May Hope and History Rhyme (Trump#116)

[lionheart]

With thanks to Seamus Heaney for inspiring the President Elect.

"History says, don't hope
On this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
The longed-for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up,
And hope and history rhyme."

Is that voting population though?

@BruceAndNosh oh no! Whose bodies are in it? Do we need to dash round with a shovel???

[quote lifesabitchandthenyoudie]@BruceAndNosh oh no! Whose bodies are in it? Do we need to dash round with a shovel??? [/quote]
Ha ha ha! No my MIL is lovely, not a dragon or a serial killer!
Thankfully I realised before too much defrosted so we'll just eat some... unusual food combinations for the next couple of days

Annie, you're right. Voting age population of the USA was 255,200,373 at the end of 2019, apparently.

So 71 million give or take a few thousand voted for him, and a mere 184 million or so did not. Still comforting to thing that a really rather large majority weren't Koolaid drinkers.

think dammit. That wasn't predictive text; that was autotyping.

Some other scary numbers:

edition.cnn.com/2020/12/27/business/christmas-holiday-travel/index.html

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/dominion-attorneys-send-brutal-letter-to-trump-campaigns-so-called-star-witness-mellissa-carone/?utmsource=mostpopular&fbclid=IwAR1fx9U-sHiyVUAzDW26XMZkJ6ziccJhJdM0dXJVoEkG95FSG4gkk_epANvc

edition.cnn.com/2020/12/27/politics/donald-trump-stimulus-bill-unemployment-benefits/index.html

@Soopermum1

[[https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/dominion-attorneys-send-brutal-letter-to-trump-campaigns-so-called-star-witness-mellissa-carone/?utm]]source=mostpopular&fbclid=IwAR1fx9U-sHiyVUAzDW26XMZkJ6ziccJhJdM0dXJVoEkG95FSG4gkk_epANvc

You have to wonder what will become of these people a year or two down the line.

Trump golfs, Pence skis, Americans suffer. That’s the whole tweet about leadership amid a deadly pandemic.

(from twitter #Trump and Pence)

Even worse than the pardons, IMO, is the push for the federal executions before january 20. It looks like one has been pushed past that date due to legal issues and Biden may well commute the sentence, but they're in record numbers.

Meanwhile, Pence is being sued by the most stupid "people".

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/business/trump-deutsche-bank-rosemary-vrablic.html#click=t.co/uZolL6Ym0K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/business/trump-deutsche-bank-rosemary-vrablic.html#click=t.co/uZolL6Ym0K

Trumps banker resigns...

Yes, leaving the company always seems a very effective way to obstruct inquiries.

Typically, the company rocks up at the hearing and says, "We'd love to help, but these things were done by a former employee and of course we don't know what they did and anyway aren't responsible for their actions."

And the ex-employee rocks up at the hearing and says, "I'd love to help but of course I no longer have access to the documents and anyway wouldn't be allowed to tell you as it's proprietary company info and anyway, why are you asking this private citizen when it's the company that did these things."

Quick recap.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/28/alternative-facts-bigly-witch-hunt-trump-era-words-phrases

Is that a spoof statement? Thanks for the new thread. Still plenty to say. Georgia elections next week then Pence has to certify.

Wonder when we'll see the next pardon.

And a preview:

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-cabinet-picks-who-b1760970.html

@Cacacoisfarraige

This made me laugh.

Made me laugh, then realized it was so true. After all, they pitched holy ass hissies because Obama once wore a (gasp! horrors!) tan suit!

Trump Urges Supporters to Pack DC When Congress Counts Electoral Votes.
www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/12/see-you-january-six/

Even the NY Post (usually a prominent cheerleader for Trump) is now worried he's going to cause GOP losses in the Georgia runoffs thus losing the senate. Let's hope that they are right.

nypost.com/2020/12/27/give-it-up-mr-president-for-your-sake-and-the-nations/

That NY Post article has some surprising gems. Some could hit the button, but I don't think Trump can see past losing power now and walking away as a loser.
I don't think he cares about any future investigations or his legacy at all.

@Lweji

That NY Post article has some surprising gems. Some could hit the button, but I don't think Trump can see past losing power now and walking away as a loser. I don't think he cares about any future investigations or his legacy at all.

Absolutely spot on. The only things he cares about now is not being a 'loser', punishing those who say he is one, and not going to prison.

Fucking scary to see someone so deluded and desperate still having so much power now that he has nothing left to lose.

23 more days. As Bette Davis said "Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy ride".

@Soopermum1

[[https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/dominion-attorneys-send-brutal-letter-to-trump-campaigns-so-called-star-witness-mellissa-carone/?utm]]source=mostpopular&fbclid=IwAR1fx9U-sHiyVUAzDW26XMZkJ6ziccJhJdM0dXJVoEkG95FSG4gkk_epANvc

“[Y]ou have positioned yourself as a...leader of the...misinformation campaign by pretending to have...insider’s knowledge’ re: Dominion’s business activities, when in reality you were hired thru a staffing agency for one day to clean glass on machines...”

Silly people like her have put themselves in tricky situations. I doubt Trump will pay her legal bills, he generally has trouble paying anyone