In Which I Agree With Trump, But…
[guest post by Dana]
It’s never clean bill of goods when I agree with Trump. Consider that yesterday, during an interview on Fox Sports Radio, President Trump took the NBA to task for their support of China:
While I agree that the NBA is shameful in their refusal to denounce China and its imprisonment and attempted genocide of the Uighurs, it’s painfully clear that their business interests continue to take precedence over any pesky human rights violations. This even as they wear pre-approved social justice slogans on their jerseys (none of which mention China or the Uighurs).
However, Trump loses me because he has also publicly called on professional sports teams to suspend or even fire players who choose to kneel during the national anthem, and worse, he has suggested that those kneeling should not be in the country. He seems to believe that the federal government should be determining how professional sports franchises handle the decisions made by their players.
Moreover:
Trump also criticized NBA players kneeling for the national anthem in protest of racial inequality, calling them “very, very nasty and, frankly, very dumb.”
The president called NBA players “disgraceful” last week for kneeling during the anthem.
President Trump calls NBA players "disgraceful" for kneeling during anthem, implies that he's done more for the black community than Abraham Lincoln pic.twitter.com/C5YJW3pAps
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) August 5, 2020
–Dana
Hello.
Dana (292df6) — 8/12/2020 @ 2:50 pmmeh…
Hockey is better. 😉
Seriously though, government should butt here. Just let the public voice displeasure.
whembly (c30c83) — 8/12/2020 @ 2:53 pmThey have allegiance to china, they traim around a concentration camp, not to say what chinese feel about blacks, yes they supported the likes of robert williams (radio free dixie) but still.
Narciso (7404b5) — 8/12/2020 @ 3:02 pmPoliticians should butt out of sports, and sports should butt out of politics.
Let’s remember which happened first.
beer ‘n pretzels (a67981) — 8/12/2020 @ 3:11 pmLong time fan, but they’ve lost me and are close to losing both of my superfan sone.
College B-ball is much more enjoyable for me… when they’re able to play.
Colonel Haiku (167584) — 8/12/2020 @ 3:14 pmMake that sons
Colonel Haiku (167584) — 8/12/2020 @ 3:44 pm“Let’s remember which happened first.”
May 15, 1862. The first time “Star Spangled Banner” was played at a sporting event.
Davethulhu (a9ecac) — 8/12/2020 @ 3:45 pmAnd the wider picture
https://mobile.twitter.com/PekingMike/status/1293499909438668800
Narciso (7404b5) — 8/12/2020 @ 4:06 pmTrump gave Xi a big thumbs-up on his Uighur concentration camps, so his bloviations on this subject should be taken with the same seriousness as all the rest. Which is to say: none at all.
Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 4:11 pmCapitalism does have an ugly paradox. Sports are a popular entertainment product which garners yugggggge ratings — and yuggggge revenues. Viewed through that mindset, Trump knows his target audience well — and how to reach them– and rile them up.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 8/12/2020 @ 4:24 pmTrump doesn’t care about free speech, human rights in China, or who does what with the national anthem. Trump cares about Trump. If he’s talking about one of these things it’s because he thinks it helps him. If the thing he says makes sense in some way it’s because a million monkeys on a million keyboards will eventually produce something that looks purposeful. Apparent intelligence is the product of blind chance. Finding a inconsistency is like faulting the monkey for failing to use the oxford comma. It might mean something to you, but the monkey neither knows nor cares.
Time123 (66d88c) — 8/12/2020 @ 4:28 pmI read both articles you linked and did not see anything that suggests that Trump called on the federal government to do anything. Did I miss something?
BuDuh (729cf5) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:00 pmThats what weve been doing for nearly nearly 50 years since nixon hugged mao, and he left us to babysit the khmer rouge.
Narciso (7404b5) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:01 pmLet’s pretend that is true. If Trump is self centered and takes action on an issue that “helps him” but a consequence of that action is it also helps many others, could you live with the outcome?
BuDuh (729cf5) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:04 pmIt would re-emphasize the importance of removing him from office, because – in his heedless pursuit of self-interest – he will harm many others as often as he accidentally helps them.
Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:18 pmcovfefe
Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:19 pmTrump to Relax Rules for Showers After Complaints About Flow
The U.S. Energy Department proposed easing water efficiency requirements for shower heads Wednesday following multiple complaints from President Donald Trump about how low water flow is impeding his ability to properly wash his hair.
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The rule comes after Trump has railed against shower heads that go “drip, drip, drip,” as well as low-flow toilets and faucets among other appliances.
“You turn on the shower — if you’re like me, you can’t wash your beautiful hair properly,” Trump said this month during a visit to a Whirlpool Corp. manufacturing plant in Ohio. “You waste 20 minutes longer. Please come out. The water — it drips, right?”
Rip Murdock (d2a2a8) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:25 pm…..
Obligatory Seinfeld reference.
White House clarifies limits of jobless aid plan as talks with Congress dim
President Trump’s senior aides acknowledged on Tuesday that they are providing less financial assistance for the unemployed than the president initially advertised amid mounting blowback from state officials of both parties.
Rip Murdock (d2a2a8) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:33 pm…..
By Tuesday, senior White House officials were saying publicly that the maneuver only guarantees an extra $300 per week for unemployed Americans — with states not required to add anything to their existing state benefit programs to qualify for the federal benefit.
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“$400. Okay? So, that’s generous, but we want to take care of our people,” the president said. “Under this plan, states will be able to offer greater benefits if they so choose, and the federal government will cover 75 percent of the cost. So we’re all set up. It’s $400 per week.”
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The White House guidance means all states will probably be able to implement the program without spending new money on aid. It also means people on unemployment will see their benefit effectively cut from $600 to $300 — a 50 percent reduction — rather than from $600 to $400.
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Under Trump’s directive, the federal government may only have enough money to pay the enhanced $300 benefits for about five weeks. After that, it would be up to states entirely to cover perhaps billions of dollars in unemployment aid using their own money, creating a financial headache for those that are anticipating multibillion-dollar budget shortfalls as a result of the pandemic. …..
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Promises broken!
Agreed, Dana. The few times Trump is right about something, there’s nothing wrong with acknowledging it, and Trump is right that the NBA have collectively been cowards in the face of China. It doesn’t take long (usually just a few hours) before another Trump idiocy comes up.
Paul Montagu (c280e0) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:43 pmMay 15, 1862. The first time “Star Spangled Banner” was played at a sporting event.
The NBA is free to change it to “Dixie” anytime for you, Davethulhu.
beer ‘n pretzels (517248) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:45 pmSo I take it that the Kushners and that includes Ivanka will no longer be doing business with China?
nk (1d9030) — 8/12/2020 @ 5:51 pmTalking the talk isn’t the problem.
We saw this in 2016. If Trump had actually governed like he sometimes said he would I’d be his biggest fan. We didn’t get immigration reform, a balanced budget, an end to wars, better healthcare.
All seventeen of my MAGA hats and both of my TRUMP flags have ‘made in China’ printed on the label. Walk the walk.
Dustin (4237e0) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:04 pmYou’re not supposed to bring that up, nk.
Dana (292df6) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:07 pmA proposed NBA uniform slogan: “Uighur Lives Matter.”
Gary Hoffman (2a3a16) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:08 pm21.So I take it that the Kushners and that includes Ivanka will no longer be doing business with China?
Sorta like NASA not doing business w/Roscosmos…
And Putin smiled.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:12 pmR.I.P. Sumner Redstone
Media magnate.
Met him. Helluva fella.
Roll credits; fade to black…
DCSCA (797bc0) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:17 pmDid Carter embargo U.S. wheat sales to Russia when it Afghanistan or only U.S. Olympic contestants? They’re all a bunch of thespians.
nk (1d9030) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:25 pmwhen it *invaded* Afghanistan
They had to start a conversation about typos on the Chicago thread.
nk (1d9030) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:27 pmAnd speaking of idiocy, there’s a technical term for Trump’s four executive orders last Saturday: They’re a f*cking mess.
Paul Montagu (c280e0) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:41 pmIt’s not just the Kushners, but items from Trump’s line of menswear are made in China, as well as miscellaneous items from the Trump Organization store. I wrote about it here.
Dana (292df6) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:43 pm“ R.I.P. Sumner Redstone”
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“Content is king“
harkin (820854) — 8/12/2020 @ 6:51 pm_
@14, absolutely. I’ll take lucky or good. The only problem with lucky is that luck doesn’t last.
Time123 (9f42ee) — 8/12/2020 @ 7:00 pmSo when would one of these go into effect, I mean there must be a target date, for one, surely? There’s a plan I’m sure, wait is plan a four letter word?
Colonel Klink (Ret) (305827) — 8/12/2020 @ 7:02 pmFunny. Good to see you back, Klink.
Dana (292df6) — 8/12/2020 @ 7:07 pmA Klink sighting!
Paul Montagu (c280e0) — 8/12/2020 @ 7:47 pmSince “in which I don’t agree with Trump” is so much more prevalent, last June our president insinuated that a 75-year old Buffalo protester was some sort of “ANTIFA provocateur”, which was reported by a literal Russian propagandist who works for both Sputnik and OAN because, at OAN, “we like Russia“.
It was all a lie; Mr. Gugino was released from the hospital on June 30, almost four weeks after sustaining his injuries and, by the accounts from the people who know him, he’s your typical harmless hippie protester/activist.
Today, OAN correspondent Ms. Rion asked Trump about Antifa.com and how the website redirects to the Biden campaign. Problem is, the site was registered in the Russian Federation in 2013, anonymously registered. The site is now dark.
Ms. Rion at OAN also gave Giuliani a leg up in Ukraine, and their “documentary” about Biden was filled with sketchy Russia-linked sources. I’m not saying Ms. Rion is a Russian agent, but she behaves like a Russian agent.
Trump is worthless and should not be President, but the problem now is that after that other worthlessness picked Kamala Harris to be President possibly before he’s even sworn in, anything bad Trump says or does is twisting the knife in the guts of every sentient American. It’s not a binary choice. Kamala will be exponentially worse than Trump.
nk (1d9030) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:06 pmMore on Ms. Rion, or is it Ms. Dayn-Ryan? The rundown…
Hi, my name is Bob, but call me Courtland. Her dad is a shyster Texas real estate guy who changed his name at least a handful of times.
Paul Montagu (c280e0) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:08 pmUnsurprisingly, Ms. Rion is also a Seth Rich and Pizzagate conspiracy nut, among numerous other nutty things.
And I have a newly sprouted sympathy for Trump’s wives.
nk (1d9030) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:08 pmUnpossible.
Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:09 pmShe was elected statewide in California, for crying out loud! Twice!
nk (1d9030) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:12 pmIn two weeks when he rolls out his very comprehensive and incredible health care plan.
It’s going to be tremendous, believe me.
Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:13 pmThree times, actually.
But who’s counting?
Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:17 pmVice President Harris, nah.
Paul Montagu (c280e0) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:25 pmIf VP Harris becomes P Harris after Biden has an “episode”, I doubt it. Trump is already bottom three in American history, which would be tough to match in short order.
Does Biden have to survive through the certification of the Electoral votes when the new Congress convenes in January, or only through the Electoral College vote in December?
nk (1d9030) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:37 pmYou’re the fancy-pants lawyer…
Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:42 pm39. Unpossible.
Review her dwindling primary losses before her ‘I’m moving to effing Iowa’ quip– nd she quit; then strap yourself into a chair for a 24/7, 3-day marathon of every episode of The Jeffersons.
Yes. It’s possible.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:52 pm#43. Fox’s Piro said on air she doesn’t think Biden will make it to the election- then her panel colleagues tried to back-fill her doom prediction w/wishing him ‘well’ and w/delegate numbers so she had a chance to recant on air not meaning he would die. But the Foxy damage was done.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:56 pm@36 Trump’s ongoing lack of plan regarding Covid and his deliberate spreading of misinformation is killing people. I don’t think Harris is likely to kill 3X as many. Therefore I don’t find her to be worse.
Nic (896fdf) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:56 pm(typing and brain speed not matching up) 3X as many… or even an equal number… Therefore
Nic (896fdf) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:58 pm@44. Ask Jeanine Pirro; she already broadcast her predictions on that on Fox.
DCSCA (797bc0) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:59 pmI’m not sure in practice though.
I recall that the law on challenging electoral votes says the votes must be “regularly cast” and that any vote for an ineligible person is not regularly cast. A vote for a person who was alive at the time the vote was cast would presumably be considered regularly cast, as no procedural irregularity would have occurred.
If the votes can’t be changed, and votes for a dead person are counted, then somebody dead would be the president-elect and the 20th Amendment I quoted above would be operative.
But if the electoral votes cast for Biden become invalid when he croaks, presumably it would become a contingent election decided by the House.
Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 9:00 pmIf its early episodes Mama Jefferson Alive era Jeffersons I could deal with it; humor was mostly derived from George dealing with dueling nags, but it jumped the shark after George saved a Klansman with some CPR and got preachy as hell from its ’80 to ’85 backstretch.
That said, wouldn’t a daughter of Tom and Helen look more like Kamala Harris than the fully black actress the used for her.
urbanleftbehind (bd2a2f) — 8/12/2020 @ 9:13 pmThe 70s were depressing, i guess thats why the alternative was the love boat and fantasy island and steve austin and co.
Narciso (7404b5) — 8/12/2020 @ 9:20 pm“Chosen” is the word, and the Electors “chuse” the Vice President Elect. So it’s the second Monday after the first Wednesday in December.
nk (1d9030) — 8/12/2020 @ 9:30 pmOf course hes going to croak, unlike john mccain he outlived his father and grandfather by a decade.
Narciso (7404b5) — 8/12/2020 @ 9:49 pm@52/@53- Could be singin’ it, fellas; ‘Kamala movin’ on up; to the East Wing…’ 😉
DCSCA (797bc0) — 8/12/2020 @ 9:55 pmTrump’s got a hell of a body count and a stack of betrayals. But never say never. Trump set a lot of precedents for how unaccountable the presidency actually is. Combine that with someone a little smarter, a little colder, a little more charismatic, and you never know.
I will happily bet a six pack of beer, shipped, to any of y’all, that Biden is alive on inauguration day.
Dustin (4237e0) — 8/12/2020 @ 10:18 pmJeanine Pirro…LOL.
Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 10:45 pmThe poor man’s Judge Judy.
Dustin (4237e0) — 8/12/2020 @ 10:50 pm“Ask Jeanine Pirro; she already broadcast her predictions on that on Fox.”
Had she been drinking again?
Davethulhu (ed5cbb) — 8/12/2020 @ 10:57 pmHarris may not kill more people, but I can see her making life more miserable.
norcal (a5428a) — 8/13/2020 @ 12:46 amda bulls need a slogan for black on black murder how about –
mg (8cbc69) — 8/13/2020 @ 1:03 amChicago black lives never mattered
160,000 dead and counting.
-34% annual GDP growth rate.
America the laughing stock of the world thanks to our clown prince.
You are quite a pessimist.
Dave (1bb933) — 8/13/2020 @ 1:20 amNike factory swoosh workers don’t matter
mg (8cbc69) — 8/13/2020 @ 1:26 amCanada is calling for you Dave.
mg (8cbc69) — 8/13/2020 @ 1:28 amGtfoh
If your talking mentally dead you’ve lost the bet.
mg (8cbc69) — 8/13/2020 @ 1:52 amThey can go play in china, among the starving uighurs gah.
Narciso (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 5:39 amthey kneel before a foreign power, and yet they don’t recognize an American flag,
narciso (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 6:46 amI will happily bet a six pack of beer, shipped, to any of y’all, that Biden is alive on inauguration day.
There’s no guarantee that he’ll make it to election day. One sneeze….
Kevin M (ab1c11) — 8/13/2020 @ 6:59 ammeanwhile the jackass da in atlanta, who charged rolfe was given his walking papers
bolivar de griz (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 7:07 amchoose wisely
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/08/democrat-party-getting-rid-jews-daniel-greenfield/
bolivar de griz (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 7:25 amhttps://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/511683-atlanta-area-district-attorney-in-rayshard-brooks-case-loses-runoff-race?amp
Narciso (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 7:30 amBreaking911
@Breaking911
BREAKING: Uber CEO says company will likely shut down service in California after a San Fran. judge ordered Uber to treat their drivers as employees instead of independent contractors – KABC
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Individual rights
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In other news, DUIs skyrocket in California and it’s hard to determine why.
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Kahnquistador
@Kahnquistador
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The Blue Effect in action. Killing jobs since it’s inception.
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Onyx
@Onyx715_
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It shocks me that people really think this is California’s fault and don’t realize this is a systematic failure of capitalism
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𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗘
harkin (5af287) — 8/13/2020 @ 7:32 am@RepubRepartee
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Yup, capitalism means the government forces you to run your business how they see fit. Nailed it.
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Of course but they are fine with it, and its not like there is an opposition in san ageles
Bolivar di griz (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 7:46 amHe recognizes similar patterns
https://mobile.twitter.com/Doranimated/status/1293888006026342401
Bolivar di griz (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 7:49 amTrump was looking for something that no other politician would endorse/
Sammy Finkelman (083d4c) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:05 am62. mg (8cbc69) — 8/13/2020 @ 1:03 am
No, it is:
“Ssee no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” if anyone black does it, and if you analyze it “properly” it is all the fault of white people anyway.
And it even could be in some sense.
Sammy Finkelman (083d4c) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:11 am51. Dave (1bb933) — 8/12/2020 @ 9:00 pm
Every state has a different law, except that any general voting laws for elective offices applies (15th amendment, 19th amendment, 24th amendment etc)
And, remember, in the November general election, youre not voting for president!
You’re voting for a slate of Electors.
How can you vote for someone who has no electors pledged to him? Now maybe a state might have registered write in candidates who have electors.
The wquestionis not whether the presidential or vice presidential candidate was alive at the time, but whether the Electors or a substitute was.
If by the time the Electors vote…I think it still counts as a vote and doesn’t reduce the number of Electoral votes neeeded to reach a majority of those cast.
Here;s an interesting idea?
What if the election results are tied up in the courts, and a state is prevented from certifying its election results by the time the Electors have to vote? Well, apolitical party wouldn’t just give up – mthey’d get the governor or some other official to certify the results. Congress would have to decide whether to accept them.
Sammy Finkelman (083d4c) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:24 amNic (896fdf) — 8/12/2020 @ 8:56 pm
Even if it saves people, the democrats will say it will/can kill people because he put forth a vaccine/treatment for political reasons.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/opinion/letters/coronavirus-vaccine.html
Sammy Finkelman (083d4c) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:29 amTheres still a pony down there
https://amp.dailycaller.com/2020/08/12/christopher-steele-trump-russia-dossier-tape
Bolivar di griz (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:32 amWhat could go wrong
https://mobile.twitter.com/realchrisrufo/status/1293603172842221570
Bolivar di griz (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:33 amNarciso, I think you inadvertently shifted to a different handle (Bolivar di griz).
Leviticus (efada1) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:51 amSome Questions for Kamala Harris About Eligibility
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But those claims are erroneous, at least as the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment was originally understood—an error to which even my good friend, renowned UCLA School of Law professor Eugene Volokh, has fallen prey.
The language of Article II is that one must be a natural-born citizen. The original Constitution did not define citizenship, but the 14th Amendment does—and it provides that “all persons born…in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens.” Those who claim that birth alone is sufficient overlook the second phrase. The person must also be “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States, and that meant subject to the complete jurisdiction, not merely a partial jurisdiction such as that which applies to anyone temporarily sojourning in the United States (whether lawfully or unlawfully). Such was the view of those who authored the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause; of the Supreme Court of the United States in the 1872 Slaughter-House Cases and the 1884 case of Elk v. Wilkins; of Thomas Cooley, the leading constitutional treatise writer of the day; and of the State Department, which, in the 1880s, issued directives to U.S. embassies to that effect.
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Granted, our government’s view of the Constitution’s citizenship mandate has morphed over the decades to what is now an absolute “birth on the soil no matter the circumstances” view—but that morphing does not appear to have begun until the late 1960s, after Kamala Harris’ birth in 1964. The children born on U.S. soil to guest workers from Mexico during the Roaring 1920s were not viewed as citizens, for example, when, in the wake of the Great Depression, their families were repatriated to Mexico. Nor were the children born on U.S. soil to guest workers in the bracero program of the 1950s and early 1960s deemed citizens when that program ended, and their families emigrated back to their home countries.
So before we so cavalierly accept Senator Harris’ eligibility for the office of vice president, we should ask her a few questions about the status of her parents at the time of her birth.
Rip Murdock (d2a2a8) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:51 am…….
That didn’t take long …….
New computer,
Bolivar di griz (7404b5) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:54 amEditor’s Note: Eastman’s Newsweek Column Has Nothing to Do With Racist Birtherism
Some of our readers have reacted strongly to the op-ed we published by Dr. John Eastman, assuming it to be an attempt to ignite a racist conspiracy theory around Kamala Harris’ candidacy. Dr. Eastman was focusing on a long-standing, somewhat arcane legal debate about the precise meaning of the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment. His essay has no connection whatsoever to so-called “birther-ism,” the racist 2008 conspiracy theory aimed at delegitimizing then-candidate Barack Obama by claiming, baselessly, that he was born not in Hawaii but in Kenya. We share our readers’ revulsion at those vile lies.
The 14th Amendment is one of the most-studied areas of constitutional law, and questions were raised by the Constitution’s Article II, Section 1 “natural born Citizen” requirement for presidential eligibility about both John McCain and Ted Cruz, at the time of their respective runs. The meaning of “natural born Citizen,” and the relation of that Article II textual requirement to the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, are issues of legal interpretation about which scholars and commentators can, and will, robustly disagree.
Debating the meaning of these constitutional provisions and, in the particular case of Dr. Eastman’s piece, the meaning of the 14th Amendment’s phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” is not an attempt to deny facts or to make false claims. No one is questioning Harris’ place of birth or the legitimacy of an obviously valid birth certificate.
Rip Murdock (d2a2a8) — 8/13/2020 @ 8:54 am…….
Right……
Meanwhile……
Mister Jones
@deuceohsixx
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SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse the decision of a King County judge that has allowed a recall effort to move forward that could result in her being removed from office.
https://apnews.com/4a38ed435d4ed88b87ac2cfb57cb4746
harkin (5af287) — 8/13/2020 @ 9:01 am__ _
Trump launches into another ugly tirade against women; adorable niece hits back twice as hard!
Dave (1bb933) — 8/13/2020 @ 9:15 amAnother area of agreement with Trump here, although UAE called it a roadmap toward recognition. Still, it’s a positive step.
Paul Montagu (c280e0) — 8/13/2020 @ 9:40 amTrump admits he’s sabotaging the postal service to delegitimize the election:
A time for choosing: America, or Trump?
Dave (1bb933) — 8/13/2020 @ 9:41 amTucker Carlson mispronounces ‘Kamala‘.
CNN goes berserk, saying it was racist and intentional.
Tucker supplies video of Joe Biden pronouncing it the same way.
CNN: [crickets]
https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2020/08/13/wait-for-it-tucker-carlson-makes-a-mockery-of-cnn-analysts-triggered-by-how-he-pronounced-kamala-cue-clip-of-joe-biden/
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harkin (5af287) — 8/13/2020 @ 9:42 amA time for choosing: America, or Trump?
If Kamala Harris represents America, I want the Treaty of Paris rescinded. Rule Britannia!
nk (1d9030) — 8/13/2020 @ 9:45 amI sympathize with you, Dave, I really do. I very badly want to give the finger to Trump too.
nk (1d9030) — 8/13/2020 @ 9:48 amit is pretty damn frustrating that Biden is screwing up my chance to vote against Trump. Pretty damn frustrating.
Dustin (4237e0) — 8/13/2020 @ 9:57 amActually, Kamala is all “Commonwealth”, Donald only 1/2 so.
urbanleftbehind (78bfa2) — 8/13/2020 @ 9:58 amBe like
DRJ (aede82) — 8/13/2020 @ 10:38 amMikeTrump: Every day is the same Covid news, especially now that statistics only go through the federal government.Amazing link, DRJ.
Dustin (4237e0) — 8/13/2020 @ 10:44 amThis could have been written by Robert Graves. Claudius succeeds Caligula and appoints Nero as his successor. Sigh.
nk (1d9030) — 8/13/2020 @ 10:44 amAt this point, I think we have to put every option on the table.
Unfortunately, Her Majesty is 94, and the heir-apparent is only a couple years younger than our two fossils.
But apart from his name, Boris seems like a decent chap. And he’s got immmunity to the germ already, so there’s that.
Another possibility, and I’m just putting this out there, is that we offer to let Greenland annex us.
Dave (1bb933) — 8/13/2020 @ 11:04 am98.
Boris Johnson renounced his U.S. citizenship a liyle over three years ago.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2017/02/09/brit-boris-johnson-renounces-america-why-we-should-care/#1e5296c95341
Sammy Finkelman (083d4c) — 8/13/2020 @ 11:26 am84. All you have to do is enter the name narciso i the Leave a Reply box and the browser will remember the name that way.
Sammy Finkelman (083d4c) — 8/13/2020 @ 11:28 ammr bob woodward says his new book will publish 25 love letters between president donald and his plump little north korean dumpling
that seems really cruel to mr vladimir who probably thought they were in a committed relationship
i guess it’s more like friends with benefits
Dave (1bb933) — 8/13/2020 @ 11:31 am“He seems to believe that the federal government should be determining how professional sports franchises handle the decisions made by their players.”
That is the longest possible stretch to interpret his comment. He didn’t propose legislation, or issue an executive order. He gave us his opinion.
It’s not wise for him to give his opinion on everything, but he does, and it is not assuming control of the matter.
Mike S (4125f8) — 8/13/2020 @ 12:21 pmIn which I don’t agree with Trump is his attempt to undermine our democracy by corrupting the US Postal Service.
Example 1:
Example 2:
It’s almost as if Trump is deliberately trying to prolong the vote-counting process by slowing down US mail deliveries via funding cuts and removing essential machines, then declaring fraud for the slowdown he caused. He already tried to cheat this election at least once.
Paul Montagu (c280e0) — 8/13/2020 @ 12:34 pm“Almost”?
Dave (1bb933) — 8/13/2020 @ 2:54 pm@103: Dude…. in that same story:
“The Postal Service routinely moves equipment around its network as necessary to match changing mail and package volumes. Package volume is up, but mail volume continues to decline. Adapting our processing infrastructure to the current volumes will ensure more efficient, cost effective operations and better service for our customers.”
There’s your reason.
whembly (c30c83) — 8/13/2020 @ 3:07 pmThat is the longest possible stretch to interpret his comment.
You must get better acquainted with “stretches” if yer gonna come ’round heyah, son…
Colonel Haiku (2601c0) — 8/13/2020 @ 3:17 pm“There’s your reason.”
Now spin the Trump quote.
Davethulhu (ed5cbb) — 8/13/2020 @ 3:25 pm@107. Don’t need to.
whembly (c30c83) — 8/13/2020 @ 3:28 pmThat’s as reasonable and fair as your birther claim earlier.
We know millions of people will vote by mail soon, and no one in the postal service has explained there was a reason to damage the capability to handle high mail later. Mail also helps economic activity and Trump has had no problem spending trillions on much less relevant economic programs.
There is zero argument this will lead to “better service”.
Why not move to Moscow where your attitude will be embraced warmly by those like you?
Dustin (4237e0) — 8/13/2020 @ 3:29 pm