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Kelly Vs. Trump

January 18, 2018 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

Think of it as the Super Bowl of Insane Foreign Policy.

John Kelly told reporters that Trump’s statements on the wall during the campaign were “uninformed.”

Trump replied with “Who you callin’ uninformed, Dopey?”

 

I dunno.  If a wall has gaping holes in it, it isn’t exactly a wall – it’s more like … I dunno, playground equipment.

I’m not jumping on the He’s Uninformed bandwagon, but doesn’t Trump know there is “water” along the entire Texas, Mexico border.  The border is a river.

So anyway, these two guys are spatting over who gets to pretend to be president and that doesn’t do much for my confidence in anything going right for the next three years.

By the way, Trump says that Mexico will pay for the wall.  He tweets —

The Wall will be paid for, directly or indirectly, or through longer term reimbursement, by Mexico, which has a ridiculous $71 billion dollar trade surplus with the U.S.

Okay, so here’s the deal:  since Trump plowed under Michelle Obama’s White House garden …

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mexico is the biggest exporter of fresh produce to the U.S. by far, responsible for nearly 70 percent of our vegetable imports and almost 40 percent of fruit imports.

And, to be honest, the rest of our fruit and vegetables grown here are being picked by undocumented workers.

So America just might as well hire Trump’s doctor, the guy who will keep you fit and trim on a fast food diet, because you ain’t getting no damn fruits and vegetables.  We have to buy a wall with gaping holes in it instead.

 

Kaboom! Campaigning

January 17, 2018 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

Disturbing thoughts from the Washington Post this morning.

“In private conversations, Trump has told advisers that he doesn’t think the 2018 election has to be as bad as others are predicting. He has referenced the 2002 midterms, when George W. Bush and Republicans fared better after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, these people said.”

So, he thinks that all he needs to win is for 2,996 people die in an inferno?

Which pretty much explains the weird woman who remembers that dirty words were said, but not the words themselves, being your pick for Homeland Security Director.  I dunno know, maybe it’s just me but I’m not sure about about a Security Director who lies so easily but so damn badly.

First off, yeah, Trump, I’m sure Putin heard you and will do all he can to help you.  However, now that you’ve admitted it, I don’t think it will have the desired results.

Second off, Trump, you’re a pig.

As Matthew Yglesias said – “I’m pretty skeptical that the political dynamics of September 2001 would be replicated today. But regardless, this is a frightening line of thought for an incumbent president and his team to be entertaining.”

No shoot, Sherlock.

 

Blue Tsunami?

January 17, 2018 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

In rural Wisconsin last night, a Democratic challenger for a state house seat in a special election stunned everybody by winning.  She was running in a district that Trump won by 17 points.

She was outspent thanks to the Koch Brothers, but money wasn’t the answer in this race.

Conservative talk radio host Charlie Sykes had a Twitter attack.

 

 

And Governor Scott Walker tweeted with shaky fingers.

 

The winning Democrat, Patty Schachtner, had a plan to win and stuck with it.

Her campaign focused not on attacking Trump but fighting the opioid crisis, improving access to health care and bringing good-paying jobs to the region. She didn’t need to talk about the president to benefit from an outpouring of progressive energy and conservative apathy.

Let’s hope some other Democrats listen.  Drug crisis, health care, and job.  Stick with it.  It wins.

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.

Y’all, I’m Hiring Trump’s Doctor.

January 16, 2018 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

See, for years I’ve tried to get my doctor to add an inch to my height so my weight matches healthy.

 

Where did, you know, they find, you know, this doctor, you know?  I like how he tried to make cognitive skills mean sanity.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta calls bullcorn.

 

Remember the Rightwing Stink Over Obama and the Umbrella?

January 16, 2018 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

Well, the chickens have come home to roost.

Here’s the picture they were upset about —

And here’s the whole shot —

 

 

Trump had to protect his hair, y’all.

 

Yeah, there’s more pictures.

Notice how big that umbrella is and he thinks it will only cover his hair?  Ego, dude.

Oh, and yeah —

Grin.

 

Semantics

January 16, 2018 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized

I need some help with semantics this morning.

That Trump immigration meeting that has been described as a kindergartener with mood swings.  It continues to be the craziest damn thing.

Behind the discrepancy: A senior GOP source familiar with the matter told CNN that instead of hearing the President say “shithole,” some Republicans heard Trump say “shithouse.”

Two Trump allies came out publicly on Sunday to dispute that Trump decried immigrants coming from “shithole countries” and sought to cast doubt on Durbin’s public account of the meeting.
Okay, so Republicans are calling Durbin a liar because he said shithole when the actual term Trump use was shithouse.

I don’t get it.

What the hell is a shithouse?  And how come that term is morally superior to shithole?

Besides, Trump doesn’t believe the people in these counties live in actual houses.  He thinks they live in huts so why would he say shithouse instead of shithole?

More importantly, are Tom Cotton and Dick Perdue trying to pretend that there’s a major difference between house and hold when preceded by the word shit?

Perdue called Durbin’s statement a “gross misrepresentation.”  Gross?  Really?  They allow Perdue to talk about gross?  Whoa – that’s irony!

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.