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kentuck's JournalBut what about the 50,000 stock market !
That is a response that is common with Republicans when asked about Trump's racist comments.
Look how great our economy is doing, they say.
The media wastes our time on trivial matters because they don't like Donald Trump.
We can only assume that money is more important than racism to a lot of Americans.
But what about that stock market?
When the wealthiest people in the world are given trillions of dollars in taxcuts, they have to do something with it. I don't doubt that much of it will go into the stock market. It is not indicative of the economy as a whole. Because if it did, we would not have lost over 100K jobs in January?
Character matters.
Being able to tell the truth is a big part of character. Lying is theft. It steals the trust of someone that believes you.
If someone lies to you, they will steal from you.
If they will steal a dollar, they will steal a billion.
Republicans: In Trump We Trust
It was just yesterday. Donald Trump was at the annual Prayers Breakfast with all his religious supporters and a couple of dictators to add flavor.
He used language that most people would not use at a religious gathering. He cursed. He mocked. He lied. They applauded.
Then last night he posted his disgusting racial video o Michelle and Barack Obama.
Yet, Republicans cannot be deterred. They still worship their political god. No matter what he says or does, they believe he is magic. He will find some way for them to win the midterms and to hold on to power.
They believe in the power of lies and propaganda and they believe that Donald Trump is a genius at persuasive propaganda. He can make people forget everything, the economy, the lies, the Epstein files. They have complete faith that he will save them.
They do not worry about the polls or any of the disastrous stories about his connections to Jeffrey Epstein. They have put all their money on Donald Trump.
Trump's desperation has become racist.
In his desperate moves to change the subject from the Epstein files, Donald Trump has resorted to posting the most outrageous and racist posts on his TS that we have ever seen.
He has been pulling out all his sneaky and manipulative tricks to get people to talk about something else instead of Jeffrey Epstein.
He sent Tulsi Gabbard into Fulton County, Georgia and confiscated all their ballots that were warehoused from the 2020 election. Surely that would get people to talk about something else?
Then he said that the Republicans should "nationalize" the elections, especially in about 15 places where "cheating and stealing" are taking place. Quite controversial but not enough to remove the Epstein emails from the top line.
Then, he says he has sued the IRS for $10 billion dollars and that it has already been settled. His Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted to Congress that the taxpayers were on the hook for the $10 billion. That would only amount to about $330.00 per person that they could deduct from their expected refunds. I'm sure the American people would like nothing better than to give Donald Trump $330 dollars of their hard-earned money? But, it would be much higher than that because everyone does not pay income taxes. But, what better cause than to help the needy?
Then, last night, he posted the most racist post ever - with a video. It was doctored to make Michelle and Barack look like apes. It was the most disgusting thing we could ever imagine an American president doing. But, he did it!
He is desperate to change the subject from the Epstein files. It must be something terrible ??
Just how bad is it ??
Are some of our Party leaders naive to the seriousness of what we are facing?
Are our people being intimidated, abused, beaten, and murdered?
Are our constitutional rights being threatened?
Are there masked, armed, anonymous militias, pretending to be law enforcement, patrolling the streets of our cities? Are they legal? How would we know?
How much should our leaders compromise with these threats to our rights and our very lives?
Some are making arguments that sound like the situation is not as serious as some others say it is.
Which is it? is it an existential threat or is it just a political issue where we need to compromise?
The campaign to corrupt the mid-term elections has begun.
Step one: Get people to start talking about it. Say something controversial or ridiculous, such as, "we should take over the elections in 'at least 15 places' where the Democrats are stealing votes and elections.
Insert the topic into the consciousness of the voters.
Step two: Create an issue that divides people into political Parties to the point where they become passionate about getting to the polls and stopping those people from stealing another election. Talk about it at every opportunity and get the "fake news" to do the dirty work for you by repeating it over and over and inflaming the passions of the voters.
Step three: By the time the election rolls around, this will be the biggest issue for many voters. It is propaganda with a purpose. The voters are confused and angry. They will not vote on the issues that matter to their lives but on the passions created by the propaganda machine, led by their leader, Donald J Trump.
That is their plan. It doesn't happen in a day or a week. It happens over the period of several months. It is master manipulation of the voters and most have no idea what is happening?
Are we living in a democracy or a dictatorship?
Or something in-between?
The Republicans have subpoenaed Bill and Hillary Clinton to testify about the Epstein files. Democrats say, "Fine!" That only means that we get to subpoena Donald Trump and his family when we take back the House. But does anyone really think Trump would obey a subpoena from the Democrats in Congress? They have ignored them before and there were no consequences. Why would we think it would be any different this time around? They are above the law.
They send their private armies of masked criminals, armed to the teeth with all the modern military equipment, and they murder our people in cold blood. Is that democracy?
They ignore all the rights that we believe are in the Constitution. They cannot come into your home or search your person or possessions without a warrant. Really? They cannot drag you out of your car for no reason and beat the hell out of you. Pistol-whip you and shoot you ten times as you lay on the ground dying. No, they can't do that.
They can't kidnap you and send you to a concentration camp in another state. No, they would never do that?
Are you sure we are still living in a democracy?
He lies about everything.
And when he gets away with it, he doubles down and tells a bigger lie.
In my opinion, we would be better off without a White House Press Corps. He uses them to spout out his lies and they never call him on them.
Then they are recycled thru FOX News and right-wing propaganda outlets.
Which are then injected into the brains of their viewing audience, mostly which is the MAGA movement.
For example, he will say in response to any question, that this is the best economy in the history of the nation. He will say that he has the highest approval polls ever. He will say that the 2020 election was stolen and that the Federal government needs to take over the polls in "at least 15 places". Then, he will lie about what a great job ICE is doing.
No one in the White House Press Corps will dispute him. If someone attempts to ask a question about the Epstein files, for example, he will fly into a tirade about what an awful reporter they are and ask why they never smile? He never answers the questions.
Then FOX News and Newsmax and other propaganda outlets all replay his responses. Their viewers know nothing more. They are misled and misinformed and they never know the true facts.
Lawrence O'Donnell has been on this issue for some time. He calls them cowards, which they are. But they are more. They are accomplices to murder.
Is anyone watching Lawrence O'Donnell ??
Those SOB's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to puke.
What they did to those young women, they should be executed.
They shot one young lady 5 times and she managed to call 911 before she lapsed into unconsciousness. Blood was gushing from her gunshot wounds. They kept her in the hospital for 3 hours and then turned her over to the FBI. She refused to die. They took her to jail for the weekend. And she was testifying before a Committee of Congress. No Republican had the guts to show up. None!
And another young lady was dragged from her car as she was screaming that she was disabled. They slammed her to the ground, after they took a large knife and cut her seat belt off her. She thought they were going to cut her with the knife. She said they leaned on her back while she was on the ground and she is not able to use her arms yet.
One of them was taking clothes to her church.
They are both US citizens, but that shouldn't matter. Trump invading forces must be stopped. Republican lawmakers must come to their senses! They are killing Americans.
It must stop.
The only way we will ever be able to connect the dots is to release the 3 million files that DOJ is holding...
We can get a general idea of how Epstein was operating and who was connected to his network of child sex abusers but we can never get the real story until we get all the files and put it all together, in my opinion.
From what we have seen thus far, it is really bad. They made no effort to protect the identity of the victims, but they were busy redacting the names of those that may be guilty of child sex crimes? That is who they wanted to protect.
But, it is a good bet that the files that have not been released have much more information in them than the ones that we have seen. We will never get to the bottom of this world-wide conspiracy unless we can see all the files.
We cannot accept the word of Todd Blanche that no more files will be released. The pressure must remain on this White House and the DOJ. If necessary, they should be impeached and removed from office. They should be in prison.
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