Imho, McConnell is the one man who has done the most to destroy our democracy. He has had many opportunities to make decisions that would benefit our country, but he always failed the test. It’s past time that he leave government, I’ll be glad to see the back of him.
McConnell is everything you say he is and worse, but he Voted NO to confirm Tulsi Gabbard - the only Republican - and he voted NO to confirm Robert Kennedy, Jr. - the only Republican. He voted NO to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer - along with Rand Paul, while 17 Democrats voted AYE, including KELLY, GALLEGO, SLOTKIN, OSSOFF, SCHIFF, WHITEHOUSE, WARNOCK, HASSAN and the two women from Nevada. and the two men from Colorado. Fetterman did not vote. The No voters were right in their assessment after listening to the confirmation hearings.
I am panicking, Steven. We are running out of time! First Bill Pulte, then this other punk who participated in the Insurrection of 2021? Republicans have been seized by a creeping authoritarian madness and acquiescence that, like some perennial noxious weed, keeps emerging even as we try to contain it. The slush fund may be on pause for the moment, but immunity from IRS investigation for Trump is not. John Bolton has been felled and is perhaps headed to prison. Never liked the guy, but he has been targeted and the bullet has hit its mark.
I am feeling overwhelmed and a sense of dread is dripping into my morning coffee that has been brewed with hope for the last few days. Republicans are once again enabling Trump’s ‘brown shirts’ by giving them oxygen and freedom to abuse our citizens in the form of extra taxpayer funds…again. The Supreme Court has destroyed the Voting Rights Act…again. Yikes. Yikes. Yikes.
Mitch McConnell words mean nothing. He denied Obama the SCOTUS replacement. He could've led the conviction of Trump in the Senate after the 2nd impeachment. All for what he thought was power, but instead he has been marginalized and passed by the Trumpists, like the dinosaur he is.
Excerpt from Scott Pelley statement from your link.
…”Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause.
Good people were silenced because they stood up for our audience.
They stood for fairness against the forces of political bias;
they stood for professionalism against chaos.
For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story
I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified.
To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them. “
…
This catapults me back to becoming aware of the state owned Russia Media, and my own sadness then at the age of 10, for the Russian people… and here we are facing the facets of the same oppression.
Anyone else heard the acronym “LSC”? Lucky Sperm Club? Refers to silver spoon (platinum ladle?) types with family wealth and brand but low talent. This guy did not even know mortgage markets. Plenty of experts in the mortgage field. He is not one. Now the broadcast journalism major with zero background intellectually or in work experience in the field adds to the list of utterly unqualified appointees. A wresting widow to run education was the worst. But this one is dangerous for geopolitics. And domestic security of those he targets. Education was dangerous for investment in human capital. Maybe he can buy “Geopolitics for Dummies.” Or an atlas to see where the countries are. Trump strikes again.
Thank you Professor Beschloss. The "Fourth Estate" is what the press is. When the press operates as an unofficial fourth branch of government, checking the power of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Yet when censored or gone what will come about was clearly foreseen 250 years ago.
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." ~ Benjamin Franklin
We’ve been reminded by so many on the importance of a free press. Here are just a few.
“If a nation expects to be ignorant & free, in a state of civilisation, it expects what never was & never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty & property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“No government ought to be without censors: and where the press is free, no one ever will. If the government is virtuous, it need not fear the fair operation of attack and defence. Nature has given to man no other means of sifting out the truth either in religion, law, or politics than the free press. I think it as honorable to the government neither to know, nor notice. Government sycophants or censors, as it would be undignified and criminal to pamper the former and persecute the latter.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The freedom of the press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people." ~ Justice Hugo Black (1971)
"Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy." ~ Walter Cronkite
“60 Minutes” has been on television for close to 58 years, having premiered on September 24, 1968. It has died at 57.68 years… Our nation is about to celebrate our 250th birthday, yet will it also meet its end at 249.68 years…
Yes, the task of breaking this hostile regime’s power rests with all of us.… Vote come November..
Imho, McConnell is the one man who has done the most to destroy our democracy. He has had many opportunities to make decisions that would benefit our country, but he always failed the test. It’s past time that he leave government, I’ll be glad to see the back of him.
McConnell plenty of company. Trumpists and his supporters are extreme and ruthless. And they respond by blaming Biden. And Maine candidate is an oyster farmer with no relevant experience and bizarre violent conduct. With the governor ran she was rejected. The US is on a decline. People without wealth and power are doomed.
Ah, but Bernie endorsed the oyster farmer and so did Elizabeth Warren. The decline is not limited to the Republicans! Those who overlook the behavior of a party candidate are defeating the Party and dooming America.
60 minutes is one of multiple tragedies. AI and tech companies are destroying the country. Listen to congressional hearings and debate and you'll want to leave as soon as possible.
Aside from the fact that T…p plays “musical chairs” with his cabinet temporary appointees, skirting the requirement that The Senate confirm most nominations, and that even the Senate has capitulated to T…p, with Scott Pelley’s departure from CBS we have entered a new era in America with Freedom of the Press on the chopping block. If Senators and Representatives fail to do their sworn duties, maybe it’s time to show them the back door and get people in office who will honor the Constitution’s Bill of Rights and all other laws. And maybe it’s time for us, the news-consuming public, to find more suitable and honest sources for information. I’ve found that on Substack as have millions of others as well as the most trusted voices and intellects in our society. If the Ellison’s, Bezos and other billionaires think that by stifling voices like Scott Pelley that they’ll control the narrative of news in America, think again. We’ll find others reliable sources and we’ll support those sources vigorously. Advertisers need to know that by supporting the stifling they’ll not upset consumers, think again. CBS, while a resource for other fine entertaining program, has gone too far. First Colbert, now Pelley, so who’s next? Scott Pelley: Come on over to Substack where you’ll find a waiting, appreciative audience!
'despite the fact that he has absolutely zero experience in intelligence'...maybe fix this to read, has absolutely zero intelligence. Just like the entire squad of ninnies "running" the country, top down, NONE of them are intelligent! If they even were before working for this dumpster fire, they've sold whatever cred they may have had, in service to a menacing old man who's more interested in tearing down property, NOT rebuilding. A fitting metaphor for this entire gang of fools.
Steven, I simply cannot trust anything coming out of McConnell's mouth. Look how he voted with the Repubs giving Trump what he wanted except for the SAVE Act. Pulte is all of 38 years old and is a total pain in the ass which is what Donald loves. Hopefully, he will not confirmed but I have my doubts.
As Lao Tzu so wisely said, "There are many ways." And in that regard, Sun Tzu emphasizes that before striking, you must lay low by concealing your intentions, feigning weakness, and avoiding direct engagement. By appearing unorganized and formless, you encourage the enemy to grow arrogant until a vulnerability appears, allowing you to strike with sudden, devastating force. Our tactics to be visible, engaged and united in our No Kings and other protests, the resistance at the immigration concentration camps are all good strategies. But there is something to be said about laying low, tricking the enemy into misjudging our intentions and their capabilities. The enemy becomes too cocky, overshoots their targets, spends more than they can afford. As we quietly, skillfully and concertedly make our way to finding excellent, fit-with-the-district Democrat candidates and then march on to the polls in November, we will find victory at the end of that fight. Lay in wait or meet them head-on. Both tactics promise a win.
"The Waste Is Heartbreaking" is in a category we don't hear much about that I hoped you were talking about here. Of course, I'm all in for what you did write, but how about you getting attention on the cost of deporting farm workers, dishwashers, people who have been here for decades and pay taxes – the whole lot that has billions of dollars being paid to hurt them that hurts us? And that's after long-term housing them in the disgusting detention facilities we also pay for. It’s such a radical example of how Trump cutting waste is bullshit.
Imho, McConnell is the one man who has done the most to destroy our democracy. He has had many opportunities to make decisions that would benefit our country, but he always failed the test. It’s past time that he leave government, I’ll be glad to see the back of him.
McConnell is everything you say he is and worse, but he Voted NO to confirm Tulsi Gabbard - the only Republican - and he voted NO to confirm Robert Kennedy, Jr. - the only Republican. He voted NO to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer - along with Rand Paul, while 17 Democrats voted AYE, including KELLY, GALLEGO, SLOTKIN, OSSOFF, SCHIFF, WHITEHOUSE, WARNOCK, HASSAN and the two women from Nevada. and the two men from Colorado. Fetterman did not vote. The No voters were right in their assessment after listening to the confirmation hearings.
I am panicking, Steven. We are running out of time! First Bill Pulte, then this other punk who participated in the Insurrection of 2021? Republicans have been seized by a creeping authoritarian madness and acquiescence that, like some perennial noxious weed, keeps emerging even as we try to contain it. The slush fund may be on pause for the moment, but immunity from IRS investigation for Trump is not. John Bolton has been felled and is perhaps headed to prison. Never liked the guy, but he has been targeted and the bullet has hit its mark.
I am feeling overwhelmed and a sense of dread is dripping into my morning coffee that has been brewed with hope for the last few days. Republicans are once again enabling Trump’s ‘brown shirts’ by giving them oxygen and freedom to abuse our citizens in the form of extra taxpayer funds…again. The Supreme Court has destroyed the Voting Rights Act…again. Yikes. Yikes. Yikes.
Heartbreaking indeed. This all could have been avoided in 2021 with Mitch's no vote. He was a poor leader only made worse by his vote and leadership.
Mitch McConnell words mean nothing. He denied Obama the SCOTUS replacement. He could've led the conviction of Trump in the Senate after the 2nd impeachment. All for what he thought was power, but instead he has been marginalized and passed by the Trumpists, like the dinosaur he is.
Yes this is heart breaking
Excerpt from Scott Pelley statement from your link.
…”Last month, 60 Minutes lost its DNA when our entire senior leadership and two of our best on-air correspondents were cruelly fired without cause.
Good people were silenced because they stood up for our audience.
They stood for fairness against the forces of political bias;
they stood for professionalism against chaos.
For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story
I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified.
To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them. “
…
This catapults me back to becoming aware of the state owned Russia Media, and my own sadness then at the age of 10, for the Russian people… and here we are facing the facets of the same oppression.
Prayers
💙🇺🇸
And Bolton is going to jail for what try trump was exonerated.
Anyone else heard the acronym “LSC”? Lucky Sperm Club? Refers to silver spoon (platinum ladle?) types with family wealth and brand but low talent. This guy did not even know mortgage markets. Plenty of experts in the mortgage field. He is not one. Now the broadcast journalism major with zero background intellectually or in work experience in the field adds to the list of utterly unqualified appointees. A wresting widow to run education was the worst. But this one is dangerous for geopolitics. And domestic security of those he targets. Education was dangerous for investment in human capital. Maybe he can buy “Geopolitics for Dummies.” Or an atlas to see where the countries are. Trump strikes again.
Thank you Professor Beschloss. The "Fourth Estate" is what the press is. When the press operates as an unofficial fourth branch of government, checking the power of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Yet when censored or gone what will come about was clearly foreseen 250 years ago.
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." ~ Benjamin Franklin
We’ve been reminded by so many on the importance of a free press. Here are just a few.
“If a nation expects to be ignorant & free, in a state of civilisation, it expects what never was & never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty & property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“No government ought to be without censors: and where the press is free, no one ever will. If the government is virtuous, it need not fear the fair operation of attack and defence. Nature has given to man no other means of sifting out the truth either in religion, law, or politics than the free press. I think it as honorable to the government neither to know, nor notice. Government sycophants or censors, as it would be undignified and criminal to pamper the former and persecute the latter.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
“The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The freedom of the press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people." ~ Justice Hugo Black (1971)
"Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy." ~ Walter Cronkite
“60 Minutes” has been on television for close to 58 years, having premiered on September 24, 1968. It has died at 57.68 years… Our nation is about to celebrate our 250th birthday, yet will it also meet its end at 249.68 years…
Yes, the task of breaking this hostile regime’s power rests with all of us.… Vote come November..
Imho, McConnell is the one man who has done the most to destroy our democracy. He has had many opportunities to make decisions that would benefit our country, but he always failed the test. It’s past time that he leave government, I’ll be glad to see the back of him.
McConnell plenty of company. Trumpists and his supporters are extreme and ruthless. And they respond by blaming Biden. And Maine candidate is an oyster farmer with no relevant experience and bizarre violent conduct. With the governor ran she was rejected. The US is on a decline. People without wealth and power are doomed.
Ah, but Bernie endorsed the oyster farmer and so did Elizabeth Warren. The decline is not limited to the Republicans! Those who overlook the behavior of a party candidate are defeating the Party and dooming America.
Apparently, they learned nothing from Fetterman.
60 minutes is one of multiple tragedies. AI and tech companies are destroying the country. Listen to congressional hearings and debate and you'll want to leave as soon as possible.
Aside from the fact that T…p plays “musical chairs” with his cabinet temporary appointees, skirting the requirement that The Senate confirm most nominations, and that even the Senate has capitulated to T…p, with Scott Pelley’s departure from CBS we have entered a new era in America with Freedom of the Press on the chopping block. If Senators and Representatives fail to do their sworn duties, maybe it’s time to show them the back door and get people in office who will honor the Constitution’s Bill of Rights and all other laws. And maybe it’s time for us, the news-consuming public, to find more suitable and honest sources for information. I’ve found that on Substack as have millions of others as well as the most trusted voices and intellects in our society. If the Ellison’s, Bezos and other billionaires think that by stifling voices like Scott Pelley that they’ll control the narrative of news in America, think again. We’ll find others reliable sources and we’ll support those sources vigorously. Advertisers need to know that by supporting the stifling they’ll not upset consumers, think again. CBS, while a resource for other fine entertaining program, has gone too far. First Colbert, now Pelley, so who’s next? Scott Pelley: Come on over to Substack where you’ll find a waiting, appreciative audience!
'despite the fact that he has absolutely zero experience in intelligence'...maybe fix this to read, has absolutely zero intelligence. Just like the entire squad of ninnies "running" the country, top down, NONE of them are intelligent! If they even were before working for this dumpster fire, they've sold whatever cred they may have had, in service to a menacing old man who's more interested in tearing down property, NOT rebuilding. A fitting metaphor for this entire gang of fools.
And the national Democratic leadership is Pathetically weak.
Steven, I simply cannot trust anything coming out of McConnell's mouth. Look how he voted with the Repubs giving Trump what he wanted except for the SAVE Act. Pulte is all of 38 years old and is a total pain in the ass which is what Donald loves. Hopefully, he will not confirmed but I have my doubts.
As Lao Tzu so wisely said, "There are many ways." And in that regard, Sun Tzu emphasizes that before striking, you must lay low by concealing your intentions, feigning weakness, and avoiding direct engagement. By appearing unorganized and formless, you encourage the enemy to grow arrogant until a vulnerability appears, allowing you to strike with sudden, devastating force. Our tactics to be visible, engaged and united in our No Kings and other protests, the resistance at the immigration concentration camps are all good strategies. But there is something to be said about laying low, tricking the enemy into misjudging our intentions and their capabilities. The enemy becomes too cocky, overshoots their targets, spends more than they can afford. As we quietly, skillfully and concertedly make our way to finding excellent, fit-with-the-district Democrat candidates and then march on to the polls in November, we will find victory at the end of that fight. Lay in wait or meet them head-on. Both tactics promise a win.
"The Waste Is Heartbreaking" is in a category we don't hear much about that I hoped you were talking about here. Of course, I'm all in for what you did write, but how about you getting attention on the cost of deporting farm workers, dishwashers, people who have been here for decades and pay taxes – the whole lot that has billions of dollars being paid to hurt them that hurts us? And that's after long-term housing them in the disgusting detention facilities we also pay for. It’s such a radical example of how Trump cutting waste is bullshit.