Can anyone tell us uninformed tax payers why we are still funding the John Durham investigation. Does congress have any oversight responsibilities in that matter of federal weaponization and overreach.
You know, we use a lot of not-so-kind words to describe Donald Trump. Words to justify the assertion of him being unfit to hold the office of President. Sociopathic. Narcissistic. Authoritarian. Unhinged.
Sometimes we will point out how incompetent he is in his wannabe authoritarianism. But we credit him with a "reptilian genius" and cunning in the way he exploits the Republican base.
We don't talk enough about how stupid he is. And I get that, because "stupid" has become a cheap insult. Overusing it (as Trump does) tends to betray one's own insecurities. Some of the most ignorant people you'll meet will throw the term at people who are, by reasonable metrics, far smarter. And it perpetuates the notion that intelligence is a one-dimensional trait, which it probably isn't. Better to use more specific, less gratuitous terms like "ignorant", "foolish", or "incompetent".
The problem is, Trump is all of these things. I can't count the number of times that Trump has shown himself to be ignorant of basic information, demonstrated unbelievably poor judgement, and most relevantly in this context, allowed himself to be manipulated in the most transparent of ways. Seriously, I could literally write a book about it.
Interestingly, we often speak of Trump's fluffers as being "smart enough to know better". But sometimes I wonder. Don't most smart people have self respect? I would think that one's tolerance for making one's self look stupid for someone else's sake, even if only to accrue personal benefits, would have its limits.
So I have to wonder about people who say that when Trump was in office, other world leaders were too afraid to take any actions that might anger him. I mean, have these people paid any attention to how easily Trump was played by foreign authoritarians? Even if they claim it wasn't a matter of Trump being smart so much as being erratic and unpredictable, Trump only looked erratic on Twitter. In reality his actions and positions were generally quite forseeable, and when people like Putin, Xi, or Kim had his ear, we was as erratic and unpredictable as a puppy being thrown a bag of Snausages.
That Trump had so little self awareness as to save his fawning letters from Kim Jong Un, openly brag about how the guy liked him so much more than other US Presidents, and coo about how they "fell in love" wasn't just damaging to our reputation as leaders of the free world. It was an abject embarrassment that we elected a man who couldn't see that he was being manipulated by simple flattery, and that one of our two major political parties couldn't even control him well enough to keep that from happening, much less marshall public support to rebuke him.
I think Trump is sincere when he fawns over how smart these guys are. What's pathetic is that he seems to think they have the same opinion of him.
Mine, too. But most MAGAs are boomers. So while we may lose some boomer Ds, we are at least gaining the youth vote replacing them - while the Rs are not.
Re Missouri and libraries, given the recent kerfuffle in Utah in which a law meant to ban Everybody Poops wound up also banning the Bible, I could see Missouri Republicans deciding that if it takes sacrificing the Bible to pursue MAGA Salvation, that's a price worth paying. That, and today's Republicans have come to believe that nothing good comes from reading or thinking.
Sir, they said, sir, you're top of the line. All lines have tops and bottoms and you, sir, are at the top of all lines. And they said, no really they said, who's at the bottom of the line? Schiff, I said. Soros's Schiff. No argument, He's bottom of the line. A real loser. Terrible. A total disgrace. They cheered and had tears in their eyes. Lots of tears, no, really. Because they know who's top of the lines.
Why is Bragg suing Jordan for his astonishing interference with the prosecution of Trump? Issue an arrest warrant and go get him. What Jordan is doing is criminal, not civil.
Unbelievable - DJT has absolutely no bottom to his insane rhetoric!
Next, he'll be equating Russian aggression against Ukraine as a "Holy War", akin to the Crusades. Release the Barbarians and Visigoths and end this ridiculous diatribe!
Isn’t the issue with Jordon is that his committee is working with the Trump defense team and discovery documents are the aim of his embarkation into formal dispute with Bragg’s office is an attempt to yield documents from Braggs case with Trump which presumably he would share with Trumps attorneys. I don’t really think this is a good take
The pic of Trump and Xi is perfect. Trump looks so earnest and...obsequious. Xi’s thought balloon: “this guy has no idea he’s a buffooooooon!”
Can anyone tell us uninformed tax payers why we are still funding the John Durham investigation. Does congress have any oversight responsibilities in that matter of federal weaponization and overreach.
In re Wisconsin, it sounds like it's about time for some new voter registration restrictions that disproportionately affect college students...
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You know, we use a lot of not-so-kind words to describe Donald Trump. Words to justify the assertion of him being unfit to hold the office of President. Sociopathic. Narcissistic. Authoritarian. Unhinged.
Sometimes we will point out how incompetent he is in his wannabe authoritarianism. But we credit him with a "reptilian genius" and cunning in the way he exploits the Republican base.
We don't talk enough about how stupid he is. And I get that, because "stupid" has become a cheap insult. Overusing it (as Trump does) tends to betray one's own insecurities. Some of the most ignorant people you'll meet will throw the term at people who are, by reasonable metrics, far smarter. And it perpetuates the notion that intelligence is a one-dimensional trait, which it probably isn't. Better to use more specific, less gratuitous terms like "ignorant", "foolish", or "incompetent".
The problem is, Trump is all of these things. I can't count the number of times that Trump has shown himself to be ignorant of basic information, demonstrated unbelievably poor judgement, and most relevantly in this context, allowed himself to be manipulated in the most transparent of ways. Seriously, I could literally write a book about it.
Interestingly, we often speak of Trump's fluffers as being "smart enough to know better". But sometimes I wonder. Don't most smart people have self respect? I would think that one's tolerance for making one's self look stupid for someone else's sake, even if only to accrue personal benefits, would have its limits.
So I have to wonder about people who say that when Trump was in office, other world leaders were too afraid to take any actions that might anger him. I mean, have these people paid any attention to how easily Trump was played by foreign authoritarians? Even if they claim it wasn't a matter of Trump being smart so much as being erratic and unpredictable, Trump only looked erratic on Twitter. In reality his actions and positions were generally quite forseeable, and when people like Putin, Xi, or Kim had his ear, we was as erratic and unpredictable as a puppy being thrown a bag of Snausages.
That Trump had so little self awareness as to save his fawning letters from Kim Jong Un, openly brag about how the guy liked him so much more than other US Presidents, and coo about how they "fell in love" wasn't just damaging to our reputation as leaders of the free world. It was an abject embarrassment that we elected a man who couldn't see that he was being manipulated by simple flattery, and that one of our two major political parties couldn't even control him well enough to keep that from happening, much less marshall public support to rebuke him.
I think Trump is sincere when he fawns over how smart these guys are. What's pathetic is that he seems to think they have the same opinion of him.
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Charlie, I am on your side 99% of the time but do you think you might owe Harlan Crow an apology? See Graeme Wood over at The Atlantic.
Great read.
Lyndsey Graham held out longer with MBS than he did with Trump after J6. So there's that...
Mine, too. But most MAGAs are boomers. So while we may lose some boomer Ds, we are at least gaining the youth vote replacing them - while the Rs are not.
Separate item: Lindsey Graham can be bought? Who knew?!
Re Missouri and libraries, given the recent kerfuffle in Utah in which a law meant to ban Everybody Poops wound up also banning the Bible, I could see Missouri Republicans deciding that if it takes sacrificing the Bible to pursue MAGA Salvation, that's a price worth paying. That, and today's Republicans have come to believe that nothing good comes from reading or thinking.
Sir, they said, sir, you're top of the line. All lines have tops and bottoms and you, sir, are at the top of all lines. And they said, no really they said, who's at the bottom of the line? Schiff, I said. Soros's Schiff. No argument, He's bottom of the line. A real loser. Terrible. A total disgrace. They cheered and had tears in their eyes. Lots of tears, no, really. Because they know who's top of the lines.
[Official statement above corrected for spelling, punctuation, misc. grammar, syntax, capitalization, conjugation, tense, etc.]
Donald Trump would know all about "when they inherit it, they lose it," wouldn't he?
Why is Bragg suing Jordan for his astonishing interference with the prosecution of Trump? Issue an arrest warrant and go get him. What Jordan is doing is criminal, not civil.
RE: "Top of the Line!" Trump Fawns, Again.'
Unbelievable - DJT has absolutely no bottom to his insane rhetoric!
Next, he'll be equating Russian aggression against Ukraine as a "Holy War", akin to the Crusades. Release the Barbarians and Visigoths and end this ridiculous diatribe!
Isn’t the issue with Jordon is that his committee is working with the Trump defense team and discovery documents are the aim of his embarkation into formal dispute with Bragg’s office is an attempt to yield documents from Braggs case with Trump which presumably he would share with Trumps attorneys. I don’t really think this is a good take