Is Roy Moore setting a trap?

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Monday November 13, 2017 · 3:06 PM PST

2017/11/13 · 15:06

The only thing that can save Roy Moore now is for an accuser to caught in a lie and/or admit she made her statement for politically motivated reasons. The women in the WaPo article are all highly credible and the reporters fact-checked meticulously. But I think we need to be just as vigilant about all new claims. What’s to stop a stealth Moore supporter from making a false claim and “falling on her sword” to discredit the other accusers as “fake news?”

I want to believe this 5th woman, but am also a bit worried it could be a trap, since a public announcement has none of the WaPo fact checking behind it. It would be just like the GOP ratf---ers to set us up and play on our well-intentioned impulse to believe women, wouldn’t it?

Trump implies Obama is a Muslim terrorist

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Monday June 13, 2016 · 5:52 AM PDT

2016/06/13 · 05:52

Donald Trump is at it again, implying that Obama isn’t fighting terrorism because either a) he’s incompetent or 2) he secretly sympathizes with it. The Birther nonsense is rearing its head again.
What can we do? Let’s write and Tweet to Paul Ryan and other GOP officials who endorse Trump. This was supposed to be Trumps “five weeks to behave and not say racist things,” but he’s upped his remarks about a Federal judge to suggest the President can’t protect America because birth certificate.

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Has there ever been a contested convention...

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Friday June 10, 2016 · 4:53 AM PDT

2016/06/10 · 04:53

...when the party DIDN’T end up losing the general election? I can only think of:

- McCarthy/Humphrey

- Reagan/Ford

- Ted Kennedy/Carter

- Jesse Jackson/Dukakis

(I’m not sure whether to count Pat Buchanan’s call for “religious war” at GHW Bush’s second convention or not, but it sure helped Bush lose.)

I’m seriously asking if there’s a model we should be thinking about for a contested convention that doesn’t lead to losing.

An apology to Bernie supporters

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Thursday June 02, 2016 · 6:17 PM PDT

2016/06/02 · 18:17

I spent much of the primary season avoiding social media, except for my “secret” Hillary supporter groups, where HRC fans can share our enthusiasm without getting bullied or trolled. There are THOUSANDS of women in one of my groups, and they all seem to have a similar story — getting so harassed online, getting so frustrated by really slanderous lies “Bernie Bros” repeat about Hillary, that they just want to punch Bernie supporters.
But I’ve noticed something interesting…

Whenever we talk about the Sanders supporters we know personally, they are not like this. They may disagree, but they’re idealistic progressives. They are NOT threatening to throw the election to Trump if they don’t get their way. Which leads me to believe that the “Bernie Bros” that are riling up HRC fans — and, truth be told, leading us to be a bit rude to Bernie supporters — are actually GOP trolls.

Fellow Democrats, I think there’s been some Republican rat-f---ing going on, trying to make us turn against each other. I know I’ve been guilty of taking the bait and being condescending. But I am starting to suspect that the “Bernie Bros” who made me so furious possibly work for Karl Rove.
If I’ve been snarky to you, I apologize. We share the same goals and dreams for our country, even if we have some differences about how to implement them. May the best Democrat win!

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