Hi Carl got a link "There is a House Bill that is languishing in the Senate that will go far to solving the invasion. Of course Schumer refuses to bring it to vote."
Do you know what happens to someone’s speech pattern when they stutter? What charges do you think Smith is prosecuting? The so called bill “languishing in the senate” is extreme and deeply flawed. What do you have against our Constitutional Republic that you would prefer a dictatorship?
Allow me to object to your statement that Biden is mentally impaired because he often has a problem stringing a coherent sentence together, Mr. Tucker and provide you with some information . President Biden has dealt with a stuttering disorder since his childhood. To my knowledge he has never received formal speech therapy services to work on this as most schools at that time didn’t have the services of a speech therapist. He overcame his speech problems through learning strategies on his own to deal with his speech issues. Stuttering is a difficult disorder to overcome for many, (even with speech therapy) and in cases that have been successful , there will be moments over their lifetimes when stuttering may crop up. For example, during fatigue, stress, losses ( he lost his young wife and daughter in a horrific car accident, and later, his son, Beau), illnesses, etc. Stutterers will repeat initial sounds, syllables, substitute other words for words they intended to use or avoid words beginning with certain sounds, block on sounds or words, etc. What I find most disturbing is that people have picked up on Trump’s mean belittling of people with disabilities, look at how he mimicked the crippled gestures of a journalist during one of his campaign stops a few years ago, he became angry that a wounded veteran with a severe facial disfigurement was seated near Trump during a veteran celebration and insisted to staff that he didn’t want to be seen with any wounded vets, and how he has mercilessly mentioned Biden’s speech and mimicked him in rallies. Trump has called Biden mentally deficient and discusses how Biden can’t string a coherent sentence together as you have mentioned above. Have you ever listened to Trump speaking at rallies? He is bombastic, brags, loves to name call and shame people, gesticulates wildly with his hands, and when he goes off script or the teleprompter, will form unusual word salads that are nonsensical to the listener as he drones on about magnets and water, windmills and cancer, low pressure shower heads, it’s a veritable free fall association of whatever pops into his mind at that moment. It appears that he is trying to be funny at times, but in reality has lost his train of thought and is running hard trying to catch up with it. Trump’s speech especially when off script, appeals to many of his supporters because he entertains them, expresses his grievances as theirs, he tends to use a lower level of grade school vocabulary ( simple words with plenty of repetition), less complex sentence formation, makes up nonsensical words but afterwards will state he did it on purpose to get the democrats in a tizzy. Regarding Mr. Biden’s expressive speech, his speech pattern is fine. He utilizes a higher level of vocabulary ( reading plenty of books throughout his lifetime undoubtedly helped) , his sentences are grammatically correct, he explains events and actions clearly, he doesn’t engage in juvenile name calling nor a meanness towards others while speaking. Biden demonstrates what a true leader looks and sounds like. I wonder if Trump’s supporters would like to see their children’s teachers talk just like Trump instead of Biden? Most schools have training for teachers and students on how to deal with bullying.
Signing off,
A Retired Speech Language Pathologist/Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped
Well Carl, you are certainly entitled to your beliefs, but I prefer to believe my own eyes and ears when it comes to watching Trump walk past his waiting vehicles after deplaning, staring directly at the sun during an eclipse, suggesting injecting bleach into your veins for Covid, using two hands to drink from a glass of water, plagiarizing Hitler, and describing the planes that flew overhead in a battle during the Revolutionary War. I prefer a President who does not belittle wounded vets and prisoners of war nor call deceased soldiers who died in battle, Losers. And as far as using his speech impediment as an excuse, please, take your ear plugs out and listen to your ranting golden idol that people feel is chosen by God to Make America Great Again. Go ahead and support a man who has stated that he wants to get rid of the Constitution while choosing to live flaunting rule of law and degrading the office of President.
I honestly don’t hate her and I tell people all the time I wish she would stop doing things so morally reprehensible that I could stop writing about her. I do think it is important to point out the lies she tells, but that doesn’t mean I hate her. I certainly would never trust her.
Not pretentious at all; simply a valid reaction to your accusation, when clearly Ken has only ever made note of Stefanik’s actions and words. Do you hate the addict or the behaviors?
It is a good point. I did not expect the Colorado case to stand up for exactly that reason. He hasn’t been convicted of it and hasn’t been charged for that either.
actually, yes. he was charged as an insurrectionist in a trial in colorado. he was found guilty. the trial judge, though, said the 14th amendment didn’t apply to him. the colorado supreme court then ruled it did. it appears from yesterday’s oral arguments that the scotus is going to reverse that finding. but he was found by a court of law you be an insurrectionist.
incorrect. see this wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._Anderson?wprov=sfti1# and note the third paragraph under the “lower court” section: “On November 17, Wallace ruled that Griswold must keep Trump on the ballot but stated that Trump engaged in insurrection by standard of preponderance of the evidence, the first time a judge has explicitly stated Trump incited the January 6 Capitol attack, with regards to his prior rhetoric and inaction during the attack.”
of course it was a civil trial. i attended part of it. evidence was introduced. witnesses testified under osth. lawyers for both sides cross examined witnesses. plaintiffs met the required standard. judge found trump had engaged in insurrection. but thanks for playing.
Nobody listens to me, maybe because I’m not a Constitutional lawyer, but still I insist that the Oath of Office required under Article 2 Section 1 prevents Trump from serving as president due to several violations including insurrection, failure to prevent the insurrection, emoluments violations and god knows how many other violations one could cite. It is a self-executing provision and clearly the very least punishment for violation would be to prevent a former president who violated his oath from seeking the office - and of course it is an office or there would not be an oath of office - again. But what do I know, I’ve never gone to law school, I can only read the plain text of the Constitution. It’s really not a technical legal term, but finding Trump eligible for office would be “bullshit,” legally speaking.
I understand your point about Trump not having been charged and convicted of insurrection. The question I have, though, is what opinion should we hold when we see someone commit a crime with our own eyes?
For example, if we see someone commit a murder, but that person is not charged or convicted, did the murder not happen? Sure, from the perspective of the justice system, it didn’t't happen. But in reality, based on an objective observation and numerous facts, it did happen.
So from my perspective, Trump did, in fact, attempt a coup over a period of months, in different ways, culminating in the attempt on Jan. 6 to stop the certification of a legitimately elected president. And this is the perspective of the majority of Americans.
“I do not think that you can prove that a majority of Americans have the perspective that Trump attempted a coup over a period of months. Plus, a coup of what??? He was the POTUS.”
Look up autocoup. Obviously, it is a coup and you’re the leader and refuse to leave office after being defeated in an election.
And Trump’s guilt or lack of guilt is for a jury to decide. Not for online commenters or public opinion polls.
Have you renounced your name like Ronna did, Dennis?
If you did, I hope you at least got a bowl of stew for it.
Here's a just a sample of the basis of my comment -
A PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, taken in July 2022, found that: "Half of Americans say the events of Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol amounted to an insurrection and a threat to democracy."
A POLITICO | Morning Consult poll, taken in Sept. 2023, found that "51 percent said the 14th Amendment prohibits Trump from running again because he engaged in insurrection, compared with 34 percent who said the opposite."
Of course, my primary point is there's a difference between what we see with our own eyes and what can be proven in court under our justice system. Most Americans know what they see.
Very striking and an indication of poor character shown when the Trumps refused to host the Bidens and assist in a peaceful (graceful) transition of power.
The one thing we can always count on is MAGA folks accusing others of exactly what they are doing themselves. There should be billboards on the Northway and 787 showing Stefanik crouching in the aisle under seats hiding from the insurrectionists why? Searching for dust bunnies under the seats? And another with her voting “ no” on the Border Bill and maybe other bills that she takes credit for now but voted against. As she accuses others of setting a “ dangerous precedent,” that is exactly what she is doing in plain sight.
We are in trouble. Ken: Would you consider running for her seat in the 21st? We need someone, like you, who is clear eyed and rational. I'll be your first, full-time volunteer.
Stefaniks social media yesterday read she will always protect women and girls....it was a message about sports.
Thinly veiled transphobia along with the blatant lie that she cares about women.
She cares so much she supports a madman convicted of sexual assault against women, ya know, those of us she swears to *protect*. I'd prefer to go it alone without her *protection*.
She is anti choice, doesn't believe in Planned Parenthood as a Healthcare facility and consistently upholds antiquated ideas against my rights as a woman.
I call her DC office frequently- I'm most likely on some watch list. I express my concerns in no uncertain terms.....I realize I'm not accomplishing anything but I find I need to be on record - out loud - pushing back.
I've literally asked why she supports violence against women and now I ask why she supports sexual assault against us by supporting someone found GUILTY of sexual assault. I throw it back at them that by sitting in her office they are condoning assault against their sisters, mothers etc.
Sometimes I hope I can reach just one young person. I ask them why they work for a lying insurrectionist.
I do lol. They of course do not answer me .... except for one young man who seemed horrified when I asked if he believed assaulting women was ok.... he said absolutely not. I then asked why he worked for someone who did. Crickets.
Another young man told me it's not his job to answer personal questions.
I know that I can come across as an attack dog but it's where we are at this point in time.
Thank you for doing this! She is a horrible person. I used to live in her district before it was redrawn and called her office once and blasted the poor sycophant who answered. He asked for my address and name to confirm I lived in her district, then he allowed me to continue.
As for the tournament: I worked at Rock Hill on Exchange Street for many years.
The families that came always seemed happy to be here and loved the convenience of the stores and restaurants being within walking distance to the Civic Center.
The referee's and staff always met for breakfast before the tournament days started and it became a ritual.
They bring a lot of money and exposure to our community.
So now 68 cult members of the House of Representatives are aiding and abetting an insurrectionist as his trial date nears. Looking at the co-sponsors, some are also forming their pre-trial defense for their roles in the attempt to overthrow the will of American voters on Jan 6. Good to know. Its H Res 1001. I hope it comes up for a vote posthaste.
The years long fraud of "delivering results" continues. Her dependence upon this imaginary accomplishment, as well as other creative deceptions by her PR firm involving Executive Branch agency grants has always been a staple. There isnt a single Congressional member on the NRBC, so she must be chums with NY's federal co-chair. Oh wait, we don't have one. That only leaves her advocating with her arch nemeses, NY's Governor and former governor! She would deny doing so....what a far left entanglement she's wandered into. SUPPORT UKRAINE
She is an empty soul. Her lack of moral courage and empathy is concerning. The fact she sees no wrong in the face of misdeeds? Scary, truly unsettling I'd say.
She says the people who are guilty of the insurrection are hostages? I'd say I recall vividly the images of Jan 6th. Sitting in a lock down during covid. Away fom my wife and children. The incident scary and real. I was separated from my immediate family in Easton NY helping to assure the safety and health of medically frail individuals.
Since Elise is making comparisons I was thinking of Adolf Hitlers second in command. Herman Goring a morphine addict. Akin to being numb to the atrocities happening around them. Blind quiet and full of empty ambition.
An occasional flash of intellectual prowess. But all in all falling in step with the powers that the winds blow in.
I don’t care for Nazi analogies either. OTOH, Donald Trump has literally come out and said he wants to be a dictator. Would you like to address that or do you prefer the old standby, “he was only joking?”
You could say that if you wanted to define down what being a dictator means. And if you believe he would stop at one day you’re the kind of supporter he likes.
Yes, he said for one day to drill, drill, drill and build the wall. We’re currently pumping more oil than any country ever has. He used to influence to get congressional Republicans to stop a bipartisan immigration bill that was backed by the Chamber of Commerce, WSJ and the union for border patrol agents.
That’s because he wants the chaos to continue until he’s in office. He couldn’t pass infrastructure when he was president. It’s ludicrous to think he’d get an immigration bill done. The only thing that passed when he was president was the tax cuts because he didn’t get involved and let Ryan and McConnell do it.
It is disturbing, but not surprising that Nazi comparisons are so prevalent. When they use the same tactics, and even many of the same types of phrases, the comparisons come easy. Sometimes the accusation of being like the Nazis gets thrown around a little too lightly, but if the shoe fits…
I hope you saw her most recent interview where she said had she been Pence and VP she would NOT have certified the election results, so I think we know what the marching orders are for this "flamboyant sycophant" (Mark Lebovich branded her this) as she continues her "slathering" over Trump (Michael Steele comment today). This is an unhinged, lying, MAGA loser who has become a "clear and present danger" to American Democracy! You can't make this up!
That's the tip of the iceberg Ken. To watch the continued attacks on our Democracy from elected officials at the highest levels of our government is depressing, and when McConnell caved this week on the border bill to Trump's will, I no longer believe there is anything in REP party to stop the madness of King Donald anymore. Lankford is about as boring and conservative as they come and from Oklahoma no less, yet they threw him under the bus and his own state party turned on him. If this isn't Nazi Germany 2.0 I don't know what more could be done since it's a 5 alarm fire now!
That's correct. Stating that she would overturn the legitimate election results that had been certified by the Electoral College, McConnell (then the reigning REP in power) stated and confirmed Bide won, over 60 courts cases (all losers), Attorney General Bill Barr told him, and yet he told his people to come to Washington on January 6th "it will be wild!" revved them up, sent them to the Capital then sat at the WH watching them terrorize the Capital and almost grab Pense is the behavior of a dictator and authoritarian (like Hitler since you can't seem to connect the dots here). I love the cowardly way you hide behind a fake profile name. But then having read most of your comments, I'd be ashamed that anyone would know who I was if I was writing this uneducated, untrue nonsense that you write. Grow a pair dude!
Blaze.com is a far right media company founded by Glenn Beck. I did not read the article, but it most assuredly is an article about the henhouse written by the fox.
Her behavior on CNN has been characterized as “manic” and I concur. She seems more and more unbalanced and extreme to the point that we must call her dangerous, very dangerous in fact.
The GF National sign is too bright. I understand the Civic Center having bold graphics intended to create excitement for events. The bank sign is boring, and it should be boring. It’s a bank. People do not want exciting banks. Exciting banks are bad. But the sign doesn’t attempt to be exciting it just give time and temperature, and that information can be conveyed with lighted lettering on a dark background at a small fraction of the lumens. Sitting at the traffic light I felt like I was being visually coal-rolled by the sign.
Dark skies are an asset to our region. Not so much in GF as a bit further north and west. But GF contributes to sky glow miles away. Sky glow is in effect a theft of our heritage - dark skies that allow us an exceptional view of the universe. The majority of people in this country cannot see the Milky Way when they step into their backyard at night. Those dark skies create value and let’s face it everything comes down to money. We should all be more conscious of excessive light spilling off of our properties. Maybe we don’t care that the excess light harms wildlife but many tourists enjoy seeing the stars that they don’t get to see at home. It’s a light show we provide for free, not $30/person, no bet tax money involved, but it is a part of the value for people who vacation here. Maybe we should use some bed tax money to pay individuals and businesses to shield their nighttime lighting.
Anyway, if someone from the bank is reading this, please turn down the lights.
I’m being a little glib, but seriously, light at night affects birds both living here and migrating. This one sign will not make a huge difference but collectively we can make a difference if we all do just a little bit.
But we do have wildlife everywhere. Skunks, fox, raccoons who knows what else. We live with creatures we never see. I find that comforting.
I live in Fort Edward. I see deer in Mullen Park and other spots. I occasionally see foxes, skunks or possums when I walk at night. They don’t bother you if you don’t bother them. I did almost trip over a possum one night, tho. Just fellow creatures out for a meal.
Dennis doesn’t care about addressing light pollution tho. I wish it was darker even where I live.
The entire city of Tucson, and its environs has a regulation requiring lights be shielded to protect dark sky. There are a couple of very strategic observatories that lobbied successfully decades ago to regulate light. It can be done.
Yes, I lived in Tucson in the early 80’s. They also put stringent water usage laws in place. Tucson was growing very fast at the time and they tried thoughtful solutions to all kinds of problems. Traffic was a huge problem. They timed the lights and had lighted signs telling you how fast to go to make the next light without stopping. People always wanted to speed up but then they would get stuck behind traffic at the next light. The secret was in driving a slower pace. Counterintuitive, but effective.
Stefanik wants the sexual pervert Trump to be able to rape women, you know, like your wife or daughter, and be immune from prosecution. Or maybe just kill your son or husband on Fifth Avenue. You know break the law or something, but escape justice because he is POTUS.
By Stefanik’s logic, Joe Biden should just be allowed to shoot Donald Trump because he sees him as a threat to the nation Just doin’ what needs to be done for the good of the country. And he should be able to do it with immunity because he’s president. It certainly would save everyone a lot of money and trouble. Hopefully, when you turn it around like this, everyone can see how utterly ridiculous Trump’s claim of immunity is.
At the risk of embarrassing myself I find it hard to comment on her extreme lack of humility. When will she learn that life is not all about the Elise and Donald show?
Hi Ken. it's extremely rare for me to post a comment to anything I read online, but I'm writing now to thank you for posting--or to be honest, for intending to post--the link to Rosemary Armao's podcast. The link didn't work for me; it took me to a NYT piece instead; but it prompted me to search for it myself. I found it (https://podtail.com/en/podcast/an-armao-on-the-brink/) and am listening now. I've missed Rosemary on the Roundtable since she left, and I'm delighted you helped me to find her again. Thank you!
Thanks for keeping us informed on what our Congressional representative is spinning. I wish we had a way to vote her out with a Democrat but I see what is needed is a strong , sane, moderate Republican. Isn’t anyone out there?
Hi Carl got a link "There is a House Bill that is languishing in the Senate that will go far to solving the invasion. Of course Schumer refuses to bring it to vote."
I found the bill I don't find the reason for the long delay
Do you know what happens to someone’s speech pattern when they stutter? What charges do you think Smith is prosecuting? The so called bill “languishing in the senate” is extreme and deeply flawed. What do you have against our Constitutional Republic that you would prefer a dictatorship?
Allow me to object to your statement that Biden is mentally impaired because he often has a problem stringing a coherent sentence together, Mr. Tucker and provide you with some information . President Biden has dealt with a stuttering disorder since his childhood. To my knowledge he has never received formal speech therapy services to work on this as most schools at that time didn’t have the services of a speech therapist. He overcame his speech problems through learning strategies on his own to deal with his speech issues. Stuttering is a difficult disorder to overcome for many, (even with speech therapy) and in cases that have been successful , there will be moments over their lifetimes when stuttering may crop up. For example, during fatigue, stress, losses ( he lost his young wife and daughter in a horrific car accident, and later, his son, Beau), illnesses, etc. Stutterers will repeat initial sounds, syllables, substitute other words for words they intended to use or avoid words beginning with certain sounds, block on sounds or words, etc. What I find most disturbing is that people have picked up on Trump’s mean belittling of people with disabilities, look at how he mimicked the crippled gestures of a journalist during one of his campaign stops a few years ago, he became angry that a wounded veteran with a severe facial disfigurement was seated near Trump during a veteran celebration and insisted to staff that he didn’t want to be seen with any wounded vets, and how he has mercilessly mentioned Biden’s speech and mimicked him in rallies. Trump has called Biden mentally deficient and discusses how Biden can’t string a coherent sentence together as you have mentioned above. Have you ever listened to Trump speaking at rallies? He is bombastic, brags, loves to name call and shame people, gesticulates wildly with his hands, and when he goes off script or the teleprompter, will form unusual word salads that are nonsensical to the listener as he drones on about magnets and water, windmills and cancer, low pressure shower heads, it’s a veritable free fall association of whatever pops into his mind at that moment. It appears that he is trying to be funny at times, but in reality has lost his train of thought and is running hard trying to catch up with it. Trump’s speech especially when off script, appeals to many of his supporters because he entertains them, expresses his grievances as theirs, he tends to use a lower level of grade school vocabulary ( simple words with plenty of repetition), less complex sentence formation, makes up nonsensical words but afterwards will state he did it on purpose to get the democrats in a tizzy. Regarding Mr. Biden’s expressive speech, his speech pattern is fine. He utilizes a higher level of vocabulary ( reading plenty of books throughout his lifetime undoubtedly helped) , his sentences are grammatically correct, he explains events and actions clearly, he doesn’t engage in juvenile name calling nor a meanness towards others while speaking. Biden demonstrates what a true leader looks and sounds like. I wonder if Trump’s supporters would like to see their children’s teachers talk just like Trump instead of Biden? Most schools have training for teachers and students on how to deal with bullying.
Signing off,
A Retired Speech Language Pathologist/Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped
Well Carl, you are certainly entitled to your beliefs, but I prefer to believe my own eyes and ears when it comes to watching Trump walk past his waiting vehicles after deplaning, staring directly at the sun during an eclipse, suggesting injecting bleach into your veins for Covid, using two hands to drink from a glass of water, plagiarizing Hitler, and describing the planes that flew overhead in a battle during the Revolutionary War. I prefer a President who does not belittle wounded vets and prisoners of war nor call deceased soldiers who died in battle, Losers. And as far as using his speech impediment as an excuse, please, take your ear plugs out and listen to your ranting golden idol that people feel is chosen by God to Make America Great Again. Go ahead and support a man who has stated that he wants to get rid of the Constitution while choosing to live flaunting rule of law and degrading the office of President.
I believe she has done this regularly for years. It’s tough to continually fact check them all.
So many lies, so little time. And she counts on that reality.
I honestly don’t hate her and I tell people all the time I wish she would stop doing things so morally reprehensible that I could stop writing about her. I do think it is important to point out the lies she tells, but that doesn’t mean I hate her. I certainly would never trust her.
Would you consent to using your entries for Psychology Today to demonstrate "excessive compulsive disorder "?
There is a huge difference between hating someone and hating what they do.
Reread your own comment.
You must have never dealt with the world of addiction. Stefanik is addicted to Trumpism.
Not pretentious at all; simply a valid reaction to your accusation, when clearly Ken has only ever made note of Stefanik’s actions and words. Do you hate the addict or the behaviors?
So. Why should CD 21 have to suffer Elise’s behaviors when clearly we should relieve her and remand her to some sort of rehabilitation?
Excellent point. It’s not personal. As an elected official she should be held accountable.
It is a good point. I did not expect the Colorado case to stand up for exactly that reason. He hasn’t been convicted of it and hasn’t been charged for that either.
actually, yes. he was charged as an insurrectionist in a trial in colorado. he was found guilty. the trial judge, though, said the 14th amendment didn’t apply to him. the colorado supreme court then ruled it did. it appears from yesterday’s oral arguments that the scotus is going to reverse that finding. but he was found by a court of law you be an insurrectionist.
incorrect. see this wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_v._Anderson?wprov=sfti1# and note the third paragraph under the “lower court” section: “On November 17, Wallace ruled that Griswold must keep Trump on the ballot but stated that Trump engaged in insurrection by standard of preponderance of the evidence, the first time a judge has explicitly stated Trump incited the January 6 Capitol attack, with regards to his prior rhetoric and inaction during the attack.”
of course it was a civil trial. i attended part of it. evidence was introduced. witnesses testified under osth. lawyers for both sides cross examined witnesses. plaintiffs met the required standard. judge found trump had engaged in insurrection. but thanks for playing.
Nobody listens to me, maybe because I’m not a Constitutional lawyer, but still I insist that the Oath of Office required under Article 2 Section 1 prevents Trump from serving as president due to several violations including insurrection, failure to prevent the insurrection, emoluments violations and god knows how many other violations one could cite. It is a self-executing provision and clearly the very least punishment for violation would be to prevent a former president who violated his oath from seeking the office - and of course it is an office or there would not be an oath of office - again. But what do I know, I’ve never gone to law school, I can only read the plain text of the Constitution. It’s really not a technical legal term, but finding Trump eligible for office would be “bullshit,” legally speaking.
I understand your point about Trump not having been charged and convicted of insurrection. The question I have, though, is what opinion should we hold when we see someone commit a crime with our own eyes?
For example, if we see someone commit a murder, but that person is not charged or convicted, did the murder not happen? Sure, from the perspective of the justice system, it didn’t't happen. But in reality, based on an objective observation and numerous facts, it did happen.
So from my perspective, Trump did, in fact, attempt a coup over a period of months, in different ways, culminating in the attempt on Jan. 6 to stop the certification of a legitimately elected president. And this is the perspective of the majority of Americans.
“I do not think that you can prove that a majority of Americans have the perspective that Trump attempted a coup over a period of months. Plus, a coup of what??? He was the POTUS.”
Look up autocoup. Obviously, it is a coup and you’re the leader and refuse to leave office after being defeated in an election.
And Trump’s guilt or lack of guilt is for a jury to decide. Not for online commenters or public opinion polls.
Have you renounced your name like Ronna did, Dennis?
If you did, I hope you at least got a bowl of stew for it.
“I'm pretty sure Trump did leave office at the proper time.”
Disingenuous Reader might’ve suited you better.
Here's a just a sample of the basis of my comment -
A PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, taken in July 2022, found that: "Half of Americans say the events of Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol amounted to an insurrection and a threat to democracy."
A POLITICO | Morning Consult poll, taken in Sept. 2023, found that "51 percent said the 14th Amendment prohibits Trump from running again because he engaged in insurrection, compared with 34 percent who said the opposite."
Of course, my primary point is there's a difference between what we see with our own eyes and what can be proven in court under our justice system. Most Americans know what they see.
Polling is an actual scientific endeavor. Some are better at objectivity than others.
I polled my own two eyes. They both said Trump is an insurrectionist.
Well * interested reader* I know what I saw with ny own two eyes !
trump tried to overturn an election and sicced his *patriots* on our capital.
Seen also with my eyes and all those eyes of my family and the rest of the world (not just Americans)!
Very striking and an indication of poor character shown when the Trumps refused to host the Bidens and assist in a peaceful (graceful) transition of power.
And we all watched and understood that Trump was silent as he watched the riot he fomented for several hours.
The one thing we can always count on is MAGA folks accusing others of exactly what they are doing themselves. There should be billboards on the Northway and 787 showing Stefanik crouching in the aisle under seats hiding from the insurrectionists why? Searching for dust bunnies under the seats? And another with her voting “ no” on the Border Bill and maybe other bills that she takes credit for now but voted against. As she accuses others of setting a “ dangerous precedent,” that is exactly what she is doing in plain sight.
We are in trouble. Ken: Would you consider running for her seat in the 21st? We need someone, like you, who is clear eyed and rational. I'll be your first, full-time volunteer.
I just sent Ken a private note on the same matter!
Great idea!
I don't know what his interests are.. but he would be considered fake media.
I would love to see Billy Jones run
Stefaniks social media yesterday read she will always protect women and girls....it was a message about sports.
Thinly veiled transphobia along with the blatant lie that she cares about women.
She cares so much she supports a madman convicted of sexual assault against women, ya know, those of us she swears to *protect*. I'd prefer to go it alone without her *protection*.
She is anti choice, doesn't believe in Planned Parenthood as a Healthcare facility and consistently upholds antiquated ideas against my rights as a woman.
I call her DC office frequently- I'm most likely on some watch list. I express my concerns in no uncertain terms.....I realize I'm not accomplishing anything but I find I need to be on record - out loud - pushing back.
I've literally asked why she supports violence against women and now I ask why she supports sexual assault against us by supporting someone found GUILTY of sexual assault. I throw it back at them that by sitting in her office they are condoning assault against their sisters, mothers etc.
Sometimes I hope I can reach just one young person. I ask them why they work for a lying insurrectionist.
Of course there's never an answer to that.
Maybe you should ask her staff if they believe the same as she does?
I do lol. They of course do not answer me .... except for one young man who seemed horrified when I asked if he believed assaulting women was ok.... he said absolutely not. I then asked why he worked for someone who did. Crickets.
Another young man told me it's not his job to answer personal questions.
I know that I can come across as an attack dog but it's where we are at this point in time.
Always hopeful that someone hears me.
I think those are legitimate questions for someone who works for a member of congress.
Just as I believe stfnkkk is lying and committing treason, the staffers are part of the grift when they post her lies on social media
And as you know and the Post Star has reported on, those staffers also pose as constituents and write letters to the paper in supporter of stfnkkk
Thank you for doing this! She is a horrible person. I used to live in her district before it was redrawn and called her office once and blasted the poor sycophant who answered. He asked for my address and name to confirm I lived in her district, then he allowed me to continue.
Great post!
Every time I call, I ask why they work for her. They are well trained, LOL.
Great comment! Keep calling her!
As for the tournament: I worked at Rock Hill on Exchange Street for many years.
The families that came always seemed happy to be here and loved the convenience of the stores and restaurants being within walking distance to the Civic Center.
The referee's and staff always met for breakfast before the tournament days started and it became a ritual.
They bring a lot of money and exposure to our community.
Someone should definitely look into this.
It is a genuine loss for Glens Falls.
So now 68 cult members of the House of Representatives are aiding and abetting an insurrectionist as his trial date nears. Looking at the co-sponsors, some are also forming their pre-trial defense for their roles in the attempt to overthrow the will of American voters on Jan 6. Good to know. Its H Res 1001. I hope it comes up for a vote posthaste.
The years long fraud of "delivering results" continues. Her dependence upon this imaginary accomplishment, as well as other creative deceptions by her PR firm involving Executive Branch agency grants has always been a staple. There isnt a single Congressional member on the NRBC, so she must be chums with NY's federal co-chair. Oh wait, we don't have one. That only leaves her advocating with her arch nemeses, NY's Governor and former governor! She would deny doing so....what a far left entanglement she's wandered into. SUPPORT UKRAINE
She is an empty soul. Her lack of moral courage and empathy is concerning. The fact she sees no wrong in the face of misdeeds? Scary, truly unsettling I'd say.
She says the people who are guilty of the insurrection are hostages? I'd say I recall vividly the images of Jan 6th. Sitting in a lock down during covid. Away fom my wife and children. The incident scary and real. I was separated from my immediate family in Easton NY helping to assure the safety and health of medically frail individuals.
Since Elise is making comparisons I was thinking of Adolf Hitlers second in command. Herman Goring a morphine addict. Akin to being numb to the atrocities happening around them. Blind quiet and full of empty ambition.
An occasional flash of intellectual prowess. But all in all falling in step with the powers that the winds blow in.
I don’t care for Nazi analogies either. OTOH, Donald Trump has literally come out and said he wants to be a dictator. Would you like to address that or do you prefer the old standby, “he was only joking?”
You could say that if you wanted to define down what being a dictator means. And if you believe he would stop at one day you’re the kind of supporter he likes.
Yes, he said for one day to drill, drill, drill and build the wall. We’re currently pumping more oil than any country ever has. He used to influence to get congressional Republicans to stop a bipartisan immigration bill that was backed by the Chamber of Commerce, WSJ and the union for border patrol agents.
That’s because he wants the chaos to continue until he’s in office. He couldn’t pass infrastructure when he was president. It’s ludicrous to think he’d get an immigration bill done. The only thing that passed when he was president was the tax cuts because he didn’t get involved and let Ryan and McConnell do it.
It is disturbing, but not surprising that Nazi comparisons are so prevalent. When they use the same tactics, and even many of the same types of phrases, the comparisons come easy. Sometimes the accusation of being like the Nazis gets thrown around a little too lightly, but if the shoe fits…
That's why..spot on.
I hope you saw her most recent interview where she said had she been Pence and VP she would NOT have certified the election results, so I think we know what the marching orders are for this "flamboyant sycophant" (Mark Lebovich branded her this) as she continues her "slathering" over Trump (Michael Steele comment today). This is an unhinged, lying, MAGA loser who has become a "clear and present danger" to American Democracy! You can't make this up!
That is frightening.
That's the tip of the iceberg Ken. To watch the continued attacks on our Democracy from elected officials at the highest levels of our government is depressing, and when McConnell caved this week on the border bill to Trump's will, I no longer believe there is anything in REP party to stop the madness of King Donald anymore. Lankford is about as boring and conservative as they come and from Oklahoma no less, yet they threw him under the bus and his own state party turned on him. If this isn't Nazi Germany 2.0 I don't know what more could be done since it's a 5 alarm fire now!
That's correct. Stating that she would overturn the legitimate election results that had been certified by the Electoral College, McConnell (then the reigning REP in power) stated and confirmed Bide won, over 60 courts cases (all losers), Attorney General Bill Barr told him, and yet he told his people to come to Washington on January 6th "it will be wild!" revved them up, sent them to the Capital then sat at the WH watching them terrorize the Capital and almost grab Pense is the behavior of a dictator and authoritarian (like Hitler since you can't seem to connect the dots here). I love the cowardly way you hide behind a fake profile name. But then having read most of your comments, I'd be ashamed that anyone would know who I was if I was writing this uneducated, untrue nonsense that you write. Grow a pair dude!
Blaze.com is a far right media company founded by Glenn Beck. I did not read the article, but it most assuredly is an article about the henhouse written by the fox.
reader, why does the comparison trouble you?
Her behavior on CNN has been characterized as “manic” and I concur. She seems more and more unbalanced and extreme to the point that we must call her dangerous, very dangerous in fact.
Dangerous to democracy, bud.
The GF National sign is too bright. I understand the Civic Center having bold graphics intended to create excitement for events. The bank sign is boring, and it should be boring. It’s a bank. People do not want exciting banks. Exciting banks are bad. But the sign doesn’t attempt to be exciting it just give time and temperature, and that information can be conveyed with lighted lettering on a dark background at a small fraction of the lumens. Sitting at the traffic light I felt like I was being visually coal-rolled by the sign.
Dark skies are an asset to our region. Not so much in GF as a bit further north and west. But GF contributes to sky glow miles away. Sky glow is in effect a theft of our heritage - dark skies that allow us an exceptional view of the universe. The majority of people in this country cannot see the Milky Way when they step into their backyard at night. Those dark skies create value and let’s face it everything comes down to money. We should all be more conscious of excessive light spilling off of our properties. Maybe we don’t care that the excess light harms wildlife but many tourists enjoy seeing the stars that they don’t get to see at home. It’s a light show we provide for free, not $30/person, no bet tax money involved, but it is a part of the value for people who vacation here. Maybe we should use some bed tax money to pay individuals and businesses to shield their nighttime lighting.
Anyway, if someone from the bank is reading this, please turn down the lights.
Birds? I love birds.
I’m being a little glib, but seriously, light at night affects birds both living here and migrating. This one sign will not make a huge difference but collectively we can make a difference if we all do just a little bit.
But we do have wildlife everywhere. Skunks, fox, raccoons who knows what else. We live with creatures we never see. I find that comforting.
I live in Fort Edward. I see deer in Mullen Park and other spots. I occasionally see foxes, skunks or possums when I walk at night. They don’t bother you if you don’t bother them. I did almost trip over a possum one night, tho. Just fellow creatures out for a meal.
Dennis doesn’t care about addressing light pollution tho. I wish it was darker even where I live.
After you’ve trolled for them, right?
The entire city of Tucson, and its environs has a regulation requiring lights be shielded to protect dark sky. There are a couple of very strategic observatories that lobbied successfully decades ago to regulate light. It can be done.
Yes, I lived in Tucson in the early 80’s. They also put stringent water usage laws in place. Tucson was growing very fast at the time and they tried thoughtful solutions to all kinds of problems. Traffic was a huge problem. They timed the lights and had lighted signs telling you how fast to go to make the next light without stopping. People always wanted to speed up but then they would get stuck behind traffic at the next light. The secret was in driving a slower pace. Counterintuitive, but effective.
Traffic is still an issue and it is a dangerous place for bicyclists and pedestrians, but it is one of my favorite places.
Stefanik lied and Brian Sicknick died.
Stefanik wants the sexual pervert Trump to be able to rape women, you know, like your wife or daughter, and be immune from prosecution. Or maybe just kill your son or husband on Fifth Avenue. You know break the law or something, but escape justice because he is POTUS.
Only in Stefanik's Amerika,.
By Stefanik’s logic, Joe Biden should just be allowed to shoot Donald Trump because he sees him as a threat to the nation Just doin’ what needs to be done for the good of the country. And he should be able to do it with immunity because he’s president. It certainly would save everyone a lot of money and trouble. Hopefully, when you turn it around like this, everyone can see how utterly ridiculous Trump’s claim of immunity is.
At the risk of embarrassing myself I find it hard to comment on her extreme lack of humility. When will she learn that life is not all about the Elise and Donald show?
I think that ship has sailed.
Hi Ken. it's extremely rare for me to post a comment to anything I read online, but I'm writing now to thank you for posting--or to be honest, for intending to post--the link to Rosemary Armao's podcast. The link didn't work for me; it took me to a NYT piece instead; but it prompted me to search for it myself. I found it (https://podtail.com/en/podcast/an-armao-on-the-brink/) and am listening now. I've missed Rosemary on the Roundtable since she left, and I'm delighted you helped me to find her again. Thank you!
Let me check on that.
Yes, I copied the wrong link. To get to Rosemary’s podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yODfidMRkJI
Sorry about that.
Thanks for keeping us informed on what our Congressional representative is spinning. I wish we had a way to vote her out with a Democrat but I see what is needed is a strong , sane, moderate Republican. Isn’t anyone out there?