THE PARDON IS ABOUT THE TRUMP MOB'S THREATS - 12.3.24

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Dec 3, 2024

A deep dive into President Biden's controversial pardon of his son, Hunter, reveals a strategic move to counter political persecution. The discussion tackles the crumbling political norms and the looming threat of authoritarianism. Humor mixes with serious critique as the absurdities of presidential pardons come to light, especially those by Trump. As tensions rise, the podcast emphasizes the vital need for political accountability and staying informed in these turbulent times.

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INSIGHT

Preemptive Pardon

President Biden pardoned Hunter to protect him from future Trump-era persecution, not current charges.
This action was a necessary preemptive measure against an impending dictatorial threat.

ADVICE

Mass Pardons

Biden should pardon millions of potential Trump targets preemptively.
This includes prosecutors, politicians, reporters, and even their pets.

INSIGHT

Both Sides Fallacy

The "both sides" argument is a Republican tactic used since Watergate.
Liberals like Pearlstein fall for this, hindering effective resistance.

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SEASON 3 EPISODE 75: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN

Special Edition (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Some time over Thanksgiving in Nantucket the light bulb went off over Joe Biden’s head and he finally realized that no, the norms and traditions and institutions to which he and most of the rest of us have dedicated our lives did NOT miraculously re-grow, did NOT suddenly spring, fully restored and intact, from the ground.

He saw that not only was his son about to go to prison because of his own foolish decision to not interfere with an enfeebled Department of Justice, and because of the dictator it let get away, who would now aim his DOJ at Hunter Biden - and Joe Biden - and anybody else - for personal revenge.

The President figured this out and pulled his son out of harm’s way. And much of he left attacked him for it. They are Morons. I don’t care about Hunter Biden, particularly. I care about the fact that we are 48 days away from a nascent military dictatorship taking over this government, supported by an unknown percentage of the population that wants to see Hunter and Joe Biden hanging from construction cranes parading through the streets, and wants to see Trump in power for life. A

We JUST got one more guy out of their sights and we JUST shoved one more plotline up Trump, and up Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller and whichever other lunatics Trump wants to take over the asylum. And countless liberals – and anti-Trumpers – think this will actually provide cover for Trump pardoning the January 6thinsurrectionists because apparently for the last ten years they have been hallucinating and thinking Trump has ever bothered to seek cover for anything. Or they think we should be "better" than them. The Trumpists are planning to put us in camps. I don’t care if we are better than them or worse than them or monstrous to them. If somebody’s going to go to camps, it ain’t going to be us, it’s got to be them. End of debate.

In addition to explaining why this was not just the right decision but should be a template of thousands of further pardons, permit me to excoriate a bunch of the clowns who cannot see the forest for the trees. Or the fact that the forest is on fire.

And then for giggles we have the moronic comments of Nate Silver and Dinesh D'Souza, complaining about pardons when he himself got an undeserved pardon.

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