Thursday, August 8, 2024

Vance runs a Swift Boat attack against Walz’s military service

 https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/07/vance-walz-military-stolen-valor-garbage-00173172

Ohio Sen. JD Vance slammed the timing of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s retirement from a more-than-two-decades-long military career as a means of avoiding a deployment to Iraq on Wednesday, calling it “stolen valor garbage” and testing a new line of attack on the newly minted Democratic vice presidential contender.

There is no evidence that Walz retired to avoid a wartime deployment, and it’s a move that may not work — Walz has faced similar attacks from opponents before during successful races for Congress and governor, in which he explained his Army record in detail but did not make it a central part of his campaign.

U.S. Warns Iran of ‘Serious Risk’ if It Conducts Major Attack on Israel

 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-warns-iran-of-serious-risk-if-it-conducts-major-attack-on-israel-fddd0715?mod=hp_lead_pos1

But the U.S. has also made clear that it is ready to use force to defend Israel, as it did in April. Stealthy F-22 fighters have been deployed to a base in the Middle East, the U.S. Central Command said Wednesday.  

The U.S. has sent more ships capable of shooting down ballistic missiles to the region. A U.S. aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, is also in the Gulf of Oman. The Navy has also moved an F/A-18 fighter squadron from that carrier to a base in a Middle East nation to position the aircraft closer to the action should hostilities erupt, according to another U.S. official.

'Where did the cash go?': Maddow looks for clues in new report about Trump, Egypt and $10 million

Trump’s Speeches May Show Signs of ‘Dementia’ and Cognitive Decline, Top Experts Say

 https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-speeches-may-show-signs-of-dementia-and-cognitive-decline-top-experts-say?ref=home

The most significant change since 2017, according to Michaelis, is the increase in Trump’s digressions and speeches which don’t remain focused on a single topic. Michaelis said he couldn’t offer a formal diagnosis, but said the Republican nominee’s speaking style is a concern. “There’s reasonable evidence suggestive of forms of dementia,” he said. “The reduction in complexity of sentences and vocabulary does lead you to a certain picture of cognitive diminishment.”

Uncovered audio of Trump praising Walz contradicts criticisms of riot response

Trump praised Minnesota Gov. Walz in 2020 for response to unrest over Floyd’s murder, audio shows

 https://apnews.com/article/tim-walz-trump-audio-riots-george-floyd-3b349ec2a8611f242333b76512a82d4f

While former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance have been hammering Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the violence that erupted after George Floyd’s murder, Trump told the governor at the time that he fully agreed with how Walz handled it.

“What they did in Minneapolis was incredible. They went in and dominated, and it happened immediately,” Trump told Walz and other governors and officials in a phone call on June 1, 2020. The Associated Press on Wednesday obtained an audio recording of the call, which has taken on new significance now that Walz has been tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate against Trump and Vance.

Trump praised Walz in 2020 over handling of George Floyd protests - Who is lying?

 https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/07/trump-praised-walz-2020-george-floyd-protests-00173152

Donald Trump praised Tim Walz’s response as Minnesota governor to civil justice protests in 2020, undercutting a Republican line of attack against the newly minted vice presidential candidate, according to a recording that emerged Wednesday.

Trump — who wanted state authorities to take tough measures to address the civil unrest that erupted around the nation in response to the killing by police of George Floyd in Minneapolis — told governors on a conference call that Walz responded well.

Trump praised Walz's George Floyd riot response in 2020, audio shows: 'Very happy'

 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-praised-walz-george-floyd-riot-response-2020-audio-shows-very-happy

As former President Trump blasts Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his response to the unrest in his state in May 2020 following the murder of George Floyd, a resurfaced audio recording shows that Trump had praised Walz at the time for how he "dominated" the situation.

In the audio recording, which was obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday, Trump was on a phone call with Walz and other governors and officials on June 1, 2020.

"What they did in Minneapolis was incredible. They went in and dominated, and it happened immediately," Trump told Walz and the others on the call.

Vets Group Calls BS on GOP Attacks of Tim Walz’s Military Service

 https://www.thedailybeast.com/vets-group-calls-bs-on-gop-attacks-of-tim-walzs-military-service?ref=home

Several publications soon corrected the record. As noted by CNN, it was two months after Walz retired in 2005 to run for Congress when his former unit received orders to deploy. Nevertheless, right-wing commentators have insisted on pushing the baseless claim, as Media Matters for America pointed out.

Will Donald Trump Blow Another Election?

 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-2024-election-kamala-harris-jd-vance-tim-walz-cd3d557a?mod=hp_opin_pos_1

The Trump campaign knows this, but the problem is the candidate. Mr. Trump has his passionate followers who don’t want to hear a discouraging word. Yet the political reality is that he has a ceiling of support that is below 50% because so many Americans dislike him. And now that he is in the news every day campaigning, he is reminding those voters why they didn’t vote to re-elect him in 2020.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Blu Greenberg

 https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/greenberg-blu

Through the founding of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) she carved out the path for Orthodox women to become rabbis and explore greater participation in ritual. Through the creation of the International Beit Din (IBD), she has helped many agunot, women trapped in unwanted marriages.

'Two Potential Crimes' in Trump's Reported Egyptian Cash Scandal: Attorney

 https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-egypt-payments-2016-presidential-election-sisi-1935917

The article suggested that Trump's attorney general, Bill Barr, prevented the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington from investigating further after the office obtained more information from Cairo on the cash withdrawals.

Trump Betrayal of Profamily Agenda & Supporters

 1) first version of a letter to the MonseyMevaser.Com (Aug. 1, p.10) regarding a a Torah-based perspective on Trump's gutting the GOP platform of its' previous opposition to Sodomist "marriage," Assisted Suicide/ Euthanasia, and much of Abortion-at-whim;

2) a timeless and powerful statement of Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik OBM, on the Torah imperative to UNCOMPROMISINGLY confront anti-Torah movements - whether being promoted by  governmental tyranny or otherwise, from Dialogue, Fall 2013, quoted at the conclusion of a landmark article by Rav Meir Twersky Shlit"a, "Judaism and Deviant Behavior."

Friends, again, we learn about yet another Trump betrayal of the profamily cause: 

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/trumps-repeated-disavowals-of-project-2025-are-a-betrayal-of-his-most-loyal-supporters/. 

This is one more example of what we've been warning about for years - about how Trump threatens to devastate the GOP and the Republican base (especially, via the elements of that base that serve Trump's LGBT agenda as useful idiots - by wearing the profamily badge - while supporting Trump no matter how grave his betrayal of the profamily agenda, aka "Ever-Trumpers") more than any elected Democrats could ever do on their own - to the GOP or the conservative base.

This betrayal also illustrates how much of an exploitationist Trump really is - all with much help from his enablers. His remaining, ostensibly-profamily Amen-Choir incessantly message Don "Grennell" Trump to feel reassured that - regardless of his flagrant, repeated betrayals of the authentic profamily, conservative cause -- he'll be able to rely on the unwavering support of said faux-pro-family activists -- to provide him cover and protection from the logical political consequences of his LGBTQ advocacy and more.

Consequently, Trump knows up front that he never needs to fear lurching Ever Leftward on moral values, especially LGB- & T/2 (the less extreme elements of the trans agenda) - given all the Ever-Trumper lemmings who have his back. (Together with the broader Trump Personality Cult Community - including far too many sadly post-cognitive people - we see why Trump need not spend so much on professional campaign staff...)

Consequently, we find Trump uninhibited about revealing - prior to the Republican Primary - that he's fully committed to "fighting hard" for the LGBTQ mob.*

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Kamala Harris Now Leads in All Major Polling Averages

 https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-donald-trump-national-polls-1935022

Vice President Kamala Harris now leads Donald Trump across all national poll aggregators.

Since launching her campaign in recent weeks, Harris has seen largely positive poll results. Overall, the polls indicate she has closed the gap on Trump compared to when President Joe Biden, who dropped out of the race on July 21, was on the ticket.