Jacki Schechner
Editor-in-chief of The Committee to Investigate Russia
Jacki is a former correspondent for CNN and Current TV.
Putin Has Kompromat on Other Republicans, Not Just Trump
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Maria Butina Fondles Our Gun Nuts- Episode 9100
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Pelosi Has To Do Better
These are the “choice” words Nancy Pelosi deployed yesterday to “stand up” to Trump: “Mr. President,” she said, “please don’t characterize the strength that I bring to this meeting as the leader of the House Democrats, who just won a big victory.”
Really? This was her Aaron Sorkin moment? Have we set the bar that low for Democrats? What does she even mean? I had to read those words five times before I understood what Pelosi was trying to convey.
I saw the video and it made no sense.
If Pelosi actually stood for something, she would have stood up to Trump clearly. That was pathetic. In order to stand up to a fascist, which Trump is, Pelosi must offer the country an alternative. Not inarticulate word salad.
Trump will roll over all of us because he believes in something, and our Democratic leadership does not. Pelosi doesn’t get credit for stopping the wall. This is about Medicare For All. If you can’t demonize health insurance companies the same way Trump demonizes that caravan, then you are just as responsible for the fall of our republic as Trump is.
Watching Pelosi and Schumer with Trump yesterday shouldn’t make me feel like I’m rooting for my five-year-old’s soccer team. You don’t get a trophy just for kicking the ball back to Donald, Nancy. Speak clearly. Say something. Believe in something. Or step aside.
Standing up to Trump is a fool’s errand, offer Americans an alternative to rally behind.
Jacki Schechner on General Kelly Talking To Mueller December 11, 2018
Howie Klein Reveals Nick Ayers’ Secret December 11, 2018
Howie Klein from Down With Tyranny tells us the real reason Nick Ayers can’t be the new White House chief of staff. It’s the same reason that Larry Craig could no longer be senator, it’s the same reason Marco Rubio never talks about Hollywood Park, the same reason Mitch McConnell had to leave the service, and for you history buffs, it’s the same reason Richard Nixon had to change his mind and rescind his nomination of G. Harrold Carswell for the Supreme Court.
Judah Grunstein Explains The Yellow Vests December 11, 2018
Judah Grunstein, editor-in-chief of World Politics Review, talks to us from Paris and gives us a background briefing on the Yellow Vest protests in France. President Emmanuel Macron on Monday tried to put an end to the month long anti-government demonstrations by promising a raise in the minimum wage. Macron said he would cancel plans to tax pensions, and would also eliminate taxes on overtime and Christmas bonuses. Meanwhile the Yellow Vest demonstrations have spread to Belgium as workers protest austerity and neoliberal economic policies. Judah Grunstein provides context.