For anyone interested in helping Contest Every Race to recruit candidates, they are holding a volunteer training tomorrow. MovementLabs does a lot of texting for them. It’s important work!
Yes, Robert, today was a very enlightening day. It was so pleasurable to see the seditious conspiracy charges against these thugs. What really made my eyes pop out was Kellyanne’s secret little meeting with Leonard Leo. What a stool pigeon she is but again, not surprising. Wonder if she, when interviewed by Smith or his staff, tried to use “alternate facts” as some of her answers. 😁
Leo is as much the kingpin as Trump, in my opinion. He feels he is untouchable because he sits on a golden throne, high on a hill. I would not doubt that he is the one, along with his rich cronies, who paid Kavanaugh’s debts off. I dunno, it all stinks to high heaven. Let’s make them all go away. Let’s win in 2024 and get rid of the filibuster, put ERA back where it belongs, enact the John Lewis Act, delete Citizens United, rejoice in making abortions legal and safe again, and go forward with Biden’s plan for energy and climate change! Goodnight.
I did watch Colin Allred campaign announcement video yesterday and am wonderfully impressed with his credentials (NFL linebacker, lawyer, U.S. House Representative), his solid values and his caring for people. I laughed when he described Senator Cruz as all hat and no cattle! I immediately set up a monthly donation at his campaign website. Rep. Allred is a much stronger candidate than Beto O'Rourke who came very close to defeating Sen. Cruz in 2018 so I'm feeling very confident he can win and by a strong margin! It feels so good to have such a strong candidate for Senate in Texas!
Kudos to you, Robert, for identifying and clarifying key issues for us. Lots to comment on, but I'm focused tonight on learning that not only do we have at least 2 justices who have histories of sexual abuse, but one of them is an outright @#$%&#! grifter, and he's really good at it, too. Thomas doesn't appear to be expressing remorse or embarrassment, even though anyone with a conscience or any dedication to the law would've resigned immediately after these disclosures.
Even worse is that there must be friends, accountants, the IRS, legal colleagues, SCOTUS staff, other justices, and others who've known about the Crow-Thomas bribery connections for years. Yet they did NOTHING about it - not even an anonymous whistle-blower complaint. IMHO, those who declined to speak up are complicit and have enabled the Supreme Court to become little better than what we'd expect in any failed or authoritarian country.
I'm beyond disgusted that federal political culture apparently normalizes and accepts criminal behavior and obvious ethical violations from high-level officials. Look how long it took DOJ to even start investigating Trump and his fellow grifters and liars. Listen to the silence from Chief Justice Roberts and the other justices.
I hope the intrepid journalists uncovering the SCOTUS corruption will continue their reporting. We owe them a deep debt of gratitude. Thank you, Robert, for letting me vent.
I also have seen Collin Allred on MSNBC. He is the real deal and has a tremendous background. Already donated because anyone who can stand up to that hateful Cruz, has my support.
The following comments from Heather Cox Richardson illustrates clearly the impact of the outside subsidizing of Judge Thomas has had on actual court decisions. “ there is a profound national crisis at the heart of the stories emerging about Thomas. His votes were decisive not only in Shelby County v. Holder, but also in the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, also decided by a vote of 5–4, which opened the floodgates for dark money in political campaigns. Those decisions dramatically undermined our democracy. It now seems imperative to grapple with the fact it appears a key vote on the court that decided those cases was compromised.” I was not aware of this before and I am outraged and this situation. It’s be addressed.
If Robert Hubbell asks me for a personal favor - I am all over it. I just watched the Colin Allred campaign launch video - with tears welling up in my eyes. https://youtu.be/IzFWIuDqkCc
I have NEVER seen anything like it before. It is mind blowing in its beauty, its sincerity and video production quality. If you don't love this man after watching it, look inside yourself and ask why.
When you tell me to watch a video (and then add a 2nd link just to drive the point home), I do it. And I’m glad I did! I immediately made a donation to Colin’s campaign. What a breath of fresh air! Great Senate candidate for Texas (and all the rest of us).
As you asked, I watched the video. It was worth those few minutes. Colin Allred is so much more appealing than Ted Cruz, it seems possible that Texas could have a Democratic Senator. Consistent with the confidence you express, this morning's Boston Globe headline is: "These [three] South Carolina women are warning their party about abortion politics, but will they listen?" We are watching and listening and can win in November.
May 5, 2023·edited May 5, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
Thank you for these links and great information, Robert. Another (may have come up yesterday, if so I apologize) McCarthy scheme to give members a $30,000 a year raise. Because it can't be done legally as $$$ he is exploring having their rent, meals, travel, etc. paid for them. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/speakers-lobby-not-quite-pay-raise
Excellent video by Colin Allred! We need more of him in every single Senate and House race! In my opinion, we must urge the Democrats nationally at the state level to hold no punches in advertising the real and present dangers posed by the Republican Party everywhere! Listing what laws of cruelty and discrimination they are passing in red states is shocking enough. Add to that the insanity of the Extreme Court, as Republican enablers, and the length to which they will go to keep more people from voting, and we have the makings of disaster in America if Democrats don’t seize the moment and get us fired up all over the country - especially in rural areas or with folks who just don’t pay attention and realize how their lives are changing for the worse under these fascist-wannabees! No more playing nice. We simply have to go for the jugular and make this election as real, as scary, and yet as solution-oriented as humanly possible. This is not a game. I have seen my own state of NC throw all caution to the wind with the help of a traitor from the Democratic Party, who did not just change parties early this year knowing full well the dire consequences of giving the Republicans a super-majority, but who have shoved through an agenda they could only dream of the last two years when the Democrats had enough seats to prevent a veto-proof Republican Party. Karma will not be kind to Tricia Cotham, who ran on strong Democratic principles, comes from a solidly blue family, and lives in a solidly blue district. She swore that she didn’t change parties “because of her beliefs.” And she then proceeded to vote for each of the GQP’s horrible positions on gun laws, LBGTQ laws, and most significantly, abortion laws in NC. This woman had an abortion herself, and spoke to the legislature in 2015 about how the government had no business telling women what to do. Now, she has decided along with her BFF’s that it’s ok to limit access to abortion for North Carolinians, and all the other women throughout the South who were coming to NC to obtain an abortion. And worst of all is the creature that the Republicans are running for Governor of NC against an Uber-qualified and proven Attorney General. Mark Robinson is more crass than you can imagine, and he has spoken most of his words of hate, cruelty, prejudice, and fascism from the pulpits of churches. We are in a sorry state (pun intended) right now, and the majority of people who live here are terrified by the quick descent into Hell that we have seen from a power-mad Republican Party! And NC is not the only state going through this. We were just one of the last. We all must scream “enough” and take our country back! Thanks to Robert and all of you who provide hope, encouragement, and knowledge!!!!
There is always reason to hope, especially if the Democrats stay focused on winning and don't get in their own way. Lucas Kunce is running again for the Senate against Josh Hawley unless, as happened last time, a spoiler gets in the race. Trudy Valentine ran a much less than half-a***d campaign and now we have Eric Schmitt. Allred's video and approach are impressive and offer Texans a strong option.
Excruciating is an understatement relative to both Jack Smith and Fani Willis. Best they make sure that the wheels of justice grind as effectively as they are slowly.
For anyone interested in helping Contest Every Race to recruit candidates, they are holding a volunteer training tomorrow. MovementLabs does a lot of texting for them. It’s important work!
https://www.mobilize.us/movementlabs/event/547287/?force_banner=true&share_context=event_details&share_medium=copy_link
Yes, Robert, today was a very enlightening day. It was so pleasurable to see the seditious conspiracy charges against these thugs. What really made my eyes pop out was Kellyanne’s secret little meeting with Leonard Leo. What a stool pigeon she is but again, not surprising. Wonder if she, when interviewed by Smith or his staff, tried to use “alternate facts” as some of her answers. 😁
Leo is as much the kingpin as Trump, in my opinion. He feels he is untouchable because he sits on a golden throne, high on a hill. I would not doubt that he is the one, along with his rich cronies, who paid Kavanaugh’s debts off. I dunno, it all stinks to high heaven. Let’s make them all go away. Let’s win in 2024 and get rid of the filibuster, put ERA back where it belongs, enact the John Lewis Act, delete Citizens United, rejoice in making abortions legal and safe again, and go forward with Biden’s plan for energy and climate change! Goodnight.
I did watch Colin Allred campaign announcement video yesterday and am wonderfully impressed with his credentials (NFL linebacker, lawyer, U.S. House Representative), his solid values and his caring for people. I laughed when he described Senator Cruz as all hat and no cattle! I immediately set up a monthly donation at his campaign website. Rep. Allred is a much stronger candidate than Beto O'Rourke who came very close to defeating Sen. Cruz in 2018 so I'm feeling very confident he can win and by a strong margin! It feels so good to have such a strong candidate for Senate in Texas!
Kudos to you, Robert, for identifying and clarifying key issues for us. Lots to comment on, but I'm focused tonight on learning that not only do we have at least 2 justices who have histories of sexual abuse, but one of them is an outright @#$%&#! grifter, and he's really good at it, too. Thomas doesn't appear to be expressing remorse or embarrassment, even though anyone with a conscience or any dedication to the law would've resigned immediately after these disclosures.
Even worse is that there must be friends, accountants, the IRS, legal colleagues, SCOTUS staff, other justices, and others who've known about the Crow-Thomas bribery connections for years. Yet they did NOTHING about it - not even an anonymous whistle-blower complaint. IMHO, those who declined to speak up are complicit and have enabled the Supreme Court to become little better than what we'd expect in any failed or authoritarian country.
I'm beyond disgusted that federal political culture apparently normalizes and accepts criminal behavior and obvious ethical violations from high-level officials. Look how long it took DOJ to even start investigating Trump and his fellow grifters and liars. Listen to the silence from Chief Justice Roberts and the other justices.
I hope the intrepid journalists uncovering the SCOTUS corruption will continue their reporting. We owe them a deep debt of gratitude. Thank you, Robert, for letting me vent.
Such an inspiring video by Rep Colin Allred.
We voted blue in '22; now let's do it some more in '24!
I also have seen Collin Allred on MSNBC. He is the real deal and has a tremendous background. Already donated because anyone who can stand up to that hateful Cruz, has my support.
The following comments from Heather Cox Richardson illustrates clearly the impact of the outside subsidizing of Judge Thomas has had on actual court decisions. “ there is a profound national crisis at the heart of the stories emerging about Thomas. His votes were decisive not only in Shelby County v. Holder, but also in the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, also decided by a vote of 5–4, which opened the floodgates for dark money in political campaigns. Those decisions dramatically undermined our democracy. It now seems imperative to grapple with the fact it appears a key vote on the court that decided those cases was compromised.” I was not aware of this before and I am outraged and this situation. It’s be addressed.
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If Robert Hubbell asks me for a personal favor - I am all over it. I just watched the Colin Allred campaign launch video - with tears welling up in my eyes. https://youtu.be/IzFWIuDqkCc
I have NEVER seen anything like it before. It is mind blowing in its beauty, its sincerity and video production quality. If you don't love this man after watching it, look inside yourself and ask why.
When you tell me to watch a video (and then add a 2nd link just to drive the point home), I do it. And I’m glad I did! I immediately made a donation to Colin’s campaign. What a breath of fresh air! Great Senate candidate for Texas (and all the rest of us).
Colin Allred , incredible video! Yes there is hope.
Wish his last name wasn’t “All -red but All -blue”!
As you asked, I watched the video. It was worth those few minutes. Colin Allred is so much more appealing than Ted Cruz, it seems possible that Texas could have a Democratic Senator. Consistent with the confidence you express, this morning's Boston Globe headline is: "These [three] South Carolina women are warning their party about abortion politics, but will they listen?" We are watching and listening and can win in November.
Thank you for these links and great information, Robert. Another (may have come up yesterday, if so I apologize) McCarthy scheme to give members a $30,000 a year raise. Because it can't be done legally as $$$ he is exploring having their rent, meals, travel, etc. paid for them. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/speakers-lobby-not-quite-pay-raise
You hit this one right out of the park, dear Robert!! I'm so excited...as we used to say in campaigns:
FIRED UP AND READY TO GO!!
Excellent video by Colin Allred! We need more of him in every single Senate and House race! In my opinion, we must urge the Democrats nationally at the state level to hold no punches in advertising the real and present dangers posed by the Republican Party everywhere! Listing what laws of cruelty and discrimination they are passing in red states is shocking enough. Add to that the insanity of the Extreme Court, as Republican enablers, and the length to which they will go to keep more people from voting, and we have the makings of disaster in America if Democrats don’t seize the moment and get us fired up all over the country - especially in rural areas or with folks who just don’t pay attention and realize how their lives are changing for the worse under these fascist-wannabees! No more playing nice. We simply have to go for the jugular and make this election as real, as scary, and yet as solution-oriented as humanly possible. This is not a game. I have seen my own state of NC throw all caution to the wind with the help of a traitor from the Democratic Party, who did not just change parties early this year knowing full well the dire consequences of giving the Republicans a super-majority, but who have shoved through an agenda they could only dream of the last two years when the Democrats had enough seats to prevent a veto-proof Republican Party. Karma will not be kind to Tricia Cotham, who ran on strong Democratic principles, comes from a solidly blue family, and lives in a solidly blue district. She swore that she didn’t change parties “because of her beliefs.” And she then proceeded to vote for each of the GQP’s horrible positions on gun laws, LBGTQ laws, and most significantly, abortion laws in NC. This woman had an abortion herself, and spoke to the legislature in 2015 about how the government had no business telling women what to do. Now, she has decided along with her BFF’s that it’s ok to limit access to abortion for North Carolinians, and all the other women throughout the South who were coming to NC to obtain an abortion. And worst of all is the creature that the Republicans are running for Governor of NC against an Uber-qualified and proven Attorney General. Mark Robinson is more crass than you can imagine, and he has spoken most of his words of hate, cruelty, prejudice, and fascism from the pulpits of churches. We are in a sorry state (pun intended) right now, and the majority of people who live here are terrified by the quick descent into Hell that we have seen from a power-mad Republican Party! And NC is not the only state going through this. We were just one of the last. We all must scream “enough” and take our country back! Thanks to Robert and all of you who provide hope, encouragement, and knowledge!!!!
There is always reason to hope, especially if the Democrats stay focused on winning and don't get in their own way. Lucas Kunce is running again for the Senate against Josh Hawley unless, as happened last time, a spoiler gets in the race. Trudy Valentine ran a much less than half-a***d campaign and now we have Eric Schmitt. Allred's video and approach are impressive and offer Texans a strong option.
Excruciating is an understatement relative to both Jack Smith and Fani Willis. Best they make sure that the wheels of justice grind as effectively as they are slowly.
Hi Robert,
Thank you. The Allred announcement video is well worth watching. Would you include a link to Collin Allred's campaign in your next post?