Elizabeth Warren vs. Donald Trump: A Blow-by-Blow History

By NATALIE RENEAU and WHITNEY HURST from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EYtiLF

How Early Do Presidential Campaigns Start? Earlier Than You May Think

By SARAH MERVOSH and MATT FLEGENHEIMER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2SovnnU

Elizabeth Warren Announces She Is Running for President

By ASTEAD W. HERNDON and ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2AnrSHv

California Today: A Hollywood Actor Remembered as a Working Dad

By JILL COWAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2EZzcNu

Fox Pretends Pelosi Is Already Speaker Of The House , Attacks Her For Vacationing In Hawaii

Someone let me know when the propagandists over on state-run TV, a.k.a. Fox "news" start chasing around soon to be former House Speaker Paul Ryan to find out where he's been spending the holidays. Trump's favorite morning show went after Nancy Pelosi for vacationing in Hawaii during New Year's while Trump stayed at the White House, as though she has the power to negotiate anything before Democrats take control of the House in January.

CAMPOS-DUFFY: He is so serious about this situation with the shutdown and what's happening at the border that he has actually canceled his New Year's Eve plans. We know he canceled... he wanted to go to Florida for Christmas. Now he is saying... they are saying that he is going to stay home for New Year's. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi was spotted vacationing at an $899 a night luxury hotel resort in Hawaii.

HENRY: You know what, $899 I believe is standard room. […] Mar-a-Lago is opulent as well, but to Rachel's point the president has decided not to do that sort of opulent New Year's bash. He's staying at the White House to try and negotiate, and Nancy Pelosi, we are told by the White House, has not wanted to negotiate, whereas the White House believes, and we heard from Mick Mulvaney on For & Friends yesterday, that he believes Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer wants to cut a deal, but Nancy Pelosi won't allow it.

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Mike's Blog Round Up

Diane Ravitch's Blog - an essential guide to the Trump Swamp;

d r i f t g l a s s - both-siderism remains the last refuge;

Feministing - human rights are more than "identity politics;"

Stinque - best posts of the year;

Zandar versus The Stupid - stop the presses!

Steve in Manhattan (@blogenfreude) blogs at stinque.com and suggests following this movie advice. To recommend a post, send the link to mbru@crooksandliars.com - we do check it!

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John Kelly Drags Donald Trump During His Exit Interview

John Kelly, USMC General and Patriot, walks out of the White House a disgraced and debased man. In his 17-month tenure as Hair Fuhrer's Chief of Staff, he showed himself to not only support Trump's racist and hateful worldview, but to actually possess them himself. Remember his vile comments about Rep. Frederica Wilson? And how about those despicable comments about kids ripped from their parents at the border being placed in "foster care or whatever". (HINT: They were placed in children's concentration camps and so far, 2 have died that we know of).

The Los Angeles Times published an interview Sunday that shed light on some of Kelly's real views.

First topic: THE WALL. Spoiler: Kelly says that The Wall is actually NOT a wall and has not been since “early on in the administration.” So what is it? A fence? A shower curtain? And who has known that is not A Wall and why is Trump still ranting (see @realdonaldtrump Twitter feed) about it being A Big Beautiful Wall. HAS NO ONE TOLD HIM?

Second topic: Poor Kelly whining about the job. Apparently, Kelly was known to tell his aides that he had the “worst job in the world" and that Trump was "not up to role of President," a statement that shocks no one.

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