You Probably Didn't Hear . . . .

. . . that:

Holy Shit! Just This Week, El Drumpfo Called A 2020 Attack On U.S. Soldiers "A Very Nice Thing."

El Drumpfo was responding to a reporter's question in Milwaukee just a couple of days ago, and the exchange went like this:

Reporter: “do you believe that you should have been tougher on Iran after they had launched ballistic missiles in 2020 on US forces in Iraq, leaving more than a hundred US soldiers injured?” . . .

El Drumpfo: . . . they had to do that, and I thought it was a very nice thing.”

Ahem, excuse me,

Let me be clear. The Former President of the United States . . . who is running for re-election RIGHT NOW. . . stated that an Iranian missile attack on American soldiers was: "a very nice thing." In the same rambling, incoherent presser, he ALSO suggested that injuries 100+ U.S. soldiers experienced were mere "headaches."

WTAF??????????

This happened in the last 72 hours. So, here's my question . . . why are you hearing this just now, from me?

The traditional legacy media is so, so, dead - deceased, buried, with its ashes scattered to the far ends of the Earth. Guy wants to be President, but he calls an attack on his own soldiers "a very nice thing." Like, I get it . . . I know we live in crazy times. But how is this NOT news?

Are we doomed? Yes, maybe!

The brain trust at CNN thinks it's a fine and profitable idea to give El Drumpfo an hour long primetime slot next week, for a "town hall" style meeting with a friendly group of MAGA voters from New Hampshire, and no actual journalists with their pesky questions and the like. The whole "Attempting a Violent Coup to Overthrow Democracy in America" thing was apparently not a deal-breaker. Besides, that was hundreds of news cycles ago.

UPDATE: OK as a correction it looks like an actual journalist, one with an anti-Trump pedigree, is moderating. Not asking questions, but moderating.

. . . and on Someday the 15th of Never . . .

. . . and on Someday the 15th of Never 5,000 word "think pieces" will start to emerge in more thoughtful, if traditionalist, conservative news and opinion sources. And these think pieces will explore, at length, how and why conservatives need to "understand the concerns of urban voters," and try to "reach out to them," with ideas that meet their more urban, progressive needs! And these think pieces will go viral, and millions of conservatives across America will open their minds, and really try to *see* urban voters.

This was originally posted just after Election 2020. Still waiting for those 5,000 word think pieces.

. . . and on Someday the 15th of Never . . .

. . . 5,000 word "think pieces" will start to emerge in more thoughtful, if traditionalist, conservative news and opinion sources. And these think pieces will explore, at length, how and why conservatives need to "understand the concerns of urban voters," and try to "reach out to them," with ideas that meet their more urban, progressive needs! And these think pieces will go viral, and millions of conservatives across America will open their minds, and really try to *see* urban voters

This Barely Counts as News These Days

Uh oh!

Police report of suicide threat by former Trump campaign manager includes domestic abuse allegations

The VERY Liberal Bezos-owned Washington Post somehow decided this was news**.

Brad Parscale, who managed President Trump’s campaign for nearly 2½ years until he was demoted in July, was hospitalized for his own safety after threatening suicide while holding a handgun during a confrontation with his wife at his Florida home, local police said Monday.

Parscale’s wife, Candice, called authorities shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday to report that he had loaded a gun in front of her, prompting her to flee the house out of fear for her safety. She told police that Parscale was still inside the house with multiple guns, that he had made several threats of suicide and that she feared he might attempt to take his own life. Parscale was ultimately transported to Broward Health Medical Center under the Baker Act, a Florida law that allows authorities to detain a person they think poses a danger to themselves.

Fort Lauderdale Police Department reports from the incident reveal a grim and troubling picture of Trump’s former campaign manager. His wife said Parscale had been drinking heavily, had been physically abusive toward her, and had been stressed and making suicidal comments for weeks. She also told police that he “suffers from PTSD,” or post-traumatic stress disorder, without elaborating.

Can you imagine what the media would have done if one of Hillary Clinton's, Barack Obama's, or Joe Biden's top deputies, or CAMPAIGN MANAGERS, was involved in a gun incident that was linked to domestic abuse claims and suicide threats? You KNOW we live the Crazy Times because this little news story has long since slunk off the back page to the very bottom of our collective consciousness.

Let's be clear. Something like this would represent all the nails-in-the-coffin for a Democratic politician's campaign. If this person had been Hillary's, or Obama's, or Biden's campaign manager, it would CERTAINLY have been treated as "a reflection on the candidate" by the mainstream media, and that candidate would complete toast. No "October Surprise" would be needed or necessary. The entire month of October would have been consumed ONLY by this story.

Don't ever let anyone tell you the corporate media is "liberal." It's he most insidious, most effective, and possibly the biggest lie, ever told.

** for one day

Everyone's an expert. . . .

If you're reading this, first off, Wow! Really? Thank you! Secondy, I promise this is not directed at your personally. Not to be Ol' Grumpy Guy on the internet, but I cannot help but laugh bemusedly at all of the "instant experts" on Facebook. Just like myself, none of these folks had even HEARD of "social distancing" until about a month ago, but you had better believe that THEY KNOW THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT . . . in all caps, and pretty often, THEY KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. Everyone is doing it wrong but them. Hoo boy it's a GLOBAL PANDEMIC! Whew, luckily "Everyone in America" is now a biochemist who has studied aerosol and droplet chemistry and can tell you in molecular terms why this mask over here is The Goods, but that mask over there is basically "You're dead of COVID-19, also you're willfully responsible for infecting others, when you should have known that mask has porous microfibers." A time like this is perfectly pitched to a nation where 95% of the social media population has an advanced degree in Statistical Modeling.

SMDH. Human nature, I suppose.