If you visit right wing blogs and news sites, you'll see them making excuses and dismissing the attempted coup d'etat by Trump's insurrectionists. They refuse to see what happened on Jan. 6 for what it was. Instigated by Trump, the insurrectionists wanted to overthrow the government of the United States, TRUMP'S OWN GOVERNMENT! And give Trump the presidency that HE LOST.
The bloggers and news sites refuse to see the truth of what Trump and his armed thugs were trying to accomplish.
Trump needs to be impeached and found guilty and never be allowed to hold political office again.
What he really has coming to him is prison time for what he incited. Many of the folks who participated in the January 6 insurrection will go to jail. For a long, long time.
America has laws that punish people who try to overthrow the U.S. government. And we have names for people who do that: TRAITORS.
Arrest this assembly, we have probable cause for acts of treason, election fraud,” a man replied, according to audio recordings of communications between Watkins and others during the incursion.
“We are in the main dome right now. We are rocking it. They are throwing grenades, they are fricking shooting people with paint balls. But we are in here,” a woman believed to be Watkins said, according to court documents.
A man then responds, “Get it, Jess,” adding, “This is . . . everything we f---ing trained for!”
The FBI said it recovered the exchange from Zello, a push-to-talk, two-way radio phone app.
FBI charging papers against Caldwell, Watkins and a third person, former U.S. Marine Donovan Crowl, 50, allege that Caldwell and others coordinated in advance to disrupt Congress, scouted for lodging and recruited Oath Keepers members from North Carolina and like-minded groups from the Shenandoah Valley.
The group claims thousands of members who assert the right to defy government orders they deem improper. The plotters both anticipated violence and continued to act in concert after the break-in, investigators alleged in court documents. FBI papers also say that Caldwell suggested a similar event at the local level after the attack, saying in a message: “Lets storm the capitol in Ohio. Tell me when!”
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It's surprising this didn't turn out worse than it did. Yet, because it didn't, Dotard supporters excuse it as not a big deal (i.e. Minus FJ referring to it as LARPing). They're more outraged that social media is FINALLY taking steps to curb dangerous misinformation people detached from reality are using to self radicalize. It's another example of conservatives being "censored" and being denied their first amendment rights. How dare they?!
Oh, and Dotard isn't responsible because he denounced the rioters after first telling he loved them and that they are special. Even if (I heard) he only did so because his lawyers said it would look bad if he didn't. He didn't want "trial by combat", that was Rudy Giuliani. He didn't want them to enter the capitol. Despite all his magamorons saying they were "invited".
Derv, you and I have been reading their blogs and news sites for years. We know they are remarkable hypocrites and that if January 6th had happened under a Democratic president, they would be screaming their lungs out for that president top be put on trial for inciting his mobs to insurrection. We saw with our own eyes what happened, even if anti-democratic, anti-American Trumpbots like Minus FJ pretend it didn't happen or try to deflect and call it something else.
It's up to us to keep the pressure on our representatives to bring these dangerous Trumpian thugs to justice for what they did. Five people died in what Minus FJ called LARPing. FJ is a liar, of course, and a conspiracy nut. Everything he predicted on your blog DID NOT HAPPEN.
He and his pals were sure President Obama, Hillary, and other would be found out by Trump's DoJ for SOMETHING! Well, NOTHING happened because they did nothing wrong. What we're seeing as more information is culled by the FBI is that the insurrection was not just incited by the disgraced, twice impeached corrupt Trump, but possibly financed by his minions.
Sadly, nothing is going to come of this. Nothing.
Cruz and Hawley won't even receive a slap on the wrist. Trump will not be convicted. Few if any of these guys will receive substantial jail time. And the GOP will continue to block any attempts to move forward with the Democrat's agenda.
Then we will have an off year election, the GOP will gain seats and we can wash, rinse and repeat.
It's all so disheartening.
Since at least the early 90's, when every Republican voted as a bloc against the Clinton tax increases that led to a balanced budget and a soaring economy, that group, the group that started the "all or nothing caucus" has been about what's best for them, as opposed to the country.
I wish I could be more positive, but I feel like we've all seen this movie before.
Trump needs to be impeached and found guilty and never be allowed to hold political office again. Trump needs to be impeached and found guilty and never be allowed to hold political office again. Trump needs to be impeached and found guilty and never be allowed to hold political office again. Trump needs to be impeached and found guilty and never be allowed to hold political office again. Trump needs to be impeached and found guilty and never be allowed to hold political office again. Trump needs to be impeached and found guilty and never be allowed to hold political office again.
I could keep pasting this forever and it wouldn't be emphasized enough.
You're much too magnanimous methinks. The corrupt previous president is, in simple plain english a TRAITOR.
What he deservrs is conviction followed with execution by firing squad. Precisely as the corrupt immediately previous president authorized. Call it proetic justice.
Of course I realize this would never happen. But I can dream.
Nobody ever accused the Republiclowns of being smart, but if they were, they'd back the impeachment 100%. Many of them have hopes of running in 2024. They can't so long as Trump keeps making gestures towards running himself. Block him from running and position yourself to run in 2024. Luckily, they aren't smart enough to figure that out for themselves.
Rev, Why is it always a tax increase to balance the budget. Why not demand the government cut wasteful spending instead. Some people who work for a living and pay taxes don't like seeing their taxes wasted. People and states have to balance their budgets so why not have that for the federal government. The biggest reason I left the republican party was because they are not fiscally conservative and only do whats best for them but that goes to both sides. We need citizen legislators not professional crooks who have no clue what it is like to work for a living.
It's funny that skud never asked those question when Trump plunged this country into trillions of dollars in debt by giving tax breaks to the 1% PERMANENT, and the tax break for the middle class was limited.
Wait. That's because out of control spending by Republicans is ignored and then become concerning when a Democrat is in office. IOW, rank hypocrisy.
Just ignore them. They're not honest in their concerns.
Ms Shaw, Now you have confused me with your response. I made the comment about raising taxes and your response was trump lowered taxes and I didn't have an issue with it.
Your comment about trump plunging the country into trillions of debt by giving breaks is funny. The economy was doing fine until the corona virus entered and now the elected elite won't put the brakes on the country responsible and rewards the WHO which was culpable.
Unless I misread things, which is possible, the permanent tax breaks we not really permanent for anyone. I'm sure the powers in charge will find a way to give breaks to the filthy rich who are also big donators to their campaigns. The middle class is on their own as they always have been.
Skud, do you really believe your bullsh^t?
What we need is for the government AND the populace to rely on reason, logic, common sense, and a wee bit of luck. In that order.
There is irresponsible fiscal activity occuring in both parties as you say. However, right now, with the myriad problems (made worse by the division and lies that the corrupt inept previous president trafficked in daily) the democrats and President Biden, VP Harris, and the democrats are the ones acting responsibily at this point in time. Pitching austerity now is the CERTAIN road to economic ruin.
I realize you don't want to accept this, and thats okay, but my suggestion would be to take off the blinders, open the mind to new ideas to solve very OLD problems, and think about why discussion, leading to cooperation, leading to compromise, leading success and Miller Time.
Think about it Skud. You're a smart businessman. Right?
As we know Shaw, fake conservatives and disingenuous republicans never do take responsibility for THEIR own wasteful unnecessary expenditiures. Nor do they care about balancing budgets or controlling and managing the national debt. They haven't since Ronald Reagan and under the previous corrupt president that responsibility was total l y ignored and rampant wasteful spending was put on STERIODS
Republicans, and especialky pro tRump fake cons are MOST responsible for what Skud continually bellyaches about.
I do have a problem with the current president eliminating 1000-4000 well paying American jobs to finish what The Leader promised and saying he will send 4 billion to Honduras. America first has somehow lost it's glitter when he does that.
Managing a country is far to difficult for politicians to attempt. Most of them are attorneys who have never run anything, with the exception of one who ran a lemonade stand. How does raising taxes so you can give more away be called a new idea. What is gained by sending stimulus money to people who are still working or retired and have not lost any income, I think that's called buying votes.
Reason and logic are something that politicians have no clue about. They are very good at throwing your money at any problem then looking for more. How many trillions have we spent on the war on poverty since it's inception. What has been the change, zero. Would you call that a good use of resources or just a program with no thought.
You hate trump, got it, he turned out to be a politician and like all politicians was interested in himself. The difference was he was not party first. Now we have joey who in his first week in office has thrown away billions because it feels good.
You've obviously been marinating in the corrupt con republicans bulls^it for far too long skud. The nental pain it must cause must be excruciating.
Omgggg Did anyone else hear that? I'm pretty sure it was the sound of the Skidmark hypocrisy sheep whining like usual but only when a Democrat is in charge. It's okay little sheep, you can just frolic in the meadow while the adults take care of things. No doubt there's a patch of your favorite conspiracy theory grass growing on the other side of the hill. Manga!
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