Joe Manchin flawed centrism. HAD President John Cotter on Ogg & more. Can the media atone?
Joe Manchin infers America is yearning for a centrist candidate like him while he is right of most. Humble Area Democrats John Cotter discusses DA Kim Ogg and more. How can the media can atone?
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John Cotter, Humble Area Democrats President visits: Cotter discusses the case against the Harris County District Attorney, Kim Ogg. In addition, he will discuss his team’s mobilizing the vote in Northeast Harris County.
Joe Manchin is to the Right of America and can't win. Matthew Dowd & Simone Sanders nailed it: Matthew Dowd and Simone Sanders Townsend nail the inconvenient reality that all those who support a Joe Manchon candidacy must accept. He is to the right of where the country is. [More]
How the Media Can Atone for Enabling the Rise of Trumpism: There is no bottom for MAGA’s top man. At a speech delivered on Veterans Day, Donald Trump used rhetoric nearly identical to that used by Adolf Hitler 80 years earlier. Rather than honoring veterans as one might expect of a political speech on this day, Trump used the occasion to label his adversaries “vermin” — promising that, if elected, he would use his power to “root out” all his political enemies. The Washington Post’sAaron Blake found the parallels: Hitler frequently used vermin references to justify the murder of Jews and others across Europe, while “Trump has used it more broadly to suggest that his opponents are subhuman” and deserve punishment. [More] There is no bottom for MAGA’s top man. At a speech delivered on Veterans Day, Donald Trump used rhetoric nearly identical to that used by Adolf Hitler 80 years earlier. Rather than honoring veterans as one might expect of a political speech on this day, Trump used the occasion to label his adversaries “vermin” — promising that, if elected, he would use his power to “root out” all his political enemies. The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake found the parallels: Hitler frequently used vermin references to justify the murder of Jews and others across Europe, while “Trump has used it more broadly to suggest that his opponents are subhuman” and deserve punishment. [More]
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