November 4, 2020

Sullivan hearing on USPS undelivered ballots starting noon EST. CNN covering it.

Edited 10 minutes later: CNN talked about it and explained it. Not actually covering the hearing but definitely alerting people it's happening and will clearly be reporting updates. Very glad to see this is getting media attention.

Blessings on whoever leaked that cell phone video and on Judge Sullivan.

Link to free streaming if you don't have cable:
https://www.livenewsnow.com/american/cnn-news-usa.html

October 31, 2020

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October 11, 2020

60 MInutes doing special on Lincoln Project tonight. Whose watching? I don't have TV. Anyone know

how I can watch streaming for free?

October 3, 2020

If Pence gets sick& can't take over if need be, Nancy has to resign speaker to take over POTUS.

Just saying...sure are a lot of potential moving pieces in this chess game.
Remember that West Wing episode when Bartlett's daughter was kidnapped and there was no VP, so speaker of the house had to take over?

October 3, 2020

How will GOP leadership respond to what this means for the election? What's next?

Will they try to claim a vote for Trump is a vote for Pence if Trump is too sick or doesn't make it, even though we know that is untrue? they don't care about truth. And what if he has it also? There is nothing in the Constitution for this scenario in terms of what it means for the election, although that means nothing to GOP. Chain of succession is outlined, but not what happens when it's in the middle of an election. And quite a few have already voted.

October 2, 2020

"Any time reality intrudes on their fantasy, it's not helpful for Trump."

David Plouffe just now on Chris Hayes.

October 2, 2020

Next debate, if it happens, is town hall format. Bullying wouldn't play well. Just saying..

Would be a very different dynamic. Steve Scully is used to handling all kinds of people on C-span. Very curious to see how he will deal with whatever happens, if it happens.

September 30, 2020

Chris: "I hope neither of you will interrupt the other." Dude, it's your job to keep control. Hope

is irrelevant. Chris was speaking about the last question.

September 30, 2020

He just said you have to clean the forest floors to stop forest fires. We wouldn't have fires if

we had forest management.

September 30, 2020

Joe: He wouldn't know suburbs unless he took a wrong turn.