We know His disciples complained that His words were too hard. Carter's view of Christ is inauthentic, a progressive reinvention for political purpose. It is true that Christ was/is forgiving of all us sinners but like the woman He spared from stoning: "Sin no more."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
Trump lost the 2020 election. The Electoral College vote results were made public on 12/14/20. Under the 12th Amendment, Pence had no constitutional authority to reject state votes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 4, 2023
Sore Loser Trump's attempts to steal the election were criminal, impeachable, and immoral.
I find it curious why DeSantis hasn't hit Trump back on the disingenuous tax ads. In his place, I would hit Trump back on hiding his own tax returns and paltry tax payments, how the 2017 tax cuts did little for lower-income folks but a lot for billionaires like Trump
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 4, 2023
" I mean one [Biden's] a white man who's older, so you know, he is comfortable to many in [the GOP] base." J. Psaki. Ms. Psaki is a predictable hack and mediocre analyst. Biden campaigned center, went hard left on policy. He parrots leftist talking points, avoids compromise
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 4, 2023
I was somewhat surprised that the Twitter leftist wet dream of replacing MTP moderator Chuck Todd has come true. I've grown weary of Todd for different reasons. For one thing, he's obsessively made all politics about abortion since the Dodd decision leak.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 4, 2023
Mustard, onion, peppers/relish
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 4, 2023
The Sound of Rock and Roll Music #MixUpASongAndAMovie
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 4, 2023
Fiddler Up on the Roof
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 4, 2023
#MixUpASongAndAMovie
When Harry Met Long Tall Sally #MixUpASongAndAMovie
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 4, 2023
Pretty stupid tweet. Paxton's wife is a state senator. The Texas House impeaches; the Senate trial is next. It hasn't happened yet, so there hasn't been a vote, but if and when there is a vote, it's whether to convict, assuming she doesn't recuse herself as ethics would require.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 5, 2023
Seriously, the dude whose signature shtick is assigning juvenile nicknames and has demeaning things about women including rivals' wives is now going to lecture other people on what they say?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 5, 2023
Let's go back a year: "Former President Donald Trump played what he called a "sad" video of President Joe Biden stuttering before demanding that Biden take a "cognitive test" at a rally in Pennsylvania for GOP..."https://t.co/g0rsHyWGHM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 5, 2023
I guess I must have missed the Maury Povich show where Stan Lane of the Midnight Express turned out not to be Boebert's daddy.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 5, 2023
I think that Trump's congratulations of Kim Jong Un, while clearly insane on the surface, were a manipulative tactic to troll and expose neo-cons.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 5, 2023
"John Bolton"
My latest essay reflects on the recent debt ceiling kerfuffle in the USG.https://t.co/SYuXaFLBYY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 5, 2023
If Congressman Raskin is correct, that is little more than recycled disproven Trumpkin false rumors tying the then VP to an extortion of Burisma, Comer is pursuing a nothingburger, a Trumpist conspiracy theory seeking to rationalize Trump's extortion of Ukraine. https://t.co/dHu47kAYZk
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 6, 2023
I might add:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 6, 2023
Dusty Springfield
Barbra Streisand
Celine Dion
Diana Ross
My folks were third-generation Franco (Canadian) Americans and bilingual from birth. (My predominant language until kindergarten was French.) Dad couldn't secure base family housing in France so my folks rented a house on the outskirts of Mars la Tour.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 6, 2023
You have not tasted real bread until you have bought a freshly baked loaf from a boulangerie. And there is nothing comparable to the smell of a boulangerie with freshly baked bread.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 6, 2023
I was wondering why Congressman Raskin is wearing a scarf across the back of his head. It seems he's been getting chemotherapy to deal with his curable form of cancer.https://t.co/LxEoOuYRxI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 6, 2023
Trolls exercise one's patience. I recently tweeted on Congressman Raskin's head scarf. (He's undergoing chemo for cancer.) Somebody replied mocking Raskin's appearance. I have political differences with Raskin but it's not personal. My grandmother/godmother died of colon cancer.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 7, 2023
Pence, by joining the primary against former boss Trump, follows in the steps of Garner in 1940 against FDR. Both Garner and Pence had served under Big Government political whores.https://t.co/cVMdo4k2gU
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 7, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Canada's wildfires are impairing air quality in multiple states. It brings up a classic horse song from Michael Martin Murphey: https://t.co/VZIGQSa8b5
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 7, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Even those of us in MD are getting air quality warnings due to the drift of Canadian fire smoke. Here's a golden oldie from the 70's: https://t.co/Apx7FPHWMN
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 7, 2023
The Obama Administration put VP Biden in enforcing anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine. Recall dimwitted, manipulated Trump was sympathetic to Shokin, the corrupt solicitor general fired by the parliament. The idea Biden would act as corruptly as Trump turns logic on its head. https://t.co/aHqcUcpVSe
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 7, 2023
Trump lies about EVERYTHING. He is trying to say he got along with NARA after stealing over 15 boxes of USG property leaving the White House. In fact, he stonewalled the return nearly a full year and it happened only after NARA threatened escalation.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 7, 2023
And don't me started on Trump's bogus comparisons with Clinton and Biden. Less than 100 of over 60,000 emails were rated secret or above, and those were unmarked, unlike the over 300 marked classified documents Trump stole and, in many cases, knowingly withheld from subpoena.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 7, 2023
Some stupid Trumpkins are ignorant that Trump's Russia issues went beyond the Clinton campaign:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
"On May 10, 2017, Trump disclosed classified information to Russian government representatives, creating political & security concerns in the United States & its allies, esp Israel."
How many people are aware that Trump, trying to impress Russians on 5/10/17, leaked classified data, exposing a covert operative?https://t.co/NK6H9g60bH
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
"Espionage Act"
The classified data issues with Clinton's emails are nuanced. Original classified or derivative documents should not be transmitted on an unsecured (v SPIRNET) channel. Second, I've seen no breakdown of the leak source, but the implication is others improperly sent data to her
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
I wouldn't trust Trump with the combination to my gym locker, never mind the nation's secrets. Trump's narcissism alone makes him a security risk. Security was lax at the WH and MAL. Classified documents were found in a women's restroom and Trump's living quarters.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
Trumpkins like you are beyond imbecilic. I've been on Twitter since 2013; the first account was censored but had 70-odd followers; I dropped it in protest. As a libertarian, I get whipsawed by ignorant leftists and rightists, and we libertarians feud among ourselves
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
Some stupid Trumpkins are ignorant that Trump's Russia issues went beyond the Clinton campaign:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
"On May 10, 2017, Trump disclosed classified information to Russian government representatives, creating political & security concerns in the United States & its allies, esp Israel."
A Trumpkin, upset with my pointing out Trump leaked classified data as POTUS, called me a (social/modern) liberal and mocked how few followers I have. You know you've touched a nerve when they resort to ad hominem attacks. I am a CLASSICAL liberal or an American conservative.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
The last I heard Trump had not ruled out a third-party run if denied the nomination. The guy has been impeached twice, never gotten more than 46% of the vote, piled up a $7.8 T debt, and lost control of Congress. https://t.co/v6VhDLewgA
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
The troll doesn't point the bill had bipartisan support and cleared a Dem-controlled Senate. There are political risks for an incumbent with underwater approval ratings.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
Second, the American people are split on Biden's illegal executive order, and those of us who pay our own bills and pay off our own loans overwhelmingly oppose it. We already have an unsustainable national debt and object to the morally hazardous socialization of expenses.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
I tend to be anal-retentive about crediting the work of others; my articles and book chapters cite up to a few hundred sources. A significant percentage of my tweets cite sources. I have no control, say, if a source Youtube video or political cartoon become unavailable or flagged
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
I recently came across a government email referencing "pregnant people". Seriously, dude? Only women can get pregnant, a biological fact of life; I don't care if some women identify as male. What the heck are they referencing--the KBJ Stylebook of PC Writing?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
The Meet the Press Sunday podcast now comes bundled with daily episodes (MTP Now). I can barely tolerate one leftist episode a week. You can delete the daily garbage but you shouldn't have to.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
Oh, Jesus! I'm watching the Biden presser with the British PM, and Biden is reading his responses (on a transexual question) off some cheat sheet. Dude, if you aren't articulate enough to answer a question on your own, you need to retire. He seemed to know the question in advance
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
Everybody knows all about this; it was in Trump's well-justified first impeachment. Read up on how Shokin's deputies were caught with bribe proceeds. Shokin was fired BECAUSE he did nothing on Burisma and others for over a year. Trump called the corrupt SOB a "very good" man.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
But the Burisma investigation had zero to do with either Biden. In fact, Biden had been pushing Ukraine to crack down on corruption, hence calling for Shokin's dismissal. I haven't seen any data on whether Shokin was demanding bribes from Burisma,
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
Everybody knows all about this; it was in Trump's well-justified first impeachment. Read up on how Shokin's deputies were caught with bribe proceeds. Shokin was fired BECAUSE he did nothing on Burisma and others for over a year. Trump called the corrupt SOB a "very good" man.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
This is an embarrassingly stupid tweet. The FBI document in question is UNCLASSIFIED.https://t.co/ycgMUMyW4m
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
Donald Trump has been indicted over the mishandling of classified material. The indisputable fact is that Trump knowingly withheld documents from a subpoena revealed in the FBI sweep of MAL. https://t.co/1GbKSU9CvJ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 8, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Donald Trump has been indicted over mishandling USG documents and obstruction of justice. Let Billy Joel speak in Trump's place: https://t.co/l0p2E26Kg2
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
FNC is promoting the rubbish that Trump could pardon himself of any federal conviction of charges. (Too bad Nixon didn't know this...) No, no man is above the law. There's an intrinsic conflict of interest. It's why you have things like the emoluments clause.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Trump is continuing to set new marks in his ink stain on American history. The first POTUS to be impeached twice; the first POTUS not to concede his electoral loss; the first former POTUS to be indicted
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
I think probably the stupidest allegation made during Trump's ongoing legal Odessey is that the justice system is trying to interfere in our electoral process. First of all, Trump would never be reelected, with or without charges. Second, Trump knew of potential charges long ago
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
If the GOP nominates a criminal for President next year, it is a political death wish. Trump was a RINO from the start. He not only lost the White House but the Congress.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Less than 100 unmarked emails to Clinton were eventually rated secret or above. The senders violated policy in mailing such. True, USG did not secure Clinton's email server. But MAL, even during Trump's Presidency, was wildly insecure. Trump was told he needed to padlock/video.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
I think this Dem hack troll is deliberately misleading people and I happen to be an MTG critic. The whistleblower form itself is unclassified. The issue seems to be more about sensitivity of details still in the process of being investigated. https://t.co/aUqmis9VqT
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
No, Speaker McCarthy; I believe in the rule of law, and that's why, unlike you, I supported both of Trump's impeachments. It is sad that Trump has constantly thought himself and acted as if he's above the law, and this victimization/persecution complex is pathetic & disingenuous.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
I'm not sure. I think the issue would be the nature and extent of what she does with her notes, which could impair an ongoing investigation. But as a Congressman, she does have a role in Congressional oversight over the FBI. https://t.co/86TktgeHlL
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
As a former federal prosecutor, Gov. Christie is rightly waiting to see the USG's case, the charges and the evidence. Everyone, including Trump, is entitled to the presumption of innocence and his day in court. However, it's clear he didn't comply with a federal subpoena. https://t.co/O02YZK6xfm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
FNC doesn't have a clue how slanted its coverage. The Fox & Friends First started with words to the effect "Trump was indicted by the Biden Justice Department" which fully plays into the Trumpist weaponization talking point. There is one federal Justice Department.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Trump is fond of calling his extortion phone call to Zelensky as "perfect". You know what else is perfect, Frumpy Grumpy Trumpie? Seven, as the number of counts in your indictment. "Seven is considered a perfect number because it signifies spiritual perfection and completion."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Of course, the aggregate national vote is not relevant, but swing states are. The blue states are a lock for Biden. Trump has to win states back. Recent votes in AZ, WI, GA, PA don't look good, although Trump wasn't on the ballot. The last I saw, only 28% of independents Trump+.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Trump reminds me of one of my mom's relatives. When he found himself losing a board game, he flipped the game board over so nobody else could win. The RINO will go rogue if and when he loses the nomination.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. The USG has evidence of Trump on tape sharing secret/classified data with unvetted people. Take it away, Fab Four: https://t.co/syqaOEiuCM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Well, encouraging news for DeSantis: recent polls in Iowa and Wisconsin have him within 15 points or so of Trump. So, Trump shows signs of slipping after months of nonstop attack ads on DeSantis.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
I don't understand the DeSantis campaign at all. Over the past day, I have seen Trump's misleading attack ads against Ron on taxes and entitlements saturating FNC and CNN. If I were DeSantis, I wouldn't let Trump define me.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Whatever happened to "Milli Vanilli"? I didn't see them lip sync a follow-up album...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Trump is already trying to monetize his indictment. Gmail's spam filter is working.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
OMG! I hadn't seen this from the DeSantis camp. You know those ubiquitous Trump ads trying to link DeSantis to the Fair Tax, i.e., 23% sales tax?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Guess what Hypocrite-in-Chief repeatedly pushed for the Fair Tax? Trump is even stupider than I thought. Let's go to the video tape.. https://t.co/YMDxg2Rmks
The federal indictment of Trump is available here:https://t.co/yBDh7KakVs
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
I won't say I'm surprised by Trump's illegal mishandling of classified documents at MAL; I had tweeted about people retrieving some in a ladies' restroom in the WH and from Trump's bedroom. But the nature and extent of unsecured documents at MAL, which has a history of intruders?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
And who is stupid enough to believe Trump had declassified documents on key US/ally vulnerabilities? You want to bet Russia & China won't be the first in line to access that information?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
There is nothing about this that leads me to believe this dude should be Commander in Chief.
A lot of this just blows one's mind. Imagine Trump upset by an argument about war with Iraq that he pulls out a classified document to some unvetted person to make his point? He puts winning an argument over protecting the nation's secrets? Seriously, dude?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
I've had my fill of Biden reelection hype; my latest essay focuses on my appraisal. https://t.co/vjqdGAQPUp
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Not to mention the USG requires an extra level of background investigation for top secret access. Imagine a sleeping Trump entertaining a foreign spy hooker with a cellphone camera, free to roam MAL with unsecured boxes almost everywhere
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 10, 2023
Trump fought NARA tooth and nail over returning USG property, insisting the 15+ boxes were "his" property. Look at nearly a full year to get access to most of it. But NARA knew it was incomplete; Trump got a subpoena to turn over the rest. And he still withheld some of it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 10, 2023
Ford's preemptive pardon of Nixon was the principal reason I ended up voting for Carter. Any Republican political whore promising to pardon Trump should be shunned by voters.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 10, 2023
What I find particularly hypocritical and obnoxious about Tulsi's tweet is that she knowingly overlooks Trump's knowing misconduct against Biden, the focus of his first impeachment. He extorted Zelensky trying to get a Ukraine investigation into Biden for purely political reasons
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 10, 2023
Tulsi seems to think Trump is above the law. Trump's criminal behavior, including attempts to manipulate the 2020 election results and misconduct with classified documents, predated his futile attempt for reelection. Note that his likely prosecutions include 2 states.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 10, 2023
This is stupid, even for a clueless leftist.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 10, 2023
"Trump also asserted executive privilege...to block his former National Security Advisor John Bolton from testifying in his first Senate impeachment trial."https://t.co/vcI3OehLr7
Not MAGA, lefty moron. You're not only wrong, but you're not smart enough to realize that Fiona Hill already testified to his reaction, Trump was impeached without his testimony, and Bolton was available for the Senate trial (no witnesses).
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 11, 2023
Wait... Trump stopped by a Waffle House, and a fight did not break out?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 11, 2023
The indisputable fact is the House never subpoenaed Bolton because they feared a long court battle over Trump's assertion of executive privilege. A lot of legal opinion suggests the House would have ultimately prevailed.https://t.co/Xi7IvQ1DJt
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 11, 2023
FNC is promoting the rubbish that Trump could pardon himself of any federal conviction of charges. (Too bad Nixon didn't know this...) No, no man is above the law. There's an intrinsic conflict of interest. It's why you have things like the emoluments clause.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
FNC is promoting the rubbish that Trump could pardon himself of any federal conviction of charges. (Too bad Nixon didn't know this...) No, no man is above the law. There's an intrinsic conflict of interest. It's why you have things like the emoluments clause.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
As a former federal prosecutor, Gov. Christie is rightly waiting to see the USG's case, the charges and the evidence. Everyone, including Trump, is entitled to the presumption of innocence and his day in court. However, it's clear he didn't comply with a federal subpoena. https://t.co/O02YZK6xfm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
FNC doesn't have a clue how slanted its coverage. The Fox & Friends First started with words to the effect "Trump was indicted by the Biden Justice Department" which fully plays into the Trumpist weaponization talking point. There is one federal Justice Department.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Trump is fond of calling his extortion phone call to Zelensky as "perfect". You know what else is perfect, Frumpy Grumpy Trumpie? Seven, as the number of counts in your indictment. "Seven is considered a perfect number because it signifies spiritual perfection and completion."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Trump reminds me of one of my mom's relatives. When he found himself losing a board game, he flipped the game board over so nobody else could win. The RINO will go rogue if and when he loses the nomination.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. The USG has evidence of Trump on tape sharing secret/classified data with unvetted people. Take it away, Fab Four: https://t.co/syqaOEiuCM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Well, encouraging news for DeSantis: recent polls in Iowa and Wisconsin have him within 15 points or so of Trump. So, Trump shows signs of slipping after months of nonstop attack ads on DeSantis.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 9, 2023
Ford's preemptive pardon of Nixon was the principal reason I ended up voting for Carter. Any Republican political whore promising to pardon Trump should be shunned by voters.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 10, 2023
