administration (one of the worst in the history of this country).

Never before have we had such a spoiled brat inhabit the Oval Office and witness all of his idiotic temper tantrums and mutterings, and provide such a fine example on how not to govern, 101.

What's worse too, is the idiotic coddling of this president by members of the president's own party in Congress.

None of these Congressional office holders has had the guts to stand up and say NO, except McCain and Flask. A vast majority of these cowards instead chose to retire early, and flee the sinking ship, instead of sticking around and providing the firm guidance that this country so sorely needs in the face of so much ignorance and hatred by rump.

Cowards.

His base has been so radically brainwashed by the right-wing media that 60% still support the separation of children from their parents. I can only hope that those who oppose this monstrosity show up at the polls to vote in 2018. I can assure you that the important block of Republican evangelicals, end-timers, gun nuts, racists, homophobes, misogynists and assortment of every kind of deplorable will be there.


We must convince the younger Americans that their heritage is in critical jeopardy. The very survival of the Constitution upon which the nation was created is under assault. It may be inconceivable to some to comprehend, but the President and his henchmen are not only destroying our alliances that are crucial to our survival, but that Trump is aligning himself with some of the most vicious and blood thirsty bastards in the entirety of the world. It has become so blatant that some are even contemplating that he is the Manchurian Candidate. I don't subscribe to this theory, but I am convinced that he is so mentally disturbed that he striving to establish a virtual dictatorship. He is exhibiting the same delusions that Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin and a host of other madmen who believe that they were endowed with supreme knowledge to which everyone must be subservient. To compel obedience they became increasing ruthless and paranoid.


Have no doubt that the Republcians end game is the establishment of a Authoritarian Presidency that coupled with the oligarchs will be the sole authority. Trumps admiration for the dictatorships is not an aberration. It is what he aspires to become. He has surrounded himself with neo-cons who have been expounding the doctrine of the unlimited executive authority for over forty years. They view the separation of powers as a hindrance and have absolutely no respect for the concept of the separation of powers. This concept has been advance under various names, the most recent as during the Bush Administration in which it was called the Unified Executive Theory. It is just a code name for the same form of dictatorship that has emerged in Russia, China and gaining strength in Western Europe driven by ultra-nationalism.

saying horrible things.

This controversy involves him DOING horrible things. To children, no less.

and it will not be a good place. Their craven silence in the face of evil will define them forever.

by far THE WORST! No contest.

And that includes the deplorable Flotus. After her little stunt yesterday I'd say no other first lady has ever been as despicable as her.

"You can not turn a ho into a housewife" She is a nude "model" and always will be that. No class, no deep thoughts, no true beliefs. She used her body to get ahead, and look where she is now! Poster "girl" for the expression "Money cannot buy happiness" Apparently, it can't buy CLASS, either. She is perfect for tRump, hollow inside.

...usually earns every penny"

There will be nothing else on the air from now until November.

Trump must have a suicide complex.

that's one of his major problems. He doesn't think, he reacts. Well,

weeping toddlers.

you know, bragging about how tough they are. <puking>

And they're a much larger group than the deplorables.

WV, Ohio and PA. I hear some unbelievable things here.

Job losses plus inflation produces epiphanies.

because of tariffs on steel. The USWA has been begging for tariffs on steel for decades, they love him.

Not a pretty picture for Trumpanzees or the Reputin Party.

That's why I don't use my city (Los Angeles) to gauge Trump's popularity - he's really really hated here.

Child concentration camps are not a winning issue.

looking up at him with that adoring gaze. Ugh. Vomit.

Some very, very encouraging signs in the last couple of weeks. The chances of the Dems getting control of the House next election are better and better.

That said the alt right Neo Nazi resurgence is not just here, it is all over Europe too.

I’ve been spending the last year and a half wondering what happened to our decency.

Every shitty thing Trump does we should say "Now see what You've done"?

And shout“tear down this wall”.

Voter suppression. Voter purges. Nonauditable voting machines. Be afraid America. We can win, but the war to be won is still ahead of us.

The Russian interference is only one. Many of the things that are going on are still unknown to most Americans. Yesterday I heard a podcast where a former ambassador Michael McFaul said he wished he could tell the American people the whole truth about the Russian intrusion into Americans infrastructure. He was precluded from saying much because of classified national security issues.

Listen to Rachel Maddow's Jun 22, 2018 podcast. Last Friday night. Guest host Ari Melber. Listen to the last 10 minutes Ambassador Michael McFaul.

Going to have to borrow that one from Mr. Pierce.

Thanks, BSister!

The really sad thing is to hear the the deplorables’ true selves come out in full “bloom”. To hear how unsympathetic, how utterly - incomprehensibly devoid of compassion they are. How hateful and hard-hearted they are toward the sound of those sobbing children. How unmoved they are to this.

The numerous references to “they want this” and worse, “they like this” - I’m just astonished. Flabbergasted. Can’t believe what I’m seeing and hearing from the MAGA crowd.

I simply can’t believe it. Shocked, stunned, and deeply disgusted. Shame on them all.

And I’ll bet they’re the first to profess how fervently they believe in Jesus.

Unfortunately they’re also likely to be the last to quote Matthew 25: 35-45 (the one about “whatever you do to the least of My brethren...” ). I’ve never heard a whiff of that out of any of them, or the televangelists they look up to.

I'm afraid that all of them secretly feel like that vile Brian Kilmeade, and that these suffering children don't count because "they're not from Idaho or Texas." Fully one half of this country have lost whatever soul they may have had. I hope I'm just being too damned cynical.

“They have sold their souls.” Mainly referring to her CON colleagues in the Senate. But it applies EVERYWHERE.

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I hope that optimism is realized and the illusion is not, Mr Pierce. Soon

They just wish Cheeto would do more of it.

Within 10 years, July 4th will cease to be a national holiday in many parts of the former USA.

That is my prediction.

right now our forefathers are rolling over in their graves. Also our dead veterans who sacrificed their lives for us to live in a free country, instead we got 5 bone spur deferment as pResident who is destroying our very ideals to cozy up to unscrupulous dictators!!

I've learned never to underestimate the racist stupidy that is too much of the American population, and the complacency of the rest.

after the elections this fall.
I’m not getting my hopes dashed again.

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In no way were the Trump people prepared to actually run a government. They are the dogs who finally caught the bus they’d been chasing for years. It was obvious to ANYONE (in their right mind) that electing Trump would bring a firestorm of criminality, authoritarianism, nationalism and self-promotion to the White House.

As for Pierce’s optimism, I don’t share it right now. But I’d be happy to have a change of leadership.

And I wholeheartedly endorse and agree with what he writes, now more than ever.

We attended J-School together in the early 70s. Post Watergate, Vietnam War era, to frame things for those of other generations. At the time, I saw a spark in him that so few other classmates could muster (including yours truly). Whether it was due to classmate rivalry, or chemical distractions (Wisconsin had just lowered the legal drinking age to 18, and cannabis was widely and cheaply available), I now regret not getting to know him better.

After graduation, we all pursued our various careers, but I always remembered how Charlie used to challenge our faculty, and even Dean George Reedy! That pattern of challenging the establishment — in true 70s fashion — continues.

Well done, Charlie! You have truly made an impact on our collective consciousness, and continue to do so! This article shows that yours and your parents’ investments in your higher education is continuing to reward our society in what may be the darkest hours of our nation. Many thanks

Stay strong, Charlie!! Speak the truth!

Oh, and by the way, Ring Out Ahoya, MU-Rah-Rah!!

I love him and his righteous rants, but have never had the pleasure of meeting him.

and take our right to vote to vote for a qualified person without foreign interference.

those outside of our community really care, or if they just see Traitor Tot sign an EO "ending" child detentions & thinking everything's fixed now.

The politicians only care, as usual, about votes & donations. They still are fairly quiet, even when children are being treated inhumanely. Even when children are being treated inhumanely. Even when children are being treated inhumanely.

Fucking jill stein LIES, the M$M, All the HateMongering LIES about Hillary.

And, she still got 3 Million more Votes than the fucking Pervert.

... that went along with all of these crimes. Yes, we have one spokesman from ICE who resigned out of the call of his conscious, but how many enthusiastically embraced their commander-in-chief's policies? We don't just need a change in leadership, we need institutional cleansing.

Donald Trump has probably jailed more babies than drug traffickers!

What does it say that we're focused on infant innocents instead of criminals?

Are you drawing the same conclusions as the rest of us? This is not difficult, just think backwards from the results and see who's escaping scrutiny.

Of the people who aren’t true Trump cultists, most don’t care because the economy is doing good. So long as they get theirs, Trump could bulldoze entire cities and they wouldn’t care.

It’s a great time in America to be a Nazi.

they in a bubble or do they know there's a another strategy to keep them in power?

obstruction of anything Obama would at last be their undoing. I obviously had misplaced faith in our people, our voters, and our democracy. Now, I am no longer certain we have a democracy, but if we do — if it still exists election-wise — I fear our faith in reason, prudence, judgement, even self-interest may still be misplaced. Let’s hope not.

If it is not and they pull off another election like 16 then it is over for the democrats holding control again. With the drawing of election districts as they please and putting judges in office that will never leave, it`s over. They will get what they want whenever they they want and we could not stop them. They will continue to steal elections and gain more power. Even if Mueller had proof that drump shot someone on fifth ave. they still would not impeach him. So yes I am praying that the people are sick of this but if we can`t turn this around this November, I don`t think there is a plan B.

If only it was a spell wearing off.

until all of us can see it with historical perspective. The damage from the "Trump Administration" debacle will be lasting and deep and the world may never recover fully.

Saved by the Mayans!