The “president” isn’t committed. There
are, of course, people who believe he should be. But that’s not what this is
about. Just when you think trump can’t cross another line, he does.
This time is he’s “not committed” to a peaceful transition of power at the end
of his term.
This is one of his magical talking blurts that
even he realizes is idiotic and sorta-kinda backpeddles by saying “throw
away the ballots. They won’t mean anything…” Um… in the twisted world of trump,
that’s an explanation. Then he offers an explanation of the explanation
by saying he meant that there won’t need to be a transition of any kind, that
his first term will be followed not by Joe Biden’s inauguration but by a
“continuation.”
Oh, okay. That explains… um… something.
Don’t be taken in. The guy could be
toast. Oh, he’ll cry foul. He’ll cry “fixed.” Don’t laugh. Assume he
really thinks that. President for life?
Believe that he’ll fight to remain in office. Do
not overestimate the power of belief. Don’t respond to trump by saying
“oh, he can’t really do that,” whichever “that” he does next. Shrugging
him off is capitulating. Enough of that, and trump could be right when he says
he’ll win.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “trump may be behaving like a strongman, but he
is weaker than he’d like us all to believe. Autocrats who actually have the
power to fix elections don’t announce their plans to do it; they just pretend
to have gotten 99 percent of the vote.” -- Columnist Michelle Goldberg in the NY
Times, 9/24/2020
GRAPESHOT:
-They’ve already removed sharp corners and doors
from the Oval Office, and now should ensure the “president’s” safety by
installing oval padding.
-Maybe it’s a movie prop, but there are rumors
that a van marked “St. Elizabeth’s Hospital” and carrying white-coated workers
with enormous butterfly nets has been parked near 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
NOTES FROM ALL OVER
(HOLLYWOOD) -- They’re making or have made a miniseries
about former FBI chief James Comey and they needed a tall actor to play the
part so they chose Jeff Daniels who is 6’3”. The actual Comey -- the
real-life one, is 6’8”. Can’t wait to see Daniels in five inch heels.
(WASHINGTON) -- Dr. Fauci finally got fed up
with Rand Paul and lost his temper at a hearing and told Kentucky’s Other Would
be Dictator “you’re not listening” to the truth about how New York State
realized in was screwing up and changed its ways, and now is the least likely
state in which one can expect to contract COVID 19. Fauci’s was not an
epic blowup, but you could see the red rising in his face when he spoke.
(SEATTLE) -- A protester is lying on the ground
at a demonstration. A cop is walking his bicycle toward the demonstrator… then
rolls the bike over his head and neck. The officer has been suspended
pending the outcome of the investigation. Any guesses about how this
investigation will end?
Any Questions? wesrichards@gmail.com
© WJR 2020
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