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“He did good, although it’s always questionable, you know, in other words, the end result —”

—Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner, in claiming he had done more for African-Americans than any president since Lincoln.

“Well, we are free, Mr. President, so I think he did pretty well,”

—Faulkner, cutting Trump off to point out that Lincoln, did in fact, “do good.”

“This may well be the president’s most audacious claim ever. Not only has he not done more than anybody else, he’s done close to the least.”

—Michael Fauntroy, professor of political science at Howard University, to The New York Times on Trump’s claim to have done so much for African-Americans.

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“…[A]s long as racial animosity exists, white and black Americans are less likely to look upward and see where the wealth and power really has gone. They’re less likely to notice that the market is rigged against them all. [M]ost Americans don’t see CEOs getting exorbitant pay while slicing the pay of average workers, won’t notice giant tax cuts and bailouts for big corporations and the wealthy while most people make do with inadequate schools and unaffordable healthcare, and don’t pay attention to the bribery of public officials through unlimited campaign donations.”

—Former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, writing in The Guardian, June 14, 2020. [Obviously, a “loser” to Donald Trump.]

“If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

—Lyndon Johnson, to Bill Moyers, more than 50 years ago. [Love LBJ or hate him (and he was crude, dishonest, and a cutthroat politician to the core, easy to dislike), those words are just as true today as they were half-a-century ago.]

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“By clicking register below, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending the Rally, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.; BOK Center; ASM Global; or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.”

—Disclaimer at the bottom of the registration page for tickets to the June 20 campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [So, by clicking the register, attendees will be acknowledging that Trump, in fact, “(does not) take responsibility at all.”]

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“The upcoming November 3, 2020 election is a ripe target for peddlers of misinformation and false, manipulated content, including media polls. The June 8, 2020 CNN poll is designed to mislead American voters through a biased questionnaire and skewed sampling.

“Therefore, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. is formally requesting that CNN retract its skewed poll by publishing a full, fair, and conspicuous retraction, apology, and clarification to correct its misleading conclusions.”

—Actual letter of June 9 by Donald Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to CNN, demanding a retraction of its poll results which show Trump trailing Joe Biden by double digits.

“To my knowledge, this is the first time in its 40-year history that CNN has been threatened with legal action because an American politician or campaign did not like CNN’s polling results.

“To the extent we have received legal threats from political leaders in the past, they have typically come from countries like Venezuela or other regimes where there is little or no respect for a free and independent media.”

—Letter of June 10 from CNN to Ellis, explaining to her “how free speech works,” and telling her, in effect, to go pound sand up her a**. [Folks, if a politician (or someone acting on his behalf) threatening the media with legal action over something so benign as a poll doesn’t scare the bejeezus out of you, nothing will—or you are more dedicated to a tyrant than you are to your country. I’m afraid it’s that simple.]

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“TRUMP: So full of S**T the entire nation ran out of toilet paper.”

—Decal so large it took up the entire rear window of a pickup truck bearing Florida plates. [Surprised the truck wasn’t vandalized in such a red state.]

“Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?”

—Tweet on June 9 by America’s leading conspiracy nut, Bunker Boy Donald Trump, using such dog-whistle catch words as “could be,” “appearing to,” etc. to promote OANN’s contention that Gugino was some sort of subversive. [Taking the absurdity even further, some online wackos are claiming Gugino had a tube that squirted fake blood from beneath his head after his fall. That would’ve taken some pretty intricate planning. Trump spends more time on conspiracy theories than all the UFO hunters and Dealy Plaza CIA/Cuba/Mafia/Hoffa/LBJ plot-hatchers combined. It’s a wonder he can find time to play golf.]

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