Author: Paul Murphy

MAGATS to Pardon a Racist Killer

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/08/texas-jury-found-army-sgt-daniel-perry-guilty-murder-gov-wants-pardon-him/11629077002/

Caving to pressure from Tucker Carlson, his Twitter followers, and – wait for it – Kyle Rittenhouse, Texas Governor Greg Abbott vows to pardon Daniel Perry who was convicted of murder of a white BLM protester by a Texas jury.

The facts established at trial by testimony and video is that Perry ran a red light at an intersection in downtown Austin and deliberately drove into a Black Lives Matter march before stopping. Garrett Foster, the victim – who was legally carrying an AK-47 – was in a group of people who approached his vehicle and without warning Perry shot his .357 five times killing him. The jury saw evidence that the victim did not point his gun at the killer and they did not buy Perry’s claim of self defense.

The jury also saw Perry’s social media posts where he declared that he might “kill a few people on my way to work. They are rioting outside my apartment complex.”

“Can you do that? he was asked.

His answer was “If they attack me or try to pull me out of my car then yes.”

His state of mind could not be more clear. He was out to provoke an incident that would allow him to kill. He was convicted by a jury. By a Texas jury. But MAGATS demand that he not be punished.

Trump’s Easter Message

Following is the Season’s Greeting from the former President of the United States to the people of America. It is in all caps just they way he posted it on Truth Social.

“HAPPY EASTER TO ALL, INCLUDING THOSE THAT DREAM ENDLESSLY OF DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF DREAMING ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE, THOSE THAT ARE SO INCOMPETENT THEY DON’T REALIZE THAT HAVING A BORDER AND POWERFUL WALL IS A GOOD THING, & HAVING VOTER I.D., ALL PAPER BALLOTS, & SAME DAY VOTING WILL QUICKLY END MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD, & TO ALL OF THOSE WEAK & PATHETIC RINOS, RADICAL LEFT DEMOCRATS, SOCIALISTS MARXISTS, & COMMUNISTS WHO ARE KILLING OUR NATION, REMEMBER, WE WILL BE BACK!”

How proud you supporters must be!

GOP is Sick

And not in a good way. If you care about the future of the Republican Party you should listen to this presentation by Chris Hayes. You may not like what you hear but you should pay attention. In a nutshell, the GOP has two huge problems. Donald Trump and abortion. Both are toxic as far as elections are concerned but they keep doubling down.

https://tinyurl.com/48mdauex

The Tennessee Three

https://tinyurl.com/yup2dh37

It is a truism that MAGA hates democracy and that MAGA is racist. Do you need any more evidence than this vote to expel two black legislators (while sparing the white woman who committed the same “offense”) because they joined a massive and peaceful children’s protest in the capitol building in favor of gun reform? As a reminder, Tennessee was the location of yet another mass killing in a school the week before.

As noted in the past, give extremists a little power and they do not know when to stop. This outrage and the extremist anti-abortion measures popping up all over the map are prime examples of how to alienate the voters who decide elections – the people in the middle.

Judge Rules for Dominion

Fox News is in serious peril based on the judge’s summary judgments on the pre-trial motions. There are four elements of defamation. The judge has ruled in favor of Dominion on three of them. They will not be part of the trial.

  1. Were the claims FALSE? The judge ruled as follows: “”The evidence…is CRYSTAL clear that none of the Statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election are true. Therefore, the Court will grant summary judgment in favor of Dominion on the element of falsity.”
  2. Was Dominion defamed? The judge ruled as follows: “the Court holds, as a matter of law, that Dominion is entitled to summary judgment on the element of defamation per se.”
  3. Is Fox responsible? The judge ruled as follows: “[Fox] cannot avail themselves of certain defenses like the neutral report and fair reporting privileges or the privilege for opinion.” That means the idea that they were “only reporting” cannot be argued.

All that is left for the trial is the question of malice or negligence. This is where those Fox internal messages will come into play since they demonstrate that Fox News hosts and management knew very well they were spreading lies.

https://tinyurl.com/3nanh589

Good for a Laugh

MAGA leader and 36 year-old grandmother Lauren Boebert was going to score some political points over – wait for it – public urination in Washington DC. Too bad either she or her staff were relying on “conservative” media for the “facts” they needed to spring her attack. The patience of the witness and his ability to keep a straight face was remarkable.

Youngkin Caves To Trump

Our Trumpy governor has surrendered whatever honor, integrity, and patriotism he may once have had in his quest to get on the 2024 Republican ticket. Reacting to the first of many indictments of Donald Trump, he had this to say . . .

“It is beyond belief that District Attorney Alvin Bragg has indicted a former President and current presidential candidate for pure political gain. Arresting a presidential candidate on a manufactured basis should not happen in America. The left’s continued attempts to weaponize our judicial system erode people’s faith in the American justice system and it needs to stop.”

In one word, this is a disgrace. And it is disqualifying for higher office. We have had enough of lying liars in high places.

This is not a “manufactured basis.” Trump’s own Justice Department prosecuted Michael Cohen and put him in jail around these same facts. In those proceedings the Trump DOJ said that Cohen was acting on the instructions of “Individual 1” – the un-indicted co-conspirator. That person was Donald Trump. Now he is indicted. And so it goes.

“The left” had nothing to do with New York prosecutors doing their jobs. It is this kind of dishonest bullshit that erodes faith in the American justice system. Duh!