{"id":52967,"date":"2023-09-09T06:07:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T13:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=52967"},"modified":"2023-09-08T17:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T00:24:55","slug":"open-thread-september-9-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/09\/09\/open-thread-september-9-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread September 9, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the sealed Special Grand Jury report from Georgia was released, and woo-hee! It’s not surprising that clickbait-headlining Meidas Touch calls it a bombshell, but when Glenn Kirschner also uses the word bombshell, that’s noteworthy. By the time you read this, it’s probably all ove the place, with names like “Lindsay Graham” and “Michael Flynn” being screamed. But I had to look around to find the fullest version with the least patwall and the most respect. I chose PBS, and here you are<\/a>. I assume this news has completely overshadowed Nancy Pelosi’s announcemnt that she will run for another two-year term. However,t the Federal Judge denied Mark Meadows’s motion to remove his Georgia indictment to Federal Court was denied, and that mayhave seeped through.<\/p>\n

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Crooks & Liars – This Gloria Johnson Ad Should Make Sen. Blackburn Very Nervous<\/a>
\nQuote – But Johnson is running on more than just gun reform. The ad continues with her saying that she had to sleep in the hallway as a child to avoid being shot because her father \u201cbrought the KKK to justice.\u201d She goes on to note that politicians don\u2019t like her much \u201cbecause I speak my mind. And when it\u2019s bullsh*t, I call it bullsh*t.”… Tennessee is so ruby red that it hasn\u2019t elected a Democrat for statewide office in nearly 20 years. But I think this is the kind of message that just might do the job.
\nClick through for article.<\/a> It’s mostly a video, much of which is quoted in the text, and in which keywords are shown in large type, so it’s not tough to follow. We surely could use her in the Senate – and, given what we’ve seen in the Tennessee State House this year, I’m not worried that she might not be replaced there by another Democrat.<\/p>\n

Robert Reich: Election season has come. Here\u2019s what you need to do to stop Trump from winning<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Reich: The Terrifying Road Ahead (same article, different link)<\/a>
\nQuote – This particular week after Labor Day also marks the start of a terrifyingly high-stakes ride for America \u2014 five months until the beginning of the primaries, eight until Trump\u2019s trial for seeking to overturn the 2020 election, 10 until the Republican convention in which Trump is almost certain to be nominated, 14 until the presidential election of 2024. All the while, Trump and House Republicans will be throwing up every conceivable distraction and roadblock \u2014 threatening to or actually closing the government, impeaching Joe Biden, and holding more hearings on \u201cwoke\u201d capitalism, Hunter Biden, the alleged \u201cweaponization\u201d of the Justice Department and the FBI.
\nClick either one for full opinion. The second link is to Substack<\/a> so you’ll need to click. The first is at The Guardian<\/a>, kindly sent me by Evelyn B. IIRC the Guardian has a paywall but not on the first visit within whatever their timeframe is. So – your choice. (The Wall Street Journal poll he alludes to is the one I mentioned yesterday which Trump** helped pay for).<\/p>\n

Food For Thought
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