G.W. Bush didn't even win his election. Al Gore won Florida, but Roger Stone prevented the recount with violence and dishonesty, and then G.W's brother on the supreme court gave him the presidency.
Of COURSE he's a traitor, and a war criminal besides.
Dubya's brother was the governor of Florida. SoS in FL was a republican. FOX News called FL for dubya despite Al Gore's win and the other networks followed suit. Then the recount. That's my recollection of events working in a newsroom.
Roger Stone sent republican staffers to fake a violent protest at the recount office, getting it shut down to ensure all of what you describe could take place.
So they took the vote away from us all with violence and dishonesty. That's the lede.
I do not remember that. Nonetheless, dubya was a joke, Florida was handed to him and now here we are, still trying to get repubs to be held to account. I appreciate your memory of the events. It was quite a night.
I don't remember. I do know Roger Ailes' ran George H.'s comms, when he ran for Prez and was behind the Willy Horton ad. Slithery Roger Jabba Ailes, later leader of FNC.
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Reagan illegally sold weapons to fund the Contras. He made Ollie North, a co-conspirator who destroyed evidence, into a conservative folk hero, helping to pave the way to the open celebration of racist, grifter Trump. Reagan and Trump are cut from the same cloth.
Reagan intentionally negotiated to release the Iran hostages for after he took office for the popularity boost. Reagan also circumvented Congress to arm the Contras, filling out inner cities with drugs in order to do so.
W Bush knowingly lied to get us to invade Iraq in an effort to finish the
conflict that his Dad started with Saddam, and spent trillions of dollars and the lies of countless young America in his Daddy’s pet project. Trump is merely a further escalation of increasingly morally questionable behavior that has been present within the Republican Party since Nixon.
Furthermore, what does it say about us as a Nation that we not only allowed Trump to never see justice for the fake elector’s scheme/Jan 6th insurrection, but just reelected him President, winning the Popular vote, and his party majorities in Congress. Trump didn’t seize power, we willingly
handed it over. He attempted to seize power, and we let him off the hook. You seen how South Korea responded when their President tried to do the same thing? Jan 6 wasn’t just about some morons at the Capitol, there was an entire scheme to install fraudulent electors, that they acknowledged as such.
Looking at events during "45's" admin there were "trial runs". Charlottesville VA, the kidnap attempt of MI Governor. I am not a battle strategist but it was evident to me these (and others) were trial runs testing "deployment". Jan6 showed it worked.
The fake electors scheme, too. The real insurrection attempt wasn’t the morons who stormed the Capitol, it was the fraudulent electors scheme where they planned to have an alternate slate of electors come forward to intentionally obfuscate the certification process so it would be thrown to the house
Not only IS he a traitor.... but despite everything he has done... he's a HERO to his great unwashed faithful fans.
This shows you how low the standard has dropped since Trump took office the first time.
Reagan betrayed basically every somewhat progressive group that supported his campaign. He’s just as bad, if not worse, than Trump. The main difference is that Trump is more blatant about how horrible he is.
Well… insurrectionist. For “traitor” we’d need, say, the content of the calls to Putin while DJT was out of office.
And IMO W was a traitor. He gave aid & comfort to the Saudis when the majority of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi. Don’t tell me that KSA didn’t sanction that operation at some level.
Bull SHAT. Reagan actually started all this crap. By tossing the homeless and mentally ill out onto the street. By killing our press via the end of the Fairness Doctrine. By lack of action on AIDS so millions died. By killing unions and the middle class. Don't give me that gas.
Reagan was the architect of the Trickle Down Theory on tax cuts for the rich. He also removed the ban on stock buy backs. This was the start of the rich getting richer and the extreme inequity between the rich and the poor and middle class.
Trickle down was a term first used by Will Rogers in the 1920s, as a way for him to criticize President Hoover on his economics. Reagan just took to revolting new lows.
And demolishing AFDC as well as GA for the needy and replacing it with "workfare" that penalized the poor for being poor without any reasonable programs to help them get on their feet. That whole "welfare queen" bullshit was nothing but bootstrapping.
Do you not know the difference between "liberalism" and "neoliberalism"? Well, in modern politics, there really isn't much of a difference. Modern "liberal" politicians have economic policies which are considered center-right by European standards.
Shows you know absolutely nothing about the term (which is typical of your bernie-faux leftist ilk) and even less about the Frankfurt School of Economics from whence it originated. Congratulations.
Yes, things were great before the poison seeped in. The current state of American politics and economic policy is the direct result of Reagan's economic policies. He reduced the income tax on the ultra rich from 70% down to 30%, among other things. Wealth inequality has been growing worse since.
Neoconservatives are pro-military intervention for the purpose of securing US corporate interests in foreign lands. It's essentially just imperialism. Reagan was certainly imperialist, but not quite to the extent of Bush. It certainly wasn't his central foreign policy.
Nixon getting executed in 74 instead of pardoned and the republican party outlawed for crimes against the state would have saved the world from what a broken state America has become
Had Ford not pardoned him. That would have gone a long way in his crimes/behavior remaining a political pariah, I think we would have carried that shame forward for at least 2 more decades.
Reagan colluded with the Iranian ayatollahs to beat Jimmy Carter. The hostages were set to be released, and Reagan got them to delay it til after the election.
I see Reagan differently. In 1980, Reagan/his campaign kept the American hostages in Iran away from their families longer than necessary by persuading the Ayatollah to hold them until he was president. All to hurt Carter in the campaign. That makes Reagan a traitor to me.
Most likely the deal maker was George HW Bush. His strengths were international contacts. Rumor at the time was George thought he would be the winner of the Primary for Carter's failure to free the American Hostages in Iran. The ACTOR just sold it better.
And murica put him in there again…. At first we were like maybe their current administration will flip it over and prove there was external interference but now it seems like they legit made the village idiot king out of spite…
Some old conservative boss of mine claimed AIDS was spread through "straight men having sex with male prostitutes infected with HIV and bringing it home to their wives." He also called it "gay man's cancer," but I think people actually thought it was because they didn't know what it was.
From what I've seen recently, his last bad decision has been to turn all decision-making over to that musky guy. The only decisions the Lyin King is making concern which toupee to wear...
Someone who thinks he has nothing to be sorry for, who believes he is perfect, is not qualified to lead. He makes judgements based upon what is good for him before anyone else. He truly is a malignant narcissist. He says whatever he needs to say to get what he wants. He's entirely deceptive. Always.
I have some doubts about George Bush Jr, not being a traitor, I remember reading a book, I think it was called ''The Fourth Reich'' where the author says that Bush was behind 9/11, but I have no way of proving it. No, it wasn't the 4th Reich, my memory is letting me down.
Three buildings came down, but not because of airplanes hitting TWO OF THEM. They were imploded. They came STRAIGHT DOWN. Do you think an airplane hit the Pentagon? Airplanes were used. But they did not cause the take down of three buildings.
Yea, and fire doesn't burn steel either. I saw footage of one building and it seemed to implode, not explode. One book said a wallet and a hard hat fell straight out of the sky, identifying someone who'd been taking flying lessons and didn't care about landing. I think that Bush Jr. was involved.
donald drumpf is an enemy of the United States and a clear and present danger. And yet, we are about to see him take an oath which he has already broken before. It's wrong. And it will not end well.
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You're glossing over some pretty serious sins to make a point.
-Reaganomics is the root of the problems the US face
-Clinton started a war to distract from Lewinsky
-Bush destroyed the Middle East
Trump is the sum total of all the failings of US polity.....
Jose, I read this article at length. Nowhere does it that he’s against LGB (homophobia), but seems to he pushing back against affirmative action and celebrate meritocracy instead. He’s trying to do the same for his core MAGA base (read on recent H1B fiasco on X).
Thank you for your explanation. I will keep them in mind , but I will still believe this felon will follow what his GOP clan do and believe. Specially his sidekick musk has kicked his transgender daughter. Will see how this scary four years will be . Happy new year.
Watch closely. Actions > Words. I am giving you a follow because we had a civil discussion instead of resorting to name calling. You’re a good person. Happy new year.
I left out TQIA+ out deliberately because we are explicitly talking about homophobia here, that’s “being scared of homosexuality” which means attracted to same gender.
It is not so much that Tr#mp is personally homophobic. He is just giving the base what makes them happy. George W did the same thing, back to when he was Gov of Texas
How is it that people believe allegations that are impossible to be corroborated? Treason is an offence he was never tried for. Why wasn't he? What's the angle?
Reagan’s a traitor. He set the pace for where we are today by making some of the worst economic decisions. He offset Carter’s inflation, but at what cost?
There should be one massive election every 3 to 4 years with age and term limits for every elected official. A civics test should be required for every potential candidate.
It's the responsibility of leaders, not voters, to expel & jail leaders who attempt to overthrow democracy. ALL leaders chose to let traitors (enemies of the USA) to stay in office & run again. Crooks don't play fair during elections.
The GOP FUCKING LITERALLY COMMITTED TREASON
to get Reagan in office so.. yeah not so much.
The Heritage Foundation & Reagan are the TOP reason nearly all the USA's wealth, health, safety, prosperity, power, freedoms, opportunity etc.. have been funneled to the 1%.
So did I. I remember when he kicked the mentally ill out of state hospitals with no aftercare, place to go, or medication. I also remember how he destroyed social assistance programs with his "workfare" bullshit. Then there was the whole trickle down economics bullshit....he was a massive POS.
I was able to go to nursing school because of AFDC and the single parent/homemaker program at my community college, after which I went to work and paid taxes on my income as a nurse. Those programs don't exist any longer - but single mothers still do.
Agree, I remember the unions getting busted up and unemployment going up. 25% interest rates. The farm crisis, we lost soooo many family farms during Reagan. Then the corporate raiding.
Hell we could go on all day with the evil he caused
He was a real shitstain on our country. My ex, admittedly a fucked up man, committed suicide because Reagan fucked up the mental health system so badly he couldn't get the help he needed when he finally realized he was putting himself in danger due to untreated schizoaffective disorder & psychosis.
I never understood how people could like him (same these days) - though I think he DID say NO ONE NEEDS ASSAULT WEAPONS if they're not on the battlefield.
Me too. Reagan began (among other things) the systematic starvation of public K-12 education. It was deliberate. For what better way to bulldoze wealth into the pockets of the 1% than a gullible, partially-literate electorate who can be easily manipulated into voting against their own interests.
This is my belief. Reagan was the beginning of the end. He ushered in the christians and big churches too and was an early advocate of the heritage foundation. He and his wife did massive damage with just say no bs and prisons privatized... we could go on surely 😒
Can you believe how easily he lied about Project 2025? We told them 100 times! He’d never heard of Project2025 and just in case someone asked him they posted Trump 47 on his website and said “no project 2025 we have Trump 47. It’s right there on our website.” 🤮
And Reagan told Iran to keep the hostages until his inauguration, so Jimmy Carter wouldn't get credit. Then he illegally sold arms to Iran to fund right wing death squads in Central America while the CIA trafficked cocaine into Los Angeles.
I'm so glad that after so many decades of daylight on this story, and given Jimmy Carter's passing, that today's mainstream media is brave enough to be reporting on this widely.
/s
GW Bush's treason goes deeper. I think the DoJ to not investigate prior admins was because of the level of crimes that would be found. Obama gave him immunity.
Also GW Bush could have swung a lot of voters to not vote for Tr#mp, but he kept quiet. His daughters spoke out but DADDY didn't.
He was a traitor. A key element that saved Reagan was that nobody could prove that a key meeting between his representatives and the IRI to discuss their conspiracy took place. Notes proving that it did, in fact, occur were found in HW's archives after he died.
It is not a permanent fix, for when the President is DOWN. He comes back when all better. I think Vance will use it and the down-time will be until the next election (if there is one).
Good came from Biden Admin. The worst was that they did not prosecute Tr#mp and the 'high end' of the Jan6 event. The media reported Ginni Thomas as a part. Left her alone because she is wife of Justice Thomas.
No members of Congress were prosecuted, although Media reported who acted on Jan6.
This,This,THIS!!! With every fucking neutrino of my being. None of our President's have been perfect-- all have glaring flaws in their administrations & many had moral failings (after all, Man is a deeply flawed animal). But the absolute toxic tornado of a man is EVERYTHING we sought to prevent. 🤬
Nixon sure WAS a traitor. Sabotaged peace negotiations in Vietnam during the Johnson administration, in order to use the unpopular war as a scampaign issue. The war continued for years after, at the expense of many American (& many MORE Vietnamese) lives. GOP treason is nothing new. 🤬
Even thru reagan and shrub, jr., tricky was always at the top of my list of horrible presidents. No more, by about the distance from here to the nearest black hole.
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Of COURSE he's a traitor, and a war criminal besides.
So they took the vote away from us all with violence and dishonesty. That's the lede.
https://youtu.be/lFV1uT-ihDo?si=IiBEk07sIZRp_y9P
Well, obviously yes, but only in reality! Not inside the MAGA fantasy.
W Bush knowingly lied to get us to invade Iraq in an effort to finish the
#sarcasm
This shows you how low the standard has dropped since Trump took office the first time.
https://www.captiongenerator.com/v/2306284/trump's-rage
And IMO W was a traitor. He gave aid & comfort to the Saudis when the majority of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi. Don’t tell me that KSA didn’t sanction that operation at some level.
You seem to be confused, the Frankfurt School is anti-capitalist. Neoliberalism is extreme capitalism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p8cuN9Cv64
All 4 were fucking traitors! get the fuck out of here with this goddamn horseshit!
all 4 deserve the fucking wall!
His first recognition of it was calling it a “plague” sent as divine retribution against the LGBT community.
If that isn’t a traitor towards the American people I don’t know what is.
#magalove
In the early 60s, military high ups, brought a "911 type" plan to Pres JFK. A plan to bring people together. JFK "had words" and kicked him out.
I expect he will, with Dems standing there beside him endorsing it for the sake of the institution or whateverthefuck.
https://bsky.app/profile/veron4ica.com/post/3lc47dhappc2f
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/30/reagans-treason-two-bushes-and-the-23-million-payoff/
-Reaganomics is the root of the problems the US face
-Clinton started a war to distract from Lewinsky
-Bush destroyed the Middle East
Trump is the sum total of all the failings of US polity.....
And the other half probably being smoldering ruins.
George W Bush killed over a million people.
They CHOSE this.
Hardly a majority.
I mean seriously you have states were even the head of water board is elected. - that’s INSANE !
to get Reagan in office so.. yeah not so much.
The Heritage Foundation & Reagan are the TOP reason nearly all the USA's wealth, health, safety, prosperity, power, freedoms, opportunity etc.. have been funneled to the 1%.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html
What he did with the hostages to eff over Carter? Used them as pawns.
I was able to go to nursing school because of AFDC and the single parent/homemaker program at my community college, after which I went to work and paid taxes on my income as a nurse. Those programs don't exist any longer - but single mothers still do.
Hell we could go on all day with the evil he caused
He made sure that ANYTHING that was even slightly stigmatized in the country wound up being demonized when it came to funding.
It's only SOME comfort that he's burning in hell now.
Destroying the US education system & demonizing learning & intellect was EASILY one of the biggest corruption ROIs the GOP ever put time & money into.
/s
Also GW Bush could have swung a lot of voters to not vote for Tr#mp, but he kept quiet. His daughters spoke out but DADDY didn't.
That's probably why nobody wants to do something about it.
No members of Congress were prosecuted, although Media reported who acted on Jan6.