This was chilling & scares the hell out of me. I want it published in every newspaper in this sick country. So exhausted with the stupidity I see every damn minute of every damn day. My daughter keeps telling me to “look for the helpers.” You are one, Jeff. Thank you!
Happy New Year Steve. What a way to start 2024 - good on you for ramming this critical point about the Constitution. The goon is a rapist, a misogynist, a pathological liar, a cheat, is ignorant and lacks not only the intellect to hold the highest office, but also the social graces. He committed treasonous actions and needs to be held accountable, and must never be allowed to ever have his name on any ballot, not even as dog catcher in the tiniest municipality. Let him rot in jail, then may his supposed ‘christian soul’ burn in the deepest bowels of hell for eternity.
Strip him of all honorifics and pension(s) and health care and inviting him to anything or letting him have anything that allows him to claim he is (a) POTUS. He should never again be referred to as "President Trump."
A question, because I truly do not know: If tr*mp was removed from the ballot(s) could his followers still write him in? And if they did, would it count? Also, Happy New Year Jeff! You are very much appreciated!
Good question. I am guessing here but I would think that if his followers wrote him in that he would still be ineligible because...The !4th Amendment. He is NOT ELIGIBLE because he led an insurrection.He cannot hold ANY public office.
Thank you Jeff. As I’ve said before, if someone who was 30 years old declared their candidacy, there would be no doubt that they would be ineligible.
Section 3, of the 14th Amendment establishes disqualifying acts. While being an incompetent, bankrupt, racist, misogynistic, fascist, sociopathic circus clown is (unfortunately) not disqualifying, participating in an insurrection or rebellion against the system you’ve taken an oath to protect? Disqualifying. Period.
Again, I agree wholeheartedly, no exceptions. To continue to vote Republican is a vote against American’s best interests, to even suggest laws be ignored in order to vote for a person disqualified by the constitution is irrational and my opinion treasonous speak.
Allison Gill and Andrew McCabe had Judge Luttig on their "Jack" podcast this week about the Judge's Amicus brief to the court about Trump's claims of immunity. The Judge said he (and others) wrote to the court to stress that the Constitution says presidential terms are "Four Years". So yeah, every "patriot" defending Trump's efforts to stay in office past the four year deadline is anti-Constitution. Remember folks, anybody can buy military swag, the people who are actually defending the Constitution are the only ones you should pay any mind to.
Why I cringe when I think of Michael Moore’s knee capping Hilliard Clinton (don’t get me started on the idiot Sarandon or Killer Mike ffs).
Yes we “woke” the fuck up with Nazi boy in office. How’s that working for NATO and the women deprived of their right to bodily autonomy?) okay now I have to calm down…
Not to mention (spit) James Comey (spit). Reported ongoing investigation into Hillary but not Trump. Or the fucking Bernie Bros!! SO MUCH MISOGYNY!! #foreverpissed
She spoke at my commencement at the Univ of IL at Urbana Champaign in 1994 about the health care initiative she was working on--a lot of rich kids' parents from the Chicago suburbs in attendance. I have a photo of myself being interviewed by local news afterwards. Will never forgive the "more progressive than thou" fucks who cheated me out of the 2nd most progressive thing to have happened in my lifetime after the 1st black president--1st woman president! ARGH!! Thanks for listening!! ;-)
Yes, well, when you consider how much time the fucking right-wing oligarchy/Putin has put into installing the fucking POS and the fucking POS SCOTUS, not to mention hundreds of millions of dollars, they ain't gonna let go easily. Garland was the absolutely wrong man for the job, just as Mueller was. And why Wray is still in the cabinet is far beyond me. STAY STRONG, PEOPLE!! Thank goodness for Jack Smith. And many thanks and Happy New Year to you Jeff and Ms. Spouse. Your dead-on analysis and humor really help me start my day.
Absolutely agree. The investigation should also have begun on Day One, including gathering every bit of evidence regarding any potential missing documents, etc.
I didn't know that about her. The only time I see or hear from her is on the Stephanie Miller Show on FreeSpeech TV. (Which I adore, btw. REALLY helps a lot in the morning to get me going and re-excited about everything.) Ideally there would have been two heads of the DOJ: Garland to root out all the Anus Tangerinus personnel/procedures bullshit and get the department back up to snuff, AND someone like Jack Smith to focus on the election, J6 and everything else. ( I was excited about Garland as well, but I'm MUCH MUCH too impatient in the face of the fucking insurrection to still think he was the right man for the job.) My eyes just rolled up into the back of my head thinking about it. ;-)
If you want to be "fair ", go ahead and kick Trump off the ballot and then let the next part of the 14th amendment put him back on. He's disqualified, but a 2/3 majority of both the House and Senate can override the disqualification. If he can't get those majorities, then tough.
“If you feel strongly about preserving our democracy, you shouldn't embrace the move to bar Trump from the ballot based on ambiguous interpretations of the 14th Amendment. It would tear the country apart and, for many, further erode faith in our system.”
Fuck Axelrod and anybody else taking that line. THE COUNTRY IS ALREADY TORN APART!! And it's the shitgibbon and his followers that are at fault. If you want to kill the pigs, you need to drown them in their own slop. As a character from the Fantastic 4 said; "It's clobbering time!"
JFC, it's like they all go in this direction when it doesn't really matter TO THEM. We have to be "fair." We have to "give him the benefit of the doubt." We have to not rile up the leopards! So sick of this shit. We're under MAGA operations now? Unless THEY'RE happy, we don't do what we've done for almost 250 years? Fuck Axelrod and anybody else that plays this veiled "both sides" bullshit. All he's doing is perpetuating the Michelle Obama dream of "when they go low, we go high," and unfortunately THAT doesn't work when the people going low are terrorists.
Happy New Year Jeff. Yep, I think you will remain busy chronicling the face-eating-leopards. The comparison to Hitler’s rise is spot-on. All the GOP sees are the votes, not the consequence. The not-so-Christian Right, the chimera of Christian nationalism in a secular society. This is at the expense of their soul. Should be an ‘interesting’ year.
Not declaring him ineligible just gives Trump and his followers more legal ammunition in their fight to prove that he truly is above the law. We can’t continue to appease him?
Happy New Year Jeff and thanks for the past year of taking the insurrectionists-terrorists to task. Today’s piece is an excellent example of what we are facing in order to preserve our experiment in Democracy. One item you did leave out is the phrase “believe them when they tell you who they are”... it’s a particularly poignant phrase considering the fact that Donald has said “a dictatorship on day one” if he gets re-elected... next up Project 2025 which actually spells out the complete altering of our government and democracy as we know it in favor of autocracy-dictatorship with all power vested in one person. Hope all had a good NYE and are ready to defend our Democracy in the coming year.
I really really want CNN & MSNBC ppl to start educating their viewers on exactly what is in Project 2025 & get specific as to how each of those little ideas will affect people’s lives.
I plead with them on their X & Threads accts to do that instead of giving free air time to LDFF
"why are we being fair to a bunch of democracy-hating extremists who would shit on the Constitution in a heartbeat?" I mean that already happened when they shit all over the Capitol walls right?
Whenever I read about people who think that Trump should be allowed to stay on the ballot, I’m reminded of the tolerance paradox. If Trump and his base are tolerated, eventually right-wing intolerance will ruin the country.
happy new year everyone! new year, same old shit
This was chilling & scares the hell out of me. I want it published in every newspaper in this sick country. So exhausted with the stupidity I see every damn minute of every damn day. My daughter keeps telling me to “look for the helpers.” You are one, Jeff. Thank you!
Happy New Year Steve. What a way to start 2024 - good on you for ramming this critical point about the Constitution. The goon is a rapist, a misogynist, a pathological liar, a cheat, is ignorant and lacks not only the intellect to hold the highest office, but also the social graces. He committed treasonous actions and needs to be held accountable, and must never be allowed to ever have his name on any ballot, not even as dog catcher in the tiniest municipality. Let him rot in jail, then may his supposed ‘christian soul’ burn in the deepest bowels of hell for eternity.
YES. AND...
Strip him of all honorifics and pension(s) and health care and inviting him to anything or letting him have anything that allows him to claim he is (a) POTUS. He should never again be referred to as "President Trump."
I firmly believe he should be stripped of any right to a secret service detail, he doesn’t deserve it
Happy New Year to you and yours Jeff and thanks for all the laughs! Looking forward to a crazy year…
Happy New Year Jeff.🍾🍾🎉🎉🎆
Happy New Year to you and Mrs Spouse Sure does look like this is exactly what section 3 of the 14th amendment was written for.
I give not two shits if it the Magats get their knickers in a twist.
Not only is he totally unfit but needs to rot in prison the rest of his miserable life.
A question, because I truly do not know: If tr*mp was removed from the ballot(s) could his followers still write him in? And if they did, would it count? Also, Happy New Year Jeff! You are very much appreciated!
Good question. I am guessing here but I would think that if his followers wrote him in that he would still be ineligible because...The !4th Amendment. He is NOT ELIGIBLE because he led an insurrection.He cannot hold ANY public office.
Thank you, I appreciate your reply.
Happy New Year and a better 2024 to you, Jeff. So glad I found your column and wish I had sooner...thank you.
Happy New Year, Jeff 🎆🎊
Happy New Year 🎆🎊
Thank you Jeff. As I’ve said before, if someone who was 30 years old declared their candidacy, there would be no doubt that they would be ineligible.
Section 3, of the 14th Amendment establishes disqualifying acts. While being an incompetent, bankrupt, racist, misogynistic, fascist, sociopathic circus clown is (unfortunately) not disqualifying, participating in an insurrection or rebellion against the system you’ve taken an oath to protect? Disqualifying. Period.
Hi George,
Again, I agree wholeheartedly, no exceptions. To continue to vote Republican is a vote against American’s best interests, to even suggest laws be ignored in order to vote for a person disqualified by the constitution is irrational and my opinion treasonous speak.
Happy New Year!
We need you on the Supreme Court!
Keep up the good fight and happy new year Karen!
Period!!
Exactly!
Allison Gill and Andrew McCabe had Judge Luttig on their "Jack" podcast this week about the Judge's Amicus brief to the court about Trump's claims of immunity. The Judge said he (and others) wrote to the court to stress that the Constitution says presidential terms are "Four Years". So yeah, every "patriot" defending Trump's efforts to stay in office past the four year deadline is anti-Constitution. Remember folks, anybody can buy military swag, the people who are actually defending the Constitution are the only ones you should pay any mind to.
seriously, everyone should be listening to the Jack podcast. https://mswmedia.com/show/jack-a-special-counsel-podcast/
Just added it to my podcast playlist. Thanks for the recommendation, Jeff. Happy New Year!
Thank you
Just got it and will follow now. Thanks for the link. Happy New Year 😏.
Why I cringe when I think of Michael Moore’s knee capping Hilliard Clinton (don’t get me started on the idiot Sarandon or Killer Mike ffs).
Yes we “woke” the fuck up with Nazi boy in office. How’s that working for NATO and the women deprived of their right to bodily autonomy?) okay now I have to calm down…
I get it. I just about have an aneurism every. damn. day.
Not to mention (spit) James Comey (spit). Reported ongoing investigation into Hillary but not Trump. Or the fucking Bernie Bros!! SO MUCH MISOGYNY!! #foreverpissed
She spoke at my commencement at the Univ of IL at Urbana Champaign in 1994 about the health care initiative she was working on--a lot of rich kids' parents from the Chicago suburbs in attendance. I have a photo of myself being interviewed by local news afterwards. Will never forgive the "more progressive than thou" fucks who cheated me out of the 2nd most progressive thing to have happened in my lifetime after the 1st black president--1st woman president! ARGH!! Thanks for listening!! ;-)
Believe me you are not alone in this. Was infuriated. Still am.
Yes, well, when you consider how much time the fucking right-wing oligarchy/Putin has put into installing the fucking POS and the fucking POS SCOTUS, not to mention hundreds of millions of dollars, they ain't gonna let go easily. Garland was the absolutely wrong man for the job, just as Mueller was. And why Wray is still in the cabinet is far beyond me. STAY STRONG, PEOPLE!! Thank goodness for Jack Smith. And many thanks and Happy New Year to you Jeff and Ms. Spouse. Your dead-on analysis and humor really help me start my day.
100% Biden should've fired every tangeranus appointee on day one. let em sue if they don't like it.
Absolutely agree. The investigation should also have begun on Day One, including gathering every bit of evidence regarding any potential missing documents, etc.
I didn't know that about her. The only time I see or hear from her is on the Stephanie Miller Show on FreeSpeech TV. (Which I adore, btw. REALLY helps a lot in the morning to get me going and re-excited about everything.) Ideally there would have been two heads of the DOJ: Garland to root out all the Anus Tangerinus personnel/procedures bullshit and get the department back up to snuff, AND someone like Jack Smith to focus on the election, J6 and everything else. ( I was excited about Garland as well, but I'm MUCH MUCH too impatient in the face of the fucking insurrection to still think he was the right man for the job.) My eyes just rolled up into the back of my head thinking about it. ;-)
If you want to be "fair ", go ahead and kick Trump off the ballot and then let the next part of the 14th amendment put him back on. He's disqualified, but a 2/3 majority of both the House and Senate can override the disqualification. If he can't get those majorities, then tough.
Happy New Year to all! Same shit different day...I have been and will continue to fight people supporting this asshole every chance I get-daily!
Standing ovation for this one Jeff👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Happy New Year! 😬
THIS is fucking David Axelrod two days ago.
“If you feel strongly about preserving our democracy, you shouldn't embrace the move to bar Trump from the ballot based on ambiguous interpretations of the 14th Amendment. It would tear the country apart and, for many, further erode faith in our system.”
WTAF⁉️
He's past his sell by date...
This is SOOOO true...
The Plant Lady agrees with you, Janan!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Fuck Axelrod and anybody else taking that line. THE COUNTRY IS ALREADY TORN APART!! And it's the shitgibbon and his followers that are at fault. If you want to kill the pigs, you need to drown them in their own slop. As a character from the Fantastic 4 said; "It's clobbering time!"
ambiguous? WTF. hang it up scaredy-cat David.
JFC, it's like they all go in this direction when it doesn't really matter TO THEM. We have to be "fair." We have to "give him the benefit of the doubt." We have to not rile up the leopards! So sick of this shit. We're under MAGA operations now? Unless THEY'RE happy, we don't do what we've done for almost 250 years? Fuck Axelrod and anybody else that plays this veiled "both sides" bullshit. All he's doing is perpetuating the Michelle Obama dream of "when they go low, we go high," and unfortunately THAT doesn't work when the people going low are terrorists.
I usually go right for the president -- "Hey Joe, whaddaya know?"
Happy New Year Jeff. Yep, I think you will remain busy chronicling the face-eating-leopards. The comparison to Hitler’s rise is spot-on. All the GOP sees are the votes, not the consequence. The not-so-Christian Right, the chimera of Christian nationalism in a secular society. This is at the expense of their soul. Should be an ‘interesting’ year.
Scary year
Not declaring him ineligible just gives Trump and his followers more legal ammunition in their fight to prove that he truly is above the law. We can’t continue to appease him?
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That wasn’t supposed to be a question mark.
Happy New Year Jeff and thanks for the past year of taking the insurrectionists-terrorists to task. Today’s piece is an excellent example of what we are facing in order to preserve our experiment in Democracy. One item you did leave out is the phrase “believe them when they tell you who they are”... it’s a particularly poignant phrase considering the fact that Donald has said “a dictatorship on day one” if he gets re-elected... next up Project 2025 which actually spells out the complete altering of our government and democracy as we know it in favor of autocracy-dictatorship with all power vested in one person. Hope all had a good NYE and are ready to defend our Democracy in the coming year.
I really really want CNN & MSNBC ppl to start educating their viewers on exactly what is in Project 2025 & get specific as to how each of those little ideas will affect people’s lives.
I plead with them on their X & Threads accts to do that instead of giving free air time to LDFF
Check out this link for Jesse Dollemore’s breakdown of it then pass it on. https://youtu.be/2iKbbgiRL-w?si=RHLkwff8ItpV3DBQ
"why are we being fair to a bunch of democracy-hating extremists who would shit on the Constitution in a heartbeat?" I mean that already happened when they shit all over the Capitol walls right?
When it comes to issues of 'fairness', I vote we consider What Would Trump Do?
Whenever I read about people who think that Trump should be allowed to stay on the ballot, I’m reminded of the tolerance paradox. If Trump and his base are tolerated, eventually right-wing intolerance will ruin the country.
Happy new Year, Jeff and Ms. Spouse! Thanks for your tenacity.
Let's put the Teidrich Alarm Clock on the front page of every newspaper. Wake Up America, you've gone to sleep!