint repubs have in the Randy Kavanaugh affair is that it's a last minute thing. So ridiculous. What did they expect? 4 sexual assault accusations the day following his nomination? With the republican party vowing to bulldoze the nomination come hell or high water, everything will come in at the last minute. It's gonna be an exciting late night show. Bring the popcorn !

[SimonNZ]

in the New Yorker today:

How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump

"A meticulous analysis of online activity during the 2016 campaign makes a powerful case that targeted cyberattacks by hackers and trolls were decisive."

[EddieRUKiddingVarese]

Bandit are you guilty, tell me know whats you plea
One day he'll have to pay One day he'll have to pay

[71 dB]

What you can understand, even as a male, there is a social engineering agenda afoot, convincing citizens to kill their own kind, then bring in immigrants to fill the gap.

That claim sound completely crazy to me. What possible goal can there be to have this kind of agenda?
Also saying legal abortion is "convinging citizens to kill their own kind" is crazy. You do know that when abortions are illegal, there is no less abortion. There is just dangerous "underground" abortions. You want less abortions? Well you should be for more sex education and birth control, but pro life people tend to be against those too...

[SimonNZ]

Thread by @SethAbramson: "(THREAD) This thread considers the Kavanaugh-Ford case as an investigator would

The whole thing is well done, but I particularly liked point 27.

[JBS]

That claim sound completely crazy to me. What possible goal can there be to have this kind of agenda?
Also saying legal abortion is "convinging citizens to kill their own kind" is crazy. You do know that when abortions are illegal, there is no less abortion. There is just dangerous "underground" abortions. You want less abortions? Well you should be for more sex education and birth control, but pro life people tend to be against those too...

It is a standard complaint of the anti-immigration xenophobes. Bring in unAmerican people to vote for unAmerican Democratic policies and politicians. They are so explicit in this some at least must want people to realize they are white supremacists.

(To be clear  and fair, I see no reason to think Zamyrabird is a white supremacist)

[Daverz]

That claim sound completely crazy to me. What possible goal can there be to have this kind of agenda?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_genocide_conspiracy_theory

[BasilValentine]

Michael Avenatti is making the rounds announcing that a client of his was victimized by Bret Kavanaugh, Mark Judge, et alia, and is a witness to criminal activity by these individuals. Avenatti submitted a list of questions he recommends the Senate Judiciary Committee should ask Kavanaugh. They include several inquiries pertaining to whether he, essentially, participated in a rape gang that assaulted incapacitated women. He claims to have corroborating witnesses to this activity and that his client will make her allegations public within the next 48 hours, that is, before the Blasey-Ford/Kavanaugh hearing Thursday. If Avenatti and client have the goods, it will be interesting to see if the republicans think allegations of gang rape and drugging victims are serious enough to warrant investigation.

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

Here's a graphic that should be included in the the Judiciary committee briefing.

[The new erato]

What you can understand, even as a male, there is a social engineering agenda afoot, convincing citizens to kill their own kind, then bring in immigrants to fill the gap.

Yes, most women are too stupid too stand up to social engineeering, and most Citizens are unable to see where their own best interest lies. Which I think kind of proves a point many of us have been trying to make about US elections.

[Sydney Nova Scotia]

"most women are too stupid"
Jesus, I hope you got cast iron underpants

[zamyrabyrd]

That claim sound completely crazy to me. What possible goal can there be to have this kind of agenda?
Also saying legal abortion is "convinging citizens to kill their own kind" is crazy. You do know that when abortions are illegal, there is no less abortion. There is just dangerous "underground" abortions. You want less abortions? Well you should be for more sex education and birth control, but pro life people tend to be against those too...

The number of abortions performed after Roe vs. Wade is estimated to be 50 million in the US. Consider the absolute bloody grossness and horror of that number, an unspeakable disgrace! Birth control has been around for that long but looks like there are more slip ups than not. This ties into the fallacy of sex education which only puts ideas into the heads of young adolescents to go out and try it. Since they think they are invincible, they often do it without protection. The same goes for all the education to prevent HIV and STD's, they are higher than before

Guess what? Traditional thinking on deferred gratification did show the best results. Kids actually learn something in school instead of being preoccupied with their genitals.

[The new erato]

"most women are too stupid"
Jesus, I hope you got cast iron underpants

You don't do irony very well, do you?

[zamyrabyrd]

You see!  No wonder he "can't imagine" Kavanaugh being guilty of sexual assault!  He's such a nice, privileged, middle-aged, white guy!

He is a decent person with a stellar record of public service, a dinosaur these days, it seems. He did well with what was given to him. With regard to credibility, there is recidivism in sex offenders, they don't just flash once but are serial offenders. This makes it highly unlikely that this scurrilous charge is credible.

[zamyrabyrd]

Yes, most women are too stupid too stand up to social engineeering, and most Citizens are unable to see where their own best interest lies. Which I think kind of proves a point many of us have been trying to make about US elections.

The whole point of social engineering is you don't know it is happening. Advertising techniques developed to sell products were not lost on politicians:

https://www.nurturedevelopment.org/blog/the-7-tactics-of-hidden-persuaders/

In 1957, The Hidden Persuaders was published. It quickly gained national attention and launched Vance Packard's (the author) career. The Hidden Persuaders lays bare the use of consumer motivational research and other psychological techniques, including depth psychology and subliminal messaging, by advertisers and politicians to manipulate expectations and induce desire for products and candidates. He identified eight "compelling needs" that advertisers promise products will fulfil.

I happen to think that virtue-signaling (also mentioned in passing in the book) is a big tactic to push through social agendas. Of course, there is always sympathy for the underdog. So middle class to rich, white males need not apply. Get the picture?

[Sydney Nova Scotia]

You don't do irony very well, do you?

In your case I hope the underpants have irony