Will the continuing spread of the Trump-fueled lie of election fraud catapult Arizona's former Fox anchor and other election-denying candidates to victory in November?
I will never understand why the Big Lie got so much traction other than the dumbing down of America's ill informed electorate. But you may be on to something, it's all for attention! Chaos indeed.
Thank you Steven, for you timely writing. A fractured fault line divides normal from abnormal in America. It is a sad comment on society when truth can be undermined by 'alternative facts', and disappointing that some people seem all too willing to buy into falsehoods and conspiracy theories. Author Maya Angelou wisely said: 'when people show you who they are the first time, believe them.' Trump has always shown us who he was. His disreputable business tactics, his multiple Bankruptcies, and even absconding with funds from his Charity, were all precursors for his obtuse power mongering while President. His hubris and bravado escalated, as did his belief that he he could do anything he wanted, because he was the President. In his distorted mind, he still believes he is in charge. In the first Impeachment Trial, Trump lawyer, Jay Sekulow, voiced a warning call of 'Danger, danger, danger', if a President should be removed from Office. The real DANGER was then, and still is now: Donald J. Trump. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1690019395845
This is Arizona at its most extreme. I would point out that Joe Arpaio lost his bad for Fountain Hills mayor, so we got that going for us! But Lake, and Mark Finchem, running for Secretary of State, are embarrassments. Plain and simple. This is one local who could mark his ballot now.
Kansas, oh sweet Kansas! Has the pendulum moved? Have independents, the young and suburban women finally seen the light; The Blues Brothers, James Brown, church scene.
I have 2 main questions: 1)Why do all those people support trump, an ignorant, lying, inexperienced , bully, foolish egomaniac-how is a troublemaker with those traits able to have any sway with anyone? Are so many bad rather than good in nature?What do psychiatrists say?
2) It seems ALL media-TV,political columns,newspapers,podcasts-focus only on the Republican candidates in the primary elections. Aren't there Democrats running? Who are they? What are their backgrounds, policies, promises. Even, what do they look like?? Who knows? All we see are pictures of trump, trump, trump and people like Lake, Herschel Walker, "Dr." Oz and the rest of the scoundrels. Nobody will know any other names, and if they don't vote straight Democrat, we are lost. Maybe we already are.
PS-We need to be pushing other qualified Democrats to be the 2024 candidate. Biden's insistence on running again against all the polls, is as egotistical as trump-almost. He has served , done his duty, but now it is time to stay in Delaware. We need a Jamie Raskin, a Joe Kennedy III. We need to win !!!
I will never understand why the Big Lie got so much traction other than the dumbing down of America's ill informed electorate. But you may be on to something, it's all for attention! Chaos indeed.
Thank you Steven, for you timely writing. A fractured fault line divides normal from abnormal in America. It is a sad comment on society when truth can be undermined by 'alternative facts', and disappointing that some people seem all too willing to buy into falsehoods and conspiracy theories. Author Maya Angelou wisely said: 'when people show you who they are the first time, believe them.' Trump has always shown us who he was. His disreputable business tactics, his multiple Bankruptcies, and even absconding with funds from his Charity, were all precursors for his obtuse power mongering while President. His hubris and bravado escalated, as did his belief that he he could do anything he wanted, because he was the President. In his distorted mind, he still believes he is in charge. In the first Impeachment Trial, Trump lawyer, Jay Sekulow, voiced a warning call of 'Danger, danger, danger', if a President should be removed from Office. The real DANGER was then, and still is now: Donald J. Trump. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1690019395845
This is Arizona at its most extreme. I would point out that Joe Arpaio lost his bad for Fountain Hills mayor, so we got that going for us! But Lake, and Mark Finchem, running for Secretary of State, are embarrassments. Plain and simple. This is one local who could mark his ballot now.
Kansas, oh sweet Kansas! Has the pendulum moved? Have independents, the young and suburban women finally seen the light; The Blues Brothers, James Brown, church scene.
We shall see.
I have 2 main questions: 1)Why do all those people support trump, an ignorant, lying, inexperienced , bully, foolish egomaniac-how is a troublemaker with those traits able to have any sway with anyone? Are so many bad rather than good in nature?What do psychiatrists say?
2) It seems ALL media-TV,political columns,newspapers,podcasts-focus only on the Republican candidates in the primary elections. Aren't there Democrats running? Who are they? What are their backgrounds, policies, promises. Even, what do they look like?? Who knows? All we see are pictures of trump, trump, trump and people like Lake, Herschel Walker, "Dr." Oz and the rest of the scoundrels. Nobody will know any other names, and if they don't vote straight Democrat, we are lost. Maybe we already are.
PS-We need to be pushing other qualified Democrats to be the 2024 candidate. Biden's insistence on running again against all the polls, is as egotistical as trump-almost. He has served , done his duty, but now it is time to stay in Delaware. We need a Jamie Raskin, a Joe Kennedy III. We need to win !!!