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Some time ago, we did say we've had enough and that Trump's idiocy and absurdity would be so apparent to all that further editions would be superfluous. All one needed to do was quote him. The only problem we found with that was we had underestimated the blatant stupidity of of a significant portion of the American electorate. What we had not not underestimated was how weary we were of this entire scene. At any rate, some thoughts do come to mind.

We look completely, not only absurd, but laughable to the entire world now with Trump's recent appearance at the United Nations. His stupidity was available not only in his English (such as it is), but translated to many languages. Sometimes it is difficult to translate stupidity but Trump managed stupidity so convincingly that little was lost in translation.

Bret Kavanaugh is still being considered for the Supreme Court. It seems difficult to imagine, but yet it is true. The FBI can not investigate unless Trump asks them to and one can be certain that will not happen. After all, the FBI is out to get him. He says so himself.

People do not even understand that these confirmation hearings are NOT a judicial process or a trial. They are better understood as a sort of jub interview if we are making comparisions. It is difficult to imagine even these Republican senators hiring someone for their staff with these sort of qualifications, let alone approving of him for the Court. Even more telling, however, is that these eleven Republican men has chosen to hide behind a woman's skirt during the questioning. Admittedly, this remark sound a bit like what a Trumpnik would say, but perhaps it is the best way to represent what is going on. We have eleven cringing cowards with big mouths who are afraid to look bad so they hire a woman to represent them (and thus their states as well, remember). Finally, Dr. Ford, the first of several accusers, did take a polygraph test and passed. Now, we understand that they are not allowed in courts, despite the fact we are advised that they do have a .02% failure rate, but once again, this is not a court and many major law enforcement agencies require them.

Possible candidates are being mentioned for 2020 eplace this clown, among them Michael Avenatti. He certainly has the attitude and style needed to handle the forces behind the Trumpian devolution, but it is not clear what his position is on other issues. It would certainly be useful to learn where he stands on Medicare, Social Security, the Middle East, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and especially "pre-existing conditions," the last of which seem to have sentenced many to die shortly as a result on no health coverage.

Another possibility has been Joe Kennedy who is an attractive candidate. His response to the last state of the union message was brilliant, but he has not been visible lately, We assume he has simply been paying attention to the concerns of the citizens of his own district and working for them – in other words, doing what he is supposed to be doing.

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Moving onward, we no longer have the interest or energy to continue this except on a ver intermittent bases, but here is someone who is energetic, literate, and intelligent. We encourage all of you to check out his blog and, fortunately, you can subscribe to it and have it delivered to your mailbox. Sometimes it is is wide interest, such as this time:

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Previously Unheard Of Comic Kills At Open Mic Night by Paul Duncan A relative unknown from Queen's delivered a masterclass in political humour today, reducing a generally stuffy crowd at New York's hottest new comedy club - the United Nations General Assembly - to fits of laughter at his hyperbolic jokes, and outlandish appearance. Despite having to speak to many of the members of his audience through the joke-destroying medium of live translation, the older man - who, he says, only turned to comedy recently in an attempt to endure these especially dark political times - had tears rolling down the faces of his international audience.  Impersonating a terrible president from the outset, and caked in what appeared to be the condensed smoke from a maritime distress signal, the unheralded funnyman showed extraordinary commitment to his craft. Causing early chuckles with an assertion that his administration had done more than any other in the history of his country, the preternaturally poised comic managed to keep a straight face through the laughter, and ad libbed that he hadn't expected that particular reaction. That exchange - along with the peculiar, chin-thrusting, eye-narrowing, physical humour he infused it with - earned him what many are already calling the bigliest laughs ever seen on a Tuesday morning in Midtown Manhattan. "The idea that someone would tell an assembly of nations that they don't believe in the assemblies of nations, is absurdist humour the likes of which we haven't seen since Andy Kaufman left us too early," said the show's promoter, Ban Ki-moon. "It's my guess that what we saw out there today was Jon Stewart's Tony Clifton. But I could be wrong. It could just as easily be Stephen Colbert under all that makeup." Paul Duncan | September 25, 2018 at 10:34 pm | Tags: Andy Kaufman, Comedy, Jon Stewart, Satire, SNL, Stephen Colbert, Trump, UN | Categories: News | URL: https://wp.me/p78BLO-5Vx Comment    See all comments    Like