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		<title>By: Kick</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/05/08/friday-talking-points-trumps-lies-getting-more-and-more-obvious/#comment-222502</link>
		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;While Frank Liberati used to be a state legislator, he is currently out of office and thus a private citizen. Our blanket policy is to not provide contact information or link to campaign websites, so you&#039;ll have to search contact info out yourself if you&#039;d like to let him know what you think of his actions. &lt;/i&gt;

Does Frank Liberati need to resort to running on right-wingnut culture wars instead of substantive political issues because he resembles a Conehead? You decide: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Liberati#/media/File:Frankportr.webp</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>While Frank Liberati used to be a state legislator, he is currently out of office and thus a private citizen. Our blanket policy is to not provide contact information or link to campaign websites, so you'll have to search contact info out yourself if you'd like to let him know what you think of his actions. </i></p>
<p>Does Frank Liberati need to resort to running on right-wingnut culture wars instead of substantive political issues because he resembles a Conehead? You decide: </p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Liberati#/media/File:Frankportr.webp" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Liberati#/media/File:Frankportr.webp</a></p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/05/08/friday-talking-points-trumps-lies-getting-more-and-more-obvious/#comment-222500</link>
		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;My party cannot simply be the opposite of whatever President Donald Trump says. The president could come out for ice cream and lazy Sundays, and my party would suddenly hate them. Such pointless pile-ons and attacks are unproductive.

~ John Fetterman &lt;/blockquote&gt;

This is just prattling ridiculous utter nonsensical &lt;b&gt;false equivalency&lt;/b&gt; that John Fetterman has used on multiple occasions and on regular repeat regarding multiple issues that Fetterman himself supports and that the Democratic Party does not, most notably Fetterman&#039;s support for Trump&#039;s decision to demolish the East Wing and for a bill wherein taxpayers&#039; fund the building of the Trump Whorehouse Ballroom.

Obviously, Democrats who oppose the unilateral decision of Trump (or anyone, for that matter) demolishing the East Wing and building a ballroom at taxpayers&#039; expense aren&#039;t opposed to ice cream or Sundays whether lazy or productive.

Fetterman states he would make a &quot;terrible Republican&quot; (his words), but his repetitive false equivalency and prattling senselessly on repeat about ice cream and a fake disease is indicative that he&#039;d fit right in with the Castrated Caucus of Republican bleating sheeple.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>My party cannot simply be the opposite of whatever President Donald Trump says. The president could come out for ice cream and lazy Sundays, and my party would suddenly hate them. Such pointless pile-ons and attacks are unproductive.</p>
<p>~ John Fetterman </p></blockquote>
<p>This is just prattling ridiculous utter nonsensical <b>false equivalency</b> that John Fetterman has used on multiple occasions and on regular repeat regarding multiple issues that Fetterman himself supports and that the Democratic Party does not, most notably Fetterman's support for Trump's decision to demolish the East Wing and for a bill wherein taxpayers' fund the building of the Trump Whorehouse Ballroom.</p>
<p>Obviously, Democrats who oppose the unilateral decision of Trump (or anyone, for that matter) demolishing the East Wing and building a ballroom at taxpayers' expense aren't opposed to ice cream or Sundays whether lazy or productive.</p>
<p>Fetterman states he would make a "terrible Republican" (his words), but his repetitive false equivalency and prattling senselessly on repeat about ice cream and a fake disease is indicative that he'd fit right in with the Castrated Caucus of Republican bleating sheeple.</p>
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		<title>By: ListenWhenYouHear</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/05/08/friday-talking-points-trumps-lies-getting-more-and-more-obvious/#comment-222496</link>
		<dc:creator>ListenWhenYouHear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;The current stalemate in the Strait is hurting everyone, it bears mentioning.&lt;/i&gt;

Really?  Is Saudi Arabia hurting?  Seems odd that they would dictate that the US wasn’t allowed to use military forces stationed there to participate in opening the strait if they were being hurt by it being closed.  It would be interesting to know how the “war” has economically affected each of the Middle East countries.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>The current stalemate in the Strait is hurting everyone, it bears mentioning.</i></p>
<p>Really?  Is Saudi Arabia hurting?  Seems odd that they would dictate that the US wasn’t allowed to use military forces stationed there to participate in opening the strait if they were being hurt by it being closed.  It would be interesting to know how the “war” has economically affected each of the Middle East countries.</p>
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		<title>By: ListenWhenYouHear</title>
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		<dc:creator>ListenWhenYouHear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 17:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;She &quot;spent two decades as an evangelical pastor at some of the country&#039;s largest megachurches,&quot; and &quot;was subjected to 15 years of conversion therapy before coming out as transgender at the age of 34.&quot;&lt;/i&gt;

So she was a pastor of a megachurch at the age of 14?  And what megachurches hire pastors and then pay them (and for them) to be in conversion therapy for 15 of their 20 years on staff???  That doesn’t sound like most megachurches that I am familiar with!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>She "spent two decades as an evangelical pastor at some of the country's largest megachurches," and "was subjected to 15 years of conversion therapy before coming out as transgender at the age of 34."</i></p>
<p>So she was a pastor of a megachurch at the age of 14?  And what megachurches hire pastors and then pay them (and for them) to be in conversion therapy for 15 of their 20 years on staff???  That doesn’t sound like most megachurches that I am familiar with!</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
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		<dc:creator>nypoet22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>throughout his second term thus far, Donald seems unusually preoccupied with &#039;cards&#039; - especially in foreign policy. he goes on and on about how he holds all the cards, Iran has no cards left, Putin&#039;s and zelenskyi&#039;s cards, ad nauseum. 

this got me wondering, when he decided he wanted the DoD to be called the department of war, maybe he meant the card game, since that appears to mirror his strategy - whatever&#039;s at the top of the deck, just throw it out there and see what happens. 

JL</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>throughout his second term thus far, Donald seems unusually preoccupied with 'cards' - especially in foreign policy. he goes on and on about how he holds all the cards, Iran has no cards left, Putin's and zelenskyi's cards, ad nauseum. </p>
<p>this got me wondering, when he decided he wanted the DoD to be called the department of war, maybe he meant the card game, since that appears to mirror his strategy - whatever's at the top of the deck, just throw it out there and see what happens. </p>
<p>JL</p>
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		<title>By: John From Censornati</title>
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		<dc:creator>John From Censornati</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 13:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Can we not talk about this?
I don&#039;t wanna talk about that
Maybe turn on the TV and kick back
Cause I am the great exaggerator
Don&#039;t ask me now and please don&#039;t ask me later
Cause I&#039;ll blow it way out of proportion
Make it loud beyond distortion
Please don&#039;t argue with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2cvl_ahUtM&amp;list=RDi2cvl_ahUtM&amp;start_radio=1&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Great Exaggerator&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can we not talk about this?<br />
I don't wanna talk about that<br />
Maybe turn on the TV and kick back<br />
Cause I am the great exaggerator<br />
Don't ask me now and please don't ask me later<br />
Cause I'll blow it way out of proportion<br />
Make it loud beyond distortion<br />
Please don't argue with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2cvl_ahUtM&amp;list=RDi2cvl_ahUtM&amp;start_radio=1" rel="nofollow">The Great Exaggerator</a></p>
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		<title>By: italyrusty</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/05/08/friday-talking-points-trumps-lies-getting-more-and-more-obvious/#comment-222491</link>
		<dc:creator>italyrusty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 05:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>nypoet22 [2]:
Indeed.  The racists and bigots are gleeful that they&#039;ve found the &quot;loophole&quot; which will gut &quot;equal protection under the law&quot;.

Since the enslavement of the first African, North American colonists justified slavery with passages from the Bible. Now that the Supreme Court has sanctioned discrimination against sexual minorities due to &quot;sincerely-held beliefs&quot;, the clock is ticking on protections against race-based, religious-base, and even gender-based discrimination.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>nypoet22 [2]:<br />
Indeed.  The racists and bigots are gleeful that they've found the "loophole" which will gut "equal protection under the law".</p>
<p>Since the enslavement of the first African, North American colonists justified slavery with passages from the Bible. Now that the Supreme Court has sanctioned discrimination against sexual minorities due to "sincerely-held beliefs", the clock is ticking on protections against race-based, religious-base, and even gender-based discrimination.</p>
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		<title>By: italyrusty</title>
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		<dc:creator>italyrusty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 05:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>An honorable mention, at the very least, must go to another special-election winner:
&#039;Democrat Chedrick Greene won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, securing his party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term.

Greene, a firefighter and Marine veteran, defeated Republican Jason Tunney, a former prosecutor, in the race for Michigan’s 35th Senate District, which includes Saginaw and Bay City and is surrounded by more conservative rural areas. Democrats had held a one-seat majority in the chamber, putting control at stake.&#039;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An honorable mention, at the very least, must go to another special-election winner:<br />
'Democrat Chedrick Greene won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, securing his party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term.</p>
<p>Greene, a firefighter and Marine veteran, defeated Republican Jason Tunney, a former prosecutor, in the race for Michigan’s 35th Senate District, which includes Saginaw and Bay City and is surrounded by more conservative rural areas. Democrats had held a one-seat majority in the chamber, putting control at stake.'</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
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		<dc:creator>nypoet22</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 01:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>they already went halfway there in masterpiece v Colorado</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>they already went halfway there in masterpiece v Colorado</p>
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		<title>By: John M from Ct.</title>
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		<dc:creator>John M from Ct.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love the idea that &quot;Jim Crow - Two point Oh&quot; rhymes.

But to get real, Jim Crow won&#039;t really return until the Supremes invalidate the Civil Rights Act of 1965 that outlaws discrimination by private businesses that serve the public. 

Barry Goldwater railed against the law, because it tells private businessmen what they can and cannot do when running their businesses. &quot;No Black people allowed in this restaurant&quot; ... &quot;on this bus&quot; ... &quot;in this store&quot; ... what&#039;s wrong with that?

Waiting. Waiting. How much longer til the Supreme Court takes this next step?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love the idea that "Jim Crow - Two point Oh" rhymes.</p>
<p>But to get real, Jim Crow won't really return until the Supremes invalidate the Civil Rights Act of 1965 that outlaws discrimination by private businesses that serve the public. </p>
<p>Barry Goldwater railed against the law, because it tells private businessmen what they can and cannot do when running their businesses. "No Black people allowed in this restaurant" ... "on this bus" ... "in this store" ... what's wrong with that?</p>
<p>Waiting. Waiting. How much longer til the Supreme Court takes this next step?</p>
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