• The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    From Ubiquitous@3:633/10 to All on Thu Apr 16 04:30:44 2026
    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a
    queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat, impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of
    women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded
    Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he
    posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018.
    He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual
    assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago
    and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than
    this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive:
    a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office, alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions
    while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with
    three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited
    explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New
    York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching,
    with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened
    a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than
    50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to
    resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo
    isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is
    in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and
    turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to
    pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing
    Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret:
    that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013
    when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up
    to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television
    bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures
    the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed
    for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial
    frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv,
    but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin
    Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate
    against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid
    themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him.

    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly
    found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like
    credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it.
    They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political,
    not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed,
    though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal
    media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions
    the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect
    the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed
    potatoes on his head.

    --
    Democrats and the liberal media hate President Trump more than they
    love this country.


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  • From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Thu Apr 16 17:46:09 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    On Apr 16, 2026 at 1:30:44 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat, impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he
    posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018.
    He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual
    assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago
    and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than
    this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive:
    a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office, alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions
    while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with
    three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited
    explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New
    York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching,
    with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened
    a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than
    50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to
    resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo
    isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is
    in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to
    pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing
    Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret:
    that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013
    when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up
    to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television
    bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures
    the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed
    for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv,
    but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin
    Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate
    against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid
    themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him.

    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly
    found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like
    credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it.
    They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political,
    not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed,
    though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions
    the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    I endorse everything above 100%. Facts.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect
    the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed potatoes on his head.

    Yes, now we're likely to have a shrieking harridan with a history of domestic abuse who'd fit in perfectly at THE VIEW table as governor.



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  • From anim8rfsk@3:633/10 to All on Fri Apr 17 01:10:18 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Apr 16, 2026 at 1:30:44 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a
    queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat,
    impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of
    women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded
    Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he
    posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018.
    He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual
    assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago
    and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than
    this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive:
    a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office,
    alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions
    while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with
    three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited
    explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New
    York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching,
    with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened
    a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than
    50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to
    resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his
    campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo
    isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is
    in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and
    turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to
    pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing
    Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret:
    that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013
    when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up
    to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television
    bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures
    the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed
    for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in
    Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo
    metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial
    frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv,
    but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin
    Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate
    against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid
    themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him.

    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly
    found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like
    credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it.
    They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political,
    not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed,
    though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal
    media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions
    the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed
    rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    I endorse everything above 100%. Facts.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect
    the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed
    potatoes on his head.

    Sounds like a Richard Dreyfus moment.


    Yes, now we're likely to have a shrieking harridan with a history of domestic abuse who'd fit in perfectly at THE VIEW table as governor.






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  • From Rhino@3:633/10 to All on Sat Apr 18 13:03:50 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    On 2026-04-18 10:31 a.m., blank verse wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote:

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a
    queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat,
    impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of
    women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded
    Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he
    posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018.
    He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual
    assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago
    and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than
    this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive:
    a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office,
    alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions
    while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with
    three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited
    explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New
    York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching,
    with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened
    a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than
    50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to
    resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his
    campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo
    isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is
    in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and
    turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to
    pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing
    Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret:
    that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013
    when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up
    to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television
    bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures
    the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed
    for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in
    Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo
    metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial
    frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv,
    but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin
    Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate
    against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid
    themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him.

    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly
    found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like
    credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it.
    They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political,
    not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed,
    though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal
    media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions
    the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed
    rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect
    the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed
    potatoes on his head.


    The Jew controlled media.


    That's one of the stupidest remarks I've heard in a while. If the Jews controlled the media, would be they be piling on to the anti-Semitic, pro-Palestine bandwagon? Wake the fuck up!

    --
    Rhino

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  • From Rhino@3:633/10 to All on Sat Apr 18 13:08:23 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    On 2026-04-16 1:46 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Apr 16, 2026 at 1:30:44 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a
    queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat,
    impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of
    women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded
    Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he
    posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018.
    He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual
    assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago
    and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than
    this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive:
    a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office,
    alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions
    while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with
    three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited
    explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New
    York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching,
    with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened
    a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than
    50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to
    resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his
    campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo
    isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is
    in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and
    turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to
    pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing
    Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret:
    that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013
    when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up
    to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television
    bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures
    the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed
    for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in
    Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo
    metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial
    frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv,
    but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin
    Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate
    against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid
    themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him.

    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly
    found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like
    credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it.
    They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political,
    not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed,
    though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal
    media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions
    the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed
    rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    I endorse everything above 100%. Facts.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect
    the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed
    potatoes on his head.

    Yes, now we're likely to have a shrieking harridan with a history of domestic abuse who'd fit in perfectly at THE VIEW table as governor.


    The polls are showing Steve Hilton and Sheriff LoBianco leading. Isn't
    it more likely that one of them will win? Or will all the Democrats turn
    out in droves and sweep the "best" of their candidates into office? (I
    shudder to think that Katie Porter is the best they can do but she seems
    to be the top Democrat contender so far so I put the best in quotes.)

    The fact that two Republicans are leading seems very significant to me,
    as if Californians are getting truly sick of Democratic nonsense and are
    ready to make a big change. What am I missing?


    --
    Rhino

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  • From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Sat Apr 18 17:27:55 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    On Apr 18, 2026 at 10:08:23 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    On 2026-04-16 1:46 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Apr 16, 2026 at 1:30:44 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote: >>
    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a
    queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat,
    impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of
    women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded >>> Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he
    posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018. >>> He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual
    assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago
    and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than
    this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive: >>> a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office, >>> alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions
    while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with
    three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited
    explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New >>> York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching,
    with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened >>> a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than
    50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to
    resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his
    campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo
    isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is
    in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and >>> turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to
    pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing
    Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret:
    that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013 >>> when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up
    to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television
    bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures
    the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed >>> for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in
    Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo
    metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial
    frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv, >>> but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin
    Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate
    against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid
    themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him.

    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly
    found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like
    credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it.
    They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political,
    not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed,
    though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal >>> media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions
    the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed >>> rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    I endorse everything above 100%. Facts.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect
    the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed
    potatoes on his head.

    Yes, now we're likely to have a shrieking harridan with a history of
    domestic
    abuse who'd fit in perfectly at THE VIEW table as governor.


    The polls are showing Steve Hilton and Sheriff LoBianco leading. Isn't
    it more likely that one of them will win? Or will all the Democrats turn
    out in droves and sweep the "best" of their candidates into office? (I shudder to think that Katie Porter is the best they can do but she seems
    to be the top Democrat contender so far so I put the best in quotes.)

    The fact that two Republicans are leading seems very significant to me,
    as if Californians are getting truly sick of Democratic nonsense and are ready to make a big change. What am I missing?

    The Republican lead won't last. The only reason the Republicans are leading
    now is because there are so many Democrat candidates, they're cannibalizing
    and splitting the Dem voting base. As Election Day nears, most of them will
    cut deals with the front runners to drop out in exchange for political favors, allowing the Dem vote to coalesce among the final candidates. When that happens, the Republicans will fall in the face of California's Blue Wall.



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  • From Rhino@3:633/10 to All on Sat Apr 18 14:53:03 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    On 2026-04-18 1:27 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Apr 18, 2026 at 10:08:23 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    On 2026-04-16 1:46 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Apr 16, 2026 at 1:30:44 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a >>>> queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat,
    impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of >>>> women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded >>>> Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he
    posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018. >>>> He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual
    assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago >>>> and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than
    this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive: >>>> a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office, >>>> alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions >>>> while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with
    three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited
    explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New >>>> York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching, >>>> with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened >>>> a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than >>>> 50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to
    resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his >>>> campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo >>>> isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is >>>> in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and >>>> turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to
    pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing
    Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret: >>>> that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013 >>>> when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up >>>> to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television
    bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures >>>> the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed >>>> for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in >>>> Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo >>>> metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial
    frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv, >>>> but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin
    Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate >>>> against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid
    themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him.

    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly
    found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like
    credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it. >>>> They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political, >>>> not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed,
    though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal >>>> media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions >>>> the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed >>>> rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    I endorse everything above 100%. Facts.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect >>>> the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed >>>> potatoes on his head.

    Yes, now we're likely to have a shrieking harridan with a history of
    domestic
    abuse who'd fit in perfectly at THE VIEW table as governor.


    The polls are showing Steve Hilton and Sheriff LoBianco leading. Isn't
    it more likely that one of them will win? Or will all the Democrats turn
    out in droves and sweep the "best" of their candidates into office? (I
    shudder to think that Katie Porter is the best they can do but she seems
    to be the top Democrat contender so far so I put the best in quotes.)

    The fact that two Republicans are leading seems very significant to me,
    as if Californians are getting truly sick of Democratic nonsense and are
    ready to make a big change. What am I missing?

    The Republican lead won't last. The only reason the Republicans are leading now is because there are so many Democrat candidates, they're cannibalizing and splitting the Dem voting base. As Election Day nears, most of them will cut deals with the front runners to drop out in exchange for political favors,
    allowing the Dem vote to coalesce among the final candidates. When that happens, the Republicans will fall in the face of California's Blue Wall.


    That really blows. I had hoped this meant there'd be a Republican
    breakthrough and a return to sanity in your state's politics.

    I've actually seen Hilton interviewed on Triggernometry in one of their standard hour-plus podcasts and he seemed to make a lot of sense. I
    understand that he and LoBianco are running pretty much neck-and-neck so
    I suppose there's not much chance that either will stand aside on the
    theory that his might be enough to defeat the Democrats?

    --
    Rhino

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  • From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Sat Apr 18 19:23:57 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    On Apr 18, 2026 at 11:53:03 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    On 2026-04-18 1:27 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Apr 18, 2026 at 10:08:23 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
    wrote:

    On 2026-04-16 1:46 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Apr 16, 2026 at 1:30:44 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> >>>> wrote:

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a >>>>> queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat, >>>>> impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of >>>>> women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded
    Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he >>>>> posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018.
    He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual >>>>> assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago >>>>> and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than >>>>> this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive:
    a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office,
    alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions >>>>> while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with >>>>> three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited >>>>> explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New
    York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching, >>>>> with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened
    a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than >>>>> 50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to >>>>> resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his >>>>> campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo >>>>> isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is >>>>> in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and
    turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to >>>>> pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing >>>>> Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret: >>>>> that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013
    when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up >>>>> to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television >>>>> bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures >>>>> the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed
    for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in >>>>> Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo >>>>> metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial
    frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv,
    but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin >>>>> Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate >>>>> against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid >>>>> themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him. >>>>>
    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly >>>>> found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like >>>>> credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it. >>>>> They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political, >>>>> not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed, >>>>> though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal
    media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions >>>>> the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed
    rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    I endorse everything above 100%. Facts.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect >>>>> the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed >>>>> potatoes on his head.

    Yes, now we're likely to have a shrieking harridan with a history of >>>> domestic
    abuse who'd fit in perfectly at THE VIEW table as governor.


    The polls are showing Steve Hilton and Sheriff LoBianco leading. Isn't
    it more likely that one of them will win? Or will all the Democrats turn >>> out in droves and sweep the "best" of their candidates into office? (I
    shudder to think that Katie Porter is the best they can do but she seems >>> to be the top Democrat contender so far so I put the best in quotes.)

    The fact that two Republicans are leading seems very significant to me, >>> as if Californians are getting truly sick of Democratic nonsense and are >>> ready to make a big change. What am I missing?

    The Republican lead won't last. The only reason the Republicans are leading >> now is because there are so many Democrat candidates, they're cannibalizing >> and splitting the Dem voting base. As Election Day nears, most of them will >> cut deals with the front runners to drop out in exchange for political
    favors,
    allowing the Dem vote to coalesce among the final candidates. When that
    happens, the Republicans will fall in the face of California's Blue Wall. >>

    That really blows. I had hoped this meant there'd be a Republican breakthrough and a return to sanity in your state's politics.

    I've actually seen Hilton interviewed on Triggernometry in one of their standard hour-plus podcasts and he seemed to make a lot of sense.

    Making sense in California is the quickest way to kill your candidacy.

    I understand that he and LoBianco are running pretty much neck-and-neck so
    I suppose there's not much chance that either will stand aside on the
    theory that his might be enough to defeat the Democrats?

    Maybe, who knows?



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  • From Rhino@3:633/10 to All on Sat Apr 18 15:44:40 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    On 2026-04-18 3:23 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Apr 18, 2026 at 11:53:03 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    On 2026-04-18 1:27 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Apr 18, 2026 at 10:08:23 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
    wrote:

    On 2026-04-16 1:46 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    On Apr 16, 2026 at 1:30:44 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> >>>>> wrote:

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a
    queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat, >>>>>> impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of
    women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded
    Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he >>>>>> posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018.
    He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual >>>>>> assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago
    and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than >>>>>> this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive:
    a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office,
    alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions
    while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered, >>>>>> bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with >>>>>> three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited >>>>>> explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New
    York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching, >>>>>> with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened
    a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than
    50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations >>>>>> "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to >>>>>> resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his
    campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to >>>>>> apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo
    isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is
    in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and
    turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to >>>>>> pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing >>>>>> Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret:
    that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local >>>>>> government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013
    when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up
    to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television >>>>>> bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures
    the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way. >>>>>>
    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed
    for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in
    Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo
    metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial >>>>>> frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv,
    but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin >>>>>> Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate >>>>>> against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid >>>>>> themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him. >>>>>>
    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly >>>>>> found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like >>>>>> credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it.
    They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political,
    not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed, >>>>>> though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal
    media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions
    the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed
    rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop. >>>>>
    I endorse everything above 100%. Facts.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect
    the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed >>>>>> potatoes on his head.

    Yes, now we're likely to have a shrieking harridan with a history of >>>>> domestic
    abuse who'd fit in perfectly at THE VIEW table as governor.


    The polls are showing Steve Hilton and Sheriff LoBianco leading. Isn't >>>> it more likely that one of them will win? Or will all the Democrats turn >>>> out in droves and sweep the "best" of their candidates into office? (I >>>> shudder to think that Katie Porter is the best they can do but she seems >>>> to be the top Democrat contender so far so I put the best in quotes.) >>>>
    The fact that two Republicans are leading seems very significant to me, >>>> as if Californians are getting truly sick of Democratic nonsense and are >>>> ready to make a big change. What am I missing?

    The Republican lead won't last. The only reason the Republicans are leading
    now is because there are so many Democrat candidates, they're cannibalizing
    and splitting the Dem voting base. As Election Day nears, most of them will
    cut deals with the front runners to drop out in exchange for political >>> favors,
    allowing the Dem vote to coalesce among the final candidates. When that >>> happens, the Republicans will fall in the face of California's Blue Wall. >>>

    That really blows. I had hoped this meant there'd be a Republican
    breakthrough and a return to sanity in your state's politics.

    I've actually seen Hilton interviewed on Triggernometry in one of their
    standard hour-plus podcasts and he seemed to make a lot of sense.

    Making sense in California is the quickest way to kill your candidacy.

    I was going to say California is wacky place but that would overlook the untoward dominance of the Liberals in this country. All they had to do
    was jetison Trudeau and voters decided the Liberals were the only
    reasonable choice, even though the entire Liberal Party had enabled the
    same Trudeau that most voters came to despise. This country is just as ludicrous as California. Mind you, Carney has been very sneaky and
    adopted a lot of Conservative policies to trick people into thinking
    he's more centrist than Trudeau was. In California, the Democrats
    continue to be unapologetic "progressives". Continuing to support those
    Far Left loons strikes me as worse somehow than being fooled into
    thinking Carney is more centrist than he actually is.


    I understand that he and LoBianco are running pretty much neck-and-neck so >> I suppose there's not much chance that either will stand aside on the
    theory that his might be enough to defeat the Democrats?

    Maybe, who knows?


    It seems to me that it will be a victory for common sense if at least
    one of the Republicans survives to contest the election, even if he gets trounced. Of course it would be a much bigger victory if one of the Republicans actually WINS and becomes governor! But at least there will
    be a glimmer of hope if Republicans can still be one of the two finalists.

    In any case, if the Republicans are shut out again, then it simply means Californians need yet another dose of "progressive" policies before they
    start to see how disastrous those policies are and can vote the bastards
    out. It's sad but sometimes you have to hit rock bottom before you can
    realize you're on the wrong path. Maybe Californians haven't yet found
    that bottom....

    --
    Rhino

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@3:633/10 to All on Sat Apr 18 23:43:25 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

    . . .

    That's one of the stupidest remarks I've heard in a while. If the Jews >controlled the media, would be they be piling on to the anti-Semitic, >pro-Palestine bandwagon? Wake the fuck up!

    Please do not followup to the paganini troll.

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  • From Ubiquitous@3:633/10 to All on Mon Apr 20 10:15:02 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    Rhino wrote:
    On 2026-04-16 1:46 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    "Ubiquitous" <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a
    queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat,
    impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of
    women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded
    Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he
    posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018.
    He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual
    assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago
    and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than
    this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive:
    a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office,
    alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions
    while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with
    three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited
    explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New
    York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching,
    with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened
    a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than
    50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to
    resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his
    campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo
    isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is
    in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and
    turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to
    pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing
    Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret:
    that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013
    when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up
    to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television
    bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures
    the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed
    for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in
    Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo
    metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial
    frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv,
    but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin
    Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate
    against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid
    themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him.

    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly
    found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like
    credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it.
    They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political,
    not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed,
    though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal
    media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions
    the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed
    rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    I endorse everything above 100%. Facts.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect
    the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed
    potatoes on his head.

    Yes, now we're likely to have a shrieking harridan with a history of
    domestic abuse who'd fit in perfectly at THE VIEW table as governor.


    The polls are showing Steve Hilton and Sheriff LoBianco leading. Isn't
    it more likely that one of them will win? Or will all the Democrats turn
    out in droves and sweep the "best" of their candidates into office? (I >shudder to think that Katie Porter is the best they can do but she seems
    to be the top Democrat contender so far so I put the best in quotes.)

    Democrats lean heavily towarded grouop-think, so the Demsd will be
    furiously trying to remove extra candidates. Of course, this assumes
    they don't indulge in their usual election fraud.

    The fact that two Republicans are leading seems very significant to me,
    as if Californians are getting truly sick of Democratic nonsense and are >ready to make a big change. What am I missing?

    I think a lot of people are tired of the Democrats. I am sure the lead candidate wanting to arrest ICE Agents isn't going to help.

    --
    Democrats and the liberal media hate President Trump more than they
    love this country.


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  • From Ubiquitous@3:633/10 to All on Mon Apr 20 10:21:01 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    In article <10s04ju$2661i$2@paganini.bofh.team>, hi@ku.not wrote:
    Ubiquitous wrote:

    "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Shakespeare wrote it for a >>queen. It fits a congressman just as well.

    For years, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell - California Democrat, >>impeachment manager, aspiring governor, and self-appointed guardian of >>women's dignity - lectured America about sexual misconduct. He demanded >>Brett Kavanaugh open his doors to every accuser. On social media he
    posted "Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you" in 2018.
    He championed the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files "for sexual
    assault victims." He sat across from Senator Adam Schiff not long ago
    and declared, with his characteristic smugness, "We are better than
    this."

    It turns out he is not.

    On April 10, the San Francisco Chronicle published a damning exclusive:
    a former staffer, hired at age 21 in his Castro Valley district office, >>alleged that Swalwell sexually assaulted her on two separate occasions >>while she was too intoxicated to consent, leaving her battered,
    bruised, and bleeding. Hours later, CNN published a follow-up with
    three additional women. Two allege Swalwell sent them unsolicited
    explicit messages and photographs. A fourth says she woke up in his New >>York City hotel room after a night of unwanted kissing and touching,
    with no memory of how she got there.

    The dominoes fell fast. The Manhattan District Attorney's office opened
    a criminal investigation into the 2024 NYC hotel allegation. More than
    50 former staffers signed an open letter calling the accusations
    "serious, credible, and [demanding] accountability" - urging him to
    resign from Congress and exit the gubernatorial race. He suspended his >>campaign the following day. His statement managed, somehow, to
    apologize for things he simultaneously insisted he never did.

    Ugly - but the revelation that this congressman is a grotesque weirdo >>isn't the main takeaway. Most of us already knew that. The intrigue is
    in the mob response from the Left. The liberal media knew all along and >>turned a blind eye for years. Now the whole cabal is scrambling to
    pretend they were always on the case while simultaneously throwing >>Swalwell directly under the bus.

    Reporter Steven Tavares admitted what was, apparently, an open secret: >>that Swalwell's behavior "was known by all levels of our local
    government and the Alameda County Democratic Party" as far back as 2013 >>when he first arrived in Washington, D.C. That's 13 years. It adds up
    to over a decade of endorsements, fundraisers, national television >>bookings, and impeachment hearings - while a press corps that lectures
    the country about speaking truth to power looked the other way.

    This isn't investigative journalism; it's a deliberate demolition timed >>for effect.

    Ask the obvious question: if Swalwell's behavior was an open secret in >>Democratic circles, why did the party of supposed feminists and #MeToo >>metrosexuals allow him to ascend from local pol to gubernatorial >>frontrunner? The answer is that Californians know he's not just a perv, >>but an idiot - and he would've burned California faster than Gavin
    Newsom did last January. Swalwell would've been an abysmal candidate >>against Steve Hilton. Now that it's politically convenient to rid >>themselves of this smarmy beta, they've unleashed the dogs on him.

    The press, which had been sitting on this story for years, suddenly
    found its courage. Brian Stelter and company would very much like
    credit for a moment of journalistic reckoning. They don't deserve it.
    They failed for over a decade. The timing of this story is political,
    not principled.

    The lesson isn't that a sanctimonious hypocrite has been exposed,
    though one has. The lesson is about who holds the controls. The liberal >>media does not report on Democratic misconduct. It ratifies decisions
    the party has already made. When Swalwell was useful, the rumors stayed >>rumors. When he became inconvenient, the Chronicle got its scoop.

    On the bright side, though, the citizens of California can still elect
    the Democrat who assaulted her ex-husband by pouring scalding mashed >>potatoes on his head.


    The Jew controlled media.



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    * |\ *comatose
    * \ *clinical death
    * \ *biological death
    * _\/ *demonic apparition
    * * *damned for all eternity





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  • From Ubiquitous@3:633/10 to All on Mon Apr 20 10:21:41 2026
    Subject: Re: The Media Knew About Eric Swalwell. They Just Didn't Care - Until Now.

    In article <10s2m6i$2h5o6$9@paganini.bofh.team>, hi@ku.not wrote:

    Why do you support the Jew controlled media?



    TROLL-O-METER

    5* 6* *7
    4* *8
    3* *9
    2* *10
    1* | *stuporous
    0* -*- *catatonic
    * |\ *comatose
    * \ *clinical death
    * \ *biological death
    * _\/ *demonic apparition
    * * *damned for all eternity





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