The old saying is “Like father, like son.” And it apparently both applies and does not apply to Donald and Donald Junior.
1) Running off at the mouth. Junior is the opposite in that he seems to be obsessed with telling the truth. That could be a good thing. The bad thing is that he shares his father’s stupidity in that he doesn’t know when to shut the hëll up.
Junior released on Tuesday an email chain in which he was offered damaging evidence by a British journalist in relation to Hillary Clinton during the election, and was informed that the material was Russian and confidential. Now: the law clearly states, A foreign national shall not, directly or indirectly, make a contribution or a donation of money or other thing of value, or expressly or impliedly promise to make a contribution or a donation, in connection with any Federal, State, or local election. Did Junior therefore realize that information is a thing of value and therefore turn it down? Of course not. He said, “I love it.” He flat out admitted that he was contacted and embraced the entire concept.
Yet experts are divided on whether this acceptance constitutes a crime, because…well, because he’s GOP, really. If the situation were reversed and the exchange had been with Chelsea Clinton, Trump’s forces would be up in arms, the GOP would be shouting “Lock her up” every time Clinton (any of them) showed their faces, and Trump himself would be condemning her every hour on Twitter, instead of declaring his support for Junior.
One really wonders what, if anything, was going through Junior’s head. One is forced to the conclusion that he really doesn’t understand that what he did was wrong. It’s a foreign government. It’s the Russians. Anyone with a brain in his head would have known to write back, “No thanks,” and be done with it, but he embraced it.
What a freaking moron.
2) One is the loneliest number. I loved that a picture was released of him at the G-20 conference where every other world leader is engaged in discussion and Trump is sitting by himself alone. Could you imagine Obama sitting by himself and everyone else steering clear?
Did he do anything right? Maybe. At a press conference, he stated, in regards to his decision to pull out of the Paris environmental accord, “Something could happen with respect to the Paris accords, let’s see what happens. If it happens, that will be wonderful, and if it doesn’t, that’ll be OK too.” That is maddeningly vague, but some are seeing it as a hint that he might be thinking of reversing his decision to pull out of the agreement. Granted, it’s amusing that the one positive thing he did was hint that he might overturn his own stupid decision, but one gets one’s triumphs where one can.
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Reposting from last week’s comments since these are related to the last week’s Trump events:
In Trump (don’t) care news…
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rnc-asked-hillary-clinton-where-her-health-care-plan-is-and-clinton-responded/ar-BBDTN6L?ocid=spartanntp
She then dropped the mike.
And now… THIS:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-education-official-parties-usually-both-drunk-in-campus-sexual-assault-cases/ar-BBEiZuL?li=AA4ZnC&ocid=spartanntp
Why? Just… WHY?! She eventually apologized, but the fact remains that someone in his administration was stupid enough to say it to begin with.
Let’s face it, dámņ near his entire administration – all 25 of the 500 positions he’s supposed to have nominated people for by now – are pretty much the most vile and awful people alive.
Under the category of “did he do anything right?”, we should probably mention that the Afghan girls robotics team has finally been approved to travel to the US for their competition. They had been denied multiple times, but it is reported that the President intervened to approve the latest request so that they could attend. It was really stupid that they had been denied to begin with, and that reflects on this administration’s policies, but at least this one incident was corrected. The best way to change the world is through these kinds of actions and events. He is not the President that I wanted, he is definitely not the President that we needed, and I dread hearing what new stupidity has happened each day, but this kind of story reminds that change can happen.
I would love it if just for one day, everyone could embrace a little bit of Elwood P. Dowd from “Harvey”…
“Years ago my mother used to say to me, she’d say, “In this world, Elwood, you must be” – she always called me Elwood – “In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.” Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.”
Not as a defense for Junior, however he embraced the entire concept because the Trumps as a whole have a different relationship with Russia than America itself. They operate as Trumps first, Americans a distance sixth.
He also tried to return a hat to a marine when it had blown off his head.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/14/opinions/kasowitz-email-attack-opinion-callan/index.html
Like client, like lawyer. Except the lawyer had the decency to apologize.
And now, after he swore once again that THIS was the real, full story, the news comes out that there were others in this meeting not mentioned in his “full story” and moment of transparency with ties to Russian intelligence.
And it was just announced that Trumpcare 2.0 has died! WOOHOO! Way to go, Republicans actually doing their jobs and representing the people! All… four of you.
Peter, I know that this has nothing to do with Trump, but check out DC’s october sollicitations. There’s a very nice surprise for you.
Uhm, okay. What?
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Oh, you mean the Atlantis Chronicles collection? Yeah, I was told about that a few months ago. Same reaction now as then: I’ll believe it when I see it.
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