Enhanced Protest Techniques

Naming & Shaming Open Thread: Even Trump’s Supporters Find the Association Embarrassing

by Anne Laurieat11:52 am on August 8, 2019. It has 242 Comments.

[Fanfare: Flugelhorns & Euphoniums]

This is the most stunningly hypocritical thing Maggie Haberman has ever said.
Her own paper published the donors to the Clinton Foundation. Apparently that's ok but Joaquin Castro going to the FEC website and printing out already publicly disclosed Trump campaign donors is bad. https://t.co/zx4nWNkklg
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) August 7, 2019

Trump campaign donors smeared by accusation they donated to Trump https://t.co/pfJyeAVN08
— Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) August 7, 2019

Rep. Joaquin Castro — he’s the twin brother of Julian Castro — tweeted out a campaign add that featured a list including the names and occupations of people in his San Antonio congressional district who had given the legal maximum to the Trump re-election campaign in 2019 (This is of course public information, which anybody can look up, and I encourage you to do so).
Naturally this elicited shrieks of outrage from the Republican party establishment that simply publicizing the fact that people are in 2019 donating money to a white supremacist who inspires his followers to murder Hispanics like Castro himself was also a form of “inciting violence against private citizens” because [step in argument missing]….
If you are giving Trump money at this point you are a garbage person, who should be named, shamed, and shunned. I think it’s an excellent idea to publicize the names of people who are donating to Trump, in order to boycott their businesses, while exercising the core First Amendment right to let everyone know that Trump supporters are, individually and collectively, garbage people who should be ostracized by any and every decent human being…

Republicans: God I hope no one at work finds out I donated to Trump
Democrats: Wearing “I just donated to Elizabeth Warren” T-shirts to work https://t.co/OV82miBQlv
— Danny Ocean (@The_UnSilent_) August 7, 2019

The Right freaking out about being outed for supporting Trump is the biggest tell in political history.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 7, 2019

No one was targeted or harassed in my post. You know that. All that info is routinely published.
You’re trying to distract from the racism that has overtaken the GOP and the fact that President Trump spends donor money on thousands of ads about Hispanics “invading” America. 1/2 https://t.co/TwUDC4m5tO
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) August 7, 2019

Donald Trump has put a target on the back of millions. And you’re too cowardly or agreeable to say anything about it.
How about I stop mentioning Trump’s public campaign donors and he stops using their money for ads that fuel hate?
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) August 7, 2019

But SERIOUSLY:

5/ Someone who gives all that money to the Trump campaign generally wants it known, so that Republicans will take their calls and be responsive to their concerns.
— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz) August 7, 2019

Repub Venality Open Thread: Impeach Bill “Very Low” Barr?

by Anne Laurieat11:09 pm on July 3, 2019. It has 32 Comments.

May be nothing more important right now than impeaching Barr. He needs to be taken out for many reasons, maybe none more significant than he’s about the only person around Trump who’s as malevolent &btraitorous who’s also somewhat competent
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) July 4, 2019

IMO, this is not a bad idea — Barr’s extremely skittery about having to explain his legal ‘reasoning’ beyond ‘If the President does it, it is not illegal, that’s for sure’. There’s plenty of skeletons we know about in Barr’s closet(s), going back to his participation in the Great Clenis Hunt if not earlier…

But that’s the thing; there actually isn’t a deep pool of people who are traitorous, willing to work for a mercurial narcissistic asshole, and who are competent. https://t.co/44BYKJx7Lo
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) July 4, 2019

And imagine Barr in a hearing; he’s such an insufferable ass that there would be few who would find him sympathetic. And it’s plausible that if it’s causing bad press for Trump that he’d do what he always does: throw Barr under the bus.
We need to a conflict btwn Barr & Javanka
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) July 4, 2019

With him it’s less about removing him than about rattling the crap out of the administration, and maybe prompting Trump to push out Barr. (And don’t say Trump won’t do that, his entire life he’s tossed people overboard for being an inconvenience to him) https://t.co/BtunxJTp36
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) July 4, 2019

This post is in Assholes, Enhanced Protest Techniques, Impeachment, Indict the MOFO, Let A Thousand Watergates Bloom, Open Thread, Republican Venality, Trump Crime Cartel and has 32 Comments.

Independence Day Planning Open Thread: Get Your Tee Now!

by Anne Laurieat5:48 pm on June 23, 2019. It has 45 Comments.

Veterans plan to give out USS John McCain shirts at July 4 celebration led by Trump https://t.co/E5bsSF24ri
— VoteVets (@votevets) June 22, 2019

Of course, his minions will do their best to protect Lord Smallgloves from knowing about this. But when the MAGAts are faced with the conundrum of choosing between ‘defending Dear Leader’ and ‘supporting Our Sacred Military’… well, if it’s actually possible for heads to explode, Garden State Fireworks and Fireworks by Grucci may have some competition on the National Mall!

To those asking, you can donate to help fund @RagsOfHonorUSA's effort herehttps://t.co/ftUPAioSEC
NOTE: No funds are being kept by VoteVets. All donations will 100% be given to Rags of Honor, so they can hire more veterans, including homeless veterans.
— VoteVets (@votevets) June 22, 2019

Yes they are for sale herehttps://t.co/skJCjwit0u
— VoteVets (@votevets) June 22, 2019

This post is in All we want is life beyond the thunderdome, Enhanced Protest Techniques, Excellent Links, Hail to the Hairpiece, Military, Open Thread and has 45 Comments.

Wednesday Evening Open Thread: Round ‘Em Up

by Anne Laurieat4:59 pm on May 15, 2019. It has 70 Comments.

Why does this story end with him walking away? https://t.co/uLY5wSzFOv
— Eric Rauchway (@rauchway) May 15, 2019

Good morning from the Capital Challenge 5k, where the press, lawmakers and judiciary get together for an annual morning run
They've also got jokes pic.twitter.com/vE9Wyye5wE
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) May 15, 2019

Well, at least someone got to read the classified version https://t.co/T866byzD8J
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 15, 2019

House Democrats plan marathon public reading of Mueller report https://t.co/c7kFPYmYxO
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) May 14, 2019

This post is in Assholes, Dolt 45, Enhanced Protest Techniques, Open Thread, Republican Venality, Russiagate and has 70 Comments.

Tuesday Morning Open Thread: “But My SHOWS!… “

by Anne Laurieat4:54 am on May 14, 2019. It has 213 Comments.

(Jeff Danziger via GoComics.com)
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President Trump reportedly fears "that Americans would be captivated by seeing and hearing" Robert Muller testify before Congress on national television, according to AP https://t.co/YcqKC5YQ97
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 13, 2019

I can remember when the devotees of television soap opera were outraged that “their” programs were being pre-empted on all channels by the Watergate hearings.

Even Fox News would probably feel compelled to air Mueller’s testimony, if only for “rebuttal” (attack) purposes. It would be a nice fillip to imagine the Oval Office Occupant, remote in hand, furiously clicking away in search of his essential daily doses of ego-stroking from ‘Judge’ Jeaninne and the Blond with Two Boobs on A Couch…

The ratings! Think of the ratings. https://t.co/Cy8nQy5m7o
— Schooley (@Rschooley) May 13, 2019

This post is in Assholes, C.R.E.A.M., Dolt 45, Enhanced Protest Techniques, Open Thread, Republican Venality, Trump Crime Cartel and has 213 Comments.