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Ashamed to be an American

I am, once again, ashamed to be an American. We had a clear choice between a pair of decent, intelligent, democracy-loving, competent leaders (Harris and Walz) and a pair of racist, sexist, fascists who are incompetent (Trump and Vance), and yet we Americans made the wrong choice. There are two main possible reasons for this Ashamed to be an American

Lies & Deception from Trump & Turley about Violent Crime: Part 2 – The Details

During the presidential debate between Trump and Harris, Donald Trump made a comment about crime in the United States: …all over the world crime is down. All over the world except here. Crime here is up and through the roof. … Crime in this country is through the roof. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/story?id=113560542 (Viewed 10-11-24) In my Part 1 Lies & Deception from Trump & Turley about Violent Crime: Part 2 – The Details

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 11: The Jobs Data Revision

Washington (CNN) —  Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. … the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Here is LIE #11 from Donald Trump: The jobs revision After the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics announced in August that its annual revision of A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 11: The Jobs Data Revision

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 10: Migrants, prisons and ‘the Congo’

Washington (CNN) —Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. … the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Here is LIE #10 from Donald Trump: Migrants, prisons and ‘the Congo’ For months, Trump has told a story about how “the Congo” has deliberately A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 10: Migrants, prisons and ‘the Congo’

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 9: ‘Man of the Year’ Award

Washington (CNN) —  Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. This isn’t run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in. Rather, the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Here is LIE #9 from A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 9: ‘Man of the Year’ Award

Lies & Deception from Trump & Turley about Violent Crime: Part 1- The Big Lie

According to the George Washington University website, Jonathan Turley is: …a nationally recognized legal scholar who has written extensively in areas ranging from constitutional law to legal theory to tort law. Despite this, Turley has written an extremely misleading and deceptive editorial piece for The Hill, called “With fact-checks like these, how does truth stand Lies & Deception from Trump & Turley about Violent Crime: Part 1- The Big Lie

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 7: Opinions of Roe v. Wade

Washington (CNN) —  Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. This isn’t run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in. Rather, the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Opinions of Roe v. Wade Facing A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 7: Opinions of Roe v. Wade

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 6: Harris’ Primary Performance

Washington (CNN) —  Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. This isn’t run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in. Rather, the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Harris’ primary performance Trump has repeatedly claimed during the A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 6: Harris’ Primary Performance

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 5: Harris’ Identity

Washington (CNN) —  Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. This isn’t run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in. Rather, the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Harris’ identity Trump claimed at a convention of A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 5: Harris’ Identity