Moscow Mitch Calls an Otherwise Procedural Vote: 'His Most Consequential'

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Thursday December 31, 2020 · 2:59 PM PST

2020/12/31 · 14:59

150928_POL_McConnellScalp.jpg.CROP.promovar-mediumlarge.jpg — Brave, Brave Turtle

Moscow Mitch is trying to keep his caucus from descending into out and out fascism; mostly because it may look bad in front of potential voters. He hosted a conference call this morning with fellow GOP senators — demanding that Sen. Hawley of MO explain himself. (As you may know, Hawley is stating that he will object to the Electoral vote on Jan. 6). The problem? Hawley wasn’t on the call.

However, according to sources, Mitch did say that his vote to uphold the Electoral Vote and give Biden the Presidency will be his ‘most consequential ever’. Really??? A procedural vote, that is almost never met with controversy, will be his most consequential vote. At least he is going to do the right thing, I guess. God Bless America.

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Moscow Mitch is..

For once brave!

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Still a fascist

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At least doing the right thing

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A pie eater

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Questions About Safe Harbor

RichM

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Monday December 07, 2020 · 2:59 PM PST

2020/12/07 · 14:59

I am not a lawyer. So I have a lot of questions about Safe Harbor and hoping the community can help.

My understanding is that Safe Harbor means that if a state certifies their vote and resolves all challenges to their Electors by the ‘Safe Harbor’ date, then Congress cannot challenge the electors.

My first question: the Safe Harbor date this year is Dec. 8. Does that mean Midnight tonight or midnight tomorrow night? The law states that it is ‘6 days before electors vote’. That’s Dec. 14. So again, what is the actual time?

Also, my understanding as well is that a state can only reach safe harbor if ‘all disputes are resolved’. Disputes seems to mean court cases. So, if any of the 6 states that still have lawsuits ongoing and don’t clear them out before ‘safe harbor’, the does that mean they are not eligible for ‘safe harbor’?

I just want this shit to end. I am hoping tomorrow — most of this becomes moot as the states reach ‘safe harbor’.

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Safe Harbor means...

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Safe Harbor means...

It's all over tonight at midnight.

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It's all over tomorrow at midnight.

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For the 6 states contested, Safe Harbor will be missed.

4 votes

See explanation below...

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Colorado, Bluer than... New York?

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Monday November 09, 2020 · 9:20 AM PST

2020/11/09 · 09:20

Gotta gloat a bit for my home state. Right now, Biden is leading Trump in Colorado by 13.18%. In New York? A mire 12.76%. Colorado is now BLUER than New York.

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Colorado

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New York

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Marie Calender's

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Stacy Abrams for DNC Chair

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Friday November 06, 2020 · 9:04 AM PST

2020/11/06 · 09:04

Short diary: Abrams is responsible for flipping Georgia Blue. She knows how to get votes for Democrats. She is the only choice for DNC Chair. (This precludes any personal ambitions for her to become Governor of Georgia).

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Awesome

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Meh

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Crazy

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Other (see my comment)

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Banana Cream

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Some Math for PA and GA

RichM

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Wednesday November 04, 2020 · 11:42 AM PST

2020/11/04 · 11:42

Pennsylvania:

Going strictly off of the AP stats shown on the Front Page, PA stands thusly:

Trunp is 8.1 percent ahead of Biden with 3,060,603 votes counted. Biden has 2,596,785. Vote difference of 463,818. Total votes with Jo Jorgensen votes counted is 5,723,341. Probably more with other parties not shown in the FP graphic.

So…

Now, the AP reports percentage of total vote, not percent of precincts 64%. So that means that the total vote for PA should be 8,942,720. That means there are 3,219,379 votes outstanding. Assuming most of the votes are from very blue precincts and Biden wins 60% of those votes, then he would net 1,931,627 to Trumps 1,287,751 — a total of 643,870 extra votes. That means Biden wins by a comfortable 180,058.

Georgia:

Georgia is much more slim. Again, according the AP, 95% of the vote total has been counted. What is missing is Fulton county. That is going to Biden 71 to 27. So, if we are to believe the vote percentage and that all numbers are going to come out of Fulton County, then:

Trump: 2,388,026

Biden: 2,306,532

Difference: 81,494

Total with Jo: 4,752,840

Outstanding Votes: 250,126.

71% of the outstanding votes: 177,589

27% of the outstanding votes: 67,534

Difference: 110,055

Total votes gained: 28,560

This probably why NYT has Biden slightly favored.

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Pretty accurate...

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Meh

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You don't know what you are talking about.

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3.14

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Sen. Chris Murphy Has Seen The Intel...

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Monday June 29, 2020 · 6:17 PM PDT

2020/06/29 · 18:17

Update: Sources are stating that Trump was briefed as early as 2019, according to the AP. One of those sources is John Bolton. So I’m taking that info with a grain of salt.

Update — it gets worse:

President Trump set off a Ã¢ÂÂfive alarm fireÃ¢ÂÂ in the White House on Sunday morning after he retweeted a video of one of his supporters saying Ã¢ÂÂwhite power,Ã¢ÂÂ according to two White House officials. https://t.co/xWrJU6zQKa
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 30, 2020

So, for 3 hours Trumps staff could not reach him because he was golfing.

… And it is no hoax:

I just reviewed the intel.

ItÃ¢ÂÂs not a hoax, Mr. President.

And if you continue ignoring the facts, more soldiers and marines are going to die. https://t.co/HPfZm3r6Lv
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 30, 2020

Update: Wow — Wreck list?

I'm a Bernie Supporter, But I Agree with Rachel

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Tuesday March 17, 2020 · 6:26 PM PDT

2020/03/17 · 18:26

Rachel Maddow just made a cogent point on her show. Biden now has an almost insurmountable lead in the Democratic Primary. Any other year, Bernie’s continued run would have value. He would be able to continue pushing Biden to the left. But this is not any other year. The fate of the world is literally in the balance right now. The party needs to unite behind the nominee and to face this crises united.

I have not been a Joe fan. I think his election will be more of the ‘embrace the suck’. More half-measures. A strong potential of not moving the needle on Climate Change and Health Care. But none of that matters if Trump is still in office after this crisis. It is time to unite. It is time to face the crisis will real solutions. Godspeed Joe.

Update: Rachel’s point also included the safety of those going to the primaries. Workers, voters, etc. If the primaries are to continue, may people will be exposed to the virus. This alone is a good reason to move on.

Update 2: Several comments have stated that primaries have more than just the Presidential nominee on them. Fair point. Also another comment stated that states that states should move their primaries to mail in ballots. I stated that Pelosi should put into any stimulus going forward — money that states could use to move to mail-in ballots. What do you think?

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Fuck Yeah

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Begrudgingly Agree

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Meh

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You are out of your Freaking Mind

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Pie

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Can We Talk About This?

RichM

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Tuesday February 25, 2020 · 6:32 PM PST

2020/02/25 · 18:32

Another Update: They showed the audience after the debate. Bunch of old people in suits. Center of the Democratic party, right there.

Update: The enclosed article doesn’t say how much of the tickets are ‘guaranteed’. It also states that this is not unusual as far as debates are concerned. The So. Carolina Democratic Party uses it as a fund raiser. That’s kinda a problem.

So this thing in South Carolina is a shit show. Wanna know why the audience seems to be so pro Bloomberg? Why they booed Bernie when he said Bloomberg’s base was billionaires? Well, maybe this is the reason.

Daniel Boguslaw@BogieStrkr

JFC these debate tickets started at $1750. That would explain why people are booing when ever @MikeBloomberg gets attacked. The class demographic of the audience here seems like it may skew towards billionaires...:https://www.live5news.com/2020/02/06/charleston-voters-express-confusion-frustration-over-presidential-debate-accessibility/ …

Want a guaranteed seat at the Democratic debate in Charleston? It’ll cost a lot of cash.

Voters hoping to attend the Democratic presidential debate in Charleston this month will be hard-pressed to find guaranteed tickets unless they pay thousands of dollars as a sponsor.
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Profile in Courage (and one in Cowardice)

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Friday July 28, 2017 · 7:34 AM PDT

2017/07/28 · 07:34

170717153804-01-john-mccain-life-and-career-gal-exlarge-169.jpg — Maverick

Wherein I eat a murder of crow…

Last night, I made a highly inappropriate comment about you Senator and I would like to apologize formally for it. I will not link it here, but it was crude and cruel. I am sorry.

I don’t know why you did what you did last night. It may be simply that ‘it was the right thing to do’. I love thinking that you description, simple and straight forward, is the correct one.

It may be because you truly understand the role of the Senate in this American Experiment and you reached your breaking point in your leaders stretching of the rules. This too is highly laudable.

It could be that your distaste for the present President got the better of you. I could hardly blame you, given the way he casually trashed your honorable military service. Descent is the highest form of patriotism.

Regardless of the reason, you did the right thing under tremendous pressure from your party. That was indeed an historical act of courage and honor. I apologize for ever doubting that.

Dear DSCC

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Wednesday February 08, 2017 · 7:02 PM PST

2017/02/08 · 19:02

Dear DSCC,

This is my personal pledge. If one dime goes to the re-election of this man (Joe Manchin), then you don’t get a single dime from me.

Sincerely,

RichM

Trumpets Vow to Boycott Bud - Hilarity Ensues.

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Tuesday February 07, 2017 · 2:51 PM PST

2017/02/07 · 14:51

So — Anheuser Busch had the audacity of playing a comercial of one of their WHITE co-founders coming to this country LEGALLY and then God-forbid starting a business and living The American Dream. This has the Trump supporters all in a twitter (literally), but of course, they can’t quite bring it together. The created a hash-tag for the boycott — #boycottbudwiser. Yeah — you read that right, they misspelled the beer that many probably have in their fridge, but don’t bother to open it to see how to, you know, spell it.

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Local Denver CBS News Affiliate Hires James O'Keefe as 'Investigator'*

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Tuesday January 27, 2015 · 2:00 PM PST

2015/01/27 · 14:00

* - OK, I don't know that the really hired Jame O'Keefe - but their 'investigative' journalism is on par with him.

This involves the government 'free cell phone' program. As you may recall, this developed a bit of a tempest in a teapot before the 2012 election. Sometime during the Reagan administration, a program was set up to provide phone service to the underprivileged. The logic is, if you don't have access to a phone, it is very hard to get and keep a job. The program has been expanded over the years - last time in 2008 - During the Dubya admin. At that time, cell phones were added to the program. BEFORE Obama ever took office. Yet, somehow, the phones got the nickname 'Obamaphones'. Obama had nothing to do with it.

The craptacular CBS 'special investigation' can be found here:

Obamaphone is mentioned several times. There is a throw-away line about how they are called Obamaphones because they became popular under the 'Obama' administration. Well, duh, the program came into existence just before he became president. While this show was being broadcast, my dog did his business in the back yard. I've taken to calling his droppings 'CBS Piles' - because they came into existence during the broadcast.

It's crappy journalism. Not only do the repeat the mischaracterization of 'Obamaphone', they fail to even dive into the fact that a PRIVATE cell phone company is distributing GOVERNMENT phones - at probably a handsome profit. And the more Cell Phones they distribute, the more they get to scrape off of the top of the government cash. Nobody ask the question, 'Isn't incentivizing private companies to distribute these phones an invitation to fraud?' And they throw in some nice soft racism - interview black folks who receive the phone, rather than the company executives that are allowing the fraud to happen. Those white collar white folks just have to send an official letter. Oh and express, shock, SHOCK that their probably commissioned agents are committing fraud to make sales.

The video can be found here. The damn title talks about how the executives of the company are 'outraged' over the 'Obamaphone' scam.

Snopes article debunking this is here.

I expressed my outrage here, but they seem to be ignoring me.

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