I’d be surprised if it was any other way but there’s no underestimating the stupidity of the American public. Dean Phillips doing what he’s doing helps too prove that.
RFK Jr., the shit for brains candidate who sounds like he gargled with razor blades, needs to drop out the race. Phillips has already said he won't run for Congress again so what the hell is doing running for president? The odds will definitely improve for Biden if both of these clueless jerkoffs do the right thing.
Amen. He is a millionaire at about $175M in net worth and Schmidt needed to make a boat payment. And allumoni and a few 2nd & 3rd house payments. Phillips was and is an easy mark.
Now I'm looking forward to the subject you write about that pisses me off! At least you'll make me laugh while my hot button is being depressed. I take humor very seriously, and laughing while pissed off - priceless.
My hot-button issue is the so-called liberal media consistently bashing Joe Biden's age instead of touting his accomplishments. It REALLY pisses me off.🤬
All those types of people care about is ratings and money. He is first and foremost an entertainer, and having large amounts of money exempts you from many of the consequences of one's behavior.
Jeff: I read a great piece about how WaPo & NYT pay scant attention to R & D policy issues but spend more ink on Biden’s a “alleged” feeble mindedness. I think you have written about this but more focus needed for sure
They make up Biden’s feebleness. Biden is in great physical shape. It’s amazing that DP thinks the Repub media (including NYT & The Wa Post) will promote him over a Repub if he wins the primaries. The media is doing its best to pretend Dems are only for Blacks & Trans, and “tax & spend.”
If trump had actually gotten us out of Afghanistan like he negotiated with the Taliban it would have been an even bigger shit show, but the media would have given him an A+ anyway.
Mine is the immediate thought on any announcement of anyone primarying Biden: how much is Putin paying them? Every new announcement feels like "the call is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE" and I can't shake the dread.
I have been racking my brain for a topic. The only two I can come up with are if you start defending the orange twat or decide to become a campaign consultant and run Bernie Sanders in 2024. That's it for national politics.
Some runners up in list form are defending any of these: farters in an elevator; spam phone calls; my retired, fundamentalist, busy-body neighbor who loves trump and sends him money; J6 inmates.
I'm feeling safe from any incoming homicidal rage induced by your newsletter. Damn it! I was SO hoping.
The only excuse for running Phillips that I've heard from that corner is OLD. I think there is more to that story. I know, one for the investigative journos. Closet full of skeletons, Steve?
I think if you badmouthed Canada, I might leave. We're all shitting our pants up here watching the shitshow south of the border - thanks for making it entertaining at least!
How about some of the photo-shopped pictures (or artist's renditions) of Trump as a military hero (of all things!) or some sort of super hero? He loves to see himself portrayed like that.
I too am waiting for Jeff to find my button that makes me unsubscribe. So far I agree with Jeff and a laugh in the morning is priceless. I think the only things that would get me upset would be if Jeff went to work for a presidential candidate not named Biden. That and if he dissed cats to the point of saying they should be hunted down and exterminated off the face of the planet.
It wouldn't surprise me if my neighbor bought trump bucks as she's a fundy xtian believing trump has been anointed by god. Jesus, that makes me throw up in my mouth any time I acknowledge that.
Oh thanks so much for that image. Ick. 🤮On the other hand, eating shit could kill them. Especially if someone 🤔🤫 were to add just a bit of shigella to the sandwich, a bit of garnish if you will.
Aside from spewing bile and vitriol against any Repuke, anywhere at any time, I am practically useless. But it seems to me that a deep dive needs to be done into the money around Mr. Phillips campaign. Where’s it coming from? Who are his backers. Let’s nip this douche bag in the bud and expose his roots.
I really am shocked to hear that. But he is a much bigger fly who seems to find the ointment a very comfortable place to be along with the other weirdos in there.
I love it - that would be my take on people getting all hot and bothered about RFK. Plus, if one cannot absorb satire in stride and feels the need to lash out, oh well, and bye-bye. I am not a Biden ”fanboy” but he's exceeding expectations. I can still accept a Biden Methuselah joke, though.
It was swell of the RFK Jr. folks to keep your garden weed free. In a recent post, probably Thanksgiving, you talked about how you managed to find your amazing motley crew of friends. That happened why? Because if you want to find your pack you have to learn to howl. (Not my quote) And howl you did. And we’re still here.
I happily just subscribed because of this post! I'm fiercely protective of President Biden and get seriously pissed off when people say he's too old to be president and it angers me that the so-called "liberal media" keeps pounding on his age. I've found myself screaming at the TV so often that I finally cut the cord and gave up cable. Now I just stream the news I want to see, when I want to see it. F**k these people who say Joe Biden is too old! He's accomplished more GOOD things since FDR!! To hell with those naysayers. They need their heads examined.
So let’s see President Biden is too old . The other guy will disband the government, put people in jail that have ever disagreed with him and send ‘immigrants’ out of the country! Tough choice? Really?
It’s a perfect post, Jeff, but I dropped my subscriptions to Steve Schmidt’s Substack, Facebook and YouTube after he announced he was going to be running Dean Phillip’s campaign. Are you kidding me?!! I don’t ever want to hear or read another thing he ever says. Period.
Yep. Me too. It took me a few weeks. But when I saw the ads running in NH and Washington DC I realized I could not support Steve. So the only thing I can do is unsubscribe. He won’t get the paltry few dollars a month from me. It is a million times tinier than the tiniest gnat, but it is all I can do. That and speak out loudly and clearly at every opportunity against Phillips’ campaign and and for Biden/Harris. And also support others that do the same. (Looking at you Jeff).
What??? Steve Schmidt is running Dean Phillips campaign? I'm embarrassed that I did not know that, but like many, I have tuned out the news for my own sanity. I agree with you all about Steve Schmidt - another narcissist egotistical
Anyone who’s lived though the Carter to Reagan years should be standing up yelling Yes! Yes! Yes! And we’ve been screwed ever since. Thank you, Jeff, for laying this out so clearly. You could add that vulture billionaires are waiting to continue the screw job even if we defeat Trump. It’s this stuff that scares the shit out of me. Are we a nation of sell outs? Our MSM sure is! Thank you again, Jeff.
hey, everyone has the right to not finance people with whom they disagree. and I'm genuinely curious if there's any support for Dean among my readership. I get emails all the time — from readers, not from commenters — telling me that Biden's too old
Agreed that people can spend their money how they choose but if RFK Jr or Dean Phillips is the hill that one chooses to die on, I can’t get behind that lack of critical thinking. Biden was never my original choice, but I support him and our need to hold on to our democracy.
I am unsubscribing......from The Warning by Steve Schmidt. I thought long and hard about it because I do like his writing. But.......I can not support his actions, helping Phillips which can only damage Biden, with our way of life literally hanging in the balance. Read Project 2025 and you won’t sleep for days!
The day Steve announced his foul action, I unsubscribed immediately. I remember seeing you there. It was a great group, but at least 1/2 of the people left.
You were monthly. Some of the rest of us paid yearly. I am still there to see what he is up to, but after we reamed him, he doesn't show up in my emaials anymore.
No, actually I was annual and had just renewed my (double the previous year) subscription. Because I did it that way, I can't get any money back. This thought just came to me: did he double the price, knowing that he would be losing 1/2 of us very soon, and wanted to get as much $$$ as possible?? Oh, YUCK! I hope not. The ultimate in cynicism, which, of course, pugs are well known for...
i agree. i think is more in love with money and his writing ability than anything else. i find a lot of his newsletters just well-constructed sentences and no heart.
Do you still read them? I have no wish to do so, though have been encouraged by some friends who continue to follow him (always writing negative comments every day! LOL)
That idea did not originate with any Biden supporters I know. However, once that idea was promoted in the MSM, suddenly my progressive, liberal, and/or Dem acquaintances started listening to the drums of doubt and GD it!!! This is so clearly a lure to peel off voters from Biden. It would not surprise me if Russian or American oligarchs are behind this. STFU and STFD Dean Phillips.
You know they are super intelligent people when we have Fascist states and Fascists federal judges, and that 91-times-indicted-rapist-orange-seditionist is just as old and their concern is with Biden. 🙄🤦🏽♀️
This is what passes me off about the age thing. Compared to the orange whale.....who is on better physical shape? Who is in better shape mentally? And who is acting on behalf of We The People. Certainly NOT tRump! Biden has been serving our country his entire life, through one tragedy after another. And who can still look himself in the mirror? I'll take old Joe Biden any day! And tHump is only a couple of years younger. Soo shut the fuck up his his age! Rant over
I wish that Biden was younger. But, he has surrounded himself with competent people who represent America...including VP Harris (who was my original choice for President in 2020). If anything happens to him, and I pray every night that it doesn't, she is more than capable of doing a fantastic job.
In any case, only if Biden/Harris is elected do we get to have free and fair elections BEYOND 2024. There are a lot of good Democrats waiting in the wings for 2028...but we have to get there first...and people like Dean and RFK, Jr. aren't helping!!!
You have always said what I think, Jeff! I had followed you for years, and still do, on Twitter...althought I must say that I'm on that cesspool less and less. I'm just happy that you're on Substack with such a wonderful group of commenters, and I'm here as long as you and they are!
Jeff - I hope you read my post about Dean Phillips. I tried really hard not to let the good ole Irish Catholic (my last name is my married name) temper get too dramatic and state facts not emotions. Oh wait - I did get just a little emotional.... lol
I worked for her campaign in the Democratic primaries in 2015. I thought she was great. One of the most brilliant minds in the Senate. It makes me sick to watch her be dragged through the mud the way so many people are doing, and not just the pugs!
Some people just have a broomstick shoved up their ass and think that’s being righteous. I saw some lady on Jay Kuo’s site have a melt down because he links to Xitter on his Xeets and Giggles Substack. Never mind that he only links to funny/cute videos nothing nefarious.
I’m pretty confident that is the case Jeff. If people are too damn stupid to understand what Phillips actions do, they are not really on our side and frankly could be plants/trolls. Eff ‘em!
No worries here. But you should post this whole thing over on Steve Schmidt’s Substack, since for some completely unfathomable reason He’s helping with Dean’s campaign. If you don’t do it. I might. Unless that will start a turf battle.
I used to be a non-paying reader of Steve’s. I can’t remember where, but I posted a comment somewhere else asking someone who could post on Steve’s newsletter to tell him to stop saying Biden was old. She did! But shortly after that he announced he was running DP’s campaign. I unsubscribed even from the freebie.
I am not the person you are speaking of, but I have made multiple posts on Steve’s SubStack countering the tropes about Biden’s age, Harris’ alleged ineptitude, and the ridiculous damaging fetish with polls and poll results. I do this a lot. Way too much. But I swore to myself that I would call this shit out Every. Single. Time. It is exhausting. And probably as effective as spitting into the wind.
Good for you! I can only imagine how pointless it must seem, but I do know that there are people who may think the way you do, but don't say anything. Just to see someone else express their opinion lets them see they aren't alone.
Steve had been Biden bashing for a long long time! I think he’d been planning his grift for that long and was trying to soften up his readers! Didn’t work Steve! Saw through that BS!
The Schmidthead asked and expected his Substackers to follow him to Phillips. He was going to campaign for him. A good number of us reamed him a new colostomy bag hole. He deleated our comments and I don't hear from him any more, though my suscription is valid. He is now on the Phillips PAC. Rick Wilson says, because that is where the money is.
That wasn’t my take on it the day he wrote the post announcing he was joining Dean’s campaign. He quickly got reamed as you say, and none of his blogs have been the same since. He’s recycling past posts. Basically just phoning it in. I’ve lost interest in him myself, but I’m still subscribed.
It was a video of him, I think I remember, where he exhorted us support the democratic process and vote for Dean in the Primary. I still have that post of his on the tab from that night. I saved it as a reference. I heard from others later that our comments were deleated.
There are crises in life where no matter how much one wants to understand The Other the common good demands taking a side. This always demands cutting your losses. I just see those unsubscribed as saving you the trouble.
I agree that third party candidates are nothing more than spoilers!! Who gave Phillips the idea that he had a chance to be president!! Most people don’t have a clue who he is!! Don’t these knuckleheads see how important this race is?
You gotta be kidding. You have to hand it to Steve Schmidthead. He thought all his Substackers would flock with him to the Harlan Crow ( and a few other wingnuts) funded Phillips on that Friday Night Flame Dance a few months ago. We reamed him so bad he deleated all our comments. Rick Wilson knows what's going on there. He's been reaming them.
Got it. I thought that was what you meant. I did not know, but have bought Talenti a couple of times. No more! If you had a few more markets near you, I suppose taking out your anger that way would have been satisfuing. Driving to Grand Junction just for groceries is a streatch. Gotta behave.
Right down the hill from us is the best gellato anywhere but Italy. Not cheap, but to die for. chef/owner studied in Italy for ten years learning to make it perfect, and pasta too. Almost a mile away.
Thanks for the tip. If you ever make it out to LA, I'll get you a REAL gelato.
And Steve Schmidt is working on Dean Phillip’s campaign. What the hell does that tell you about all of Steve’s trump bashing? Schmidt is now working to get Trump elected. Schmidt duped the Democrats. He’s still a diehard Republican.
That is what I came to say. I bet it will be repeated many, many times in the comments. I know I felt duped by him, but I wiped him out of my life. You can have a second chance if you see the light, but apparently he only sees the money. You can take the boy out of the grift, but you can't take the grift out of the boy. This is the dude who was behind Sarah Palin, Schultz's try at Pres (do I have the correct guy?), and now Phillips. Three strikes, dickhead. Enjoy your time on the Andrea Mitchell Island of the Irrelevant where you will be greeted by Bill Maher. Pst, don't walk on his lawn.
But I bet that was a good paycheck... I'll say one thing for him he has that political charisma and he certainly got one billionaire and one millionaire dazzled enough to get in their pockets. Or to do his shtick on tv...
There's definitely something fishy going on here. Somebody needs to follow the money. Phillips is a wealthy heir with no record of political accomplishments and, as Jeff said, zero charisma, and therefore no chance of winning the nomination. This stinks.
When Schmidt announced that he had signed on as Phillips’ campaign manager, there were many on his SubStack who were up in arms. There were also a reasonably large contingent that were supportive, because hey “Biden is too old and Harris is incompetent”. Now I wonder if some (all?) of those commenters were plants or if Steve was ghosting himself.
See, when you break trust, it opens people’s eyes to some unpleasant possibilities.
Exactly. Schmidt has been masquerading these past years as a never-Trump crusader. But now he signs on to an effort whose only possible effect will be to weaken Biden.
agree, Becky. I am SO disappointed in Steve. We Dems and some Indies lapped up all his talent for writing words that mirrored our sense of grief and anger over t-rumpism. Then suddenly drops in his Substack that he is helping “PILLips. Now I can’t feel any vibes from his patriotic, fervent warnings, historical references, etc. etc. Why in H--- would he put this Wall Street packaged hybrid of Bernie, JFK, and Andrew Yang out there to deceive the electorate? Because F--K YOU, That’s why! Oh and because he is a REPROBLICON!
I can not shake the idea that Steve has been playing us all along. Saying all the things about trump that are in fact true, gathering a loyal contingent of followers, gaining our trust, and then sneaking this guy in under the banner of “people deserve a choice”. Phillips is such a weak candidate that he has less than a snowball’s chance in hell of getting the nomination, much less the presidency. (Hell I’m not sure I would vote for him if he were the nominee. I would be too busy figuring out where I was emigrating to). But Steve has read the room. He knows that Democrats’ favorite game is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. He knows the Democrats’ penchant for shooting themselves in both feet and the hand not holding the gun. So he has brought the gun. He will sit back and watch the rest. I think he has played the long game here and we have to call him on it.
He had a nice gig there for awhile on MSNBC, etc doing his bit but he must have cracked out of turn as the professional grifters put it. So the easy mark? Dean Phillips. People go back to what they know.
All I know is he took down the MN03 congressional seat and hoping he didn't do more harm than that.
The total meaning is well covered in the noir film, The Gifters.
It means some one responded incorrectly in the grift, the con. It could be timing or not correctly saying your "lines" in the actual act of a con. I hope that was helpful. It may even be a goggle search by phrase.
He has not been on in years. I think he messed that gig up. Could be the bookers and producers knew something we don't. I don't think I recall him on TV doing his heavy breathing since the 2020 election.
In addition to the booing from the rafters and the thumbs down from the band, this billboard also greeted Trump (can’t figure out how to share a picture), it read:
I’m disheartened by the optics but the fact that Dean Phillips has nothing to show for his two years in Congress is a point that needs to be driven home repeatedly. It’s really a dick move on his part to pretend he’s the answer to President Biden
Jeff, I used to live in MN so I actually know who Dean Phillips is. But I’m probably one of five! This is outrageously reckless! I now consider him to be anti-democracy with this asinine stunt. We cannot, CANNOT take chances like this! What the hell does it take for people to understand that Fascism is here, now. Putting any roadblocks in front of Democratic voter consolidation is to jeopardize our way of life…no exaggeration. I’m glad you are reporting this.
I loved the booing audience when trump arrived-a criminal of the highest order being carted around like he’s royalty makes me want to vomit. It makes me angry. He needs more than boos. He needs to be removed from society!
I think the white dudes who do this are following in tffg's footsteps of enhancing their brand. He already said he won't run for re-election because he knows he won't win and yet, still not a clue. So he's cut off that avenue of continuing in gov't. More people know who he is now than before, but that isn't saying much. He will return to obscurity as soon as he drops out.
Is this becoming like an extreme sport for middle-aged and older white dudes? Are they daring the press to dig into their life and find a scandal that blows up their whole family? Is this their version of buying a sports car and having an affair with a 20 year old? Was he bored? The press is asleep at the fucking wheel as we careen toward fascism, so they won't be doing anything useful. I do not believe he thought he had a true shot at becoming President, so it can only be for reasons of self-aggrandisement. I hope the season of the middle-aged white dudes believing they can force themselves upon us without our consent ends soon and quick.
So true. Confirmed by a financial advisor I was reading of his experience said most folks wanted to be assured of a secure or comfortable retirement but some of the millionaires, not all had that exact need, always more and never enough. Kind of like a manic squirrel on nut patrol.
Oh those people UNDERSTAND what fascism is but WANT that! Some dictator who will protect their “white nationalist “ interests...No logical reasoning touches them
I’m talking about any Democrat who thinks Biden is old or did one or two things that they disapprove of. Dems don’t have control of Congress and sellouts Manchin & Sinema were very damaging. Sinema was a plant!
No Democratic president will get all we want. We need to vote for Progressives all the way down the ballot to force change we want and that’s been stolen from us by the electoral college.
There is no way to communicate to the psychopathic violent MAGA crowd. That I know.
Logic? Fascism is all about reducing men and women to the level of animals. Logic, rational thought, critical thinking, restraint, empathy, sympathy, cooperation, altruism, laws, the rule of law, morality, individual rights - these are all Jewish tricks that they have grafted onto a superior race - white, Anglo-Saxon, Northern European, in order to hold it back, retard its growth, cheat it from achieving the dominance snd superiority it was designed to attain. That’s what the Nazis believed. That’s what their modern day adherents believe, and this is the mindset we must defeat.
He’s been offered incentive you’d better believe it. Not for nothing did he come out from nowhere at the eleventh hour and pull this stunt. They got to him with $$$ and promises of a bright future in politics.
You’re probably correct but I must have expectations that are too high….trading off the continuance of a form of democracy against money just for him…calling himself a Democrat, is disgraceful. I would never again trust any politician that is willing to harm the American public in many ways so they can be in the spotlight…he’d be better of in the soon to be destroyed RescumliCon Party.
How right you are and any halfway sensible democrat would know without a doubt that at this this election is to precarious to play with, it’s the most important election of my life time and I’m 64 so...it can be for no other reason than to hurt us, and if he believes he’ll be famous after? He should call Ralph Nader.
Well, he IS my congressman! And before him was a paper weight na.ed Erickson that held the office for 8 years in a "reliable " red district that I worked to get this putz in office! Thanks Dean, for that kick in the teeth...
Every word of this post is so true. People need to know that we're not electing just Biden (again) but his agenda, his policies, his triumphs and his "still need to work on" things. He inherited the worst and immediately went to work to change things. MAGA means make America great AGAIN - just when was it great and where do they want to take us back to? Personally I'm happy to be progressing and evolving forward - not backwards.
BTW, do all of his limos have interior spotlights that can be directed onto his ugly mug? If anything it made him more scary.
Isn’t he driven around in a gov reinforced bullet proofed Chevy Taho? I know what you meant but even as we pay for his free ride he probably hates it’s a Chevy, American brand SUV. I’d love one myself. Maybe he can “just think” it into being a Bentley. 🤣 I so loved that look on his face too.
Dean has looked at Krysten Sinema and realized, “I too can sell out for the money.” He knows that scum sucking, fascist-loving billionaires will pour millions into his campaign.
Go home, Dean. All you're doing is helping Trump. That goes double for RFK Jr. Jeff, for every snowflake that unsubscribes, you'll pick up 10 new subscribers.
I honestly think at this point that RFK Jr's supporters are more likely to impede Trump's presidency than Biden's! They all seem so maga-ish. I hope that's the case 👍
Hopefully they appeal to that maga group that gathered in Dealy Plaza to see JFK and son reappear from the grave because, you know they aren't dead and it is all a conspiracy.
You could be right. He’s a Democrat in name only. He’s a maga and so are his messages. Yes I think you’re right about his votes most likely taking from frump
I did in the beginning and for a while. I liked him on morning Joe back when I still watched televised news but I sensed a change. Not sure what. I think the differences that brought about his leaving the Lincoln project might have something to do with it
One of the biggest problems with A"me"rica right now is it's me problem. It's the selfishness of people and their inability to see the we live in a society, you can't have all this on your own. Sometimes you leave your ego behind and do things for the greater good.
You hit the nail on the head! The "me" problem. Every time the Democrats talk about their policies for the greater good...Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Universal Health Insurance, Living Middle Wage, etc., etc....Rethuglicans have screamed SOCIALISM! The government helping for the greater good is what it's supposed to do! To the GQP it's always been about helping the rich at the expense of the greater good.
As usual, I agree with pretty much everything. I would like to add, however, that in addition to Teddy's ruinous challenge to Jimmy's incumbency, another factor might have helped Reagan. I am speaking about the colossal dust storm desert fuckup of the vaunted US military in the Iranian desert. You know, the guys we sent to rescue our hostages? How much do you wanna bet that if those hostages had been Entebbe'd the fuck outta there, Jimmy wouldn't've been landslid to victory himself and we could have been saved from voodoo economics, James Watt, Ed Meese, IranContra, and all the massive shit we inherited from Ronnie?
Oh, hell yes, Reagan pulled the same treasonous shit as Nixon, as when Tricky Prick told the North Viets not to do a deal in Paris with LBJ because he'd give them a better one. Look at Iran/Contra, when Ronnie was secretly selling arms to Iran in violation of a Congressional ban. Ronnie cozied up to those mullahs to beat Jimmy in '80, and was in bed with them to fight his sick little war in Nicaragua.
It’s almost as if, just after Lincoln had a cap busted in his skull at the Ford, some dude jumped from his box onto the stage and bragged about killing tyrants, huh? Ya think Booth did it? Ya think Reagan paid off Khomeini? “...do solemnly swear to preserve, protect and defend yada yada...”, Oh look! The hostages are free! Wow! What a freaking coincidence!
My first time voting for a president , I went with JC,simply because I was so young and full of idealism ,and JC struck me as an example of what I perceived to be a very intelligent ,honest, and humble man ,to this day as he’s at the end of his human life I will never regret supporting his Presidency.I haven’t seen a president since who came close to being such a fine example of what a man should be! See you ,and the Mrs on the other side,were ever that may be it will be a better place for you being there.
Don’t mean to kill you off prematurely JC ,just thought you’d like to be with miss Rosalyn .Surely it’s better than being alone in these horrible times,Peace to you both.
So did Jimmy Carter. There’s a book about it or a long written piece I remember reading a long time ago and it was pretty detailed about it. Must be what Hartman referring to. I remember that it was very believable. I know I read it I’m going to try and look it up.
From the day they were released and long before conspiracy theories abounded, we absolutely knew that to be the truth. Thanks to substack historians we’ve learned how many vile stunts our government put into play to keep the power they craved.
I read that years ago and I think Jimmy Carter himself believed it. The book or.piece, I can’t remember which, went into detail that made a lot of sense. Regan was being sworn in as Jimmy Carter was greeting the safely returned hostages, but Regan got the credit.
Thanks for ending on a lighter note, at least there was a flickering moment of joy! Also Dean Phillips is like MTG or Blowjob Boebert running for President. The Biden campaign needs to push full blown Nazi ads highlighting project 2025.
Some more decent news, Chauvin the domestic terrorist aka cop, who killed George Floyd was on the receiving end of an good old fashioned prison stabbing.
I also belong to Steve Schmidt’s Substack, which several on here do as well. Schmidt announced a while back that he’s been employed by Dean Phillips to handle his campaign. MANY lashed out at Steve Schmidt and I wrote a few comments about how inadequate his campaign has been so far. I saw Dean on Bill Maher’s show. Bill had the same observations that I did: ANYONE can do what Dean Phillips does, which is to “list all the issues”...he had no substantive answers or solutions to provide. Steve Schmidt torpedoed John McCain’s campaign by choosing Sarah Palin as McCain’s VP running mate. Phillips displays a total lack of judgement, it seems, but choosing Steve Schmidt to run his campaign!~. This guy will get nowhere, and fast. I think Steve Schmidt made a poor decision.
Steve says he signed on to the Phillips campaign because Phillips will "talk about the real issues that people in the country are facing". GENIUS!!! Why didn't anybody else think of that?
I know! Only been waiting for 60 years for someone to say it. Oh, wait Thom Hartmann has been doing it daily for years. Go figure.
If "issues" would make elections we wouldn't have had the Trump presidency. People say issues but what really happens is beliefs, fear and hate. Occasionally love. And the best when we put love of country and each other first. Or, you can ride down the escalator with your suka and talk like a hateful Nazi for 4 years.
Steve made a $$$ decision. Like Howard Shultz had a chance he'll of becoming President, sure just because all the other billionaires were doing it!! That was some easy money.
I'm with President Joe Biden all the way and I don't care what anyone else thinks. I just have to look back at how with-it both of my parents were into their early nineties to know that Biden's more than capable of being president. My Mom voted for Biden at 92 years old and knew exactly what she was doing. She knew he'd be a great president and repair the damage that the Orange Stain did while in office. Another TRump presidency will literally destroy this nation. Anyone who doesn't understand this needs their fking head examined. Seriously.
I will resist the urge to forward this to Rick Wilson, who I'm sure is getting email-bombed today with this column. This is one of the MAJOR subjects of columns and essays he's been doing for the past few weeks. Phillips via Schmidt is dangerous in this election. Not only is he trying to run as a Democrat, but in any other election year that isn't an existential crisis, he might be someone to at least listen to. BUT NOT NOW! What in the actual FUCK is this guy thinking? And don't even get me started on Steve Schmidt, who preaches one thing, and looking back, all he's ever done is PREACH, and does another. If Schmidt needs the money, write a book, give paid speeches, shit, sell your ass on the street before you back a Democratic candidate for president in 2024 that's not Biden. "Oh, my, Biden's old. Biden's feeble. Biden is getting dementia. We need to pAsS tHe ToRcH!" Fuck that shit! Biden not only beat Trump like a big, fat, orange mule, but he's been one of the best presidents in my lifetime of 65 years, and there's actual FACTS to back that up! So, Dean Phillips can go fuck himself, and if he continues down this road, he can go fuck himself in 2028 and 2032 and beyond. He will always be remembered as the spoiler candidate back in 2024. He may not win or even place, but we'll be thinking of him like we think about Jill Stein now. And if the liar Steve Schmidt is SO WORRIED about democracy, why isn't he working for Biden? Because he's a liar and only cares about himself. An obvious Republican Trojan Horse is obvious.
And by the way, it struck me that if Trump is re-elected, scenes like the VERY satisfying crowd reaction at the Clemson game WILL NOT BE ALLOWED anymore. That may or may not be true at first, but always remember that Hitler didn't START with killing Jews.
Schmidt ,Raygun,Herr Orange 🍊 fuckface,they switched alliances ,parties,loyalties,when ever it benefited themselves financially,low life opportunistic politicians unfortunately are the soup de jour, and it’s getting so commonplace that many people accept it as a job requirement,the sleazier,the better ,Fiedel Cancun is a perfect example (love that name thanx Jeff),beats feet outa town ,and leaves his constituents to freeze in the dark! What a waste of human life ,fucken MAGAT, traitor phony little prick,can’t stomach that asshole ,definitely a case of damaged genes.His Ma should have slapped the Doctor for yanking the abomination out of her ass! Well ,gotta go raise some cash for Colin A,hopefully he can rid the country of that human shit stain,give him to the poor bastards drowning in the Rio Grande,they’ll know what to do with him!
Jeff, once I found out who Steve Schmidt began to work for..that Phillips backbencher, I cut all ties I had with him. I was hoping Schmidt would come to his senses, however that ain’t going to happen... I had hoped after his Palin fiasco he would have come to his senses, obviously not. I’m glad he removed himself from the Lincoln Project, no reason to sully their reputation. BTW... you were and are correct about the charlatan Bobby Kennedy and his campaign..and No...I will not cancel my subscription over that issue... Have a great rest of your day...looking forward to more eloquent profanity on your part next week my friend😱
what the fuck is dean doing? Giving Steve Schmidt a whole bunch of money.
I'm disgusted with the money-grubbing Steve. I canceled my subscription to him the day he told us about "why" he's supporting dean. What a pile of BULL-SHITE!
I sure do hope that the people who subscribe in solidarity with this post outnumber the people who angrily unsubscribe because of this post
I’d be surprised if it was any other way but there’s no underestimating the stupidity of the American public. Dean Phillips doing what he’s doing helps too prove that.
you never know. a bunch of people canceled after I wrote an anti-RFK Jr. thing — but c'est la vie, you can't please everyone
You write from the heart and a great sense of humor. Any one thinking RFK is the chosen one is a fucking idiot
RFK Jr., the shit for brains candidate who sounds like he gargled with razor blades, needs to drop out the race. Phillips has already said he won't run for Congress again so what the hell is doing running for president? The odds will definitely improve for Biden if both of these clueless jerkoffs do the right thing.
Amen. He is a millionaire at about $175M in net worth and Schmidt needed to make a boat payment. And allumoni and a few 2nd & 3rd house payments. Phillips was and is an easy mark.
Schmidt..big disappointment!
He needed more than a boat payment.
No it doesn't but he's been living in an alternative universe for a while now and he can't be trusted.
His family symbolizes the disdain I have for that guy
Like you said, "there’s no room for error here."
Now I'm looking forward to the subject you write about that pisses me off! At least you'll make me laugh while my hot button is being depressed. I take humor very seriously, and laughing while pissed off - priceless.
hey, tell me in advance what your hot-button issue is, I haven't yet decided on a topic for tomorrow's post
My hot-button issue is the so-called liberal media consistently bashing Joe Biden's age instead of touting his accomplishments. It REALLY pisses me off.🤬
All those types of people care about is ratings and money. He is first and foremost an entertainer, and having large amounts of money exempts you from many of the consequences of one's behavior.
me too wtf?
Jeff: I read a great piece about how WaPo & NYT pay scant attention to R & D policy issues but spend more ink on Biden’s a “alleged” feeble mindedness. I think you have written about this but more focus needed for sure
They make up Biden’s feebleness. Biden is in great physical shape. It’s amazing that DP thinks the Repub media (including NYT & The Wa Post) will promote him over a Repub if he wins the primaries. The media is doing its best to pretend Dems are only for Blacks & Trans, and “tax & spend.”
If trump had actually gotten us out of Afghanistan like he negotiated with the Taliban it would have been an even bigger shit show, but the media would have given him an A+ anyway.
Agree!!!
Mine is the immediate thought on any announcement of anyone primarying Biden: how much is Putin paying them? Every new announcement feels like "the call is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE" and I can't shake the dread.
I have been racking my brain for a topic. The only two I can come up with are if you start defending the orange twat or decide to become a campaign consultant and run Bernie Sanders in 2024. That's it for national politics.
Some runners up in list form are defending any of these: farters in an elevator; spam phone calls; my retired, fundamentalist, busy-body neighbor who loves trump and sends him money; J6 inmates.
I'm feeling safe from any incoming homicidal rage induced by your newsletter. Damn it! I was SO hoping.
The only excuse for running Phillips that I've heard from that corner is OLD. I think there is more to that story. I know, one for the investigative journos. Closet full of skeletons, Steve?
I think if you badmouthed Canada, I might leave. We're all shitting our pants up here watching the shitshow south of the border - thanks for making it entertaining at least!
How about some of the photo-shopped pictures (or artist's renditions) of Trump as a military hero (of all things!) or some sort of super hero? He loves to see himself portrayed like that.
Kim Jung Un does that too
If they can’t take a fuck-joke em.
I second, third and fourth Megan R's hot button issue. I've been wearing down my fingers typing my thoughts on that one.
I too am waiting for Jeff to find my button that makes me unsubscribe. So far I agree with Jeff and a laugh in the morning is priceless. I think the only things that would get me upset would be if Jeff went to work for a presidential candidate not named Biden. That and if he dissed cats to the point of saying they should be hunted down and exterminated off the face of the planet.
I think both are unlikely, so I’m good. 😂👍
How about my neighbor who has a 100 dollar bill with the orange fuckos face drawn over Benjamin Franklin portrait
It wouldn't surprise me if my neighbor bought trump bucks as she's a fundy xtian believing trump has been anointed by god. Jesus, that makes me throw up in my mouth any time I acknowledge that.
Same here !
So the guy destroyed a $100 bill to own the libtards and show his neighbors. Totally on brand.
Best thing I heard in that realm was that the right would eat a shit sandwich if they knew the left had to smell their breath.
that's some commitment eewwwww !!!!!!! Lol
Oh thanks so much for that image. Ick. 🤮On the other hand, eating shit could kill them. Especially if someone 🤔🤫 were to add just a bit of shigella to the sandwich, a bit of garnish if you will.
Just another moron that hasn't figured out yet that Trump & Co put $8T on the tab while said moron pays for their taxes. Better hang on to that $100.
100% on point!
Eeww
Yikes 😬
All these responses
PRICELESS!!!
Aside from spewing bile and vitriol against any Repuke, anywhere at any time, I am practically useless. But it seems to me that a deep dive needs to be done into the money around Mr. Phillips campaign. Where’s it coming from? Who are his backers. Let’s nip this douche bag in the bud and expose his roots.
I agree! Why would a person nobody has heard of and hasn’t done one thing in Congress just randomly run for president? Harlen?
He’s one of the wealthiest members of Congress. He really could self fund …
But a lot of corporate Dems do think Biden is too “anti-business” & would prefer someone more pro business.
I am sick of hearing about what corporate America wants when they don’t even pay taxes!!
Amen!
There are a truckload of trolls in every progressive post. If anyone was upset about the JFK Jr deluded people pool, they are more likely MAGAs.
I hate RFK Jr. If his dad or Ethel were still able to, that boy deserves a good ass whaling.
His brother David Kennedy, who died in 1984, had that role. Robert needs to sit down and shut up.
What happened to David?
If they lack the critical thinking to not get that we are in a fight that transcends business as usual, it’s their problem, not yours.
RFK Jr.’s an idiot with a good name. His father’s rolling over in his grave.
Along with the majority of his family. he says some of them agree with him but methinks they're just saying that so they can get away.
You’ll really, really have to go over to the Dark Side for me to unsubscribe. I love your rants more than life-almost. But close.
This guy needs to GTFO of the WAY. The country has no fuckin time for this guy to prove to himself he isn't a vagina.
Dean Phillips wanna help the country? Then.. GET THE FUCK OUTTA THE WAY!!!
STOP RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AND
GO TO A FUCKING THERAPIST
Jeez, good riddance to them and like others have been quoting “there’s no room for error here”. We don’t need them here.
HE A USELESS MORON.
I really am shocked to hear that. But he is a much bigger fly who seems to find the ointment a very comfortable place to be along with the other weirdos in there.
well fuck-um if they can't take a joke. Except we're not joking.
I love it - that would be my take on people getting all hot and bothered about RFK. Plus, if one cannot absorb satire in stride and feels the need to lash out, oh well, and bye-bye. I am not a Biden ”fanboy” but he's exceeding expectations. I can still accept a Biden Methuselah joke, though.
It was swell of the RFK Jr. folks to keep your garden weed free. In a recent post, probably Thanksgiving, you talked about how you managed to find your amazing motley crew of friends. That happened why? Because if you want to find your pack you have to learn to howl. (Not my quote) And howl you did. And we’re still here.
I’ll never unsubscribe. Your posts have kept me sane and added laughter to my life.
I happily just subscribed because of this post! I'm fiercely protective of President Biden and get seriously pissed off when people say he's too old to be president and it angers me that the so-called "liberal media" keeps pounding on his age. I've found myself screaming at the TV so often that I finally cut the cord and gave up cable. Now I just stream the news I want to see, when I want to see it. F**k these people who say Joe Biden is too old! He's accomplished more GOOD things since FDR!! To hell with those naysayers. They need their heads examined.
So let’s see President Biden is too old . The other guy will disband the government, put people in jail that have ever disagreed with him and send ‘immigrants’ out of the country! Tough choice? Really?
Solidarity all the way Jeff 👊
Man you must really suck to get booed by the band at a football game! Way to go chump!
It’s a perfect post, Jeff, but I dropped my subscriptions to Steve Schmidt’s Substack, Facebook and YouTube after he announced he was going to be running Dean Phillip’s campaign. Are you kidding me?!! I don’t ever want to hear or read another thing he ever says. Period.
Yep. Me too. It took me a few weeks. But when I saw the ads running in NH and Washington DC I realized I could not support Steve. So the only thing I can do is unsubscribe. He won’t get the paltry few dollars a month from me. It is a million times tinier than the tiniest gnat, but it is all I can do. That and speak out loudly and clearly at every opportunity against Phillips’ campaign and and for Biden/Harris. And also support others that do the same. (Looking at you Jeff).
Every tiny gnat matters in todays world. Stand strong!
Thank you! I am buzzing around like a…….well like a gnat! Annoying and hard to ignore. Hopefully not short lived. 😂😂😂
What??? Steve Schmidt is running Dean Phillips campaign? I'm embarrassed that I did not know that, but like many, I have tuned out the news for my own sanity. I agree with you all about Steve Schmidt - another narcissist egotistical
person out there for his own benefit....
I agree!!
I felt the exact same way about Schmidt; a traitor to democracy and right up there with the best grifters!
Well said!!
I'm right there with you. That was a rousing Friday night, wasn't it? He deleted all our comments.
Anyone who’s lived though the Carter to Reagan years should be standing up yelling Yes! Yes! Yes! And we’ve been screwed ever since. Thank you, Jeff, for laying this out so clearly. You could add that vulture billionaires are waiting to continue the screw job even if we defeat Trump. It’s this stuff that scares the shit out of me. Are we a nation of sell outs? Our MSM sure is! Thank you again, Jeff.
For ONCE: proud of my usually pathetic red state, SC.
It’s time for Donny to stop going to football games!!!
LOL!!!
I don't get why anyone would unsubscribe
hey, everyone has the right to not finance people with whom they disagree. and I'm genuinely curious if there's any support for Dean among my readership. I get emails all the time — from readers, not from commenters — telling me that Biden's too old
Agreed that people can spend their money how they choose but if RFK Jr or Dean Phillips is the hill that one chooses to die on, I can’t get behind that lack of critical thinking. Biden was never my original choice, but I support him and our need to hold on to our democracy.
Biden is not too old.
You hit the nail on the head Jeff.
I am unsubscribing......from The Warning by Steve Schmidt. I thought long and hard about it because I do like his writing. But.......I can not support his actions, helping Phillips which can only damage Biden, with our way of life literally hanging in the balance. Read Project 2025 and you won’t sleep for days!
The day Steve announced his foul action, I unsubscribed immediately. I remember seeing you there. It was a great group, but at least 1/2 of the people left.
And I remember you. It was a good community. Hopefully we will regroup.
You were monthly. Some of the rest of us paid yearly. I am still there to see what he is up to, but after we reamed him, he doesn't show up in my emaials anymore.
Really? Interesting. Well I am monthly so I am out of there on Dec 8. If you find something of interest, let us know.
Foul Action. Well said sir, well said.
No, actually I was annual and had just renewed my (double the previous year) subscription. Because I did it that way, I can't get any money back. This thought just came to me: did he double the price, knowing that he would be losing 1/2 of us very soon, and wanted to get as much $$$ as possible?? Oh, YUCK! I hope not. The ultimate in cynicism, which, of course, pugs are well known for...
i agree. i think is more in love with money and his writing ability than anything else. i find a lot of his newsletters just well-constructed sentences and no heart.
Do you still read them? I have no wish to do so, though have been encouraged by some friends who continue to follow him (always writing negative comments every day! LOL)
That idea did not originate with any Biden supporters I know. However, once that idea was promoted in the MSM, suddenly my progressive, liberal, and/or Dem acquaintances started listening to the drums of doubt and GD it!!! This is so clearly a lure to peel off voters from Biden. It would not surprise me if Russian or American oligarchs are behind this. STFU and STFD Dean Phillips.
People repeat what they’ve heard. They do very little thinking or reading…
We wouldn’t have this problem if people were more invested in what’s happening.
word.
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You know they are super intelligent people when we have Fascist states and Fascists federal judges, and that 91-times-indicted-rapist-orange-seditionist is just as old and their concern is with Biden. 🙄🤦🏽♀️
This is what passes me off about the age thing. Compared to the orange whale.....who is on better physical shape? Who is in better shape mentally? And who is acting on behalf of We The People. Certainly NOT tRump! Biden has been serving our country his entire life, through one tragedy after another. And who can still look himself in the mirror? I'll take old Joe Biden any day! And tHump is only a couple of years younger. Soo shut the fuck up his his age! Rant over
Rant on!!
You said it!!!
I wish that Biden was younger. But, he has surrounded himself with competent people who represent America...including VP Harris (who was my original choice for President in 2020). If anything happens to him, and I pray every night that it doesn't, she is more than capable of doing a fantastic job.
In any case, only if Biden/Harris is elected do we get to have free and fair elections BEYOND 2024. There are a lot of good Democrats waiting in the wings for 2028...but we have to get there first...and people like Dean and RFK, Jr. aren't helping!!!
You have always said what I think, Jeff! I had followed you for years, and still do, on Twitter...althought I must say that I'm on that cesspool less and less. I'm just happy that you're on Substack with such a wonderful group of commenters, and I'm here as long as you and they are!
The bullshitters will bullshit.
Jeff - I hope you read my post about Dean Phillips. I tried really hard not to let the good ole Irish Catholic (my last name is my married name) temper get too dramatic and state facts not emotions. Oh wait - I did get just a little emotional.... lol
POC + Female = cooties. That's my guess. What's the term? Misogynoir? Anyway, it's clear there's been a real effort to ERASE Kamala. I hate it.
I worked for her campaign in the Democratic primaries in 2015. I thought she was great. One of the most brilliant minds in the Senate. It makes me sick to watch her be dragged through the mud the way so many people are doing, and not just the pugs!
Exactly!!
To you and Kathy, I got in to this late. Long day taking care of .... you know..
Jeff is doing a great job. You old schmidters are on top of it, as always.
Some people just have a broomstick shoved up their ass and think that’s being righteous. I saw some lady on Jay Kuo’s site have a melt down because he links to Xitter on his Xeets and Giggles Substack. Never mind that he only links to funny/cute videos nothing nefarious.
I’m pretty confident that is the case Jeff. If people are too damn stupid to understand what Phillips actions do, they are not really on our side and frankly could be plants/trolls. Eff ‘em!
No worries here. But you should post this whole thing over on Steve Schmidt’s Substack, since for some completely unfathomable reason He’s helping with Dean’s campaign. If you don’t do it. I might. Unless that will start a turf battle.
Steve Schmidt stopped following me on twitter a while ago, I doubt he's interested in anything I have to say now
Bet ya Steve is reading every word of Jeff’s work and his community and is a little jealous he can’t be as erudite with followers as engaged. 🤷♀️
Yep, you got that right, ole pal.
I used to be a non-paying reader of Steve’s. I can’t remember where, but I posted a comment somewhere else asking someone who could post on Steve’s newsletter to tell him to stop saying Biden was old. She did! But shortly after that he announced he was running DP’s campaign. I unsubscribed even from the freebie.
I am not the person you are speaking of, but I have made multiple posts on Steve’s SubStack countering the tropes about Biden’s age, Harris’ alleged ineptitude, and the ridiculous damaging fetish with polls and poll results. I do this a lot. Way too much. But I swore to myself that I would call this shit out Every. Single. Time. It is exhausting. And probably as effective as spitting into the wind.
Any one single person who gets the seed of thought you place out there…makes it worth it!
Oh you have made my day! Thank you SeekingReason. Love your handle by the way!
Good for you! I can only imagine how pointless it must seem, but I do know that there are people who may think the way you do, but don't say anything. Just to see someone else express their opinion lets them see they aren't alone.
Thank you for the encouragement. 🥰
We all appreciate you keeping after him! Except you have to pay to comment, so maybe save your money & the headache? He won’t change.
Yep. I can find another place to comment.
Steve had been Biden bashing for a long long time! I think he’d been planning his grift for that long and was trying to soften up his readers! Didn’t work Steve! Saw through that BS!
The Schmidthead asked and expected his Substackers to follow him to Phillips. He was going to campaign for him. A good number of us reamed him a new colostomy bag hole. He deleated our comments and I don't hear from him any more, though my suscription is valid. He is now on the Phillips PAC. Rick Wilson says, because that is where the money is.
That wasn’t my take on it the day he wrote the post announcing he was joining Dean’s campaign. He quickly got reamed as you say, and none of his blogs have been the same since. He’s recycling past posts. Basically just phoning it in. I’ve lost interest in him myself, but I’m still subscribed.
It was a video of him, I think I remember, where he exhorted us support the democratic process and vote for Dean in the Primary. I still have that post of his on the tab from that night. I saved it as a reference. I heard from others later that our comments were deleated.
There are crises in life where no matter how much one wants to understand The Other the common good demands taking a side. This always demands cutting your losses. I just see those unsubscribed as saving you the trouble.
Those who angrily unsubscribe didn’t belong here in the first place
I agree that third party candidates are nothing more than spoilers!! Who gave Phillips the idea that he had a chance to be president!! Most people don’t have a clue who he is!! Don’t these knuckleheads see how important this race is?
F'em! Let them go. In ten years not ONE of them will admit that they EVER supported the orange menace!
You gotta be kidding. You have to hand it to Steve Schmidthead. He thought all his Substackers would flock with him to the Harlan Crow ( and a few other wingnuts) funded Phillips on that Friday Night Flame Dance a few months ago. We reamed him so bad he deleated all our comments. Rick Wilson knows what's going on there. He's been reaming them.
His? Pray tell. You have to be careful and behave ourself. No fifty mile drives for groceries.
Got it. I thought that was what you meant. I did not know, but have bought Talenti a couple of times. No more! If you had a few more markets near you, I suppose taking out your anger that way would have been satisfuing. Driving to Grand Junction just for groceries is a streatch. Gotta behave.
Right down the hill from us is the best gellato anywhere but Italy. Not cheap, but to die for. chef/owner studied in Italy for ten years learning to make it perfect, and pasta too. Almost a mile away.
Thanks for the tip. If you ever make it out to LA, I'll get you a REAL gelato.
And Steve Schmidt is working on Dean Phillip’s campaign. What the hell does that tell you about all of Steve’s trump bashing? Schmidt is now working to get Trump elected. Schmidt duped the Democrats. He’s still a diehard Republican.
That is what I came to say. I bet it will be repeated many, many times in the comments. I know I felt duped by him, but I wiped him out of my life. You can have a second chance if you see the light, but apparently he only sees the money. You can take the boy out of the grift, but you can't take the grift out of the boy. This is the dude who was behind Sarah Palin, Schultz's try at Pres (do I have the correct guy?), and now Phillips. Three strikes, dickhead. Enjoy your time on the Andrea Mitchell Island of the Irrelevant where you will be greeted by Bill Maher. Pst, don't walk on his lawn.
But I bet that was a good paycheck... I'll say one thing for him he has that political charisma and he certainly got one billionaire and one millionaire dazzled enough to get in their pockets. Or to do his shtick on tv...
He's an arrogant hypocrite.
There's definitely something fishy going on here. Somebody needs to follow the money. Phillips is a wealthy heir with no record of political accomplishments and, as Jeff said, zero charisma, and therefore no chance of winning the nomination. This stinks.
Yes, follow the money.
When Schmidt announced that he had signed on as Phillips’ campaign manager, there were many on his SubStack who were up in arms. There were also a reasonably large contingent that were supportive, because hey “Biden is too old and Harris is incompetent”. Now I wonder if some (all?) of those commenters were plants or if Steve was ghosting himself.
See, when you break trust, it opens people’s eyes to some unpleasant possibilities.
Exactly. Schmidt has been masquerading these past years as a never-Trump crusader. But now he signs on to an effort whose only possible effect will be to weaken Biden.
Yep.
Who know, maybe some other dark money became available if he found a pidgeon...
Talk about unsubscribing. I ditch Steve Schmidt a while back. He piles on Biden all the time. 👎
agree, Becky. I am SO disappointed in Steve. We Dems and some Indies lapped up all his talent for writing words that mirrored our sense of grief and anger over t-rumpism. Then suddenly drops in his Substack that he is helping “PILLips. Now I can’t feel any vibes from his patriotic, fervent warnings, historical references, etc. etc. Why in H--- would he put this Wall Street packaged hybrid of Bernie, JFK, and Andrew Yang out there to deceive the electorate? Because F--K YOU, That’s why! Oh and because he is a REPROBLICON!
I can not shake the idea that Steve has been playing us all along. Saying all the things about trump that are in fact true, gathering a loyal contingent of followers, gaining our trust, and then sneaking this guy in under the banner of “people deserve a choice”. Phillips is such a weak candidate that he has less than a snowball’s chance in hell of getting the nomination, much less the presidency. (Hell I’m not sure I would vote for him if he were the nominee. I would be too busy figuring out where I was emigrating to). But Steve has read the room. He knows that Democrats’ favorite game is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. He knows the Democrats’ penchant for shooting themselves in both feet and the hand not holding the gun. So he has brought the gun. He will sit back and watch the rest. I think he has played the long game here and we have to call him on it.
He had a nice gig there for awhile on MSNBC, etc doing his bit but he must have cracked out of turn as the professional grifters put it. So the easy mark? Dean Phillips. People go back to what they know.
All I know is he took down the MN03 congressional seat and hoping he didn't do more harm than that.
What is the meaning of “cracked out of turn”? I am not a professional grifter, or even an amateur so I need a definition, please.
All I can think of at this late hour is “butt crack” and I am sure that is not what is meant. Or is it?
The total meaning is well covered in the noir film, The Gifters.
It means some one responded incorrectly in the grift, the con. It could be timing or not correctly saying your "lines" in the actual act of a con. I hope that was helpful. It may even be a goggle search by phrase.
Your rant was very cathartic for me, too. Thank you.
Agree with you too Danni. 🇺🇸💙
🤔 hmmm- interesting.
Is he still showing up on MSNBC?
He has not been on in years. I think he messed that gig up. Could be the bookers and producers knew something we don't. I don't think I recall him on TV doing his heavy breathing since the 2020 election.
I think he’s got a new wife. He mentioned he’s converting to Judaism because of her. (My sister did that! It’s expensive!)
And some big name vodka & distribution that is where the $ came from.
He pretends he’s apologized (& tried to also shift the blame) for Palin.
In addition to the booing from the rafters and the thumbs down from the band, this billboard also greeted Trump (can’t figure out how to share a picture), it read:
You lost.
You’re guilty.
Welcome to Columbia, Donald.
ohmygod. I googled it and found photos here:
https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/you-lost-youre-guilty-billboards-put-up-before-trumps-visit-to-palmetto-bowl-in-sc-columbia-attorney-jay-bender-digital-billboards-university-of-south-carolina-clemson-university
🤣🤣🤣 thank you Clemson! Love the first of its kind billboard.
We need these all over.
And THATwas priceless!!!
Thank you!
😂😂😂
But it should have said GET LOST!!!
😄👍🏼
YES I SAW A PHOTO OF THAT!!!
That’s awesome and in South Carolina? Clemson has a lot of pull there
Oh, yes! Jeff’s special treat at the end! Thousands booing Individual (Orange) One.
Those billboards were FABULOUS!! ❤️
😂😂
That’s what makes it so great! Imagine his face hitting the floor board of his tax payer funded Chevy Taho. I’d have paid to see it.
I’m disheartened by the optics but the fact that Dean Phillips has nothing to show for his two years in Congress is a point that needs to be driven home repeatedly. It’s really a dick move on his part to pretend he’s the answer to President Biden
Apologies, 5 years. That’s even worse
Jeff, I used to live in MN so I actually know who Dean Phillips is. But I’m probably one of five! This is outrageously reckless! I now consider him to be anti-democracy with this asinine stunt. We cannot, CANNOT take chances like this! What the hell does it take for people to understand that Fascism is here, now. Putting any roadblocks in front of Democratic voter consolidation is to jeopardize our way of life…no exaggeration. I’m glad you are reporting this.
I loved the booing audience when trump arrived-a criminal of the highest order being carted around like he’s royalty makes me want to vomit. It makes me angry. He needs more than boos. He needs to be removed from society!
I think the white dudes who do this are following in tffg's footsteps of enhancing their brand. He already said he won't run for re-election because he knows he won't win and yet, still not a clue. So he's cut off that avenue of continuing in gov't. More people know who he is now than before, but that isn't saying much. He will return to obscurity as soon as he drops out.
Is this becoming like an extreme sport for middle-aged and older white dudes? Are they daring the press to dig into their life and find a scandal that blows up their whole family? Is this their version of buying a sports car and having an affair with a 20 year old? Was he bored? The press is asleep at the fucking wheel as we careen toward fascism, so they won't be doing anything useful. I do not believe he thought he had a true shot at becoming President, so it can only be for reasons of self-aggrandisement. I hope the season of the middle-aged white dudes believing they can force themselves upon us without our consent ends soon and quick.
Or, he's being paid a shitload of cash to primary Biden by TRump, or maybe even the Kremlin... Either way, he's a douche.
^^^THI$^^^
He doesn't need the money but even 4 years in DC... you can't be this stupid. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Or vanity & stupidity...
But for the recognition. And no one can really know what he needs. The rich are never rich enough
So true. Confirmed by a financial advisor I was reading of his experience said most folks wanted to be assured of a secure or comfortable retirement but some of the millionaires, not all had that exact need, always more and never enough. Kind of like a manic squirrel on nut patrol.
Right on!
That’s my belief.
Wendy, what a clever analogy. You do have a way with words.
Thank you.
Same here. Life is too short for these wannabes to screw it up any more than Orange Bellows already did. Sooooo glad Joe Biden is in charge!
👏🏻👏🏻Me too!
Oh those people UNDERSTAND what fascism is but WANT that! Some dictator who will protect their “white nationalist “ interests...No logical reasoning touches them
I’m talking about any Democrat who thinks Biden is old or did one or two things that they disapprove of. Dems don’t have control of Congress and sellouts Manchin & Sinema were very damaging. Sinema was a plant!
No Democratic president will get all we want. We need to vote for Progressives all the way down the ballot to force change we want and that’s been stolen from us by the electoral college.
There is no way to communicate to the psychopathic violent MAGA crowd. That I know.
Logic? Fascism is all about reducing men and women to the level of animals. Logic, rational thought, critical thinking, restraint, empathy, sympathy, cooperation, altruism, laws, the rule of law, morality, individual rights - these are all Jewish tricks that they have grafted onto a superior race - white, Anglo-Saxon, Northern European, in order to hold it back, retard its growth, cheat it from achieving the dominance snd superiority it was designed to attain. That’s what the Nazis believed. That’s what their modern day adherents believe, and this is the mindset we must defeat.
He’s been offered incentive you’d better believe it. Not for nothing did he come out from nowhere at the eleventh hour and pull this stunt. They got to him with $$$ and promises of a bright future in politics.
You’re probably correct but I must have expectations that are too high….trading off the continuance of a form of democracy against money just for him…calling himself a Democrat, is disgraceful. I would never again trust any politician that is willing to harm the American public in many ways so they can be in the spotlight…he’d be better of in the soon to be destroyed RescumliCon Party.
How right you are and any halfway sensible democrat would know without a doubt that at this this election is to precarious to play with, it’s the most important election of my life time and I’m 64 so...it can be for no other reason than to hurt us, and if he believes he’ll be famous after? He should call Ralph Nader.
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How much? The $$ value of the business is$175M. Could be Schmidt talking in his ear.
Well, he IS my congressman! And before him was a paper weight na.ed Erickson that held the office for 8 years in a "reliable " red district that I worked to get this putz in office! Thanks Dean, for that kick in the teeth...
Every word of this post is so true. People need to know that we're not electing just Biden (again) but his agenda, his policies, his triumphs and his "still need to work on" things. He inherited the worst and immediately went to work to change things. MAGA means make America great AGAIN - just when was it great and where do they want to take us back to? Personally I'm happy to be progressing and evolving forward - not backwards.
BTW, do all of his limos have interior spotlights that can be directed onto his ugly mug? If anything it made him more scary.
Hear hear!👍
Isn’t he driven around in a gov reinforced bullet proofed Chevy Taho? I know what you meant but even as we pay for his free ride he probably hates it’s a Chevy, American brand SUV. I’d love one myself. Maybe he can “just think” it into being a Bentley. 🤣 I so loved that look on his face too.
Dean has looked at Krysten Sinema and realized, “I too can sell out for the money.” He knows that scum sucking, fascist-loving billionaires will pour millions into his campaign.
Watch for him to start wearing denim vests. Then we'll know for sure!
😂😂😂
You’d better believe That message was sent to him
Amen
"there’s no room for error here."
That's it - that's the comment.
Oh. Okay then
Go home, Dean. All you're doing is helping Trump. That goes double for RFK Jr. Jeff, for every snowflake that unsubscribes, you'll pick up 10 new subscribers.
Dean Whoagin?
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Exactly
I honestly think at this point that RFK Jr's supporters are more likely to impede Trump's presidency than Biden's! They all seem so maga-ish. I hope that's the case 👍
Bobby blew a gasket. He's all about anti-vax conspiracy theories.
He’s not his father. Or his uncle.
Hopefully they appeal to that maga group that gathered in Dealy Plaza to see JFK and son reappear from the grave because, you know they aren't dead and it is all a conspiracy.
WTH? Really?
You could be right. He’s a Democrat in name only. He’s a maga and so are his messages. Yes I think you’re right about his votes most likely taking from frump
I subscribe to Steve Schmidt. He promised to keep his campaign out of his posts. So far, he's a man of his word.
That’s Bull Shit!
Who do you think his Biden Bashing helps?
I did in the beginning and for a while. I liked him on morning Joe back when I still watched televised news but I sensed a change. Not sure what. I think the differences that brought about his leaving the Lincoln project might have something to do with it
Right you are
One of the biggest problems with A"me"rica right now is it's me problem. It's the selfishness of people and their inability to see the we live in a society, you can't have all this on your own. Sometimes you leave your ego behind and do things for the greater good.
Dean Phillips stop now.
You hit the nail on the head! The "me" problem. Every time the Democrats talk about their policies for the greater good...Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Universal Health Insurance, Living Middle Wage, etc., etc....Rethuglicans have screamed SOCIALISM! The government helping for the greater good is what it's supposed to do! To the GQP it's always been about helping the rich at the expense of the greater good.
I couldn’t agree more. Well said. The selfishness of these “Christians” is breathtaking. Well said. 👏👏👏👏
That’s how it should be.
As usual, I agree with pretty much everything. I would like to add, however, that in addition to Teddy's ruinous challenge to Jimmy's incumbency, another factor might have helped Reagan. I am speaking about the colossal dust storm desert fuckup of the vaunted US military in the Iranian desert. You know, the guys we sent to rescue our hostages? How much do you wanna bet that if those hostages had been Entebbe'd the fuck outta there, Jimmy wouldn't've been landslid to victory himself and we could have been saved from voodoo economics, James Watt, Ed Meese, IranContra, and all the massive shit we inherited from Ronnie?
there's also the theory that Reagan's people convinced Iran not to release the hostages until after the election: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_October_Surprise_theory
Oh, hell yes, Reagan pulled the same treasonous shit as Nixon, as when Tricky Prick told the North Viets not to do a deal in Paris with LBJ because he'd give them a better one. Look at Iran/Contra, when Ronnie was secretly selling arms to Iran in violation of a Congressional ban. Ronnie cozied up to those mullahs to beat Jimmy in '80, and was in bed with them to fight his sick little war in Nicaragua.
ffs, the hostages were released MINUTES after Reagan was sworn in. I remember at the time very clearly thinking "what the fuck is going on"
So I wasn't the only one thinking WTF.
It’s almost as if, just after Lincoln had a cap busted in his skull at the Ford, some dude jumped from his box onto the stage and bragged about killing tyrants, huh? Ya think Booth did it? Ya think Reagan paid off Khomeini? “...do solemnly swear to preserve, protect and defend yada yada...”, Oh look! The hostages are free! Wow! What a freaking coincidence!
A lot of us were thinking the same thing...
Republicans, it's all OK as long as someone else bleeds for their"cause".
My first time voting for a president , I went with JC,simply because I was so young and full of idealism ,and JC struck me as an example of what I perceived to be a very intelligent ,honest, and humble man ,to this day as he’s at the end of his human life I will never regret supporting his Presidency.I haven’t seen a president since who came close to being such a fine example of what a man should be! See you ,and the Mrs on the other side,were ever that may be it will be a better place for you being there.
Don’t mean to kill you off prematurely JC ,just thought you’d like to be with miss Rosalyn .Surely it’s better than being alone in these horrible times,Peace to you both.
Not sure it’s just a theory because Thom Hartmann talks about that as if it’s fact.
So did Jimmy Carter. There’s a book about it or a long written piece I remember reading a long time ago and it was pretty detailed about it. Must be what Hartman referring to. I remember that it was very believable. I know I read it I’m going to try and look it up.
From the day they were released and long before conspiracy theories abounded, we absolutely knew that to be the truth. Thanks to substack historians we’ve learned how many vile stunts our government put into play to keep the power they craved.
I'm not so sure that's just a theory anymore...
I remember
I read that years ago and I think Jimmy Carter himself believed it. The book or.piece, I can’t remember which, went into detail that made a lot of sense. Regan was being sworn in as Jimmy Carter was greeting the safely returned hostages, but Regan got the credit.
That most likely had something to do with it because Regan pounded him with it.
Thanks for ending on a lighter note, at least there was a flickering moment of joy! Also Dean Phillips is like MTG or Blowjob Boebert running for President. The Biden campaign needs to push full blown Nazi ads highlighting project 2025.
Some more decent news, Chauvin the domestic terrorist aka cop, who killed George Floyd was on the receiving end of an good old fashioned prison stabbing.
Schadenfreude!
Surprised it didn’t happen sooner.
I was a bit surprised it took this long as well. He probably sought safety with some KKK group. Like the one Harlan Crowe operates!
Yes I posted that on Tribel from the AP. I was surprised it took them so long.
And probably after the cornholing?
I also belong to Steve Schmidt’s Substack, which several on here do as well. Schmidt announced a while back that he’s been employed by Dean Phillips to handle his campaign. MANY lashed out at Steve Schmidt and I wrote a few comments about how inadequate his campaign has been so far. I saw Dean on Bill Maher’s show. Bill had the same observations that I did: ANYONE can do what Dean Phillips does, which is to “list all the issues”...he had no substantive answers or solutions to provide. Steve Schmidt torpedoed John McCain’s campaign by choosing Sarah Palin as McCain’s VP running mate. Phillips displays a total lack of judgement, it seems, but choosing Steve Schmidt to run his campaign!~. This guy will get nowhere, and fast. I think Steve Schmidt made a poor decision.
Going on Bill Maher proves he’a desperate. Bill Maher is a Libertarian aka RepubliCon crybaby.
Maher likes to bring creeps on his show and kiss their asses.
Steve says he signed on to the Phillips campaign because Phillips will "talk about the real issues that people in the country are facing". GENIUS!!! Why didn't anybody else think of that?
I know! Only been waiting for 60 years for someone to say it. Oh, wait Thom Hartmann has been doing it daily for years. Go figure.
If "issues" would make elections we wouldn't have had the Trump presidency. People say issues but what really happens is beliefs, fear and hate. Occasionally love. And the best when we put love of country and each other first. Or, you can ride down the escalator with your suka and talk like a hateful Nazi for 4 years.
Exactly.
Steve made a $$$ decision. Like Howard Shultz had a chance he'll of becoming President, sure just because all the other billionaires were doing it!! That was some easy money.
He did.
He did.
Sarah Palin lost the campaign for McCain, she couldn’t have been vetted well.
I'm with President Joe Biden all the way and I don't care what anyone else thinks. I just have to look back at how with-it both of my parents were into their early nineties to know that Biden's more than capable of being president. My Mom voted for Biden at 92 years old and knew exactly what she was doing. She knew he'd be a great president and repair the damage that the Orange Stain did while in office. Another TRump presidency will literally destroy this nation. Anyone who doesn't understand this needs their fking head examined. Seriously.
I will resist the urge to forward this to Rick Wilson, who I'm sure is getting email-bombed today with this column. This is one of the MAJOR subjects of columns and essays he's been doing for the past few weeks. Phillips via Schmidt is dangerous in this election. Not only is he trying to run as a Democrat, but in any other election year that isn't an existential crisis, he might be someone to at least listen to. BUT NOT NOW! What in the actual FUCK is this guy thinking? And don't even get me started on Steve Schmidt, who preaches one thing, and looking back, all he's ever done is PREACH, and does another. If Schmidt needs the money, write a book, give paid speeches, shit, sell your ass on the street before you back a Democratic candidate for president in 2024 that's not Biden. "Oh, my, Biden's old. Biden's feeble. Biden is getting dementia. We need to pAsS tHe ToRcH!" Fuck that shit! Biden not only beat Trump like a big, fat, orange mule, but he's been one of the best presidents in my lifetime of 65 years, and there's actual FACTS to back that up! So, Dean Phillips can go fuck himself, and if he continues down this road, he can go fuck himself in 2028 and 2032 and beyond. He will always be remembered as the spoiler candidate back in 2024. He may not win or even place, but we'll be thinking of him like we think about Jill Stein now. And if the liar Steve Schmidt is SO WORRIED about democracy, why isn't he working for Biden? Because he's a liar and only cares about himself. An obvious Republican Trojan Horse is obvious.
And by the way, it struck me that if Trump is re-elected, scenes like the VERY satisfying crowd reaction at the Clemson game WILL NOT BE ALLOWED anymore. That may or may not be true at first, but always remember that Hitler didn't START with killing Jews.
Another satisfying rant that captures my own feelings. There are so many here that offer those, and I am grateful for each and every one of them.
Schmidt ,Raygun,Herr Orange 🍊 fuckface,they switched alliances ,parties,loyalties,when ever it benefited themselves financially,low life opportunistic politicians unfortunately are the soup de jour, and it’s getting so commonplace that many people accept it as a job requirement,the sleazier,the better ,Fiedel Cancun is a perfect example (love that name thanx Jeff),beats feet outa town ,and leaves his constituents to freeze in the dark! What a waste of human life ,fucken MAGAT, traitor phony little prick,can’t stomach that asshole ,definitely a case of damaged genes.His Ma should have slapped the Doctor for yanking the abomination out of her ass! Well ,gotta go raise some cash for Colin A,hopefully he can rid the country of that human shit stain,give him to the poor bastards drowning in the Rio Grande,they’ll know what to do with him!
So well said Steve! Exactly right! 👍🏻
The best comment of the day!
Just so tired of these people at the head of the parade called, "That'll Never Happen HERE!"
Jeff, once I found out who Steve Schmidt began to work for..that Phillips backbencher, I cut all ties I had with him. I was hoping Schmidt would come to his senses, however that ain’t going to happen... I had hoped after his Palin fiasco he would have come to his senses, obviously not. I’m glad he removed himself from the Lincoln Project, no reason to sully their reputation. BTW... you were and are correct about the charlatan Bobby Kennedy and his campaign..and No...I will not cancel my subscription over that issue... Have a great rest of your day...looking forward to more eloquent profanity on your part next week my friend😱
what the fuck is dean doing? Giving Steve Schmidt a whole bunch of money.
I'm disgusted with the money-grubbing Steve. I canceled my subscription to him the day he told us about "why" he's supporting dean. What a pile of BULL-SHITE!
"...looking forward to more eloquent profanity on your part..." Thanks for the chuckle on this one.
I had to quote the late, great Warren Zevon.