Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) told the AP that the Republicans cannot win in November with Trump as the party’s standard-bearer.
Said Flake: “Let’s face it: meet the old Trump, just like the new Trump. We’ve got what we’ve got. That’s not somebody who can win the White House.”
He added: “Where there’s no talk of a convention challenge or anything else, this might spur it.”
Jonathan Bernstein of Bloomberg View had this to add:Tomorrow's front page:— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 7, 2016
I'M WITH RACIST! Ryan still supports Trump, "definition of racist" https://t.co/0C1JIaQxwN pic.twitter.com/AxlnLYWcv2
I don’t think the Republicans who chose to accept Trump as a done deal in April are at a panic point yet, but it's worth noting: All it would take to dump him in Cleveland would be a vote to free the delegates, followed by having at least half of the convention oppose him on the first ballot.
Technically, they wouldn’t even have to have an alternate candidate. Trump dissenters could vote for various other candidates -- or Mickey Mouse, for that matter -- as long as a total of 1,237 of them don’t vote for Trump.
Now we're talking.
If I were a Republican, and this were my candidate for the most important office in America, I would be too embarrassed to show my face in public.
Right now the very best thing for progressives is for Bernie Sanders to accept reality and get out of the way, for the Democrats to then unify and focus on the general election, and for the chaos at the RNC convention to happen just like we all expected it to in the first place.
Then everything will be right in the world again.
But remember Democrats are notorious for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. So everybody needs to stay focused and do their part.
Somebody wake up Bernie and tell him that.
After Hillary's resounding win in California and a few other states last night, Bernie has lost his leverage. If I was on his staff I'd find something else to do. Even if he won't end his campaign, I think it is safe for Hillary to focus on the general election and let Bernie sputter over in a corner.
ReplyDeleteLawsuit is coming??? Who is he suing now and why?
ReplyDeleteThe Trump U thing, right? As in We'll trump you, Trump! (or did he bribe all the judges in case, in every state?)
DeleteMaybe he thinks the Presidential election is like a lawsuit?
DeleteHaha, then he'd have to run 3,500 times! (The amount of his lawsuits, according to him.)
DeleteEven if that were true--who on earth would want to live like that? Prosecuting every perceived slight?
Just imagine this jackass as president.
Bernie never should have been allowed to join the Democratic party! He's done nothing but create havoc and is nothing more than a nasty, senile old man with an ego as big as Trump's!!
ReplyDeleteGet the hell out of dodge, Bernie - go back home to your state and take a very needed break! We really are sick and tired of you and Jane!
Hillary won fair and square and she's being awfully nice and patient with you. She understands how you feel in losing (because she went through it too!) and it's time to move on and be a decent politician!
Oh, and don't forget to publically congratulate Mrs. Clinton on her win!
That says "@realDenaldTrump" -- not really Trump, but probably what he's thinking...
ReplyDeleteDang it! They finally got me!
DeleteOh well it is going to have to stand until I finish my appointment and get back home to fix it.
Good spotting, but will his supporters? But they couldn't care less.
Delete@9:23
Delete"Dang it! They finally got me!"
Finally?
You run with tripe all the time.
ie:
The whole NV "chair throwing" bullshit is a prime example.
4chan troll at 9:43AM. Your guy lost so go home to your mom's basement and play WoW
DeleteDrunk again, Grift? Or are you one of those stoners you bitch about all the time? Almost every thing you post has a Dang it. Oh well, you're entertaining at least.
Delete9:43
DeleteYou are here,so I guess you are right,he does run with "tripe".
They raised their chairs in a threatening manner in Nevada on camera and heckled Sen. Barbara Boxer, thus losing the election for Sanders after Sarandon had screamed in Dolores Huerta's face on camera at the first NV election meet-up in February.
Delete@9:43 You post childish bullshit non-stop on this site, and you know it, troll.
DeleteBernie needs to go dick Jane and leave the important stuff to the adults. Geeeeez,go the fuck home,dude!
DeleteAnd if Trump's efforts so far don't get him off the hook (the presidency), perhaps he will go out and shoot someone.
ReplyDeleteOr, himself, hopefully!
DeleteThat could be a parody account, there are several with the spelling slightly off. Notice Denald Trump.
ReplyDeleteGryphen,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you think that tweet was from the Donald. It's a parody account.
This is a fake twitter account - Denald - sjp
ReplyDeleteeasy to fall for, since trump
Notice the "I'm with Stupid!" insert.
ReplyDeleteThat is Trump's #ImWithHer...
READ This. Point taken>
ReplyDeletehttp://www.salon.com/2016/06/08/hillarys_amazing_achievement_understanding_the_magnitude_of_clintons_historic_win/
Parody account tweet. Read the name more closely.
ReplyDeleteWhich is not to say that Trump isn't insane. He is.
The saddest thing about the US media is how people are so unhappy in their lives that they take to sites to demean and slander strangers. Rumors and opinions are taken as a person's truth. No one knows another's truth. THAT is the only fact worth knowing in relation to human relations.
ReplyDeleteNo, the saddest thing -- the loss of concern for the truth for without it we can't navigate our way in reality, in all its fascination and wonder.
Deletehttp://kottke.org/16/06/on-bullshit-and-donald-trump
USA human relations Truth>
Deletehttps://www.amazon.com/Americas-War-Greater-Middle-East-ebook/dp/B0174PRIY4
@9:40
Delete"No, the saddest thing -- the loss of concern for the truth for without it we can't navigate our way in reality, in all its fascination and wonder."
Agreed.
Truth this:
"“[A]ll of the materials retrieved from any electronic equipment obtained from former Secretary Clinton for the investigation are evidence, potential evidence, or information that has not yet been assessed for evidentiary value"
https://www.scribd.com/doc/315057055/Show-Temp-12
http://americablog.com/2016/06/twitter-threatening-burn-kkes-ovens-not-hateful-conduct.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Americablog+%28AMERICAblog+News+%29
DeleteJew bernie?
9:41 Add this>
Deletehttp://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/hundreds-of-classified-documents-found-on-petraeus-mistress-laptop-fbi/
The company in Asia that makes such great animation film shorts has made one on Bernie. Funny! (Trigger Warning: not recommended for Bernie or Bust folks.)
Deletehttp://cdn.streamable.com/video/mp4-mobile/dqu4.mp4
9:19 am Is that your Palin word salad for today? Don't you get tired of defending a family of Liars and frauds?
DeleteAnd Bam! Pointy, I don't believe you dug out the slander word again. Yes I do.
DeleteYou poor little creature. No wonder you're so dizzy. You just go around and around and around in circles. You're missing an oar aren't you?
Once a hypocrite, always a hypocrite. Remember when I taught you how to spell that word? I guess I should have taught you the definition too.
What do you say we go outside and play some ring toss.
http://www.salon.com/2016/06/08/hillarys_amazing_achievement_understanding_the_magnitude_of_clintons_historic_win/
ReplyDeleteAt least Bernie brought up in his speech yesterday that having a racist republican as president was unacceptable. He needs to ween his supporters off himself and point them toward Hillary. Some may be Libertarians/others who will vote for Trump. Hopefully there are not a great number of those.
ReplyDeleteHRC voter.
oops, ween = wean
DeleteI see you're using the picture of Trump basking in the warmth of a just filled diaper with poo burbling up over the back.
ReplyDeleteI would discuss his views and policies if he had any worth discussing but he doesn't.
That is the first thing I thought when I saw that picture. Good god he's taking a shit!
DeleteWhat a freak!
That's my fave. "I don't care about anybody else,When I think about ME, I touch myself" should be the caption. Either that or he filled his diaper.
DeleteMy absolutely favourite thing I heard this morning was the Clinton campaign manager saying that that Trump was LOW ENERGY last night. Gotta love it. Their library of Trump flips flops (was for the war in Irag before he was against it - ditto Libya and on and on ad nauseum) will really sting him this summer. And Hillary doesn't have to say a peep - just keep talking about your plans for America, girl. Let The Donald do himself in. LOW ENERGY Donald - guffaw, guffaw.
ReplyDeleteB.
“[A]ll of the materials retrieved from any electronic equipment obtained from former Secretary Clinton for the investigation are evidence, potential evidence, or information that has not yet been assessed for evidentiary value,” the FBI said in the filing.
ReplyDeleteRelease of any of that additional information “could reasonably be expected to interfere with the pending investigation,” it added."
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/282709-fbi-everything-on-clinton-is-evidence-or-possible-evidence
Can you say 30,000 "deleted" emails?
9:47 AM Your mountain of evidence is a PILE OF SHIT!
DeleteSOS Powell turned 0 e-mails over, as the OIG Report stated.
Delete@10:23
DeleteThat is the FBI's official statement.
Call our local FBI office and tell them that.
Shit,call James Comey himself and tell him...
Don't say you weren't warned 10:23.
Delete9:47 is really doing you a favor so you wont be blindsided.
@10:30
DeleteHe didn't have a homebrew server in his personal residence.
Powell and all the recent SoSs including Kerry sat down with the OIG for interviews.Only Hillary refused.
Why dat?
You two anti-Hillary guys need to give it a rest and stay on your Reddit echo chamber pages, because you are helping Hillary here. Evidently you are too tone deaf to see that you are not sowing doubt, but are solidifying support for her because of your mindless, repetitious persecution. #huntingofhillary
DeleteImagined conversation between the President and Bernie at the White House this week:
DeleteBernie: But I have the right to stay in the race! The FBI is going to indict her. We got over 10 million votes. Millionaires and billionaires--
President Obama: First of all, Bernie, I have seen the preliminary draft report from the FBI. There will be a warning given to her about future e-mail use and that's it. She understands what she did wrong and apologized for it. Secondly, the FBI does not have the power to indict anyone. That is AG Lynch's job at the DOJ, and they have assembled no plans, resources or personnel towards this: there are no plans for a special prosecutor or even a grand jury. Sorry, Bernie. You gotta concede after DC.
@10:57
DeleteWillfull ignorance and denial.
Quite a combo platter yer munchin' on there.
@11:05
Delusional much?
Petraeus' mistress: This is what an FBI cybersecurity investigation REALLY looks like: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article82460877.html
Delete11:05.... did you go to the Malia Litman school of pretend conversations?
DeleteThe bar has been set so low. All Trump was required to do last night was manage reading a short generic speech off a teleprompter. If he keeps doing this I don't see conservatives as being unhappy enough to bring in anyone else.
ReplyDeleteTrump may be capable of occasionally reading short generic speech off a teleprompter, but he will continue to react off the cuff whenever he hears something critical of him. I will be very surprised if the gop doesn't figure out some way to replace him before or at the convention. Some of them are finally starting to realize how mentally unstable he is.
DeleteI don't see how the Republican party can make Trump someone or something he is NOT!
DeleteHe will lose the election for them and Mrs. Clinton will be our next POTUS! She is much, much better suited for the job and I can hardly wait to see her elected.
2 of my friends who were staunch Republicans have switched their registration to Libertarian.r
ReplyDeleteThat's a start. Johnson won't win, but at least it's not a vote for Trump!
Delete"Lawsuit coming"? Whining and threats, that's all it's got.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/right-wing-sheriff-under-investigation-for-intimidating-minority-voters-in-california-primary/
ReplyDeleteDakota picturing himself as a potential candidate? Just needed a wife and family to complete his profile. Now, that would be funny!
ReplyDeleteTrump physically repulses me! He is one bad dude!
ReplyDeleteTrump is running his own campaign and making terrible decisions, like having no digital plan or ground game. Elections are not won by hashtags and rallies, Trump!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-06-08/trump-says-no-reason-to-raise-1-billion-for-campaign
And when that happens, those low information idiots that actually supported dRUMPf in the primaries will then take their ball and go home. GOOD.
ReplyDeleteLow info voters move in next to rumpy and he will evict them. That is who he is and these idiot voters think he is for them.
ReplyDeleteIf he gets the judge changed, then everyone in court needs to say they want a same heritage judge as well.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.republicansagainsttrump.org/
ReplyDeleteTwitter Destroyed Trump For This Racist Comment During His Victory Speech (VIDEO)
ReplyDeletehttp://addictinginfo.org/2016/06/07/twitter-destroyed-trump-for-this-racist-comment-during-his-victory-speech-video/
Paul Ryan Cancels Press Conference And Hides From Reporters To Avoid Talking About Trump
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/2016/06/08/paul-ryan-cancels-press-conference-hides-reporters-avoid-talking-trump.html
Lindsey Graham Is Literally Begging Republicans To Un-Endorse Trump
ReplyDeletehttp://addictinginfo.org/2016/06/08/lindsey-graham-is-literally-begging-republicans-to-un-endorse-trump/
Republicans In A Full Blown Panic As Trump Launches New Racist Attack On Judge
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/06/08/republicans-full-blown-panic-trump-launches-racist-attack-judge.html
Even Trump Vodka Was A Charity Scam
ReplyDeletehttp://addictinginfo.org/2016/06/08/even-trump-vodka-was-a-charity-scam/
GOP Lawmakers Wake Up To The Nightmare: Trump Ain't Changing
ReplyDeleteWhen Donald Trump emerged as the presumptive Republican nominee in May, a GOP in denial reassured itself that the divisive, name-calling candidate who dominated the primaries would make a dignified turn toward the general election. A month later, Republicans are beginning to wake up. Trump might never change.
“For those of us who had hoped we would see the 2.0 version, I think the realization is coming that we got what we got,” said Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) who has yet to endorse Trump. “That is not somebody who can win the White House.”
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/trump-judge-republican-senators
Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt: RNC Must Dump Trump
ReplyDeleteHillary Clinton is “gonna be president unless Republicans change their nominee.”
“She’s gonna be president unless Republicans change their nominee,” Hewitt said. “When the dust clears we will have lost the House, we will have lost the Senate, we will have lost governorships.”
Hewitt discussed the prospect of changing the Republican national convention rules to prevent the pledged delegates from voting Trump in on the first ballot.
“The Republican National Committee can do one thing: they can change the rules to make the first two ballots advisory,” Hewitt said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hugh-hewitt-donald-trump_us_57582565e4b0e39a28ac00ef?koxr4cisto8e9ltyb9
I am grateful to Griffin for ensuring that everyone knew that Sara was a spiteful dumbass, thereby stopping a huge national catastrophe.
ReplyDelete+1. We owe the progressive AK blogging stars a huge debt. Thanks, Gryph.
DeleteCount me in too. Many thanks,Gryph .
DeleteMe too - this has been a fantastic blog to follow! I do it daily and have for years!
DeleteHillary Clinton up, Donald Trump down after a week that flipped the presidential campaign
ReplyDeletehttp://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-clinton-trump-analysis-20160608-snap-story.html
WOW Edward R. Murrow>
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-judge-teleprompter_us_57577c4ae4b01270c7736920
Mac Miller gets even LOL
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-donald-trump-rap-mac-millers-track-donald-trump-20160608
B.
Gryphen, please don't write off Mr. Drumpf just yet. He has a few flaws, sure, but look what he's promised Americans will get when they elect him:
ReplyDeleteHIGHER PAY AND LOWER TAXES FOR EVERYONE!!
LONGER VACATIONS FOR EVERY WORKING AMERICAN!
FREE COFFEE IN ALL CORPORATE BREAK ROOMS!
LONG OVERDUE INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND UPGRADES THAT WILL COST TAXPAYERS NOTHING!!
WE WILL BUILD THAT BEAUTIFUL WALL THAT MEXICO WILL PAY FOR!!
EVERY SINGLE MANUFACTURING JOB THAT OBAMA SHIPPED OVERSEAS WILL BE COMING BACK! INCLUDING MINE WORKERS, MEAT PACKING, SEPTIC TANK CLEANERS, HAND DEMOLITION WORKERS AND SUMMERTIME ARIZONA ROOFERS!
CROOKED HILLARY AND EVERYONE ELSE DRUMPF DOESNT LIKE ARE GOING TO JAIL!
ALL OF OBAMA"S JOB-KILLING REGULATIONS WILL BE REVERSED!
OBAMACARE IS DEAD AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE MUCH BETTER MEDICAL CARE AT A MUCH LOWER COST
ALL OF THE HILLARY/OBAMA WARS WILL BE OVER AND ALL OTHER COUNTRIES WILL LOVE, RESPECT AND FEAR AMERICA AGAIN!
EVERYTHING IN AMERICA WILL BE TREMENDOUS AND BEAUTIFUL!
EVERY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT - AND A LOT OF LEGAL ONES - WILL BE SENT HOME!!
THE MEDIA WILL NO LONGER GET TO REPORT ON ANYTHING THEY WANT TO!
ALL INVESTIGATIONS AND LAWSUITS AFFECTING DRUMPF ORGANIZATIONS OR DRUMPF FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE CANCELLED IMMEDIATELY!
ALL IRS, FBI, JUDICIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND AUDITS OF DRUMPF COMPANIES, SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND AFFILIATED ENTITES WILL BE CANCELLED IMMEDIATELY!!
PROPERTIES TARGETED FOR DRUMPF ORGANIZATION ACQUISITION WILL BE SEIZED AND TURNED OVER TO THE DRUMPF ORGANIZATION UNDER EMINENT DOMAIN POWERS!
25,000 US ARMY RANGERS, RAPID RESPONSE AND NAVY SEAL OPERATIVES WILL BE DEPLOYED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO INTERDICT AND DETAIN EVERY ONE OF THE 10,000+ INDIVIDUALS ON THE "DJT MAKE AMERIKA GREAT AGAIN FOUNDATION" ENEMIES LIST!
A BRIEF PERIOD OF MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENSION OF THE CONSTITUTION WILL BE INITIATED BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER SIT BACK AND ALLOW COMMUNIST TERRORIST INFILTRATION, COMMUNIST TERRORIST INDOCTRINATION, COMMUNIST TERRORIST SUBVERSION AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNIST TERRORIST CONSPIRACY TO SAP AND IMPURIFY ALL OF OUR PRECIOUS BODILY FLUIDS!!!
(I know, it got a little weird towards the end but I'm confident he'll be shakin' the ol' Etch-a-Sketch(tm) and eventually forget all about the bad things he promised to do...)
wow
ReplyDeleteJust followed a TPM link at your sidebar.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog
"We just got this email from TPM Reader DL. And as far as I can tell, she's right. There does not seem to be any mention of Donald Trump on the official Republican Party website, gop.com."
well then!
If Trump get the nomination stolen from him, he will do grave harm to the GOP. LOL
ReplyDeleteHow can republicans not look in the mirror and see that they sowed this. Trump is them all these years - on steroids.
It's like the Republican party just sat on a Yooge cactus!
DeletePaul Ryan is a chickenshit and the GOP deserves the bill of goods they all swore to support should he win, because he just wants to be treated fairly. Ryan comes out and calls his words racist then crawls under his rock and locks the door.
ReplyDelete"MY AFRICAN-AMERICAN"
ReplyDelete-Wannabe President Donald Trump
"OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN"
-Wannabe President Donald Trump
Does Trump want to be president or a slave owner?
Raw Story:
Trump slammed for claiming ownership of ‘our African-American people’ again in victory speech
Donald Trump is really taking that “my African-American” thing seriously. Despite support from former KKK leaders, Trump’s acceptance speech from last night’s primary wins included a bizarre moment in his typical ramblings.
• Greg Greene @ggreeneva
"We're gonna take care of our African-American people, who've been mistreated for so long."
No thanks, Don. I'm good.
6:23 PM - 7 Jun 2016
• Oliver Willis @owillis
trump
"my african-american"
"our african-americans"
hey don what are you hinting at there?
6:24 PM - 7 Jun 2016
• Grace Laine @TAW3343
We're going to "take care of OUR African American people." Trump too stupid, too racist to know what he just said.
6:23 PM - 7 Jun 2016
• Maggie Jordan @MaggieJordanACN
"We are going to take care of our African American people."
~ Trump
"Our"
"My"
What a Friggin' Idiot
6:34 PM - 7 Jun 2016
• Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
Trump: "We are going to take care of our African American people that have been mistreated for so long." pic.twitter.com/sovYjyXKmY
6:37 PM - 7 Jun 2016
• jeremy scahill
✔@jeremyscahill
Trump: It's gonna be great. We are going to give "our African American people" 3/5 of a vote.
6:24 PM - 7 Jun 2016
• Roger Simon
✔@politicoroger
Trump: "We are going to take care of our African-American people"
Translation: Trump still doesn't get it.
6:36 PM - 7 Jun 2016
Read more at
https://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/trump-slammed-for-claiming-ownership-of-our-african-american-people-again-in-victory-speech/
Trump would fit right in as being a Plantation owner in the south and owning negroes! Did anyone see the remake of "Roots"? It is not our best history in America!
DeleteTrump makes me want to beat the shit out of him and wipe that pompous ass smile off his face!
Wrong Party Bernie
ReplyDeleteWhoever advised Bernie Sanders
I-Vermont to run against Secretary Hillary Clinton should be fired.
Bernie Sanders I-Vermont had a better chance of being a Republican presidential nominee running against Donald Trump.
Bernie when you were deciding which political party to destroy did you say
ReplyDelete"Heads Democrats"
"Tails Republicans"
And it was "Heads",
the Democrats lost
His ass should be kicked out of the Democratic Party! I've said this a zillion times!
DeleteHe is an embarrassment to America and to think I actually liked him in the beginning. Don't anymore! He's too old and nasty! Plus, he has a wife that would not fit well as First Lady and from all sources, she runs him!
"MY AFRICAN-AMERICAN"
ReplyDelete-Wannabe President Donald Trump
It could have been worst. Trump could have said
"MY NI@@A"
-Wannabe President Donald Trump