Tag: donald-trump
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TELLING IT LIKE IT IS
Rep. Jared Huffman of California tells it like it is. Tried to transfer the video but it seemed to be blocked? So here is the transcript of his speech to the House Committee. I think it is pertinent to today’s continued trail of deception, deceit and grift Trump is traveling down. “and if we’re real,…
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TAPA #200 OCCUM’S TEXAS RAZOR
Texas remains Republican-leaning overall, but Democrats make up a very large minority of the state and dominate several major urban counties including Harris (Houston), Dallas and Travis (Austin), along with increasingly competitive suburban regions. Trump’s endorsement of Paxton for the U.S. Senate was not surprising. Birds of a feather, as they say. Trump is a…
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THE COLBERT WAY
Stephen Colbert’s last show was such a nuanced display of integrity, intelligence, mature comedy, and honest satire. As Bruce Springsteen said, “This is the first show ever canceled because a president couldn’t take a joke and … the owners of CBS are simply kissing the fat ass.” Colbert did not get emotional or “act out.”…
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PATSY!!!
All I can think of when I listen to Republicans, or read newspaper reports about Trump’s newest scam flowing dollars into his pocket, or into the pockets of people he believes will help funnel even more money into his pocket, is the word “patsy.” That is what many Republican MAGAs have become. Trump began his…
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TAPA # 199 REPUBLICAN COMPLICITY
Over the weekend I listened to a podcast, read about the Louisiana primary where Senator Cassidy was defeated by a Trump supported rival, and reflected on the Indiana primary where Republicans who dared oppose Trump suffered a similar fate. Then I read the Sunday article, “Lamar Alexander Wants Republicans to Stand Up to Trump.” Alexander,…
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TAPA # 193 WHO’D A THOUGHT???
TAPA (The American Poseidon Adventure) #192 was titled “Stupidity on Display.” But after listening to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch report on the Comey indictment, even that feels like an understatement. This latest episode doesn’t just match #192—it surpasses it. The predicate for the indictment is, frankly, preposterous. A photograph of seashells arranged on a…
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TAPA # 191 LET’S KEEP IT REAL
The attack on the White House Correspondents Dinner was sad, but not surprising. The tenor of violence in America has been ramped up over the past few years. The data illustrates the uptick of political violence since 2016, and I don’t need to detail why. It is very apparent. What is also sad and a…
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OUR EXISTENTIAL CHALLENGE
Read the Atlantic attached article and if you have access to the Wall Street Journal the article “Behind Trump’s Public Bravado. We have an out of touch, emotionally unstable and incompetent leader. If you have time read about the intensive recruiting effort of the FBI and DOJ to backfill the multitude of professional staff who…
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HONOR vs. SLEAZE
There are no words fit for public use that fully capture the character of “President Bone Spurs.” His latest comment on Robert Mueller’s death echoes his disgraceful insults toward a true hero, Sen. McCain, and others of integrity, like the Reiners. Trump’s pattern is consistent: diminish others, belittle achievement, and attack those whose service and…
THE AMERICAN POSEIDON ADVENTURE 