Election 2024 Issues
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At Democratic retreat, House members worry border concerns will overshadow abortion in 2024
“I’m concerned that in blue states where reproductive rights are already protected, does the border become more salient than the threat to reproductive rights near metropolitan areas?” one moderate lawmaker who represents a suburban district said here at House Democrats’ annual retreat.
President Joe Biden and down-ballot Democrats can “perform well” on issues like reproductive rights, gun violence and the economy “when there is less chaos in the world,” the Democratic lawmaker said, noting that “public safety has improved in a lot of places and you see crime down.” But with wars worsening in the Middle East and Europe and recent record migrant crossings at the southern border, issues like border security “start to compete for salience, and that’s the concern.”
At the House Democrats’ yearly issues conference at the Lansdowne Resort near the Potomac River in northern Virginia, there were closed-door panels with experts on important issues such as reproductive rights, housing, child and elder care, lowering costs, unions, climate, engaging young voters, artificial intelligence, Ukraine and China. But there was no formal panel during the three-day gathering on immigration or border security — even as the issue reached a fever pitch on Capitol Hill in recent weeks.
“It’s a glaring omission,” said a senior House Democrat, one who represents a border state.
How a special report into Joe Biden could be used as political ammunition by Donald Trump and Republicans
Joe Biden is seething.
Today's report into his handling of confidential documents he took when he was a senator and vice president ruled out criminal charges, but it has raised other serious questions.
It labelled Biden as a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory".
After reading both the report and seeing the news coverage of it, the president knew he needed to counter the narrative.
So he decided to utilise the bully pulpit of the presidency and called a hastily arranged press conference at the White House.
"I know what the hell I am doing. I am president and I have put this country back on its feet," he declared to the press in the room, and the American people watching in prime time.
If the press conference was meant to restore public confidence in his mental ability, then his reference to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as being from Mexico, won't have helped.
But he might be hoping a more energised appearance could counter some of the imagery the findings brings to mind.
On the face of it, the report was good news.
After a yearlong investigation into his improper retention of classified documents, Special Counsel Robert Hur said there was no chance of jail time.
But, it was in part because Hur didn't think a jury would hold him responsible because of his mental state.
"It would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him — by then a former president well into his 80s — of a serious felony that requires a mental state of wilfulness," the report said.
Despite his angry response at the White House, the report's description of the president will likely raise alarms with American voters set to determine in November whether they want to give the 81-year-old another four-year term.
The report has also provided major ammunition to his political opponents.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh Delivers Reality Check to Colorado Attorney in Effort to Exclude Trump from Ballot: ‘Trump Has Not Been Charged with an Insurrection’
The legal theories are based on Section 3 of the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment which states public officials who have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against” the US may be disqualified from public office.
During the proceedings, Justice Kavanaugh directly addressed Colorado attorney Jason Murray, emphasizing the absence of criminal charges against Trump related to insurrection.
Kavanaugh’s remarks shed light on the broader implications of the case, questioning the appropriateness of state-level decisions on matters potentially covered by federal statutes against insurrection. Kavanaugh highlighted existing federal statutes, like Section 2383 of Title 18, which already address the issue of insurrection.
Justice Kavanaugh, referring to historical precedent, suggested the dormant nature of Section 3 over the past 150 years reflected a longstanding understanding based on legal history and congressional action or inaction.
Excerpt via Mediate:
Trump has not been charged with engaging in insurrection or rebellion against the United States.
Scumdog was at the hearing yesterday. I wonder how he'll try to spin it.
Trump: If Biden ‘Too Mentally Incompetent to Convict,’ He’s Unfit to Serve
“The special counsel’s report tries to let Biden off by claiming that he is too mentally incompetent to convict at a trial,” Trump noted, implying that this demonstrates Biden is unfit to lead. “‘I’m not going to charge him with a crime, but it’s okay for him to become Commander in Chief’ – think of that one.”
After a brief disturbance, in which an anti-Trumper in attendance made an outburst and was quickly removed, Trump said, “But we know that Joe Biden has always been too mentally incompetent.”
In his report, Hur cited Biden’s memory as a factor in the decision not to prosecute, as Breitbart News Capitol Hill Correspondent Bradley Jaye noted:
Trump, who has been charged on 40 counts in his own classified documents case by Special Counsel Jack Smith under Biden’s Department of Justice, also contended the decision not to prosecute Biden underscores “a weaponized two-tiered system of justice in this country.”
“Crooked Joe got off scot-free,” Trump said before quipping, “and I don’t know if you call it scot-free; they said he was a mental basket case.”
Right on time.
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Who had Bubonic Plague in the new pandemic pool?
Oregon health officials confirm first human bubonic plague case since 2015
A resident in Deschutes County, Oregon, was likely infected with the bubonic plague from their pet cat, according to county health officials.
Right on time.
Who had Bubonic Plague in the new pandemic pool?Oregon health officials confirm first human bubonic plague case since 2015
A resident in Deschutes County, Oregon, was likely infected with the bubonic plague from their pet cat, according to county health officials.
Biden Campaign's Desperate Race-Baiting Attack on Trump Gets Ripped to Shreds by the People
So many messed up things in that one deceitful statement from the Biden team.
Let's start with the falsehood -- Trump did not call for "rounding up millions of Latinos." He called for the deportation of illegal aliens. Is the Biden team actually equating Latinos and illegal aliens? Wow, what a window into how they view Latinos and how insulting and race-baiting the Biden team is being here. Illegal aliens come from all over the world, but the Biden team seems not to understand that. That's a problem if they don't comprehend that basic fact.
The Biden team is now trying to convince the American people that they care about border security. But real border security is enforcing the law. Trump is talking about border security here, he's talking about deporting people who have entered the country illegally. That's the law. So why does the Biden team seem to have an issue with enforcing what's on the books? Of course, they've had an issue for three years enforcing the law, but this tweet only re-enforces their problematic approach. The American people, including Latinos, want the rules enforced, and that's why they are unhappy with Joe Biden for the failure.
Trump also doesn't say anything about camps in this clip, although there have been reports that he's thinking of sites near the border to assist in the deportation process. But if we are talking about camps, what are those things that the Biden team has for illegal aliens? Party tents? I don't think so. Why doesn't the Biden team talk about their camps for illegal aliens?
But perhaps their race-baiting and ignorance is not surprising, given the racism and ignorance that Joe Biden frequently displays.
The funny thing was that so many of the responses on X not only called out the deceitful claim about Latinos but also mocked the Biden team for basically advertising for Trump with the video. They said deportation of illegal aliens and enforcing the law was what they wanted -- someone who was going to take the problem seriously, unlike Joe Biden.
I thought the camps were for Dems and their lackeys in the media.
