That's the problem with writing a weekly column. You fall so far behind the times. Denigrating airplane news conference that insults and tears apart the country due to its racism and ignorance?
Ahhh, the good old days.
Now we learn that we will be opening Gaza as the 51st state. Mr. Davis can rest easy knowing his son may be one of those sent to achieve such a worthy goal. Talk about your things that affect the 540.....
In seriousness, we need to quit giving Republicans at any or all levels a pass for these ongoing outrages. It's not good enough to say "Trump's just being Trump", or he "went off script".
I'm glad he says what he's thinking. It's one of the Lord's blessings. If he had the capability of maintain the lie that he cared for all, was looking out for everyone's best interest, etc. - rather than just saying what he's thinking - Republicans would be able to spin his outrages and acts as being anything other than what they are.
Attacks on Americanism, rule of law, Americans, and pretty much anything else he and they hate.
Because after nearly 10 years of watching him in action, there's is no way any of them can honestly say (though we know they will) that they didn't know what they are getting.
We don't need to just hold him to account. He is what he is. A snake's a snake no matter what name you give it.
We need to start demanding better from every Republican we know. This is due to them. They should be asked how they justify each and ever one of his outrages - from allowing unelected billionaires and their minions open access to our most private information, to attacking policemen for doing their jobs while pardoning those who attack them, attacking our neighbors, etc. etc.
Then document their answers, or lack thereof, and vote accordingly in the future.
Humor and laughter is all good and fine. I expect we'll need a lot more of it as time goes on. But we need accountability.
How does Meg Boehmke explain her support? Tara Durant? Miyares, Youngkin?
And your answer to the Illegal invasion, the skyrocketing inflation, the weaponization of the DOJ, IRS, EPA, aand the State Department was Kamala Harris and Tim (Tampon) Walz?? BWAHAHAHA!!! Enjoy the Republican ride; yours is going to be bumpy. Of course, President Trump will first, have to get the bus out of the ditch, that the Democrats ran it into.
Thank you for your very thoughtful and considered reply. For some reason, substack will notify you when someone likes your comment, but not when someone comments on it.
Weird.
I would welcome hearing more of the same from each of the elected officials mentioned above. If you're an ordinary Klansman (or woman), you can sit there anonymously spewing the current kult headlines as reasons to justify any outrage (like you're the first to think of that).
But the elected officials are a little different. They've sworn oaths. You may not believe this, but for some of us, our word matters. It used to matter to our country. Or at least we pretended so. People like me were (are) gullible enough to believe it. Still am.
Though the actions of Republicans in recent years/months/days show you do not. So I welcome that being recorded.
To know at what cost you sold our national honor, honesty, rule of law, decency, - hell - again, you oughta have the list memorized by now. You've had 10 years to study.
PS - btw - when I say Klan this or Klan that, I am well aware that most of you don't wear pointy hats, (though one kept noticing how many card carrying members OF the actual Klan filed for celebration permits when Trump won the first time).
But it's in recognition that you ARE the current iteration of the forces they represented at the time. Whatever you call yourselves this week, Happy Girls, Proud Boys, Heritage Foundation, - I don't even try to keep up with it anymore. I suspect that's the point. Provides deniability, much like your anonymity. I mean what is a nom de plume other than an electronic form of wearing a mask.
The nativism, the fear, the ignorance, hate, self-centeredness.
Where I've grown, is that I see now you will always be there. And there will always be rich folk more than happy to use your fears and ignorance. You are what you are. But again, I do thank you for showing it so clearly. I hope we demand these ones who are actually known are expected to do the same.
Let's bring the cockroaches causing this pestilence out into the light, eh?
And yes, to put it mildly, I would prefer a former Senator and Vice President who once prosecuted criminals, and a current Governor who spent his youth in service to our country and was working to push civil liberties in China before most Americans would have even gone there - who realized long before most of us that merely doing business with such a country based only on monetary issues rather than things like quality of life, civil liberties, and equal consideration for the environment would bring us down to their level, rather than bringing them up to ours.
But somehow, I doubt that you get that, nor ever will. And if you did, in true Trump fashion, you would never admit it. Like I said, a snake's a snake, eh?
I'll bet you have a PRO subscription to Politico and I see you are a devout follower of Alinsky. You have the "Blame your enemy of that which you are guilty." down pat.
I noticed you ran away from answering how you like the results of the Biden administration and Democrat debacle. What's wrong Leo; don't you like the cost of living and the illegals committing crime?
Please note - I won't dedicate a lot of time of back and forth with you. Especially as an obviously anonymous troll. And yet, as per usual, you are wrong.
No script to Politico, though don't know of anything wrong with them, and never heard of Alinsky until yall klanfolk started going on about him. And I'd say no one has mastered the blame game better than yall - eh?
I mean c'mon... your god of the golden toilet blew up the deficit more than anyone in history - with nothing to show for it. Other than making sure that free money got sent to every man, woman, child, just in time for the election with his name on the check.
Now who would have guessed throwing trillions of cash into the air would lead to inflation?
(Hint- anybody with an 8th grade education if it was worth a damn.)
Now granted, like most good conmen he was able to get out of town before the effects rippled into the economy - but still - math don't lie - he's the one who blew up the deficit.
Of course Biden spent money he didn't have too. No doubt.
But he did it on infrastructure - which is an investment. Little different scenario.
Also inflationary, but when it's done - you have things other than a new pack of VA Lottery tickets.
Funny thing is, most of that money went to Republican states and districts - yet they are the ones that complain about it the most. Sorta like cops, soldiers, etc. saying how much they hate the government. When what they really mean is they hate any of it that don't give them a cut.
Oh - and that "illegal invasion"? - short answer - if yall hadn't been hiring them, they'd never been here. But you have, for as long as I can remember and then before.
Yall had a chance to do a deal just last year and Trump made you turn it down, because it was better to have it as something you could show on Fox to scare the old people.
But here's my thing. I believe you, you're scared. You're supposed to be.
Though it is a bit pathetic, because I've watched for years as industries and communities don't operate without them.
Go get 'em, I want you to. Get 'em all. Start in the most red states, counties, regions. Clear 'em out.
Then go put your own roof on old boy. Or see how much it costs you to get me to do it. (Short answer - you ain't got enough money). That's some hard damn work, if you ain't never done it, give it a whirl.
Likewise cleaning chickens in the middle of the night, milking cows, hanging drywall.
Because there is a whole economy out there doing those things. Illegally, and they're mostly run by Republicans who like the status quo. They can frighten you for votes, get dirt cheap labor who have no rights, hell - they even pay into social security they can never collect - these people you demonize and despise are providing YOU welfare! How's that for irony?
But yeah, get rid of all of that. Honestly, I'm tired of hearing yall whine about it. But then check on back with me and see how inflation is doing, will ya?
PS the US outperformed Europe, China, India, Japan, Korea during the Biden years, his policies and calm, no drama, methodical stewardship was the envy of the world in its ability to balance inflation versus stagnation. And the pragmatic participation of "illegals" was a big part of the reason, so yeah - give me that over the drama king any day of the week and twice on Sundary.
PS - and "illegals" commit crime at a lower rate than Americans. But hey man, that's just the National Institute of Justice talking, based upon actual peer reviewed scientific studies of the issue.
I'm sure they don't know near as much about as some talking head on OAN who gets paid to keep your knickers twisted.
And since you asked, I just had my best year financially ever. Thanks for asking. Though I can't see why it's of your concern.
Sounds like you aren't doing too well though.
Have you tried working instead of whining? Maybe based on reality? Providing a service. I hear there's a big need for welders right now. Schools are training, businesses are hiring.
Works for me. And seems to have been working rather well for those English as a 2nd language folk I've been working around, despite all of the obstacles they have in their way.
Maybe you ought to give it a shot. Just a thought.
Meanwhile, why don't you download Grievance Merchants by Drive-by Truckers.
Donnie longs for the 4 years of not knowing who was really running the presidency, years of super high inflation leading to a 30% increase in the cost of living, and illegal invasion of the USA, and rampant crime. However, I will save Donnie's words to throw in his face, in three years.
My, how Donnie longs for the days unquestioned "journalism", when he could write anything and not be criticized for his propaganda. Perhaps we should dig up a few columns from years gone past and have a look at Donnie's political predilections for Democrats' open borders, higher cost of living, more government, and less freedom.
Poor Mr. Johnston.
That's the problem with writing a weekly column. You fall so far behind the times. Denigrating airplane news conference that insults and tears apart the country due to its racism and ignorance?
Ahhh, the good old days.
Now we learn that we will be opening Gaza as the 51st state. Mr. Davis can rest easy knowing his son may be one of those sent to achieve such a worthy goal. Talk about your things that affect the 540.....
In seriousness, we need to quit giving Republicans at any or all levels a pass for these ongoing outrages. It's not good enough to say "Trump's just being Trump", or he "went off script".
I'm glad he says what he's thinking. It's one of the Lord's blessings. If he had the capability of maintain the lie that he cared for all, was looking out for everyone's best interest, etc. - rather than just saying what he's thinking - Republicans would be able to spin his outrages and acts as being anything other than what they are.
Attacks on Americanism, rule of law, Americans, and pretty much anything else he and they hate.
Because after nearly 10 years of watching him in action, there's is no way any of them can honestly say (though we know they will) that they didn't know what they are getting.
We don't need to just hold him to account. He is what he is. A snake's a snake no matter what name you give it.
We need to start demanding better from every Republican we know. This is due to them. They should be asked how they justify each and ever one of his outrages - from allowing unelected billionaires and their minions open access to our most private information, to attacking policemen for doing their jobs while pardoning those who attack them, attacking our neighbors, etc. etc.
Then document their answers, or lack thereof, and vote accordingly in the future.
Humor and laughter is all good and fine. I expect we'll need a lot more of it as time goes on. But we need accountability.
How does Meg Boehmke explain her support? Tara Durant? Miyares, Youngkin?
Why are we giving these abettors a pass?
Enough.
And your answer to the Illegal invasion, the skyrocketing inflation, the weaponization of the DOJ, IRS, EPA, aand the State Department was Kamala Harris and Tim (Tampon) Walz?? BWAHAHAHA!!! Enjoy the Republican ride; yours is going to be bumpy. Of course, President Trump will first, have to get the bus out of the ditch, that the Democrats ran it into.
Thank you for your very thoughtful and considered reply. For some reason, substack will notify you when someone likes your comment, but not when someone comments on it.
Weird.
I would welcome hearing more of the same from each of the elected officials mentioned above. If you're an ordinary Klansman (or woman), you can sit there anonymously spewing the current kult headlines as reasons to justify any outrage (like you're the first to think of that).
But the elected officials are a little different. They've sworn oaths. You may not believe this, but for some of us, our word matters. It used to matter to our country. Or at least we pretended so. People like me were (are) gullible enough to believe it. Still am.
Though the actions of Republicans in recent years/months/days show you do not. So I welcome that being recorded.
To know at what cost you sold our national honor, honesty, rule of law, decency, - hell - again, you oughta have the list memorized by now. You've had 10 years to study.
PS - btw - when I say Klan this or Klan that, I am well aware that most of you don't wear pointy hats, (though one kept noticing how many card carrying members OF the actual Klan filed for celebration permits when Trump won the first time).
But it's in recognition that you ARE the current iteration of the forces they represented at the time. Whatever you call yourselves this week, Happy Girls, Proud Boys, Heritage Foundation, - I don't even try to keep up with it anymore. I suspect that's the point. Provides deniability, much like your anonymity. I mean what is a nom de plume other than an electronic form of wearing a mask.
The nativism, the fear, the ignorance, hate, self-centeredness.
Where I've grown, is that I see now you will always be there. And there will always be rich folk more than happy to use your fears and ignorance. You are what you are. But again, I do thank you for showing it so clearly. I hope we demand these ones who are actually known are expected to do the same.
Let's bring the cockroaches causing this pestilence out into the light, eh?
And yes, to put it mildly, I would prefer a former Senator and Vice President who once prosecuted criminals, and a current Governor who spent his youth in service to our country and was working to push civil liberties in China before most Americans would have even gone there - who realized long before most of us that merely doing business with such a country based only on monetary issues rather than things like quality of life, civil liberties, and equal consideration for the environment would bring us down to their level, rather than bringing them up to ours.
But somehow, I doubt that you get that, nor ever will. And if you did, in true Trump fashion, you would never admit it. Like I said, a snake's a snake, eh?
Moving on.
I'll bet you have a PRO subscription to Politico and I see you are a devout follower of Alinsky. You have the "Blame your enemy of that which you are guilty." down pat.
I noticed you ran away from answering how you like the results of the Biden administration and Democrat debacle. What's wrong Leo; don't you like the cost of living and the illegals committing crime?
Please note - I won't dedicate a lot of time of back and forth with you. Especially as an obviously anonymous troll. And yet, as per usual, you are wrong.
No script to Politico, though don't know of anything wrong with them, and never heard of Alinsky until yall klanfolk started going on about him. And I'd say no one has mastered the blame game better than yall - eh?
I mean c'mon... your god of the golden toilet blew up the deficit more than anyone in history - with nothing to show for it. Other than making sure that free money got sent to every man, woman, child, just in time for the election with his name on the check.
Now who would have guessed throwing trillions of cash into the air would lead to inflation?
(Hint- anybody with an 8th grade education if it was worth a damn.)
Now granted, like most good conmen he was able to get out of town before the effects rippled into the economy - but still - math don't lie - he's the one who blew up the deficit.
Of course Biden spent money he didn't have too. No doubt.
But he did it on infrastructure - which is an investment. Little different scenario.
Also inflationary, but when it's done - you have things other than a new pack of VA Lottery tickets.
Funny thing is, most of that money went to Republican states and districts - yet they are the ones that complain about it the most. Sorta like cops, soldiers, etc. saying how much they hate the government. When what they really mean is they hate any of it that don't give them a cut.
Oh - and that "illegal invasion"? - short answer - if yall hadn't been hiring them, they'd never been here. But you have, for as long as I can remember and then before.
Yall had a chance to do a deal just last year and Trump made you turn it down, because it was better to have it as something you could show on Fox to scare the old people.
But here's my thing. I believe you, you're scared. You're supposed to be.
Though it is a bit pathetic, because I've watched for years as industries and communities don't operate without them.
Go get 'em, I want you to. Get 'em all. Start in the most red states, counties, regions. Clear 'em out.
Then go put your own roof on old boy. Or see how much it costs you to get me to do it. (Short answer - you ain't got enough money). That's some hard damn work, if you ain't never done it, give it a whirl.
Likewise cleaning chickens in the middle of the night, milking cows, hanging drywall.
Because there is a whole economy out there doing those things. Illegally, and they're mostly run by Republicans who like the status quo. They can frighten you for votes, get dirt cheap labor who have no rights, hell - they even pay into social security they can never collect - these people you demonize and despise are providing YOU welfare! How's that for irony?
But yeah, get rid of all of that. Honestly, I'm tired of hearing yall whine about it. But then check on back with me and see how inflation is doing, will ya?
PS the US outperformed Europe, China, India, Japan, Korea during the Biden years, his policies and calm, no drama, methodical stewardship was the envy of the world in its ability to balance inflation versus stagnation. And the pragmatic participation of "illegals" was a big part of the reason, so yeah - give me that over the drama king any day of the week and twice on Sundary.
PS - and "illegals" commit crime at a lower rate than Americans. But hey man, that's just the National Institute of Justice talking, based upon actual peer reviewed scientific studies of the issue.
I'm sure they don't know near as much about as some talking head on OAN who gets paid to keep your knickers twisted.
And since you asked, I just had my best year financially ever. Thanks for asking. Though I can't see why it's of your concern.
Sounds like you aren't doing too well though.
Have you tried working instead of whining? Maybe based on reality? Providing a service. I hear there's a big need for welders right now. Schools are training, businesses are hiring.
Works for me. And seems to have been working rather well for those English as a 2nd language folk I've been working around, despite all of the obstacles they have in their way.
Maybe you ought to give it a shot. Just a thought.
Meanwhile, why don't you download Grievance Merchants by Drive-by Truckers.
Somehow, I'm thinking you'd relate....bye now.
Your ignorance and illiteracy becomes you. You are the consummate baizuo.
Donnie longs for the 4 years of not knowing who was really running the presidency, years of super high inflation leading to a 30% increase in the cost of living, and illegal invasion of the USA, and rampant crime. However, I will save Donnie's words to throw in his face, in three years.
My, how Donnie longs for the days unquestioned "journalism", when he could write anything and not be criticized for his propaganda. Perhaps we should dig up a few columns from years gone past and have a look at Donnie's political predilections for Democrats' open borders, higher cost of living, more government, and less freedom.