Lindsey Graham And The Echoes Of Fascism

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A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.

The GOP’s turn away from democracy and toward a low-key fascism (or not so low key, depending on your point of view), hasn’t come in one sudden lurch or entirely at the behest of Donald Trump himself. It’s been a steady transition enabled by countless so-called establishment Republicans. No one quite embodies the elected-Republican-as-enabler quite like Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1430460
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The entire platform and policy stance of the current GOP is “Look What You Made Me Do”.

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No surprise to see another DeSantis stunt blow up. If this guy gets anywhere close to the 2024 nomination, it will be because the media merrily went along with his nonsense instead of calling it out.

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Every bully needs a sidekick.

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All of them want the tattoo and SS memorabilia to go with the power and lawlessness.

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ORNATO! Will he talk or hide? Tell us about the enemy within, Anthony!

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He will take the bribe and slink off.

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The history of using political violence in the south, including Lindsey’s home state.

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Tucker: By any actual reality based measure, Vladimir Putin is not losing the war in Ukraine. He is winning the war in Ukraine

And the Chosen One will soon reclaim his throne at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Take heart, fascist freedom fighters, and always remember up is down. Our evil shall sustain us.

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The Atlantic: Trump’s Second Term Would Look Like This
This is a great article yet there is one in the Sept. issue of “The Atlantic” that will make you cry.
“We need to take away your children”.

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I kinda got over trying to name whatever this is, this flying weird black and blue flags on your pickup, sociopathic groupthink. It’s just fascism, but let’s call it Americanism if it makes Sununu happy.

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Or as Ali Alexander (more below) put it over the weekend, as he rejected being called an insurrectionist: “I’d say be careful what you wish for, because you could accidentally gaslight the right into actually becoming insurrectionists.”

Too late. That horse has left the barn and it’s why a lot of people are starting to see some serious jail time.

Judge delays Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s grand jury testimony in Georgia election probe until after the November election.

Good. He’ll be a private citizen by January, anyway.

Trump Bragged He Had ‘Intelligence’ on Macron’s Sex Life

TFG could only dream about half the sex life Macron has had, in all reality.

Ornato has indicated that he still intends to attend the interview, according to an email obtained by The Intercept, but since Ornato will be a private citizen, investigators won’t have testimonial subpoena authority to compel his cooperation.

No, but he’ll be a private citizen at that point, too, and the DOJ, et al, will have a lot more tools at their disposal. Ornato is a two-bit criminal in this. A little bit arrogant and due to be taken down a few pegs.

I’d say be careful what you wish for, because you could accidentally gaslight the right into actually becoming insurrectionists.

Too late - that horse has left the barn. There are people getting YEARS in prison for what happened on J6. The insurrectionist moniker is already irrevocably attached to your party, Ali. Will be for all eternity.

President Biden is set to deliver a primetime address Thursday from near Independence Hall in Philadelphia on the fate of democracy ahead of the midterm elections.

Here’s hoping he takes the ‘semi’ out of ‘semi-fascist’. It’s about time that moniker is ALSO irrevocably put out into the mainstream. Frankly, I’d rather be a socialist any day of the week over being a fascist.

GOP Can’t Run Away From Abortion Fast Enough

Can’t run away fast enough from the very achievement they’ve worked for for decades. Dog catches car.

Tucker Doing Putin’s Work For Him

Doing it intended for whom? Faux Noise viewers couldn’t find Ukraine on a map.

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We are also once again witnessing a dynamic that seems to transcend time, place and culture: the people who call for or incite violent action are the least likely to actually participate in it. Can you imagine Sens. Graham, Cruz, or Hawley in a fight? I can certainly imagine them running from a fight, as one of the above famously did on video…

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Leave it to this idiot, to try to gaslight us, while warning us not to gaslight him.

“I’d say be careful what you wish for, because you could accidentally gaslight the right into actually becoming insurrectionists.”

“Becoming” insurrectionists? The only “becoming” left is when the Jan6 insurrectionists are tried and found guilty of insurrection.

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Where is that meme or gif of two guys just slapping at each other???

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Anytime Baby! Bring it on! I’m gonna live free or die! I will not allow threats like this to determine my future.

I spent three years in the US Army as an infantry soldier, I’ll be ready to defend my country against any enemies both foreign or domestic.

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Seems Alexander recently learned a new term, and now he’s trying to turn it on us. He’s just another punk who needs to spend some quality time in federal prison.

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DOJ gets the okay from Judge Cannon to file a 40-PAGE response to Trump (the limit is normally 20).

They will file it today.

And it should be a dooooozy.

And it’s all because of TFG’s frivolous and confused demand for a special master. Three weeks late.
Over documents that had already been logged, sorted, and gone through by an FBI filter team.

TFG is running out of his own feet to shoot.
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My strategy for a right wing insurrection is to go to the second floor where the mobility scooters can’t get me.

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