July 7, 2014 - Pensito

Republicans’ Irrational Hatred of Pres. Obama Skewed Poll That Named Him Worst President

July 7, 2014July 7, 2014 Jon Ponder

chat-debunking-obama-worst-pres-poll — Democrats split their choice for worst president among Bush and Nixon, while Republicans went solidly for Obama

A recent Quinnipiac poll found that 33 percent of Americans believe Pres. Obama is the worst president since World War II, while just 28 percent give that dishonor to George W. Bush.

How could this possibly be? The record overwhelmingly supports the proposition that George W. Bush was easily the most inept president since the war:

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Simplicity Is Hard to Find These Days

July 7, 2014 Buck Banks

Reagan significantly changed the trajectory of the country for better and worse. But he restored a sense of clarity. Bush and Cheney were black and white, and after them, Americans wanted someone smart enough to get the nuances and deal with complexities. Now I think people are tired of complexity and they’re hungering for clarity, a simpler time. But that’s going to be hard to restore in the world today.

— David Axelrod, quoted by the New York Times.

Bill Clinton ‘Never Stopped Reaching Out’ to Congress

July 7, 2014 Buck Banks

My husband had some really serious problems with the Congress when he was in office. They shut down the government twice. They impeached him once. So it was not the most pleasant of atmospheres. But I will say this: Bill never stopped reaching out to them.

— Hillary Clinton, quoted by the Wall Street Journal.

Miller to GOP’s Fiorina: Your Study of Medieval History ‘Will Come in Handy Trying to Defend the Republican War on Women’

July 7, 2014July 7, 2014 Jon Ponder

A pair of Californians squared off on CNN Sunday morning. Watch as liberal radio/TV host Stephanie Miller demonstrates how to talk to Republicans in this exchange with failed U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorini about the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision and Fiorini’s party’s war on women.

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Day: July 7, 2014

Republicans’ Irrational Hatred of Pres. Obama Skewed Poll That Named Him Worst President

Simplicity Is Hard to Find These Days

— David Axelrod, quoted by the New York Times.

Bill Clinton ‘Never Stopped Reaching Out’ to Congress

My husband had some really serious problems with the Congress when he was in office. They shut down the government twice. They impeached him once. So it was not the most pleasant of atmospheres. But I will say this: Bill never stopped reaching out to them.

— Hillary Clinton, quoted by the Wall Street Journal.

Miller to GOP’s Fiorina: Your Study of Medieval History ‘Will Come in Handy Trying to Defend the Republican War on Women’

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%