I think it is finally time to ask the question: How much blatant assholery would Donald Trump have to commit in order to actually be publicly criticized by spineless Republicans terrified of losing their aptly named “base”?
Like most cult leaders, it will take serious illness or death to knock him off his perch. Or they just need to see him in his underwear to break the spell. He is the character in the Emperor's New Clothes - no one wants to be the one to tell him he is naked, so they sheepishly play along with his delusion until someone speaks up. No one wants to be the one to speak up, though, and they see the repercussions of doing so, as the faithful are willing to do any illegal act to protect him, even trying to overthrow the government by dressing at the Village People and storming the Capitol - and if they're willing to do that, they are willing to do anything. If Nancy Pelosi's family isn't safe, Joe and Mary Public aren't, either. So they smile and nod, and continue to drink the Powerade, and hope their cheering and monetary donations will somehow purchase him the White House. They stick their heads in the sand and hope for the best, taking their heads out of the sand for brief intervals to hear what they want to hear - they are being abused (because everyone they abused in the past now have rights they had been denied), their job is being taken by 'the other people' who don't deserve it (what they see as their birthright be being 'taken' by better educated, more skill 'other' people who worked to earn the job), white people are being threatened by 'movements' and 'revolutions' that promise equal treatment of ALL people, and Trump is all over these fears.
If they DID see him in his underwear, they still might not put two and two together, though. "He said he was in the best shape of any US president and I've seen the underwear pictures; he sure looks better than me, so I think that's the best shape!"
RE underwear - if you always purchase the same underwear, it is much easier to know what color you're wearing and easier to wear light colored pants without worrying that your purple underwear is visible to everyone (unless that's what you want).
re Trump: I would love to see him go to well-deserved jail for what amounts to treason (the secret documents AND the insurrection), and I would also love to see him ruined financially for all his money-fraud crimes and coverups by being forced to make restitution to his victims (debts to people one has defrauded cannot be discharged in bankruptcy). But the single most important thing, so that's what I voted for, is that he be ruined politically, never able to hold office again. Seriously? Do you think being an impoverished ex-con would be enough to erode support from his base? They would just throw more money at him and vote for him again. America can't survive another Trump presidency. Keep your eyes on the prize, folks.
Anyone else who had committed similar crimes would be locked up before even their arraignment, look at the 21-year-old kid from the AF National Guard who took docs to post on his discord server - he is being held until trial. but trump, as a former president, gets kid-glove treatment. I blame Gerald Ford for pardoning Nixon and letting high office holders believe they can get leniency (aka get away with it). Trump needs to face severe consequences -the same as lower-level government employees who have taken and disseminated government documents.
I worry that he would use the Secret Service to intimidate other prisoners. I’m not worried that he’ll escape. I worry that he’ll take over the joint. That is his nature.
From the NYT today (06-13): "On Tuesday, Representative Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida, also defended the bathroom storage strategy, suggesting that the facilities, such as they were, were plenty secure. 'There are 33 bathrooms at Mar-a-Lago,” Mr. Donalds said on CNN Tuesday morning. “So don’t act like it’s just in some random bathroom that the guests can go into. That’s not true.'”
Yeah --- the quality of malign actors just isn't what it used to be. One bathroom and done these days. Lazy sods.
I am thinking that suddenly coming out against the sacred Second Amendment just might knock the Orange One off his pedestal in the eyes of his faithful. I think they value that more than anything or anyone.
Commando
"So okay. The documents weren't mine. So they were yours. So what !? I wanted them and took them. So sue me!"
Like most cult leaders, it will take serious illness or death to knock him off his perch. Or they just need to see him in his underwear to break the spell. He is the character in the Emperor's New Clothes - no one wants to be the one to tell him he is naked, so they sheepishly play along with his delusion until someone speaks up. No one wants to be the one to speak up, though, and they see the repercussions of doing so, as the faithful are willing to do any illegal act to protect him, even trying to overthrow the government by dressing at the Village People and storming the Capitol - and if they're willing to do that, they are willing to do anything. If Nancy Pelosi's family isn't safe, Joe and Mary Public aren't, either. So they smile and nod, and continue to drink the Powerade, and hope their cheering and monetary donations will somehow purchase him the White House. They stick their heads in the sand and hope for the best, taking their heads out of the sand for brief intervals to hear what they want to hear - they are being abused (because everyone they abused in the past now have rights they had been denied), their job is being taken by 'the other people' who don't deserve it (what they see as their birthright be being 'taken' by better educated, more skill 'other' people who worked to earn the job), white people are being threatened by 'movements' and 'revolutions' that promise equal treatment of ALL people, and Trump is all over these fears.
If they DID see him in his underwear, they still might not put two and two together, though. "He said he was in the best shape of any US president and I've seen the underwear pictures; he sure looks better than me, so I think that's the best shape!"
RE underwear - if you always purchase the same underwear, it is much easier to know what color you're wearing and easier to wear light colored pants without worrying that your purple underwear is visible to everyone (unless that's what you want).
re Trump: I would love to see him go to well-deserved jail for what amounts to treason (the secret documents AND the insurrection), and I would also love to see him ruined financially for all his money-fraud crimes and coverups by being forced to make restitution to his victims (debts to people one has defrauded cannot be discharged in bankruptcy). But the single most important thing, so that's what I voted for, is that he be ruined politically, never able to hold office again. Seriously? Do you think being an impoverished ex-con would be enough to erode support from his base? They would just throw more money at him and vote for him again. America can't survive another Trump presidency. Keep your eyes on the prize, folks.
Anyone else who had committed similar crimes would be locked up before even their arraignment, look at the 21-year-old kid from the AF National Guard who took docs to post on his discord server - he is being held until trial. but trump, as a former president, gets kid-glove treatment. I blame Gerald Ford for pardoning Nixon and letting high office holders believe they can get leniency (aka get away with it). Trump needs to face severe consequences -the same as lower-level government employees who have taken and disseminated government documents.
RE the underpants Q : none of the above (none)
Are you sure ostriches are orange?
I worry that he would use the Secret Service to intimidate other prisoners. I’m not worried that he’ll escape. I worry that he’ll take over the joint. That is his nature.
I didn’t answer the underwear poll because you failed to provide an ‘I’m not wearing any underwear’ option—haven’t for years!
Also, as to your other poll—he really needs to be locked up. I smile at the thought of him becoming some guy named Bubba’s bitch………
Gene, when will the video of your procedure air on Dr. Pimple Popper?
orange
From the NYT today (06-13): "On Tuesday, Representative Byron Donalds, Republican of Florida, also defended the bathroom storage strategy, suggesting that the facilities, such as they were, were plenty secure. 'There are 33 bathrooms at Mar-a-Lago,” Mr. Donalds said on CNN Tuesday morning. “So don’t act like it’s just in some random bathroom that the guests can go into. That’s not true.'”
Yeah --- the quality of malign actors just isn't what it used to be. One bathroom and done these days. Lazy sods.
And I'm sure Trump, wiocaHa, is the one who cleans it.
And the quality of pathetic excuses by Trump’s defenders isn’t what it used to be either.
The way it's going for Trump in finding representation, he may have to resort to calling the casting director for "Law and Order."
"I'm a gay, Jewish, Black Liberal"
I am thinking that suddenly coming out against the sacred Second Amendment just might knock the Orange One off his pedestal in the eyes of his faithful. I think they value that more than anything or anyone.