Mr. Branding, Trump, is playing long game.

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Friday July 13, 2018 · 3:25 PM PDT

2018/07/13 · 15:25

The lightbulb in my mind went off as to why Trump and Ghoulianni keep casting Mueller’s inquiry as a Democratic endeavor. Besides the obvious “No puppet, no puppet, your’e the puppet” ploy, they see where this could go. The indictment says a congressional candidate sought stolen campaign documents. If Mueller starts to bring down congress-critters for conspiracy, they will undoubtedly be Republicans.

The low information public could easily believe the indictment of a number of Republican elected officials is a partisan witch hunt IF more than one or two elected Republicans in Congress get indicted. It might be the only time Trump is playing a long game. He is heading off the inevitable (besides his family and friends) awareness that Republicans are as corrupt as the administration.

Guilty Plea by Papadopoulos may be bigger than Manafort story

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Monday October 30, 2017 · 8:48 AM PDT

2017/10/30 · 08:48

The guilty plea by George Papadopoulos for lying to Mueller investigation may be more signifiant than Manafort and Gates cheating on taxes. It goes straight to the campaign; he tells little lies to investigators and gets skinned for those. If he is not now cooperating with the investigation, I’d be surprised.

This is exactly the kind of little fish that will be squeezed to find more about the campaign’s collaboration with Russian. And, it begs the question: how many of Trump’s campaign workers were meeting with Russian operatives?

Here is a link to the WaPo story.

www.washingtonpost.com/...

The Tape power ploy

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Friday May 12, 2017 · 5:39 PM PDT

2017/05/12 · 17:39

The media keeps getting it wrong (again). The “tapes” the trump tweeted about have nothing to do with intimidating Comey. It is a power play designed to influence his base and give plausibility to his narrative. I wager that there are no tapes. If there are, they will undoubtedly tell a different story than the one the occupant of the WH tells.

It is bluster and only the most naive can think it is a threat to Comey. It is just another lie.

I once had a duplicitous boss who gave me an order to do something illegal (which I refused). I explained why I would not engage in the act. He dragged me before the agency director to say I was insubordinate. In that meeting, he changed his story about what he had asked me to do. I said, “Well, Dave, if I played a tape of our meeting, would you stick to that story?” While it was a stupid and impulsive retort on my part, he stammered that just maybe what he had directed me to do did in fact break state law.

The director reported me to HR for “secretly recording a conversation” which is illegal in California. I explained to HR that it was a verbal warning issued to jog his memory, and HR believed me.

I was reassigned to another agency with more ethical leadership. Nonetheless, the first director repeatedly told others that I had secretly recorded conversations.

Will Romney do a concession speech?

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Saturday November 03, 2012 · 6:21 AM PDT

2012/11/03 · 06:21

I cannot help but wonder whether Tuesday night Mitt Romney will be the first candidate ever to lose and refuse a concession speech. Somehow, I cannot imagine him being able to muster what it take to congratulate the President and graciously accept the will of the voters. This is the most craven man we have seen on the national stage--and I do believe he is more dangerous and duplicitous than Richard Nixon. More below the squiggle.

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Mitt will do the concession speech Tuesday.

451 votes Vote Now!

Mitt will do the concession speech Tuesday.

No way, no how, never

90 votes

Of course, he will rise to the occasion and tell a few lies

201 votes

Perhaps he will surprise us all and be gracious

160 votes

Romney losing Deep Red?

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Thursday September 13, 2012 · 9:28 PM PDT

2012/09/13 · 21:28

Not one yard sign or bumper sticker in my Deep red, South Orange County, California neighborhood. I live in the proverbial center of Republican conservatism—Orange County, California. Actually, I live in South County—among the whitest precincts in the State. One toll road sign points the route to my neighborhood as “South, South O.C.” the deepest red and most conservative of Neanderthals. Join the conversation after the squiggle.

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Tuesday July 03, 2012 · 11:11 AM PDT

2012/07/03 · 11:11

When David Brooks makes this comment in his NYT column, it tells me that the Republican natives are restless with Mitt:

"Mitt Romney has a similar plan, which he unveiled a little while ago and now keeps in a secret compartment in subsection C in the third basement of his 12-car garage."

The column discusses how to replace the Affordable Care Act. Here is the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/...

Forgive my glee at this development as you read past the squiggle.

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Friday October 16, 2009 · 10:49 AM PDT

2009/10/16 · 10:49

California has three state universities focused on food production (Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo; Cal Poly Pomona and UC Davis). Cal Poly SLO capitulated to an agrabusiness donor (Harris Ranch meats) in cancelling Michael Pollan's scheduled campus speech and substituting a "panel" discussion including Pollan, the Harris Ranch executive and an organic grower.

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Have you seen signs of the corporate takeover of higher education?

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Have you seen signs of the corporate takeover of higher education?

Yes

43 votes

7 votes

Letter to my Rep. Campbell CA 48

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Thursday July 23, 2009 · 11:03 AM PDT

2009/07/23 · 11:03

Honorable John Campbell
Dear Mr. Campbell:
Events the past two days have caused me to become very agitated about your co-authorship and support for House Bill 1503. First and foremost, there are extremely serious issues facing Congress which I want my representative to address. Second, this legislation is unnecessary and, in my opinion, represents a racist bit of pandering to the extreme wing of the Republican Party. Since my first point begs the obvious and does need elaboration, please allow me to address the second point in detail.

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Tuesday July 14, 2009 · 1:07 PM PDT

2009/07/14 · 13:07

What is wrong with the worldview of these old white men in the Senate? One after one they demonstrate how superior they believe the judgement of white men to be. Never once in any of the comments from the Judiciary Committee is there ANY acknowledgement that perhaps white masculinity itself is a bias that has prevailed for centuries. This worldview is the very bias that justice should overcome.

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How frustrating is this kabuki dance called a Judiciary hearing?

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How frustrating is this kabuki dance called a Judiciary hearing?

Not at all frustrating; the Senate Committee is merely doing its job.

16 votes

Mildly annoying

10 votes

Irritating

43 votes

Makes me want to set my hair on fire

52 votes

Financial meltdown is NOT the result of housing crisis.

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Thursday February 05, 2009 · 3:18 PM PST

2009/02/05 · 15:18

This Republican spin says the current financial crisis was caused by too many folks buying homes they could not afford. It was myopic when they started the meme, but now it is being spouted by Chris Matthews and other pundits. I am frustrated that the blame is put on the shoulders of young families and working class people who merely were struggling for a piece of the American pie.
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Thursday January 08, 2009 · 1:25 PM PST

2009/01/08 · 13:25

Sheesh. With all the important economic issues and other legislation facing Congress, Conyers has time to worry about Sanjay Gupta. From the Huffington Post:

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 8:18 PM PST

2008/11/03 · 20:18

Here is some encouraging anecdotal news from behind the Orange Curtain, HQ for Southern California’s McCain Campaign. My garage is polling booth for our precinct. We set up eight machines and three booths for paper ballots tonight. Follow below the fold

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If red zone O.C. goes purple do we feel good?

68 votes Vote Now!

If red zone O.C. goes purple do we feel good?

No. It means nothing. The O.C. is a weird place with no relevance for the election

10 votes

No. We are worrying with Rachael M. about the stealth Rethuglican GOTV

1 vote

Mayabe. It could be applicable to the overall election, but probably not.

7 votes

Yes. It is a sign of the times.

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