LEE KRAMER'S ROOM: With Views

[arizona1]

Baby needs a constant babysitter.

Trump lawyers are taking shifts to keep him awake in courtroom: legal analysts

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers have a new way to keep their sleepy client awake in court, according a legal analyst sitting in on the trial.

" Trump walks in every day with a big stack of papers that appear to be news articles carefully culled for his own reading," MSNBC analyst Lisa Rubin said Friday. "Reading his good press is keeping him at least more energized."

The other tactic has Trump's lawyers playing musical chairs in the courtroom, Rubin said.

"He is always accompanied by one of his lawyers directly adjacent to him now when they go to these long and extensive sidebars," Rubin said.

"The strategy is twofold. One, to make sure he always has company and doesn't seem sort of diminished by his solitariness, and the second goal is to keep him awake."

"They actually shuffle over to make sure there's someone sitting next to him," added journalist Susanne Craig.

MSNBC Chris Jansing appeared baffled by Rubin's report and interrupted to clarify.

"I just want to clarify that point," Jansing said. "A lawyer will actually change seats to be sitting next to Donald Trump when the others may have gone up to the bench?"

Rubin's answer was a resounding yes.

"That's absolutely true," she said.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hush-money-trial-2667895354/

[236T568]

Mfer nailed yet again


(Rhona Graff, Donald Trump's former longtime assistant)


Graff confirms she kept contact info for Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels

Graff confirms that two contacts she maintained at the Trump Organization were for Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels.

Partially redacted exhibits in court show a contact entry in the organization's system for Karen McDougal, with a phone number, email address and two addresses.

Graff confirms she believes she created the contact for Trump.

The next contact Hoffinger shows in the Trump Org system is listed as "Stormy." It just lists a cell phone number.

Graff confirms that the Stormy contact was Stormy Daniels.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-26-24/h_97136938315afa6d697dad4da0dac137

[arizona1]

That does look comforting.

[blackhawks]

Funny dog sits like a proper gentleman while getting fake haircut

[arizona1]

Howard Stern pretty much says it all!

Howard Stern lists off some of President Biden’s accomplishments as they conclude their interview: I want to thank you for your compassion. We're lucky to have you in the Oval Office. I want to thank you for providing a calming influence and an organized administration post-COVID pic.twitter.com/T0Zgw6iS5Z

— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) April 26, 2024

[arizona1]

Happy Birthday Melania pic.twitter.com/1QmB7DBOS0

— Outspoken™️ (@Out5p0ken) April 26, 2024

[arizona1]

Awful and mentally ill.

This is beyond sick. Kristi Noem shot and killed the family's 14-month puppy because it couldn't be trained
as a hunting dog.

"South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is facing a firestorm of criticism for boasting in her new book that she shot and killed her family's 14-month old puppy because it was “less than worthless … as a hunting dog”.

On Friday, the Guardian reported the incident that Noem recalled in her book "No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward," published as her name is being bandied about as a possible Donald Trump 2024 running mate.

In the book, the Republican lawmaker wrote about trying to train the dog, Cricket, to hunt with other dogs. Instead, the puppy went “out of her mind with excitement, chasing all those birds and having the time of her life."
https://www.rawstory.com/noem-dog/

She is a piece of garbage, just like the racist, sexist, bigoted party she belongs to.

[louieforpar]

LOL.

[blackcat]

Thanks. Now I don't feel so much like a total idiot.

[noradio]

You know people in glass houses should not throw stones...

[louieforpar]

I heard that the first day he started complaining. Other than just a couple days ago I didn’t know that either but apparently those in the know always have known.

[blackcat]

Widely known obviously didn't include me. Makes sense though.

[louieforpar]

It’s widely known that courts do that intentionally to keep all parties involved awake,jurors,defendants etc.

So the Fat ass cry baby can whine all he wants.

[blackhawks]

And sanctimonious finger waggers to a fault.

[blackcat]

Everyday he complains about the cold. Why doesn't he just add a vest or sweater to his suit?

@joncoopertweets
A feeble and increasingly paranoid Trump complains that somebody is purposely keeping him cold in court: “We have another day in court, in a freezing courthouse. It’s very cold in there, on purpose I believe.” 🙄

[janice shell]

My God. These people are just awful.

[Susie924]

Kevin McCarthy Protege Under Investigation For Sexually Assaulting Daughter: Republican Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner is being investigated for sexual assault after his other child stabbed him in the chest twice https://t.co/IVnEokY8VE

— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 26, 2024

[236T568]

Golf boy goes golfing on day off and not campaigning

"If he is stuck in a courthouse for months on end...he could be in huge trouble."

Donald Trump finally had a day off from court to campaign – but a new report says he spent it golfing instead. @BrendanBuck and @DonnaFEdwards discuss with @KatiePhang. pic.twitter.com/rhxHZXXJRg

— 11th Hour (@11thHour) April 26, 2024

[janice shell]

I did. It's a lotta fun!

[236T568]

Read the actual court order that I posted.
Scary stuff for the defendant

[janice shell]

What 77 year old does that.

Besides Trump, Rudy Giuliani.

[blackcat]

UW and USC played each other last year so Williams has seen Odunze up close!

[blackhawks]

I know, I was salivating over his films. So too, I'll bet, is Caleb Williams.

Potential Bears First-Rounders Make the Motown Rounds

Potential Bears QB Caleb Williams and receiver Rome Odunze flew out together from L.A. to Detroit and settled in for the draft.
https://www.si.com/nfl/bears/potential-bears-first-rounders-make-motown-rounds#:~:text=Potential%20Bears%20QB%20Caleb%20Williams,settled%20in%20for%20the%20draft.

Williams and Odunze were part of a group of draft prospects who participated Wednesday in an event supporting Special Olympics athletes. The NFL, Unified Flag Football Detroit and Special Olympics Michigan combined to put on a program where the prospects taught athletes of different sills levels basic flag football and practiced with them.

"It was great, I had a blast," Williams told reporters at the Corner Ballpark in Corktown. "I don't know if ya'll were watching, but I had a blast. I was out there running routes, throwing it, defending.

Rome Odunze & Caleb Williams all smiles at an event with Special Olympics. #NFLDraft @GNSportsTV @WGNTV pic.twitter.com/9lrJr9NAku

— Kaitlin Sharkey (@KRoseSharkey) April 24, 2024
"Just all-around athlete around these kids. It was great to be around them, it seemed like they had a great time."

As for the upcoming draft, Williams said he's prepared for the big moment when he goes on stage with commissioner Roger Goodell.

"As a kid, I did dream of this," Williams said. "I set my goals, went after it, I got it, I' here, I'm ready for the moment.

"I've been preparing mentally for it and obviously physically, I put myself in the position to do it."

The “Tuesday! Tuesday!” 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/kLHNtA9pHF

— Joseph Herff (@JosephHerffNFL) April 24, 2024
https://www.wxyz.com/news/nfl-draft/nfl-prospects-caleb-williams-jayden-daniels-take-part-in-detroit-special-olympics-flag-football-camp

Odunze made an appearance with The Rich Eisen Show and explained both how he and Williams had wound up flying out together. It wasn't planned in advance he said.

"It was from L.A.," the Washington wide receiver said. "We flew out from L.A. and we just happened to be on the same plane and he tweeted that he seen me on the plane, said he was a big fan.

"So I had to also let people know that I was also going to get him to Detroit safely."

Odunze had to admit they had talked about the possibility both could wind up together with the Bears. Odunze would be the ninth pick, if he hasn't been selected already or if the Bears decided not to trade back.

There is more to it than fans on the internet getting excited about seeing the two together on social media. Odunze, like Williams, had a top-30 visit at Halas Hall.

They shared a flight to Detroit but what are the chances @RomeOdunze and @CALEBcsw end up leaving the #NFLDraft Thursday night together as #DaBears teammates?#NFL pic.twitter.com/YxHIEZnC9R

— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) April 24, 2024
"It went well," Odunze told Eisen. "I thought there was a sense of winning in the air and a sense that, you know, they were going to make things happen and that the team was prepared to go all the way and I think I could be a vital piece in that.

"They're looking to add a few weapons for Caleb or some protection for him. So it was a good visit."

The last comment might have been a key. The Bears aren't talking about what they want to do at No. 9 and this sounded like information from someone who was there and talking to their decision makers.

GENE CHAMBERLAIN APR 24, 2024

[blackcat]

They got a great one! He is so athletic.

Falcons got Penix- good spot for him too.

[blackhawks]

WR Odunze to the Bears!!

[louieforpar]

Trump is the poster child for vanity.

Combovers,transplants,orange/brown bronzer.

What 77 year old does that.





https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/trump-hair-wind-air-force-one&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwiRm7aH196FAxWUAHkGHWAcCwAQFnoECBQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1158dNrn0isPC_B1o9zwkG

[janice shell]

Oh, that is delicious!!

[janice shell]

Good news!!

[236T568]

Whoaaaaa!

News—

Justice Merchan’s signed order to show cause compelling Trump to attend a hearing on his latest alleged gag order violations has been released. pic.twitter.com/OeUae6VIFz

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) April 25, 2024

[delerious1]

Seriously screwed up,,,,the birth rate is down, which is not good for any country and the Repubs are terrified of using immigration to keep the country growing and then punishing women/families at the same time....makes no sense

[arizona1]

Women are dying. Women are losing their ability to have children. MAGAts are so insane that both women and men are deciding on tubal ligation and vasectomies to take control of their lives away from demented politicians.

[delerious1]

Looks like SCOTUS are going to delay action on the Immunity issue.....I'm kind of amazed that SCOTUS has so much power in Government since they are not part of the democratic process ....they seem to be acting as a Monarchy

[blackcat]

This is going to cause a major mad from Trumpty

@kaitlancollins
Judge Merchan has scheduled the next hearing on whether Trump violated his gag order for next Wednesday at 2:15 p.m. Trump was scheduled to hold a campaign event in Waukesha that afternoon and another in Freeland, Michigan that night. TBD how they change the schedule.

[delerious1]

In some ways I hope this drags on so there is not enough time for RepubConservatives to do damage control....but again I hope enough folks care about women's rights to get this right the sooner the better before people die from these laws

[arizona1]

Grassroots activists in Colorado just announced they’ve gathered enough signatures to get a constitutional amendment protecting abortion access in Colorado on the ballot.

Organizers on the ground in Idaho just announced a coalition to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November.

And a grassroots effort to protect abortion rights in the Nevada constitution just cleared a MAJOR hurdle with their State Supreme Court.

[236T568]

Priceless......

Defaming your rape victim: $83 million

Defrauding your lenders: $454 million

Buying your judges: Priceless

— Scott Shapiro (@scottjshapiro) April 25, 2024

[janice shell]

That's not good news for Trumpty.

[236T568]

Those bald dudes in the wind

No wonder why he hates wind. His transplants can’t get weaved enough to cover everything. https://t.co/OM4K1ovzzv

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 25, 2024

[dukeb]

Not according to the Wikipedia article about the scandal:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University_abuse_scandal#Jim_Jordan's_involvement

Actually, I believe that he was accused a couple of times witnessing it in the showers but turned the other way.

[blackhawks]

George Will wakes up to see his monster

20 April 2024
Washington Post

Some gems and dead-on accusations by George Will

Stoking the passion that is their excuse for pandering - the nihilism of a febrile minority in their party - a majority of House Republicans - voted last Saturday to endanger civilization. Hoping to enhance their political security in their mostly safe seats, and for the infantile satisfaction of populist naughtiness (insulting a mostly fictitious “establishment”), they voted to assure Vladimir Putin’s attempt to erase a European nation.

N.B:
A simple majority - 216 of all votes - was needed for passage.
On Ukraine: 311 - 112. All 112 were Republicans.

Voted to endanger civilization. Voted to enhance their political security. Voted to assure the erasure a European nation.

Will then goes on to add:

"Tuesday’s Senate ratification of Ukrainian aid proves that Dwight Eisenhower’s baton of Republican internationalism was passed, via Ronald Reagan, to Mitch McConnell."

Awwww. Give yourself some credit, George! You were there flogging the myth of the purity and sureness of Republican governing along the with the rest of the Reich-wing media, feeding the Reich's army of Armageddon-craving, gullible, imbeciles.

And Reagan. It all points back to Reagan. Nixon being dead. That must have hurt George, because in the 1980's he regularly burnished Reagan's balls to a high sheen.

The wind-up:

"We have defined heroism so far down that it encompasses Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) allowing a House vote on assisting Ukrainians’ resistance to indiscriminate bombardments of population centers, ethnic cleansing, rape, torture and the abduction of children."

And by "We", he means "Republicans." 112 Republicans VOTED to look the other way on bombardments, ethnic cleansing, rape, torture, and the abduction of children.

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/24/ignoble-house-republicans-against-ukraine-aid/

[236T568]

Dude nailed again!

Breaking

Trump LOSES his bid for a new trial or a judgment overturning the more than $80 million verdict for E. Jean Carroll in the second trial.

Ruling https://t.co/5JncAkNDLj pic.twitter.com/pLpN2CWS4i

— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) April 25, 2024

[blackhawks]

Pic Of The Moment:



Ya got two more, rub here ya f'ing mope.

[236T568]

Trump tops Biden by 2 points in new Florida poll

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4620441-trump-tops-biden-by-just-two-points-in-new-florida-poll/

[blackhawks]

Wed Toons















https://www.democraticunderground.com/119811684

[236T568]

Actually, I believe that he was accused a couple of times witnessing it in the showers but turned the other way.

[blackhawks]

Millions Cancel Subscriptions to National Enquirer After Learning Its Stories May Not be True

NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—In a development that has rocked the news industry, The National Enquirer has lost millions of subscribers amid revelations that some of its stories might not be factual.

After Donald J. Trump’s hush money trial exposed the Enquirer’s inner workings, the newspaper’s reputation for unimpeachable journalism suffered a severe blow, media insiders say. Harland Dorrinson, an Enquirer subscriber for over thirty years, said discovering that the weekly periodical was not a dependable information source was “a gut punch.” “In a complex and confusing world, I always felt that there was one news outlet that could make sense of it all,” he said. “That’s been stolen from me.”

If the Enquirer distorted its coverage to support Trump’s election in 2016, Dorrinson wondered, “Does that mean Hillary Clinton wasn’t really dying? Or that she didn’t delete emails from her multiple lesbian lovers? Or that Bill Clinton didn’t have a sex romp in a pickup truck that was caught on video? Now I don’t know what to believe.”

The longtime subscriber said that the Enquirer’s sudden loss of credibility would force him to seek reliable reporting elsewhere, adding, “I guess I’ll give Fox a shot.”

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/millions-cancel-subscriptions-to?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2337656&post_id=143890114&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1xp0zk&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

[jbsliverer]

So now we're having trump demanding our congress to help him scam America. I guess it's the next conspiracy theater Comer, Jorden, MTG, and Faux News can rant and rave about. The Biden flop not working out so well, people are changing the channel. A stinky pinky scheme with control of our republican congress, what could go wrong?

One would expect him to pull out all the stops to delay the inevitable plunge as he grifts his billions, which isn't to far away. The republican congress helping this stench do it doesn't really surprise me either.

Trump Media jumps more than 9% after CEO asks House GOP to probe possible DJT stock ‘manipulation’
Published Wed, Apr 24 202411:05 AM EDTUpdated 5 Hours Ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/djt-trump-media-ceo-asks-house-gop-to-launch-stock-manipulation-probe.html

Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes sent a letter to allies on Capitol Hill to press them to investigate potential manipulation of his company’s stock.

Nunes asked Republican lawmakers to probe “anomalous trading” of the stock, which trades under the ticker DJT on the Nasdaq.

Says the manipulating grifter. He's just mad that it's a free market and we're making his grift harder on him. He'll still get his cut and he's crying. jeez

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[arizona1]

“As Democracy Docket founder and election lawyer Marc. E. Elias noted in response to the interview, 'Poll observers are NEVER permitted to touch ballots.'” https://t.co/Yf8YgMw9rm

— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) April 25, 2024

https://twitter.com/TheRickyDavila/status/1783154454734475339

[dukeb]

Some of the smartest people I know don't have a great deal of formal education. In fact, many of them have better bullshit detectors than your average MBA.

As for being a bad state to raise a child, generational poverty is a terrible thing made even worse by the exodus of the few industries that existed in Appalachia. I imagine most who live in Kentucky feel trapped.

Years back I worked in NYC with a woman who grew up in West Virginia. One day I showed her a magazine ad that was trying to entice businesses to open up shop in WV. There were pictures of nature that were just gorgeous. I showed the ad to the WV native and she said "some parts of the state are really pretty, but believe me you do not want to live there."

[blackhawks]

Oxymoron rich phrase.....Among those indicted RNC’s senior counsel for election integrity.😏