Trumpian Tales for an Alternative Universe

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"There's no chaos here," Trump assures his loyal puppets when addressing rumors that the Oval Office may soon see an explosion of Trumpian proportions.

"That stuff about Stormy Daniels and me is Fake News" - Trump.

Trump is such a compulsive liar that he denied making his "that makes me smart" comment the day he said it in front of a viewing audience of 80,000 people. 

Trump's ridiculous claims about the crowd size at his inauguration was a blatant attack on truth, so his puppets created an alternate world for Donny and his supporters.

In Trump's world the murder rate in our country is at its highest in 47 years. He asked one audience, during one of his campaign rallies, to back him up on the false claim "You know that right?" 

Numbers don't lie. Trump does. Despite the fact that numerous fact checkers have proven his claim untrue he remains unfazed. The color of the sky in his world is different than ours.

One of my favorite Trumpian tales is the one that occurred after his inauguration.

He claimed he got hit by drops of water - then resigned himself to a downpour - but suddenly (miraculously) the sun came out as he spoke!

Wow! Inspiring wasn't it?

Only in an alternative universe. The reality is it was raining (did you notice Melania with the umbrella?) on his inauguration day. The rain started about the time he spoke.

These are just a few of the tales Trump weaves. My upcoming book on the subject will hopefully be released in 2020.

It'll probably take me a year, or so, to finish my novel "1001 Trumpian Tales," but I expect it will be a best seller in the real world.

I also expect it'll be attacked in an alternate universe where Trump is the King, Pence is his Jester, and his loyal followers are his court.

Time for me to walk on down the road...

Warning! Trump the Untamed Tyrant Set To Explode!

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I sense were teetering on a thin wire, that if cut, will unloose nukes across the world.

It'll be every sane person's nightmare. Here's what we have to fear:

The Trump factor.

With criminal investigations closing in on him, and a slew of other problems, Donny is untethered, and just like a cornered rat, he's lashing out viciously; and talking nuclear superiority with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jimping, and Kim-Jong un.

There's nothing Trump won't do to change the national conversation about his misdeeds. If that means starting a war...well, it's possible with someone unpredictable like him.

Now that he's added "Bomb 'em and ask questions later," John Bolton, to the Trump team, the chance of an itchy nuke finger pushing that button has increased.

I'm reminded of that 1964 movie, Dr. Strangelove: Or How I learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb.

It was a great piece of political satire that easily segues into our current political joke of a president and his crazed staff.

The movie was about an unhinged US Air Force general -Jack D. Ripper - who orders a first strike nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.

The president and his staff try to stop that from happening. But the B-52 Bomber is locked into the mission. At the last moment there's a problem in the bomb bay.

Major T. J. "King" Kong enters the bomb bay and repairs the broken electric wiring, whereupon the doors open. With Kong straddling the bomb like a rodeo bull, it falls and detonates!

You might remember that iconic scene of Slim Pickens waving his cowboy hat and yelling "Wahoooo!" as the nuke plunges down.

Back to Trump and staff.

I can see our Secretary of Defense, General "Mad Dog" Mattis, playing the part of Jack D. Ripper.

I think ex-general John Kelly, whose now chief-of-staff, would be perfect for Slim Pickens part!

The only problem I'm having is what to do with Trump?

In the movie, the president wasn't a moron like him. He tried to stop that bombing from happening, unlike Donny, who I suspect would be delighted to deliver a nuke.

Here we are, over 50 years after Dr.Strangelove was considered political satire, living through a similar situation in the real world.

Time for me to walk on down the road...

Where Have All The Republicans Gone, Long Time Passing?

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"Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, everyone.Oh, when will they ever learn?"

- Peter, Paul and Mary

Today, I'm asking where are all the Republicans going?

Yesterday, another Congressional Republican announced he's retiring. So did Deputy National Security Chief, Nadia Schadlow, whose resigning.

Those two left just a day after House Majority Leader Paul Ryan dropped a bombshell and announced his departure; saying he's had enough, and wants to be with his family.

Florida (R) Rep. Dennis Ross decided not to run for another term, because he wanted to spend more time with his family too.

I'm starting to see a pattern here.

There's a couple of reasons why so many Republicans are retiring. History tells us that after a new president wins, their party usually doesn't fair well in the next election.

The other reason is Trump.

Seriously, who can stand working with a mean moron like Trump? He's shown he's against just about everything the traditional Republican Party stands for.

When can you remember the last time Republicans agreed to increase the national debt by over 1.2 trillion dollars? It goes against everything conservative Republicans believe.

The reason why is the traditional Republican Party has been shattered by the Trump Republicans, who are nothing more than puppets for our Liar-In-Chief.

Trump's supporters will follow him over a cliff if he asks them to. Don't be surprised if that happens soon for the remaining Republicans in Congress.

It's the season of the Trump, and real conservative lawmakers are feeling threatened.

And, well they should. Political pundits from both sides of the aisle are predicting a Blue Wave in the November midterm elections.

The Senate and the House are both up for grabs.

Across America, true conservatives are asking, "Where has the Republican Party gone?"

Time for me to walk on down the road...

It's 'Stormy' Out, and Trump is Looking for an Umbrella

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From day one, Trump's reign on the land has felt like a biblical curse.

Where once we had a working democracy, we now have chaos; as Trump assaults the very institutions our government depends on.

Nothing is exempt from his biblical temper tantrums. The Department of Justice. The FBI. The Supreme Court. The 9th District Appeals Court. The list goes on.

So, it's no surprise that people rejoice when Trump is thwarted in the courts, or by laws of the land.

Like the bad kings in the Bible, when Trump is finally unseated, he and his heirs will pay an enormous price for their evil ways.

The country waits every week - watching Trump's every move, hoping justice will win out in the end.

Hopes of being free from Trump's  noxious regime are getting closer every day however.

Special Counsel Mueller is hovering over Trump, as he goes after his cronies during the investigation for his campaign coordination with Russia.

Fittingly enough, what may finally bring Trump down is a porn star named Stormy Daniels.

Her lawyer opened a Pandora's Box into Trump's world when he started commenting on his client getting hush money for not telling the story of her affair with Trump, days before the election.

Two days ago, the FBI raided Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen's office, home, and apartment. He was the one who paid Stormy $130,000.

Information leaking out after the raids (which included his cell phones) makes one thing clear; authorities have transcripts of Trump and Cohen talking about how to get rid of the threat Daniels posed.

Whoa!

Pieces of one puzzle are falling into place. Trump and Cohen are both lying about Daniels. 

When the hammer comes down, it's going to be for illegal campaign contributions - a violation of federal law. For Cohen it doesn't stop there; he's also facing bank fraud.

For Trump, it means disaster. 

The other puzzle falling into place, is the Russian investigation. Some pundits believe it will be complete before the end of the year... if Trump doesn't fire him first.

There's more than dark clouds over Trump's head right now. It's raining and Stormy. The weather is only going to get worse in the days and months ahead. 

Time for me to walk on down the road...

Sinclair Brodcasting is Another Propaganda Arm for Trump

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Under the Trump regime the use of abusive employment contracts has spiked, inspired no doubt, by our Liar-In-Chief's history of muzzling his employees.

Trump who considers himself the master of None Disclosure Agreements for employees, has set the bar for companies like Sinclair Broadcasting.

More corporations are taking advantage of their workers by requiring them to agree to terms entirely favorable to the company, and to the employees detriment.

There's one particular company, Sinclair Broadcasting, that makes their workers sign an agreement to pay the company if they decide to leave.

The contract calls it "liquidated damages," but such a claim is only legal in rare circumstances in court. 

More worrisome, is the clause that keeps former employees from going to competitors for a set period of time.

To quickly summarize, Sinclair Broadcasting, owner of 193 local TV stations, is a right-wing media company seeking a monopoly in the media market.

Social media recently was abuzz about the TV anchors in all those Sinclair stations who had to read a prearranged script from the owners.

In it, there's meat for Trump followers, like claiming other news outlets are...fake news, and feature biased hacks. 

Which brings us back to Trump who loves Sinclair Broadcasting, and who has been the inspiration for the right wing corporate owners since he slunk into office.
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Sinclair TV Chairman to Trump: "We are here to deliver your message." 
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As a retired journalist, I'm ashamed for all those news anchors who had to set aside everything they were taught in college, and act more like a parrot than a legitimate news anchor.

There's no wonder Trump likes Sinclair Broadcasting.

During his campaign for president, he struck a deal with Sinclair Broadcasting Group for favorable coverage - which he got, thanks to son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Now Sinclair is seeking to acquire more TV stations by purchasing Tribune Media.

The Federal Communications Commission (under Trump puppet Ajit Pai) has allowed the company to consolidate more power and centralize more news production.

Combined with Fox News, where Trump usually gets his marching orders, Sinclair will continue to expand and praise his every move.

Anyone that cares about the free press should be concerned about the direction these real fake news outlets are going. Like Fox, viewers are assured of a lot of good news about Trump, and his corrupt administration.

To put it simply, it's Trump vs mainstream America.

Related: Sinclair TV Host's Show canceled for tweeting sexual threat at David Hogg.

Time for me to walk on down the road...

Man Dies in Blaze Because there Were NO Sprinklers in Trump Tower

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Today, I'm going to give you a graphic example of what kind of businessman Trump was before Russia got him elected president.

History of Trump Tower

The building was completed in 1983, several years before sprinkler systems were mandated.

Owners of older, residential high-rises were required to add the systems only when major renovations take place.

However, the more responsible owners put in the new sprinkler systems to assure their residents were safe.

Some fire-safety advocates wanted older apartment buildings to be retrofitted with sprinklers when the city began requiring them in new residential high-rises almost 20 years ago.

Some developers, like Trump, argued that the vast majority of fatal fires rage in smaller multi-family homes, not high-rises.

Trump's buddy, then-mayor Rudy Giuliani, supported him and the other shady developers by citing cost concerns for the life-saving devices.

The New York Times reported in 1999 that Trump opposed the legislation, claiming that he could not afford to put sprinklers in his buildings.

According to The New York Post, Trump called at least six city council members to lobby against the sprinkler rules, and he even retired the campaign debt of one councilman at a cost of $5,000.

It was that decision that killed 67-year old Todd Brassner, and injured six firefighters, who weren't able to rescue him.

Afterward, Trump tweeted that the blaze was "very confined" citing a "well-built building," and thanked the firefighters.

He didn't say a damn word about Brassner's death.

The way Trump callously ignored Brassner's death, tells volumes about the moron. 

Time for me to walk on down the road...