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Nicolle Wallace on her show yesterday was discussing whether it remains a good idea not to publicize Trump's threats and rash statements. As much as I and you wouldn't like to see and hear Trump even more, it might really be necessary to get across to the public that the man is extremely unhinged and dangerous to our country.

To change the subject, don't you think it's an odd coincidence that he just endorsed Gym Jordan to be the next Speaker of the House, the man to whom he mysteriously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in January of 2021?

"The Presidential Medal of Freedom, established by President John F. Kennedy, is meant to recognize those who have made an 'especially meritorious contribution' to national security, world peace or 'cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.'”

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-rewards-gop-ally-rep-jim-jordan-with-medal-of-freedom

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I really liked the time Nicolle spent on that yesterday. She did have an influence on this today. Also, Josh Marshal at TPM asks today if the MSM is starting to wake up. One hopes they are!

I'm writing about Jordan as Speaker for a later post.

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I don't do Xitter anymore, but I would hope that someone would tweet this to Nicolle. She has been struggling with how best to handle this dangerous situation, and yesterday it appeared to me she had come to the same conclusion you have: it's not only necessary to amplify what he is doing, but also critical for the future of this country. He is a danger to ALL, whether the idiot MAGAts know it or not. He'd shoot THEM if given the opportunity. I hate what he says and does, but I am not going to turn a blind eye to it; I'm posting everything and begging my FB friends to share widely.

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good for you

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As am I, often with the request to pass it on.

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A thousand likes and more than a thousand % agreement!!

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I'd always sorta liked the idea of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, although of course it mostly exists as a way to reward people the president would like to make happy. but I liked it...until Bush started tossing it to assholes.

but when TFF gave one out to Jordan, it became forever tainted and now the whole ceremony tends to make me feel queasy.

the one good thing you can say about Jordan being Speaker is that he'll be continuing this really marvelous connection between the Speakership and the unwholesome treatment of young wrestlers...

that's one column I'm waiting for...

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I laughed out loud at that last.

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Yeah, at 4 am too

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well, SOMEBODY was supposed to...

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I thought it became not merely tainted but completely debased when Mango-mug awarded it to Rush Limbaugh. I damn near threw up.

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