Ode to the Trumps

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Tuesday January 19, 2021 · 12:08 PM PST

2021/01/19 · 12:08

The Trumps are in the process of vacating the White House. Certainly a deep clean is in order thanks to Covid 19 and the brilliant Trump plan of trying to infect everyone who came to the White House by not requiring masks. Why wear a mask when the illusive “herd mentality” is so close at hand?

But then there is deep cleaning on another level, akin to cleaning a college fraternity after four years of debauchery, excessive drinking and unprotected sex. You know, like the parties Supreme Court Justice “I love beer” Brett Kavanaugh frequently attended.

It’s like watching the Clampett’s (only with none of the charm) pack up and move out. Manhatten hillbillies unceremoniously slinking off with their personality disorders, family dysfunction, and wardrobe full of clothes that more often than not could not hide the rot of those who wore them. Who can ever forget Melania’s choice of the sheik, “I Don’t Care, Do You” coat she chose the day she went to visit the kids at the border? Obvious in her choice was not wanting to overdress for the caged children so her $80K shoes and $120K dresses were a left hanging in her residence.

I mean no disrespect to the Clampett’s and unabashedly admit I loved that show for all the reasons I hate the Trump family. The Clampett’s, honest, helpful folk from the country, oozed humility. The Trump’s on the other hand have none.

No, I use the comparison in a straightforward and derogatory way. As in white trash. White trash that even Ivanka’s line of overpriced clothing or knockoff handbags couldn’t cover up. And who can ever forget the picture of the Trump boys, useless twits with neither a shred of humanity nor an ounce of brains between them, proudly standing over their kill of endangered species de jour. Trophy hunters. Aww, shucks, a couple of urban hillbillies out having fun, relieving the stress of running their corrupt family charity or laundering money through the Trump Organization for the Russians.

So farewell to the Trump’s, America’s First Family of White Trash. Thank you for taking a shit on American democracy. Your graceless and profound ignorance of Americans values and culture. Your unfailing bad taste in, well, everything. Thank you for reminding us that the office of President of the United States can survive four years of scum. The White House can always be cleaned, purged, purified or rebuilt if necessary. I look forward to the upcoming battles as Palm Beach residents unite to block these Manhattan hillbillies from desecrating their fair city.

Newsflash for Republicans

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Sunday January 17, 2021 · 12:12 PM PST

2021/01/17 · 12:12

Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20, 2021. Here’s the thing: he won a huge victory. That’s right, black people got together and voted. Refused to be denied their rights as Americans. And why should they? They are citizens, same as you. But that’s not all. Young people voted. Women voted. Old people voted. College educated voted. Non-college educated voted. Latinos voted. Muslims voted. Jews voted. Christians voted. Native Americans voted. In other words, Americans came out and voted in spite of repeated failed attempts to take away voting rights and suppress the vote. Despite your anti-American attempts to discredit a presidential election.

What does this mean? Your guy lost. He lost the popular vote twice. He got impeached twice. America voted for a president in 2020, not a crime lord. Joe Biden won. You can refuse to acknowledge his victory. You can continue to throw into question the legitimacy of the presidential election. But most people just hear you as whiners. Bad sports. Nutters who can’t admit defeat. All we’re hearing as the transfer of power approaches, as the world holds its collective breath, is wah, wah, boo hoo!

No one can tell you what to believe. Except in your infinite wisdom you have been told exactly what to believe. Not by anyone with a ounce of credibility. No, you have been played by a completely dishonest human being we’ve had the misfortune to have to endure for four long years. You’ve been played by Fox News and Rush Limbaugh and the whole right wing propaganda machine. You have been told to ignore experts, scientists, career professionals and others not wearing a red hat. You have been told to ignore the press, ignore the pandemic, ignore the social collapse of our society. You have been told your guy is the only source of truth and his path of corruption was the true path forward for America.

You have been told Democrats are evil, nasty people. Bad people. Radical socialists. Communists and whatever else came to the imagination. Whatever! You were gullible enough to believe that nonsense whatever your reason. I’m sorry you lost the ability to think for yourself. To parse through the hate speech, the lies and the outrageous. That’s your problem. Good luck in the future.

But know this. The world moves on. Keep on whining and fomenting revolution. Plan your insurrection and when that fails try to force your way into Trader Joes without a mask. We see you. We see and hear your sad protestations about freedom and liberty and rights that seem to only apply to white Karens and guys in beards with pick up trucks, not to blacks or Americans of any other stripe or persuasion. We see and hear your proud defiance in the name of white supremacy. We just don’t care.

Down the Rabbit Hole

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Thursday December 17, 2020 · 5:25 PM PST

2020/12/17 · 17:25

Me: Joe Biden won the presidential election.

Trump supporter: Trump won by a landslide.

Me: Seriously? Joe Biden got eighty-one million votes and your guy got seventy-four million. That sure looks like Biden won by around 5 points. That’s huge.

Trump supporter: There was massive fraud and cheating. My guy won if you don’t count Democrat votes from rat and democrat infested cities. You know, where the blacks live.

Me: But there is no evidence of fraud. Your guy lost what? around 60 lawsuits because the whole fraud thing is actually made up. No evidence of irregularities. No evidence of interference. In fact all fifty states have certified their results. He even lost three times in Georgia. That has to be some kind of record.

Trump supporter: See, that’s where you’re wrong. Trump warned us that if he lost it was because you all cheated. He warned us months before the election. I remember it clearly: if I win it was a fair election. If I loose it will be because of massive fraud. I trust Trump. He doesn’t lie.

Me: You think maybe he was making up an excuse for losing ahead of time?

Trump supporter: Democrats are vile, radical socialists and don’t have an honest bone in their bodies. They can’t be trusted. They are nothing but communists and they stole this election.

Me: That seems pretty unfair. I voted for Biden but I’m neither dishonest nor a radical socialist nor a communist. I’m an American who voted Democratic for Joe Biden. Actually I have a lot of liberal Democratic friends and none of them are radical socialists or communists. My friends volunteer in the community all the time helping the homeless by volunteering in shelters, helping disadvantaged kids with reading, delivering meals to the elderly—doesn't sound very radical to me. How about your friends?

Trump supporter: We protect our borders from illegal immigrants. We are guardians of liberty and second amendment rights. We’re armed and ready to fight Antifa. Blue Lives matter, man! Pro-life, baby!

Me: I don’t think anyone says blue lives don’t matter. I think people are saying saying Black Lives Matter. Police kill an awful lot of black people, men especially, often when there is no cause. We saw it happen in Minneapolis this year. We saw happen again in Kenosha—cop shot a man seven times in the back because he was walking away. That doesn’t seem very pro-life to me.

Trump supporter: It’s all about law and order. Black people are inherently suspicious and therefore guilty of something. I see a black man ordering coffee in Starbucks or bird watching in Central Park and I just know he’s there to rob the place or bother a white woman. I’d call the cops. It’s my civic duty.

Me: Maybe he just wanted a coffee. Maybe he was waiting for a friend. Maybe he was, you know, bird watching.

Me: Back to President-elect Biden—he has pledged to work for all Americans; fight Covid-19; take action against climate change, build back the economy. Help Americans who are hurting because of the pandemic. Sounds like something we all need.

Trump supporter: Nah, you don’t get it. The virus is a hoax. Besides Trump did a great job with protecting the country when he closed our border to China.

Me: Kind of sounds like an inconsistency don’t you think? If the virus was really a hoax, why would he need to close our borders? Why promote using bleach or hydroxychloriquine? Seems like he was being reckless.

Trump supporter: You live in a liberal, socialist bubble, man. You must listen and watch fake news. If you’re not watching Fox, you don’t have a clue. Better yet, you should tune into Newsmax if you really want to know what’s going on. Are you a communist?

Me: You’re wrong about the bubble and I already told you I’m not a communist. I live in America on planet earth. I’m just not sure what universe you’re from.

Your King Needs You

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Saturday December 12, 2020 · 12:05 PM PST

2020/12/12 · 12:05

Another day, another angry tweet. Another loss, another vow to fight on. Another shameful abuse of office, another vow from disgraced Republicans to back America’s biggest loser.

More bleating, more blaming, more blowing smoke. More of everything. More sleight of hand, more silly rhetoric, more slander.

Send me money so I can fight on. Do you hear me my valiant warriors, my faithful, my flock of useful idiots? My army of the duped? I need more money. Your king is counting on you (to not read the fine print on all my emails). We will prevail, but I need money. I need your wallet, your cool camo outfits and those killer guns you walk around with. Don’t be afraid, O warriors of stop the steal. Your king needs you.

I need your blind obedience. I need your rage which I have so cleverly stoked. I need your pledge of fealty, your commitment to my version of reality. Your steadfast devotion, your belief in me—how good my stand up rally routine is; my wonderful hair, my good judgment, my unmatched brilliance, my prodigiously infallible gut.

To my subjects in the House of Representatives: your King needs you. I have issued a call to arms and you have sworn to obey. You have been on your knees and publicly pledged your undying love and devotion. You have kissed my ring and sworn your oath of allegiance. Know this my faithful elected Republicans, because I am King your pledge to protect and defend the Constitution has been superseded. You are free to abandon your beliefs in democracy, in the rule of law, and in truth.

To the rest of America: You are my enemy and I will attempt to destroy you. I will marshal my army–THE FORCES OF DARKNESS AND IGNORANCE—and burn the country down. I will huff and I will puff and I will blow down democracy. I will bring fire and brimstone like the world has never seen against my sworn enemy: America. I will make the streets run red with the blood of Americans. I will bring my tanks into your rat infested Democratic cities. I will . . .

Wake up Donald, it’s time for your medication.

What's Next, Brown Shirts?

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Friday December 11, 2020 · 11:50 AM PST

2020/12/11 · 11:50

Here’s to all the Republicans in Congress or otherwise: did you remember to give your shirt size when you signed onto the Texas lawsuit that is making a mockery of your party?

Were your fingers crossed when you took your oath of office and swore to defend the Constitution?

Have you read the Constitution?

Have you enjoyed the benefits of living in a free society that respects the rule of law but simply have become weary of all that freedom?

Do you not find it even a little bit ludicrous that you are willing to use the legal system to discredit the laws we all have lived by for over two centuries? In service of a crime boss?

You realize that signing on to the frivolous lawsuit with the intent to stealing a lawful election still doesn’t add you to Trump’s list of who will get his private Covid cocktail. You’re nothing but useful idiots.

You have all defiled the office you hold. You have defiled Congress. You are attempting to turn America into a one party mafia state.

Your actions are coming very close to inciting rebellion and insurrection, a Federal crime. Your participation in this lawsuit as well as the lawsuit itself is very close to an act of sedition, also a Federal crime.

You are spreading fascism in America. You are not on some noble quest to right a wrong. You are committing the wrong. You are challenging the right to vote which is a vital function of democracy. Therefore, I can only conclude that none of you believe in democracy.

You will be remembered.

Is It Not Sedition? How About Rebellion or Insurrection?

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Monday December 07, 2020 · 5:35 PM PST

2020/12/07 · 17:35

When a person advocates to overthrow the government of the United States, is it not sedition? Does not 18 U.S.C. § 2384 state: If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

Doesn’t this apply to Donald J. Trump, lame duck president who, let’s face it, is exhorting his cult base to oppose by force if necessary a legal presidential election in which there is actually no evidence of voter fraud. Why does he get a “get out of jail free card?” Is he not attempting to overthrow the results of a huge Biden victory by openly trying get states to throw out the results of the election and claim that he was the winner.

Same law different section concerning Rebellion and Insurrection: Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

Doesn’t this in fact pertain to the same lame duck president who is openly inciting his cult base to reject an election in which he lost by over four percent? Is he not exhorting these same Americans to do whatever is necessary to change the outcome of the election? Are not his faithful making death threats, plotting kidnappings and refusing to accept that the election is over? Are they not threatening to take to the streets? Are there not elected members of Congress who are advocating for violence?

Let’s all say it out loud: Donald J. Trump is a traitor to the presidency. He has done more than any one individual to divide America and advocate for a Civil War; he has called for his base to save him; he has claimed he is the rightful winner of the November election while making false claims about the legitimacy of the election; he has asked Republican officials to violate U.S. and state laws to overturn an election he lost.

Does he stop just short or has he crossed the line? Is he conspiring along with Mike Pence, Rudy Giuliani, Lindsey Graham and others to overturn a legal presidential election that was clearly lost? Is he not guilty of sedition? Is he not calling for rebellion? Are we as a nation too timid to slap him down? Too afraid of some theoretical political cost for simply coming out and saying to him and all those participating in his latest abuse of power: You are all traitors and have violated not only the law but the sanctity of our democracy. You are guilty and must be punished?

Who Are They — Take Two

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Wednesday November 25, 2020 · 6:47 PM PST

2020/11/25 · 18:47

It’s a strange mix of past and present. I’m referring of course to the Republican Party. Closer to the truth: The Trump Party; The Nationalist Party; The White Party; The Racist Party; The Mafia State Party; The Aliens; The Faux America Party; The Flat Earth Party; The Cult.

It’s hard work trying to think up labels that more accurately reflect what was, in the not too distant past—by outward appearances at least—a legitimate political party in American politics. We did get a foreshadowing of this metamorphosis when Sarah Palin was selected as John McCaine’s running mate in 2008. She was and still is a dingbat. Woefully uninformed about the world: geo-politics, economics, National Security or any and all things related to running a country. She did however understand that there were a lot of Americans who didn’t give a rat’s ass about any of that. Not about education. Not about knowledge or academics. Not about professionalism or experience. Hell those elites aren’t real Americans anyway.

I don’t think McCaine liked or respected her, but he was stuck with her. Now to the point of all this—Palin was the first to touch Trump’s cult. She energized and thrilled the Trump base with her hatred of Muslims, her stunning ignorance and lack of understanding of the world. She may have been the first national Republican politician to speak the language of bigotry in a way that gave many white non-college educated men a boner. That titillated the women. Spoke to their prejudices, their racist views, their mistrust of anyone getting a bigger piece of the pie that was rightfully theirs; or acted and sounded like they were smarter than them.

Too bad she was a woman. She would have owned forty plus percent of this country if she had been a man. Which leads to Trump—the seller of bullshit. The man who was already squandering the obscene wealth granted to him by his nasty, soulless, racist father. A guy born on third base. A guy with no talent. No skills. No wits except those of a gutter rat. A man with an unlimited capacity for bullshit. A man who could sell the earlier Palin crowd on the fact he was just like them when in fact he was nothing like them: He a lazy, pampered rich guy; a gold-plated phony who more than anything wanted to be accepted and respected by the elites his base hated. Where they had to work hard, he had it handed to him. Where they had arguable complaints about their status in a rapidly changing world, he had none. He lived a life of excess and debauchery, flaunting his supposed wealth and taking whatever he wanted—especially from women.

So when you ask who are they—Republicans who once stood for something, you might also ask yourself how long have they been like this? How long was it simmering in the background, underground, hidden behind haughty declarations of being the true patriots, hardliners on national security, fiscal conservatives who demanded a balanced budget. Who paraded around with their American flag lapel pins claiming moral superiority. The party of family values. The party of white supremacy.

Did they just become this party of defending statues of Confederate traitors? The party of white supremacy? The party that is willing to tear apart immigrant families of color coming to our country seeking a better life? The party of deporting the offspring of illegal immigrants born in America, who have lived in America their entire lives and were promised a path to citizenship? The party that whines incessantly about their Second Amendment rights as they drool at the prospect of punishing people who are exercising their First Amendment rights. The party that acts like Moscow west? That thinks Vladimir Putin, a trained Russian KGB agent with delusions of Russian global domination, is a great role model and trustworthy partner? The party that thinks our longstanding allies should be trashed because we pay more than them to keep the peace?

The party that no longer believes democracy is valid if casting votes means people of color have a say; or that results can’t be trusted if the racist doesn’t win? The party willing to stab America in the heart, pit states against each other and erase the United in United States? The party that thinks climate change is a hoax? The party that no longer believes in the law, that supports corruption and defiance of the law as Trump demonstrated and preached while ushering in a completely new set of American values: lie, cheat and steal until they stop you; never admit defeat; never say you made a mistake; stack the courts with incompetent partisan judges, some of whom have never tried a case in court, who will always rule in your favor; nothing is sacred in America if you can make money off of it?

No. I submit they didn’t just become this party. In their heart of hearts they have always been this party. This is who they are. This is who they have always been. And they are damn proud of it: Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, Mike Pence, Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Tom Cotton, Rand Paul, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Lamar Alexander, John Cornyn, the incomparable Ted Cruz, Moscow Ron Johnson, Louis Gohmert, Steve King, and Devin Nunes just to name a few.

Views from the Pacific Northwest

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Sunday November 22, 2020 · 7:12 PM PST

2020/11/22 · 19:12

If ever there was a modern day equivalent to Nero fiddling while Rome burned, it has to be Trump golfing while his stooges attempt to overturn a presidential election.

As far as I’m concerned President Biden should prepare his entire cabinet to serve as temporary appointments if need be. Wouldn’t that be amazing if Dems actually played hardball for once, instead of giving McConnell any control over his picks. We have learned from Trump that Republicans are all in on violating government norms and protocols so what’s the big deal?

While it is true more of us voted for Biden than aggrieved Americans voted for Trump, it is also true that a majority of elected Republicans would be tickled to trash democracy for good and go with a pseudo-monarchy. Their silence in watching the Trump administration, and I use the term loosely, refuse to cooperate with a lawful transition to the winner of the election, not to mention Trump’s attempt to disenfranchise non-white voters kind of says it all.

Fox News is as much responsible for this abuse of our democracy as any member of the present government. They understand the pandemic is real, understand the damage Trump is doing to the country and they cheer him on. They understand he is a sociopath and they cheer him on. They understand he is likely the laziest, most incompetent president in our history and yet they cheer him on. Wait, there’s more: they willfully lie to their viewers.

I applaud Joe Biden for wanting to include Republicans in his government and there actually are good men and women who have lived their lives as lifelong Republicans until Trump. I have nothing against Republicans in general, but their party has morphed into a Reality TV cult. Biden should ignore working with members of Congress who countenance and repeat disinformation, conspiracy theories and have violated Federal law over the past four years.

I am most interested to see if Biden allows for an independent commission to investigate the almost too numerous to list scandals and crimes committed during Trump’s attempted mob takeover.

And last for tonight, Trump has laid out the new Republican playbook. Some highlights: Do whatever you want until they stop you. Lie, lie, and lie some more until they believe you. Use the cover of the law to break the law. Grab what you can, it’s yours for the taking.

Give the Man His Due

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Friday November 13, 2020 · 12:33 PM PST

2020/11/13 · 12:33

Being a fair minded chap I will man up and give credit where credit is due. Donald J. Trump has in all fairness achieved BEST status at a few things which will surely define his short reign as America’s first failed monarch.

He can claim the title of President of Death. Quite simply more Americans will have died before he is unceremoniously removed from office in January 2021 than in almost all of our wars combined. By handing off the Covid-19 response to Mike Pence and Jared Kushner he assured the the virus would become a raging success. But that’s not all: he systematically attempted to divide the United States, pit governors and states against each other and effectively kill off the United in the United States of America.

What else is he best at? More Americans voted to keep this failed wannabe king in office then at any time since we fought the Revolutionary War to free ourselves from a corrupt king. In accomplishing this feat he attempted to kill off truth, almost succeeding, by early in his reign naming the press “enemy of the people”. He killed off objective reality by spinning and elevating fairytales and obvious lies into an alternative reality. Along the way he backed neo-Nazis, the KKK, and QAnon while trashing democratic norms along with our shared cultural values; and half the country bought it.

He attacked our own institutions designed to keep America safe from adversaries who would attack America. He killed transparency in government and belief in the rule of law and ran the most secretive, corrupt and obstructive government in American history. He attacked the FBI, our Intelligence Services, the State Department, the EPA, CDC, and totally weakened the Department of Justice—the premiere institution designed to protect Americans from crime and corruption. If he hasn’t killed them off entirely it’s not for lack of trying.

At no other time in our history has our government been so successfully dismantled—ruined out of incompetence and spite then during Trump’s one term of death. With amazingly single minded focus he has tried to murder our government, our relationships around the world, our leadership in global affairs and our electoral process. He has attacked NATO, the World Health Organization and our relationship with Canada for crying out loud.

Further, he has attempted to kill off science. Kill off public education. Kill off immigration to the United States. (At this point I feel compelled to remind everyone to check the family tree and see if any immigrants are lurking somewhere in their past.) Thanks to Trump’s immigration policies we might have been able to keep Fred Trump out of the country and thereby save ourselves the past four years of trauma. This would mean no Melania Trump with her phony Einstein Visa or her parents, thanks to chain migration which he has also attempted to kill off.

He has almost successfully killed off the reputation of the United States Senate held by the Republican Party, now the Anti-democracy Party. He has killed off the antiquated notion of party platform and the art of compromise. Elevated laziness, incompetence and stupid as the new norms in Republican politics. In other words he has killed off the desire for honor, integrity and competence once expected of our elected officials.

And finally, congratulations to the Confederate state of Alabama for electing Tommy Tuberville, soon to become the dumbest elected official in the United States Senate and the newest poster boy of Republican politics. I rest my case.

Feel free to add to the list.

The Anti-Democracy Party vs. Democracy

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Wednesday November 11, 2020 · 6:02 PM PST

2020/11/11 · 18:02

The following is an opinion . . .

The Republican Party is dead. Republicans who are not in a trance state understand this and have already left the party. Kudos to the Lincoln Project and the saner heads in the former Republican Party, like Jennifer Rubin in the Washington Post, for all their brilliant work helping to convince conservatives who still have principle to vote for Joe Biden. He won by over five million votes with no election fraud to be found.

The problem is, the Republican leadership from the RNC through the ranks of elected officials, are openly trying to undermine the foundation of a free society—the right to pick a government by voting for who you want to lead the country. No more “We the People”, no more belief in the sanctity of our election process (unless they win) that for over two centuries has been the finest example of power flowing from the bottom up. From the people to a government of the people elected by the people.

How traitorous that Republican Senators and Congressmen, now proud members of the Anti-Democracy Party, no longer subscribe to the great American experiment. That these American duly elected legislators who swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution having been elected by the people, care not a whit what the people have voted for—namely a new president who is neither a psychopath nor a criminal.

Just as disturbing, over seventy million Americans voted to continue the single most corrupt presidency in my lifetime. A kleptocracy of epic proportions. A government riddled with nepotism, fraud, criminal obstruction, secrecy and complete and utter incompetence. A government run by yes men and grifters.

And why is this? Why do seventy million people choose to ignore reality and vote to maintain the status quo? Because they are fed a line of crap every single day they turn on their television and get another dose of make-believe by Trump whining about one conspiracy or another; log onto Facebook and read more made up crap; tune into Rush Limbaugh or the myriad other sources of conspiracy and get more doses of crap. Because the Republican Party apparatus, the party leadership along with Fox News and their primetime lineup of multi-millionaire entertainers tell them every single night to hate the seventy-five million Americans who are not in a trance.

If you get your news and form your opinions by listening to a steady diet of hateful incendiary crap you slowly lose the capacity to think for yourself or accept a fact based reality. Some call it politics. I call it a full throated attack on America by Americans who know better, but do it anyway for the money.

In the real world Joe Biden is the forty-sixth duly elected President of the United States assuming we survive this organized effort by the Anti-Democracy Party to turn America into a one party mafia state.

America Appears to be a One Party Mafia State

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Tuesday September 22, 2020 · 4:56 PM PDT

2020/09/22 · 16:56

Some thoughts in the wake of Justice Ginsberg’s passing—

How much longer will we continue to designate Republicans as belonging to a party loyal to our Constitution? It seems to me that they are extremely forthright in their disdain for democracy. That includes American values, free and fair elections, self-restraint in governing, and country over party just to name some obvious ones. Clearly the Republican view of America is that nothing is sacred and everything is for sale. Working people are parasites living off the government. The old tactic of blaming left wing socialism for the fall of our Republic is nothing more than greed and selfishness. These people are often the first in line with their hand out for government money. It’s only bad if it goes to the poor or god forbid, a Democrat.

It’s time to stop talking about Mitt Romney as being anything other than a hypocrite or more precisely, a hollow man. His contortionist views on ethics and principle are not to be trusted. He thinks he’s fooling moderate Republicans who are appalled by Trump that he would be a good alternative in a future election. I think he’s fooling nobody. If Trump wins in November expect to see him pass the baton to the daughter/wife, Ivanka. In 2024.

Anyone relying on Susan Collins to be anything other than mafioso hasn’t learned a thing about her voting record.

We know that Trump is an authoritarian. We know his government is a smooth running kleptocracy. We know he has enriched himself at taxpayer expense. We know that he brags about how many judicial appointments are a result of him. Does everyone know just how many judges he strong armed into taking early leave from the bench so he could put in a partisan hack with little to no judicial experience?

We know that at least 100,000 of the 200,000 Covid deaths in America were likely preventable if Trump had acted swiftly and hadn’t thrown away the entire pandemic playbook compiled by our last real president. He is lazy, incompetent and failed to protect Americans. His failure to act should be considered criminal and he should be held accountable in a court of law if there are any left he hasn’t stacked in his favor. “Lock him up! Lock him up!”

We know that his sister resigned her lifetime position on the Federal bench because she is dirty like her brother. Tax fraud, tax evasion. She couldn’t help herself, it was a joint family venture. Read Mary Trump’s book for details.

We know that there is no Republican serving in the United States Senate that can think independently. Their nonsensical, childish rationalizations for jamming a Supreme Court nomination through are clearly due to a lack of ethics, moral character or belief in our democracy. They have become a one party mafia state. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Fox News should be officially designated as Trump Television or the first American State television network. Any shred of objectivity, decency, or professional ethics has evaporated not that there was much to begin with. Millionaire prime time hosts on Fox are a danger to America. Their drumbeat of anti-democratic rhetoric is the single greatest contributor to dumbing down the Trump electorate enough to believe his ramblings and blatant disinformation.

If we win in November Democrats are caught once again in a conundrum. Act responsibly and ethically or fight back. If Congress is willing to rush impeachment charges against either Trump or William Barr the senate would be forced to deal with that before any other business. I say IMPEACH Trump again. Give him the status of being the only president impeached twice in his first term. Or go ahead and bring charges against Bill Barr. I would be thrilled to see him hauled in front of Congress and have to answer for being nothing but a mob lawyer and Trump consigliere.

Don’t like that option? If we win add a couple of more seats to the Supreme Court and give justices term limits. Get rid of the filibuster. I’m sure others have their own list for reclaiming our democracy.

More than anything I would love to hear the whining and squealing of Republicans trying to claim foul after we destroy them in the upcoming election. Bring it on. Vote them all out of office.

America Becomes Dumbest Country in the World

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Sunday August 09, 2020 · 2:09 PM PDT

2020/08/09 · 14:09

America has been dumbed down. Like a cheap Trump property or a failed Trump business, America’s reputation in the civilized world is becoming a reflection of the weakest patsy in the free world.

Although in fairness, I don’t think Trump can take all the credit. Credit is also due to Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, the least entitled human being to be warded a medal of freedom, and the entire Republican Party hell bent on destroying the Constitution and turning us into a one party mafia state.

Are people really making death threats on Dr. Fauci and his family?

Are county sheriffs in Wisconsin actually telling people not to follow the law?

Are Republican governors intent on killing off their constituents by ignoring basic safety protocols and insisting that schools open regardless of the threat to students, teachers and support staff?

Did a quarter million bikers just descend on the tiny town of Sturgis, SD with the blessing of the governor and city officials?

Are there really still people, as positive cases skyrocket and deaths climb to absurd heights, dismissing this virus as fake?

Do people not get that there can be no economic recovery if people have no money and they have no money because they have no job and they have no job because there is a virus raging which will not go away without following specific scientific protocols?

Does it not bother Trump supporters that Republicans in Congress think they are lazy and have no work ethic, would rather stay home and do nothing rather than have a job, and therefore are not deserving of funds necessary to sustain them and their families, which would also serve as a boost to the economy.

Are we really debating whether having a functioning Post Office is necessary? Or that giving corporations a free pass on polluting the air and water is good for the nation or the world?

Do people not care about the scandals and secrecy surrounding Russia; the continued Russian attacks on our democracy; Trump’s strange relationship with Putin where he plays the role of the stooge and Putin the handler?

Do the millions of Trump supporters even understand they too are victims? Their Social Security is under threat same as for democrats; their healthcare is under threat same as for democrats; their lives are under threat same as for democrats by a Republicans Party that simply can’t govern and doesn’t want to?

So let’s see—we’re arguing about wearing masks because it takes away our freedom, but feel free to send Federal stormtroopers into American cities because people are angry, disillusioned and worn out by the constant lying, taking away of rights, benefits and even their futures.

And let’s not forget police murdering black Americans without cause or provocation. Officers who act like they are entitled to lose their minds and seriously injure innocent people who stand in their way peaceful or not. That they, the police, are the major source of violence and aggression that is turning up the heat in this country and like corporations seem to have been granted immunity from everything.

Are defenders of the Second Amendment happy to see the First Amendment trampled? Are people saying a government’s role in protecting citizens is uncalled for? That the Trump plan of doing nothing about the virus except for confusing people and dismissing the experts is good for America? For them?

Do whites in America actually feel put out or feel aggrieved that people of color get preferential treatment? That we should be a white country run by a dictator? That democracy is overrated and blacks and latinos are less American than caucasians and should be treated as such?

I could go on, but I will rest my case.

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