Category Archives: GOP

A Lesson from Kentucky

Posted on November 7, 2019 by David Posnett

Francesca Rheannon <rheannon05@gmail.com> writes: Declaring #kygov election over with a 5,000-plus margin, Gov.-elect Andy Beshear appoints transition team chair and looks forward, as Bevin questions results. Kentucky Democrats did not win the Governors race by launching esoteric attacks on Bevin … Continue reading →

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Big 5 Battleground Fund

Posted on October 27, 2019 by David Posnett

FLORIDA – WISCONSIN – MICHIGAN – PENNSYLVANIA – ARIZONA While the Democrats obsess over the primary, the GOP is focused on the Big Five states most likely to decide the 2020 general election: Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, & Arizona. We … Continue reading →

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Green Tsunami in Switzerland!

Posted on October 22, 2019 by David Posnett

Across the globe there has been a sweep by nationalistic, right-wing and even far-right movements large enough to win elections, and form governments: Jair Bolsonaro in Brasil, Viktor Orbán in Hungary, Matteo Salvini in Italy, Andrzej Duda in Poland, Erdogan … Continue reading →

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Bombing Hospitals in Syria: a Crime against Humanity

Posted on October 13, 2019 by David Posnett

I just saw a documentary on a Syrian underground hospital: The Cave.  It should be compulsory viewing for everyone.  INCLUDING Rep. Lee Zeldin.  He too lived thru a period where his premature born twin girls where in the NICU.  Might … Continue reading →

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GOP Asleep at the Security Booth

Posted on October 12, 2019 by David Posnett

Letter published in The Boston Globe Lawmakers must hold a lawless president accountable. In “GOP needs a soul cleansing” (Boston Globe, Ideas, Oct. 6), Michael A. Cohen expressed a basic solution to our problem. Lawmakers in the Senate must hold … Continue reading →

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Bravo East Hampton Star!

Posted on October 11, 2019 by David Posnett

Reprinted verbatim from: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/20191010/shrinking-congressman This is gutsy. And overdue. Shrinking Congressman By Star Staff October 10, 2019 Here we go again. Representative Lee Zeldin is out front in his support of President Trump, dismissing as phony a serious impeachment inquiry … Continue reading →

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The Psychology of Trump Supporters

Posted on July 10, 2019 by David Posnett

Bobby Azarian Ph.D.  posted several months ago “A Complete Psychological Analysis of Trump’s Support” to help make sense of Trump’s apparent invincibility. We should try and understand the emotinal underpinnings of those that we find difficult to rationally speak to … Continue reading →

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Racist Dog Whistle from Lee Zeldin

Posted on February 4, 2019 by David Posnett

The Huffington Post reports: GOP Congressman Spent His Week Harassing a Muslim Colleague On Twitter! “Rep. Lee Zeldin’s Twitter attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar is a classic racist dog whistle.”   Rep. Ilhan Omar’s opponents have looked for every opportunity … Continue reading →

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There is a Russian Asset in the White House

Posted on January 14, 2019 by David Posnett

From Peggy Backman:   https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/1002264426639490/UzpfSTEwMDAyNjI5MzQ3ODUwODoyMzQzODg1NjQxMTQyNTg/   It’s really quite simple.  

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Trump’s Use of ‘Nationalist’

Posted on October 28, 2018 by David Posnett

LTE in the New York Times from my neighbor (!) A reader says the president is “rolling out the dog whistles.”  Oct. 25, 2018   CreditCreditDoug Mills/The New York Times To the Editor: “‘You Know What I Am? I’m a … Continue reading →

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