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Another Flop From GOP ProductionsDavid FrumIn 2006 and 2018, Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives on the way to winning the presidency two years later.In 1994 and 2010, Republicans won control of the U.S. House of Representatives. They then lost the presidency two years later.The difference? Discipline.The leader of the Democratic majority elected in 2006 and 2018 was Nancy Pelosi. She restrained emotions in her caucus. After 2006, many Democrats burned with anger against the Bush administration—some even talked of impeaching George W. Bush over the Iraq War. Speaker Pelosi would not allow it. Her vision was to use control of the House to prepare the way for the impending presidential election so that Democrats could then legislate. The passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 rewarded her strategy.By contrast, the Republican majority elected in 1994 and 2010 lunged immediately into total war. In 1994, the leaders, Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLay, wanted and led the total war. In 2010, Speaker John Boehner opposed the lunge and tried, largely in vain, to control it. In both cases, the result was the same: a government shutdown in 1995, a near default on U.S. debt obligations in 2011, and a conspiratorial extremism that frightened mainstream voters back to the party of the president.The signs strongly indicate that the next Republican House majority will follow the pattern of its predecessors.The most urgent of those warning signs is Republicans’ urge to base their program for the next Congress on an investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter. On November 18, the next chair of the House Oversight Committee, James Comer of Kentucky, and his colleague due to chair the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan of Ohio, held a press conference to offer their theory of what they would find: corrupt business dealings that implicate the president himself.Why Republicans would want to believe this holds little mystery. From 2017 to 2021, Republicans supported and defended a strikingly corrupt president whose children disregarded nepotism rules to enrich themselves and their businesses. The administration opened with a special favor from the government of Japan to Donald Trump’s daughter and closed with a $2 billion investment by the government of Saudi Arabia for the president’s son-in-law—despite written warnings from the Saudi government’s outside advisers about excessive fees, inexperienced management, and operations that were “unsatisfactory in all aspects.”How do partisans try to neutralize four years of nonstop genuine scandals? By ginning up an equal and opposite scandal against the other team. The Trump family may have been the most crooked ever to occupy the White House, and on a scale impossible to deny or ignore. During Trump’s administration, his hotel business exacted payments on Pennsylvania Avenue from corporations, individuals, and foreign governments as a condition of presidential favor and charged the Secret Service fees simply so that it could do its job of protecting the president. Trump himself elevated his son-in-law to de facto positions as a chief of staff and a national security adviser. Meanwhile, the president’s other children headed family businesses that profited from the presidency.If that record cannot be denied, then maybe it can be diminished or rendered somehow acceptable by alleging that Trump’s successor is doing the same thing. But in their whataboutism, Republicans are forgetting a lesson they should have learned in 1995–96: Don’t oversell, and even more important, don’t talk yourself into believing the false narrative you hope to sell to others.Back in 1995, there was one thing that probably every voting American knew about President Bill Clinton: He was not a good husband. But he won the election of 1992 despite revelations of his improper behavior. At another time, that would have removed the allegations from further politics: The voters had adjudicated. No point relitigating the issue.Republicans, however, chose to relitigate it. They needed to reframe the old, rejected scandal into a new, possibly more exciting scandal. They focused on a very particular question. Clinton had survived scandal in 1992 in large part because his wife, Hillary Clinton, had joined him on television, publicly forgiven him, and asked his critics to back off. Republicans allowed themselves to speculate on why she had done that. The answer they arrived at was that Hillary Clinton was the central figure in an extensive web of criminality who forgave Bill Clinton’s sexual misconduct so that he would protect her financial wrongdoing, up to and including drug smuggling and murder. Those latter, crazy-sounding allegations became the basis for dozens of editorials in The Wall Street Journal, so many that when ultimately published in book form, they filled six paperback volumes.I was part of this world at the time, and I observed people who should have known better talking themselves into deeply believing these fantasies. They became a core part of the Republican critique of the Clinton presidency—and led to the spectacular failure of that critique in the presidential election of 1996 and the congressional elections of 1998.It was as if the Republicans had started this dialogue with the electorate:Republicans: Do you know that Bill Clinton is an unfaithful husband?Voters: Yes.Republicans: Don’t you care?Voters: No.Republicans: What if we told you that Bill and Hillary Clinton ran a massive international-crime syndicate and that they are implicated in multiple murders and cover-ups?Voters: We’d say, “You guys are delusional maniacs.”Republicans in 2022 seem to be writing a similar dialogue for 2023.Republicans: Do you know that Hunter Biden is a financial and emotional mess?Voters: Now we do.Republicans: Don’t you care?Voters: No.Republicans: Do you know that Joe Biden wrote notes telling his son he loved him despite his troubles, and also let his son stay in his house when his son was down on his luck?Voters: That sounds like a good thing.Republicans: What if we told you that Joe and Hunter Biden ran a massive international-crime syndicate and that they are implicated in sex trafficking and cover-ups?You can foresee where this dialogue is heading.With the Clinton scandals, voters proved able to distinguish between the true parts, which they rejected as uninteresting, and the interesting parts, which they rejected as untrue. Voters will likely prove just as shrewd in the 2020s as they were in the 1990s. They demonstrated again in the elections of 2022 just how unimpressed they were by the extremist fantasies of the conservative fringe.But Republicans are more and more isolated in their ideological information networks and seem even less connected to mainstream America today than they were a generation ago. They so passionately believe the stories they hear that they forget who confected those stories: themselves.There are real questions for a Republican majority to investigate in the coming session of Congress: Why was the Biden administration caught so by surprise at the collapse of the Afghan government and military? What can actually be determined about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic? How did immigration controls at the southern border fail, and why haven’t those controls been fixed yet? But all of those questions lead to issues of policy, and policy is notoriously tangled, complicated, and difficult.What Republicans want instead is an excuse for their enabling of Trump. They yearn to spread their fantasy narrative that Biden’s attempts to be a supportive father to an errant son are the moral equivalent of the Trump family’s looting of the U.S. government. Fantasies don’t survive contact with reality, including the democratic reality of elections.Unfortunately, fantasies can be generated faster than reality can puncture them. So off we go with a repeat of an old show—written, directed, and performed by a production company oblivious that it is chasing box-office success by remaking a three-decade-old flop.
I think his theory is what he actually wrote in the article.
By contrast, the Republican majority elected in 1994 and 2010 lunged immediately into total war. In 1994, the leaders, Newt Gingrich and Tom DeLay, wanted and led the total war. In 2010, Speaker John Boehner opposed the lunge and tried, largely in vain, to control it. In both cases, the result was the same: a government shutdown in 1995, a near default on U.S. debt obligations in 2011, and a conspiratorial extremism that frightened mainstream voters back to the party of the president.
I think his point was that the crazy behavior didn't lead to R presidency.
So people voted against anti-crazies Bob Dole and Mitt Romney and for Republican Congressional candidates to punish the overreach of the crazies in the Republican Houses? This is the Frum theory?
Turns out the killer was non binary.
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Quote from: Himu on November 23, 2022, 12:45:13 AMTurns out the killer was non binary.productive discussion on the subject:(Image removed from quote.)
Two updates on the Colorado Springs case. The suspect Andrew Aldrich is requesting to go by them/them, according to court docs provided to the NYTimes. https://t.co/VBR8z6Q27R— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) November 23, 2022
Two updates on the Colorado Springs case. The suspect Andrew Aldrich is requesting to go by them/them, according to court docs provided to the NYTimes. https://t.co/VBR8z6Q27R
The Colorado Springs suspect was 15 when they requested a name change to Nick Brink.Brink was subject to a "particularly vicious bout of online harassment," and had one YouTube video, a profanity-laden cartoon dubbed �Asian homosexual gets molested."https://t.co/zJoX6kv4Z0— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) November 23, 2022
The Colorado Springs suspect was 15 when they requested a name change to Nick Brink.Brink was subject to a "particularly vicious bout of online harassment," and had one YouTube video, a profanity-laden cartoon dubbed �Asian homosexual gets molested."https://t.co/zJoX6kv4Z0
Brink's harassment by edgelords online was thoroughly documented on the hate site Encyclopedia Dramatica, which outlined a harassment campaign repeatedly calling Brink a pedophile. They accrued some of those posts, and mocked Brink's grandmother's GoFundMe to send Brink to Japan. pic.twitter.com/7ssCd9LoPm— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) November 23, 2022
Brink's harassment by edgelords online was thoroughly documented on the hate site Encyclopedia Dramatica, which outlined a harassment campaign repeatedly calling Brink a pedophile. They accrued some of those posts, and mocked Brink's grandmother's GoFundMe to send Brink to Japan. pic.twitter.com/7ssCd9LoPm
Encyclopedia Dramatica, the hate site that compiled years of records of online bullying of the Colorado Springs' suspect, updated the page when they realized Aldrich had an entry for years, adding Aldrich "SHOT UP A GAY BAR BECAUSE HE WAS TIRED OF ALL THE 'HARRASSMENT'!" pic.twitter.com/22vUhnQyRN— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) November 23, 2022
Encyclopedia Dramatica, the hate site that compiled years of records of online bullying of the Colorado Springs' suspect, updated the page when they realized Aldrich had an entry for years, adding Aldrich "SHOT UP A GAY BAR BECAUSE HE WAS TIRED OF ALL THE 'HARRASSMENT'!" pic.twitter.com/22vUhnQyRN
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They're now treating him like a victim on the pretext of identity.This guy was blaming Carlson and LOTT and now he's shoving a big, fat non binary cock down his mouth. What did I say yesterday? A culture of mediocrity. Your brain on leftism.
I talked this morning about an inflection point in this country right now, specifically for reporters:What are you more afraid of? Being on Breitbart for saying that trans people deserve to be alive?Or are you more afraid of waking up to the news of more dead people? pic.twitter.com/1B4FqNrZSQ— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) November 22, 2022
I talked this morning about an inflection point in this country right now, specifically for reporters:What are you more afraid of? Being on Breitbart for saying that trans people deserve to be alive?Or are you more afraid of waking up to the news of more dead people? pic.twitter.com/1B4FqNrZSQ
Walker: This erection is about the people pic.twitter.com/rx9Ju595q3— Acyn (@Acyn) November 23, 2022
Walker: This erection is about the people pic.twitter.com/rx9Ju595q3
This Occam/Potato rivalry is great. Carry on, friends
Walker: This erection is about the people pic.twitter.com/rx9Ju595q3— Acyn (@Acyn) November 23, 2022https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1595241072971481089
lmao pic.twitter.com/1IMAakt3mQ— hannah gais (@hannahgais) November 26, 2022
lmao pic.twitter.com/1IMAakt3mQ
“Anyway, we got along great, he expressed no anti-semitism”This is a wonderful statement
Quote from: BIONIC on November 26, 2022, 05:04:39 AM“Anyway, we got along great, he expressed no anti-semitism”This is a wonderful statement Jared is in Qatar lol
BREAKING: The Board of Elections of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania votes AGAINST certifying its election results. More to come.— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) November 28, 2022
BREAKING: The Board of Elections of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania votes AGAINST certifying its election results. More to come.
BREAKING: Supervisors of Cochise County, Arizona vote to postpone election certification and will NOT certify the county's results today. Today is the deadline for Arizona counties to certify. More to come.— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) November 28, 2022
BREAKING: Supervisors of Cochise County, Arizona vote to postpone election certification and will NOT certify the county's results today. Today is the deadline for Arizona counties to certify. More to come.
BREAKING: The Board of Elections of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania votes AGAINST certifying its election results. More to come.— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) November 28, 2022https://twitter.com/DemocracyDocket/status/1597268364606705665
BREAKING: Supervisors of Cochise County, Arizona vote to postpone election certification and will NOT certify the county's results today. Today is the deadline for Arizona counties to certify. More to come.— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) November 28, 2022https://twitter.com/DemocracyDocket/status/1597278242867908609STOP THE COUNT
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On December 5, 2014, Clinton lawyers delivered 12 file boxes filled with printed paper containing more than 30,000 emails. Clinton withheld almost 32,000 emails deemed to be of a personal nature.[18] Datto, Inc., which provided data backup service for Clinton's email, agreed to give the FBI the hardware that stored the backups.[42]
I feel like the fact that 5 of President Biden�s Secret Service rental cars suddenly burst into flames in the Nantucket Airport parking lot less than 24 hours after they were returned should maybe be a slightly bigger story. ?— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) November 30, 2022
I feel like the fact that 5 of President Biden�s Secret Service rental cars suddenly burst into flames in the Nantucket Airport parking lot less than 24 hours after they were returned should maybe be a slightly bigger story. ?
Correction: it had been scheduled for recall service but the battery had NOT been swapped out yet— Nantucket Current (@ACKCurrent) November 28, 2022
Correction: it had been scheduled for recall service but the battery had NOT been swapped out yet
Members of ?@NYSA_Majority? are expected to vote against seating Republican ?@LesterforNY? early next year, unless he provides proof of his Brooklyn residency. That would force ?@GovKathyHochul? to call a special election in 49th AD. https://t.co/LkfJd5KqNA— Zack Fink (@ZackFinkNews) November 30, 2022
Members of ?@NYSA_Majority? are expected to vote against seating Republican ?@LesterforNY? early next year, unless he provides proof of his Brooklyn residency. That would force ?@GovKathyHochul? to call a special election in 49th AD. https://t.co/LkfJd5KqNA
Breton told Musk he must adhere to a checklist of rules, including ditching an "arbitrary" approach to reinstating banned users and agreeing to an "extensive independent audit" of the platform by next year, according to the report
Trump Dined at Mar-a-Lago with White Nationalist, Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes Alongside Kanye West; UPDATE – Trump Responds, ‘Had Never Met and Knew Nothing About’ Fuentes
Orange Man meeting Nick Fuentes, is lol satire shit by the way. Meeting a literal Nazi who is obviously a Mexican going by his name. Trump's circle is getting extremely small for him to entertain this shit and it's glorious. Ever since the midterms I've checked to see if conservative media will remain anti-Trump given the obvious rescind on Trumpism in the election cycle and...even Breitbart is turning on the Big T, and I don't be mean trans.Like holy shit.QuoteTrump Dined at Mar-a-Lago with White Nationalist, Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes Alongside Kanye West; UPDATE – Trump Responds, ‘Had Never Met and Knew Nothing About’ Fuenteshttps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/11/25/trump-dined-at-mar-a-lago-with-white-nationalist-holocaust-denier-nick-fuentes-alongside-kanye-west/
Chris Cillizza is one of the CNN staffers who have been let go in the latest round of layoffs by Chris Licht, according to @bristei:https://t.co/ZWDKSjkEYs pic.twitter.com/c4KhRYsi3O— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) December 1, 2022
Chris Cillizza is one of the CNN staffers who have been let go in the latest round of layoffs by Chris Licht, according to @bristei:https://t.co/ZWDKSjkEYs pic.twitter.com/c4KhRYsi3O
Quote from: Himu on December 01, 2022, 05:12:15 AMOrange Man meeting Nick Fuentes, is lol satire shit by the way. Meeting a literal Nazi who is obviously a Mexican going by his name. Trump's circle is getting extremely small for him to entertain this shit and it's glorious. Ever since the midterms I've checked to see if conservative media will remain anti-Trump given the obvious rescind on Trumpism in the election cycle and...even Breitbart is turning on the Big T, and I don't be mean trans.Like holy shit.QuoteTrump Dined at Mar-a-Lago with White Nationalist, Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes Alongside Kanye West; UPDATE – Trump Responds, ‘Had Never Met and Knew Nothing About’ Fuenteshttps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/11/25/trump-dined-at-mar-a-lago-with-white-nationalist-holocaust-denier-nick-fuentes-alongside-kanye-west/The average BB reader seems very MAGA to me, if the comment section is anything to go by.
The average BB reader seems very MAGA to me, if the comment section is anything to go by.
They are but Andrew Breitbart was jewish.
Rep. Ralph Norman, who opposes McCarthy for Speaker, says the renegade Republicans have a secret candidate to run against him who is not a House member: �It will be apparent in the coming weeks who that person will be. I will tell you, it will be interesting.� pic.twitter.com/anD60jvNky— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 1, 2022
Rep. Ralph Norman, who opposes McCarthy for Speaker, says the renegade Republicans have a secret candidate to run against him who is not a House member: �It will be apparent in the coming weeks who that person will be. I will tell you, it will be interesting.� pic.twitter.com/anD60jvNky
Obama: Mr. Walker has been talking about issues that are of great importance to the people of Georgia like if it�s better to be a vampire or a werewolf.. This is a debate that I must confess I once had myself.. when I was 7 pic.twitter.com/TonaibyZ1u— Acyn (@Acyn) December 2, 2022
Obama: Mr. Walker has been talking about issues that are of great importance to the people of Georgia like if it�s better to be a vampire or a werewolf.. This is a debate that I must confess I once had myself.. when I was 7 pic.twitter.com/TonaibyZ1u
Obama: Mr. Walker has been talking about issues that are of great importance to the people of Georgia like if it�s better to be a vampire or a werewolf.. This is a debate that I must confess I once had myself.. when I was 7 pic.twitter.com/TonaibyZ1u— Acyn (@Acyn) December 2, 2022https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1598471626638913537
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GOP talking heads: shut up and dribbleAlso GOP talking heads: let's placate and platform a mentally ill bipolar man because he's a celebrity.(Image removed from quote.)I am Republican but this is really bad being associated with these people. But thinking of it, the left placates mentally ill activists too. So it really is bipartisan.
