I doubt Trump's absence is due to Trump being smart. BUT....

[DFW]

Whereas we would all love to hear he has had a massive medical incident that has left him with the communicative abilities of a jar of grape jelly, we can‘t discount that some sly Republican handlers are just keeping him holed up somewhere, frustrated because he can‘t go out and get some fresh publicity, but all the time training him for his big triumphant acceptance speech at the Republican convention.

Sure, the speech will be full of lies and the same incoherent nonsense we‘re used to. But if they are delivered in a strong, confident tone, THAT is what the media will report. They, and 99% of Republican voters, will ignore the content as they did with the „debate.“ He could read listings from an extensive Chinese restaurant menu, and the reaction would be no different. All he has to say is „sleepy Joe“ and not even Van Jones will bother to remark that the rest of the segment questioned the virtues of substituting chicken for pork in your moo shu pancakes.

I would MUCH rather hear that Trump is in some secret clinic where the best medical minds are being tasked with trying to revive the grape jelly. We must, however, be prepared for the possibility that while most Republican strategists are evil, not all of them are stupid. We may not like the reason for his absence, and would be well advised to prepare for Mr. Brain-cement to deliver his nonsense with brash confidence that will leave his adoring crowd cheering wildly. It won’t matter to them that they haven’t understood a word he said. Most of them know that Shakespeare is classic literature, and they don’t understand a word of that, either. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

[Lovie777]

1. Well apparently, shithole's energetic lying and gaslighting is...........................

music to his cult's ears and the media.

While fact and truths that are spoken by a true patriot are ignored and bombarded by age where the gaslighting and lies are thrust upon.

[captain queeg]

2. I wonder if they've trained all the delegates to applause as if the US just won every gold in the Olympics

Or we just landed on Mars for the first time I swear the applause is so over the top, his handlers know he needs that like a line of adderal. It’s all so phony, that’s probably why they won’t let the press cover it. There’ll be some carefully scripted shots.

[dalton99a]

3. The moron is awake

[Lovie777]

4. shithole did not write that..............................

[Hugin]

7. It's been years since he wrote his own tweets or whatever...

Those things are called.

[2naSalit]

10. ...

Xits?

[Hugin]

11. !

[2naSalit]

12. If the...

Foo xits, wear it!

[Lonestarblue]

19. Agree. It actually has sentences.

[ms liberty]

5. I don't think he wrote that himself. Too organized.

[Blue Owl]

27. And the caps-lock to non-caps-lock ratio is way off too

[Kid Berwyn]

15. Gorka!

Or one of several unrelated Millers*, all turds, BTW.

* Great American surname, sullied by those in the thrall of the biggest traitor in American history.

[Wounded Bear]

22. Whoever wrote that, it is pure projection. Every word...nt

[Omnipresent]

29. So we're back to not accepting any losses, but the democrats are expected to cheat anyway?

Well, if that’s the case, republicans shouldn’t even bother voting, if their votes are going to be stolen anyway.

[kimbutgar]

35. I think Stephen Monster Miller is writing those posts!

[Hugin]

6. While I appreciate your caution and agree with a need for contingency...

Planning.

I don’t believe that there’s any amount of training (if that’s even possible with Trump) or old man arm & nose cocktails that will allow Trump to live up to the expectations for his performance now set by President Biden’s vigorous rebounding post-debate.

Although, the media will never let us see what we’re seeing with our own eyes. They have their narrative and we’ll all be damned if they’re going to change it.

[mopinko]

8. he's hiding cuz the grand jury testimony from epstein's plea deal came out.

[calimary]

31. Ooooooh, maybe that's it.

The Epstein plea deal! Must be pretty earth-shaking stuff in that testimony. How do we get a look at it?

[mopinko]

33. it's out there. i've seen it in the xitter.

lemme see if i can find it.

[mopinko]

34. here-

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:49c4d296-751e-4004-a616-6b399162695d

[calimary]

37. I'd love to see that!

Whoa! On first glance, that’s pretty astounding.

What does it mean when each page is stamped “NOT A CERTIFIED COPY”? That it hasn’t gone through the right inspection? That it’s been found to be bogus? Didn’t have the right signature on it? I’m not a lawyer so I truly do not know.

[mopinko]

39. see my reply above.

[marble falls]

9. He's gone full 8th year Reagan. Just like his dad did. They're trying to figure out how to JR the candidate ...

... with his daddy as a figurative "President Emeritus"

[doc03]

13. Is the media asking where Trump is? I don't watch a lot of the MSM other than a little

of MSNBC, I haven't heard any questions about the whereabouts of Trump. Imagine the questions and rumors if Biden
dropped out of sight for 24 hours. I haven't heard one word about the Trump/Epstein pedophile papers either.

[Self Esteem]

14. He's not doing anything because he doesn't have to.

Trump could never be seen in-person again and the media wouldn't question where he is because they'd be too focused on asking if Joe Biden, who just wrapped up his fifth rally in three days, is fit to run for reelection as they interview some random Boise councilmember who says he should step aside.

For once, maybe ever, Trump's campaign is actually playing this one smart. Why risk drawing attention away from Biden when you know the media is set to focus on him no matter what?

[wnylib]

16. It's not only the Trump cult that will praise and applaud him

if he delivers garbage confidently.

The media will be right there with them. Mainstream as well as RW media will say, "There you have it, folks. President Trump just gave a strong, confident speech to roaring applause. There is no doubt that his party is 100% behind him. What a contrast to the Democratic Party's disarray."

[twodogsbarking]

17. Everyone is saying he had a stroke.

[Boomerproud]

26. Everyone?

[twodogsbarking]

28. Even the stroke experts. The greatest stroke experts in the world.

[shrike3]

41. Big strong experts. With tears in their eyes.

[kimbutgar]

36. Maybe he took an extra dose of his adderall/ uppers for the debate and it has caused him to have a stroke or

Brain aneurysm! We can only hope!

[Aviation Pro]

18. Allegedly, Motherfucker called into Hannity

But what if - tinfoil time - it was a voice double?

[hadEnuf]

21. Put nothing past them.

Nothing.

[Wednesdays]

24. AI can now create ANYTHING

[Ocelot II]

30. But that's artificial intelligence. You need artificial stupid to fake Trump accurately.

[Wounded Bear]

20. Yeah, wishful thinking won't get us anywhere. Best be prepared for further onslaughts of BS...

and we sure cannot count on the media to be fair and balanced.

The GOP Shitshow and Clown Circus is happening soon. I expect a lot of sieg heils and felon worship.

[58Sunliner]

23. I am afraid you are right. Do we have a plan A?

People have taken note of the groundswell of opposition to the media trying to select the president. And that opposition is important. Keep up the pressure in any way we can.

[mitch96]

25. Great essay and I love your picturesque speech...Why say "impaired"when you can say

"communicative abilities of a jar of grape jelly"

" read listings from an extensive Chinese restaurant menu, and the reaction would be no different."

"revive the grape jelly."

"Hope for the best, prepare for the worst." and along with that is Follow the money... Hopefully looking at those two you don't get blindsided...
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[DFW]

38. I suppose I should seek legal counsel

Lest members of the Welch family threaten a suit for copyright infringement.

[joanbarnes]

32. I keep relating it to the Epstein papers......

He can't keep his mouth shut and they would rather sweep it under.

[republianmushroom]

40. The convicted felons handlers can only shoot him up so much.

Then things go from bad to worst. He is at the bad point now and must be saved for the convention. IMO

[shrike3]

42. It might be due to his handlers being smart.

I mean, they may have had to get him with a tranq gun to keep him at Mar-a-lago, but still.