Thursday, August 24, 2023

Quote of the Day


Six of the eight Republican presidential candidates [last night] raised their hands when asked whether they would support Trump as the nominee even if he had been convicted of a crime – Burgum, DeSantis, Haley, Pence, Ramaswamy and Scott.

. . . So much for the party of law and order.

– Charlie Sykes
Excerpted from “The Vivek and Nikki Show
The Bulwark
August 24, 2023



Related Off-site Links:
Republican Candidates Fight Each Other, and Mostly Line Up Behind Trump, at the First Debate – Jill Colvin, Sara Burnett and Jonathan J. Cooper (AP News, August 24, 2023).
6 of 8 Republican Candidates Vow to Back Trump as Party’s Nominee Even If He Is ConvictedDemocracy Now! (August 24, 2023).
Fact Checking the First Republican Debate – Lori Robertson, Jessica McDonald, Eugene Kiely, Robert Farley, D'Angelo Gore, Saranac Hale Spencer, Hadleigh Zinsner and Sean Christensen (FactCheck.org, August 24, 2023).
Five Takeaways From the First Republican Primary Debate – Domenico Montanaro (NPR News, August 24, 2023).
Republican Debate Shows Candidates Stuck in Denial on Climate Emergency – Juan Cole (Informed Comment via Common Dreams, August 24, 2023).
GOP Candidates Refuse to Say Climate Change Is Caused by Humans; Vivek Ramaswamy Calls It a “Hoax”Democracy Now! (August 24, 2023).
Should the U.S. Keep Funding War in Ukraine? Debate Reveals Deep Divisions Within Republican PartyDemocracy Now! (August 24, 2023).
The Scariest Lie at the GOP Debate Wasn’t About Donald Trump – John Nichols (The Nation, August 24, 2023).

UPDATE: A Neuro-Scientist Explains Why Loyalty to Donald Trump Is Often Unbreakable – Bobby Azarian (AlterNet, August 25, 2023).
Republicans Are Stuck in the Past – Michael Hamer (Michael-In-Norfolk, August 28, 2023).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
Robert Reich Presents Five Facts About Donald Trump’s Indictments
Sean O’Grady: Quote of the Day – August 15, 2023
Marianne Williamson: “Repairing Our Hearts Is Essential to Repairing Our Country”
Something to Think About – August 4, 2023
Marianne Williamson on Trump’s Day in Court
Jessica Roth: Quote of the Day – August 1, 2023
Why Trump’s Classified Documents Case Is Unique
Rahna Epting: Quote of the Day – June 9, 2023
Jeff Sharlet on the Fascist Ideology of Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene
It’s Not Just Trump: Ralph Nader on the “Lawlessness” of Other U.S. Presidents
Chauncey Devega on the Ongoing Danger of the Trump Cult
Historian Nancy MacLean: The Threat to American Democracy Is at “Red-Alert”
William D. Lindsey: Quote of the Day – August 12, 2022
“How Can One Overreact to a Mortal Threat to American Democracy?”
A Deeper Perspective on What’s Really Attacking Democracy
“The Coup Attempt on Jan. 6th Was a Warning for What’s to Come If We Don’t Act”
Donald Trump’s Open and Shameless Criminality
“My Biggest Worry Is for My Country”
Republicans Pose an “Existential Threat” to American Democracy
The Big Switch
The Republican Party in a Nutshell
Republicans Don’t Care About American Democracy
“The Republican Party Has Now Made It Official: They Are a Cult”
David Remnick: Quote of the Day – February 13, 2021
Dan Rather on America’s “Moment of Reckoning”
Michael Harriot: Quote of the Day – January 6, 2021
Insurrection at the United States Capitol
Fascism Is Upon Us
Saying “No” to Donald Trump and His Fascist Agenda
Trump’s Playbook


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