I haven’t talked about politics in a while, but recent news just makes me smile.
After flying back to Florida from New York on Tuesday, where he had been arrested and charged with 34 felony counts, the twice impeached and disgraced former president said, "I never thought anything like this could happen in America." My response: neither did anyone else. The majority of Americans never expected a minority of Americans would elect a fascist wannabe, “billionaire,” reality television personality who ran on his “genius” as a businessman even after having most of his businesses go bankrupt because of his ineffectual business acumen. Who could have foreseen that in 2016, the Electoral College would elect a vindictive, racist, sexist, fascist, failed businessman as President? I know there are times in American history when that was desired by a minority of citizens (1930s or 1960s, to name two decades), but it had never happened. Those candidates failed.
His speech Tuesday night was filled with lies and misdirection, just like most of his speeches. You can read CNN’s fact check on their website. Sometimes, he just used the wrong words, as in the case when he said, “This is a persecution, not an investigation.” I think he’s confused. It’s a prosecution, not persecution. Besides, the investigation is over, and the charges have been brought. I hope in the end, he will be wearing an orange jumpsuit that will match his fake tanned skin color. I hope justice will prevail. Honestly, I’m not sure it will, but this is not the end of the charges against him.
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I love that meme about pronouns and I'm going to swipe it, because I LOVE IT.
BosGuy, I meant to say this in my post, but I swiped it from http://ishouldbelaughing.blogspot.com/2023/04/meme-dump.html.
I am glad to read that there are some "sane" Americans .
A follower from Canada .
Let's step back for a moment.
I do not mind political discourse. This is one of the principles our country was founded on. Throughout our Republic, we have had guard rails that would not be crossed due to common decency. Now you have The Big Fat Orange One (BFOO) jumping the curb.
In times past rhetoric and actions would be pushed, and tamped down and folks would say it was not tolerated. Now we have enablers. That is the difference. We have fellow travelers liking what is said and done because they are kindred spirits.
What we are hearing and actions taken will not subdue unless more folks speak up, march, take action, and vote... If not we are going to have the MINORITY ruling the MAJORITY.
From Wikipedia:
The best-known versions of the confession in English are the edited versions in poetic form that began circulating by the 1950s.[1] The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum quotes the following text as one of the many poetic versions of the speech:[2][3]
First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
A longer version by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, a charity established by the British government, is as follows:[4]
First, they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
--Martin Niemoller
As a Canadian I'll NEVER understand how sensible people in USA could allow such a fake person, a conman, to get the ticket of the GOP who are so religious Evangelical people.
If one of our polititian here would have such behavior or misconducts he would NEVER be even able to try to get in any election. We aren't that religion freaks here but honesty and respecful behaviors are a must.
What was wrong in your 2026 elections as every one his that Great Elector's system that is tinting the real votes. Honestly, Hillary had more votes than the Orange Turd...
You Constitution is outdated and no more adapted to the 21st century. Just seeing the damnit Second Amendment which is creating violence and mass shootings.
Trump, in addition to being unpresentable, is a danger to world security as Putin is currently.
Ángel
Of course there are sane Americans. For example, Donald Trump has never won a majority in a general election, and with him as leader, the Republican party is doing worse and worse. The problem for Republican politicians is that a majority of Republicans are Trump cultists, so even those who know better have topretend to support Trump, or they will lose in the next primary, like Liz Cheney.
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