Someone needs to tell old man LaCivita that it isn’t 2004 any more. Considering Vance’s running mate is Bone Spurs Donny, you’d think the braintrusts running this dumpster fire would have figured out that the military service angle is a huge “third rail” argument for these dumb weirdos.
Aug 12·edited Aug 13Liked by Aaron Rupar, Stephen Robinson
That was a powerful rant by Jesse Ventura. He is so right, it is time there was a woman in the White House. A lot of people are going to be voting for her besides Jesse that were flirting with third party candidates. Also, there is a discussion of Peter Thiel backing J.uvenile D.elinquent Vance for VP, because they plan on using Article 25 to get rid of Trump for incompetence when he is in, and letting Juvie take over. Well, the Heritage Foundation seems to have other plans. Rick Dearborn, a former White House Chief of Staff has written the first chapter of P2025 called The White House Office. In it he has basically written what seems to be a job description for himself. The Chief of Staff is all powerful in this narrative. Almost everything is funneled through the COS and he acts as a gatekeeper. In this section one must note that he talks about the president signing bills directly or with the auto signature. When I read that I though about the power that anyone with access to the auto-signature could have. So, they would keep Trump in place, while their hand picked COS runs the country, signing what he wants to quickly with the auto signature. Trump has said that the bills have been drafted for him to sign on the first day, and there is no way he can sign all those bills to overturn our government and thus our country on the first day without help. I assume the auto-signature will be in play. Also, in this first section, Reardon talks about the VP last, and pretends there is a role for him, but one can see it is mainly to serve at the whim of the president, a job in and of itself with Trump. They have the COS well placed to make decisions and carry on without demanding too much of the president other than to be in on discussions and getting a daily briefing, which we have heard from a former staffer turned against Trump is hard enough to manage because he did not listen. On the other hand, we know the VP always is first in line to replace the president. We have to hope that Tim Walz being more appealing than Juvie Vance, will save us from our fate of either one of these paths of leadership around Trump, who is expected to be either teams useful idiot, but may yet surprise them, and us too, but taking over his own dictatorship and shunting them aside. Trump does not want a VP because he wants to rule alone like his heroes Hitler, Putin, Jinping, Jong Un, and the Ayatollah. Let us hope he does not get this chance. I like the stark contrasts being laid out. Prosecutor vs. Criminal / Coach vs. Couch! That is the t-shirt I want to wear. It is interesting to define them by things other than their political jobs, but it comes down to the essence of who they are.
Great article. I hope and pray you are right about the ineffectiveness of these scurrilous attacks. I'm so sick of Republicans and the media who can't quit them.
I still have trouble with the idea that somehow Walz didn't carry a weapon "in a war." There was a war. Walz not only carried a weapon, he trained OTHERS to carry weapons. For almost 4 years. It caused hearing problems which would have allowed him to retire even earlier, but he stayed on. Vance "served" in Iraq (behind the lines) for six months.
If carrying a weapon "in a war" means only in combat, there is a pot here calling a kettle black.
Among the many failings by the press in this election campaign and beyond is the fact that nobody bothered to mention that Chris LaCivita was the dirtbag behind the shameful Swift Boat campaign until he tried to do it again. Up until then the only thing we read about him was that he was a seasoned pro running a smooth, disciplined campaign. In a healthy media environment this disgraceful detail would lead every description of him from 2004 on. It's no wonder the GOP has us on the brink of catastrophe. They're getting a huge assist from a complicit media.
I have hope that like minds prevail in November. But I also know we have to keep fighting to rid ourselves of these opportunistic Puds and it will take years.
there once was a day when being a Republican and a Conservative were meaningful terms, andin my lifetime [i am 83] I even voted for a few; BUT. tehese days - at ;east to me - having an R beside one's name is an automatic no vote because of the low level to which they have sunk. It is bad enough that those runnignfor office are so bad, but even worse is that they have som many who supportthem. We are always going to have evil people around, but it is really those who support them -even against their own best interest- that make it so bad. Anyone today who claims to be a true conservative should at least run as an independent and not as a Republican. Those who sya they are Repupublican and believe Trump is evil, but say they will vote for him anyway may almost be the worst of the bunch. At best they are hypocrites and enablers.
I have not know a lot of military families, but the ones I have known would never fall for that. Isn't it ingrained in the culture that once you've served, you can rejoin your family when you damn well please? Also, this is more recent than the swiftboating of Kerry. That was Vietnam, done for 30 years at that point. And even young voters grew up with the war on terror. We all kinda remember that.
Someone needs to tell old man LaCivita that it isn’t 2004 any more. Considering Vance’s running mate is Bone Spurs Donny, you’d think the braintrusts running this dumpster fire would have figured out that the military service angle is a huge “third rail” argument for these dumb weirdos.
That was a powerful rant by Jesse Ventura. He is so right, it is time there was a woman in the White House. A lot of people are going to be voting for her besides Jesse that were flirting with third party candidates. Also, there is a discussion of Peter Thiel backing J.uvenile D.elinquent Vance for VP, because they plan on using Article 25 to get rid of Trump for incompetence when he is in, and letting Juvie take over. Well, the Heritage Foundation seems to have other plans. Rick Dearborn, a former White House Chief of Staff has written the first chapter of P2025 called The White House Office. In it he has basically written what seems to be a job description for himself. The Chief of Staff is all powerful in this narrative. Almost everything is funneled through the COS and he acts as a gatekeeper. In this section one must note that he talks about the president signing bills directly or with the auto signature. When I read that I though about the power that anyone with access to the auto-signature could have. So, they would keep Trump in place, while their hand picked COS runs the country, signing what he wants to quickly with the auto signature. Trump has said that the bills have been drafted for him to sign on the first day, and there is no way he can sign all those bills to overturn our government and thus our country on the first day without help. I assume the auto-signature will be in play. Also, in this first section, Reardon talks about the VP last, and pretends there is a role for him, but one can see it is mainly to serve at the whim of the president, a job in and of itself with Trump. They have the COS well placed to make decisions and carry on without demanding too much of the president other than to be in on discussions and getting a daily briefing, which we have heard from a former staffer turned against Trump is hard enough to manage because he did not listen. On the other hand, we know the VP always is first in line to replace the president. We have to hope that Tim Walz being more appealing than Juvie Vance, will save us from our fate of either one of these paths of leadership around Trump, who is expected to be either teams useful idiot, but may yet surprise them, and us too, but taking over his own dictatorship and shunting them aside. Trump does not want a VP because he wants to rule alone like his heroes Hitler, Putin, Jinping, Jong Un, and the Ayatollah. Let us hope he does not get this chance. I like the stark contrasts being laid out. Prosecutor vs. Criminal / Coach vs. Couch! That is the t-shirt I want to wear. It is interesting to define them by things other than their political jobs, but it comes down to the essence of who they are.
Doesn't it figure that a swift boater like Chris LaCivita would be a trumper? The worst people are attracted to trump,
Great article. I hope and pray you are right about the ineffectiveness of these scurrilous attacks. I'm so sick of Republicans and the media who can't quit them.
I still have trouble with the idea that somehow Walz didn't carry a weapon "in a war." There was a war. Walz not only carried a weapon, he trained OTHERS to carry weapons. For almost 4 years. It caused hearing problems which would have allowed him to retire even earlier, but he stayed on. Vance "served" in Iraq (behind the lines) for six months.
If carrying a weapon "in a war" means only in combat, there is a pot here calling a kettle black.
Among the many failings by the press in this election campaign and beyond is the fact that nobody bothered to mention that Chris LaCivita was the dirtbag behind the shameful Swift Boat campaign until he tried to do it again. Up until then the only thing we read about him was that he was a seasoned pro running a smooth, disciplined campaign. In a healthy media environment this disgraceful detail would lead every description of him from 2004 on. It's no wonder the GOP has us on the brink of catastrophe. They're getting a huge assist from a complicit media.
I have hope that like minds prevail in November. But I also know we have to keep fighting to rid ourselves of these opportunistic Puds and it will take years.
there once was a day when being a Republican and a Conservative were meaningful terms, andin my lifetime [i am 83] I even voted for a few; BUT. tehese days - at ;east to me - having an R beside one's name is an automatic no vote because of the low level to which they have sunk. It is bad enough that those runnignfor office are so bad, but even worse is that they have som many who supportthem. We are always going to have evil people around, but it is really those who support them -even against their own best interest- that make it so bad. Anyone today who claims to be a true conservative should at least run as an independent and not as a Republican. Those who sya they are Repupublican and believe Trump is evil, but say they will vote for him anyway may almost be the worst of the bunch. At best they are hypocrites and enablers.
I have not know a lot of military families, but the ones I have known would never fall for that. Isn't it ingrained in the culture that once you've served, you can rejoin your family when you damn well please? Also, this is more recent than the swiftboating of Kerry. That was Vietnam, done for 30 years at that point. And even young voters grew up with the war on terror. We all kinda remember that.
So I don't think it's gonna stick with anyone who is not already voting for Trump.
Disgusting dirty trick by Don-old Bonespurs.
The proper plurals for the Army are sergeants-major and command sergeants-major.