{"id":45805,"date":"2021-11-07T14:39:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T22:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=45805"},"modified":"2021-11-07T14:39:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T22:39:45","slug":"weekend-update-icymi-odds-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2021\/11\/07\/weekend-update-icymi-odds-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Update: ICYMI &#8211; Odds &#038; Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it <em>(but how could you?)<\/em> \u2013 this was not a particularly good week for us Democrats, with Glenn Youngkin winning the governorship of Virginia.<\/p>\n<p><em>BUT<\/em> you might have missed this little tidbit:<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>ICYMI: Glenn Youngkin&#8217;s UNDERAGE Son Tried to Illegally Vote \u2013 NOT Just ONCE, But TWICE \u2013 in This Week&#8217;s Virginia Election<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Josh Marshall of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingpointsmemo.com\/\"><em><strong>Talking Points Memo<\/strong><\/em><\/a> provides the basics:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So it&#39;s interesting. Youngkin&#39;s underage son not only tried to vote illegally. He also tried to vote at a precinct where his family doesn&#39;t live. After being turned away once he returned to the same precinct where his family doesn&#39;t live and again demanded to vote.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshtpm\/status\/1456716768299425797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A little more details from WaPo:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>About 20 minutes later, the teen returned, insisting that he be allowed to vote, saying that a friend who was also 17 had been allowed to cast a ballot.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Youngkin had emphasized \u201celection integrity\u201d as the centerpiece of his campaign to win the GOP nomination. He announced the formation of an \u201cElection Integrity Task Force\u201d of citizens who would work \u201cto ensure free and fair elections in Virginia.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/virginia-politics\/glenn-youngkin-son-vote-election\/2021\/11\/05\/f5eb7ce0-3e62-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html\">https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/virginia-politics\/glenn-youngkin-son-vote-election\/2021\/11\/05\/f5eb7ce0-3e62-11ec-8ee9-4f14a26749d1_story.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where&#8217;s the GQP outcry about election fraud?\u00a0 Where&#8217;s the GQP outcry about illegal voting?\u00a0 And why aren&#8217;t they calling for an &#8220;audit&#8221; to find that 17 y\/o friend of Thomas Youngkin who DID vote \u2013 at least according to Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>They obviously have NO knowledge about irony, but have an amazing familiarity with hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>ICYMI: Melania Scowls and Rolls Her Eyes at TFG During World Series Game<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This past week TFG &amp; Melania went to the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves World Series game in Atlanta where the camera caught Melania trading in her smile for rolling her eyes, turning her head away and scowling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This video got deleted from Twitter. You know what to do. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5VEKhU5z7y\">pic.twitter.com\/5VEKhU5z7y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/1454879218865635328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s hardly the first time Melania has let her true feelings show.\u00a0 We all remember her famous vanishing smile during the Inauguration \u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trump_Melania_Fake-Smile-Vanishes_2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or when she slapped his hand away while visiting Israel \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45808\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trump_Melania_Slaps-Hand-Away_Israel_2_OPT.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And my favorite: Who can forget her most poignant plea for help from Michelle Obama disguised as a gift from Tiffany&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trump_Melania_Gift_Help_Save-Me.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As long as we&#8217;re enjoying mocking TFG, let&#8217;s compare how his visit with Pope Francis went compared to Pres. Biden&#8217;s visit a week ago.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>ICYMIT: Trump v Pres. Biden on Meeting Pope Francis<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s meeting with the Pope did not go well &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trump_Pope-Francis_Loser_Cloud.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trump_Pope-Francis_Loser_Cloud.png 379w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trump_Pope-Francis_Loser_Cloud-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trump_Pope-Francis_Loser_Cloud-150x118.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Compared to Pres. Biden meeting with Pope Francis this past week:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Biden-Pope_Smile_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Biden-Pope_Smile_1.jpg 541w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Biden-Pope_Smile_1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Biden-Pope_Smile_1-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis was not the only one at the Vatican who was dumbfounded when dealing with TFG.\u00a0 A reminder of what an honest reaction to utter incompetence gets from a totally unbiased translator back when Donnie visited the Pope:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the Splash Zone, Italian Translator. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IDaBGd8LkM\">pic.twitter.com\/IDaBGd8LkM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Heilemann (@jheil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jheil\/status\/1184544147207806976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a side-by-side snippet comparing the same translator dealing with Biden compared to TFG:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Italian translator: Trump vs. Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bpQnSB4uNP\">pic.twitter.com\/bpQnSB4uNP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1454103640755642373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What a difference having a caring, compassionate and competent President makes!<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>ICYMI: <\/u><u>Biden Puts an End to Trump&#8217;s Weekly &#8220;INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK&#8221; <\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The other big story I&#8217;m sure no one missed was the ending of Trump&#8217;s FOUR-PLUS YEARS of promising <strong><em>&#8220;Infrastructure Week&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 But let&#8217;s review a snippet of TFG&#8217;s endless promise of <em>&#8220;Getting it done&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BOOM!! The Senate OKs Democrats\u2019 $3.5 trillion infrastructure reconciliation bill, setting the stage for tuition-free pre-k, a Civilian Climate Corps, expanded Medicare benefits and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BidenDelivers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BidenDelivers<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SOfEpXznG7\">pic.twitter.com\/SOfEpXznG7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/1425459264013750279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and when the GQP starts whining that Biden&#8217;s <em>Infrastructure Bill<\/em> and <em>Build Back Better<\/em> will cause inflation (and they will, because lies are all they have), just inform that SEVENTEEN Nobel Prize-Winning Economists disagree!<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>ICYMI: Nobel Prize Winners: Biden&#8217;s Build Back Better Social Safety Net Will EASE Inflation \u2013 NOT Cause It<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Seventeen recipients of the Nobel Prize in economics signed a letter in support of President Joe Biden\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/07\/29\/explainer-infrastructure-bill-biden-congress-roads-bridges-clean-energy-railroads-public-transportation-internet-water-cybersecurity-airports-pollution-ports-evs-safe-streets\/\">\u00a0$3.5 trillion Build Back Better package<\/a>\u00a0on Monday. They refuted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/08\/24\/nancy-pelosi-democratic-party-infrastructure-bill\/\">arguments made by Republicans and moderate Democrats<\/a>\u00a0that the massive &#8220;human infrastructure&#8221; bill\u2014which would provide funding to expand education, health care, child care, and climate efforts\u2014is far too expensive.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The economists also came out in support of a proposed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/09\/13\/democrats-float-largest-tax-increase-in-decades-to-fund-bidens-3-5-trillion-budget\/\">$2.9 trillion increase in taxes to pay for the program<\/a>. The new rates, which would mostly impact the wealthiest Americans and large, multinational corporations, would represent the largest tax increase in decades.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/09\/21\/nobel-prize-winning-economists-back-joe-biden-build-back-better-plan\/\">https:\/\/fortune.com\/2021\/09\/21\/nobel-prize-winning-economists-back-joe-biden-build-back-better-plan\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The signees, who are all currently employed as professors at the nation\u2019s top universities, wrote: <em><strong>\u201cBecause this agenda invests in long-term economic capacity and will enhance the ability of more Americans to participate productively in the economy, it will ease longer-term inflationary pressures.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>That should bring you up to speed on those fun stories that might have slipped right passed you this past week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you missed it (but how could you?) \u2013 this was not a particularly good week for us Democrats, with Glenn Youngkin winning the governorship of Virginia. 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