I friggin’ knew this would surface {Prediction Here}, and it makes sense that deep state George Stephanopoulos would be the one to take the lead. Here we go…
During an appearance on ABC This Week, Pennsylvania Republican Scott Perry was asked by Stephanopoulos about the Jack Smith special counsel investigating him as a transfer of the J6 investigation to the DOJ. In essence the special counsel is now presumed to be investigating Scott Perry for insurrection.
Stephanopoulos then takes the accusatory questioning one step further and asks Perry if he is going to recuse himself from the House subcommittee investigation on weaponization of the federal government. Representative Perry doesn’t back down. WATCH:
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The overarching Lawfare framework has been transparently created by President Obama’s former White House Legal Counsel and current U.S. Asst Attorney General Lisa Monaco. To wit, on November 18, 2022, following the outcome of the midterm election, Joe Biden’s Attorney General, Merrick Garland, announced the appointment of DOJ Attorney Jack Smith as Special Counsel to investigate two specific areas:
♦ First, to investigate current Republican members of congress (House and Senate), former President and current candidate Donald J Trump, former Trump administration officials, former White House staff, and other individuals, groups and organizations for their role in supporting an insurrection on January 6, 2021, against the incoming administration of President-Elect Joe Biden. In essence, the J6 investigation – with an emphasis on Congress – transfers to Special Counsel Jack Smith:
The Special Counsel is authorized to conduct the ongoing investigation into whether any person or entity violated the law in connection with efforts to interfere with the lawful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the certification of the Electoral College vote held on or about January 6, 2021, as well as any matters that arose or might arise directly from this investigation or that are within the scope of [Special Counsel Regulations 28 C.F.R. § 600.4(a)]. (pdf)
This is an extension of the January 6th Committee special investigation that transfers the committee’s investigative findings, ie phone records, text messages, transcripts, emails, prior testimony and all evidentiary records, into the newly appointed Special Counsel.
However, all prior and current DOJ prosecutions against citizen individuals will remain within the control and direction of Main Justice. This structure frees up Jack Smith to target the new Republican controlled congressional members, their staff, families and/or communication network. Main Justice keeps focus on the citizen insurrectionists, Jack Smith now appointed to go after the public officials.
♦ Second – and this is ancillary to the first priority – DAG Lisa Monaco has written, and AG Garland has appointed, Jack Smith to target Donald Trump with the same Special Counsel process previously used by Robert Mueller and Andrew Weissmann.
The Special Counsel is further authorized to conduct the ongoing investigation referenced and described in the United States’ Response to Motion for Judicial Oversight and Additional Relief, Donald J Trump v. United States, No. 9:22-CV-81294-AMC (S.D. Fla. Aug. 30, 2022) (ECF No. 48 at 5- 13), as well as any matters that arose or may arise directly from this investigation or that are within the scope of [Special Counsel Regulation 28 C.F.R. § 600.4(a)].
The Trump Mar-a-Lago document investigation (the proverbial nothingburger – just like Trump/Russia) transfers to the Special Counsel office, along with an intended angle to look for an obstruction of justice charge (just like Mueller). This is Robert Mueller 2.0 using Special Counsel Jack Smith.
The Trump-centric part of the Special Counsel appointment, the part that everyone is focusing on, is ancillary to the real purpose of the appointment. However, that said, all investigative resources from Main Justice and the FBI will transfer to Jack Smith as they did when Crossfire Hurricane transferred to Robert Mueller. The investigative people will transfer along with the investigative evidence.
As you can see from the simple (non-pretending) explanation of what is being done, the Lawfare process become clear. Everything Congress now begins to question falls under the protective blanket of an “ongoing investigation,” exactly as we predicted. Plus, you get the additional Lawfare elements of congressional leadership under investigation which provides an entirely new ‘conflict of interest dynamic’ to the political equation.
Then you have the congressional representatives under investigation and search warrants on their phones, text messages, emails, etc…. AND the added benefit of using DOJ-NSD defined terms of “national security threat” (that’s why they emphasized insurrection) to gain FISA warrants on an entire incoming congressional delegation. How slick is that?
They didn’t just think this up overnight.
This is why the January 6 Committee never ended. They are using J6 as a weapon against their losing the House to Republicans. The Democrats are now structurally targeting Republicans with the appointment of Jack Smith. It’s actually a Machiavellian move. The executive is now investigating the legislative branch; the legal structure of this eliminates the separation of powers issue.
The DOJ is not investigating Republicans, they are investigating defined criminals; insurrectionists that are national security threats, that happen to be Republicans. See how that works?
This also explains why Nancy Pelosi did not resign from Congress, but only stepped down from her leadership role. The timing of mid-November gave Smith time to get all his midterm counter-offensive ducks in a row before his Republican targets took office.
All of the congressional J6 and DOJ main justice teams are now assembled in new DC offices to set up the 2023 targeting operation. The announcement was made mid-November, but the planning of the construct was likely in place for months, contingent upon the number of actual House seats that flipped. The Lawfare design is transparent and Norm Eisen’s fingerprints are all over it when you stop looking at the obfuscation reporting from mainstream media.
Barry Berke (left) and Norm Eisen (right)
Can Jeff Sessions unrecuse himself by now?
Has anyone actually ever interviewed Jeff for comment?
Aghast.
Before the ‘interview’ Scott Perry may well have said Voltaire’s prayer.
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.’ And the Lord granted my prayer.
– Voltaire
George Step-on-all-of-us
Is a nasty little midget. Just another member of the incestuous government/media cabal.
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George didn’t think up his own questions. He was briefed.
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George NEVER thinks up his own questions.
And he looks like Alfalfa.
Short people
Didn’t Stupidopoulus’ wife state that they would move to Australia when PRESIDENT TRUMP took office in 2016?? Why didn’t that happen??? IMESHO, it’s embarrassing to consider that Dizney supports such poor programming.
Maybe this will be the final straw. One can only hope…..
he should have simply said “absolutely the F not”.
Perry did a good job but could have benefitted by employing the tactic of Nick Fox in Zootopia: “Answer the question with a question about what YOU want to talk about.” Or the Don Draper trope: “If you don’t like what people are saying, change the conversation.”
I LOVED Don Draper!!!!!
Simply the best BADMAN EVER!!!!!!!
There was no “Lois Lerner” IRS Targeting Scandal. IT WAS ALL JACK SMITH.
THESE ARE GESTAPO MONSTERS OF THE LOWEST ORDER. THEY AREN’T JUST POLICE STATE ZEALOTS. THEY ARE EVIL SCUM. SATANIC TOADIES.
THEIR DAY OF JUDGMENT IS OVERTAKING THEM EVEN NOW.
HAMAN WILL HANG ON THE GALLOWS HE CONSTRUCTED FOR MORDECAI.
GOD’S WORD.
SELAH.
Preach it, brother! Casting them back to the pits of hell where they belong. In Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN
Be careful.
These people may be put in place to destroy America because America has pretty much turned away from God.
I hope that is not the case because the USA is my country too. But the reality is America is a nation in decline and the return of Jesus Christ for his Saints is very very soon.
Jeremiah 18
Ya got Jesus on the mainline, do ya?
Yes, tell him what you want.
It’s all in the Bible, what happens in history always repeats. And when you have a nation openly sexualizing and victimizing kids you can bet the end is near.
God does not bless sin. He abhors sin. He will forgive sin if one confesses and repents. America has not confessed that it is a Sodom Gomorrah and has not repented. God is not going to bless America. He will bless some of his Children who live in America, but not the nation as a whole.
AMEN!
Amen!!!
They are Organized crime…. running a widespread organized effort /Conspiracy to undermine our country and the People / Voters and ultimately our Govt’ in order to control the Machine. (Money, Power, etc.)
From your lips to God’s ears.
AG Sessions redux.
Thank you. That is exactly what I thought when I saw this 💩. I wrote on my post that McCarthy may step up and refuse to appoint him due to the “unsightly nature” of him overseeing a review of the DOJ while he is under investigation.
The 20 better step up and step on McCarthy if he does that. It just take 1 motion to bring back the votarama
Defund it all – every last penny on day one.
This.
Indeed! Defund all of government. All of it.
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Nothing already authorized can be “defunded” without the approval of the Senate.
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Hmmmmmm…defund the Senate?
Can they slow walk it?
Is there a picture of Jack Smith anywhere that doesn’t make him look like a total asswipe?
Sorry… OT… I really am curious, though…
I feel badly for Jack Smith’s shirt collars. Is that his real name?
To me he looks like a Gollem.
Damn the accusations! Full investigations ahead!!
“They are using J6 as a weapon against their losing the House to republicans. The Democrats are now structurally targeting Republicans with the appointment of Jack Smith. It’s actually a Machiavellian move. The executive is now investigating the legislative branch; the legal structure of this eliminates the separation of powers issue.”
This is becoming more obvious to the normies but the hour is getting late.
Which is an Unconstitutional breach of separation of powers. They should lose all protections the Constitution affords. This crap needs to be stopped, by ANY means necessary.
Yes, and the obvious one is that if the Presidency has term limits, no other branch is Constitutional.
And I’d bet that McCarthy is part of it all. That’s why it was so important for him to become Speaker. 15 votes and he never considered stepping aside. Remember, none of the Democrats complained about him. They wanted him as Speaker.
The Dems could have voted for McCarthy if they wanted him to be Speaker.
True, but this way they don’t appear as being the ones who control him…there’s piles of dirt on anyone considered to be a Rino in congress.
At least this is the way I see it.
we have much to learn from brazil my hate for these people test my faith daily and i hate them for that even more. God help us slay these evil beings
R.D.
Every time I see the pic of those two schmucks in that elevator, I want to……never mind
Disgusting creatures.
Surprise! The missing schmuck, Daniel Goldman, is now a congressman from NY.
I understand the issue.
SD described it very well. ( More than once, if I am not mistaken)
What I don’t understand is, “How it can be stopped from continuing to be a problem?
Or, likely better said, “What is the solution to this issue/problem?”
I hope that those targeted by this “lawfare” attack will have someone who can/has come up with a way to counter it, &/or, with a solution to stop it.
The way I see it is the corrupt criminals are “using the system” to attack & try to rid themselves of the ones that are supposed to get rid of the corrupt criminals who are “using the system”.
We can complain about the issue, but what is really needed is a solution, and a solution that reaches the ones who are targeted so they can utilize it.
Anyone have any idea how to combat this?
General strike like Poland did. But you need to be very organized. Or civil war
Send in Peppermint, that’s how you stop it. Personal pain is a great motivator for change in behavior.
I’m with you on this sentiment. Wondering if there are any legal work arounds. Maybe a mass of whistleblowers? We are a political system in need of of an intervention….
It’s called the second amendment, but don’t think those congress critters would ever want that.
The Republicans, even the rhinos better understand that these nut dems will come for them eventually.
Congress can just say no.we are elected by the people & no bureaucrat can investigate us.we have in house powers to investigate members.just keep saying it & let them go to the courts.
Is Stephanpoopoolus implying that there’s potentially a direct connection between January 6th and investigations into FBI corruption in general?
Maybe Stephey could set the example by recusing from reporting on anything Clinton or anything Dems are pushing into the airwaves.
The only way that question(s) made sense was if he was making the connection.
I heard it the same way you did.
Of course he is. Funny, that’s the same thing I’ve always called him.
He looks like something I’d step on if it came out of a crack in the ground.
lapdog Media received their orders.
Democrat-propagandist Chuck Todd loved it when Dems weaponized committees to go after Pres. Trump, MAGA Patriots & even members of Congress like myself.
Now that @RepJamesComerwants REAL investigations (not witch hunts!) into actual crimes, Chuck Todd clutches his pearls.
Meet the Press@MeetThePress
EXCLUSIVE: Incoming House Oversight Committee Chair @RepJamesComer (R-Ky.) says an investigation into Hunter Biden wouldn’t be “political.”
Comer: “Let me be clear. We’re not investigating Hunter Biden. We’re investigating Joe Biden.”
The body language and facial expressions alone are hilarious. Chuck Todd looks anxious, Comer looks like he’s totally in control. Thank God we have a GOP majority in the House now.
F. Chuck clutching his pearls with his bottom – end sphincter. LOL
LOLOLOL!
The Cabal is worried.
Maybe they should be.
It looks like the 2o got some serious concessions for electing McCarthy as speaker. It looks like Perry knows the trick that Sundance described and isn’t going to back down. I suspect most MAGA minded congressmen will be the same so I’m expecting Jack Smith. Lisa Monaco and their lawfare buddies to go judge shopping to pull away some of these guys like Perry and install more compliant RINOs like Crenshaw. Here’s the “national security” smoke screen.
The only “concession” they got was a promise to pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.
Good thing the evidence is chalk full of sex, drugs and more debauchery than the National Enquirer. People will pay attention, especially if Dailywire or Joe Rogan do a daily Hunter show, Nancy Grace style.
Hunter’s laptop might get more eyeballs than OJ.
The owner of the Mac repair shop and another man who went through that laptop both said that there is no child porn on it. All of the sex involved big people. They said that if there is any underage sex, it was planted after the Mac guy imaged that laptop.
Links?
Saw it in an interview awhile back. Wish I could remember with whom. I looked back through my YouTube history and didn’t find it. The interview must have been on Rumble or Odysee.
What do u ou expect them to say? They are very likely to have been pressured into it.
Really so the pic circulating of hunter naked with 2 possibly 8 or 9 yr old naked Chinese girls sitting on him was faked?
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Wonder what committees Nanzi will end up on?
Or is she going to slirk around pecking her beak into the cracks of each and every nook and cranny to make sure her J6 involvement doesn’t get out of the house . . .?
This is one of the interesting powers of the Speaker, and one of reasons why all conservatives should vote to make sure the GOP has the majority in the House: the Speaker appoints members to all joint, select, and conference committees. The Speaker can take into consideration the wishes of the Dems when appointing their members. Nanzi is unlikely to end up on anything important.
FJB! LGB!
The stooges working for the Deep State controlled Media always want the Republicans investigating Deep State corruption to recuse themselves. The democRats involved with the corruption never recuse themselves or resign, they just double down and the stooges in the media cover for them.
Step-on-poopy met his match this time. Let’s hope Scott Perry’s courage is contagious.
Clearing my throat…..doing my best Henry II impersonation.
“Will no one rid us of this troublesome journalist?”
Maybe, just maybe, it’s true that men can have babies. But Steffy is too short.
True enough…. Never trust a guy who’s feet can’t touch the floor when sitting at his desk. This pervert isn’t exactly a shot blocker.
Always the guys< 4'2"….
Another example is in the last photo at the end of this article: “Mr. Color Revolution” Norman Eisen. He definitely looks like the type that was stuffed into lockers and received numerous “swirlies” back in his compulsory education days.
The world according to the Deep State-Uniparty Cabal is: once you are sort of, kind of, and weak allegations are made against you then you are no longer allowed to investigate anyone. Presumed INNOCENT until convict of being GUILTY is completely ignored by these evil demons.
No surprise. Fully expected this. Dark times ahead for the Republic. Still we will carry on. The only way is through. Balls to the wall.
Really makes a fella wanna hate,, doesn’t it ?
Just an educated guess here: At least 20 Republicans (MAGA) and PDJT knew this was going to happen.
I believe that they have a plan in place (with PDJT) and the Dems know that. The problem for the Dems is Trump; they have no idea what he will do.
We are witnessing Sundance’s predictions becoming reality. I don’t have a clue how the Republican Leadership will handle this continuing political persecution but they must fight everyone of these diabolical tyrants with relentless sunlight, exposing all criminality and treason.
The only hope, as I see it, is boldness, steadfastness, unrelenting exposure of all the corruption in this government from the janitors to the white house occupant.
The Republicans cannot cave.
You are not understanding my point. The Republicans CANNOT CAVE.
I never wrote that I trusted the Republicans! I’ve worked in politics for a very long time. I’ve learned the hard way, never, ever trust anybody ever or believe one word coming from the government.
If I was kidding I would have added a “sarc/” tag.
Trump will not cave.
Not all of the 20 are MAGA, just keep that in mind. If they were MAGA they would have respected Trump’s decision. Boebert was the most outrageous, publicly telling Trump what to do. She reminds me of DeSantis.
She’s a pathetic clown. I wouldn’t be surprised if she were to lose the next election.
What’s a troll for a dollar?
They definitely are not the calvary. That is where Jesus died on the cross.
It is possible that they are not the cavalry.
And there is no such thing as “calvalry” anyway.
George uses his metro soy boy voice when throwing his masters trash out at Perry.
i have much less decorum that Perry. I would have asked him if he plans to ask all of Lawfare’s stupid questions. That stupidity worked on Mr Keebler (Jeff Sessions) when he went to the DOJ and they hoped the same nonsense would work here too.
Stand by for McCarthy to use that as a justification to prevent Perry from taking on any substantive role.
🤣 “Mr Keebler”
Hmmm…did Jack Smith take the COVID vaccine and the boosters? Just wondering.
If so, let’s challenge him to a pickup basketball game so he’ll collapse, have a heart attack and “die suddenly”.
Let the sun shine. Expose everything the special counsel does or asks for.
You know those 87,000 IRS agents the House Republicans want to defund? That was in the 1.7 trillion dollar budget.
If the Republicans can amend the budget to remove that section, what other sections can be removed? Why not all of it?
Start over from scratch.
Strip all the pork and the funds going to Ukraine, eff the illegal invaders.
They could stop the invasion today if they wanted to. Just quit letting them jump on the gravy train as soon as they get here. Start heavily fining anyone who hires them, from the big businesses to the little guy who let’s them cut their grass. No free medical care, no free school for their progeny, no food stamps. End all hand outs and they’ll have no reason to come here.
The problem is that the Senate would have to agree. The House can defund it, but if the Senate doesn’t agree and Biden doesn’t sign it, the original bill stands.
That’s true BUT what the Republicans can do and must do is make “hay” over it!
Expose all of the riff-raff and the schemes involved in the continuing resolution.
All they are doing every time they turn around is amending the budget. They haven’t created a new budget since the early 2000’s…that’s close to 2 decades!!
pile it on McConnell’s doorstep – he’s on his heels now, pour it on!
The last Federal budget that was formed under regular order and the appropriations process was the one that funded fiscal year 2008 (started October 1, 2007).
We need that Senate majority too. I’m disgusted that voters couldn’t make it happen in 2022. People didn’t like Oz? Who the h cares? He ran as a Republican. We needed the majority. Hopefully voters don’t screw up in 2024, a Trump win and GOP majorities in the House and Senate would be a beautiful thing.
Oz won. The 2022 election was a scam. Everywhere.
Yea, PA, NV, AZ, possibly even NY.
It was PA they cheat the vote in PA. Did you not know that?
They should still do it. Make the donks own it at least.
So.. what that means is McCarthy cannot defund the 87,000 IRS agents without Senate approval.
OK. Got it. McCarthy lied to the American people.
And then it goes to the senate…………………..
no need to amend…get it before SCOTUS…it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL…..it originated in the Senate…as per the US Constitution ALL spending bills must begin in the HOUSE
I don’t know what went on this time with the omnibus spending monstrosity. I did watch the drama in 2013, including Ted Cruz’s filibuster.
In 2013, the spending bill passed the House and went to the Senate. Harry Reid kept the bill number and title from the House, stripped the text out of the bill, replaced it, added a bridge for Mitch McConnell, sent it to conference committee for reconciliation, passed it, and sent it to the House where it passed in its revised form.
Using this trick, the spending bill originated in the House.
I believe (If I am not mistaken), this is one of the rules that BOTH the house under pelosi and senate agree to. I could be wrong, but either way, yes, it should go to scotus for a ruling.
even if the effects are not long standing, it would at least slow the money machine down.
maybe.
God Bless America
Lol SCOTUS
These reps could do something really unique – Just say no to the show. Not every rep feels compelled to get skewered on TV by pundits and clowns. Every word said is an opportunity to manipulate.
Have the TV clowns submit a list of questions. Then, send back written responses. Let lil’ george snuffleupagus sit and spin by himself.
I’ve never seen my rep on TV. He keeps wining ‘elections’. He sends e-mail newsletters and responds to e-mail inquires. I don’t consider TV interviews more valuable. I care about my reps response to my questions. To lil’ george’s questions – not so much.
A TV show is just circus-circus filler for the commercials.
What chance do we really stand against all this? Our votes don’t matter, our voices are stifled, and if you step out of line you get crushed, whether you’re standing with others or standing alone. We can pretend that the House will start to turn the tide, but that’s not going to happen.
p-squared: Our chances are greatly improved by focusing on what we can achieve within our own spheres of influence. For most of us, Washington, DC is beyond our sphere of influence.
So everyone giving up is the way to handle the problem? Just let the Dems have control of everything?
They don’t already? Name a US government agency that isn’t controlled by the socialists or the uniparty.
And you know where that will lead us; just look at the out of control jokers leading us down the drain pipe here on the left coast.
Sundance’s outline for transparency regarding upcoming congressional investigations, communicating by-passing three letter agencies efforts to hide information, might be the only way past the ‘pending investigation’ wall of silence.
It is the only way.
Sundance is spot-on and I’m glad that someone from somewhere asked for his input and that he made that public.
I’m thinking a lot about what’s coming down the line. We can expect GOPe/RINO obstructionists just like McCain and the repeal Obamacare vote. But it’s still good to have a GOP majority in the House, there won’t be any more House persecutions of Trump while he’s running for President.
Voters need to pay attention now to which Reps obstruct. There will be a chance to get rid of them in 2024, it’s important that we pressure the voters to do exactly that. Nancy Mace is on the list already.
So you were out of the country in 2020 and 2022 and don’t know about what happened to our votes versus the ballot harvesting?? Andthat’s just the tip of the iceberg.
LOL LOL LOL… this is priceless!!!
Can the House Republicans cancel all funding for this ‘Special Counsel’ investigation?
No. Only the AG can stop, or cancel funding to a Special Counsel
In short, the Special Counsel only answers to the DoJ via the AG:
eCFR :: 28 CFR Part 600 — General Powers of Special Counsel
Maybe a good response to these questions from the clown media should be, “you should ask them if them if they will recuse themselves because I will be investigating them”.
The age-old standards of hypocrisy and conflicts-of-interest are being weaponized against the world by…hypocrites and the irreparably-compromised.
you win the internets. take a couple minutes off, will need you back at the top of the hour.
🙂
Good old George is number 1 in the ratings in his time slot, at 2.7 million and some odd. So, 2.7 million actually watch this stuff. I surmise, 2million have the TV on and are a sleep in their comfy chair!
If these Reps really want to change things, than I would say stop wasting your time with these alphabet propaganda machines.
There are YouTubers over 600 that have 10 million Subscribers, Spotify has a 345 million user base. If they can take time to talk with George they sure as heck can talk to people that have an audience and be dam sure that is the next generation.
WHERE is DURHAM? LOL.
He’s probably hiding under a rock somewhere.
They will use this method until they are successful in removing the republican majority in the house. SPIT!
Who will untie this (legal) Gordian knot??
Someone with time and a lot of $ needs to find the dirty laundry on these folks and hang them out to dry. And we the people need to look to Brazil for some advice.
For Perry to recuse himself would give more weight to Jan 6th than it merits.
“All the courts said….”. I call BullSHIT. All the courts refused to uphold the Constitution and found one excuse or another to weasel out of hearing the facts in this world shaking case. The 2020 election was the most fraudulent election in U.S. history. Every citizen with half a brain knows this, and soon the bill will come do.
Obviously Mr. Sephanopoulos does not have half a brain. He best contemplate what he will be doing next. The future does not look rosy for these scum.
Oh, and he used Bill Barr’s talking point of no evidence of widespread fraud.
Correct. The irregularities were not widespread: they were very targeted in a few very important urban centers.
I still think we do not know the half of it. Too much real truth is shuttered by our media.
Even this douchebag didn’t look like he believed it when he was saying it.
Don’t worry, Mccarthy is gonna wipe the floor with the democrats!!! /sarc
that would be Massie, Thomas Massie
“The Trump-centric part of the Special Counsel appointment, the part that everyone is focusing on, is ancillary to the real purpose of the appointment.”
Just when you want to sink back into your comfy red and blue beanbag chairs and resume Pretend TeeVee Cowboys & Indians, the manufacturer reminds you that all bags are pointed at the same cave wall.
Everyone’s addicted to Pretend TeeVee. Without the ancillary plot devices, it’d be fully-resolved game-set-match forever.
I can never see Steponhisass without seeing him in a diaper married to a woman older than his mother.
The American version of Emmanuel Macron.
When are conservatives going to learn they have nothing to gain from being interviewed by the likes of Clintonista and Bilderberger George Stephanopoulos?
IMO, Perry did not hurt himself at all by sitting down with Stephanopoulos today.
Beth Dutton