If you want to know WHO Donald John Trump REALLY IS and how he does NOT know what he doing?
Please READ THIS BOOK.…
It will make some shake their heads, some angry and some scared…..
Anonymous’s conclusion that the president is running perhaps the most inept and dysfunctional White House in history will vex and bother Mr. Trump. But what might bother him the most is the description of his lack of fitness for the role and his lack of interest in adapting to the job, or learning about the government he oversees.
Repeatedly, Anonymous describes Mr. Trump as not fully understanding the basic mechanics of governing — asking the attorney general to do jobs outside his portfolio, for instance, or asking Mr. Kushner to take over any number of roles. “He tells the secretary of defense to do things that are the responsibility of the secretary of state,” the author writes. “He tells the attorney general to do things that are the job of the director of national intelligence. Sometimes he tells his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to do all of their jobs at once, including reimagining care for America’s veterans, negotiating Middle East peace, spearheading criminal justice reform, and undertaking delicate conversations with foreign allies.”
Mr. Trump, who is sensitive to criticism that he ignores briefing books and might not be up to the task, would bristle at the portrayal of him as a version of Chance, the simple-minded, television-consuming gardener in the book and movie “Being There” who, through a series of misunderstandings, adopts the name Chauncey Gardiner and becomes top adviser to a Washington figure.
But Mr. Trump’s aides are cautioning him to ignore the book, because it will only give it more oxygen.
So far, that has worked….
Note…
The mysterious none author part got almost more attention then the book itself….
Most of stuff about Trump has been known…
And more WILl come out
image….Scott Olson/Getty
New Open Thread is HERE…..
Marco Rubio tried to honor John Lewis by posting a picture of Congressman Cummings.
Blame the staff in three, two….
What percent of the book have you read, James?
75%
Morning People…..
Trump’s niece….
Mary L. Trump, President’s Trump’s niece, said that watching the country’s leadership devolve into “a macro version of my incredibly dysfunctional family” was one of the factors that compelled her to write her book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.”
In an interview Wednesday with The Washington Post, Mary Trump said she blames “almost 100 percent” her grandfather, Fred Trump — the family patriarch whom she describes as a “sociopath” in her 214-page memoir of sorts — for creating the conditions that led to Trump’s rise and, ultimately, what she views as his dangerous presidency.
Much like in her extended family, Mary Trump said, a similar dynamic is now playing out on the national stage, with Trump simultaneously possessing “an unerring instinct for finding people who are weaker than he is,” while also being “eminently usable by people who are stronger and savvier than he is” and eager to exploit him….
More…
Meme I saw today–Now that Republicavs have decided opening schools are the lynchpin of economic recovery, do you think we could get them fully funded?
If the Secretary of Education had her way, none of the schools would get a penny, but every student would have a voucher.
The president of the Providence Teachers Union said it would hardly be possible to sanitize and disinfect Providence public schools that were built as long ago as 1929.
Well before the pandemic, long-delayed basic repairs (dry floors, warm classrooms) and major capital improvements were seen as desperately essential by everyone across the political, social, cultural and economic spectra.
For my wife’s district there will probably 1/2 days with masks, distancing and sanitizing every night…
How many people do ya think wore masks in the crowd?
20,000 People Attend NASCAR Race
Roughly 20,000 people appeared to attend the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee as NASCAR held its All-Star Race, the largest in-person event since the state banned large crowds four months ago in response to the coronavirus pandemic, WBIR reports.
The event was moved from Charlotte because North Carolina would not authorize spectators for the race.
I am thankful that I not only haveva job right now. But can also work overtime several hours a week at time and a half.
Today I donated my overtime pay to Joe Biden.
I understand not everyone can do so.
Scott…Several of us here continue to send Biden money…..And WILL continue to do so….
Morning people….
Good to see RE is back…
according to my Act Blue account i donated over $500.00 since he announced in 2019. $20 here, $30 there. Every pay period. To Biden.
WELCOME BACK Terry!….
Yes…. I given 2 or 3 time and will probably do it again tonight….
You’re right behind Keith…..
Goodluck to all of you on your future Ambassadorships.
Good on you Terry. It’s important to put our money “where our mouths are,” this year especially.
The only reason I can see not contributing is some type of legal prohibition or unemployment. If you have a source of income it’s incumbent on us all to give. It’s a National emergency.
Even friends I know still working for the Feds and who fear reprisals from the Trump people are having their spouses give the money.
This one is “all hands on deck.”
MSNBC is covering as “Breaking News “that Mary Trump is saying that she has heard her uncle in the past use the N word and other bigoted slurs.
I mean really? This would be a surprise to anyone? Breaking News?
I recall how NYCMike would argue here that Trump wasn’t a racist. And I bet a majority of Republicans would still agree.
My guess is a majority of Republicans agree he is racist. But don’t think that is such a bad thing.
Of course not because they’re racist themselves. It’s in the DNA and Trump is the Great White Hope.
I’d bet the HHR crowd STILL says Trump is NOT a racist?
Sure it would surprise Republicans!
If it didn’t ,that would confirm the claims made here by some that the Republicans are a bunch of racists.
If they weren’t surprised ,that would prove that they knew Trump was a racist bigot and supported him anyway.
You need to revise this statement; otherwise, the only conclusion is that you are now conceding that Republicans are knowingly supporting a two bit Racist bigot.
Best wishes to RBG who will be undergoing cancer treatment again. I will be rooting for her to continue to be victorious in all those battles and to remain on the Supreme Court until after the Biden Presidency.
While I was busy chatting on here today and attempting to work, I missed the story out of Illinois that House Speaker Michael Madigan was implicated in some sort of criminal procedure. He is about as powerful a figure that has ever existed in any state’s government. I will have to look into the details on all this in a bit.
This will be an extremely big story in Illinois:
https://abc7chicago.com/madigan-implicated-in-federal-bribery-charge-/6321771/
John Lewis has passed away. Rest in Peace.
I heard John Lewis speak one at Brown. Quite impressive, although sometimes hard to understand because of his thick Georgia accent.
He said that he was the last survivor from the “podium” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963 (the March on Washington); at the time he was considered a young firebrand from SNCC whose intended speech had to be toned down to appease the Kennedy administration and Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle, the Archbishop of Washington.
All the others have already left:
* A. Philip Randolph of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (initiator and organizer of many Marches on Washington going back to the 1940’s)
* Bayard Rustin, chief organizer of the 1963 March
* James Farmer (Congress of Racial Equality or CORE)
* Martin Luther King, Jr, from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
* Dorothy Height of the National Congress of Negro Women
* Roy Wilkins of the NAACP
* Whitney Young of the National Urban League
Off topic a little bit, but unlike DSD, I don’t recall finding it difficult to understand Lewis’s accent. Yet I struggle to understand Chicago’s Bobby Rush.
I agree with Keith’s comment about Lewis’s passion. It was remarkable. When he spoke, you knew he believed every word he said. He believed in fighting for morality, He truly defined what it meant to ne a great man.
Supposedly the youthful Lewis’s speech was toned down by his seniors over his protests as being too radical.
As great heroes always are, John Lewis was always relevant. I will remember him standing with Mayor Bowser on the Black Lives Matter mural on 16th Street. He never lost the fire.
Ronnie, Do you live in DC?
I didn’t see Lewis and Bowser there in person. But the picture of the two standing there spoke volumes.
One of the last of the heroes from the civil rights years.
RIP
RIP John Lewis.
Truly a giant of the Civil Rights movement.
I’ve heard there is a great documentary on him available on either Netflix or Amazon.
I think I will seek that out today.
He was something. Politicians usually don’t impress me but I still remember meeting him and shaking his hand before a hearing. Every word he spoke was backed up by experience and passion. He was an extraordinary man.
I just read this rather touching anecdote about John Lewis…
Apparently as Barack Obama was leaving his swearing in, Lewis asked him to sign a piece of paper..Obama signed it,”Because of you John, Barack Obama.”
Yes – A great man, a true patriot and hero. One of America’s finest. One of the US military stations in the South should be named after him.
Great idea,preferably one currently named after a Confederate General.
or, even better, a slave-owning Confederate general
Rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge after him. There will be a push to do that.
The military bases should be named after those who served in the military.
Well of course the Edmund Pettit Bridge, currently named after a confederate general who was also in the KKK should Be renamed after Lewis. Very generous of you to offer to name a small bridge after an American hero. Wonder if other conservatives will share your token generosity?
Military institutions should be named after heroes. And no one is more of a hero than Lewis. It is more important that our institutions should be named after heroes. And It is more admirable when someone achieves moral goals by peaceful means as Lewis did.
We hope so Z….
He certainly deserves to be remembered for efforts …
Yeah Zreebs, It’s totally my token idea, right? Nobody else has been suggesting it of course.
https://johnlewisbridge.com/
https://www.change.org/p/governor-of-alabama-rename-the-edmund-pettus-bridge-after-rep-john-lewis
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/507939-support-swells-for-renaming-edmund-pettus-bridge-in-selma-to-honor-john-lewis
Sorry you didn’t understand my post. I said of course the bridge should be renamed for Lewis. But that is not nearly enough.
And of course renaming the bridge after Lewis wasn’t your idea. I think I argued that on these pages years ago, I definitely argued here Years ago that it should be renamed.
Afternoon People….
Apparently Dan Sullivan in Alaska did too
Apparently, Dan Sullivan did what?
(Entirely logical replies can turn into meaningless orphans once the threads tangle and break.)
Posted a picture of the wrong black guy honoring John Lewis because all black……..
Morning People…
Chris Wallace Trump Q & A plays today…
More polls….
And caution on overreaching on Trump’s actual vote totals come Nov 3rd
From Political Wire….
Former Ohio Governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich may speak at the Democratic National Convention in support of Joe Biden.
There could be more GOPer’s
Morning People…
Exactly six fretting months until Inauguration Day (20 Jan. 2021).
Have you made your plans ?
And in some earth shaking election news…
Kanye West has failed to qualify for the presidential ballot in South Carolina.
Why West decided to make an effort here in Trumpland is unknown.Still, he made a bizarre appearance in Charleston yesterday at a sort of rally at a nightclub where he alternately cried, argued with the audience ,and made disparaging remarks about Harriet Tubman.
He apparently came nowhere near the 10000 signatures needed to qualify by noon today.Indeed,Election Commission officials said they hadn’t heard from him and no one appeared to turn in any signatures.
The Kanye West fiasco is pretty much indicative of third party efforts this year.
The Libertarian and Green parties are running nobodies.
Howard Schultz made some noise and quickly went away
Justin Amash turned tail and ran.
Mark Cuban declined to run and has endorsed Biden.
Evan McMullin is on social media bashing Trump but has shown no indication he is going to be the “conservative alternative” this year.
Georgia Democrats Pick Nikema Williams to Replace Lewis
Just days after Rep. John Lewis’ death (D-GA), Georgia Democrats selected party chairwoman Nikema Williams, a state senator who framed herself as a protégé of the civil rights giant, to replace his name on the November ballot, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
Jake Sherman
@jakesherman
🚨NEW— PELOSI will host a meeting tomorrow with SCHUMER, MEADOWS and MNUCHIN. 3:15 in the speakers office.
Baseball and Soccer ARE BACK…
From the ‘A Warning’ book..
‘Classical Liberalism ‘….
As early Republican’s…
‘Do your own thing ‘…
Trump confessed to CNN, ‘In manny cases, I probably identify as a Democrat.’….In 2097 , he praised Hillary Clinton and said, Hillary’s always surrounded herself with very good people’…..
What a difference 9 years made, eh?
Trump is described as ‘ The Wolf in Elephant Clothing’…
The author points out how with Obama taking care of the 2098/2009 economy problems?
The REPUBLICANS broke HIS balls about sequesters and a tight budget…
Those same Republicans rolled over FOR Trump who now has Trillions in Debt….
The King of Bankruptcy gets to spend taxpayer money and direct it back to HIS bank account…
I hope that Biden and NY State go after him for back taxes like they would go after any one of us…
In a pointed snub to Trump,the Washington Nationals have invited Dr. Anthony Fauci to throw out the first pitch at their baseball opener.
Fauci, one of the most trusted voices on the pandemic among the American public , was labeled an “alarmist” by Trump in the Wallace interview and has been the recipient of various negative remarks by a host of Trump toadies.
So will baseball be the next sport Trump whines about?
First was the NFL and kneeling
Then NASCAR banned the Confederate flag
Not sure he ever had any positive feelings about the NBA.
What’s left? WWE and MMA?
Morning People….
It IS HOT around my way!
Chris Walkace has given his view of the interview he conducted with Trump.
It was pretty devastating.Essentially He said that Trump has no idea about what to do about the pandemic.
At the end though he made a statement I have to disagree with.
He said that Trump was a “gentleman.”
Sorry Mr. Wallace ,when a President of the United States hedges on whether he will accept the results of a presidential election ?Hes no “gentleman.”
Wallace trying to throw Trump a positive to hold on to?
Bloomberg
@business
Federal officials said they arrested Ohio Speaker Larry Householder and four others in a nuclear-plant bribe plot
Trump was just asked about Ghisalane Maxwell or whatever her name is and if she might be giving information about powerful men and all he said was that he knows her and wishes her well.
Weird.
He seemed totally unprepared for the question and perhaps ignorant of the fact that she is behind bars and charged by his federal government with horrific crimes against children.
Maybe he is planning to pardon her though for one reason or another. He would not have to say why. He could just claim publicly that he is doing Bill Clinton a favor.
CG?
THAT IS the Man….
Alternate Universe…..
I didn’t see the presser but the twitter feedback is curious from media reporters….
Trump has endorsed mask wearing in it and is described as staying ON message for the 35 minutes…
I’ll have a post later…
I said he’s scared ….
What is reported isn’t the present day Donald Trump…
Not weird CG…..
Jeffery Epstein stuff WILL include Trump and Bill Clinton among others…
The Epstein case is a very dangerous one for a LOT of people….
One might winder if there ever is gonna be a trial…
Or that this just ‘goes away’…
Kanye West has made it onto the ballot in Illinois.
According to the address filed to get on the ballot, the Chicago native now lives in a Sherwin Williams paint store in Cody, WY.
Kanye also Tweeted that “NBC locked up Bill Cosby”
Time to ignore this guy the remainder of his “campaign”
He can call himself an Electoral College Droput
So what?
His head is worst then Trump’s
Doesn’t say much for Kim Kardashin, eh?
Morning All….
But, CG, how did he get into that college in the first place ?
Did someone (guesses welcome) take the admission test for him ?
Did some showbiz family arrange to have him admitted on an athletic scholarship (after buying the college five new buildings) ?
Kanye’s late mother was a well known college professor in Chicago.
Obviously, Kanye West is having some serious mental health difficulties or he is engaged in elaborate performance art.
I wonder which is true about Trump though as well.
If Trump’s whole Presidency were an elaborate performance art poece I’d laugh my balls off since Republicans are always trying to defemd the arts.
It would be so fitting.
Alas he is just another tax cut for the rich Republican. Which is why they put up with him.
Too bad the rest of us do too. At least for a few more months
Republicans will hace to deal with him much longer.
Republicans are always trying to defund the arts.
But in the end?
They NEVER do…
He has got over with his sidewalk act on Republicans I’d say…
Trump has miles on the young entertainer…
I think Rudy Giuliani should shut down this taxpayer-funded piece of pornography and sacrilege masquerading as “art” in the name of moral decency.
There might be innocent, impressionable children watching C-Span …
Damn DSD!
You just had me think of the big headed knucklehead…..
What a piece of…..
Most COVID-19 deaths yesterday since June 2
The widow of Elijah Cummings that Marco Rubio and others should be forgiven if they mixed up photos of her husband with John Lewis.
My thoughts were that when Cummings sadly passed away, a lot of people got confused and put up photos of Lewis instead. So, maybe they had to make up for that somehow..
Mrs. Cummings admits the two men did look alike. I could tell them apart but they did look alike, just like a lot of older Republican white men in Congress look very much alike and many people would have a hard time telling which one is which.
Todd Bridges, Dana Plato, and Janet Jackson sang a rendition of “Ebony and Ivory” on Diff’rent Strokes… (while Gary Coleman, Mr. Drummond and Adelaide dance)I am amazed I do not remember seeing this before.
New Q poll has Biden +1 in Texas
We may need to stop calling them Q.
Q means something else in politics these days.
I saw my first Q sticker on a car recently.
Not QNon..,,
Just plain Q
In Illinois, there is a push to rename everything named after Stephen Douglas, including even taking down a statue of him atop his own grave. Douglas was certainly a racist and pro-slavery at one point, but this ignores that after losing to Lincoln for the Presidency (he of course beat him in an IL Senate election) he pledged loyalty to the Union and called for Americans to support Lincoln in that cause.
They are apparently going to rename Douglas Park in Chicago Douglasss Park after Frederick. From what I understand Stephen Douglas changed the spelling of his own name to differentiate himself from Douglass.
When I was in college, the largest dorms were Lincoln, Douglas, Grant, and Stevenson. I was glad to be in Grant. I probably would not have accepted an assignment to Douglas or Stevenson for partisan reasons. Anyway, I wonder if NIU will rename Douglas Hall after Obama.
Nevermind. Apparently, I forgot that Douglas Hall was demolished in 2014.
Well the college dorm I stayed in was named after a bishop that sexually abused children. It has since been renamed.
Amen….
Pennsylvania: Trump vs. Biden Rasmussen Reports Biden 51, Trump 46 Biden +5
Ohio: Trump vs. Biden Rasmussen Reports Biden 50, Trump 46 Biden +4
Texas: Trump vs. Biden Quinnipiac Trump 44, Biden 45 Biden +1
Texas Senate – Cornyn vs. Hegar Quinnipiac Cornyn 47, Hegar 38 Cornyn +9
Georgia: Trump vs. Biden Trafalgar Group (R)* Trump 50, Biden 43 Trump +7
RCP….
Morning People …..
New thread coming later today.,,,
On another matter, it is now about 48 hours until the Chicago Cubs season officially gets underway and there is still no deal between their new television network and Chicagoland’s largest cable provider. I will not be able to see the games from my home until that might get resolved but I really do not even care all that much right now.