Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist 69 that former presidents would be โliable to prosecution and punishment in the ordinary course of law.โ But what did he know? He was just a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean. . .
โThe flock of pundits who insisted trying Trump was constitutionally untoward and strategically unwise nowย look foolish and, worse, clueless about the importance of holding Trump accountable for his crimes. One cannot defend the rule of law while simultaneously pleading for a different standard of prosecution for former presidents. Disregarding the naysayers, Bragg upheld his oath and struck a blow for accountability in delivering what may be the only criminal verdict against Trump before the election.โ
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This was a stunning day and the impulse of both campaigns will be to focus obsessively on it.
Trump will sink more deeply into obsessive rage and self-pity.
The Biden campaign may be tempted to flood the zone about the conviction.
But while Trump wallows in his own troubles, the right play for Biden may be to lean even more into the day-to-day concerns of people.
The contrast would be powerful.
People want a president obsessed with addressing their problems, not his own.
TRUMP SUPPORTERS: We know you're uncomfortable. Things don't add up. You're conflicted. What you feel is COGNITIVE DISSONANCE. We'll be straight with you: He was never a builder. He was never competent. He was never "one of you." He is a lifelong criminal whose only skills are committing the con, selling the grift, engineering the fraud, and avoiding accountability. And "The Apprentice" was ONLY A TV SHOW.
Stop the defiance and come back to the light. Open your minds to truth, however unpleasant. And truth is, you feel uncomfortable because you've been played.
Another day, another viral TikTok with incredible brand response.
This woman bought a rain jacket from @thenorthface and was hiking in the rain in Australia where she complained she was absolutely soaked despite the rain jacket saying it was waterproof.
Her request?
Meet me at the top of the mountain and bring me a new coat.
The video got 10.3M views.
The team at North Face quickly replied with a video showing a guy grabbing a new jacket at the North Face store, jumping on a helicopter and bringing it to Jenn.
Another example of great social listening + speed to response!
This is a masterclass in turning a unsatisfied customer into millions of impressions with positive brand sentiment.
Bravo @thenorthface ๐
A Democrat was in the White House when my family was sent to the internment camps in 1941. It was an egregious violation of our human and civil rights.
It would have been understandable if people like me said theyโd never vote for a Democrat again, given what had been done to us.
But being a liberal, being a progressive, means being able to look past my own grievances and concerns and think of the greater good. It means working from within the Democratic party to make it better, even when it has betrayed its values.
I went on to campaign for Adlai Stevenson when I became an adult. I marched for civil rights and had the honor of meeting Dr. Martin Luther King. I fought for redress for my community and have spent my life ensuring that America understood that we could not betray our Constitution in such a way ever again.
Bill Clinton broke my heart when he signed DOMA into law. It was a slap in the face to the LGBTQ community. And I knew that we still had much work to do. But I voted for him again in 1996 despite my misgivings, because the alternative was far worse. And my obligation as a citizen was to help choose the best leader for it, not to check out by not voting out of anger or protest.
There is no leader who will make the decision you want her or him to make 100 percent of the time. Your vote is a tool of hope for a better world. Use it wisely, for it is precious. Use it for others, for they are in need of your support, too.
It's quite something how Trump and the #GOP have empowered an entire generation of nasty, piggish busybodies obsessed with other people's genitals. #transphobia