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Rudy Takes the (booby) Prize

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If there were a prize for the person whose reputation was most damaged by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani would win. Hands down . . . his pants.

You really can’t make up the stuff he is doing. It’s almost as if it was out of a satirical movie, like Borat. Oh wait.

  • While acting as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer he releases a video falsely claiming Trump won the election. That’s not the bad part. The bad part is that in the middle of his video he switches over to selling cigars.
  • He holds a press conference at the Four Seasons . . . not the hotel – the parking lot of a landscaping company. It was next to an an adult book store, which may have been why . . .
  • At the press conference, he trots out a convicted sex offender as a trusted witness to vote counting irregularities
  • Speaking of sex offenses, he gets caught lying on his bed with his hand down his pants as he chats up an underage girl

All of this is sad enough. But the real tragedy is that Giuliani probably has further to sink.

As Trump would say, sad.

Trump’s Vampire Sons

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A bit like vampires after their first taste of blood, Donald Trump’s sons have tasted power and it was love at first (sound) bite. Don Jr. and Eric have been out in front as stars of the Trump movement. They are determined to keep the adoration and attention going.

The problem is that they really aren’t in the same league as their father. For one thing, he’s had a lot more practice, seeking the limelight since the 1970s. For another thing, he’s a self-made media creature. They were born with silver microphones in their mouths.

It will be interesting to see how the younger Trumps leverage their ‘royal’ pedigrees. Somehow, Trump has the street cred to spread falsehoods and have people believe him. But it’s hard to imagine Don Jr. starting a birther rumor about Barack Obama and getting taken as seriously as his father was.

It won’t stop them from trying, though. Assuming they aren’t indicted first.

Why Trump Golfs

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Things are not going well for Donald Trump. Covid is spiking, he lost the election and his legal challenges are failing. Trump hates losing so he’s turning to the one thing that he’s guaranteed to win at: golf.

It is not that Trump’s a great golfer. He isn’t. But he is a prolific golf cheater. Trump lies to himself as easily as he lies to everyone else. All he needs to do to get some of his winner mojo back is play a round of golf. The people he plays with know he’ll win by cheating and don’t complain.

So far.

Dying for Trump

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Even if Joe Biden wins the presidency it will not negate the fact that more than 45% of the country is firmly in Donald Trump’s camp. And by firmly, I mean ready to die for him.

Trump held rallies in states with significant corona virus outbreaks. His supporters came to these rallies knowing they could be infected, and many of them did get sick. Some of them died. They figured it was worth the risk to cheer their hero on.

You would be hard pressed to find any Biden supporters that would risk a hangnail to cheer him on, never mind a deadly disease. Even Bernie Sanders’ supporters wouldn’t risk their health.

Say what you want about Trump, but he stirs a deep passion in his supporters.As long as they are only dangerous to themselves, things should be fine.

Trump’s Legal $$

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So far, Donald Trump has been sending out emails to raise money for his campaign. Election day is today – the campaign is over, but the fight is not.

The legal struggle is next, as Trump’s lawyers try to invalidate votes for Joe Biden. This will cost money – lawyers don’t work for free, especially Trump’s lawyers.

The question is not whether Trump will hit up his supporters for legal fees – that is almost certain. The question is how much they will cough up.

It’s a good thing that Trump’s a billionaire.

Biden Bite Back #111

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How come Joe Biden doesn’t give the right wing Christians a hard time over Donald Trump’s covid approach? Especially Trump’s attitude toward masks. Mask don’t protect the person wearing them, they protect the people near the mask wearers.

Bay holding rallies without a mask requirement, isn’t Trump inviting his supporters to get other people sick? Is that really the Christian thing to do?

Finally, Some Lies

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It is less than two weeks before the US election and the mainstream media is finally starting to use the word “lie” with reference to Donald Trump. It only took four years.

Previously, the media only used euphemisms. “Falsehood”, “untruth”, “misspoke”, “incorrect”, etc. It’s no wonder respect for the media is so low.

It will be interesting to see if the ban on the ‘L word’ has finally been breached or whether this is just the media getting caught up in the election fever.

Especially if Trump wins.

The Third Debate – WHY?!

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What is the upside for Joe Biden in showing up for the ‘third’ debate next week? The best outcome for him is that Donald Trump goes off the rails again. But Trump is smart enough to tone it down, so that is not likely. Even if it does, Trump already did the damage to himself in the first debate. How more can he do?

More likely is that Biden makes a gaffe or loses his cool. Trump will hammer false stories on Hunter Biden to trigger Biden’s temper. He will lie about his COVID strategy. He will lie about his environmental record as well as Obama’s. Biden will get frustrated at trying to correct the lies and lash out. And then he will look as bad a Trump.

Is Biden that much of a risk taker that he needs the debate?