Dianereynolds -- Regarding the CBS, NBC and ABC news, it seems that requires a slightly more detailed meaning of lefty/liberal. I think the best way to describe the bias of this media is to use Bernie's breakout of the terms liberal and progressive. Bernie's breakout is that liberal applies to social issues and progressive should be used for economic issues.

With that differentiation, I agree that media is biased towards being liberal, but in no way are they biased towards being progressive. Incidentally, based on what Bernie says all the time, a progressive economic policy is a policy which helps the bottom 90% more than the top 1% (which he calls the billionaires).

Dear Thom,

53, 000,000 voters elected this snake oil salesman. I truly wish I had something

positive to say about 45, but i honestly can't think of one iota of praise or respect

for the so called "donald". His outrageous statements and deplorable decision

making has put this country in jeopardy. I do believe his presidency is one of the

worst points in our history. I never could have imagined that we, as a nation, could

have stooped that low. Also, i have strong feelings that he may well be mentally

unhinged, because of his erratic behavior. Hillary or Bernie, where are you ?

Respectfully, Mike Marlowe

The country has reached a tipping point. The inequality that was predicted to destroy democracy that Kevin Phillip's (Wealth and Democracy) wrote about and the same prediction from the late Chalmers Johnson's writings in the Empire project can no longer be ignored !

Winning in 2018

I believe that the single most important issue Democrats should push is Medicare for all. With this current, horrific health care debacle, now is the PERFECT time to yell it from the rooftops. Everyone loves Medicare - even the Republicans (except in Congress) and people are afraid of losing it, and rightly so. It should be scored, and the pitch shoud be: if your income is 1/2 million, your taxes would go up this much: over a million this much etc etc. Give the figures and stress that if you pay a very small increase - you will never have to deal with insurance companies again! Forget the words single payer and Obamacare. Medicare is the buzz word and it is a sure winner. HEALTHCARE is a RIGHT!! Don't ask if people beieve that, make it a statement of fact. Keep repeating. Lois G

Here are a few choice, rather frightening excerpts from a recent interview with Timothy Snyder by Chauncey Devega over at Salon, which seem to fit right into the wider theme of this thread. I highlighted some of Snyder's statements that popped out at me. (Snyder is a professor of history at Yale University and an award winning author. His new book is "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.")

*For more of the interview:

http://www.salon.com/2017/05/01/historian-timothy-snyder-its-pretty-much-inevitable-that-trump-will-try-to-stage-a-coup-and-overthrow-democracy/

*For the audio podcast link to the full interview (episode134):

http://www.salon.com/2017/02/08/listen-the-chauncey-devega-show/

... CD: "In my writings and interviews, I have consistently referred to Donald Trump as a fascist. I have received a great deal of resistance to that claim. Do you think this description is correct? ... "

TS: "... As I see it, there are certainly elements of his approach which are fascistic. The straight-on confrontation with the truth is at the center of the fascist worldview. The attempt to undo the Enlightenment as a way to undo institutions, that is fascism.

"Whether he realizes it or not is a different question, but that's what fascists did. They said, 'Don't worry about logic. Think instead in terms of mystical unities and direct connections between the mystical leader and the people.' That's fascism. Whether we see it or not, whether we like it or not, whether we forget, that is fascism.

"Another thing that's clearly fascist about Trump were the rallies. The way that he used the language, the blunt repetitions, the naming of the enemies, the physical removal of opponents from rallies, that was really, without exaggeration, just like the 1920s and the 1930s.

"And Mr. [Steve] Bannon's preoccupation with the 1930s and his kind of wishful reclamation of Italian and other fascists speaks for itself."

... CD: [TS says:] "'It's pretty much inevitable' that Trump will try to stage a coup and overthrow democracy." ...

... "How much time does American democracy have left before this poison becomes lethal and there is no path of return?"

TS: "You have to accept there is a time frame. Nobody can be sure how long this particular regime change with Trump will take, but there is a clock, and the clock really is ticking. It's three years on the outside, but in more likelihood something like a year. In January 2018 we will probably have a pretty good idea which way this thing is going. Its going to depend more on us than on them in the meantime. Once you get past a certain threshold, it starts to depend more on them than us, and things are much, much worse. It makes me sad to think how Americans would behave at that point."

Wow.

Granny,

Really? Ann Coulter? (facepalm) That explains a lot...

Salads are very healthy for you, by the way, especially at your age, so I'm glad that you enjoy them and am honored to accommodate. Since you and your other (very strange) moniker, Ou812, always seem to be in a funk, so angry and confused, a hearty fare now and then is good for the heart, mind, and soul to elevate those ugly moods and to put a smile on your face, as you always say.

C'mon now, admit it; that's why you love to hang out here at Thom's blog. Listening to liberals discuss issues in the light of reality and truth is such a breath of fresh air, which whets your appetite for more and fulfills that deep-seated need to expand your horizons -- real inspiration that you just can't find anywhere else, especially on all those Republican lie and hate sites. (BTW, do you post on those too? Just curious.)

Otherwise, why do you keep coming back? No, really, why are you here?

I have to assume it's because you are hungry for more enlightenment, so here is another special salad that I tossed just for you called, "War on Women ...and I sure hope you're not bleeding out of your whatever." It's a delicious blend of red meat (wink wink, nudge nudge) with just a dash of incest and pedophilia. If your desire is perked, be sure to follow the link at the bottom for extra helpings.

As an added bonus, since you like to quote shallow, self-absorbed egomaniacs -- like Ann Coulter, who will say anything to stay relevant (sad) and is not at all shy about spouting beyond-the-pale pure garbage just to get attention (or perhaps to sell a book) -- you get to guess who this genius is. (Hint: he's someone close to your heart who matches your intellect.) Enjoy:

"You have to treat 'em like sh*t."

"You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the pussy. You can do anything."

“I moved on her and I failed. I’ll admit it, I did try and f*ck her. She was married. ... And I moved on her very heavily. ... I moved on her like a b*tch, but I couldn’t get there."

"You know, it doesn't really matter what [they] write as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass."

“I have a deal with her. She’s 17 and doing great ― Ivanka. She made me promise, swear to her that I would never date a girl younger than her. So as she grows older, the field is getting very limited.”

"You know who's one of the great beauties of the world, according to everybody? And I helped create her. Ivanka. My daughter, Ivanka. She's 6 feet tall, she's got the best body. She made a lot money as a model—a tremendous amount"

“If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.”

Asked by Williams what she and her father had in common, Ivanka replied "either real estate or golf." Her father? He said: "Well, I was going to say sex, but I can't relate that to her" - pointing at his mortified daughter.

“Now, somebody who a lot of people don’t give credit to but in actuality is really beautiful is Paris Hilton. I’ve known Paris Hilton from the time she’s 12, her parents are friends of mine, and the first time I saw her she walked into the room and I said, ‘Who the hell is that?’” Stern: “Did you wanna bang her?” Trump: “Well, at 12, I wasn’t interested. I’ve never been into that ... but she was beautiful.” He went on to admit he'd watched her sex tape.

"Leering at a 10-year-old girl ... watching a group of young girls going up the escalator in Trump Tower: 'I am going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?' he is heard saying of one of them. He was 46 at the time."

For (a lot) more greatest hits:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/donald-trump-sexism-tracker-every-offensive-comment-in-one-place/

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Republicans have a problem with truth, reality, verifiable facts and the results of scientific research. Anything that conflicts with the narrative that they are currently using is, according to them, anti-American. They have been playing this psycopathic game for a long time and are now doubling down with Trump at the helm. Any criticism or pushback from the media is tantamount to treason in their view. They want total power and they don't care what rules they have to break to get it. They have been creating an alternate reality for years. It starts with claiming that their story, based on 'alternative facts,' is just as valid as verifiable facts. Now they want to destroy a reality-based view of the world and replace it with their own fake reality. These people are out to destroy the rule of law, the constitution, and anything else that gets in their way. They must be stopped.

We need to back up and start with politicians being held liable for making fake campaign promises.

It's TREASON folks. Furthermore, any Republican who signs a bill to gut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Meals on Wheels should be charged with premeditated murder. It was estimated by a doctor's group that 44,000 Americans a year would die among the 24 million who would lose medical care alone. There is no estimate as to how many would die if the rest of the social programs are cut as well. A group like Social Security Works or AARP should file a class action lawsuit against the Republicans in Congress. the GOP and the entire Trump mis-administration.

"The new generation of union members are sick and tired of washed up lefties running the Unions" OU812 5/2/17

Good luck with right wing billionaires running your Unions. You and Dianereyenolds are so far off base I really have to question your motives. Both of you do not post facts but are generous in childish insults. Intelligent posting seem to be impossible for the 2 of you.

I will give Trump credit for being blatant about his desire to destroy the Constitution; other Repugnicans are secretive about their same desire, even posing as Constitution supporters.

Step one: repeal the First Amendment.

Step two: repeal the Second Amendment.

Step three:...