Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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General John Kelly: "He said that, in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law."

Friday, November 15, 2024

The Felon-elect's choice for Attorney General of the United States:

 



7 comments:

Shaw Kenawe said...

M. Gessen:

"For those bewildered by why so many Americans apparently voted against the values of liberal democracy, Balint Magyar has a useful formulation. “Liberal democracy,” he says, “offers moral constraints without problem-solving” — a lot of rules, not a lot of change — while “populism offers problem-solving without moral constraints.” Magyar, a scholar of autocracy, isn’t interested in calling Donald Trump a fascist. He sees the president-elect’s appeal in terms of something more primal: “Trump promises that you don’t have to think about other people.”

Shaw Kenawe said...

(Cont.)

"In an Opinion article in The Washington Post, the publisher of The Times, A.G. Sulzberger, laid out some probable scenarios for a Trump administration’s war on the media. I would add that, like Orban — and like the first Trump administration — this president will reward loyal media with privileged access and will attack critical media by targeting its owners’ other businesses. That is a particularly effective tactic, one that we may have seen at work even before Trump was re-elected, when the billionaire owners of The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post decided to nix their publications’ presidential endorsements. (Explaining their decision, the owners cited reasons not related to deference to Trump.)"

Anonymous said...

Trump picks Fox News host and Army National Guard veteran Pete Hegseth for defense secretary​

In his announcement, Trump called Hegseth “tough, smart and
a true believer in America First.
While the Progressives go crazy!

Shaw Kenawe said...

NBC News:
Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced sex assault allegation and cheated on Wife #1 with Wife #2 and then got Wife #3 preggers while still married to Wife #2.

Trump and Hegseth are two moral swines. If they cheat on their wives so easily and frequently, you can be sure they'll cheat on Americans.

Morally corrupt and not to be trusted with anything.

Dave Miller said...

When asked about the sexual assault charges, a Trump transition person said "he was not vetted".

How does ANYONE get nominated to head up the DoD without being vetted? Isn't this a security issue?

Dave Miller said...

While we're at it, there's this quote from Trump Campaign Co-Chair Howard Lutnick on whether or not RFK would be Secretary of HHS...

“No, of course not. He’s not going to be the secretary, no."

I don't need to ask the question, because we know that when Trump officials are found to say something untrue, it's not a mistake at all. They weren't wrong, they were and are lying.

Just like Lutnick did a week before the election.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Former GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy on the Matt Gaetz nomination: “You don't root out corruption at the DOJ by picking a corrupt person to lead it.”