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Date: 2023-08-03
By David Glenn Cox
Breaking rocks in the hot sun, I fought the law and the law won. Today is Trump day and Trump was wanting his mugshot taken anyway. He wants to put it on a tee shirt like Che Guevara. So, he can make $$$$$! You know, all the cool kids on campus wear their Donald Trump tee shirts down at the community college. The wheels turn slowly, but they never stop. Trump is telling the cult in a fundraising email that he faces 561 years in prison. Well, they say the first hundred years are the hardest.
CBN, the Christian Bullshit Network says every Trump indictment just brings his reelection that much closer. “Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets their wings.” You don’t really believe that do you? Oh wait, they probably do.
But I’ve seen this story before, the pale mutant middle class defended Nixon too. Not as vociferously as Trump of course. Nixon didn’t have a cult, just a “Silent Majority.” Nixon was barely likable; cult status was out of the question. I can best describe Richard Nixon in two words, Ron DeSantis. Only much more intelligent and a little less likeable. Nixon pose with children? Oh, god forbid! Nixon had no warmth and was named Mr. Frigidaire for three years running. But they defended Nixon, until they couldn’t defend him anymore.
The millions of law-abiding Joe Sixpacks and Mary Lunchpails who silently approved of Nixon’s lawlessness. But as the details were exposed, they grew less silent and less a majority. In 2023, you might not believe this. Many who were outraged over Nixon, were outraged over Nixon’s use of coarse language. Secretly start wars sure, why not? Just as long as he’s polite about it and doesn’t use language that might offend Grandma.
It was a naive time, Daddy never talked like that. Nixon said, “God Damn!” BURN HIM! He’s a wizard! It only illustrates you never know what will set the public off and break the logjam. Lyndon Johnson picked up his dog by its ears once and caught hell for it. Never mind the couple of hundred boys dying each week in Vietnam. Oh, heavens look how he picked up that poor dog! The monster!
But the public gave Nixon the benefit of a doubt. Nixon had tapes recorded in the oval office. Potentially incriminating tapes. Opinion was a partisan divide. Nixon claimed the tapes were his personal property like it was a diary or something. And therefore was private and none of the government’s beeswax. Republicans saw only innocence. “it’s like a diary, for Pete’s sake; it’s private!”
The Democrats saw a cover up. The court ruled for Nixon to cough em up, and Nixon complied. Then, there was found a mysterious 18-minute gap in the tape, right at the most incriminating part.
It looked so bad because it was so obvious. Whoops! Now how did that happen? Somehow somebody must have accidently (on purpose) deleted the tape. And the more they tried to explain it away, the worse it looked. Like a kid trying to explain how an F became a B on his report card. Stand back this one is going to bleed out a torrent of information. They will be burning the midnight oil in the spin control room over at Fox News.
Mr. Trump was said to have dined with Fox News executives and presenters. Minus Sean Hannity, he had to work.
What was that dinner like? Five will get you ten that somebody sprayed milk out their nose before it was all over. Probably someone got a little too drunk and spoke out of turn. “This favor you want. It isn’t gonna cost us our raises like last time, is it?”
Fox News wants Trump to participate in their little Republican network debate. Cause he’s ratings gold. Live on Fox News! So, they cuddled up and kissed his ass. You know Trump can’t resist a little ass smooching. But like the Narcissist he is, Trump left them hanging. Because he likes it and wants his ass kissed some more.
It’s only a debate; it’s not like Trump needs to prepare for these things. He just takes the stage and does a little Donald for forty-five minutes. Prattling on about this or that or name calling Ron DeSanctimonious. Nixon never had that cult of low budget game show contestants adoring him.
But it won’t be a Party without Trump in attendance. And if professional wrestling or NASCAR happens to be airing a special, Fox will get killed in the ratings. Without Trump, it will be the Ron DeSanctimonious show. Where each of the candidates on stage takes turns taking pot shots at Ron. Like he needs that. First malaria (Not Mrs. Trump the disease.)and now leprosy and an insurance crisis. Clearly, Florida is the happiest third-world Kingdom in the world. Who wants to defund the cops? Ron DeSantis do!
Just another in a series of pre-planned mistakes in Ronnie’s little War with Disney. Ronnie had to do something to show the home folks, he’s still cruel and paying attention. Unless the public doesn’t like it. Then, Ronnie doesn’t know anything about it. But for Fox News, it is imperative they get Trump in their debate. DeSantis is ratings poison. Trump has charisma and no positions, except for “poor me.” DeSantis has positions, but zero charisma. And the Trumpers hate him to boot. You must see the headwinds Fox News face.
Trump doesn’t need the exposure; he’s got this thing wrapped up anyway. Why should Zeus argue with local country bumpkins? Why should Vice President Harris debate Ron DeSantis about a state issue? It was never going to happen. Just a little Ronnie publicity stunt for a campaign desperately seeking good news, with salesmanship over leadership. Well, if you weren’t chicken, you’d debate me! Why anywhere on the surface of the Earth would a Vice President debate a state governor? Get real!
If Trump shows for the Fox debate, it will become the Trump show. The bumpkins will be fighting for camera time as Trump struts the stage, interrupting at will. The day the circus came to town. Becoming the orange Chinese zoo bear in a man suit.
But rest assured the damage is done. It might appear to have been done below the waterline. The crowds still cheer, but as this indictment unwinds, Trump will slow in the water. As the details emerge Nixon’s Silent Majority also faded into the woods. The cult will stay but the rest will go.
As the primaries begin, Trump will rack up victories, all while being fatally damaged. Leading the Republican Party on a Thelma and Louise ride over the cliff. They’re already chanting “Hang Mike Pence” again. How dare Pence speak against Trump’s lawlessness! He’s too Honest!
“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” ― Mark Twain
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