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Attention Democrat Voters!
The New York Times sent out an important signal Saturday regarding an imminent, significant change in the prescribed emotional orientation of the Left.
We will soon be directing y’all to shift the focus of your deepest, darkest, and most fervent loathing from the Donald to DeSantis.
…you might say, Donald Trump is a bully, too. Yes, he is. But Donald Trump is also a lifelong celebrity with a public persona that is as much about “The Apprentice” and even “Home Alone 2” as it is about his political career. What’s more, Trump has the skills of a celebrity. He’s funny, he has stage presence, and he has a kind of natural charisma. He can be a bully in part because he can temper his cruelty and egoism with the performance of a clown or a showman. He can persuade an audience that he’s just kidding — that he doesn’t actually mean it.
Ron DeSantis cannot. He may be a more competent Trump in terms of his ability to use the levers of state to amass power, but he’s also meaner and more rigid, without the soft edges and eccentricity of the actual Donald Trump.
Trump (Trump? TRUMP?!) has “natural charisma” and “stage presence” and (OMG-I’m-literally shaking!!!) “soft edges and eccentricity.”
Take a few deep breaths. None of that bitter clinging, now! That’s not who we are, Folx.
Remember: Unlike those rigid Deplorables, Democrat voters are flexible. Heck, y’all are capable of tying yourself into half hitches while performing a 180 pirouette just so’s to stay on the right side of history, amiright? Welp, the times they are a-changin’ and your feelings must be a-changin’ too. The change will obviously be challenging — this is a big ask! — but we’ve got faith in you.
Some of you will recall when Bush/Cheney was Literally Hitler.
Rueful Smile Emoji!
“Bush lied, People Died,” etc.
Sure, those guys started two wars and Cheney shot a guy in the face, but when the time came — the time, that is, for all non-semi-fascist Americans to be Stronger Together (TM) in defense of corrupt Establishment Elites Our Democracy, you people stepped up, and by God/dess, you loathed whom you were told to loathe. And you did it with conviction and vim.
Then, when it was time to regard the first loathee with nuance, and loathe someone else instead, you did that too. (We just could not be prouder of our Dem voters!)
Donald J. Trump is no longer the guy who presents the greatest threat to Democrat power. So here’s what you’re going to do: You’re going to let the Orange Monster slowly slide, natural charisma and all, from the capacious, rent-free space he’s been occupying in your mind. (It’ll now be permitted, by the way, to notice that Melania is freakin’ gorgeous.) You’ll pat him sentimentally on his weird yellow hair and send him on his way.
The new “literally Hitler” will be moving in soon.
Published in No Dumb Questions
This is a really good interview. Part of it is the dynamics around wether Trump should run or not.
It’s on iTunes
All we need is a picture of the Surgeon General and that bald whackjob in a dress, and we’d have a full house . . .
But what say you about this weird climb-down about Trump? I say this as someone who does not care at all for Mr. Trump, and I would prefer he not run in 2024. But holy cow, it didn’t take long for the NYT to change its tone. Doesn’t it give you any pause that, if Trump is suddenly less extreme now compared to DeSantis, perhaps the reporting on Trump was, at the least, a bit over the top?
Remember, “mean tweets” are so bad they had to vote for a man who calls as fascists and other things.
That screwball, Kinzinger, after working hard to impeach Trump, has said that the “crazies” in our party will try to impeach Biden if they get control of Congress. Really, no kidding. Biden is acceptable to that screwball.
[ edited, and edited. I think I got it right, finally]
Yeah. I’m sure that members of Congress will drop everything once they know Adam is on the phone.
I was multitasking and screwed up. Kinzinger is upset they will try to impeach Biden. I corrected my post.
I had a certain prescience about Biden doing just what he did. That’s why I wouldn’t ever vote for him.
FIFY. A pox on Kinzinger and his house. What a lying hypocrite!
Darn. For such a short post, I sure did screw that up twice. Long day. Thank you.
DeSantis’ background – Harvard Law and Navy JAG to special ops in-country in Iraq – seems to be paying dividends in paying attention to detail, and planning for the enemies’ response. He seems to be correctly anticipating the reaction his actions will garner. And is always then prepared to capitalize on that reaction. I have been gaining more and more respect for his executive acumen.
He also seems to choose good personnel.
Agree completely.
I don’t get why everybody wouldn’t just clear the field for him for these reasons. Plus, how could he be any better with the media? Who has a broader and deeper knowledge of policy issues? Who has better executive experience?
I think it’s interesting that with Republicans, the Democratic nominees aren’t considered the worst person ever of the moment. Republicans looking at Biden said, “Well, he’s not as bad as Sanders.” And he wasn’t in some ways. But still really, really, bad. Does it hurt us that we don’t call him “Stalin”?
Does calling him Uncle Joe count?
Except what portion of adult Americans would get that? 5 percent?
Yes it does.
Politicians’ ego. Hope that he’ll put a foot wrong.
On the other hand, that would be the fastest way to ensure that Trump doesn’t run again: All the other GOP candidates drop out for DeSantis. Trump is savvy and would easily switch to cheerleader in chief, a la Jackson and Polk. (which I think he will do anyway).