Following the receipt of Kim Jong-un’s letter, Melania is nowhere to be found. Coincidence?
Philip’s Complaint … We Have A “Humanly Impoverished” President
Philip Roth passed away last week at the age of 85.
Arguably one of America’s more prolific and respected writers, Roth had a way with words. So when he was asked to talk about the Trump presidency, he did not disappoint.
Beginning with his own political odyssey, Roth observed:
I was born in 1933, the year that F.D.R was inaugurated. He was president until I was 12 years old. I’ve been a Roosevelt Democrat ever since. I found much that was alarming about being a citizen during the tenures of Richard Nixon and George W. Bush. But, whatever I may have seen as their limitations of character or intellect, neither was anything like as humanly impoverished as Trump is: ignorant of government, of history, of science, of philosophy, of art, incapable of expressing or recognizing subtlety or nuance, destitute of all decency, and wielding a vocabulary of seventy-seven words that is better called Jerkish than English.
The prize-winning writer had some serious advice for today’s writers and journalists. He admonished them to continue to use their right to freedom of speech and press as much as possible to combat Trump’s lies and threats to these rights.
Referring to his 2004 book “The Plot Against America,” in which he eerily describes a scheme by a foreign government to destabilize American democracy, Roth said:
As for how Trump threatens us, I would say that, like the anxious and fear-ridden families in my book, what is most terrifying is that he makes any and everything possible, including, of course, the nuclear catastrophe.
Yes, Trump has so lowered the bar for what it takes to be elected to the highest office in the land that the old adage any American can become president is, regrettably, no longer wistful hyperbole.
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Soup Nazi To Trump – “No Nobel Prize For You!”
Donald Trump has called off his much-anticipated meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un scheduled for June 12 in Singapore.
In a letter to the communist leader he once called “Little Rocket Man,” Trump wrote:
Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting. Therefore, please let this letter serve to represent that the Singapore summit, for the good of both parties, but to the detriment of the world, will not take place.
But in true Trumpian fashion, the man who is cancelling the tête-à-tête ends his letter by telling Kim Jong-un:
If you change your mind having to do with this most important summit, please do not hesitate to call me or write.
The dramatic turn of events has caught everyone by surprise, especially the 18 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, all Republicans, who only three weeks ago nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.
As a famous Seinfeld character might now say, “No Nobel Prize for you! Come back one year!”
In retrospect, it did seem farfetched Trump would actually meet with Kim Jong-un and, even more dubious, Trump could have convinced him to give up his nuclear weapons. But the Trump team believed and plowed right ahead. They even minted a commemorative coin for the historic meeting that will not take place.
It appears that the coin is still being sold on the White House Gift Shop website at the price of $24.95… but if you act today, you can buy a coin at a discounted price: The coins are now sold at the Gift Shop’s “Deal of the Day” price of $19.95.
It would not be surprising if Trump has gotten his hands on a batch of the coins. After all, our avid golfer-in-chief could use the gaudy “minted-before-its-time” coin to mark his ball on the golf course.
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During The Vietnam Era, McCain And Trump Fought Different Wars
While the North Vietnamese were holding John McCain a prisoner of war, Donald Trump, who avoided Vietnam because of a “bum foot”, was telling Howard Stern:
It’s amazing, I can’t even believe it. I’ve been so lucky in terms of that whole world, it is a dangerous world out there. It’s like Vietnam, sort of […] It is my personal Vietnam. I feel like a great and very brave solider.
Here is more of the transcript from the 1998 interview with radio shock jock Howard Stern::
STERN: A lot of guys who went through Vietnam came out unscathed. A lot of guys going through the 80’s having sex with different women came out with AIDS and all kinds of things.
TRUMP: This is better than Vietnam, but it’s uh… it’s more fun.
STERN: A little better, but every vagina is a landmine, haven’t we both said that in private?
TRUMP: [intense laughter] I think it is a potential landmine. There’s some real danger there.
STERN: When you go to a bar, do you ever go with a fleet of doctors and have them check all the women, and then party with the uninfected?
TRUMP: [laughter] The few! You mean the few uninfected!
TRUMP: You have to have a roving doctor, his office has to be in your briefcase. He has to be your best friend. He has to go with you at all times. He has to do onsite tests. [laughter]
Cadet Bone Spurs, there is only one great and very brave soldier in the above photo. For damn sure it isn’t you!
Photos| AP, The Washington Post/Tom Allen
Cognitive Dissonance, Trump Style
Cognitive Dissonance – “The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.”
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Which One Is The Golf Addict?
According to the Independent, Donald Trump plays golf almost three times as much as Barack Obama. That’s the same Donald Trump who promised voters, “I’m not gonna play much golf because there’s a lot of work to be done.”
Obama played a total of 333 rounds of golf during his 8 years as president. According to Trumpgolfcount.com, Trump has already hit the links 105 times in 1 1/3 years in office… at a cost of over $65 million to John Q. Public.
Like so many Trump lies told to his gullible supporters during the presidential campaign, the “no golf” whopper is a real doozy. It is like the “hole-in-one” of lies… a spectacular feat!
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Trump Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize … Seriously!
Proving once again that satire is no longer possible in the Age of Trump, a group of House Republicans has formally nominated Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize because of his role in solving the North Korean nuclear problem.
The fact that the North Korean “nuclear problem” has not been “solved” did not seem to faze the 18 very conservative Congressional supporters who endorsed the idea.
Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind., made the suggestion in a letter Wednesday sent to members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Granted the rules for nominating someone for a peace prize are relatively loose, but come on!
Trump is the same guy who just recently ordered American bombing in Syria.
Trump is the same guy who wants to back out of the Iran nuclear agreement.
Trump is the same guy who wants to keep Muslims out of the country.
Trump is the same guy who called Haiti and African countries “shitholes.”
Trump is the same guy who wants more American nuclear weapons.
If a lasting peace can be brought to the Korean peninsula and North Korea gives up it nuclear weapons, then yes, Trump may be worthy of having bumbled and stumbled his way into receiving the prestigious award.
But anyone who knows a thing or two about North Korean understands how remote is such a possibility.
“The United States’ diplomatic goal – the denuclearization of North Korea in the near future – is far beyond what is realistically achievable,” warns James Acton of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In a worst-case scenario, according to Acton, a failed negotiation could even act as “prelude to war” as tensions would invariably escalate in the aftermath.
Not only is talk of Trump and Nobel Peace Prize in the same sentence way premature, it is also ludicrous.
Perhaps all this buzz of Trump receiving the Nobel Peace Prize has something to do with his predecessor receiving the prize his first year in office. Ya think?
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Just Who Is Michael Avenatti?
Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, is everywhere these days. In the last few months he has practically become a regular on MSNBC, especially Lawrence O’Donnell’s, The Last Word.
If you didn’t know any better, you might think Avenatti is some off-Broadway bit player who suddenly got his big shot on the Great White Way thanks to his high-profile client, Miss Daniels.
You’d be wrong!
Michael Avenatti is considered one of the top trial lawyers in the country, having built a reputation as an aggressive litigator through many noteworthy cases across the land. He has brought lawsuits against the National Football League, various celebrity defendants, including Paris Hilton and Jim Carrey, athletes, high-ranking business executives and Fortune 100 companies.
Avenatti’s website claims he has been responsible, as lead counsel, for over $1 Billion in verdicts and settlements, including many well in excess of $10,000,000.
The now ubiquitous attorney is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, making him a fellow alumnus with Donald Trump! Avenatti went on to attend the law school at George Washington University, graduating Order of the Coif, first in his class.
In an alternate universe, Avenatti would be Trump’s lawyer, not one who has initiated two lawsuits against him. Avenatti is bold, brash, self-confident and fearless … just the kind of qualities Trump likes.
But Avenatti is saddled with one trait that Trump seems to shy away from… brains.
Trump’s lawyers, whichever ones are still left representing him, are mostly a subservient group who cannot control their client. No matter the sound legal advice given him, Donald Trump wants to call the shots, legal wisdom be damned.
Thanks to Stormy Daniels and her lawsuits against Trump, Michael Avenatti has made his way out of the insular world of the legal community and into primetime.
No doubt Avenatti’s stock has increased dramatically thanks to one Donald J. Trump. Don’t expect Avenatti to fade into the woodwork anytime soon.
When it comes to Trump, I picture Avenatti repeating, in his mind, the words made famous by George M. Cohan … “my mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you!”
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French President Emmanuel Macron Set To Star In Head & Shoulders Ad
Thanks to the notoriety afforded him by Donald Trump, French president Emmanuel Macron has been signed by Proctor and Gamble to star in a new Head & Shoulders commercial.
Yesterday, as the two world leaders met in the Oval Office, Donald Trump made the surprise move of brushing a speck of dandruff from Macron’s shoulder.
Many are calling the episode “Dandruffgate” as there did not appear to be any dandruff on Macon’s jacket.
Nevertheless, because of Macron’s good-natured acceptance of Trump’s stunt, he has been rewarded by Proctor and Gamble with the starring role in a new TV ad for it’s best selling dandruff shampoo.
Macron said that in honor of Donald Trump, he is donating the proceeds from his advertising venture to Alzheimer’s research.
Photo | AFP PHOTO / ludovic MARIN
Is Dr. Ronny Jackson Really an MD?
Reprint from moronmajority.com
Now that Dr. Ronny Jackson’s bid to become the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs has suffered a major setback amid allegations of both personal and professional improprieties, some lawmakers are questioning whether Jackson is really a doctor.
A group of senators, both Republican and Democrat, has written a letter to Donald Trump advising him they will not consider Jackson’s nomination to head the VA until he produces his long form medical degree.
These same members of Congress became suspicious of the doctor’s educational background when he gave a glowing bill of health to Trump following his annual physical exam. The man, whose diet consists of junk food and little in the way of exercise, was said to be in “excellent” health by Jackson.
“Based on his cardiac assessment, hands down, there is no question he is in the excellent range,” Jackson told a group of reporters this past January.
For the record, Jackson claims to be a 1995 graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).
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