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		<title>By: RL</title>
		<link>https://habitablezone.com/2019/09/18/obstruction-ratchets-up-to-unprecedented-level/#comment-43693</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 22:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>...And keep in mind Trump claims he hires &quot;The best people&quot;...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;And keep in mind Trump claims he hires &#8220;The best people&#8221;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: RL</title>
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		<dc:creator>RL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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&lt;blockquote&gt;“Did you ask the Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden?” Cuomo asked. 

“No,” Giuliani said. “Actually, I didn’t.” 
Giuliani said he asked Ukraine to investigate if that country tried to help Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

“You never asked anything about Hunter Biden? You never asked anything about Joe Biden?” Cuomo asked. 

Giuliani then admitted he asked Ukraine to look into a conspiracy theory related to Biden.

“So you did ask Ukraine to look into Joe Biden?” Cuomo asked again. 

“Of course I did!” Giuliani said. 

“You just said you didn’t!” Cuomo said.

“No, I didn’t ask them to look into Joe Biden,” Giuliani replied. &lt;/blockquote&gt;

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>“Did you ask the Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden?” Cuomo asked. </p>
<p>“No,” Giuliani said. “Actually, I didn’t.” <br />
Giuliani said he asked Ukraine to investigate if that country tried to help Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.</p>
<p>“You never asked anything about Hunter Biden? You never asked anything about Joe Biden?” Cuomo asked. </p>
<p>Giuliani then admitted he asked Ukraine to look into a conspiracy theory related to Biden.</p>
<p>“So you did ask Ukraine to look into Joe Biden?” Cuomo asked again. </p>
<p>“Of course I did!” Giuliani said. </p>
<p>“You just said you didn’t!” Cuomo said.</p>
<p>“No, I didn’t ask them to look into Joe Biden,” Giuliani replied. </p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: RL</title>
		<link>https://habitablezone.com/2019/09/18/obstruction-ratchets-up-to-unprecedented-level/#comment-43691</link>
		<dc:creator>RL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-ukraine-biden-son-report_n_5d852f75e4b070d468cc920b</description>
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		<title>By: RL</title>
		<link>https://habitablezone.com/2019/09/18/obstruction-ratchets-up-to-unprecedented-level/#comment-43688</link>
		<dc:creator>RL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Many of Trump&#039;s ardent supporters have become far quieter than they were in the early days after the election.

But their early exuberance will be remembered, their families and co-workers will not forget their treason.

Those that proclaimed their support on Facebook and elsewhere on the internet will have that record to deal with forever.

Trump supporters are already whining that they have lost friends, that no one will date them, that they are treated with hostility when they don their little red hats.

Their situation quite likely will become far worse. If Trump drags them down as far as I suspect he will, then they will be maligned and held in contempt for generations.

Of course they will whine that they are being unfairly victimized. They do love to play the martyrs... but they will find that it will be impossible to pull off that act after being so enthusiastic in inflicting cruelty on others.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many of Trump&#8217;s ardent supporters have become far quieter than they were in the early days after the election.</p>
<p>But their early exuberance will be remembered, their families and co-workers will not forget their treason.</p>
<p>Those that proclaimed their support on Facebook and elsewhere on the internet will have that record to deal with forever.</p>
<p>Trump supporters are already whining that they have lost friends, that no one will date them, that they are treated with hostility when they don their little red hats.</p>
<p>Their situation quite likely will become far worse. If Trump drags them down as far as I suspect he will, then they will be maligned and held in contempt for generations.</p>
<p>Of course they will whine that they are being unfairly victimized. They do love to play the martyrs&#8230; but they will find that it will be impossible to pull off that act after being so enthusiastic in inflicting cruelty on others.</p>
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		<title>By: RL</title>
		<link>https://habitablezone.com/2019/09/18/obstruction-ratchets-up-to-unprecedented-level/#comment-43685</link>
		<dc:creator>RL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 01:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If correct, then I guess that tells us which world leader he was likely talking to...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If correct, then I guess that tells us which world leader he was likely talking to&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: ER</title>
		<link>https://habitablezone.com/2019/09/18/obstruction-ratchets-up-to-unprecedented-level/#comment-43681</link>
		<dc:creator>ER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No one will have been a Nazi, no one will have collaborated with them, everyone will have been in the Resistance and every swinging dick will claim his family sheltered a group of fugitive Jews in his basement.

But occasionally you&#039;ll here someone whisper; &quot;...but you know, &lt;del datetime=&quot;2019-09-19T15:57:34+00:00&quot;&gt;Hitler&lt;/del&gt; Trump did SOME good things...&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No one will have been a Nazi, no one will have collaborated with them, everyone will have been in the Resistance and every swinging dick will claim his family sheltered a group of fugitive Jews in his basement.</p>
<p>But occasionally you&#8217;ll here someone whisper; &#8220;&#8230;but you know, <del datetime="2019-09-19T15:57:34+00:00">Hitler</del> Trump did SOME good things&#8230;&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: RL</title>
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		<dc:creator>RL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 03:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They need to carry the burden of their treason to the grave... and beyond if possible.

It was clear LONG before Trump was even nominated that he was a betrayal of everything our nation used to stand for. Those that voted for him knew that, they just didn&#039;t care- because electing him would &#039;really piss off the liberals&#039;...

They need to be reminded every day - for the rest of their worthless lives- just how deeply they screwed over the nation and damaged their children&#039;s future.

They need to serve as exhibit A for the dangers that ignorance and bigotry pose to humanity.

They sacrificed all their supposed principles to call themselves &#039;winners&#039;- they deserve to lose everything.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They need to carry the burden of their treason to the grave&#8230; and beyond if possible.</p>
<p>It was clear LONG before Trump was even nominated that he was a betrayal of everything our nation used to stand for. Those that voted for him knew that, they just didn&#8217;t care- because electing him would &#8216;really piss off the liberals&#8217;&#8230;</p>
<p>They need to be reminded every day &#8211; for the rest of their worthless lives- just how deeply they screwed over the nation and damaged their children&#8217;s future.</p>
<p>They need to serve as exhibit A for the dangers that ignorance and bigotry pose to humanity.</p>
<p>They sacrificed all their supposed principles to call themselves &#8216;winners&#8217;- they deserve to lose everything.</p>
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		<title>By: ER</title>
		<link>https://habitablezone.com/2019/09/18/obstruction-ratchets-up-to-unprecedented-level/#comment-43677</link>
		<dc:creator>ER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 02:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Right now, a bunch of current zoners are scared shitl*ss wondering what old treasonous acts they may be accused of next week.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Right now, a bunch of current zoners are scared shitl*ss wondering what old treasonous acts they may be accused of next week.</p>
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		<title>By: ER</title>
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		<dc:creator>ER</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 02:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The GOP-controlled Senate will not even consider a bill unless it is assured the President will support it.

No demand for documents, information, or testimony made by Congress will be honored by the White House if it is deemed embarrassing or potentially compromising to the President. Needless to say, arrest or search warrants and court orders will simply be ignored.

Only three more obstacles remain for American fascism to be installed completely and permanently.

1) Any press report or journalism considered a threat or insult to the President will be nipped in the bud by a new, political interpretation of the libel laws. Eventually this ruling will be applied to comedians, politicians, public speakers, anyone who appears to be acquiring a wider audience.  Opposition or ridicule to the President in private conversation will remain legal, and will indeed be held up as our still having &quot;freedom of speech&quot;, but will still be policed and enforced by public opinion and zealous supporters of the regime.

2) Honoring of court orders or subpoenas issued against the White House or its agents will be considered optional--assuring that even courts who might still be independent and free will be rendered essentially powerless.

3)The government will assume the defacto power to intervene in or ignore the result of any election or campaign it declares as illegitimate.

If Trump is re-elected in 2020, it will be assumed that the tacit approval of the American people to install these changes will be on record, and they will be implemented immediately.  If the election goes against Trump, but is close, the results will be ignored as illegitimate and he will simply refuse to leave office.  He will have the full support of the Right Wing press, the business community, the gun lobby, and the Republican Party.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The GOP-controlled Senate will not even consider a bill unless it is assured the President will support it.</p>
<p>No demand for documents, information, or testimony made by Congress will be honored by the White House if it is deemed embarrassing or potentially compromising to the President. Needless to say, arrest or search warrants and court orders will simply be ignored.</p>
<p>Only three more obstacles remain for American fascism to be installed completely and permanently.</p>
<p>1) Any press report or journalism considered a threat or insult to the President will be nipped in the bud by a new, political interpretation of the libel laws. Eventually this ruling will be applied to comedians, politicians, public speakers, anyone who appears to be acquiring a wider audience.  Opposition or ridicule to the President in private conversation will remain legal, and will indeed be held up as our still having &#8220;freedom of speech&#8221;, but will still be policed and enforced by public opinion and zealous supporters of the regime.</p>
<p>2) Honoring of court orders or subpoenas issued against the White House or its agents will be considered optional&#8211;assuring that even courts who might still be independent and free will be rendered essentially powerless.</p>
<p>3)The government will assume the defacto power to intervene in or ignore the result of any election or campaign it declares as illegitimate.</p>
<p>If Trump is re-elected in 2020, it will be assumed that the tacit approval of the American people to install these changes will be on record, and they will be implemented immediately.  If the election goes against Trump, but is close, the results will be ignored as illegitimate and he will simply refuse to leave office.  He will have the full support of the Right Wing press, the business community, the gun lobby, and the Republican Party.</p>
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		<title>By: RL</title>
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		<dc:creator>RL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 02:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Could be a translator, or perhaps his &#039;wires were tapped&#039;...
 
Who knows, but they sure as hell don&#039;t want the truth to come out...

Spoiler alert: It WILL come out....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Could be a translator, or perhaps his &#8216;wires were tapped&#8217;&#8230;</p>
<p>Who knows, but they sure as hell don&#8217;t want the truth to come out&#8230;</p>
<p>Spoiler alert: It WILL come out&#8230;.</p>
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