Biden up now on Brian Williams. Will post more as it happens. Anyone else want to join?

[Amaryllis]

Joe: I'd apt one person to be in charge.
Invoke the Def Production Act.
Criminal penalties for price gauging.
LIsten to the scientists.

Joe on the phone with Gov Cuomo today; talks to him almost daily.

[SWBTATTReg]

1. I'm going to tune in myself. Hope Biden rips trump a new one. nt

[Botany]

2. That is what leadership looks like

n/t

[elleng]

3. A lot of people saw this coming in January.

tr been slow.

Where's he been?

What is holding him up?

Who is in charge?

It's not rocket science.

Put someone in charge; need a general.


Wise if tr called Pres. Obama.

[Amaryllis]

4. WHo or what is tr?

[elleng]

5. trump

[George II]

6. What an amazing interview so far. Damn he's on top of the crisis! He's our defacto President today.

[BidenBacker]

7. Brian Williams mentioned

"secure remote voting" in November.

That sent a chill up my spine. And bet it made Putin bolt upright when his boys translated it for him.

No, no. No, no, no. NO!

[Amaryllis]

8. Amy Klobuchar has also mentioned it. Terribly insecure. Sen Wyden is all over

promoting vote by mail; we have it in Oregon. He is up on security issues with voting. Has been all over ES&S, largest vendor in country, for installing remote access on their voting machines. Been after them for a couple years.

Secure remote voting is an oxymoron.

[BidenBacker]

9. No way in hell

can we safely slap together a "secure" system in a few months.

Mail-in ballots only as an option to normal voting this election...need something traceable. We can look into electronic voting in the future when we don't have a thug in the WH.

[MustLoveBeagles]

12. +1

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. No is right

Far to vulnerable to hacker shenanigans. Mail in ballots is the way to go. It would take longer to get the results but who cares?

[BidenBacker]

14. V as in Victory...or Vlad

Mueller report: Russia hacked state databases and voting machine companies

https://www.rollcall.com/2019/04/22/mueller-report-russia-hacked-state-databases-and-voting-machine-companies/

Williams: "MSNBC now has some new calls on a few more states. We go to our Steve Kornacki."

Kornacki: "Brian, our election center now calls Massachusetts, New York and California for Trump. All the President needs now is Hawaii and Alaska for a clean 50-state sweep."

Dems need to put the kibosh on any such talk about this bullshit ASAP. I'm worried enough as it is that several of the crucial swing states are under Republican control and need to be watched like a hawk...we don't need the goddamn Russians to come in and perform the coup de grâce.

[MustLoveBeagles]

15. I agree that Democrats need to stop hawking this

I've never trusted electronic voting and I doubt that I ever will.

[BidenBacker]

16. Klobuchar proposed election security legislation

Threats To U.S. Elections Aren't Going Away. What Have The 2020 Democrats Proposed?

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/25/744587413/threats-to-u-s-elections-arent-going-away-what-have-the-2020-democrats-proposed

Klobuchar listed cybersecurity as an "immediate priority" in her "First 100 Days" plan and has vowed, if elected, to issue an executive order that increases funding within the government.

She also supports creating a cybersecurity "Cabinet-level task force" as well as working toward all federal elections having paper ballot backup systems along with audits.

Klobuchar addressed election interference during the first Democratic debate as well, criticizing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who blocked her election security legislation last month.

But Moscow Mitch blocked it. Well, duhhh. Does a Russian bear shit in the Siberian woods?

[Amaryllis]

22. AMy sponsored that bill with Ron Wyden. Turtle has blocked ALL election security bills.

Almost like he doesn't want secure elections, ya think?
Trust no sarcasm icon needed.

[elleng]

10. Bernie has ardent followers, his decision to stay in or out.

Been talking to his people.

#names on VP list?

Mich Gov on the list 2 months ago.

6-10 on the list.

[Cha]

13. I don't care how "ardent" they are.. BS said this.. did he

mean it or Not?

Donald Trump must be defeated,” Bernie Sanders insists, “and I will do everything in my power to make that happen.”

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/1287673175

Link to tweet

[Thekaspervote]

17. Yes yes yes! Trump must be defeated says sanders but then attacks Joe with horrible lies

How is this going after trump?

[Cha]

18. How is this "doing all he can to Defeat trump"?.. it's Not.

they were just words.

Biden has "Ardent fans" too.. and they actually came out and Voted for him.

[showblue22]

19. Biden has always been very diplomatic.

[showblue22]

20. Oh! this is good!

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

21. Joe was great last night