Anonymous
10/08/2022 12:54
Subject: The GOP is broken beyond repair
Anonymous wrote:Some insight from scholars from the cited WP article:
"Scholars said the predominance of election deniers in the GOP bears alarming similarities to authoritarian movements in other countries, which often begin with efforts to delegitimize elections. Many of those promoting the stolen-election narrative, they said, know that it is false and are using it to gain power.
“Election denialism is a form of corruption,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present” and a historian at New York University. “The party has now institutionalized this form of lying, this form of rejection of results. So it’s institutionalized illegal activity. These politicians are essentially conspiring to make party dogma the idea that it’s possible to reject certified results.”
In the short term, scholars said, that party dogma is likely to produce multiple election challenges this fall from deniers who lose. It could poison the 2024 presidential race, as well."
Chilling...
Yes, very much so. Yet I am kind of infuriated as the similar signs were present when GOP legislatures in MI NC PA + WI moved to curtail the authority and powers of newly elected Dem governors in those states. These kinds of authoritarian moves are made by Erdogan and Orban but nary a peep from national press, possibly a one-day story in one or two outlets but that's it. The US national press is so poorly equipped to cover this moment.
Anonymous
10/08/2022 00:21
Subject: The GOP is broken beyond repair
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Herschel Walker ADMITS threatening his former partners with weapons and choking them!!! Come on. How could ANY women (or human who has a daughter or mother) support a party that endorses him.
(For dog catcher, let alone someone who represents us and can vote on public policy!!!)
The GOP has moved way past good character, decency, or basic intelligence being basic requirements of public office—they just want a warm body to occupy a Republican seat.
Were zombies real they’d support them in office, too.
Does anyone remember how much taxpayer money the GOP wasted on harassing the Clintons in the 90s and their obsession with “honor”? Of course it was always a ruse but JFC.
Anonymous
10/07/2022 23:54
Subject: The GOP is broken beyond repair
Anonymous wrote:Herschel Walker ADMITS threatening his former partners with weapons and choking them!!! Come on. How could ANY women (or human who has a daughter or mother) support a party that endorses him.
(For dog catcher, let alone someone who represents us and can vote on public policy!!!)
The GOP has moved way past good character, decency, or basic intelligence being basic requirements of public office—they just want a warm body to occupy a Republican seat.
Anonymous
10/07/2022 20:53
Subject: The GOP is broken beyond repair
Herschel Walker ADMITS threatening his former partners with weapons and choking them!!! Come on. How could ANY women (or human who has a daughter or mother) support a party that endorses him.
(For dog catcher, let alone someone who represents us and can vote on public policy!!!)
(For dog catcher, let alone someone who represents us and can vote on public policy!!!)
Anonymous
10/07/2022 16:30
Subject: Re:The GOP is broken beyond repair
Anonymous
10/06/2022 20:41
Subject: The GOP is broken beyond repair
Some insight from scholars from the cited WP article:
"Scholars said the predominance of election deniers in the GOP bears alarming similarities to authoritarian movements in other countries, which often begin with efforts to delegitimize elections. Many of those promoting the stolen-election narrative, they said, know that it is false and are using it to gain power.
“Election denialism is a form of corruption,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present” and a historian at New York University. “The party has now institutionalized this form of lying, this form of rejection of results. So it’s institutionalized illegal activity. These politicians are essentially conspiring to make party dogma the idea that it’s possible to reject certified results.”
In the short term, scholars said, that party dogma is likely to produce multiple election challenges this fall from deniers who lose. It could poison the 2024 presidential race, as well."
Chilling...
"Scholars said the predominance of election deniers in the GOP bears alarming similarities to authoritarian movements in other countries, which often begin with efforts to delegitimize elections. Many of those promoting the stolen-election narrative, they said, know that it is false and are using it to gain power.
“Election denialism is a form of corruption,” said Ruth Ben-Ghiat, the author of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present” and a historian at New York University. “The party has now institutionalized this form of lying, this form of rejection of results. So it’s institutionalized illegal activity. These politicians are essentially conspiring to make party dogma the idea that it’s possible to reject certified results.”
In the short term, scholars said, that party dogma is likely to produce multiple election challenges this fall from deniers who lose. It could poison the 2024 presidential race, as well."
Chilling...
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09/11/2022 22:01
Subject: The GOP is broken beyond repair
deplorable is the word you are looking for
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09/10/2022 08:56
Subject: The GOP is broken beyond repair
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomaclocal.com/2022/09/07/former-prince-william-top-election-official-indicted-lied-during-2020-election-court-docs-state/
I am not sure if this should go local, here, or own thread. But what the f*ck?
This case is really weird, no details on what actually happened.
She’s been indicted on two felonies:
1. corrupt conduct as an officer of an election
2. making a false statement or material entry on a state required form or report
Indicted on a misdemeanor:
3. “willfully neglecting her duty" as an officer of an election
I’ve yet to find any supporting documentation relating to the nature of the accused crimes. She apparently doesn’t even have an attorney on record, so she may not have even known an indictment was coming.
She was the official in charge of registering voters in Prince William County. Depending on the nature of what happened, I can see this sending chill into VA’s voting infrastructure among both volunteers and professional staff.
This is a weird case that is super light on details.
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/former-prince-william-elections-director-indicted-for-alleged-corruption-lying-neglect-of-duty-in-2020/article_494ad6cc-2ef6-11ed-b070-5b323cddeb51.html
Best article I’ve read by local media in Prince William:
https://starexponent.com/news/crime/former-culpeper-voter-registrar-indicted-in-prince-william-on-corruption-charge/article_d74bf03d-ddff-5d4b-bff7-37a9872c2b58.html
Yeah, but… what did she do?
https://wjla.com/news/local/prince-william-county-general-registrar-michele-white-indicted-election-corruption-charges-jason-miyares-false-statement-neglect
They aren't sharing what she did. What the heck happened?
She resigned under pressure from former Gov Northam’s appointees in April 2021. So I’m guessing she did do something pretty bad.
But there are literally zero details other than the generic accusations from politicos and indictments from a jury. Maybe it has something to do with money & budgeting?
Maybe, but how much of her job would have involved that?