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JHB

Friday TOONs 1 - The Accidental Comedian

scrabblequeen40

Beating Trump 101: Cripple his ego

Joe Biden's ad showing world leaders mocking Trump is perfect in every way:

1. Created and trafficked in real-time, coinciding with the news cycle which amplifies buzz and reinforces the narrative that Trump is really weak....

shockey80

When dealing with the liars, it looks like the Democrats have finally taken the gloves off.

Pelosi shut up a liar today. Biden called a liar a dam liar and shut him it. It's about time, I am so happy to see this happen. When you get right down to it, we have been at war with the liars of our country.

It is time for all Democrats to start calling the liars, liars....

mac56

I think it's awful

I think it's awful the way the other world leaders laughed behind President Trump's back at the NATO summit. How unprofessional. How indecorous.

I mean -- what US President would EVER use a public setting to mock or ridicule another person? World leader or not? Such a thing would be absolutely unthinkable.

Oh wait

H2O Man

The Foreign Exchange Student

Years ago, when my daughters attended high school, we had a foreign exchange student from France stay with our family. It seemed possible that there would be more than a bit of “culture shock,” considering she came from a well-to-do background in Paris, and we live in the sticks. But from day one, it was a blast for all of us....

Tennessee Hillbilly

Compared to 1974, the country is in a far more perilous situation now

I've been seeing some comparisons between the current effort to impeach and remove Trump, and the efforts that led to Nixon's resignation in 1974. But in my opinion the differences between the two cases are so big that such comparisons can't be very meaningful.

Here are several major differences....

Tommy_Carcetti

"Flopping"--A last ditch strategy both in basketball and amongst Trumpists

In basketball, "flopping" is a diversionary tactic when a player is either barely touched by an opponent, or not touched at all, but then throws him or herself down to the ground in the hopes of fooling the referees into calling a personal foul and setting up a free throw.

It's a desperation move, usually made when one's team is losing, which relies little on athletic ability and far more on acting skills....

JHB

Thursday TOONs 1 - The Party Of

LAS14

I've decided that impeachment is absolutely essential even...

... though we know the senate won't convict. This is to get all the facts out on the table and to educate the American public about the Constitution.

kentuck

Republicans argue that Democrats have been trying to impeach Donald Trump since Day One

I would argue that Donald Trump has been trying to impeach himself since Day One.

He was showing his scofflaw tactics even before he was inaugurated. His disregard for the Constitution and the law were on full display for all to see....

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