Impeachment: Who cares if Senate Republicans won't convict?

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Thursday May 30, 2019 · 6:31 AM PDT

2019/05/30 · 06:31

The argument that House Democrats shouldn't impeach Trump because Senate Republicans won't convict is utter bullshit. House Democrats have passed all sorts of progressive legislation since taking control in January, only to die in the cold dead hands of Mitch McConnell. Should they not have bothered? What's the point of advancing legislation that has zero chance of being passed in the Senate and signed by the "president"? Would it be better instead for House Dems to sit on their hands and do nothing, because, you know, what's the use?

Of course not. Making arguments for and then DOING the right thing builds the case for why voters should turn control of the government back to the Democrats. If instead our elected leaders say "why bother?" - voters will respond in kind when Dems seek their support in 2020.

House Democrats must open an official impeachment investigation, and then after full, serious deliberation, vote on impeachment. All of this with the full knowledge that it will die in McConnell's Senate. That's not an argument not to impeach: it's proof that we cannot have a functioning democracy regulated by the rule of law with today's Trumpist Republicans in control. And it will be a rallying cry to win not only the White House but to flip the Senate as well.

All of the above is annoyingly obvious.

FFS.

Repeal & Replace TrumpCare Villain Tom MacArthur

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Friday May 05, 2017 · 11:19 AM PDT

2017/05/05 · 11:19

My mission for the next 18 months: to make NJ-3 Rep Tom MacArthur's remaining time in office a living hell (politically speaking). Because if the cruel, vicious TrumpDontCare plan that he championed were actually to become law, it would make the lives of millions of people an actual living hell.

I plan to enlist my new friends and neighbors in Bordentown City, NJ (where I’m moving) as well as old friends in Princeton and elsewhere in Mercer County (which is so ably represented by Bonnie Watsoncoleman and whose seat is safe). I’ve got a dozen years of experience as a local Democratic chair, Democratic club president and campaign organizer, and looking forward to bringing that to my new home town. Also, grew up in Burlington County (most of which is in MacArthur's district): several family members (and their offspring) still live there. So I’ll be recruiting family and their friends and neighbors into this fight as well. I’m just starting connecting with activist groups (Indivisible and similar) in Bordentown and elsewhere in the 3rd district, and can’t wait to get to work with them. I’m not sure about how vital the traditional Dem party is in NJ-3; will be interested to find out.

A key piece will be candidate recruitment: It's essential to find a strong Democratic opponent to run in the district in 2018. This district is not on most lists of flippable districts, but it went for Obama in '08 and '12. Trump won only narrowly. So it's doable, and worth a stretch, especially since MacArthur is such a notorious villain in all this.

Hoping we can bring this district fight to the attention of national Dems. Will need all the help we can get.

Suggestions and allies in this battle, please respond. Thanks.

Video love letters to our protesters

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Wednesday February 08, 2017 · 12:36 PM PST

2017/02/08 · 12:36

In these historic times, I’ve been documenting some of the people power that’s been rising up.

Here’s the latest, a 2-minute video of a Unity Rally in Trenton NJ on Monday:

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Other videos (previous and future ones) can be found here, including the one that got me started: The Women’s March in DC:

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I’m making these videos as love letters to all the wonderful people who are speaking out, showing up, and standing together.

WMW the People's March (video)

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Monday January 23, 2017 · 5:52 AM PST

2017/01/23 · 05:52

So many of us arrived at the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday that it was impossible for the majority to get anywhere near the stage or even to a Jumbotron. As a result, we could neither hear nor see the presentations. But none of us minded. In fact, it was great to know that we had flooded the Mall beyond capacity.

Video camera in hand, I wandered among the crowd, capturing the joy, determination, comradery and high spirits of the event. People organized spontaneously, creating and joining in chants, marching along routes that hadn’t been planned, creating performance circles … all metaphors for the journeys ahead that we must create together to build an inclusive and truly great America.

So these 13 minutes contain NO speeches or staged events, just people power in its purest and best forms.

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FAIL TO THE CHIEF (a poem)

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Friday January 20, 2017 · 11:37 AM PST

2017/01/20 · 11:37

The unPresident communicates by tweetin’ and tootin’

Declaring down is up and up is down, contrary to Newton.

Every day the truth he’ll be refutin’

And emoluments be damned, the country he’ll be lootin’

With no idea about the job he’ll be executin’

His EPA chief is FOR pollutin’

Education head thinks teachers should have guns for grizzly shootin’

Ag Secretary will force ALL foods to contain gluten

Deplorable racists, xenophobes and molesters will be rootin’

While critics he’ll try to be mutin’

As he shuts down PBS, NPR and the NEA as too high falutin’

Bannon the white nationalist is his Rasputin

And brown shirts and storm troopers he’ll be recrutin’

Military parades they’ll all be salutin’

What else would you expect from a puppet of Putin?

– DWP 1/20/2017

PUTIN'S PUPPET 30 sec video

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Friday November 04, 2016 · 1:03 PM PDT

2016/11/04 · 13:03

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In 2016 Trump claims that he “doesn’t know Putin” but video from 2013 captured him bragging that he does have a relationship with him. Either way, Putin seems to be pulling the strings.

Volunteer-produced ad (me) not affiliated with any candidate or campaign committee.

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Trump: A Macy's parade balloon filled with poison gas

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Friday September 09, 2016 · 7:21 AM PDT

2016/09/09 · 07:21

Trump: A Macy's parade balloon of an evil cartoon character filled with poison gas, capable of erupting and inflicting enormous damage, but nothing solid inside, just noxious fumes.

That’s my current 1-sentence description of the Republican’s candidate for president. Yours?

Rollout of the Awesome T-P logo! (30 second animation)

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Saturday July 16, 2016 · 2:55 PM PDT

2016/07/16 · 14:55

Feeling down in the dumps because Trump and Pence threaten to flush the nation into the toilet? Cheer up! Here’s the (un)official roll-out video of their campaign logo!

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The new T-P #trumppence2016 logo

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Friday July 15, 2016 · 1:49 PM PDT

2016/07/15 · 13:49

While Pence may not have the comedic potential of a Christie or Newt, the new logo is certainly a gift.

Feeling Berned Out

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Friday May 20, 2016 · 10:58 AM PDT

2016/05/20 · 10:58

C'mon Sanders team. You got lots of extra delegates via the very undemocratic caucuses. Good for you. My candidate in 2008 (Obama) did that too. But he also got the majority of popular vote and pledged delegates on top of that. And then his rival seemed to be hatching a plan to have the super-delates overturn that, on specious grounds that she would be more electable. And we, with good reason, cried bloody murder. Yet here we are 8 years later, with a candidate who ran an excellent race but which is falling short, now seeking to overturn the votes of millions by appealing to these same super-delegates. That's BS. I'm a leftie, maybe to the left of Bernie even, and I've supported him because of his policy proposals. But I'm not interested in any candidate who embraces non-democratic means to feed his own ambitions. Stick with the issues and win or lose on that. And if you lose, do it honorably, and keep the fight for those issues alive.