I didn't see it at first, in those chaotic and tumultuous
days following Trumps inauguration. All
I could see back then was that against all odds and the will of the people; Trump had ascended to the presidency
with a lot of Russian help and money. I
could also see how he built a staff &
cabinet of thieves and plunder monkeys with which to pull off his agenda of
grand theft America ,
and worse yet, making America
hate again. But I never saw his potential for uniting the
country at all.
Through his vile words and actions I watched him stoke the
embers of the civil unrest, racial bigotry and white supremacy; driving the
wedges that keep us from being the truly united states we pretend to be. He has put a face of legitimacy to racism,
and intolerance; his face. Welcome
back to the '50's.'
It was difficult to imagine any end result short of absolute
disaster as we've watched Trump blunder from one scandal to the next, while the
people leaving his floundering ship mostly resemble passengers departing the
Titanic.
He lumbers from one embarrassing fiasco to another; attempting
to draw attention away from the FBI Russia investigation...setting little
brushfires on Twitter for the news and cable pundits to rant about. He seems to take a childish pride in always
being wrong as well. I'm sure I'm not
the only American who awakes each day wondering what new scandal or damage has
been wrought overnight by this nightmare of a president.
The last couple of weeks have been very illuminating when it
comes to understanding what truly motivates Trump, all you have to do is to pay
attention to who he is attacking on Twitter and the media. An excellent
example is his full court press attack on the NFL
players who kneel in protest during the playing of the national anthem. Everybody knows the players are protesting
the over
800 police shooting of blacks in the year just passed. The protest has nothing to do with
patriotism or honoring the flag, and Trump knows that as well as the rest of us
do.
His hatred of the NFL
stems from a few years back when Trump wanted to purchase the Buffalo
Bills football franchise. NFL rules mandate that nobody can purchase a
team unless all the other team owners agree, and they didn't...not
a single owner approved the idea so Trump didn't get what he
wanted, and we're now seeing the result. A vindictive narcissistic attack from a man
with a child's ego & hands.
By trying to make the whole issue about the flag, Trump
hoped to drive the wedge of racism deeper still. It backfired on him, bigly! Trump's actions and vile words solidified the
ranks of the NFL like nothing I've seen before.
As he demanded owners fire
players who take a knee in protest, instead they joined the players in protest
on the field in a show of strength and unity.
This week in a tweet he again demanded that all NFL players stand during the playing of the
anthem. They refused. United against Trump.
Then there is the scandal no president should be able to
duck or run away from, and here I refer of course to Trumps behavior towards Puerto
Rico after hurricane Maria demolished the entire island, home to
over 3 million American citizens. In
perhaps the role he is least qualified for, that of "consoler in chief" Trump's record is dismal failure
when the sole requirement is to have a heart and some compassion for the
suffering of others. I just couldn't
understand his belligerent, vindictive tweets aimed at the island inhabitants
and their elected leaders. Of course
Trump again openly lied about receiving calls of appreciation
from officials on the ground on what's left of the island. Those officials, and specifically San
Juan 's mayor have been very vocal about how badly the
island needs help and that nothing
is being done.
Instead of sending help, Trump said "They should be depending on themselves
rather than looking for outsiders to rescue them." How exactly does he figure they could ever do
that? Immediately following that insult
Trump tweeted that before reconstruction could happen "something would have to be figured out
concerning the islands financial debts."
That comment is the key
to understanding his reaction on Puerto Rico ; because he
owns a golf course on the island which went bankrupt (what
a shocker!) and he blames local government officials instead of
his own abysmal financial skills. Same
exact motivation as with the NFL
fiasco.
Let's take a moment here to revisit Trump's penchant for bold
face lies, specifically around his obsession with repealing ObamaCare. As the last and most recent attempt was dying
on the senate floor, Trump was cornered by a gaggle of legitimate news reporters. One had asked Trump if the repeal would win
this time and he said. "We have the votes to win but one senator is
in the hospital &
cannot vote...I can't just drag him out of the hospital to cast his vote." He didn't just say this, he said it at least three times in a row when
asked to name the hospitalized senator.
He couldn't give a name because there never was any senator in any
hospital.
Here's the thing: either he just makes up lies to avoid the
truth, or he is demented and actually
believes the lies he spews. Either
way, doesn't that disqualify him from serving as our president, at least
theoretically? If it doesn't it should,
but don't hold your breath waiting for reform.
It is an embarrassing indictment of the American media when not a single
interviewer will press Trump about his constant obsessive lying. Every single time he dares to show his face
people should be loudly demanding an end to the lying and an end to his term in
office. By this time it just seems self
evident.
Is Donald Trump so delusional or mentally ill that he would
risk a nuclear war with North Korea
just to divert attention from his treasonous collusion with Russia
to get elected? I don't have sufficient
data to make that guess, and truth be told I prefer not to find out. So far in his exchange of insults & threats with Kim Jong Un; Trump is
behind on points because "Rocket Man" is using game theory to rope-a-dope him with asymmetrical escalation.
Meanwhile back in the hermit kingdom, nobody really knows just how bat-shit crazy Un is either; but the
experts I've seen talk about it say that if Un ever believes that we are about
to strike first, he WILL launch his missiles. Welcome
back to the '60's.
My guess is that I'm far from alone in not wanting to see
any nukes exploding anywhere. I am also among those who wish to see a stop to
the indiscriminate murdering of black citizens by police who then get off Scott
free. I also count myself among those
who oppose the white supremacist movement.
They have the same right to free speech as me or you, but what they don't
have is a license to kill, and Trump gives them that with every new
"rally" he holds. Trump claims
the rallies are because he has already begun his re-election campaign but the
ugly truth is he uses them to poke the bear, rouse the rabble & the intolerant haters hiding behind the
word heritage like they knew it's meaning.
I was watching the Seahawks game Sunday night when I got
invited to dinner with some friends, so I recorded the last part of the game to
watch later. After dinner I settled in
with my NFL on DVR to see the end of the game.
As the Seahawks were spanking the colts badly I opted to not watch the
last ten minutes or so of the game. When
the recording stopped the cable box returns to the last channel tuned in, which
happened to be MSNBC...I immediately
heard the machine gun fire as the images of the Las Vegas
sniper massacre filled the screen. I was
just numb with disbelief at what I saw unfolding, yet again.
Once more we must endure the same cycle of senseless death
as the media sucks every newsworthy minute out of the nightmare. I was especially affected by this as I have a
friend who lives in Las Vegas . He's a professional chauffeur who drives high
rollers up & down the Vegas strip in
his town car limousine. He would have
been working the concert that night. I
haven't been able to reach him yet so I don't know if he's OK or what.
Of course when one of these terror attacks happens one of
the early thoughts is about false flag events.
An attack like Las Vegas
could (and will) be used to push for
even more gun laws and even outright prohibition. Yet every gun found was legally purchased and
owned by the sniper. That is because the
gun lobby has the rules and laws governing guns, ammo and accessories so
convoluted and confusing that even the experts often are unsure what's legal & what ain't. It isn't about the 2nd amendment, it's about profit. Simple as that!
Was this a false flag? maybe, maybe not. I'm just saying it's an odd shooter profile. A Vegas
high roller, with a pilots license and his own plane who just wired a hundred
grand to his sweetie in the Philippines ?? Very odd profile indeed.
It is altogether likely that we'll never learn why this
individual did this: was he trying to send a message, and if so, what? Was he thinning
the herd at the route 91 Harvest festival?
Keep in mind this is happening as there is legislation
pending to legalize silencers!!
I actually heard one talking head say "Silencers should be legal because then the people getting shot to death
wouldn't be terrified by all the loud shots." Donald Trump Jr. even did a video
promo for a company that makes silencers.
Like I said, surreal &
bizarre.
I'm just waiting for Trump to apply his Puerto
Rico logic to the victims in Las
Vegas ; should they fend for themselves instead of
waiting for outside help? Should they
treat their own wounds, and go hunt down the sniper unarmed? Unbefuckinglievable!
I have to believe that the majority of good, decent Americans
must be getting tired of all the hate, bloodshed, &
Trump bullshit; and never wanted any of it to begin with. Like I said, I didn't see it at first thru all
the chaos, but now I do see
just how Trump is uniting America . With each new dawning day more Americans are
fed up enough to act, to push back against this abomination of a fascist regime.
With each new day that dawns, more Americans awake resolved
to do something to prevent
more damage instead of just hoping no more happens. More folks are jumping off the Trump train every
day as they finally see him for the insane clown president he is. Every day is a day closer to impeachment, but
until that glorious day dawns; Trump will continue unifying America ;
one disgusted citizen at a time.
Just say "NO"-
and then speak truth to power.
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ReplyDeletehttps://blackagendareport.com/unstable-empire-committee-investigate-russia-beats-drums-war
JFK was the last president. Since Dealy Plaza, weve endured one doofus after another.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we can remove the present doofus and replace him with another. You are right, the people who live in the U.S. are fed up with the way it is, but what are they fed up with? I think it runs deeper than whichever doofus occupies the WH. Why are we putting doofuses there in the first place? The answer is, "we" arent putting anyone anywhere. Why are no candidates worth a damn? If the only items on the menu are vienna sausage or spam, wheres the steak and lobster? Maybe its time to focus on the system that chooses our dismal choices instead of the dismal outcome such choices inevitably lead to.
ReplyDeletePresident Doofus is worse than ...
DeleteOk, so he's as bad and worse than...
Yeah, all presidents rot.
It's all so nuts.
5D here we come...
...and have you noticed how fast the subject of Puerto Rico just dropped out of the news cycle?
DeleteOut of sight ~ out of mind
The day they shot JFK, someone entered our 3rd grade classroom, whispered to our teacher, and then turned on a tv. We all watched the grisly drama of JFK getting shot in the limo, Jackie freaking out, pandemonium unfolding as Walter Cronkite announced the president had been pronounced dead. Later, we watched Jack Ruby shoot Lee Harvey Oswald in the stomach. I found it odd how we 9-year-olds got to watch tv all day and we all watched how the teachers and principal seemed lost and had forgotten who they were, where they were and what they were supposed to do next. One thing was clear: reality teetered on its base within the confines of our little world, Walter Knott Elementary School across the street from Knott's Berry Farm.
ReplyDeleteThe world changed that day. Something died and something took its place. Over the following days, reality settled back on its base but we all knew it wasn't the same. The new president seemed too old and often wore a cowboy hat. He also had a big, fat, red nose. The grownups sucked it up and tried to convince themselves that everything was under control, while we children knew better.
I don't know what really happened that day. One world ended and another began. The Beatles arrived in the nick of time and we the young could dig on them while our parents watched crappy tv shows and drank too much. We were young and proceeded to have fun while our elders pretended to. They got mad and dissed our long hair, our marijuana, and our unwillingness to fight in Vietnam. JFK's head showed up on a half dollar and that felt weird. The following year, quarters and dimes got lighter, made a strange flat sound when you flipped them, and felt not quite real. Everything felt not quite real.
And here we are.
Wow !
DeleteSpot on, & visceral
You are obviously another who escaped childhood immune to the cultural programming.
If you ain't already doing a blog, you should!
...and here we are indeed.
Thanks
My Mom brought me to the parade in Houston to see JFK the day before Dallas. I was one year old so I didn't know what had been lost. I see this defining event as a double-edge sword. On the other side, the illusion that our leaders can even take care of themselves let alone the rest of us and that undermines belief in the system.
ReplyDeleteBut the truth is that there was never security in the system. This event was the beginning of the end of illusion. What will come after is the shattering of that illusion, whether it be freedom or abject slavery. No one will be able to lie to themselves anymore once the choice is made.
I thought that was you...
Deleteyou have a fluid & distinctive style.
Currently working the firestorm story, literally in my back yard,
at one point was 10 miles away. Got some breathing room now, butour canyon could be next.
Crazy times
Although you were too young to notice what was lost, as something was lost, you are nonetheless correct: there never was security in the system. As frank zappa knew, the brick wall was always there. Maybe the head shot followed by the gut shot we 9-year-olds were forced to watch over and over that rotten day signaled the removal of the velvet gloves. The iron fist gradually made its presence felt and today we can no longer kid ourselves. It always was an illusion and it still is and will persist as the flames draw higher still.
ReplyDeleteFound dead in bed
ReplyDeleteSecond Vegas witness dies. Natural causes. Yessir.
"Thats the way we do it...
DeleteMoney for nothing & the chicks are free."
~Dire Straits~
the story just keeps smelling like 3 day old fish
DeleteAnd on the same night OJ got out of Jail
What happens in Vegas...
ReplyDeleteis none of our beeswax
The Lannisters are tidying up. Move along.
ReplyDeleteFound dead in bed 2
ReplyDeleteNo, im not a fan of doofus. However. This isnt the cure...
Nick Corvino, former republican campaign staffer and formerly breathing, was shot 13 times by his roommate in Florida. What happens in Florida, shhhtays in Florida.
Karma
DeleteHow so?
ReplyDeleteOh my god, he's illiterate - it's all over the internet - trump CAN'T READ!
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