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GOP Leader attacked Dems for passing survival checks late at night -- and it did not end well
February 26, 2021
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy went on Fox News on Friday to complain about a late-night vote to pass the next round of coronavirus stimulus.
McCarthy posted a clip of his appearance with a message attacking Democrats.
<p>"Democrats just scheduled a vote for 2am tonight," he complained. "They are so embarrassed by all the non-COVID waste in their bill that they are jamming it through in the dead of night."</p><p>White House chief of staff Ron Klain responded to McCarthy's complaints on Twitter.</p><p>"Democrats working late into the night to get you $1400 rescue checks; Republicans lining up to vote no," he posted.</p><p>Polling shows Klain's argument is resonating with voters -- even Republicans.</p><p>"While Republicans in Congress have balked at the overall price tag for Biden's proposed package, new <a href="https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2021/02/24092632/2102103_crosstabs_POLITICO_RVs_v1_AUTO.pdf" target="_blank">Morning Consult/Politico polling</a> shows that the public — including Republican voters — overwhelmingly supports the legislation," Morning Consult posted on Wednesday. "In the poll, which was conducted Feb. 19-22 among 2,013 registered voters and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points, 76 percent said they back the stimulus package, including 52 percent who said they 'strongly' support the bill. Only 17 percent of voters said they oppose it."</p><p>"While Republicans offered the lowest amount of support, more than half of GOP voters still back the stimulus package at 60 percent. Thirty percent said they somewhat or strongly oppose the package," the polling company noted.</p>
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'President Biden choked': NYT columnist slams White House for 'letting a murderer walk'
February 26, 2021
President Joe Biden received harsh criticism on Friday for refusing to impose sanctions on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
"The United States government publicly identified Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia as the murderer of an American resident, and then President Biden choked," Nicholas Kristof wrote. "Instead of imposing sanctions on M.B.S., Biden appears ready to let the murderer walk. The weak message to other thuggish dictators considering such a murder is: Please don't do it, but we'll still work with you if we have to. The message to Saudi Arabia is: Go ahead and elevate M.B.S. to be the country's next king if you must."
<p>"All this is a betrayal of my friend Jamal Khashoggi and of his values and ours. But even through the lens of realpolitik it's a missed opportunity to help Saudi Arabia understand that its own interest lies in finding a new crown prince who isn't reckless and doesn't kill and dismember journalists," he explained.</p><p>Kristof described the assassination as part of a pattern by MBS.</p><p>"Perhaps I'm biased because I knew Jamal. Some may think: <em>It's too bad about the murder, but other leaders have killed people, too</em>. True, but M.B.S. poisons everything he touches. He kidnapped Lebanon's prime minister. He oversaw a feud with Qatar. He caused the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen. He imprisoned women's rights activists. He has tarnished his country's reputation far more effectively than Iran ever could," he wrote. "So, Mr. Biden, it's not a human rights "gesture" to sanction M.B.S. Jamal was a practical man who didn't believe in mushy gestures — but he did dream of a more democratic Arab world that would benefit Arabs and Americans alike. And by letting a murderer walk, you betray that vision."</p>
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Donald Trump Jr bombs at CPAC -- and get scorched for lying that 'radical' Dems 'banned the Muppets'
February 26, 2021
If Donald Trump, Jr. was hoping to get support for a political run he did not receive it at Friday's Conservative Political Action Conference. The son of the former president was the last speaker of the day, but had to address a room with more empty chairs than he probably expected. There was no attempt to be "socially distant" at CPAC, and it was definitely not "standing room only."
The conservative crowd did not seem terribly impressed or thrilled with Trump Jr.'s remarks. At one point, when he compared CNN's chief media correspondent Brian Stelter (who he called Brian Slettler) to "Mr. Potato Head," claiming that everyone makes that comparison (almost no one makes that comparison, except for this guy and a Fox News host), he got enough pushback that he had to try to defend his ugly attack.
<p>Jr. also tried to pull off jokes like, "Liz Cheney is less popular than her father is at a quail hunt," referring to the former vice president accidentally shooting an acquaintance in the face – in 2006, 15 years ago. There likely were attendees in the room who literally were too young to know what he was talking about. When some groaned he declared, "fact check: true."</p><p>Trump Jr.'s speech was his usual mix of lies, half-truths, and self-victimization, accentuated with a big lie about something incredibly irrelevant: "The Muppets" (no offense meant to any Muppets.)</p><p>"This month, this month alone, they've banned The Muppets," Trump Jr. lied, blaming "the radical left" for the cancellation that did not happen.</p><p>"Right. I mean, if there's things that you thought were sort of above cancellation, you would be wrong. There is nothing, the radical left won't cancel. "</p><p>He was probably referring to Disney +, where almost every Muppet episode can now be seen. <a href="https://ew.com/tv/why-muppet-show-episodes-are-missing-from-disney-plus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> reports that two episodes are missing, one because Disney could not secure the rights to the music in an episode, and one because the guest star of that episode is now a convicted sex offender and was "found guilty of possessing child pornography."</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56153016" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC News</a> adds that Disney has added a content warning to the beginning of some episodes over "negative stereotypes."</p><p>That's not cancelling The Muppets, although Trump's father has made clear he doesn't like warning labels on his content either.</p><p>Watch:</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="55cf30e4c871f0931e2edceb1b535594" id="8d833"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365407047450206208"><div style="margin:1em 0">“They’ve banned the muppets” https://t.co/MgWAFc58vk</div> — Acyn (@Acyn)<a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/statuses/1365407047450206208">1614373382.0</a></blockquote></div><p> A few responses:</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3e0b3552fbc54542cd21ea396a5b26f7" id="e3826"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365423725944975362"><div style="margin:1em 0">(1) No one has banned the Muppets. They’re on Disney+ now.
(2) This grievance has nothing to do with policy and als… https://t.co/2oBbGOCCAv</div> — Young Daddy (@Young Daddy)<a href="https://twitter.com/Toure/statuses/1365423725944975362">1614377359.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="001020c7bf3ef4eb513d120ef55136d1" id="979aa"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365414291722166280"><div style="margin:1em 0">For the record, The Muppets were the opposite of 'banned'.
They were *added* to the Disney+ platform, not removed.… https://t.co/mMnO5OP727</div> — TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes)<a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpsTaxes/statuses/1365414291722166280">1614375109.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="984b3d2c8a2540aeba302a4334c87462" id="56967"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365409259282915331"><div style="margin:1em 0">If cancel culture was an ~actual~ problem, you'd think conservatives would be able to point to *real* things that *… https://t.co/eM1JZpff7i</div> — Lis Power (@Lis Power)<a href="https://twitter.com/LisPower1/statuses/1365409259282915331">1614373910.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f40497448e0024d4cd32ae49de812f4a" id="8b418"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365413910829031440"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Acyn Don Junior just thinks the Muppets are banned because he can't figure out how to get the Disney+ to work</div> — Twice-Impeached, One-Term Trumpy (parody) (@Twice-Impeached, One-Term Trumpy (parody))<a href="https://twitter.com/outofcontroljb/statuses/1365413910829031440">1614375019.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4e16b2f0c717d3a4a434fedbefc0242d" id="0b05f"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365407479002140674"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Acyn Yes, the Muppets were "banned" by putting the series on a popular streaming service</div> — Taco McGibblets (@Taco McGibblets)<a href="https://twitter.com/TMcgibblets/statuses/1365407479002140674">1614373485.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d26171e72bccfd1977a1ebbeceb86791" id="bf966"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365409139187281920"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Acyn He needs to explain why I can still see the Muppets any time if they are banned. https://t.co/U5bQlDYEwX</div> — REDACTED Human Scum/hand washer/mask wearer (@REDACTED Human Scum/hand washer/mask wearer)<a href="https://twitter.com/mrshellwinger/statuses/1365409139187281920">1614373881.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="791952f845fe97a272ec26ac98a21510" id="3bdef"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365422029583835136"><div style="margin:1em 0">90% of the grievances are cultural ones for which no political or policy solution exists. This is the core of the r… https://t.co/nTBCl7d107</div> — Chris Hayes (@Chris Hayes)<a href="https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/statuses/1365422029583835136">1614376954.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1eeea58d33b6aba6b0ce448baa89075e" id="6e162"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365426537277902848"><div style="margin:1em 0">I know that the right is unable to trust media so they can’t use Google to fact check the lies their leaders tell t… https://t.co/a21kPbtO0t</div> — Young Daddy (@Young Daddy)<a href="https://twitter.com/Toure/statuses/1365426537277902848">1614378029.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1e551836bb0d138dc473e376e9491fb9" id="fbf7c"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1365426077963673602"><div style="margin:1em 0">Nobody banned the Muppets. Nobody censored the Muppets. The Muppets have ONLY become vastly more accessible in the… https://t.co/dIHDzlXT3A</div> — Daniel Fienberg (@Daniel Fienberg)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheFienPrint/statuses/1365426077963673602">1614377920.0</a></blockquote></div>
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