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DEMOCRACY IS DEAD: Dems Throw Out Elections for Harris | Steve Berman

DEMOCRACY IS DEAD: Dems Throw Out Elections for Harris | Steve Berman


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It was inevitable that President Joe Biden would be unceremoniously dumped by his party. He only worked his whole adult life–more than 50 years–for the Democrats. What do you expect them to do with their elder statesman? When it benefitted them, Democrats in Congress, industry, state and local parties covered for Biden’s age and infirmity. …

A GOOD DAY: Hey Joe, Which is a Threat to Democracy?

A GOOD DAY: Hey Joe, Which is a Threat to Democracy?


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In September, 2022, President Joe Biden stood at the presidential podium, backdropped by Independence Hall in Philadelphia, lit in dragon fire red, flanked by Marines. In his speech, he declared the Republican Party “dominated, driven, intimidated by Donald Trump,” and “a threat to this country.” On July 13, a 20-year-old gave his life to take …

BIDEN MUST ANSWER: Why Was a Parkinson’s Doc at the White House? | Steve Berman

BIDEN MUST ANSWER: Why Was a Parkinson’s Doc at the White House? | Steve Berman


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A doctor from Walter Reed visiting the White House isn’t usually cause for investigation, but Col. Kevin R. Cannard (USA, Retired) is not any doctor. Dr. Cannard is an expert in treating “early phase Parkinson’s Disease.” And he didn’t just visit one time. The question this week, as a normally friendly media and wagon-circling Democrats …

HEAD FAKE: The Left’s Biden Crisis Management | Steve Berman

HEAD FAKE: The Left’s Biden Crisis Management | Steve Berman


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President Joe Biden’s campaign insisted on debating former President Donald Trump. Insisted. They wanted to get their guy up on the stage, in real-time, to answer questions and face off against a guy who spent decades doing reality television, beauty pageants, and staged events. They set up the debate with rules to silence the non-talking …

AVALANCHE OF CASH: Trump Cleans Up, Heat Turns Up on Campaigns | Steve Berman

AVALANCHE OF CASH: Trump Cleans Up, Heat Turns Up on Campaigns | Steve Berman


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So it begins… There’s a debate scheduled for next Thursday, June 27. It’s hosted by CNN, and at the Biden campaign’s request, there’s no audience to feed Trump energy. Trump might not even show up. Biden’s handlers might pull the plug, if the president is determined to be having a sundowning moment. Both candidates had …

DEMOCRATS POUNCE: Media Craters on Alito “Secret” But Stupid Recording | Steve Berman

DEMOCRATS POUNCE: Media Craters on Alito “Secret” But Stupid Recording | Steve Berman


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In 2021, “filmmaker” Lauren Windsor faked five white supremacists in Virginia and tried to pose them in a dirty political trick as supporters of then-candidate for governor Glenn Youngkin five days before the election. Windsor, a veteran of Occupy Wall Street, is a regular on leftist television with Rachel Maddow, and spreads her diseased takes …

BIDEN-MATIC: On Border or Anything, He’ll Sign Whatever They Put in Front of Him | Steve Berman

BIDEN-MATIC: On Border or Anything, He’ll Sign Whatever They Put in Front of Him | Steve Berman


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President Joe Biden loses ten votes a day. It’s not his fault. Nothing is his fault. Biden-matic glides through his days, spending his mornings re-learning what happened yesterday (what day is it?) since he slept, signing or reading whatever his caretakers place before him, and winding up before “sundowning” hits. Meanwhile, Americans are facing some …

NOW WHAT? Trump Poll Shows No Change in Attitudes | Steve Berman

NOW WHAT? Trump Poll Shows No Change in Attitudes | Steve Berman


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The same people who vote for hacks like Alvin Bragg and Fani Willis (who easily won her Fulton County primary in a heavily Democratic county) in district attorney races rushed to get a “snap poll” of what America thinks about the conviction of Donald Trump in Manhattan. The ABC/Ipsos poll shows…nothing really changed. ABC, being …