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Supreme Court Justices Acting with ‘Absolute Immunity’ to Help Trump

Friday, April 26, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Supreme Court oral argument on Trump's claim of absolute immunity

Supreme Court justices are above the law The Republican-appointed justices (RAJ) who control this Supreme Court act as if they’re above the law. Their imperiousness, however, is the defining feature of the Roberts Supreme Court. Most notably, they refuse to abide by a code of ethics that constrains every other federal judge.  More troubling, however, is their imperious overturning of long-settled legal… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: absolute immunity, code of ethics, Democrat-appointed justices, presidential election, Republican-appointed Justices, Supreme Court

Trump Blackwashing with Gilded Sneakers, Mug Shot, and Fake Friends

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Trump at Black conservative gala with AI images of Trump with Blacks.

Trump is unapologetically racist The more Donald Trump humiliates White men like Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, the more loyalty they show him. This political phenomenon is as vexing as it is perplexing. Yet, polls show that the more Trump hurls racist insults, the more appealing Blacks find him. Forget vexing and perplexing. That reeks of Orwellian doublespeak. After all, Trump is arguably… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: American politics, black voters, presidential election, racism, Trump

CNN’s Jake Tapper Calls Out RKF Jr., the Conspiracy Crusader, on Story about Vaccines

Friday, June 23, 2023 at 10:06 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
RFK giving presidential campaign speech with Jake Tapper at CNN inset

Tapper calls out RKF Jr. Jake Tapper is one of the most famous and respected anchors in America. So anyone in their right mind would think twice about telling a big lie about his reporting. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn’t been in his right mind his whole adult life. So he had no compunction… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Autism, conspiracy theories, Cornel West, Jake Tapper, presidential election, RFK Jr., vaccines

Media Coverage of Trump’s Indictment: Inciting Violence and Betraying Hypocrisy

Monday, June 12, 2023 at 10:09 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Special Prosecutor Jack Smith with images of indictment and Donald Trump inset.

The Justice Department plans to arrest Donald Trump tomorrow. And media reporting on his pending arrest is redolent with hypocrisy. Even worse, they are warning about Trump and Republican leaders inciting violence. Yet their coverage is inciting that violence. Of course, Trump has given the media cause to broadcast fears about him inciting violence. That’s… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: CNN, Donald Trump, Justice Department, Media Coverage, MSNBC, presidential election, social media

Erdogan Wins Turkish Election. Despite Polls, There Was Never Any Doubt.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 6:02 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Turkish president Erdogan with Russian president Putin and America president Biden.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday. And he did so in a relative landslide with 52.2%. Kemal Kilicdaroglu was the unified opposition candidate. He led in all the polls. But he fell short with 47.8%. Erdogan wins Turkish election There was never any doubt about the outcome. Yes, polls and media reports… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Joe Biden, NATO, presidential election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sweden, Turkey

Nikki Haley Cannot Be President – She Does Not Have the Character or Courage

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 8:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Nikki Haley announces presidential bid on Fox News

Nikki Haley has announced her intent to run for president. She is challenging Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. But she’s just the first of many Republicans expected to do so. Of course, she distinguished herself by taking down the Confederate flag. She did so while serving as governor of South Carolina in… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, presidential election

‘Fair to All’ Elon Musk Endorses Ron DeSantis for President

Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 8:37 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Montage of Elon Must and Ron DeSantis.

My preference for the 2024 presidency is someone sensible and centrist. I had hoped that would be the case for the Biden administration, but I have been disappointed so far. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2022 Would you support Ron DeSantis in 2024, Elon? — Proud Elephant (@ProudElephantUS) November 26, 2022 Yes — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, presidential election, Ron DeSantis, Twitter, unban

It’s Gavin Newsom vs. Ron DeSantis for President in 2024!

Monday, July 11, 2022 at 7:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Gavin Newsom launches attack ads against Ron DeSantis in Florida

California Governor Gavin Newsom ignited speculation about this match-up on Independence Day, when he began running attack ads against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis … in Florida. In doing so, Newsom not only telegraphed his presidential ambition, but also showed the fighting spirit increasingly apathetic Democrats have been longing to see in President Biden. Hell, Newsom… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Biden-Harris 2024, Gavin Newsom, presidential election, presidential election 2024, Ron DeSantis

Calling Out Trump After Voting for Him Just Makes Chris Christie a Hypocrite

Monday, November 23, 2020 at 7:13 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Image of 2020 presidential results with Karen Finney and Chris Christie inset

Christie, the commentator Chris Christie, the former Republican governor of New Jersey, is a regular commentator on the top-rated Sunday talk show This Week. On today’s episode, he and fellow commentators discussed Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the presidential election to Joe Biden. Here’s the indignant way Christie chimed in: The conduct of the president’s… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: American Democracy, Chris Christie, democratic transition of power, election consequences, GOP, hypocrisy, Karen Finney, Political Commentary, President Donald J. Trump, presidential election, Republican Party, This Week, Trump refusal, Trump supporters

Trump Predicts Red Wave Coming in November…

Friday, October 16, 2020 at 6:02 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Polls numbers are looking very strong. Big crowds, great enthusiasm. Massive RED WAVE coming!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 16, 2020 Except that he’s willfully ignoring that it’s the second wave of Covid-19 – with its red-headed spikes – coming to kill off his presidency. Related commentaries: Covid-19… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: COVID-19, President Donald Trump, presidential election

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