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kasperhauser's avatar

Think of it like this: The 20th century was the gasoline and combustion engine century. America dominated cause it knew how to mobilize resources and make some of the best combustion engines ever. But the 21st century will be the solar and battery century - which China will dominate - and yet the assholes in the WH and at API want us to go back to the 20th century, no matter what. Weak and stupid is no way to lead the world.

Thomas Locatell's avatar

Just like," Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son". I had to.

chev_chelios's avatar

yes...1600 Pennsylvania Ave....is Animal House....Flounder or even Bluto would do a better job at president than the rapist, pedo, grifter & chief that's there now....

Gordon Berry's avatar

More like the 19th century or earlier...

Rodney 'Butch' Bailey's avatar

The 'Amateur Hour' of this administration is just appalling. JD [Man, I negotiated for 21 whole hours!] Vance, Jared Kushner, Steve Wittkoff, the Donald....what a laughable bunch of lightweights.

Except only the other side is laughing.

Melanie Franceschi's avatar

Jared Kushners new construction banners are all over South Florida, BalHarbour. Although he conveniently left off Prince Mohammed Bin Salomon off! You know the one who now owns Florida with the Russians after all that money was given to Jared. The United States being robbed in front of their own eyes. I am here in Florida, just unreal.

Donna K. White's avatar

Now why isn't the national press telling that story?! If they did, maybe these right-wingers would drop frump and his greedy, un-American family!

Rodney 'Butch' Bailey's avatar

It is unbelievable, indeed!

johanna hays's avatar

“Amateur “ is way too kind.

Donna K. White's avatar

I hope that the MAGA fools who voted for frump, because he showed toughness, and manliness, are finally waking up to the fact that he and his cabinet are just weak, ignorant conmen. They have no clue how to govern! I am ashamed of these so called men, who bow down to "dear leader", for what, 15 mins. of fame. The weakness of these "men", are causing America to be weak. Meanwhile the frump boys are raking in the dough! Then, there is Mike Johnson, whose screwed up faith has him thinking that frump maybe the "christ". The anti-christ, but certainly not THE christ! Any kind of "religious nationalism" is what our founding fathers were trying to protect our new born nation from! That is why they called for separation of church and state! Our brilliant Founding Fathers knew that any kind of religious nationalism is dangerous. Isn't that why the pilgrims came to the new world in the first place-for religious freedom? "We the People" must stand up to these weak bastards and take our country back!

Donna K. White's avatar

I am hoping that JD's show of weakness this past week, will ruin his political career! I always thought that if he were to be POTUS, America and its people would be in even worse shape. If frump is ousted through the 25th Amendment, who will take his place: someone even worse than frump?

Anthony j. Santo's avatar

"She’s (PM Melloni of Italy) unacceptable because she doesn’t mind that Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow up Italy in two minutes if they had the chance." Trump

He is beyond out of touch, living in a totally self-constructed reality. He is saying that the PM of Italy doesn't care if Iran drops a nuclear bomb on her country.

In what universe does that make any sense at all? Trump is as unfit as a head of state could possibly be and has surrounded himself with equally corrupt and incompetent crazies. How the hell are we going to get out of this mess with a Cabinet and Congress unwilling to restrain this bull in a china shop?

Our only hope is a Democratic supermajority in both Houses of Congress following the November elections and who knows what evil machinations Trump will employ to negate the outcome of those elections?

Frightening times in deed. The worst of times....and well, the WORST of times.

Declan's avatar

The feckless Democrats must be on the road in front of Podcasters shouting about Donnys dangerous descent....playing dead is NOT a strategy for the present. STOP being so effing lazy Chucky & Dems!

Donna K. White's avatar

Schumer doesn't even know what a podcast is!

mary M keymer's avatar

And what is going to be important is, if the dems get control of both houses that they use there power wisely. I want Schumer out .. I want them to show courage..They need to stop these maniacs.

Jim Jorgensen's avatar

We, who have observed and understood this mess and what has led up to it, most it catalogued by Steve Schmidt are obligated to lead the charge against it.

In order for us to prevail into the future I believe we are also obligated to investigate those who have failed us within the Democrat and Non-MAGA establishment political parties and those corrupt oligarchs who have sought unfettered wealth and power to the detriment of we the people of this country and the world.

While former President Biden has provided pardons across the board to those of his administration and others who were allied with him; democrat and independent party supporters should be energized to obtain the pursuit of investigations of all individuals whose actions or inaction led to the failure of democrats and independents to gain any federal legislative majority as a result of the 2024 federal elections as well as in legislatures of some important swing states.

Christine's avatar

I don't know if I can take anymore of this wonderful news every day.

I'm really sick of it. I don't want to hear "his" voice, "his" name ever.

I don't want to look at "him". And I really will not tolerate any of his supporters.

I'm glad that I'm older, but sad about what we have left to future generations. My husband and I didn't work all these years to leave our children this disaster of a country.

We allowed this to happen. I'm more convinced than ever that 2024 was rigged by our dear DOGE expert. Just can't prove it.

Donna K. White's avatar

Christine, I feel just like you do! I hope that this nightmare will end soon; for America's sake and for the sake of our children and grandchildren! If I see the image of frump as my Lord and Savior, one more time I will puke! Showing that image, is not only blasphemous; but it also, in some twisted way, gives frump the spotlight, yet again, which frump craves. Congress needs to keep focusing on the Epstein files. There is obviously something in them that frump fears more than death!

John D.'s avatar

Any country that would elect this miscreant and his evildoers. Wait. Never mind.

Husaria's avatar

Yes, twice and after a coup d’ etat and…..oh yeah, never mind……. “ Pardon me "

Donna K. White's avatar

Unthinkable, but unfortunately true! Shows how ignorant Americans really are, when it comes to politics and how our government runs!

Tom Halstead's avatar

Note that centrism will not provide an antidote to the normalizing poisoning we’ve suffered. Any course-correction efforts will seem “radical” in comparison to today’s business as usual, and we can count on corporate media to undermine those efforts with its compulsive sane washing and game scoring. Schumercrats, of whom there are far too many, will remain useless, thus counter productive. We’re going to need actual Democrats, Democrats for whom the New Deal is not a burden but an attainable goal.

Melanie Franceschi's avatar

The democrats have no leverage right now, no majority even if they all agree. The Republicans and the people that voted for them in need to March on D.C and demand the that Donald Trump be removed. There in lies the power.

Donna K. White's avatar

Their minority is so little, only a handful of people. If they had strong leadership, or loud voices, like dare I say a Jim Jordan type, they could convince some GOP/MAGAs to their side. Just like the GOP/MAGAs convince Fetterman! Lisa Murkowski is level-headed. She is for keeping America in tact. I'm sure that there are many more, they are just scared of the big bad bully in the W H! Democrats need stronger leadership!

Peter Hart's avatar

Larry Ellison has been a vile, arrogant prick for the last 30 years. No one likes him. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

johanna hays's avatar

Makes one think that the Ukrainians and Hungarians are far more aware and committed than we are.

Joan Serkin's avatar

Will this constant suffocating shit ever stop. Bari Weiss invited Miller and Hegsbreath to the correspondents dinner? Come on.

MarciaMarciaMarcia's avatar

Can’t wait to not watch it.

Thomas Locatell's avatar

We are so lucky to have Steve speaking out with such vigor and authority. His knowledge of political history is wide and deep. His practice of the dark arts, no slur, of politics is welcome to those who are disgusted with "both sides". I particularly enjoy his profiles of FDR, Lincoln and Grant. You never see Steve paling around with the ludicrous leaders of the Dem. Party, that would make him a sellout. His stances give meaning to the term Big Tent that Dem. pols have been gaslighting us with for years. I could go on.FDR'S election was a black swan event, a member of the gilded class turning the world upside down. We need some of that.

MarciaMarciaMarcia's avatar

It’s taken me some time to agree with this part of Steve’s views. I agree with it 💯 now but at first didn’t want to spend time hearing about how Democrats were and are complicit in this mess. I for sure knew Dems were not perfect innocent beings but just wanted to move on to the action of getting rid of this trump mess. It is all part of what is needed to move forward. I get it.

Patrick P's avatar

A gathering before the storm of the true believers and sick entrepreneurs who seek to get rich or richer off the rise of the 4th Reich. The world has taken notice of the similarities of this fascist movement. The world will not turn away.

Control the media and you can control the people. Those words or words to that effect were spoken by Joseph Göbbels, Minister of Propaganda of the 3rd Reich. A generation has passed but the evil still remains.

Steven Miller like Göbbels before him only sees a benefit of a propaganda machine. However, they both failed to see the resistance growing around the country who seek truth, not the lies of propaganda. Truth will set men free and they will rise up and tear down the machinery built on lies.

The true storm is rising and it is bigger than the storm started in the Whitehouse. The storm is Resistance and they will rebuke fascism with their votes come November election day. We will not be denied our Magyar moment. We will cast out the infidels who have kidnapped our government. A Blue Wave is gathering momentum and will crash over the walls built by the corrupt Congress. The wave will wash clean that which has been made dirty by the billionaire donors and their corrupt politicians.

Beware of retribution because it has a memory.

Ken Davies's avatar

One can only hope that Stephen Miller comes to a very sticky end.

Donna K. White's avatar

Tar and feather kind of sticky end?

Becca's avatar

CBS has suck so low. I already don't watch it but I may visit the news and find out their main advertizers and contact them to drop ads on a bought out, partisan, trump, fascist national broadcast network. It has worked in some past instances for me. Do you know the main advertizers?

Husaria's avatar

My hope of hopes is that at the mid terms we right this ship and restore our democracy.

However, the damage done is the damage done. Respect and reputation are hard earned. It happens over decades. Centuries even. And, it’s lost in days. The orange imbecile has had over a decade to destroy our street cred. It’s gone now. And, it’s going to take a lot of hard work to get it back if we even can.

We may indeed right our ship. But, I fear that much like after 9 / 11 our eye is not on China. They keep advancing. Robots, electronics, cars, ships, etc. We have door dash grandma.

The Pax Sinica is coming. How the world tolerates this is yet to be seen. All roads at one time lead to Rome. In 2026 all factory production for goods and services leads to China.

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/not-survive-toyota-honda-ford-104500441.html

Jacquelyn Wolverton's avatar

Italy has no worries since their Prime Minister has not put her country in Iran’s crosshairs. Donald Trump, on the other hand, has handed them the keys to retribution against his. And most of the Americans are suffering, hate him, and have been firmly against this war from the get go.

elliottobermanprofile's avatar

I'm thinking it is time he just leaves us be.