Out of town for a couple of days. Catching up.
“Donald’s pathologies are so complex and his behaviors so often inexplicable that coming up with an accurate and comprehensive diagnosis would require a full battery of psychological and neuropsychological tests that he’ll never sit for.”
—Mary Trump, in her book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. [So, Mary, we hope your book tells us something we don’t alread know on the Tangerine Toddler.]
“Today I am announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into American communities plagued by violent crime.”
–Donald Trump, July 22, 2020. [Fourth Amendment, folks, Fourth Amendment. We’re edging dangerously close to becoming a police state here with one person (well, with Barr, two persons) calling the shots. Are you seriously ready for that?
“I’m not afraid, but I am pissed off. This is an egregious overreaction on the part of the federal officers.”
–Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, after being tear-gassed by unidentified storm troopers. [No one will be immune.]
“Republican responds to calling a colleague ‘disgusting’ & a ‘f—ing b*tch’ w/ ‘I cannot apologize for my passion’ and blaming others. I will not teach my nieces and young people watching that this an apology, and what they should learn to accept. Yoho is refusing responsibility.”
–Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in response to retiring Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Florida) after he semi-apologized for his misogynistic remarks during a confrontation with Ocasio-Cortez on Monday. [Most probably a God-fearing, family values Republican at that.]
“I really think you could duct tape a spatula to a Golden Retriever’s paw, and half of the media would say, ‘Oh my God! That dog’s a chef!’”
–Comedian Seth Meyers, in criticizing the media for its portrayal of Trump as pretending to take the coronavirus crisis seriously. [Can I get an “Amen” to the media’s treatment of Trump as serious about anything?]
Louisiana Voice 
The DA of Philadelphia said on Democracy Now that if Trump sends his henchmen to cause unrest-they will b e breaking the law and WILL BE ARRESTED.
The media. Just because tRump says something does not mean they have to cover it. Fact check what he says first and if there are any lies, do not recount it. Which, of course, means we will never hear from him since truth is not part of his make up. Every time a story starts with “Trump said today” I press the mute button. Who cares? What he says has no value. No benefit. No verity. It is always about President Me, Me, Me. Watching a psychologically sick person show his derangement day in and day out is not healthy or helpful to a normal person (non tRump supporters).
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DItto… I refuse to “heat soak” in the trump toilet bowl, which is what made leaving social media so easy. I’ve certainly also been critical of the press before, which peaked while I was in Iraq; because I did not care for how service members were being portrayed at times. But, the answer is not to get rid of the media, or demonize them like this moron does. While I don’t care for all the coverage of this idiot, he’s certainly earned every bit of it. It seems some of us have forgotten how to just ignore it.
1. Google psychopath, or if you prefer, sociopath, and that’s all you need to know about his psyche.
2 & 3. Can you say “Amerika?”
4. The Trump way is the right way for his supporters and he, nor they, believe they ever make any mistakes for which apologies are necessary.
5. Amen. His often stumbling word-for-word scripts are the only time he says anything close to rational – and they are CLEARLY not his thoughts or beliefs, but are reported as such. Reality comes out when he goes off-script. The media apparently finds it unnecessary to point this out. They report his sing-song reading as if it reflects his actual positions and as if they can be taken seriously, despite the fact he frequently contradicts them and often the same day. if not moments later. Are they trying to be fair, or what? They are not being fair to me, for sure.
The latest Lincoln Project ad: https://wapo.st/2Zbhuzt
The Meidas brothers have pooled their talents to create some impressive political videos too: https://www.youtube.com/c/MeidasTouch
Excellent Chris Truax column conclusion:
NeverTrumpers have not become progressives, and someday, hopefully soon, we look forward to once again having impassioned arguments about things like whether Medicaid should be funded by block grants. But as long as our American experiment in constitutional democracy — and liberal democracy itself — is under threat, those arguments are on hold. When we go back to being our usual cantankerous selves, you will know that it is morning in America once again.
Chris Truax, an appellate lawyer in San Diego, is the spokesman for Republicans for the Rule of Law, a member of its legal advisory board and a member of USA TODAY’s Board of Contributors.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/07/23/never-trump-protect-american-principles-institutions-column/5486195002/