Overism, 2020 https://t.co/ENHtIhAwCQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Monthly Archives: July 2020
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This could be the race that determines control of the Senate — odd alliance of donorists and petty, vindictive President push a GOP candidate who'll be destroyed by oppo in the general (as Roy Moore was). https://t.co/P9u7yF6Wnv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Flat out lie from CNN. Trump did not defend Confederate monuments in his Mt. Rushmore speech. You can read it: https://t.co/NEDpOtLqOv https://t.co/54nRaeWBqY
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Does this @CNN writer think Trump, or any US president, could have stopped Putin from making himself effectively "President for Life"? Were we going to go to war? Apply subtle diplomatic pressure! https://t.co/3h0wXNHKdg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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70% capacity is kind of normal for a hospital, no? https://t.co/aM9SJrfZjM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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A bit of crazy Ghislaine Maxwell speculation I guarantee you won't hear anywhere else … https://t.co/kdxHi4idIf
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Is there some kind of Twitter symbol or emoji that means "Fuck Off," but not in any permanent or *too* nasty way?
Asking for a friend.— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Romney had a vague platform and persona, so he had to resort to scattershot seize-the-story-of-the-day strategies. Trump did not have a vague platform. No excuse for ending up like Romney four years later. https://t.co/in0uY1sMFL
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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I'm dumb but why can't Trump campaign on, say, the issues that got him elected: Less WAR (contrast w/ Biden); TRADE deals to save US jobs (contrast on China at least); IMMIGRATION control to save US jobs (contrast); Stop OVERREGULATION (contrast) preserve SOCIAL SECURITY (agree)? https://t.co/7LkV0LCUCl
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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If allegedly strange bedfellowish anti-Trumpers–Will! Kristol! Lincoln Project! Biden!–can cooperate in an exceedling vague project post-Trump https://t.co/cJj43AjshV maybe the "inflamed precincts" of left & right can also … https://t.co/bmLi8KUgr4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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I know that under "Hive" theory individual reporters don't have to coordinate in order to all come up with exactly the same bogus take. But this seems like stretching it. Is there a secret pre-speech Zoom call? Sidney Blumenthal emails? https://t.co/Y7yoz2I1pf [8th item] https://t.co/2SbR6xjyF4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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If that happens might help DEMS downballot–eg winning back the Senate, which at this point seems wildly important https://t.co/JPKCqZGkQr https://t.co/KwdYmSHvc2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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"Hospitals in at least two Texas counties at full capacity amid statewide spike in coronavirus cases." https://t.co/epmbUkhpcD What they don't say: Both counties are on the border and have been flooded with cases from MEXICO (many of them U.S expats). https://t.co/KsECBeaDVj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Well … https://t.co/yqTCPE2Ew0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Good question https://t.co/eOhFBEE2RO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Yes, it could. https://t.co/3QBnRVgwsM
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Seems like that's a different issue than whether Trump's trapped in 2016, no? Cancel culture is alive in 2020. Trump has staked out the 'I'm against it' position. That might help him even if Biden echoes him or is silent. https://t.co/CJI6HUP5aK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Here's that @NYTimes story: https://t.co/Nwa9Db06c0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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My previous nominee for worst reporting (when an event didn't match obvious pre-planned story) was NYT's report that at Dec '15 GOP debate Trump's rivals "united against his plan to bar Muslims." The notable thing about the debate was *this didn't happen.* They chickened out. https://t.co/yicdskNCr0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Here's the speech. You make the call! https://t.co/oyKTQ4qrSS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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Ominous kicker: The press characterization of Buchanan's speech worked. (How many people actually watched the speech vs. read the coverage). Bush was damaged. https://t.co/q6uzktYFix
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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In '92 Pat Buchanan gave a rousing, nicer-than-expected convention speech with memorable line-"Speak for yourself, Hillary." Press denounced it as dark & bigoted-it did oppose gay rights-as if they had pre-planned line & hadn't listened. Doing same to Trump now with less basis.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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I suppose it's possible that ex-GOP @BillKristol will find a congenial home with the newly pro-war Democrats (https://t.co/iJwYzOrRcJ ) instead of an anti-interventionist Trump/Tucker GOP–and might not mind a permanent Dem majority. https://t.co/AgoPhOQVL5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 5, 2020
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This was such an awful "reporting" job that I now wish @benyt godspeed in his jihad against @PostBaron … https://t.co/Fie5YsiSpa
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 4, 2020
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There was nothing like this in the speech: "Trump’s repeated championing of monuments, memorials and military bases honoring Confederate leaders .."
Did @costareports just pre-write his account and … hey never mind what Trump actually said?https://t.co/Glu5wYae3R
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 4, 2020
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