The 2020 thread....

hutch wrote:
Wow that was quick


https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/daniel-lewis-lee-supreme-court-rule-execution/index.html

I know and on a 5-4 vote, if Merrick Garland had been confirmed, would this have happened

Don't get me wrong, this Lee cat was one evil M'fer, but I still don't condone executions

I guess I don’t understand what makes something a federal crime…

With Republicans cruelty is the point.

hutch wrote:
I guess I don’t understand what makes something a federal crime…

Me neither and less common, it's still legal in 28 states


States With the Death Penalty (28)

In addition, the U.S. Government and the U.S. Military retain the death penalty.

    Alabama
    Arizona
    Arkansas
    California
    Florida
    Georgia
    Idaho
    Indiana
    Kansas
    Kentucky
    Louisiana
    Mississippi
    Missouri
    Montana
    Nebraska
    Nevada
    North Carolina
    Ohio
    Oklahoma
    Oregon
    Pennsylvania
    South Carolina
    South Dakota
    Tennessee
    Texas
    Utah
    Virginia
    Wyoming

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/state-by-state

hutch wrote:
They always do it late on Friday…summer is even better

This is a really banana republic move

"Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) asked Barr, "Do you believe a president could lawfully issue a pardon in exchange for the recipient’s promise to not incriminate him?"

Barr responded with no real equivocation. "No," he told Leahy. "That would be a crime.""

An old Bill Barr quote about presidential pardons makes a comeback
Bill Barr counseled Donald Trump not to grant clemency to Roger Stone. Perhaps it's because the attorney general feared it might be a crime?

Sessions is out


I am glad. I just couldn’t stand him during the W and O presidencies.

find wrote:
Like 2020 already wasn’t totally whacked out
Ye@kanyewest

We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION

Drats… he’s out
I was hoping for a three way debate…

find wrote:

find wrote:
Like 2020 already wasn’t totally whacked out
Ye@kanyewest

We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION

Drats… he’s out
I was hoping for a three way debate…

and he was hacked today (along with Bill gates, Elon and Apple)

Joe Biden's twitter was hacked too!

This was a massive breach at twitter
If you look at the hacker's blockchain, 5,314 people have fallen for the scam already, and sent these hackers $7.8M USD thus far. Wow.
that was at 5:25

what the fuck is going on today!

Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL AND IS HOME AND DOING WELL - COURT STATEMENT

barry too….I"m still noticing that no MAGA's are getting it

find wrote:
I"m still noticing that no MAGA's are getting it

crypto is a smart man's game.

Man….no wonder Trump shitcanned Parscale

https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=3666

hutch wrote:
Man….no wonder Trump shitcanned Parscale

https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=3666

Yeah good news

The poll or Parscale?

hutch wrote:
The poll or Parscale?

Parscale

Because he is a jerk?
I guess it’s enjoyable to watch him lose his job - I enjoy it-but am guessing Parscale will continue receiving millions for the digital ad buys he does…I understand Brad has personally profited in the tens of millions. When Trump fires someone on his campaign he always seems to keep them around with a different title so Brad stays…

I am old enough to remember Trump’s last presidential campaign where he changed campaign manager at least two times and “won”

The real good news is that poll…I mean 110 days out Trump’s support appears to be taking a major hit. I think Trump has about 50 days to reverse things….or his loss will be on an epic scale.

I hope democrats are doing some thinking - parallel to running the campaign- on what they intend to do come January 2021. Even if Trump loses he, Republicans, FOX and deplorables are not going to melt away and the idea we can go back to the halcyon pre-Trump days is a fantasy. I think odds are Trump himself or one of his children will run in 2024. Biden has to not just get elected…he needs to have a successful presidency.

I should add: I think Trump gets kickbacks on a lot of money he directs to others so if we hear Brad has gotten $20 million or whatever crazy number I kind of think he probably has to kick back a bunch Trump’s way.

I think a lot of the business of the campaign and government works in this manner under Trump.

hutch wrote:
I am old enough to remember Trump’s last presidential campaign

oh please regale us with stories of the olden days, grandpa!  ;D 

hutch wrote:
I think a lot of the business of the campaign and government works in this manner under Trump.

this administration is a criminal enterprise, through and through.  look at how many millions trump himself has pulled in via the old post office hotel.  internal memos leaked from 2016 campaign officials saying that the inflated prices they were charging themselves were downright embarrassing.  but he's gotten away with it for 4 years… i'm hoping we learn a lot more once this thief is out of office and loses the protections he needs to keep everything on the DL.

hutch wrote:
Because he is a jerk?
I guess it’s enjoyable to watch him lose his job - I enjoy it-but am guessing Parscale will continue receiving millions for the digital ad buys he does…I understand Brad has personally profited in the tens of millions. When Trump fires someone on his campaign he always seems to keep them around with a different title so Brad stays…

Mostly, yes
I'm reading that  per FEC filings, Parscale Strategy LLC (& previously Giles-Parscale) have been paid nearly $12 million by the Trump campaign since 2017. Parscale Strategy was also paid over $25.5 million by the RNC since 2017.

In addition, Brad didn't get fired, just got a new job…so his company is still getting paid

Of course there is grift and payback…her's one example
By keeping Parscale on with the campaign in that "digital and data" role, it lets the campaign keep paying Parscale's company … which secretly pays one Trump son's wife and other son's girlfriend $180,000 a year, off the FEC books.


Ok this is meta
Brad posts a pick of the death star as  this tweet
For nearly three years we have been building a juggernaut campaign (Death Star). It is firing on all cylinders.  Data, Digital, TV, Political, Surrogates, Coalitions, etc.

In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the first time.

then Mark Hammil reminds him "brad but I have to tell you: the Death Star had a slight design flaw ."
https://twitter.com/HamillHimself/status/1283580842271334401