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Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy; it is democracy. Trump no. 94.

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TheClaws · 05/09/2018 00:41

Quote from Walter Cronkite.

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ohmymimi · 07/09/2018 17:49

'Donald Trump Asked 'What Was Nike Thinking?' And Got Savaged In Reply'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-nike-thinking-tweet_us_5b925c1fe4b0162f472c39bc

ohmymimi · 07/09/2018 17:54

Shhh, no one noticed.
(And no one noticed that laws blowing her nose on Old glory, either.)
Maybe Shine needs to polish up his actGrin
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-montana-rally-people-replaced_us_5b926b14e4b0162f472c5612

ohmymimi · 07/09/2018 17:55

laws lass

lettuceWrap · 07/09/2018 17:55

Obama's speech at University of Illinois (still ongoing), is astonishing - worth finding on you tube and listening to it if you have an hour or so to spare.

PerkingFaintly · 07/09/2018 17:59

Can't remember if we've had this:

I Wrote Some of the Stolen Memos That Brett Kavanaugh Lied to the Senate About
He should be impeached, not elevated.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/09/judge-brett-kavanaugh-should-be-impeached-for-lying-during-his-confirmation-hearings.html

Receiving those memos and letters alone is not an impeachable offense.

No, Kavanaugh should be removed because he was repeatedly asked under oath as part of his 2004 and 2006 confirmation hearings for his position on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit about whether he had received such information from Miranda, and each time he falsely denied it.

Gumpendorf · 07/09/2018 18:08

I agree about Obama's speech lettuce. Oaf's reaction will be interesting. For the first time that I'm aware of he's mentioned Trump by name and not in a good way.

twitter.com/AhmedBaba_/status/1038110718736916480

President Obama is back in a big way.

He’s saying everything Americans have wanted to hear him say since Trump won.

Blasting Trump and @GOP’s erosion of decency, regressive policies, and threats to our democracy, while reminding voters we have the power to change this #In60Days

Gumpendorf · 07/09/2018 18:10

twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1038107680014065664

Obama on anonymous NYT editorial:

"Everything will turn out ok because there are people inside the White House who secretly aren't following the president's orders? That is not a check... That is not how our democracy is supposed to work... These people aren't accountable." twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1038107680014065664/video/1

Gumpendorf · 07/09/2018 18:11

Fmr. Pres. Obama:

“When you hear about this economic miracle that’s been going on – when the job numbers come out... and suddenly Republicans are saying 'it’s a miracle.' I have to kind of remind them actually those job numbers are the same as they were in 2015 and in 2016.” twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1038104460550131712/video/1

Gumpendorf · 07/09/2018 18:13

Kellyanne's husband responds to Trump's comment on the reception of Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Who knew the NYT archive went back this far.

twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1037893929235095553
The coverage of President Lincoln’s address in the New York Times was quite favorable, actually:

bit.ly/2wRpDui
nyti.ms/2M7kuCT twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/1037888842554998784

Gumpendorf · 07/09/2018 18:15

Oaf has a different take

twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1038111818500202497
NEW: President Trump calls on AG Sessions to launch an investigation into who authored the anonymous NY Times op-ed. on.msnbc.com/2MUB8LA

Gumpendorf · 07/09/2018 18:15

Former President Obama: “I complained plenty about Fox News, but you never heard me threaten to shut them down, or call them ‘enemies of the people.’” twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1038110571206520837/video/1

Gumpendorf · 07/09/2018 18:17

twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1038110830875668480

“We’re supposed to stand up to discrimination. And we’re sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unequivocally to Nazi sympathizers,” Obama says. “How hard can that be, saying that Nazis are bad?” twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1038110830875668480/video/1

Gumpendorf · 07/09/2018 18:19

"I know there are Republicans who believe government should only perform a few minimal functions, but that one of those functions should be making sure nearly 3,000 Americans don't die in a hurricane." President Obama twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1038111571455569920/video/1

twitter.com/funder/status/1038112323238600706

Gumpendorf · 07/09/2018 18:21

Obama: “If you don’t like what’s going on right now, and you shouldn’t, do not complain, don’t hashtag, don’t get anxious, don’t retreat, don’t binge on whatever it is you’re binging on, don’t lose yourself in ironic detachment, don’t put your head in the sand, don’t boo. Vote.” twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1038114570232057861/video/1

woman11017 · 07/09/2018 18:32

Smile for the real president at Illinois and Flowers to you folks.

cozietoesie · 07/09/2018 18:37

Vote. Smile

cozietoesie · 07/09/2018 18:39

Across

Are people holding 'voting parties(gatherings) ? Might be no bad thing. Smile

lionheart · 07/09/2018 18:55

Good Morning America
‏
Verified account

@GMA
55m55 minutes ago

'Former Pres. Obama: "We are Americans, we're supposed to stand up to bullies, not follow them. We're supposed to stand up to discrimination. And we're sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unequivocally to Nazi sympathizers."'

lionheart · 07/09/2018 20:03