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

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Quote from Walter Cronkite.

Previous thread here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3345873-Trump-has-a-Pecker-problem-and-there-is-a-blue-pill-to-make-it-grow-bigger-midterms-Trump-threads-contd

CNN
@CNN
George Papadopoulos tells @JakeTapper he "can't guarantee" he didn't tell the Trump campaign about Russian dirt. (link: cnn.it/2NVOjIl) cnn.it/2NVOjIl
mobile.twitter.com/CNN/status/1038264579669643265/video/1
mobile.twitter.com/CNN/status/1038264579669643265

Enter Bianca, emotional support dog, she's taking the fifth:
Katelyn Polantz
@kpolantz
Per @CNNPolitics team at court: Radio host Randy Credico arrived about an hour ago to the DC federal courthouse for grand jury testimony in the Russia probe. He brought service dog Bianca, a 12yr old Coton de Tuléa. The court gave him special permission to have Bianca with him
mobile.twitter.com/kpolantz/status/1038054728033333249
Bianca will be at the doggie groomers that day:
Kate Bolduan
@KateBolduan
Randy Credico says Senate Intel reached out to him and his attorney today. Credico says the committee wants to meet with him. He says he won't go and will fight a subpoena.
mobile.twitter.com/KateBolduan/status/1038212430294335488

It's a family affair:
'Trump Executives Face U.S. Campaign-Finance Probe, Source Says'
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-07/trump-executives-are-said-to-face-campaign-finance-probe-by-u-s

politicalwire.com/2018/09/07/trump-executives-face-campaign-finance-probe/

'Yes, Democrats do have a legitimate path to win back the Senate'

WASHINGTON — The takeaway from the trio of NBC/Marist polls we released this week is that, yes, Democrats do have a legitimate path to retaking the Senate in November. Given the Senate map, it’s probably not the most likely outcome. But it’s a real possibility — more than most people might think.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna907446?__twitter_impression=true

'Op-ed fallout: The latest salvo in Trump's love-hate relationship with the Times'
money.cnn.com/2018/09/07/media/new-york-times-op-ed-trump/index.html

Erm.

'Times op-ed editor Jim Dao said he underestimated the power of the piece.

"We didn't realize it would be this big of an impact," Dao said on The Daily podcast.'

Yes, lion, disingenuous or what?

The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Gang:
Matt Schlapp
@mschlapp
Ok wake up: Omarosa, Woodward, kavanaugh hearing antics, Anonymous and now Obama off the beach. This is a carfully scheduled attack on Trump
mobile.twitter.com/mschlapp/status/1038125938247184384

MarketWatch
@MarketWatch
Nike’s online sales jumped 31% after the company unveiled its Kaepernick campaign (link: on.mktw.net/2MZaUHK) on.mktw.net/2MZaUHK
mobile.twitter.com/MarketWatch/status/103812911368345190

Don Lemon with a very strong start to yesterday's show (after the Cuomo banter):

I can imagine Trump taking umbrage at the description of him as 'just the symptom.'

'What d'ya mean? It all started with me.'

'Booker to McConnell on ethics charges: 'Bring it!'
www.politico.com/story/2018/09/07/bookerethics-probedocument-release-810647

'Liberal groups urge Dems to seek perjury probe of Kavanaugh
www.politico.com/story/2018/09/07/perjury-kavanaugh-liberal-groups-811254

'Brett Kavanaugh Perjured Himself. He Should Be Impeached From The D.C. Circuit Soon.
Are Republicans really going to confirm a judge who will need to be impeached?'
abovethelaw.com/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-perjured-himself-impeachment/

Yep, that'll upset him.

Re the op-ed writer's claims...

I keep thinking of the threads about alcoholic family members – or incompetent colleagues – and the advice that it's important to stop covering for them and let them fail, even if that causes some immediate damage.

Continually covering for them just prolongs the disaster and vastly increases the eventual damage toll.

www.commondreams.org/news/2018/09/06/kavanaugh-committed-perjury-new-documents-appear-show-trump-supreme-court-pick-lied

www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/9/7/1794091/-Call-for-Kavanaugh-impeachment-comes-from-writer-of-stolen-memos

'Ex-Mistress Accuses Longtime RNC Leader Elliott Broidy Of Physical, Sexual Abuse, Complaint Shows'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/elliott-broidy-republican-national-committee-leader-mistress-complaint_us_5b9326dbe4b0162f472d2ea3

A bit of a distraction, I know but it just keeps rolling.

pagesix.com/2018/09/06/omarosa-to-release-new-white-house-tape-on-the-view/?utm_campaign=partnerfeed&utm_medium=syndicated&utm_source=flipboard

www.newsweek.com/russia-will-interfere-us-midterm-elections-and-sweden-can-show-us-how-respond-1111902?utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter

Enabler not Resistance.

"The issue is not that the senior official is “GUTLESS”, as Trump tweeted, but rather that Anonymous wants all the benefits of being inside coupled with the acclaim for a self-depiction as a courageous rebel."

"Everybody who entered the Trump administration in a senior role knew the itinerary of the cruise that they were embarking on. That’s why the so-called “adults” on deck are more Trump’s enablers than they are heroic mariners guiding the ship through shark-filled waters."

www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2018/sep/07/trump-anonymous-op-ed-resignation-history

The only thing from this that will have registered in the Oaf's lizard brain is there would be no lauding him, it would be about the fallen and their families, they would be the centre of attention.
And:
On the other hand, be prepared to have some people say something inappropriate, even harsh
And:
No one said anything harsh, but there was a definite coldness that the president remembered

"According to what Trump told his senior staff later, the commander said: I want to prepare you for this, Mr. President. When you walk in, the family is going to come up to you. It will be an experience like no other. You're the commander in chief. The respect they show to you, and their grieving, will be incredible. You'll be there to comfort them. When the plane rolls up, when the flag-draped casket comes down, some of the family are going to lose it and they will lose it very badly. On the other hand, be prepared to have some people say something inappropriate, even harsh.'

www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/deaths-of-service-members-were-tough-on-trump-bob-woodward-book-shows?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true

He was just making it up. He knew what the families wanted to hear."

Forgive me for being sceptical mimi but it's more likely he was just making it up because that's what he does.

un-contentious
Ken Olshansky
@kenolshansky
When worlds collide...
@camanpour sat down for a refreshingly un-contentious interview with #kellyanneconway @AmanpourCoPBS
(which premieres Monday night btw)
mobile.twitter.com/kenolshansky/status/1038142439725457409

Firstly, that Kellyspin Conway is her choice for her debut show is ludicrous. How can an interview with Conway illuminate any aspect of this administration?

Secondly, if this is the level of discourse Amanpour allows in her new show, she isn't bringing it. She should be better. Utterly risible for Conway to proclaim:

because the loyalty is not to the President, or at all, it's loyalty to the presidency

'Conway said she doesn't believe the unnamed senior administration official who wrote The New York Times op-ed is a White House official but said the person "ought to come forward and say it, or ought to resign because the loyalty is not to the President, or at all, it's loyalty to the presidency." '

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/07/politics/donald-trump-kellyanne-conway-national-security-oped/index.html?__twitter_impression=true