Republicans For Biden
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Ed Note – Apologies for the false alarm notification of a new Disambiguation yesterday. Entirely my mistake. In contrast, this one is for real.
FLASH MESSAGE!
Trump is doing every weasely thing he can to rig the election in his favor, including promising to throw out mail-in ballots and stopping the process on November 3 before all the mail-in ballots are counted.
So, DON”T vote by mail unless you must in order to avoid contact with others.
VOTE IN PERSON AND DO IT EARLY
See the instructions below.
Update to the Presidential Befoulment of the Military
It has been 27 days since the baring of the foul statements of Donald Trump about our military. To date, not a single Congressional Republican has spoken out against his cruel, hateful words and behavior. Not one. Most have run from reporters. And the usual administration sycophants and the Fox News sub-species have slimed out from under their rocks to defend this faithless president and deny his blatantly reprehensible behavior.
This is our current reality. It should never happen.* That is the reason for what follows.
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Republicans For Biden
Okay, the folks listed below aren’t all Republicans – most are – nor are they all enthusiastically for Biden. All are for America and therefore they are against Trump, which is why they have publicly pledged to vote for Biden.
Here is an expanded list of names you’ll likely recognize – more announce nearly every day. In addition, you can watch over 1,000 videos of Republican Voters Against Trump here.
There are 500 more Americans here. This is a letter signed by former high ranking military, State Department and national security patriots, most having been registered Republicans, and they are all voting for Biden. These are knowledgeable people who see clearly what is going on and the enormous danger to our country this president has created.
Most of these folks likely never before imagined they would vote for a Democrat. Nevertheless, these are people with the spine to stand and be counted when it’s all on the line.
And it is all on the line right now.
These folks – every one of them – believe in the Constitution and in America and are taking action to protect and defend. So must we all.
Gen. Colin Powell Charlie Sykes Carly Fiorino
Steve Schmidt Jennifer Rubin S.E. Cupp
Michael Steele Sec. Def. Chuck Hagel Meghan McCain
Rick Wilson Sec. HHS Jeh Johnson Bret Stephens
Pres. George W. Bush Sec. HUD Carla Jills Mike Murphy
Gov. Jeb Bush Admin. EPA William Reilly Rep. Joe Walsh
Gen. James Mattis Chair, HSA William Webster Rep. David Jolly
Gen. John Kelly Exec. Dir. UNICEF Ann Veneman Rep. Charlie Dent
Adm. William McRaven Sec. Homeland Security Tom Ridge Sen. Jeff Flake
Sen. Mitt Romney Admin. EPA Christine Todd Whitman Mitch Monnin
George Conway Amb. William Howard Taft IV Meg Whitman
Susan Del Percio Sec. Navy Richard V. Spencer Ana Navarro
Bill Kristol Dep. Sec. State John Negroponte Benjamin Wittes
Anthony Scaramucci Dir. FBI James Comey Sully Sullenberger
Gov. John Kasich Solicitor Gen. Charles Fried Gov. Bill Weld
David Brooks Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman Asst. to V.P. Olivia Troy
Dep. Sec. State Richard Armitage Sen. John Warner Gov. Jim Edgar
Rep. Mark Sanford Rep. Justin Amash Fiona Hill
Amb. Gordon Sondland Amb. Wm. Taylor Amb. Marie Yovanovitch
Peggy Noonan Cindy McCain Scientific American Mag.
Gen. Paul Selva Ross Douthat Dwayne Johnson
Thomas Friedman Gen. Michael Hayden
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From Steve Sheffey
(Read Steve’s full post here.)
“Political scientists Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein wrote that the Republican Party ‘is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition.’ They wrote that in 2012. It’s truer today.
“Trump and McConnell are not outliers; they lead the Republican Party because they embody what the GOP has become. Democrats need to stop pretending that we have a functioning two-party system with sanity on the other side of the aisle.”
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And Republican voters need to recognize that their party has been stolen from them. It has abandoned them. They need to stop pretending that the values they hold dear are still there and then break away from the insanity, like the courageous people listed above and in the linked pages.
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Not convinced yet? Nineteen Republican branded candidates for Congress embrace QAnon. That’s right: Republicans are becoming The Insane Conspiracy Theory Party.
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Your Republican family and friends need to see that the only thing left of the Republican Party they joined and believed in is the title. Everything else has been crushed under the heel of a cult.
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Want to stop the madness?
In this battle for our country, you are Obi-Wan Kenobe. Princes Leia speaks to you for the people, saying, “Help us, Obi-Wan. You’re our only hope.” VOTE!
Then VOTE to stop it.
EARLY voting has started in many states and time is of the essence in this desperate battle to preserve our democracy. Here’s a simple short list of instructions for your voting:
Make sure you’re registered to vote – go to Vote.org to be certain. Now is a fine time to do that.
Unless you must avoid contact with others, VOTE IN PERSON EARLY at your polling place. If you don’t know where it is, check your city or state website for the proper location, a list of days you can vote EARLY in-person and the hours your polling place will be open. Voting EARLY will expose you to fewer people and there will likely be a much shorter wait time to vote. Nevertheless, bring a chair and water just in case. Bring disinfectant with you and, of course, wear your mask.
If you plan to vote in-person on election day, Tuesday, November 3, show up EARLY in the day for the shortest wait time to vote. Same deal regarding a chair, water, disinfectant and your mask.
- – OR –
If you must vote by mail, request a mail-in ballot EARLY. If you haven’t already done so, it may be too late. Check with your Secretary of State or your municipality for instructions. Once again, now is a fine time to do that.
Fill out your mail-in ballot right away – immediately after you receive it. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY.
Instead of mailing your properly (did I mention “follow the instructions?”) completed your mail-in ballot and drop it off EARLY where your state or municipality directs – drop box, city hall, etc.
Summary:
VOTE IN PERSON EARLY
Any questions?
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* Read this piece by Charles Blow. Then pass this post along to 3 others. If it isn’t already clear, you’ll see why.
CLICK-READ-ACT
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And read Tom Friedman’s new post following the so-called presidential, so-called debate. He urges us to vote for Biden, ending with, “Do it as if your country’s democracy depends on it, because it does.“
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Follow-Up To the Protest Report
Here’s what happened after I left the demonstration last Friday. It’s a story of courage in the face of violence threatened by Trump supporting thugs.
Just wondering: How many of the Trump supporters at that demonstration aren’t neighbors, but instead are outside agitators?
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