As the Donald Trump parenthesis in the republic’s history closes, he is opening the sluices on his reservoir of invectives and self-pity.
A practitioner of crybaby conservatism — no one, he thinks, has suffered so much since Job lost his camels and acquired boils — and ever a weakling, Trump will end his presidency as he began it: whining.
His first day cloaked in presidential dignity he spent disputing photographic proof that his inauguration crowd was substantially smaller than his immediate predecessor’s.
Trump’s day of complaining continued at the CIA headquarters, at the wall commemorating those who died serving the agency.
His presidency that began with a wallow in self-pity probably will end in ignominy when he slinks away pouting, trailing clouds of recriminations, without a trace of John McCain’s graciousness on election night 2008:
Sen. [Barack] Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day — though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her Creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise. . . .
And my heart is filled with nothing but gratitude . . . to the American people for giving me a fair hearing before deciding that Sen. Obama and my old friend, Sen. Joe Biden, should have the honor of leading us for the next four years.”
Just 12 years separate the nation from this tradition of political competition bounded by banisters of good manners.
Subsequently, the Republican Party has eagerly surrendered its self-respect.
And having hitched its wagon to a plummeting cinder, the party is about to have a rendezvous with a surly electorate wielding a truncheon.
The Trump Campaign Reportedly Blew $1 Billion on Private Jets, Trump Properties, and Don Jr.’s Shitty Book
My favorite part is that he spent over $1 million on ad buys in DC just so he could watch himself on TV.
Its so on brand.
A lot of the campaign donations and, for that matter, inauguration donations were embezzled by Team Trump through huge consulting fees paid to family members and close associates.
Money laundering has been Trump’s primary business. He laundered Russian mob money through his properties since the 1980s. He used a charity like a personal piggy bank. Embezzling donations was just a continuation for him.
In the wake of protests following the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a member of the Boogaloo Bois opened fire on the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct with an AK-47-style gun and screamed “Justice for Floyd” as he ran away, according to a federal complaint made public Friday.
A sworn affidavit by the FBI underlying the complaint reveals new details about a far-right anti-government group’s coordinated role in the violence that roiled through civil unrest over Floyd’s death while in police custody.
Ivan Harrison Hunter, a 26-year-old from Boerne, Texas, is charged with one count of interstate travel to incite a riot for his alleged role in ramping up violence during the protests in Minneapolis on May 27 and 28.
According to charges, Hunter, wearing a skull mask and tactical gear, shot 13 rounds at the south Minneapolis police headquarters while people were inside. He also looted and helped set the building ablaze, according to the complaint, which was filed Monday under seal.
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If nothing makes sense – then nothing makes sense. Extracting a pattern out of things that are patternless is an entirely human trait and leads to all sorts of eccentricities which are also uniquely human.
kaffekup about 4 years ago
Another one phoned in…
Silly Season about 4 years ago
As the Donald Trump parenthesis in the republic’s history closes, he is opening the sluices on his reservoir of invectives and self-pity.
A practitioner of crybaby conservatism — no one, he thinks, has suffered so much since Job lost his camels and acquired boils — and ever a weakling, Trump will end his presidency as he began it: whining.
His first day cloaked in presidential dignity he spent disputing photographic proof that his inauguration crowd was substantially smaller than his immediate predecessor’s.
Trump’s day of complaining continued at the CIA headquarters, at the wall commemorating those who died serving the agency.
His presidency that began with a wallow in self-pity probably will end in ignominy when he slinks away pouting, trailing clouds of recriminations, without a trace of John McCain’s graciousness on election night 2008:
Sen. [Barack] Obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. I applaud him for it, and offer my sincere sympathy that his beloved grandmother did not live to see this day — though our faith assures us she is at rest in the presence of her Creator and so very proud of the good man she helped raise. . . .
And my heart is filled with nothing but gratitude . . . to the American people for giving me a fair hearing before deciding that Sen. Obama and my old friend, Sen. Joe Biden, should have the honor of leading us for the next four years.”
Just 12 years separate the nation from this tradition of political competition bounded by banisters of good manners.
Subsequently, the Republican Party has eagerly surrendered its self-respect.
And having hitched its wagon to a plummeting cinder, the party is about to have a rendezvous with a surly electorate wielding a truncheon.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-will-end-his-presidency-as-he-began-it-whining/2020/10/20/1a4eee30-130a-11eb-ad6f-36c93e6e94fb_story.html
dotbup about 4 years ago
The Trump Campaign Reportedly Blew $1 Billion on Private Jets, Trump Properties, and Don Jr.’s Shitty Book
My favorite part is that he spent over $1 million on ad buys in DC just so he could watch himself on TV.
Its so on brand.
A lot of the campaign donations and, for that matter, inauguration donations were embezzled by Team Trump through huge consulting fees paid to family members and close associates.
Money laundering has been Trump’s primary business. He laundered Russian mob money through his properties since the 1980s. He used a charity like a personal piggy bank. Embezzling donations was just a continuation for him.
Silly Season about 4 years ago
Anybody remember the ‘protester’ violence?
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In the wake of protests following the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a member of the Boogaloo Bois opened fire on the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct with an AK-47-style gun and screamed “Justice for Floyd” as he ran away, according to a federal complaint made public Friday.
A sworn affidavit by the FBI underlying the complaint reveals new details about a far-right anti-government group’s coordinated role in the violence that roiled through civil unrest over Floyd’s death while in police custody.
Ivan Harrison Hunter, a 26-year-old from Boerne, Texas, is charged with one count of interstate travel to incite a riot for his alleged role in ramping up violence during the protests in Minneapolis on May 27 and 28.
According to charges, Hunter, wearing a skull mask and tactical gear, shot 13 rounds at the south Minneapolis police headquarters while people were inside. He also looted and helped set the building ablaze, according to the complaint, which was filed Monday under seal.
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https://www.startribune.com/charges-boogaloo-bois-fired-on-mpls-precinct-shouted-justice-for-floyd/572843802/
William Robbins Premium Member about 4 years ago
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rossevrymn about 4 years ago
Snore…………………………………………………………
William Robbins Premium Member about 4 years ago
Pretty sure Harry said he wouldn’t be back… the first lie he posted.
MollyCat about 4 years ago
None of this makes sense! I can’t even give the comic a “like” today.
braindead Premium Member about 4 years ago
227,000 covid deaths. And climbing.
That herd mentality thing really makes sense, right Trump Disciples?
Thinkingblade about 4 years ago
If nothing makes sense – then nothing makes sense. Extracting a pattern out of things that are patternless is an entirely human trait and leads to all sorts of eccentricities which are also uniquely human.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 4 years ago
It makes exellent sense if you have been watching and reading and researching.
Truth Seeker about 4 years ago
Blah, Blah, Blah!