The events described in this story will not happen – but given this election season, maybe they should.
As the country waits with bated breath for the Great Plexiglass Debate, er, the Vice Presidential Debate tonight, the Commission on Presidential Debates, already reeling from the first Presidential Dumpster Fire, er, Presidential Debate, in an attempt to generate more excitement, has established a Las Vegas-style sportsbook called “PrezBets” to oversee an “Over/Under” betting pool.
As Donaldo Trumpolini made his grand appearance on the American flag-festooned Truman balcony of the White House (what is it with dictators and balconies, anyway?), dramatically removing his mask, visibly out of breath, directing the White House photographer to come up to the balcony to get pictures pictures from behind (and potentially becoming another Covid victim), with ridiculously coiffed hair and made-up oranged face, all that was missing were the triumphant trumpeters heralding his return.
But the President’s COVID Joyride Has the Family Divided
Wait, what? Don Jr. thinks his father is crazy? Are we in some alternative universe?
Not according to Gabriel Sherman of Vanity Fair who writes today,
“The president’s recklessness at Walter Reed has Don Jr. pushing for an intervention, but Ivanka and Jared ‘keep telling Trump how great he’s doing,’ a source says.“
Sherman goes on to write,
“Donald Trump’s erratic and reckless behavior in the last 24 hours has opened a rift in the Trump family over how to rein in the out-of-control president, according to two Republicans briefed on the family conversations. Sources said Donald Trump Jr. is deeply upset by his father’s decision to drive around Walter Reed National Military Medical Center last night with members of the Secret Service while he was infected with COVID-19. ‘Don Jr. thinks Trump is acting crazy,’ one of the sources told me. The stunt outraged medical experts, including an attending physician at Walter Reed.
“According to sources, Don Jr. has told friends that he tried lobbying Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump, and Jared Kushner to convince the president that he needs to stop acting unstable. ‘Don Jr. has said he wants to stage an intervention, but Jared and Ivanka keep telling Trump how great he’s doing,’ a source said. Don Jr. is said to be reluctant to confront his father alone. ‘Don said, ‘I’m not going to be the only one to tell him he’s acting crazy,’’ the source added.“
Now what kind of bizarro world are we in when I can agree with Donald Trump Jr.? You know, the part where he says that Donald Trump is crazy.
Is it just me, but have we entered into the next to last stage of the end of the world as we know it?
For those wondering, the last stage of the end of the world as we know it will begin on November 3 and last until……………….
For Sherman’s entire article, click her for the link:
I’ll admit it. I watch MSNBC. Pretty much exclusively. I like their hosts. I like their commentators. I like their expert guests, people like Jon Meacham, Professor Eddie Glaude Jr., Admiral James Stavridis, Chuck Rosenberg, Eugene Robinson, Frank Figliuzzi and Joyce Vance among others. I guess I can be accused of, with all due deference to President Donald John Trump (I), “herd mentality.”
As I was watching this morning however, it struck me that in all that viewing I hadn’t seen any reference to a pretty important news story – the one concerning Democratic Senate challenger, Cal Cunningham. You know the one in which Mr. Cunningham admitted to exchanging romantic text messages with a woman who is not his wife.
Oh right. Maybe you didn’t know about it because you get all your news from MSNBC.
Trump’s team echoes the film, “The Death of Stalin.” That was satire; this isn’t!
The Death of Stalin is a 2017 satirical dark comedy film written and directed by Armando Iannucci (Veep, Avenue 5). In it Iannucci imagines the machinations of members of the Soviet Politburo in 1953 when they discover that the Supreme Soviet Leader, Joseph Stalin, has suddenly and unexpectedly died. Those members, portrayed as if they were characters from a Marx Brothers movie (that’s Groucho and his brothers, Chico, Gummo, Harpo and Zeppo, but not Karl), include Molotov, Malenkov, Beria, Mikoyan and Khrushchev (played hysterically by Steve Buscemi) among others. It is a satiric “tour de force.”
What’s happening today, in the year 2020 in Washington DC, resembles what Iannucci portrayed in his film. The difference is, of course, what’s happening today is real, not satire. And it’s not funny; it’s frightening.
But Xi’s tone changed after seeing names on Covid-19 positive test list
*Note: Given the “bizarreness” of our current news environment please be forewarned – most of this story is true. Read the italicized paragraphs as they were intended. They are, “News with a Twist”.
U.S. News and World Report reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan on Saturday sent a message of sympathy, wishing an early recovery for U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania from the COVID-19.
Georgia and Florida governors blindsided. Vow to take action.
*Note: Given the “bizarreness” of our current news environment please be forewarned – most of this story is true. Read the italicized paragraphs as they were intended. They are, “News with a Twist”.
The New York Times reported today:
Gov. Gregg Abbott (R-TX)
“Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas issued a proclamation ordering counties to offer only one location for voters to drop off mail-in ballots in person.
Watching the debate last night was like “driving my Chevy to the levee.” And yes, “the levee was dry!”
Last night’s debate was a disgrace. Last night’s debate was sad. Last night’s debate was an embarrassment for American democracy. Last night, as Bob Woodward opined this morning, Donald Trump “assassinated the presidency.”
I received my own vote-by-mail packet from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections on Saturday. With that packet in hand, I wanted to provide a real-life guide on how to properly vote by mail and help to ensure that ballots are filled out accurately and returned correctly and on time.
A Long Island Rabbi compares recent riots in LA to Kristallnacht. It’s a false equivalency.
An email is making the rounds of my community in Palm Beach County. You might have seen it. The subject line of the email is, “An important read before Yom Kippur.” The title of the essay attached to the email is, KRISTALLNACHT 2020 – DOES ANYONE CARE? written by Rabbi Yakov Saacks, of The Chai Center, Dix Hills, NY.
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