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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Rude Pundit: The Divine Right of Trumps
https://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-divine-right-of-trumps.htmlThe Rude Pundit
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4/15/2020
The Divine Right of Trumps
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At today's pressturbation session, he didn't just say that he has control over the economies of individual states. He said that he can use his emergency powers to adjourn the Congress so he can recess appoint a bunch of harmful fucks to positions of power. You know, so they can ensure that government for Trump and by Trump continues unabated. He went full batshit: "If the House will not agree to that adjournment, I will exercise my constitutional authority to adjourn both chambers of Congress. The current practice of leaving town while conducting phony pro forma sessions is a dereliction of duty that the American people cannot afford during this crisis. It is a scam what they do. It's a scam." By the way, that "scam" was used to prevent President Obama from recess-appointing anyone.
What was pissing off Trump so much that he needs to provoke another constitutional crisis? The Voice of America news outlet, funded by taxpayers, wasn't sucking his dick. Yeah, VOA reported China's number of coronavirus deaths, and because they didn't say, "Oh, and China eats shit," Trump and Trumpinistas are losing their goddamn minds. Trump wants to put in his own propagandist at the VOA. The VOA asserted independence and freedoms, like press and speech, and that was the greatest sin you can commit when you are dealing with a king.
The pathetic reality is that Trump doesn't have the power of a king (yet) is that he can't make the truth go away. Oh, sure, the fucking idiot hordes, who will suckle at his saggy teats until it kills them, will believe his story.
But the real truth is that Trump had the power to do something to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic and he didn't. He could have waved his hand (in the form of a signature or two) and unleashed the manufacturing power of the United States. He could have coordinated national social distancing early on. He could have taken the WHO's tests and vastly expanded our ability to do them. He had that power: the power to have saved thousands of lives. It was in his tiny hands. And he didn't use it because he couldn't see past his own bloated reflection. How fucking sad is that.
What we're really seeing is the flailing of a pitiful failure, a sad old man screaming at the TV for disagreeing with him. He's going to keep saying this kind of shit and the threat is that he really acts on this. Because then it will once again be up to Republicans to join Democrats in reining in his desire to reign. And if they don't, it will be up to the Supreme Court to decide. And we know how that goes.
It's not even a surprise anymore when Trump escalates to cover up his incompetence and bad decisions. He's like every terrorist: he gets off on seeing shit blow up.
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The Rude Pundit: The Divine Right of Trumps (Original Post)
babylonsister
Apr 2020
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The Magistrate
(95,244 posts)1. Indeed, Ma'am --- That 'Scam' Was Upheld By The High Court As Legitimate
And is now established precedent....
"Defeat of a hated enemy is something to be for."
keithbvadu2
(36,770 posts)2. Trump does not want to lead or govern. He wants to rule.
Trump does not want to lead or govern. He wants to rule.
mountain grammy
(26,619 posts)3. He had the power in his tiny hands..
and chose to play golf and hold hate rallies..
Harker
(14,012 posts)4. Heckuva job, Trumpsky!
And that from a man who said he'd be too busy for golf.
dalton99a
(81,450 posts)5. "He's like every terrorist: he gets off on seeing shit blow up."
That's Trump's life summarized in a sentence
Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)7. As he huffs his own farts
n/t
calimary
(81,210 posts)6. DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYUM but I LOVE the Rude Pundit.
Ah LUUUUUUVS me some Rude Pundit!
He says the things that need to be said, in the WAY they need to be said.