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		<title>By: ListenWhenYouHear</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/07/10/friday-talking-points-quick-takes/#comment-222860</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kick,

So good to see you, too!  Stay cool this summer!

R</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kick,</p>
<p>So good to see you, too!  Stay cool this summer!</p>
<p>R</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/07/10/friday-talking-points-quick-takes/#comment-222854</link>
		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ListenWhenYouHear
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&lt;i&gt;The one thing that brings me peace in all of this is the knowledge that when Graham arrives in Hell, he will learn that his being gay has nothing to do with why he is there! &lt;/i&gt;

Imagine the surprise of Satan at the unexpected arrival of Miss Lindsey after weeks and weeks of anticipation of the imminent receipt of one Addison Mitchell McConnell III and finding many of your prepared remarks remained totally applicable. 

Good to &quot;see&quot; you. :)</description>
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<p><i>The one thing that brings me peace in all of this is the knowledge that when Graham arrives in Hell, he will learn that his being gay has nothing to do with why he is there! </i></p>
<p>Imagine the surprise of Satan at the unexpected arrival of Miss Lindsey after weeks and weeks of anticipation of the imminent receipt of one Addison Mitchell McConnell III and finding many of your prepared remarks remained totally applicable. </p>
<p>Good to "see" you. :)</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2026/07/10/friday-talking-points-quick-takes/#comment-222853</link>
		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>dsws
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&lt;i&gt;If Trumpism had never existed, Trump would be known only for bankruptcy fraud and a bad tv show. &lt;/i&gt;

That and his extensive history of being an adulterous attention-seeking fame whore prevalent in 1980s and 1990s tabloids and the &quot;author&quot; of a fictitious book called &lt;i&gt;Trump: The Art of the Deal&lt;/i&gt; of which Trump wrote not one single word and even took issue with its actual author, Tony Schwartz, regarding its title.

&lt;i&gt;Just as a pearl can coalesce around any grain of sand, Trumpism could have coalesced around any piece of s***. If they&#039;d picked Epstein, for example, the MAGAts who like Trump mostly because he&#039;s a ra*ist would be a little happier, while ones who like him mostly because he&#039;s a ra*ist would be a little less so. But a President Epstein would have filled the slot well enough for the latter group to still be on board. &lt;/i&gt;

Yes, sir... the low-info right-wing conspiracy nut loving bleating sheeple will coalesce around basically any demonstrable pile of obvious s*** while insisting hysterically that it&#039;s cake and prattling on and on regarding &quot;Trump Derangement Syndrome&quot; while not understanding that they&#039;re the living embodiment of that affliction. Trump isn&#039;t playing 3-D chess, he&#039;s playing the MAGAts and laughing all the way to the bank while they empty their pockets for him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>dsws<br />
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<p><i>If Trumpism had never existed, Trump would be known only for bankruptcy fraud and a bad tv show. </i></p>
<p>That and his extensive history of being an adulterous attention-seeking fame whore prevalent in 1980s and 1990s tabloids and the "author" of a fictitious book called <i>Trump: The Art of the Deal</i> of which Trump wrote not one single word and even took issue with its actual author, Tony Schwartz, regarding its title.</p>
<p><i>Just as a pearl can coalesce around any grain of sand, Trumpism could have coalesced around any piece of s***. If they'd picked Epstein, for example, the MAGAts who like Trump mostly because he's a ra*ist would be a little happier, while ones who like him mostly because he's a ra*ist would be a little less so. But a President Epstein would have filled the slot well enough for the latter group to still be on board. </i></p>
<p>Yes, sir... the low-info right-wing conspiracy nut loving bleating sheeple will coalesce around basically any demonstrable pile of obvious s*** while insisting hysterically that it's cake and prattling on and on regarding "Trump Derangement Syndrome" while not understanding that they're the living embodiment of that affliction. Trump isn't playing 3-D chess, he's playing the MAGAts and laughing all the way to the bank while they empty their pockets for him.</p>
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		<title>By: ListenWhenYouHear</title>
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		<dc:creator>ListenWhenYouHear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ding-dong-the-biatch-is-DEAD!

LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD AFTER TRIP TO UKRAINE!  Not saying that Putin finally snuffed his long-time nuisance, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he finally saw fit to put that yapping little gay lap-dog down.  

Graham was extremely vocal with his dislike of all things related to Trump early on.  It wasn’t until Russian hackers cracked the RNC mail servers that Graham had a sudden and drastic change in his opinion of Trump.  The type change that you’d expect to see if someone is being blackmailed with life-threatening and career-ending consequences.  

My fondest memory of Graham will always be his speaking on the Senate floor on January 6, 2021, as Trump’s insurrection was playing out.  As he called out Trump for leading the criminal act, Graham was the only senator who didn’t appear horrified by Trump’s actions.  Graham looked and sounded downright GIDDY as he spoke of Trump’s crimes!  He was finally rid of Trump, and Graham could not have been happier!  Lindsey was sure that he would never be forced to kiss Trump’s flabby ass again.  It was like witnessing someone who’d been forced into slavery learning that they were free!  It was the happiest I had ever seen Graham.

Three days later he was in Florida kissing Trump’s ass and begging for forgiveness.  Pathetic!   The one thing that brings me peace in all of this is the knowledge that when Graham arrives in Hell, he will learn that his being gay has nothing to do with why he is there!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ding-dong-the-biatch-is-DEAD!</p>
<p>LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD AFTER TRIP TO UKRAINE!  Not saying that Putin finally snuffed his long-time nuisance, but I wouldn’t be shocked if he finally saw fit to put that yapping little gay lap-dog down.  </p>
<p>Graham was extremely vocal with his dislike of all things related to Trump early on.  It wasn’t until Russian hackers cracked the RNC mail servers that Graham had a sudden and drastic change in his opinion of Trump.  The type change that you’d expect to see if someone is being blackmailed with life-threatening and career-ending consequences.  </p>
<p>My fondest memory of Graham will always be his speaking on the Senate floor on January 6, 2021, as Trump’s insurrection was playing out.  As he called out Trump for leading the criminal act, Graham was the only senator who didn’t appear horrified by Trump’s actions.  Graham looked and sounded downright GIDDY as he spoke of Trump’s crimes!  He was finally rid of Trump, and Graham could not have been happier!  Lindsey was sure that he would never be forced to kiss Trump’s flabby ass again.  It was like witnessing someone who’d been forced into slavery learning that they were free!  It was the happiest I had ever seen Graham.</p>
<p>Three days later he was in Florida kissing Trump’s ass and begging for forgiveness.  Pathetic!   The one thing that brings me peace in all of this is the knowledge that when Graham arrives in Hell, he will learn that his being gay has nothing to do with why he is there!</p>
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		<title>By: dsws</title>
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		<dc:creator>dsws</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Also, a fact isn&#039;t newsworthy if the answer to &quot;so what&quot; is &quot;absolutely nothing&quot;.  If Trump were full-on brain dead, he would be slightly less harmful, but Republicans wouldn&#039;t have to deliberate about anything.  Weekend at Bernie&#039;s would be the only option.  It worked for Woodrow Wilson.  Short of that, physical and cognitive decline don&#039;t do anything at all.  Trump just doesn&#039;t matter that much.  Trumpism is what matters.   If Trumpism had never existed, Trump would be known only for bankruptcy fraud and a bad tv show.  If Trump had never existed, Trumpism would be known by a different name, but that would be the only major difference.  Just as a pearl can coalesce around any grain of sand, Trumpism could have coalesced around any piece of s***.  If they&#039;d picked Epstein, for example, the MAGAts who like Trump mostly because he&#039;s a ra*ist would be a little happier, while ones who like him mostly because he&#039;s a ra*ist would be a little less so.  But a President Epstein would have filled the slot well enough for the latter group to still be on board.

That&#039;s with MAGATs.  It&#039;s different with Democratic insiders, with the Democratic base, with Democratic turnout voters, and even with Democratic-leaning swing voters.  All of those groups want a competent president, so it mattered that Biden was showing cognitive decline.  The MSM is just covering what matters and ignoring what doesn&#039;t. 


Russia delenda est.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also, a fact isn't newsworthy if the answer to "so what" is "absolutely nothing".  If Trump were full-on brain dead, he would be slightly less harmful, but Republicans wouldn't have to deliberate about anything.  Weekend at Bernie's would be the only option.  It worked for Woodrow Wilson.  Short of that, physical and cognitive decline don't do anything at all.  Trump just doesn't matter that much.  Trumpism is what matters.   If Trumpism had never existed, Trump would be known only for bankruptcy fraud and a bad tv show.  If Trump had never existed, Trumpism would be known by a different name, but that would be the only major difference.  Just as a pearl can coalesce around any grain of sand, Trumpism could have coalesced around any piece of s***.  If they'd picked Epstein, for example, the MAGAts who like Trump mostly because he's a ra*ist would be a little happier, while ones who like him mostly because he's a ra*ist would be a little less so.  But a President Epstein would have filled the slot well enough for the latter group to still be on board.</p>
<p>That's with MAGATs.  It's different with Democratic insiders, with the Democratic base, with Democratic turnout voters, and even with Democratic-leaning swing voters.  All of those groups want a competent president, so it mattered that Biden was showing cognitive decline.  The MSM is just covering what matters and ignoring what doesn't. </p>
<p>Russia delenda est.</p>
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		<title>By: dsws</title>
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		<dc:creator>dsws</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is nothing good to say about the ra*ist-in-chief.  But there are bad things to say about him that aren&#039;t true, or aren&#039;t significant.  Saying one thing when you mean another is trivial.  People do it all the time. &quot;Islamic Republic of Japan&quot; doesn&#039;t matter, unless there&#039;s some reason to believe that he was actually talking about Japan. In the linked HuffPo piece, the video looks to me as though he says &quot;not Zelenskyy, Putin&quot;, and points to Zelenskyy when he says Zelenskyy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is nothing good to say about the ra*ist-in-chief.  But there are bad things to say about him that aren't true, or aren't significant.  Saying one thing when you mean another is trivial.  People do it all the time. "Islamic Republic of Japan" doesn't matter, unless there's some reason to believe that he was actually talking about Japan. In the linked HuffPo piece, the video looks to me as though he says "not Zelenskyy, Putin", and points to Zelenskyy when he says Zelenskyy.</p>
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		<title>By: nypoet22</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it has occurred to me, and hopefully to Maine Democrats as well, that an open process for choosing an alternate nominee could potentially result in many, many hours of earned media.

if managed well, and that is a big if, not only could it promote their eventually nominee, but also burn into the public consciousness the harm done by Collins&#039; (and other alleged moderates in the GOP caucus) rubber stamp for Trump&#039;s most unqualified and dishonest nominees.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it has occurred to me, and hopefully to Maine Democrats as well, that an open process for choosing an alternate nominee could potentially result in many, many hours of earned media.</p>
<p>if managed well, and that is a big if, not only could it promote their eventually nominee, but also burn into the public consciousness the harm done by Collins' (and other alleged moderates in the GOP caucus) rubber stamp for Trump's most unqualified and dishonest nominees.</p>
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