“After what they did to me, whether it’s right or wrong, it’s time to go after people. Obama’s been caught directly,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Obama, Trump said, had “tried to steal the election” from him in 2016. “Look, he’s guilty. It’s not a question. . . . This was treason, this was every word you can think of.”¹
No. This is embarrassingly wrong -- no small achievement from this small-minded grossly immature man with such an expansive track record of extreme distortions of the truth. The easiest response to this reckless charge is also the most obvious one: January 6, 2021. That is what treason looks like. And he wears it well.
Also Common Sense 101: the more the current chief executive tries to spin and deflect away from Epstein, with any tactic he possibly can think of, the more he telegraphs the clear message that he has something big to hide and will go to any length to keep it under wraps. Nobody tries this hard to distance himself from something unless he feels that it is an imminent danger to him and his standing. What is it? Keep asking. Keep pushing for answers. Keep digging for the truth. The taxpayers have a right to know exactly what kind of person they are employing to do the people's business, and why each day a little more the people's business is becoming less important to him than it is to take care of his own business.
Nobody tries this hard to distance himself from something unless he feels that it is an imminent danger to him and his standing. What is it? Keep asking.
Great comment and excellent post! Just remember, regardless of Trump’s guilt, which is clear as day, Trump comes from the Roy Cohn School of Communication: deny, deflect, and project!
And in this case, Trump never ceases to disappoint!…:)
Andrew wrote “Simply because Trump, in his megalomania, can conceive of no difference between the interests of the nation and his own personal interests.”
What kind of a person thinks like that? A pedophile. It is becoming more apparent that Trump and Epstein shared too many good times together, and they were enjoying some disgusting and reprehensible acts.
Trump is a pedophile! Pedophiles are cunning, manipulative people who don’t mind destroying anyone or anything in order to get their needs met. They are overwhelmed by their desires and needs. They will lie, cheat, and even kill people to keep from getting caught.
This is not new to the MAGA folks. They are OK with depravity. But what they are not Ok with is the cover-up. If Trump would have pulled a Jimmy Swaggart, and begged for forgiveness for his youthful sins he would have been forgiven. Trump could never dot that. But a cover-up is something that lets “elites” get away with things real people get punished for. Trump is either covering for his rich friends, or for himself.
This is an issue that can pierce the MAGA bubble. They have been screaming about sex traffickers for years, seeing them in border crossings and hidden in the Democratic Party. They know that Pam Bondi has a list, and that she is the prosecutor who let Epstein off easy. Why???
To be overwhelmed by one's own desires and needs so as to deny the personhood of another human is my definition of evil. T is an evil man; our country is literally in the hands of evil.
Pedophiles are seen as the most vile of criminals. They destroy the lives of their young victims for six minutes of their personal pleasures. Evil? Yes.
“Trump is a pedophile”. Yes, and a narcissist and a pathological liar. AND a big time golf cheat! The only thing worse is how many Americans still worship him, and otherwise reasonable republicans who, when discussing politics, a fool’s errand for sure, do the “yes, but what about” spin. Makes me crazy!
Absolutely! He cheats on & off the course. Bob, who follows, wants documentation. Documentation is everywhere! Golf reflects your character, or lack thereof. He stiffed, and put contractors out of business everywhere, even on his failed casinos! Who else has lost millions in a casino…..among casino owners? That’s documented too, Bob!
Lincoln's standard for honesty must hold here. Unless and until we have clear and convincing evidence that proves an accusation, we should not make it. According to Lincoln to make an accusation, particularly one of extreme moral corruption and depravity, in the absence of the evidence needed to prove it, is ethically equivalent to lying - even if, said Lincoln, the accusation later turns out to be true. It would be much worse if many of us repeated such an accusation and the needed evidence for it is never found within the entirety of the Epstein files. This is not "if they go low, we go high" nonsense. No, we are in a war for the survival of our republic. This is not to say that we should not clamor loudly for the files. We should. Trump spews out absurd accusations on a daily basis. Let us not allow him to lead us to do the same. And, if we all run out on to the field and then can find no proof, he can play the victim and we shall be painted as the villains.
That's why he picks young girls who are traditionally considered small and helpless. That's why he boasted (on TV!) that when he owned in the Miss Teen Pagent, he would sit in the dressing room and watch the teen girls undress. He laughed because they couldn't say anything because he owned the pagent. The fact that these girls were powerless to stop him from humiliating them was probably more of a turn on then the naked girls themselves. He is a true sociopath.
Serious damage will be done to Trump and his cult if enuf MAGA start seeing the light abt Epstein and the powerful, including Trump. Polls indicate there is some movement in that direction. So, Dems & responsible media beed to keep hammering Trump abt Epstein.
Sadly the right wind echo chamber amplifies the lying. So Fox has Tulsi Gabbard on to repeat the lies. The average voter needs help with issues like this, but they get none. The MSM do print the full story but they are no longer trusted by those who have been programmed to complain about fake news all the time.
They're so terrified of being accused of "Trump Derangement Syndrome" that they sanewash insane behavior that would instantly torpedo the career of any other politician.
“After what they did to me, whether it’s right or wrong, it’s time to go after people. Obama’s been caught directly,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Obama, Trump said, had “tried to steal the election” from him in 2016. “Look, he’s guilty. It’s not a question. . . . This was treason, this was every word you can think of.”¹
No. This is embarrassingly wrong -- no small achievement from this small-minded grossly immature man with such an expansive track record of extreme distortions of the truth. The easiest response to this reckless charge is also the most obvious one: January 6, 2021. That is what treason looks like. And he wears it well.
Also Common Sense 101: the more the current chief executive tries to spin and deflect away from Epstein, with any tactic he possibly can think of, the more he telegraphs the clear message that he has something big to hide and will go to any length to keep it under wraps. Nobody tries this hard to distance himself from something unless he feels that it is an imminent danger to him and his standing. What is it? Keep asking. Keep pushing for answers. Keep digging for the truth. The taxpayers have a right to know exactly what kind of person they are employing to do the people's business, and why each day a little more the people's business is becoming less important to him than it is to take care of his own business.
Nobody tries this hard to distance himself from something unless he feels that it is an imminent danger to him and his standing. What is it? Keep asking.
Great comment and excellent post! Just remember, regardless of Trump’s guilt, which is clear as day, Trump comes from the Roy Cohn School of Communication: deny, deflect, and project!
And in this case, Trump never ceases to disappoint!…:)
Andrew wrote “Simply because Trump, in his megalomania, can conceive of no difference between the interests of the nation and his own personal interests.”
What kind of a person thinks like that? A pedophile. It is becoming more apparent that Trump and Epstein shared too many good times together, and they were enjoying some disgusting and reprehensible acts.
Trump is a pedophile! Pedophiles are cunning, manipulative people who don’t mind destroying anyone or anything in order to get their needs met. They are overwhelmed by their desires and needs. They will lie, cheat, and even kill people to keep from getting caught.
This is not new to the MAGA folks. They are OK with depravity. But what they are not Ok with is the cover-up. If Trump would have pulled a Jimmy Swaggart, and begged for forgiveness for his youthful sins he would have been forgiven. Trump could never dot that. But a cover-up is something that lets “elites” get away with things real people get punished for. Trump is either covering for his rich friends, or for himself.
This is an issue that can pierce the MAGA bubble. They have been screaming about sex traffickers for years, seeing them in border crossings and hidden in the Democratic Party. They know that Pam Bondi has a list, and that she is the prosecutor who let Epstein off easy. Why???
To be overwhelmed by one's own desires and needs so as to deny the personhood of another human is my definition of evil. T is an evil man; our country is literally in the hands of evil.
Pedophiles are seen as the most vile of criminals. They destroy the lives of their young victims for six minutes of their personal pleasures. Evil? Yes.
“Trump is a pedophile”. Yes, and a narcissist and a pathological liar. AND a big time golf cheat! The only thing worse is how many Americans still worship him, and otherwise reasonable republicans who, when discussing politics, a fool’s errand for sure, do the “yes, but what about” spin. Makes me crazy!
Me, too.
He also famously didn't pay, or underpaid, his subcontractors after they finished the work. And he bragged about it.
Absolutely! He cheats on & off the course. Bob, who follows, wants documentation. Documentation is everywhere! Golf reflects your character, or lack thereof. He stiffed, and put contractors out of business everywhere, even on his failed casinos! Who else has lost millions in a casino…..among casino owners? That’s documented too, Bob!
Lincoln's standard for honesty must hold here. Unless and until we have clear and convincing evidence that proves an accusation, we should not make it. According to Lincoln to make an accusation, particularly one of extreme moral corruption and depravity, in the absence of the evidence needed to prove it, is ethically equivalent to lying - even if, said Lincoln, the accusation later turns out to be true. It would be much worse if many of us repeated such an accusation and the needed evidence for it is never found within the entirety of the Epstein files. This is not "if they go low, we go high" nonsense. No, we are in a war for the survival of our republic. This is not to say that we should not clamor loudly for the files. We should. Trump spews out absurd accusations on a daily basis. Let us not allow him to lead us to do the same. And, if we all run out on to the field and then can find no proof, he can play the victim and we shall be painted as the villains.
The Don himself bragging about going into women's dressing rooms at the beauty pageants he owned.
Is a confession enough for you and Abe?
That's why he picks young girls who are traditionally considered small and helpless. That's why he boasted (on TV!) that when he owned in the Miss Teen Pagent, he would sit in the dressing room and watch the teen girls undress. He laughed because they couldn't say anything because he owned the pagent. The fact that these girls were powerless to stop him from humiliating them was probably more of a turn on then the naked girls themselves. He is a true sociopath.
Trump is a pedophile! Absolutely agree with that statement. The evidence of his life not only makes it possible but also makes it highly probable.
And a sadist. And a business man. There is no way way he passed up the chance to turn a profit while sharing those wonderful secrets
Serious damage will be done to Trump and his cult if enuf MAGA start seeing the light abt Epstein and the powerful, including Trump. Polls indicate there is some movement in that direction. So, Dems & responsible media beed to keep hammering Trump abt Epstein.
Agreed. It's getting them to come forward publicly that's tricky.
Sadly the right wind echo chamber amplifies the lying. So Fox has Tulsi Gabbard on to repeat the lies. The average voter needs help with issues like this, but they get none. The MSM do print the full story but they are no longer trusted by those who have been programmed to complain about fake news all the time.
And the MSM bends over backwards and twists like a pretzel to give Trump the benefit of the doubt, which they do not do for Dem leaders.
They're so terrified of being accused of "Trump Derangement Syndrome" that they sanewash insane behavior that would instantly torpedo the career of any other politician.
To the media: Investigate and keep this story alive. I know Julie Brown and Tara Palmeri will.
I always appreciate your comments. Keep ‘em coming!