Trump running on lower gas prices and no more foreign wars and then starting a war with Iran that literallly everyone except Pete Hegseth knew was going to be a quagmire has to be on the shortlist for dumbest political blunders in American history.
#TXSen: D candidate James Talarico is up on TV with this spot --
Nick Schatzki voiceover:
"Ken Paxton's corruption endangers our kids. We don't need any more pedophile protectors in Washington"
In Sinclair Lewis's novel, "It Can't Happen Here" the fascist dictator Buzz Windrip promises to pay everyone $5,000 if elected. Of course the working classes, the "uneducated," believe him and overwhelmingly vote for Windrip even though, as it turns out, the $5,000 checks never arrive. Now we have our own fascist dictator promising to pay everyone $5,000 if they keep the fascists in power. Amazing. Another example, I suppose, of life imitating art.
Jimmy Kimmel: Jesus has been co-opted by this MAGA enterprise that makes no sense. You bring it right back to the real teachings of Jesus and I think that is so powerful.
James Talarico: Jesus Christ is the most famous victim of identity theft. The kind of religion that says you can treat others any way you want if you have a personal relationship with Jesus is an abomination
#BREAKING: MSNOW: “So why are you here?”
TX Republican voter: “Well, because I’m a Republican. I’m not a MAGA Republican. I’m an old school Reagan Republican, and I believe personal integrity means things, and so I support people that have good personal integrity…I like James Talarico…he is the kind of guy we need in office, and not Ken Paxton, definitely not Ken Paxton. Like I said, I think we need people with personal integrity. My father taught me personal integrity is what you do when you think nobody’s watching, and we know what Mr. Talarico’s opponent will do when nobody’s watching, so I think we need people that are willing to represent their constituents and not just their donors.” 😳
Pablo Torre on the NBA’s Clippers report:
“The sensation that I have felt personally is that people have been almost delighted that maybe we can hold the richest people in the world to something resembling a standard of accountability.”
(Via @danshanoff)