A DESPERATE, DANGEROUS COWARD

[G_j]

https://www.playboy.com/read/a-desperate-dangerous-coward

BRIAN KAREM

Or, as a former Trump staffer explained, “It’s like watching a rabid dog chase his tail and eat himself.”

From almost every corner, Trump is being hammered on his lack of leadership, on the growing economic disaster, on the diminishing U.S. status around the world, on his attempts to squelch free speech. And then there’s his failing campaign: Polls show Trump’s support is fading, and he lags significantly behind Joe Biden in the presidential race.

Economists confirmed this week that the U.S. economy officially entered a recession in February. Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. surpassed 119,000, while the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is now more than two million. Military brass, including retired generals James Mattis and Colin Powell, eviscerated Trump for his recent handling of protests. Plus Trump (and his former press secretary) lost in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals this week to Playboy—not to mention that the ACLU just sued the president for his use of federal force against peaceful protesters outside the White House.

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In the past week I’ve received 14 e-mails from the Trump camp or its affiliates, and just four from Joe Biden and his acolytes. Biden asked for a donation, twice told me we were in the fight for the soul of our nation and shared polling results showing him firmly ahead of Trump in several battleground states.

Trump wanted me to join a raffle for a chance to appear with him at an unspecified event. He also asked me to buy MAGA whiskey tumblers to celebrate Father’s Day, and in another e-mail told me I could become a part of history if I donated quickly: “I’ve asked my team to print and frame the Presidential Donor List made up of the first 150 Patriots who choose to step up at this critical time,” the ad claimed. The president also sent me his thanks for being a “Trump Executive Member”—all I needed to do to claim my gold-embossed certificate was donate $45 to his cause.

The most desperate e-mail of them all: A “personalized” invite to an upcoming event—“President Trump REALLY wants to meet you, Brian.” He would cover my flight, a place to stay and VIP access to the event—all he needed was my donation. “You’ll even get to take a photo with President Trump,” the message promised.

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[FM123]

1. Good article!

The part that really stood out for me:

Trump instead plays a deadly game of white male privilege. President Lyndon Baines Johnson warned of it in 1960: “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.” The true source of Trump’s desperation are the polls that show his base is finally becoming aware their pockets are being picked.

[Lock him up.]

3. And maybe aware their very own health conditions (COVID-!9 rising in the South)...

... in the rust belt are being ignored and could lead to hundreds of thousand deaths of the maggot's deranged base...

... and that includes themselves...


Lock him up.

[Chainfire]

2. I feel left out.

The only thing I have gotten from Trump is a push-poll, earlier this week.

The first question was: Who you intend to vote this year for
President Donald Trump
Sleepy Joe Biden

I guess his new pollster is on the ball!