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Post by kcrufnek on Jul 9, 2018 17:30:59 GMT -6
Schumer warning Red State Democrat Senators: www.dailywire.com/news/32773/sen-chuck-schumer-threatens-red-state-dems-vote-emily-zanotti?ampPresident Donald Trump is set to reveal his Supreme Court pick Monday night, but Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is already warning Senate Democrats that they can kiss his support goodbye if they cross the aisle and vote to confirm Trump's nominee. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) both face tough re-election campaigns as "moderate" Democrats in states Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election and both crossed the aisle to confirm Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. With Republicans well aware that they could lose two "moderates" in their own ranks, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the GOP has, no doubt, been reaching out to both Manchin and Heitkamp. To combat their influence, Schumer is reportedly putting the screws on his flight-risk caucus members, warning them that they may not get help in tight Congressional races if they abandon the party to confirm a Trump pick. Schumer, in turn, has found himself under pressure from the Left to block Trump's SCOTUS nominee. “The message from grassroots groups is pretty clear: that if Democratic leadership can keep their caucus unified in doing no harm, we can aim our firepower on Republicans like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski and bring full pressure to bear in their states,” one progressive activist told Politico. There aren't many options left for the Senate minority leader, however. Thanks to retired Senator Harry Reid, the Republicans are armed with the "nuclear option" and need only a simple majority — which they have if their entire caucus stays together — to put anyone Trump selects on the bench. Schumer made one last-ditch effort to ask President Trump to nominate Merrick Garland — the abandoned Supreme Court nominee from former President Barack Obama's final months — but the idea was met with immediate scorn. Even better is Sen Turbin telling those in tight, red state races to basically fall on their swords and trade the election in the fall for a no vote today.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 18:17:32 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/09/mitch-mcconnell-democrats-rehashing-40-year-old-scare-tactics-on-scotus-nominee/amp/Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Monday Republicans will not succumb to “40-year-old scare tactics” to abandon President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL: “Whenever a Republican president nominates anyone — anyone — to the Supreme Court, we’ve seen the same movie, time after time, after time. Less than three years after Justice Kennedy’s confirmation, President Bush nominated David Souter to the Supreme Court. Guess what left-wing pressure groups said about David Souter right after President Bush selected him? That’s right — the very same things you’re hearing today. The same things you’ve heard, from these same corners about every Supreme Court nominee named by a Republican president. One organization proclaimed that Justice Souter might “undo the advances of made by women, minorities, dissenters, and others disadvantaged groups.” That was about Justice Souter. Back in 1975, they assailed the nomination of John Paul Stevens. They said he lacked impartiality. So these far-left groups have been at these same scare tactics — Mr. president — for over — 40 years. The consistency is really quite amazing. Decade after decade after decade — nominee after nominee — the far-left script hardly changes at all. Anyone and everyone a Republican president nominates to the Supreme Court is some kind of threat to the Republic, according to the hysterical press releases that inevitably follow. No matter their qualifications, no matter their record, no matter their reputation — it’s the same hyperbole, it’s the same accusations, the same old story. Tonight, President Trump will announce his nominee to fill the current Supreme Court vacancy. Who don’t know who he will name, but we already know exactly what unfair tactics the nominee will face. They won’t be new and they won’t be warranted. We can expect to hear how they will destroy equal rights or demolish American health care or ruin our country in some other fictional way. Justice Kennedy’s resignation letter had barely arrived in the president’s hands before several of our Democratic colleagues began declaring their blanket opposition to anyone at all. … Please, give the American people some credit. This far-left rhetoric comes out every single time, but the apocalypse never comes. American see beyond this far-left mongering This kind of fear pondering they’ve tried over and over again for 40 years. … One more round of 40-year-old scare tactics will not stop us from doing the right thing.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 19:10:37 GMT -6
Brett Kavanaugh it is.
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Post by sheepdog on Jul 9, 2018 19:23:26 GMT -6
We were just introduced to the person who democrats will believe is of the devil. I, personally, do not see it.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 19:24:55 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 19:26:03 GMT -6
t.co/riXGE2pYHW‘America First’ SCOTUS Choice: Judge Brett Kavanaugh Applies Trump’s Economic Patriotism to the Law
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 19:29:21 GMT -6
We were just introduced to the person who democrats will believe is of the devil. I, personally, do not see it. If I were the Senate Majority leader, I’d announce that we are holding confirmation meetings this week & next with a floor vote next week.
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Post by kcrufnek on Jul 9, 2018 19:32:31 GMT -6
Nice to see those protesters had their "Stop Kavanaugh" signs already professionally printed for their spur of the moment uprising.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 19:32:59 GMT -6
Fox News Research ✔ @foxnewsresearch Judge Brett Kavanaugh •53 yrs old •DC Court of Appeals Judge •Former clerk for Justice Kennedy •1994-98: Office of Independent Counsel Starr —led probe into death of Clinton aide —helped write report outlining grounds for Clinton impeachment •2001-06: Served in Bush Admin
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Post by kcrufnek on Jul 9, 2018 19:33:00 GMT -6
We were just introduced to the person who democrats will believe is of the devil. I, personally, do not see it. If I were the Senate Majority leader, I’d announce that we are holding confirmation meetings this week & next with a floor vote next week. I'd start tonight.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 19:48:05 GMT -6
Cue up liberal outrage: Jim Dean, the Chair for ‘Democracy for America‘ : democracyforamerica.com/site/page/dfa-says-ideologue-represents-a-generational-assault-on-justice-freedom-cor“Donald Trump’s decision to nominate a reactionary ideologue like Brett Kavanaugh and shift the balance of the U.S. Supreme Court even further right represents a generational assault on justice, freedom, and our country’s core democratic values. “If Brett Kavanaugh survives the confirmation process, he will rapidly advance a fringe right agenda on the court that will accelerate plutocratic control of our economy and politics, actively undermine the steps our country must take towards greater racial equity, and directly lead to the deaths of countless women with the dismantling of abortion rights. “Democrats and so-called moderate Republicans in the U.S. Senate have a choice: Stand with the American people and fight for a Supreme Court that protects our Constitution’s core progressive values or cave in to Donald Trump and own every single crushed dream, broken community, and lifeless body that results from the rulings issued by a Court with Kavanaugh’s extreme-right vote. “This fight won’t be easy, but Democracy for America members are committed to doing anything and everything we can to make sure that Democrats and so-called moderate Republicans in the U.S. Senate make the right choice and reject Brett Kavanaugh. And, if they don’t, we’re committed to working even harder to hold them accountable for their complicity in enabling the nightmares to come.” — Jim Dean, Chair, Democracy for America ..... Chuck Schumer ✔ @senschumer In selecting Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, @realdonaldtrump has put reproductive rights and freedoms and health care protections for millions of Americans on the judicial chopping block. #WhatsAtStake #StopKavanaugh #ScotusPick 9:07 PM - Jul 9, 2018 1,066 1,494 people are talking about this Nancy Pelosi ✔ @nancypelosi The Supreme Court nominee @realdonaldtrump will announce tonight will have an impact on a woman’s right to choose for generations to come. He said overturning #RoeVsWade “will happen automatically” during his presidency. We can’t let that happen. #WhatsAtStake 4:59 PM - Jul 9, 2018 9,228 5,221 people are talking about this
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 20:16:03 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 20:18:03 GMT -6
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Post by kcrufnek on Jul 9, 2018 20:29:45 GMT -6
Cue up liberal outrage: Jim Dean, the Chair for ‘Democracy for America‘ : democracyforamerica.com/site/page/dfa-says-ideologue-represents-a-generational-assault-on-justice-freedom-cor“Donald Trump’s decision to nominate a reactionary ideologue like Brett Kavanaugh and shift the balance of the U.S. Supreme Court even further right represents a generational assault on justice, freedom, and our country’s core democratic values. “If Brett Kavanaugh survives the confirmation process, he will rapidly advance a fringe right agenda on the court that will accelerate plutocratic control of our economy and politics, actively undermine the steps our country must take towards greater racial equity, and directly lead to the deaths of countless women with the dismantling of abortion rights. “Democrats and so-called moderate Republicans in the U.S. Senate have a choice: Stand with the American people and fight for a Supreme Court that protects our Constitution’s core progressive values or cave in to Donald Trump and own every single crushed dream, broken community, and lifeless body that results from the rulings issued by a Court with Kavanaugh’s extreme-right vote. “This fight won’t be easy, but Democracy for America members are committed to doing anything and everything we can to make sure that Democrats and so-called moderate Republicans in the U.S. Senate make the right choice and reject Brett Kavanaugh. And, if they don’t, we’re committed to working even harder to hold them accountable for their complicity in enabling the nightmares to come.” — Jim Dean, Chair, Democracy for America ..... Chuck Schumer ✔ @senschumer In selecting Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, @realdonaldtrump has put reproductive rights and freedoms and health care protections for millions of Americans on the judicial chopping block. #WhatsAtStake #StopKavanaugh #ScotusPick 9:07 PM - Jul 9, 2018 1,066 1,494 people are talking about this Nancy Pelosi ✔ @nancypelosi The Supreme Court nominee @realdonaldtrump will announce tonight will have an impact on a woman’s right to choose for generations to come. He said overturning #RoeVsWade “will happen automatically” during his presidency. We can’t let that happen. #WhatsAtStake 4:59 PM - Jul 9, 2018 9,228 5,221 people are talking about this They forgot Jim Crow, gay rights, and the 19th Amendment. If this was Hillary making 2 SCOTUS picks you think they'd be saying this?
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Post by kcrufnek on Jul 9, 2018 20:46:24 GMT -6
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Post by trumped on Jul 9, 2018 21:16:51 GMT -6
Kurt Schlichter Kurt Schlichter @kurtschlichter · 1h How drunk is Hillary Clinton right now?
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Post by trumped on Jul 9, 2018 21:18:08 GMT -6
This guy is awesome he tells the leftists to fuck off lol: Give his tweet feed aread!! mobile.twitter.com/KurtSchlichterHe’s a retired Army Col and lives in Cali: Kurt Schlichter Kurt Schlichter @kurtschlichter · 23m We have nothing to worry about. Climate change has already killed us all. And the survivors were killed by tax cuts. Oh, and fuck your corrupt ass. Kurt Schlichter Retweeted Kurt Schlichter Kurt Schlichter @kurtschlichter · 1h Tonight would've been perfect if he had walked out to accept the nomination to the dulcet tones of 2 Live Crew's "Welcome to the Fuck Shop." Kurt Schlichter Kurt Schlichter @kurtschlichter Do me a favor and tell them I said they should go fuck off Kurt Schlichter Kurt Schlichter @kurtschlichter · 1h Hey liberals, suck my Bork Kurt Schlichter @kurtschlichter · 1h SCOTUS BITCHES! And I'm talking Never Trump sissies.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 21:34:38 GMT -6
Think it’s bad now? Wait until RBG leaves and is replaced:
Shannon Bream ✔ @shannonbream Literally had to bail on our live show from #SCOTUS. Moving the show back to the safety of the studio. See y’all at 11p @foxnews Shannon Bream ✔ @shannonbream Very few times I’ve felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing down 1st Street in front of SCOTUS. 10:22 PM - Jul 9, 2018
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Shannon Bream ✔ @shannonbream Very few times I’ve felt threatened while out in the field. The mood here tonight is very volatile. Law enforcement appears to be closing down 1st Street in front of SCOTUS. 9:31 PM - Jul 9, 2018
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 21:37:30 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 21:39:07 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 21:40:21 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 21:43:35 GMT -6
Ok, this is funny:
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Post by kcrufnek on Jul 9, 2018 21:46:39 GMT -6
This is glorious.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 21:48:51 GMT -6
dailycaller.com/2018/07/09/nbcs-todd-kavanaugh-confirmable/NBC news host Chuck Todd called President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court “very confirmable” on Monday night after the president made the announcement. “Let me tell you this overall Lester, I think this is a pick that is a very confirmable pick. Brett Kavanaugh has already gotten the support once of the two moderate Republican Senators Murkowski and Collins, he’ll likely get it again,” Todd stated. Todd also noted that Democrats would likely be ready to seize on the fact that Kavanaugh had previously addressed the topic of presidents under investigation. “Yes, I think the idea of whether a sitting president can be subject of a criminal inquiry. Judge Kavanaugh worked for Ken Starr and has written a review article that has basically says in hindsight ‘we distracted President Clinton too much and he should’ve been able to focus on getting for instance Osama bin Laden at the time,” he commented earlier in the segment.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 21:50:09 GMT -6
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 23:26:43 GMT -6
WaPo opposition research on Kavanaugh from last week: Robert Costa ✔ @costareports Judge Brett Kavanaugh is at or near top of SCOTUS list, per several people close to President Trump. But oppo research for possible hearings already moving fast. Sources pt'ing to David Brock's book "Blinded by the Right." Kav alleged to have mouthed an expletive re HRC. Pg. 306. 1:05 PM - Jul 2, 2018 893 974 people are talking about this
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 9, 2018 23:46:22 GMT -6
Continuing liberal meltdown: Alyssa Milano ✔ @alyssa_Milano Brett Kavanaugh, in just on just one case, attacked women’s rights, healthcare, and immigration. He is the trifecta of terrible, and he must never sit on the Supreme Court. Call your senators. Don’t stop calling. (202) 224-3121#SCOTUS 9:46 PM - Jul 9, 2018 3,003 2,647 people are talking about this Tom Steyer ✔ @tomsteyer With Brett Kavanaugh as his SCOTUS pick, Mr. Trump is trying to force his repressive, bigoted agenda into our courts—and our lives. If confirmed, American citizens will hemorrhage basic rights, and corporations will have an open door for a hostile takeover. 9:05 PM - Jul 9, 2018 3,312 1,998 people are talking about this Shannon Watts ✔ @shannonrwatts Judge Kavanaugh has applied an extreme and dangerous interpretation of the Second Amendment when determining whether a law is constitutional, one that does not take into account a law’s impact on public safety. Ezra Klein ✔ @ezraklein It's going to be quite a visual when five men overturn Roe. www.vox.com/2018/7/9/17548782/brett-kavanaugh-trump-supreme-court-anthony-kennedy … Eugene Gu, MD ✔ @eugenegu The Senate should not confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. No president under FBI investigation for collusion and obstruction of justice should be able to pick any judge who may rule on said investigation. The Senate must protect and uphold the rule of law. 9:11 PM - Jul 9, 2018 8,261 3,524 people are talking about this Charlotte Wilder ✔ @thewilderthings You might be worried about your rights as a woman but it's okay because Kavanaugh has daughters and a wife and hires women and he even believes they, too, can enjoy sports 9:19 PM - Jul 9, 2018 248 47 people are talking about this Cecile Richards ✔ @cecilerichards · 4h Replying to @cecilerichards He opposes #obamacare’s birth control benefit, and believes a woman’s employer should be able to decide whether or not her birth control is covered by insurance. Cecile Richards ✔ @cecilerichards Access to safe and legal abortion, birth control, and other basic health care is hanging in the balance. If you’re one of the 7 in 10 Americans who don’t want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, this is the time to call your senators. #ScotusPick 9:13 PM - Jul 9, 2018 1,363 903 people are talking about this Human Rights Campaign ✔ @hrc Trump's #SCOTUSPick Brett Kavanaugh would be a threat to: -LGBTQ equality -Women’s reproductive rights -Affordable health care#StopKavanaugh #SaveSCOTUS 9:15 PM - Jul 9, 2018 878 865 people are talking about this Feminist Majority ✔ @femmajority Unacceptable: Trump SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh wants to make it more difficult for families to obtain affordable health care. #SaveSCOTUS #StopKavanaugh #WhatsAtStake 9:19 PM - Jul 9, 2018 18 See Feminist Majority's other Tweets Planned Parenthood Action ✔ @ppact · 4h BREAKING: Brett Kavanaugh is Trump’s #SCOTUSpick. It’s time to get LOUD to #SaveSCOTUS: ppact.io/savescotus pic.twitter.com/NJ0ajbFY0G Planned Parenthood Action ✔ @ppact Don’t be fooled: Trump promised to only appoint justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade and gut affordable health care. This means he’s confident Brett Kavanaugh will do just that. #SCOTUSpick #SaveSCOTUS pic.twitter.com/Pkv5NmAD7D 9:15 PM - Jul 9, 2018 Chad Griffin ✔ @chadhgriffin We’re rallying outside the Supreme Court to oppose Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination. He is a threat to reproductive rights, affordable healthcare, workers’ rights, and LGBTQ equality. His nomination must be defeated. #SCOTUS 9:18 PM - Jul 9, 2018 972 427 people are talking about this Bill de Blasio ✔ @nycmayor .@realdonaldtrump wants to use the Supreme Court to undo what makes our country great. With his choice of Brett Kavanaugh, the Affordable Care Act is in danger. Voting rights and workers' rights are under threat. A woman's right to choose is on the line. #WhatsAtStake 9:17 PM - Jul 9, 2018 334 267 people are talking about this Terry McAuliffe ✔ @terrymcauliffe The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh will threaten the lives of millions of Americans for decades to come and will morph our Supreme Court into a political arm of the right-wing Republican Party. 9:44 PM - Jul 9, 2018 678 4,871 people are talking about this Kamala Harris ✔ @senkamalaharris Whether or not the Supreme Court enforces the spirit of the words "Equal Justice Under Law," is determined by the individuals who sit on that Court. Brett Kavanaugh represents a fundamental threat to that promise of equality. I will oppose his nomination to the Supreme Court. 9:18 PM - Jul 9, 2018 16.2K 5,731 people are talking about this
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 10, 2018 0:34:59 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/09/ocasio-cortez-brett-kavanaughs-view-on-potus-indictment-automatic-disqualification/Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared Monday evening Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s view on presidential indictments renders President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee unfit to serve. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the democratic socialist who defeated House leader Rep. Joseph Crowley (R-NY) in June, tweeted her opposition to Kavanaugh, describing his views on whether a president could be the subject of a criminal investigation as an “automatic disqualification.” “The fact that #ScotusPick Kavanuaugh [sic] believes that a President cannot be indicted is an automatic disqualification from Supreme Court consideration,” she wrote. “Plain and simple.” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) voiced similar concerns about Kavanaugh’s view of presidential indictments, calling President Trump’s pick a “stunning,” “overt” attempt to protect himself against a potential criminal indictment brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. “We have an ongoing investigation that is a bi-partisan supported investigation as we saw throughout the Senate committee and a president who is saying, “I now have a chance to make sure the Supreme Court gives me a get out of jail free card,” Booker told ABC 7 amid protests against the nominee in Washington, D.C.
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 10, 2018 0:37:06 GMT -6
www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/09/democrats-oppose-kavanaugh-nomination-to-preserve-obama-legacy/The Democrats’ opposition to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brent Kavanaugh announced on Monday was swift and extreme, with leftists claiming that his replacing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy would install white supremacy on the high court and criminalize abortion in the United States. The opposition included Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who took to Twitter immediately after Trump’s announcement. “I will oppose Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination with everything I have, and I hope a bipartisan majority will do the same. The stakes are simply too high for anything less,” Schumer tweeted after earlier tweets saying that any of the proposed nominees Trump had named would reverse Roe v. Wade and end Obamacare. And mere moments after Trump made the announcement and Kavanaugh appeared with his wife and two daughters and spoke about his public service and commitment to equality for all Americans under the law, leftwing groups like the Action Center for Race and Economy were distributing i vile remarks about the nominee. “Tonight ’s announcement threatens to destroy decades of progress made by our nation’s most vulnerable communities, and it locks in a white supremacist agenda from Capitol to the White House to the halls of our nation’s highest courts,” Executive Director Maurice BP-Weeks said in a statement. “People of color, women and so many other folks pushed to the margins of America have already lost so much under this administration’s racist, misogynist, anti-immigrant, corporations-first policies,” BP-Weeks said. “Things will only get worse with Judge Brett Kavanaugh as Trump’s nominee.”
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Post by soonernvolved on Jul 10, 2018 0:37:44 GMT -6
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