Morning Memo: GOP’s Continuation Of The Big Lie Looms Ahead Of 2022

A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things.

The Washington Post did the math: At least a third of the nearly 700 Republicans who’ve filed to run in 2022 House or Senate campaigns have endorsed Trump’s lies about the 2020 election.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1379993
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The stupid motherfuckers.

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They are setting up their next shot to overthrow. They always were. When we protest their theft, they will say: “See? Both sides, etc.” Tedious and infuriatiing.

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That doesn’t mean it’ll work, however.

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J.D. Vance has entered the Full Humiliation Phase.
Say hi to Rudy, J.D.!
ETTD

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Here’s hoping. The courts seem to be giving the states a lot of leeway with election law. “You can only steal elections if you have enacted laws that legitimate election theft…”

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…and I regret being wrong about the guy. I think he was a good president, I think he made a lot of good decisions for people, and I think he took a lot of flak.

When our alien conquerors arrive, it will be Republicans reaching out to shake their hands. Or tentacles. Or bio-mechanical appendages. Whatever. Republican degradation has no limits.

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“Standing up to Government” is he new “well regulated militia”. That’s obviously extreme craziness.

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EVERY TIME any one of these Bozos is interviewed, or makes a statement they should be forced to defend the BIG LIE. Sadly, a large part of the media always ‘both sides’ it, in what is a HUGE win for the GOP.

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In my opinion the media is making the same mistake it made in 2018-2019 by spending way to much space talking about Trump and giving him way to much free plublicity. Lyndon Johnson used to say “l don’t care what you say about me just mention my name.” This philosophy seems to very much apply to Trump. It is time to never cover his nonsense and let him quietly fade into the sunset.

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Effectively there have already been “proof of concept” over-turn election prototypes that have been tested.
Look at Florida’s statewide public vote on the restoration of voting right for felons who completed their sentences - the public approved it - BY A SUPER MAJORITY - there was no ambiguity as to the will of the vast majority… they overwhelmingly supported the idea that if you complete the time you were required to serve - you regain your right to vote.
But … then it went to Florida’s Republican controlled legislature and they tortured the details and essentially flipped the bird at democracy & overturned the will of the vast majority.

Believe there also was a public question in Missouri that got knifed in the back by the state legislature.

It will be a quantum leap of totalatrian fascist audacity to have a Democratic candidate win an election by, say 53% to 46% … and then have a states Republican legislature proclaim that vague and unsubstantiated suspicions of “impropriety” cause them to reject the results and appoint the Republican.
This is going to get people killed.

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Should Lonny Koons be a Star in Looney Tunes or is he making a mockery of the gun nuts’ interpretation of 2A?

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The Big Lie is part of the structural rot of the GOP. Kevin needs to understand that things fall apart.

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“I don’t even know. Does anyone know the answer to that stuff?”

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If the fascists do take control, there is no outside nation going to invade, save us and then–in a few years–leave with benevolent aid and smiles.

These are serious times and its not helping to be forced to confront made-up derp along with the usual.

Trump has some serious vulnerabilities and they should be highlighted.

In the meantime, I appreciate your posts on what is Gloom Monday +1 (because of the Holiday)

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Absolutely.

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“Yeah, back in 2016 Trump seemed like such an unsavory character.”

"But NOW, after his university was proven to be a scam, and he was ordered to pay $25mil to the students, and his foundation was dissolved for gross mismanagement and corruption, and he took the side of white nationalists, and insulted women whom he raped, and broke dozens of laws to expand his power, and colluded with Russia for four years, choosing them over his own country, and being impeached twice and losing his re-election and not accepting the obvious landslide, and running dishonest and false claims in court over the election and continued to lie about a rigged election, and incited an insurrection at the capitol, and watched the violence on TeeVee, cheering them on, and killed 400,000 people with lies about COVID, and called for Mike Pence to be hanged, and has had his company indicted for 15 counts of fraud, tax lies and conspiracy, and lost the support of most of the nation and has continued his downward sundowning spiral into insanity…

…I’m TOTALLY on board!!!"

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The 2/3rds who haven’t endorsed the big lie and think that Biden is legitimately in office?

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Glass 2/3 full…pessimist… :crazy_face:

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How low can they go??
‘Tucker Carlson Is The New Alex Jones’ | Crooks and Liars

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