I hear (from MAGAt media sites) that in a "few months" Republicans are planning an all-out Obamagate

[live love laugh]

thingy with hearings to dominate the news accusing him of acting to interfere in the outcome of the 2016 election.

It is known, of course, that in 2012 Obama did rightfully investigate the Russians, many of whom lived in Trump Tower. In doing so, they’re trying to connect that with Trump.

Just sharing what I’m hearing as they were making noise about “something” coming before anybody actually started talking about Obamagate so maybe there’s something to this.

[louis-t]

1. Hopefully, it will only serve to take their eye off the ball.

Distractions sometimes can distract.

[Rorey]

2. I think there will be a few other "gates" that may garner more interest

Riots, Pandemic, and then there's that book coming out by OrangeAss's niece. And we're not done hearing about Melania's prenup thing either. Oh, and there's the fact that OrangeAss is showing more and more signs of dementia.

So there's that.

[live love laugh]

4. I think there's going to be a lot to overshadow their attempts to dominate the news cycle. nt

[gratuitous]

3. What else can they run on but fear and lies?

Their record of governance?

[KentuckyWoman]

5. Poor MAGAs

Always fighting the wrong war

[SlogginThroughIt]

6. Is Obama running?

[live love laugh]

9. Of course not as you know but this man's spent three years obsessing over his predecessor.

So this is right in line with that.

[maxsolomon]

40. He spent 4 years PRIOR to his election obsessing over Obama.

Dude really sticks in his craw, and the craws of millions of white people.

[Rorey]

12. President Obama isn't running, but OrangeAss will be running against him

for the rest of his life.

It's almost kind of sad that he's that pathetically obsessed.

[sfstaxprep]

7. Like James Carville Says...

They have Nothing!

The only way they can possibly win at this point is by CHEATING.

We have to watch for that, and overwhelm them at the polls on 11/3. There's no way they can beat us if we come at 'em with Numbers.

[onetexan]

16. Carville is right. Its all innuendo. All the idiot's rabid base has to hear is O's name & they turn

Into ravenous wolves wanting to pounce, as with every conspiracy theory they put out. No details, no facts all he has to do is make up things& he has them riled up. Its sickening to watch clips of any of his rallies how these people turn into mean spirited jerks.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

17. Remember they are racists

And can't stand Obama is still beloved and admired.
I miss Obama,alot.

[Crunchy Frog]

23. He's never allowed himself to be hemmed in by reality.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Fuck 'em.

[live love laugh]

10. Yup. nt

[Warpy]

11. Well, good luck to them on that one

Last I heard, Obama is out of office and isn't running, more's the pity.

I suppose they're trying to get Biden by faking a scandal about Obama since they came up completely empty on Biden's son Hunter. Or they're going to remind bigots that the last Democratic president was (gasp!) black.

Desperation reeks like napalm with these folks. Hope it all gets on them.

[DrToast]

13. lol they're clueless

As bad as the media is, they’re not going to fall for this crap.

[msongs]

21. media will fall for it. it sells ads nt

[maxsolomon]

41. Not so sure "the media" will this go-round.

NYT has taken the gloves off and every story on Trump is stuffed full of call-outs and shade. The op-eds are 99% against (Cotton's being the 1%).

CNN is in an open court battle with Trump.

Trump basically has the RW Noise Machine and conservative Editorial Boards (and those endorsements are TBD). Those aren't "the Media" by themselves.

[Journeyman]

14. I am heartily tired of hearing what Trump and the Republicans are going to do . . .

Some always seem to think Trump is going to do some amazing sleight of hand, aided by the Republicans, that will stymie everything we're doing. It's as if they believe he possesses some juju political magic that will incapacitate his enemies and catapult him to victory in the face of every odds.

Leave him and his minions to their devices. There's little we can do to forestall them save to remain vigilant and act when they expose themselves.

In the meantime, we should devote ourselves to contemplating what we are going to do to dominate them, instead of obsessing over what they may have in mind.

[live love laugh]

15. Great point. nt

[sfstaxprep]

18. They're Losers

And their Cult Leader ain't winning shit!

He's Mr. 40%. He's a Loser. Always has been. And he's going to Lose in November.

[First Speaker]

32. THis reminds me of Grant's famous line about Lee during the Wilderness...

"Oh, I'm sick to death of hearing what Lee's going to do. Some of you think that he's going to do a double somersault and land on both our flanks and our rear. Go back to your commands, and concentrate on what *we're* going to do."

[Maraya1969]

19. So interesting that Obama isn't even running!

[NanceGreggs]

20. Not for nuthin' ...

… but I can’t imagine a more pathetic demonstration of Trump’s total failure as “pResident” than having to resort to “but-what-about-Obama” in the final months leading up to the GE.

As for those who are hoping for “something coming” that will save Trump from humiliating defeat in November, they are simply speaking out of desperation.

[Crunchy Frog]

22. Isn't that umm...acting to interfere in the outcome of the 2020 election?

[live love laugh]

27. They do the very thing that they accuse others of.

I know there’s the word projection but there’s got to be another name for their shenanigans. Maybe just plain old propaganda or something new to describe their turn-on-a-dime reversals and smokescreens.

[Crunchy Frog]

37. Gaslighting?

[live love laugh]

38. Eh not quite "it". I don't know somebody will come up

with a fitting description.

[Mr. Ected]

43. Pre-Emptive Projection?

Whereby projecting your own transgressions on an opponent renders the actual truth and motive questionable.

[SiliconValley_Dem]

24. who cares? are they not aware Obama is a retired and very wealthy black man and not running?

[bigtree]

25. figures they would make their campaign all about the thing they should be running from

...it's been that kind of term, with most of Trump and republicans' trouble stemming from their colossal lack of self-awareness.

That's going to be the legacy. The arrogance of walking around blind to your own odor, it's been stunning to watch their closeted selves open up with every bigoted bone in their regressive bodies and show the world just how ignorant they can be.

[SharonClark]

26. "So maybe there's something to this?"

No, it’s the same old vague threats the maga sites have generated since before Obama took office.

The purpose of maga sites is to gin up the base, create fear or outrage in non-maga leerkers, and to spread their message. It seems to be working with some DUers.

[live love laugh]

29. I don't think it's wise to ignore one's enemy or opponents

no matter how deranged they may be.

[mercuryblues]

28. My hope is that

if they start these investigations, their witnesses decline to appear. Much like repukes did with the Ukraine hearings.

This will accomplish 2 things, delay the hearings until Dems gain control over them and can call who they want as witnesses.

Say loud and clear that repukes set the standard on blocking witness testimony during the Ukraine hearings.

[RhodeIslandOne]

30. The MAGAts have been waiting for ANY DAY NOW for three and a half years

Lock Her Up

Obamagate

Comey being jailed

Flynn, Manafort, Stone being freed.

Pelosi "impeached".

They are the literal idiots holding their breath.

[ooky]

31. Whatever it is, M$M will be right there to pump it up and give it life too.

We've seen this act once too often.

[Mr. Ected]

33. Whatever Democratic witnesses are called should not respond to the subpoena

And every one of them should stand at the microphone and indicate the precedent for their refusal.

They should then add that they don't want to affect such a important decision so close to a national election; best to leave these determinations to the American people. Right Mitch?

[live love laugh]

36. That would be awesome. nt

[MissMillie]

34. Proposal--

any one of them who votes to continue spending tax-payer money on these frivolous investigations has to reimburse the taxpayers should their investigation turn up NOTHING. (I don't even care if the reimbursement comes from their campaign funds.)

They know they're not going to find anything. Their doing this to use news outlets to get some ugly sound-bytes in the news during an election year.

[area51]

35. Sore winners. n/t

[Demsrule86]

39. No there isn't anything to this...and in the middle of a pandemic, depression level unemployment an

civil unrest going after the first Black President will only make their losses steeper...and we all know that Trump ET AL colluded with the Russians...and in fact they say it was 'legal'...so what exactly are they investigating...pure bullshit. Good luck (not) GOP losers ...see you November...when you lose in a landslide.

[Demovictory9]

42. People dont view Obama as corrupt