Thought for the Day

[Stavros]

Watching the proceedings of the House Committee on Jan 6 -I have watched all of it so far- I was struck yesterday by the outrageous John Eastman, who managed to maintain the fiction that Pence had legal means to either discount the electoral college votes or suspend the process of certification even when he knew it was, well, fiction -the question being, how did this man ever get into the Oval Office?

He strikes me, along with Sidney Powell and Lin Wood, as an ambulance chaser, though he clerked for the elderly and portentously slow Judge Luttig, but I then I assume lots of other lawyers have. From what others say, Eastman stayed in place because he was telling Trump what the idiot wanted to hear, given Trump has never read the Constitution and doesn't understand it even when it is explained to him, but how did he get there? As it appears Rudolph Giuliani is a partner in this crime, was it Giuliani who brought Eastman into the process? Looks like they are both going to need some special counsel, IF the DoJ finally decides to prosecute.

As for Cry-Baby Trump, he is apparently mad at being ignored by the Committee and wants to appear. Even Eastman I think would say, 'Don't think that's a good idea, boss' -but it would be fun to watch, no? If it were not for the very real violence with which Trump is associated -he has brought more violence into public life than any other President- this would have been a farce. But it's deadly serious.

Don't know if Saul could have done a better job than Eastman, but maybe Better Call 911 on these guys.

Trump lawyer John Eastman sought presidential pardon after January 6 | January 6 hearings | The Guardian

One other thing -what's this thing for Prayer Americans have? Who cares what prayers are said, as if in citing them the public are moved to tears on the side of Republicans who for 4 years before Jan 6 were 'in the loop' as far as Trump goes?

[Stavros]

We have a problem in the UK with the Empire, as few people can agree on how to define it, judge it, remember it, or teach it. Compare our problem, which at best means removing statues of people locals know little or nothing about, to the Rape State of Texas, as a warning of where this segment of the US is heading to- it may not become law, but is redolent of the times in which extremists are moving from the fringe to the centre ground of politics-

"Racial justice advocates on Thursday denounced a proposal by a panel of Texas educators to describe slavery as "involuntary relocation" in the state's revised second-grade social studies curriculum as part of an effort to comply with a law restricting how the United States' history of white supremacy is taught.
The Texas Tribune reports a working group of nine educators proposed the change as the Texas State Board of Education considers curriculum changes in the wake of the passage of what critics have called the "white discomfort" law."
Texas Panel Denounced Over Attempt to Rebrand Slavery as 'Involuntary Relocation' (commondreams.org)

[blackchubby38]

You know, I can't help but to think this some sort of poetic justice.

NYC man accused of smearing feces on woman’s face has own face scalded with boiling water in jail


www.yahoo.com/news/nyc-man-accused-smearing-feces-130655670.html

[KnightHawk 2.0]

You know, I can't help but to think this some sort of poetic justice.

NYC man accused of smearing feces on woman’s face has own face scalded with boiling water in jail


www.yahoo.com/news/nyc-man-accused-smearing-feces-130655670.html

Completely agree it is.

[KnightHawk 2.0]

Watching the proceedings of the House Committee on Jan 6 -I have watched all of it so far- I was struck yesterday by the outrageous John Eastman, who managed to maintain the fiction that Pence had legal means to either discount the electoral college votes or suspend the process of certification even when he knew it was, well, fiction -the question being, how did this man ever get into the Oval Office?

He strikes me, along with Sidney Powell and Lin Wood, as an ambulance chaser, though he clerked for the elderly and portentously slow Judge Luttig, but I then I assume lots of other lawyers have. From what others say, Eastman stayed in place because he was telling Trump what the idiot wanted to hear, given Trump has never read the Constitution and doesn't understand it even when it is explained to him, but how did he get there? As it appears Rudolph Giuliani is a partner in this crime, was it Giuliani who brought Eastman into the process? Looks like they are both going to need some special counsel, IF the DoJ finally decides to prosecute.

As for Cry-Baby Trump, he is apparently mad at being ignored by the Committee and wants to appear. Even Eastman I think would say, 'Don't think that's a good idea, boss' -but it would be fun to watch, no? If it were not for the very real violence with which Trump is associated -he has brought more violence into public life than any other President- this would have been a farce. But it's deadly serious.

Don't know if Saul could have done a better job than Eastman, but maybe Better Call 911 on these guys.

Trump lawyer John Eastman sought presidential pardon after January 6 | January 6 hearings | The Guardian

One other thing -what's this thing for Prayer Americans have? Who cares what prayers are said, as if in citing them the public are moved to tears on the side of Republicans who for 4 years before Jan 6 were 'in the loop' as far as Trump goes?

The Attention Seeking Orange Clown can throw all the tantrums he wants,but the January 6 Committee will be better off not having him appear before them and turning the hearings into political theater and clown show.

[Stavros]

Has anyone tried to calculate the number of lawyers who have done work for Trump? He is well known for his obsession with litigation -not quite the same as an obsession with the law, as much of his litigation seems designed to deter the process of law- but often when I browse stories about his latest excursion into the court, the name of the lawyer is new.

Has he broken an American record?

[Stavros]

What do Americans want?

Trump says the Federal Dept of Education should be scrapped if the curriculum is going to teach children to 'hate America', to suggest or dictate that Men can be Pregnant, that it is a 'Marxist' project. Just as one -I forget if he was a Senator or a House Rep- said it was right to 'return' Abortion to the States so they can decide.

But then a Referendum in Kansas showed people want Abortion in their State. And is it the case that American parents do not want their children to be taught what Slavery was, how it began, developed and ended? Do parents in the former Confederate States want their children to be taught that the South never surrendered, that Appomattox was 'fake news'? Do most Americans want to reverse the right of same-sex couples to marry?

In reality, what has been happening is a Rejection of Federal Govt by Republican States, and further, an attempt to diminish or render irrelevant both houses of Congress -States Rights becoming State Power or State Autonomy. This apparent rejection of Federalism can be found in statements by Senator Graham, assuming his views to be worth reporting.

But the key question is, if Americans, individuals or parents, are asked directly what they want, would it expose Republicans holding power in office, but minority views on policy? This would mean, in effect, a tyranny of the minority in those States where, for example a Republican controlled legislature is enforcing laws the citizens don't want. Or in some cases I guess people's views may be even more extreme.

Should every State hold referendums on policy?

Lindsey Graham argues gay marriage rights should be left up to states (yahoo.com)

[Stavros]

Just when you thought the House of Representatives can not sustain another ignorant jerk to sit alongside LB and MTG, along comes Bo, and apparently it is not satire...

This Interview With A Guy Running For Congress Who Thinks 'Banana Republic' Refers To The Store Feels Like An 'SNL' Skit | Digg

[Stavros]

Let's give a rousing shout to Scott Morrison, the wizard of Oz.

'I am Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia, and Minister of Home Affairs, and Minister of Health and Resources, and Minister of Finance, and the Treasury.'

Scott is a bloke, mate. And he has five brains. Where is he now?

[Stavros]

What strikes me about this and similar reports, is the lack of compassion the State authorities have for the woman in distress. Are they Christians? It's just so horrible.

Louisiana woman faces ‘horrifically cruel’ abortion choice over fetus missing skull | Abortion | The Guardian