From the Madcap World of the
Trump Administration

found on Twitter by Burr

 
Wait. What?
 

Just to clarify:

The question was whether Joe Biden will receive access to intelligence briefings.

And
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, speaking for the White House, replied, “That would be a question more for the White House.”

‘Hiding’ Since ‘Embarrassing’ Election Defeat: ‘Where’s the President Been?’

found online by Raymond

 

Trump spotted after motorcade met with cheers, jeers, boos     [Image from Bloomberg Quicktake]

From Tommy Christopher:

On Wednesday morning’s edition of CNN’s New Day, Berman and Camerota noted that Trump has not appeared in public since major news outlets declared Biden the winner.

Berman, over a graphic that read “President Trump in Hiding After Election Defeat,” began by praising President-elect Biden’s handling of Trump’s refusal to concede.

“It really is notable how the president-elect has chosen to behave, how he chose to address this yesterday, because there is genuine concern, even alarm, among a lot of people about how the president is reacting, so his behavior is notable,” Berman said.

“The other thing that’s notable, and I just don’t think we can push this aside: Where has the president been?” Berman continued. “It’s been since Thursday that we’ve seen his face. So he is in some sort of hiding.”

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Attention Deprivation

found online by Raymond

 

Crowds across the nation celebrate Biden election     [Image from Scranton Times-Tribune]

From nojo:

“It ain’t real on the ground,” we had told a friend on Friday after the respected website Decision Desk HQ called the race, “until it hits the airwaves.”

Lordy.

The moment was operatic, out of The Godfather, the networks simultaneously settling all family business, the sheer finality of it all.

And a moment later, the videos started flooding in.

People were taking to the streets. Americans were taking their joy to the streets. Shouting. Cheering. Singing. Dancing. We haven’t just been on lockdown eight months, we’ve been locked down four years, and we were finally letting freedom ring.

And in that moment, Joe Biden became Mr. President-Elect.

The final image of Donald Trump’s tyrannical reign may be Four Seasons Total Landscaping, next door to Fantasy Island Adult Books, but the final moment will always be when Americans moved on, when, for all the power he would still hold for another ten weeks, our collective attention shifted to somebody else.

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Reflections On Biden

found online by Raymond

 

Biden counsels on managing a stutter     [Image from PBS NewsHour]

From Patrick Edaburn in The Moderate Voice:

But he is such a decent man.

I remember watching when he was vice president swearing in the new senators, (yes I am nerdy enough to watch the swearing in ceremonies).

They would do an official swearing-in on the senate floor and then a ceremonial swearing-in where the family could get pictures with the vice president.

Every time the family came up he made a concerted effort to greet each one of them as if they were a long lost friend.

He was especially good with children and in particular with those he could sense were uncomfortable or nervous.

On one occasion he learned that there had been a recent death in the family and took several minutes to talk with the family and comfort them over their loss.

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Fox News Obtains Damning Video of Biden Talking to Scientists

found online by Raymond

 

Secret video catches Biden colluding with advisory group of top COVID-19 research specialists     [Image from FOX59 News Indianapolis]

From The Borowitz Report:

The video, which the Fox host Tucker Carlson warned viewers was “almost too disturbing to air,” was reportedly taped on Monday, during a video conference with the President-elect.

“If authentic, this video could be grounds for Biden’s impeachment,” Carlson said.

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Final Incompetence

found online by Raymond

 

Note from Ray: Oh puhleeez – This is so worth the click

From Iron Knee at Political Irony:

I’m sure most of my readers have heard about the Trump administration’s insanely stupid goof-up over scheduling an event at the “Four Seasons”. But this video will still put a smile on your face:

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Ballerina with Alzheimer’s Hears Swan Lake, Begins to Dance

found online by Burr

 

From Música para Despertar:

 
Read more about Marta C. González Saldaña (Marta Cinta)

It turns out that much of the story of her past does not check out.
Records, if they still exist, have been difficult to locate.

Certainly Marta C. González Saldaña was a dancer.
The video is genuine. The power of music in her life remains apparent.
But she was a woman with a mysterious personal history.

Will Donald Trump Ever Experience the Quiet Joy Of Self Respect?

found online by Raymond

 

 
From Bill Formby at MadMikesAmerica:

How likely would it be to get hundreds of thousands of people from Philadelphia to conspire with a similar number of people from Pheonix and Las Vegas? Probably like throwing a dog, a cat, and a rabid raccoon into a bag and expecting them to become instant friends. In other words, ain’t going to happen. Even Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh can figure that out. Maybe they can explain it to Amy Coney Barrett.

But, Trump’s true followers are still at about 43 – 45%. Why? I don’t know. They seem to think he has done things for them of which the rest of us are unaware.

He will not concede defeat of course. Because anything that contradicts his reality is wrong. I do believe that even most Republicans will press for him to concede, I will be surprised if he does. However, he will be leaving the White House on January 20, 2021.

But, my friends, let me tell you now as a warning. Donald Trump is not through with us yet. He will continue to create havoc in America as long as he can still breathe.

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