“The left must support Biden… or suffer the consequences”; Fayette County News; 3-20-24

The left must support Biden… or suffer the consequences

“It is also important to create a voting bloc, something that is a bullhorn to say -enough is enough.”- Rep. Talib (Michigan-D) regarding Israel

Talib, a radical member of the far-left “Squad”, has called for the eradication of Israeli Jews (“From the River to the Sea”). She also falsely claimed that- “Joe Biden supported the genocide of the Palestinian people.” 

Talib has been consistently undercutting President Biden in Michigan, a key swing state in what will be another close Presidential election- one where Biden is behind in polls. Plus, her politically suicidal efforts are ramping up as the election nears. Now, she is telling Democrats to vote against Biden in the Michigan primary. In reality, versus Talib’s mind, the only thing her outrageous statements will cause is a fatal fracturing of the fragile Democratic left/moderate coalition essential to prevent Trump from regaining power.

For those on the left, I will remind you that…contrary to assertions by self-destructive radicals like Talib…Trump and Biden are nothing alike. For arguments sake, let’s just look at actual Trump quotes. Trump has made so many outrageous statements, it’s hard to narrow the list. So, let’s focus on just three areas- democracy, dictators and chauvinism.

Here are some of the statements Trump has made regarding democracy:

*“A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.” Regarding the 2020 election (https://apnews.com/article/social-media-donald-trump-8e6e2f0a092135428c82c0cfa6598444 )

* “Except for day 1…After that I’m not a dictator” (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/06/donald-trump-sean-hannity-dictator-day-one-response-iowa-town-hall )

* “I think you’d have riots… I think you’d have problems like you’ve never seen before. I wouldn’t lead it, but I think bad things will happen.” Regarding the possibility of losing GOP nomination back in 2016(https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/03/trump-predicts-riots-if-he-loses-at-convention.html )

*”I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay? It’s, like, incredible.” (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/01/23/trump-could-shoot-person-and-not-lose-votes/79232258/ )

Here are some of the statements Trump has made regarding dictators:

*[Kim] wrote me beautiful letters and they’re great letters. We fell in love.” (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/30/trump-north-koreas-kim-love-beautiful-letters/1478834002/ )

*“(Xi) is a friend of mine, I have great respect for him…A great leader, he is a very talented man…He wants to do what is right for China.” (https://www.wptv.com/news/national/trump-praises-chinas-president-xi-as-mccain-slams-his-government )

*“I had President Xi, who’s a friend of mine, who’s a very, very good man.” (https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/02/politics/donald-trump-dictators-kim-jong-un-vladimir-putin/index.html )

*“…certainly in that system, he’s been a leader. Far more than our president has been a leader.” -regarding Putin (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-putin-leader-obama-military-town-hall/story?id=41936057#:~:text=%22Now%2C%20it%27s%20a%20very%20different,with%20Russia%20throughout%20his%20campaign.)

*”I got along great with President Putin. I liked him, he liked me.” (https://news.yahoo.com/38-things-donald-trump-said-105214302.html )

Here are some of the many Trump statements that he has made in the past about women:

*“When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the p**sy. You can do anything.” (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-hot-mic-when-you-re-star-you-can-do-n662116 )

 *I’ve said if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.”(https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-creepiest-most-unsettling-comments-a-roundup-a7353876.html )

 *“There has to be some form of punishment.” for women getting abortions (https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/donald-trump-abortions/ )

* “she (Hillary) got schlonged.”, the Yiddish word for penis (https://thecjn.ca/arts/donald-trump-like-youve-probably-heard-him-before/)

* “I mean I won’t do anything to take care of them. I’ll supply funds and she’ll take care of them.” (http://about-trump.weebly.com/blog-about-trump/donald-trump-memorable-quotes)

*“You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.” Regarding Megyn Kelly interview (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/07/trump-says-foxs-megyn-kelly-had-blood-coming-out-of-her-wherever/# )

*”26,000 unreported sexual assaults in the military — only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?” (https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/08/politics/donald-trump-military-sexual-assault/index.html )

*“They are far worse than men, far more aggressive.” (https://time.com/4279827/end-of-donald-trump/ )

*“I like kids. I mean, I won’t do anything to take care of them. I’ll supply funds, and she’ll take care of the kids.” (https://www.liveabout.com/donald-trump-quotes-2733864 )

My advice to all Democrats is- loudly condemn disreputable dissidents like Talib. And, more importantly,  concentrate on talking about key issues- like preserving democracy and a woman’s right to choose what to do with her own body. And very vocally support your candidate for President, Joe Biden, who has accomplished a lot in 4 short years.