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The Graveyard of Trump Talking Points – CNN
Dozens of defenses from Team Trump ended up debunked. If the GOP continues to say that the Ukraine call was not impeachable, it will give a green light to all future presidents to use foreign powers to investigate their domestic … Continue reading
Devin Nunes and the Case of the Offending Cow – CNN
Devin Nunes is suing a cow on Twitter — and now the attempt to silence critics with absurd lawsuits has extended to one of his former staffers working in the White House. If that seems ridiculous, that’s because it is. … Continue reading
Stephen Miller: From White Suprematist Websites to the Whitehouse – CNN
Stephen Miller: From White Supremacist Websites to White House. President Trump’s chief speechwriter and immigration adviser pushed stories from white nationalist websites. This is not a little nuts.
Divided House Rules for Trump Impeachment Probe – CNN
Poll: Americans Divided on Impeaching & Removing Trump. “This was a vote about the transparency they’ve been asking for,” says Democratic Rep. Jayapal about the GOP criticism of the House impeachment resolution. “We thought they would… be with us when … Continue reading
Debate: Katie Hill Says Double Standard Forced Her Out – CNN
A lively panel discussion on CNN’s New Day featuring host of Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (and my bride) Margaret Hoover and Democratic strategist Aisha Moodie-Mills on ousted Rep. Katie Hill (D). Was Hill’s resignation evidence of sexist double standards … Continue reading
Americans Divided on Impeachment – CNN
President Trump’s latest reelection campaign ad says, “He’s no Mr. Nice Guy. But sometimes it takes a Donald Trump to change Washington.” Michael Smerconish to New Day: “I think that he’s going to replace the Rolling Stones with Alice Cooper’s … Continue reading
Support for Impeachment Weaker in Swing States – CNN
Nationwide, 48% of Americans support Impeach/Removal of Trump, according to a new poll. But in the six key swing states that Trump won in the 2016 election, the numbers tell a different story.
The Fractured States of America, Partisan Media Unlike Ever Before – CNN
America is self-segregating into separate political realities and partisan media is largely to blame. Our media helped create our #FracturedUSA with 78% of Americans now unable to trust each other on basic facts, according to a Pew survey.
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Fractured States of America, How Did We Get Here? – CNN
Our Fractured USA is deeply divided, but it wasn’t always this way. President Eisenhower might have said it best: “the middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.”
New Series on the Fractured States of America – CNN
This week, I’m launching a series on the problem of polarization with CNN Opinion. E Pluribus Unum, out of many, one, is literally the opposite of ‘Us Against Them,’ the demagogue’s eternal calling card. Watch now.
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30 Years Later, Have We Forgotten the Lessons of the Berlin Wall? – CNN
30 Years Later: Have We Forgotten Lessons of the Berlin Wall? “Truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred.” – former Czech president Václav Havel.
Follow the Money, Follow the Ads – CNN
Less than 90 days out from the Iowa caucuses, we’ve already seen more than $100 million spent on political ads from political candidates. In today’s Reality Check I look at what works, what doesn’t, and what’s got people talking in … Continue reading
How Right Wing Media Pushed Trump Toward Impeachment – CNN
Right-wing media pushed two discredited Ukraine narratives that President Trump just can’t quit. Congratulations, everybody. This is the first time a president’s belief in a conspiracy theory led to an impeachment inquiry.
One Word That Sums Up the President’s Impeachment Strategy – CNN
President Trump’s impeachment strategy can be summed up in one word: denial. It’s a hell of a drug. It lets you ignore inconvenient facts… and instead just live in a self-serving fantasy land. My latest Reality Check for CNN’s New … Continue reading
Secrets of Mueller Investigation Revealed by CNN – CNN
The newly-released, highly-redacted interview notes from the Mueller investigation, obtained as a result of a FOIA request by CNN and BuzzFeed show that Trump was obsessed with obtaining Hillary’s emails and who planted the idea of Ukraine meddling in his … Continue reading
Trump Allies Question Loyalty of Military Heroes – CNN
President Trump and his allies are questioning the loyalty of military heroes and life-long public servants who have testified in the impeachment inquiry.
The Lock-Them-Up Election – CNN
“The ‘Lock Them Up’ Election”: We’re headed for something ugly in the United States — an election in which hard partisans on both sides want to see their opponents jailed. This is banana republic stuff, and it’s happening on our … Continue reading
Trumps Demands Credit for Al-Baghdadi Death, Slams Obama in Process – CNN
In the history of American presidents announcing the deaths of enemies, President Trump’s speech about al-Baghdadi sticks out. We know that size matters a lot to this President, but we didn’t know it extended to the killing of terrorists.
The Danger or Democrats Lurching to the Left – CNN
Democrats are still more than capable of screwing up the 2020 election by lurching too far left and playing into Republican hands, despite support growing for Trump impeachment.
The Strange Ukraine Backstory of Impeachment – CNN
Apologies to the Talking Heads, but you might ask yourself… how did we get here? I’m talking, of course, about Ukraine becoming Ground Zero for America’s impeachment inquiry. And it’s a good question! It begins long before President Trump asked … Continue reading