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Countdown With Keith Olbermann, S2E22: A Bullet Damn Well Does “Know A Party” And It's The GOP [1]
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Date: 2023-08-27
S2E22 on Omny.FM (which also links to his previous podcasts)
ivoox also carries his podcast.
YouTube, eventually.
Preview:
A-Block (1:31) SPECIAL COMMENT: After another mass shooting — one predicated on distinct and undeniable racism — shock and grief and rage can account for almost any reaction. But as Governor Ron DeSantis, who trades in distinct and undeniable racism and who had the gall to insist HBCUs in Florida would not be targeted when one was targeted Saturday, attended a vigil last night for the victims in Jacksonville, the crowd rightly booed and heckled him and his inanely smiling wife. And the local Democratic councilwoman made an unbelievable mistake. She told the crowd to “put parties aside. A bullet don't know a party.”
She could not be more wrong.
A bullet not only knows a party but the bullets are there BECAUSE of a party and we damn well better say so.
We have mass shootings and we have nearly unfettered civilian access to weapons of war and we have an orgy of gun worship BECAUSE of Republicans. Period. Our gun crisis may not be 100% Republican but it’s 95%. Our awareness that at any moment, anywhere, anyone in this country could be murdered by sentient fecal matter and the only variables are which minority group THIS one murdered because of which Republican THIS one listened to, waxes and wanes. But there are four unswerving constants and they played out in Jacksonville over the weekend: they had the guns because of Republicans; if they didn’t have the HATE already they got IT because of Republicans; nearly all of our news media will refuse to say that mass shootings in this country are the unquestioned FAULT of Republicans, and no matter what the circumstances of this particular one were, Republicans will insist it’s too soon to — you know — try to STOP them from happening and to propose — you know — SOLUTIONS — is trying to exploit a tragedy for political gain. As opposed to trying to exploit a tragedy for donations from the National Rifle Association and making sure that nothing is ever, ever, done, to stop the next one.
Trump’s other spawn, Vivek Ramaswamy —
If I were Vivek, I’d insist on a blood test.
— spent Sunday morning insisting that Mike Pence he should’ve refused to certify Biden’s election until the Senate agreed to instantly instituted new laws to mandate the most draconian Republican talking points about voting suppression: single-day elections, paper ballots, government-issued IDs, and quote “led through that level reform and then under that condition certified the election” — as if every moment of the political day is a hostage situation and every law is optional because Vivek Ramaswamy sees a loophole to exploit.
Happily that performance on “Meet The Press” earned Ramaswamy the coveted endorsement of one viewer: O.J. Simpson.
“O.J. Simpson??? The actor ???”
(Oh, and is he still looking for his wife’s murderer?)
The Trump Trials are now colliding in the scheduling space. One in the Washington case (when does the trial start? January 2024 or April 2026?) and one in the Atlanta case (Mark Meadows to be tried in local or federal court) both begin at the exact same hour. There are also more Atlanta defendants flipping on Trump before anybody asks them to. And the first signs of life are appearing in the attempt to actually DO something about disqualifying Trump from the ballot under the Disqualification Clause of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. B-Block (23:18) IN SPORTS: Spain’s Soccer Kiss scandal continues to cascade. The Chicago White Sox still don’t know how two fans got shot in the bleachers during a game.
And the Oakland As forgot they’ll have to find a place to play four lame duck seasons before moving to Las Vegas.
(27:49) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Zillow mistakenly reports Trump sold Mar-a-Lago to Junior for 10 times its value (“Oops!”),
So … for ten cents?
EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
That’s all the damage for now. Good morning, good afternoon, good night, and good luck!
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