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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

More Presidential Last Days Insanity

 It's difficult to even keep up with, let alone believe all the things this Republican Party President is saying and doing in these his last days in that office.


First today, this morning, there was this. He's still pushing this nonsense, this lie, this untruth.

In odd video, Trump falsely suggests he received a Nobel prize

Added to that, check out just a bit of the article:

The fact that Donald Trump is still releasing campaign-style ads is itself bizarre. Election Day was eight weeks ago; the Republican incumbent lost badly; and if these commercials are intended to create a groundswell of support for the outgoing president, he's likely to be disappointed.

But while the effort is odd, the details of the latest campaign-style ad are considerably more ridiculous. In the new, minute-long video that Trump posted online late yesterday, the first on-screen text reads, "Trump stands for America," which is a strange message for a president who's spent months attacking his own country's democracy. It's followed by, "Trump stands for American jobs," which is also weird given his poor record on job creation.

The video goes on from there, making other curious boasts. "Trump stands for American justice" is belied by his corrupt pardon abuses, while "Trump stands for military might" is an interesting choice given his recent veto of funding for his own country's military. It culminates in a five-word message: "Trump: He's what's for America," which is a rhetorical construction so clumsy, I wonder if the president's communications team was drunk when they wrote this.

Just loony. Fortunately, either his insanity or his stupidity, whichever it is that moment, helps his perceived enemies, hurts him and hurts what is supposed to be his own political party.

WSJ editorial board: Trump's push for $2,000 checks will hand Democrats the Senate

On the $2000 COVID assistance for Americans today, first this happened, no surprise.

McConnell blocks quick vote on $2,000 stimulus checks


The wonderful thing about the $2000 stimulus check in COVID assistance is that it's tearing down this President's own political party.


The two GOP Senators in the Georgia runoff, Perdue and Loeffler have had to come out for it, too.

The irony of this next issue and headline just stunned me.


Donald Trump. President Donald J Trump. Saying someone else doesn't lead. You can't get any more ironic, or hypocritical, than that.

Then, what he is doing is attacking members of his own political party, instead, God love him.


Honestly, this President and his unpredictability and lashing out is not just unprecedented but...what? Insane? Certainly unpredictable.

Speaking of no leadership...


Nashville, Tenn., Mayor John Cooper (D) on Monday said that he has not spoken directly to President Trump since the intentional detonation of an RV in the city’s downtown on Christmas.

“No, I haven’t,” Cooper told CNN when asked if he had heard from the president since the bombing.

Keeping in mind he could be leading us all through this worst, most deadly, killing international pandemic in the last more than 100 years.



Not done there...


But no.

Instead of leadership, this is where his attention has been and where his insanity hurts us, hurts the nation.

Trump's desire for 'wild' protest sparks fear among US officials

One observer noted that Trump will fail in Congress, but the greater danger "is on the streets, where pro-Trump forces are already threatening chaos."

It was nine days ago when Donald Trump announced via Twitter that there would be a "wild" protest in the nation's capital on Jan. 6, the day Congress will formally certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory. The Republican has referenced the gathering while insisting he won the election he lost, and Trump has returned to the subject several times since, including in a weekend tweet in which the outgoing president declared, "Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th."

More on the possibility of violence issue.


Fortunately, this went in our favor the last few days. Ultra-conservative, Right Wing, Republican Party supporting Rupert Miurdoch's own New York Post blasted this President Trump for denying our election with a big front page story.


Mr. President, it’s time to end this dark charade.

We’re one week away from an enormously important moment for the next four years of our country.

Meanwhile, Trump's former attorney, Michael Cohen came out with this. 



President Donald Trump's former lawyer and self-described fixer, Michael Cohen, said the president's pardons and sentence commutations for close associates such as Michael Flynn and Roger Stone could be a big mistake. Cohen told MSNBC on Monday that by pardoning these allies, Trump could be unintentionally giving prosecutors the power to force these close associates to testify against him. Cohen suggested that the people Trump pardoned would no longer be able to invoke their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and therefore must comply with investigations into Trump. Trump faces multiple lawsuits and criminal investigations when he leaves the White House.

It might well help to explain the pressure on Trump and his seeming unraveling.

And yes, this next article is the Washington Post and they are tough on this President but it shows he is getting lots and lots of really bad press.


Then there's this from Salon.


It's gotten so bad now, at the end of this presidential administration, it's even falling in on his Vice President Pence.


I can't imagine anyone other than Mike Pence has been more loyal to Republicans but they attack him for not supporting Trump in his fraudulent effort to overturn our votes and election. Incredible.

But wait, there's more. There's much, much more.


So far in this administration, I think Vice President Mike Pence did just what he wanted to do. That is, he laid low, quiet, rather out of sight and so, hopefully on his part, I believe, out of mind. No more. At the end and seemingly clear unraveling of this President and his administration, even he is finally getting some negative hits from all of this. It's no way a complete surprise bad as this administration is failing and flailing but it's certainly not the way he VP Pence, planned this, that's for sure.

So stay tuned, America, Americans. There's no telling where we're headed or what this President Trump will say or do, as we've seen. Hoping the worst isn't still ahead of us.

The good news? We're down to only 3 weeks left in this nightmare administration as of tomorrow.

Hallelujah.

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Saturday, November 28, 2020

A Great Question Today

And here it is, that great question coming as it does from none other than the Wall Street Journal in Friday's edition.

Trump with Senate Republicans



The economy can’t wait until January for more help for states, businesses and the unemployed.

Except...will Trump deliver?

I'd have to say, from the looks of it, Mr. Trump is far too self-absorbed---yeah, imagine that--with fighting his having been rejected by us, the electorate. He seems to be fighting his loss in the ballot box, no way doing what's right or what's needed for the nation and people.

After that, after questioning wither Trump, will Mitch McConnell deliver? Will the Republicans in the Senate deliver?

Again, but this time nearly inexplicably, Senator Moscow Mitch and the Republicans seem to be missing in action. Or, rather, missing in inaction. I guess they're what? on one of their "recesses." Sure, they'll tell you they're concerned about business and businesses and business leaders and business people but when it comes down to it, just now? Gone. Doing nothing. Nothing whatever. I don't get it.

We'd love to know. Heck, we'd like to see the aid so people, Americans, citizens, have enough to eat and don't get evicted from their homes.

I'll never forget this from Senator McConnell.


Mitch McConnell showed his true colors in a Kentucky Senate debate against Amy McGrath

Meanwhile, back in America.


So happy Thanksgiving, Mr. President. Happy Thanksgiving, Senator McConnell and all Republican Party Senators and Congress members. Thanks so very much for your hard work. And support.

We'd love to see some.


Thursday, November 12, 2020

Let's Call It What It Is: A Constitutional Crisis

So we had an election. We voted. We all voted. We know.

And now, the man we voted out isn't recognizing and won't recognize our vote, that vote, that election, our election.

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He's denying the vote, the votes, he's denying us all. He's denying our Democracy.

What is that if not a Constitutional crisis?

We've all seen the headlines.

Donald Trump in denial over election defeat

And unfortunately, too many in that, his political party are going along with this absurdity, this insult to us all.

McConnell declines in floor speech to congratulate Biden



And of course, Fox is aiding and abetting this obscenity, this ugliness, even this stupidity.


The network is broadcasting the Trump campaign’s debunked conspiracy theories and unproven allegations to millions each night.

As it goes on, Trump has done more and more bizarre things.


Unfortunately, very unfortunately, if not also predictably, our own Senator Blunt even joined in on Trump's absurd claims. Because, you know, you HAVE to put your political party before the country, before the nation and before the people and even before what's right.  Right??


Nine days after having our election and all of us voting, there are some good indications and movements on this insanity. There are some beacons of hope.







Rep. Will Hurd of Texas tweeted that Trump's comments are "not only dangerous & wrong, it undermines the very foundation this nation was built upon."


Fortunately for the state of Georgia and all of us, really, there is this guy and anyone and everyone like him, standing up and doing what's right.


This is only one city but it's an excellent example of just what this President and his supporters have to show for their denying our election, votes and the results.


And I love this next one.


Even Fox, EVEN FOX, folks! is doing the right thing on this, at least in this one instance, anyway. 


Also from Fox, this broke yesterday, thankfully.


U.S. Sen. James Lankford said there was “nothing wrong” with the idea of Biden receiving intelligence briefings

And it's not just this one Senator, either, that's calling for Biden to get intelligence briefings though Senator Lankford did, later, back off this original stand I read.


"Nothing wrong" with Biden receiving intelligence briefings. Nothing wrong and everything right about it.

Then, not just from Fox but from TUCKER CARLSON HIMSELF, two days ago, folks.


"At this stage, the fraud that we can confirm does not seem to be enough to alter the election result. We should be honest and tell you that..." he said, on his Fox News show "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

That alone is pretty incredible. That was followed by this. Even Karl Rove can read this writing on the wall.


Ohio's Mike Dewine spoke up yesterday, thank goodness, as all Republicans should.


Today, this broke. It does look as though the tide is finally, finally turning on this President's denial of our election and votes, thank goodness. It shouldn't have been necessary.


It's as I said before here, it's obvious why Trump wants, no, needs to deny our votes and election, too. According to the New York Times, he owes nearly, if not completely 1 billion dollars to who knows who out there in the world, New York State, at least, is going after him for his taxes in two different cases and then there's this.


And the above doesn't even address any and all possible investigations of wrongdoing and/or illegality/illegalites he may have committed while President.

It's as I said in Donald Trump's first year in office, he's in WAY over his head. He had no idea what he was getting into but now he's there and he doesn't want to deal with any of it, let alone all.

Then the Washington Post poses this unsurprising possibility.


Then there's this ugly trend, overall, from and by his political party.


Here's yet more of the enabling cowards that is the Republican Party.


This is one of the things that is most concerning about this entire situation, too, with Trump challenging, denying our votes and election.


Meanwhile, we have still no leadership whatever, of course, from this excuse for a President out of his White House or administration since he's paying far more attention to covering his hide and tracks.


US Coronavirus cases hit daily high, more than 140,000


Look at this fact that just broke today.


The most single-day COVID-19 deaths since May AND IT'S NOT EVEN WINTER YET.

So with all this, then, where are we? Where does this leave us? Besides the fact that this orange excuse for a President is shaping us into his own banana republic, where does this leave us now? And then, what do we do?

And here is where I say we have to stand up and speak up and speak out, all we can, especially to our Republican Party officeholders and tell them what we need, what we want. We need to tell them what, exactly, needs to happen next and that is, that this President and all in his political party must, at long last, recognize our vote, our votes, our election, our Democracy and demand he, Donald Trump, concede this election. We must demand it.

So with that, I post here, below, a link to go to so you can email and phone, both, preferably, your, our government representatives, to tell them this must happen and it needs to take place sooner, rather than later.  Today is not too soon.  Indeed, it is late in this process. It is very late.  Please contact your representatives. Maybe especially Missouri's own Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley. Thank you in advance.


Two more links.  Let's be clear.



Then, once Trump is gone, a way forward?? Dare I say? Or even think? Hope?



Saturday, November 7, 2020

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN!!! IT'S OFFICIAL!!!

 Yes sir and ma'am!!! It's official, Mr. and Mrs. America!!

JOE BIDEN IS OUR 46th PRESIDENT!!!

It was just announced!!

Biden defeats Trump to win presidency

Pennsylvania and Arizona, etc., all went for Joe!!

Yahooooo!!

Our long, national nightmare is over!!!

Ding, dong, the doink is done!!

Now we need this.

WSJ editorial board urges Trump to 'concede gracefully' if Biden wins


Wednesday, October 21, 2020

More Trumpian HIts Today

 This President and his Presidency and administration have all repeatedly stunned me in the last 3-1/2 years. Now the news on him each day surprises if not shocks me.  Check these beauties out today.

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Biden Will Make America Lead Again - WSJ


And that's not a big enough endorsement but note who and where it's from, folks. This is from very Right Wing and very conservative Rupert Murdoch and his ultra-conservative Wall Street Journal. That alone is stunning. And naturally very welcome.

This broke today.


President Trump's tax records reportedly show that he maintains a bank account in China controlled by Trump International Hotels Management LLC. Trump also reportedly has bank accounts in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The president's foreign bank accounts are reportedly held under corporate names and as a result don't appear on the president's public financial disclosure forms.

More on the same topic.


Potentially damaging details of President Donald Trump's business ties in China have emerged with just weeks to go until the presidential election in another body blow for a re-election campaign undermined by allegations of criminality, impropriety and corruption.

The New York Times revealed Tuesday that Trump International Hotels Management maintained a previously undisclosed bank account in China, which paid more than $180,000 in taxes to the Chinese government between 2013 and 2015.

I add this one just because the detail in the title is good and important.


Can you imagine this being true for any other President but this one? I can't. It's like when he conjectured publicly at one of his campaign rallies last week that he would think about leaving the country if he loses this election.  What other President has EVER said or even suggested such a thing?

Yesterday, he collapsed.


He's so fragile he can't do a complete interview with Lesley Stahl for CBS' "60 Minutes."  Again, Republicans, thanks so very much. That's quite the guy you have there.

This President is no way doing himself any favors, I'll say that. At least we have that going for us all.

Then there's this bit of huge, good to great news.


And check out how much more.


I don't care what you say, that's hope right there, folks.

Finally today, there's this not insignificant note.


That's gotta' hurt.  I hope.

Let's do this.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Incredible Development Today, Sure to Sink This President's Reelection Chance

 As with so many things of and about this President in the last 3-1/2 years, I can hardly believe what I'm reading today. This just broke.

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Trump orders aides to halt talks on COVID-19 relief

He apparently, obviously no way realizes this will help sink his chances of reelection. He clearly seems to know nothing of our national election history showing that sitting Presidents virtually never get reelected in poor or bad economies.

In sharp contrast check out what someone else, aware and informed and adult but still from this administration has to say on this.

Powell warns of downward spiral of layoffs, recession without further coronavirus aid

Powell Urges More Stimulus From Congress, Citing ‘Strong But Incomplete’ Recovery

As proof of my claim for this article, check out the effect his, Trump's announcement is having on the markets.

Stocks drop after President Trump calls off stimulus talks


Meanwhile, pre-election polls, too, folks.

Biden Scores 14-Point Lead Over Trump in Poll After Debate

And note the source for that last story, last claim is from the very Right Wing, Republican Party supporting, ultra-conservative Wall Street Journal, too, folks.

It should be nearly all over but the crying for this President, folks. At least for him.

If not also his political party.

Thanks, Mr. President!

Vote!

And VOTE BLUE!!


Sunday, August 30, 2020

Kansas City's own Charlie "Bird" Parker also hit the Wall Street Journal

 Yes sir and ma'am, Kansas City's own Charlie "Bird" Parker also hit the Wall Street Journal, not a big surprise, this weekend.



We talk often about race. Ever listened to the African-American jazz genius Charlie Parker?

Bobby Watson made an excellent point last evening on the Kansas City PBS program on Bird. He pointed out how we have a statue, for pity's sake, honoring Winston Churchill (what?) and his wife on the Country Club Plaza, very prominently, but nearly nothing in town celebrating, again, our very own Charlie Bird Parker.

Wth?

Anyway, if you didn't see the program last evening, here's a link. Make sure you see it.


The local history is really pretty incredible.

I'm embarrassed, very, to say my own hometown's own Coleman Hawkins came down and played and worked with Bird. Before this program, I never knew and certainly never assumed.

The things you learn.

Have a great day, y'all.