I’ve always found it interesting how the Important People in any event always seem to forget the Other People who are in the room: the assistants, secretaries, clerks, janitors, whoever - the people whose names don’t end up in the history books, but who see and hear what the Important People do and say.
I just hope Cassidy has plenty of security. I admire her a lot, and she puts all of rump’s pathetic ass kissers to shame. If this information doesn’t take him down, we don’t have a Justice system. Or at least a fair one.
TC, Do you think Gini Thomas told Meadows that tfg had the support of the Supreme Court? And that is why he was so adamantly hard pressed to get a delay at any and all costs? Obviously tfg has committed multiple felonies and seditious conspiracy, but to be that bold, brazen, and crazy, even for a malignant narcissist, he had to believe he had a full backstop waiting to anoint him king?
Does the Eastman Memo point to the a SCOTUS decision? Wouldn't this support the above?
If it did, what would it mean to prosecute tfg without prosecuting the Thomas's in seditious conspiracy?
Love this. As a girl I grew up around the Philly mob. As a young woman I worked for a lawyer who represented those mob guys. The stuff that came out their mouths while I sat there taking notes, sheesh. Having that experience, it's always amused me that people call Orange Cheeto a mobster. He wouldn't have lasted 10 minutes; they had a ruthless code of conduct, you earned your way to the top, and if you opened your mouth about anything-they'd find your body a couple months later.
I was shocked and chilled by the vary scenarios you were TC. He KNEW they were armed … the Commander In Chief of our military KNEW there was an anti democracy armed militia and HE WANTED TO BE WITH THEM. How did that fly under the media? They weren’t armed! (We heard) They were just protesting. What a tinderbox… what would have happened if he never called them off? Who would step up and call our military to the defense?
I hope Cassidy has plenty of security also. Life has certainly changed for her. Perhaps her politics as well. What a realization as a young person that the gop is full of folks intent on crashing democracy. I learned that years ago. But there she was right in the room.
Given trump’s propensity for eating fast food garbage, why does he need to eat it off plates? Paper bags and paper boxes are more his speed, no need for broken crockery that way…
After the hearings I went to the gym with four thoughts.
1. We already knew he was a baby. Babies throw their food around. Break out the "baby Trump in diapers" balloons! So juvenile and with no consideration for all the people who have to clean up his mess.
2. The assault in the Beast( great name for his car) shows the ever dangerous behavior of an entitled, abusive bully when he is thwarted.
A sociopathic man who should never, ever have any kind of power over other people. Engle deserves a medal for hazardous duty.
3. The level of foreknowledge of the plans for violence on Jan.6 was substantial and at the highest levels of government--those who aided and abetted, those who grew increasingly worried, those who appeared incredibly nonchalant even in the midst of the invasion( Meadows), and those who kept warning. Which makes me wonder even more that knowing all this was coming down Why- Why-Why was the defense left to the easily overwhelmed Capitol police?
4. Trump must have been filling his diaper this afternoon!
I was listening to the hearings while running an errand. I was stunned to hear that he actually threw a plate of food at the wall (got catsup on the wall, surprise surprise). That fuckknuckle was the president. I’m still stunned.
really, until today, the narrative (which was offered in more than one of the books that were rushed out at the end of the administration) was that TFF "improvised" the lines in his speech about marching to the capital. and people were satisfied with that. now it turns out that all of that was bullshit cover. today certainly did feel like there was something very akin to the Butterfield moment. the only problem is that if the other guys (Cipillone, Meadows et al) don't decide to break ranks to save their asses, it can still be dismissed as hearsay. or at least that's my understanding. it's pretty obvious that TFF is pretty fucking scared right about now. it sure might have put the kibosh on his 2024 run. which creates the scary idea that the party just might shift to DeSantis, who might just prove to be a worse disaster, at least policy-wise. he's that much smarter. once again, I recommend that New Yorker profile in last week's issue.
I just hope Cassidy has plenty of security. I admire her a lot, and she puts all of rump’s pathetic ass kissers to shame. If this information doesn’t take him down, we don’t have a Justice system. Or at least a fair one.
TC, Do you think Gini Thomas told Meadows that tfg had the support of the Supreme Court? And that is why he was so adamantly hard pressed to get a delay at any and all costs? Obviously tfg has committed multiple felonies and seditious conspiracy, but to be that bold, brazen, and crazy, even for a malignant narcissist, he had to believe he had a full backstop waiting to anoint him king?
Does the Eastman Memo point to the a SCOTUS decision? Wouldn't this support the above?
If it did, what would it mean to prosecute tfg without prosecuting the Thomas's in seditious conspiracy?
Love this. As a girl I grew up around the Philly mob. As a young woman I worked for a lawyer who represented those mob guys. The stuff that came out their mouths while I sat there taking notes, sheesh. Having that experience, it's always amused me that people call Orange Cheeto a mobster. He wouldn't have lasted 10 minutes; they had a ruthless code of conduct, you earned your way to the top, and if you opened your mouth about anything-they'd find your body a couple months later.
I was shocked and chilled by the vary scenarios you were TC. He KNEW they were armed … the Commander In Chief of our military KNEW there was an anti democracy armed militia and HE WANTED TO BE WITH THEM. How did that fly under the media? They weren’t armed! (We heard) They were just protesting. What a tinderbox… what would have happened if he never called them off? Who would step up and call our military to the defense?
I hope Cassidy has plenty of security also. Life has certainly changed for her. Perhaps her politics as well. What a realization as a young person that the gop is full of folks intent on crashing democracy. I learned that years ago. But there she was right in the room.
Three flies on the wall just turned out to have names, for history and with hope for the future. Great!
I wonder what is going through Garland's head this afternoon?
Kudos to these flies on the wall!!!
Given trump’s propensity for eating fast food garbage, why does he need to eat it off plates? Paper bags and paper boxes are more his speed, no need for broken crockery that way…
Highly discomforting testimony. Funny at times, but always scary. I sure hope this breaks through the reflexive both-siderism of the press.
Also, TC, a fine essay. Just damn good word-smithing.
After the hearings I went to the gym with four thoughts.
1. We already knew he was a baby. Babies throw their food around. Break out the "baby Trump in diapers" balloons! So juvenile and with no consideration for all the people who have to clean up his mess.
2. The assault in the Beast( great name for his car) shows the ever dangerous behavior of an entitled, abusive bully when he is thwarted.
A sociopathic man who should never, ever have any kind of power over other people. Engle deserves a medal for hazardous duty.
3. The level of foreknowledge of the plans for violence on Jan.6 was substantial and at the highest levels of government--those who aided and abetted, those who grew increasingly worried, those who appeared incredibly nonchalant even in the midst of the invasion( Meadows), and those who kept warning. Which makes me wonder even more that knowing all this was coming down Why- Why-Why was the defense left to the easily overwhelmed Capitol police?
4. Trump must have been filling his diaper this afternoon!
Thank you, Sailor.
I was listening to the hearings while running an errand. I was stunned to hear that he actually threw a plate of food at the wall (got catsup on the wall, surprise surprise). That fuckknuckle was the president. I’m still stunned.
really, until today, the narrative (which was offered in more than one of the books that were rushed out at the end of the administration) was that TFF "improvised" the lines in his speech about marching to the capital. and people were satisfied with that. now it turns out that all of that was bullshit cover. today certainly did feel like there was something very akin to the Butterfield moment. the only problem is that if the other guys (Cipillone, Meadows et al) don't decide to break ranks to save their asses, it can still be dismissed as hearsay. or at least that's my understanding. it's pretty obvious that TFF is pretty fucking scared right about now. it sure might have put the kibosh on his 2024 run. which creates the scary idea that the party just might shift to DeSantis, who might just prove to be a worse disaster, at least policy-wise. he's that much smarter. once again, I recommend that New Yorker profile in last week's issue.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/the-myth-at-the-heart-of-the-praying-bremerton-coach-case/
The SCOTUS is “morally flexible” and sugar coating their distasteful rulings. Where are the guardrails?
From your mouth to God's ears TC. possibly God can convince Merrick Garland, nothing else has.