(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Countdown With Keith Olbermann, S2E15: America Is Not “Divided Over Trump.” He’s Guilty [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-08-16 Omny.FM link (which also links to his previous podcasts) ivoox also carries his podcast. YouTube, eventually. Preview: A-Block (2:02) SPECIAL COMMENT: America is NOT divided over the prosecution of Trump. The latest polling shows the citizens of this country are DECIDED — by wide margins — in favor of it. They are DECIDED — by wide margins — that he broke the law in Georgia. They are DECIDED — by wide margins — that the 2020 election was NOT stolen from him. Yet even the news company that paid for the newest polling showing these inarguable conclusions, has to fulfill its fearful, lazy, sacred obligations to the American Media Deity of Bothsidesism by taking this data and headlining it “Americans are divided along party lines over Trump’s actions in election cases.” No. The nation is not. The Associated Press, and other news organizations, are afraid of stating any truth that requires any assessment or evaluation or analysis or risks accusations of Liberal Bias. Bothsidesism is afraid of any choice that isn’t “which is bigger: (A) an elephant or (B) a mouse.” Bothsidesism is fearful and lazy and self-interested and it is dangerous and it is in play and even those organizations that actually PRODUCE the evidence that this nation is convinced Trump has broken the law in Georgia, in Washington, in America, and that Jack Smith and Fani Willis are RIGHT to prosecute him — even those organizations are whispering the results for fear of blowback — or worse, because blowback is TOO MUCH TROUBLE FOR MANAGEMENT. F-A-N-I, Keith. That’s how her name is spelled. That Trump acted illegally in Georgia outpolled more innocent explanations by 23 points. Support for the Jack Smith indictments outpolled opposition by 8 points. The percentage believing Trump did not have an election stolen from him is SEVENTY. There is even polling evidence that Trump not only isn’t gaining Republican support because of the indictments but has lost a little. Hell, even Ted Cruz said yesterday he won’t endorse Trump in the primary. Mr. Trump is only one “your wife is ugly” comment away from getting his support. But the major news organizations refuse to acknowledge any of this. Also today: the Trump Court Appearance Calendar is filling up so fast that the hearing to confirm a starting date for the January 6 trial will occur simultaneously with Mark Meadows’s hearing to transfer his Georgia charges to Federal Court. There is more on the undying story of Jack Smith scraping Trump’s Twitter DMs and who else had access to them. Turns out there’s no way for Trump to get a pardon in Georgia until five years after his sentence ends. And we will again identify the unidentified in another edition of Trumple. You’re supposed to call someone by the name they were given on their birth certificate. But how are you supposed to get THAT information? I feel that it is very likely that DeSantis’s first name on his birth certificate is really “Dumbass”. So I’ll call him “Dumbass DeSantis” until I get a copy. The long form, of course! Can they retroactively un-kill Joan Meyer as well? Asking for a 98 year-old publisher. (30:51) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL, PART 1: Tomorrow will be the second anniversary of the day an extraordinary soul walked into my life. He was only here very briefly but I want you to meet and remember him and so I will again tell you the story of Mishu. C-Block (46:21) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL, PART 2: The conclusion of the story of Mishu. EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY That’s all the damage for now. Good morning, good afternoon, good night, and good luck! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/16/2187744/-Countdown-With-Keith-Olbermann-S2E15-America-Is-Not-Divided-Over-Trump-He-s-Guilty Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/