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It also detracted from John Lewis' funeral
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
That distraction isn't entirely folly though - it puts the Senators on the hot seat, and they are avoiding the cameras (which will make good ammo). Winning Senate is just as, if not more important than winning the Presidency (remember how all the checks and balances failed with 45).
AoD
Richard White
Senior Member
If the Senate votes to delay the election it will go Democrat in the fall.
kEiThZ
Superstar
Nobody is voting to delay the election because there will be no vote on it. It was not close to a serious suggestion.
It's a typical Trump distraction. Float something crazy to distract on a major news day. And the bonus is that he can claim how unfair the election was when he loses. That's what he is building up for.
It's a typical Trump distraction. Float something crazy to distract on a major news day. And the bonus is that he can claim how unfair the election was when he loses. That's what he is building up for.
Even if by some weird chance of fate the election could be cancelled, Trump’s term comes to an end so he would still stop being president.
AlbertC
Superstar
The US ambassador to Brazil reportedly asked Brazilian officials to help Trump’s reelection
Aug 1, 2020
The Trump administration has been accused of attempting to pressure another foreign country into helping Trump’s reelection prospects, according to a letter from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
That letter cites Brazilian news articles that report US Ambassador to Brazil Todd Chapman pressured members of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration to lower ethanol tariffs in order to support President Donald Trump’s reelection efforts.
In the letter, Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Eliot Engel demands Chapman explain an article in which the ambassador is said to have asked for the tariffs to be lowered as a “favor” from the Brazilian government to the Trump reelection campaign.
“Iowa is the largest ethanol producer in the United States…and could be a key player in Trump’s election,” an article in the Brazilian newspaper O Globo reads, according to the letter. “Hence the importance – according to Chapman – for the Bolsonaro government to do the U.S. a favor.”
Beyond the report in O Globo, the New York Times notes, another Brazilian outlet, Estadão, published a similar story based on its own reporting, with its journalists finding that Chapman had made the request, and was rebuffed by government officials.
Alceu Moreira, a Brazilian congressman, also told the Times that Chapman “had made repeated references to the electoral calendar during a recent meeting the two had about ethanol.”
Engel has called for Chapman to respond to the reports by August 4, and for him to provide “any and all documents referring or related to any discussions” with Brazilian officials.
If the reports are accurate, the letter states, Chapman’s actions could be in violation of the Hatch Act, which prevents federal employees from engaging in certain political activities, such as partisan campaigning for candidates.
www.vox.com
Aug 1, 2020
The Trump administration has been accused of attempting to pressure another foreign country into helping Trump’s reelection prospects, according to a letter from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
That letter cites Brazilian news articles that report US Ambassador to Brazil Todd Chapman pressured members of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration to lower ethanol tariffs in order to support President Donald Trump’s reelection efforts.
In the letter, Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Eliot Engel demands Chapman explain an article in which the ambassador is said to have asked for the tariffs to be lowered as a “favor” from the Brazilian government to the Trump reelection campaign.
“Iowa is the largest ethanol producer in the United States…and could be a key player in Trump’s election,” an article in the Brazilian newspaper O Globo reads, according to the letter. “Hence the importance – according to Chapman – for the Bolsonaro government to do the U.S. a favor.”
Beyond the report in O Globo, the New York Times notes, another Brazilian outlet, Estadão, published a similar story based on its own reporting, with its journalists finding that Chapman had made the request, and was rebuffed by government officials.
Alceu Moreira, a Brazilian congressman, also told the Times that Chapman “had made repeated references to the electoral calendar during a recent meeting the two had about ethanol.”
Engel has called for Chapman to respond to the reports by August 4, and for him to provide “any and all documents referring or related to any discussions” with Brazilian officials.
If the reports are accurate, the letter states, Chapman’s actions could be in violation of the Hatch Act, which prevents federal employees from engaging in certain political activities, such as partisan campaigning for candidates.
The US ambassador to Brazil reportedly asked Brazilian officials to help Trump’s reelection
Brazilian news reports say the ambassador asked for a “favor.” Democrats are demanding answers.
www.vox.com
AlbertC
Superstar
Typical Trump cronies doing what they always do...
Watchdog group accuses Stephen Miller of violating Hatch Act with Biden comments
Aug 1, 2020
A watchdog group alleges that President Trump’s senior policy adviser Stephen Miller violated federal law when he made comments on Friday about presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The complaint from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) calls for an investigation into Miller’s comments criticizing Biden on Fox News.
“This administration continues to use its official powers improperly to assist the president’s re-election and to chip away at the checks and balances that preserve our democracy,” CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder said in a statement.
“It is well past time for those like Stephen Miller, who show an open disdain for ethics laws like the Hatch Act and who illegally use official resources to promote the president’s re-election bid, to be held accountable for their actions,” he added.
thehill.com
Watchdog group accuses Stephen Miller of violating Hatch Act with Biden comments
Aug 1, 2020
A watchdog group alleges that President Trump’s senior policy adviser Stephen Miller violated federal law when he made comments on Friday about presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
The complaint from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) calls for an investigation into Miller’s comments criticizing Biden on Fox News.
“This administration continues to use its official powers improperly to assist the president’s re-election and to chip away at the checks and balances that preserve our democracy,” CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder said in a statement.
“It is well past time for those like Stephen Miller, who show an open disdain for ethics laws like the Hatch Act and who illegally use official resources to promote the president’s re-election bid, to be held accountable for their actions,” he added.
Watchdog group accuses Stephen Miller of violating Hatch Act with Biden comments
A watchdog group alleges that President Trump’s senior policy adviser Stephen Miller violated federal law when he made comments on Friday about presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe …
thehill.com
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Possibly because she's a self-important SJW. I could be wrong, but I don't think I am.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Shit, sorry I missed these wonderful replies.
Yes, I imagine they will be because my generation, as those previous, are mostly idiots.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
If senility were a state of mind....wait, it is. I see.
AlbertC
Superstar
Neil Young sues Donald Trump over copyright infringement
Aug 4, 2020
Neil Young has long expressed his disapproval over Donald Trump's use of his music at campaign rallies, but now he is officially taking legal action against the U.S. President.
The Canadian singer-songwriter — who obtained American citizenship earlier this year — took to his Neil Young Archives website to post a document of his legal complaint, which was filed in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York today, Young's attorney confirmed to CBC Music.
According to the files on his site, Young is suing Trump for copyright infringement, noting that Young "in good conscience cannot allow his music to be used as a 'theme song' for a divisive, un-American campaign of ignorance and hate."
Aug 4, 2020
Neil Young has long expressed his disapproval over Donald Trump's use of his music at campaign rallies, but now he is officially taking legal action against the U.S. President.
The Canadian singer-songwriter — who obtained American citizenship earlier this year — took to his Neil Young Archives website to post a document of his legal complaint, which was filed in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York today, Young's attorney confirmed to CBC Music.
According to the files on his site, Young is suing Trump for copyright infringement, noting that Young "in good conscience cannot allow his music to be used as a 'theme song' for a divisive, un-American campaign of ignorance and hate."
AlbertC
Superstar
Donald Trump’s tone deaf ‘911’ campaign ad is a slap in the face to seniors
Aug 4, 2020
Facing defections from older white voters, a crucial voting bloc that he needs in order to win a second term in the November election, President Donald Trump has unleashed a series of fear-mongering ads. The goal is to scare seniors with apocalyptic visions of what the nation could look like under a Joe Biden presidency.
One of the latest features features an older woman alone at home when an attacker breaks in. She’s unable to reach anyone at 911 in “Joe Biden’s America.”
Fact checkers have rightfully taken on the ad’s false premise of the ad, calling it “nonsense” since Biden is not proposing or supporting anything that would lead to 911 calls not being answered. He also does not support “defunding” the police.
Seniors stereotyped as frail and fearful
But the Trump ad also has another, potentially even more insidious effect. It furthers stereotypes about older Americans — stereotypes that cause real harm.
Aug 4, 2020
Facing defections from older white voters, a crucial voting bloc that he needs in order to win a second term in the November election, President Donald Trump has unleashed a series of fear-mongering ads. The goal is to scare seniors with apocalyptic visions of what the nation could look like under a Joe Biden presidency.
One of the latest features features an older woman alone at home when an attacker breaks in. She’s unable to reach anyone at 911 in “Joe Biden’s America.”
Fact checkers have rightfully taken on the ad’s false premise of the ad, calling it “nonsense” since Biden is not proposing or supporting anything that would lead to 911 calls not being answered. He also does not support “defunding” the police.
Seniors stereotyped as frail and fearful
But the Trump ad also has another, potentially even more insidious effect. It furthers stereotypes about older Americans — stereotypes that cause real harm.
Donald Trump’s tone deaf ‘911’ campaign ad is a slap in the face to seniors
Trump's recent '911' ad, meant to show America under Biden, is tone deaf and offensive to seniors while also showing his misunderstanding of America.
amp.usatoday.com
Johnny Au
Senior Member
Why must Trump use music from the Rolling Stones or Neil Young when perfectly acceptable and appropriate music for his rallies like Richard Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries is easily available to use legally and without any licensing fees? Oh, and Wagner is dead for over a century, which means that Ride of the Valkyries is in the public domain, available for anyone to use for free in any context in perpetuity, no questions asked.
Ride of the Valkyries is such a perfect musical composition for Trump's rallies. It's also very easily recognizable.
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Richard White
Senior Member
Hmm... I wonder if they could approach John Williams and use the Imperial March. Get some soldiers with respirators to prevent Covid-19 infection and ba boom...