Agolf Twittler's stormtroopers hit the Capitol
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Re: Agolf Twittler's stormtroopers hit the Capitol
"President of The United States" is one of the biggest jobs in the world, and with it comes both huge responsibility and the opportunity to write one's own entry in the history books.
From day #1 of his presidency, Trump assumed responsibility for nothing, except the lies he tried to sell. Even his farewell address to the faithful dozens who came to wave him off was littered with lies and half-truths. Trump became the President of Lies. An updating of a century's-old title, or mere coincidence?
"I'm going to be working for you. I'm not going to have time to go play golf." -- Donald J. Trump, August 2016
6 months ago Trump was still claiming that Obama golfed more than he does now.
Total times Obama played golf during his eight-year Presidency: 306
Total times Trump played golf during his four-year Presidency: 298
Loads more Trump golf facts here, including the cost to taxpayer: About $144,000,000.00
Trump and his place in the history books? He's made sure of that, but certainly not as he expected to, and he'll go on denying that he's done the things he's done, and said the things he said. He seems to be oblivious to modern inventions like audiotape, and videotape.
So there it is, but it's only, really, the closing of a chapter, and not the last we're going to hear of Donald John Trump by a long chalk. Impeachment will follow, not to mention possible bankruptcy (again), and all of the charges that his previous presidential immunity from prosecution protected him from.
By law, former presidents are entitled to a pension, staff and office expenses, medical care or health insurance, and Secret Service protection. These entitlements only apply if the former president was not removed from office by impeachment or other Congressional actions.
If and when he's eventually impeached it might be possible to remove him 'retrospectively', and an order banning him from ever running for any official office again added to the terms of his impeachment.
To be honest, though, I expect him to be long-dead before much of the legal gymnastics can begin. American justice moves at a glacial pace when lawyers are billing hourly.
So long, President Trump, hello "the defendant."
From day #1 of his presidency, Trump assumed responsibility for nothing, except the lies he tried to sell. Even his farewell address to the faithful dozens who came to wave him off was littered with lies and half-truths. Trump became the President of Lies. An updating of a century's-old title, or mere coincidence?
"I'm going to be working for you. I'm not going to have time to go play golf." -- Donald J. Trump, August 2016
6 months ago Trump was still claiming that Obama golfed more than he does now.
Total times Obama played golf during his eight-year Presidency: 306
Total times Trump played golf during his four-year Presidency: 298
Loads more Trump golf facts here, including the cost to taxpayer: About $144,000,000.00
Trump and his place in the history books? He's made sure of that, but certainly not as he expected to, and he'll go on denying that he's done the things he's done, and said the things he said. He seems to be oblivious to modern inventions like audiotape, and videotape.
So there it is, but it's only, really, the closing of a chapter, and not the last we're going to hear of Donald John Trump by a long chalk. Impeachment will follow, not to mention possible bankruptcy (again), and all of the charges that his previous presidential immunity from prosecution protected him from.
By law, former presidents are entitled to a pension, staff and office expenses, medical care or health insurance, and Secret Service protection. These entitlements only apply if the former president was not removed from office by impeachment or other Congressional actions.
If and when he's eventually impeached it might be possible to remove him 'retrospectively', and an order banning him from ever running for any official office again added to the terms of his impeachment.
To be honest, though, I expect him to be long-dead before much of the legal gymnastics can begin. American justice moves at a glacial pace when lawyers are billing hourly.
So long, President Trump, hello "the defendant."
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Re: Agolf Twittler's stormtroopers hit the Capitol
Nigella Lawson's recipe of the day, is...
...bitter orange tart.
...bitter orange tart.
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Someone once told me, go whittle a stick. How much time have you got?
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Re: Agolf Twittler's stormtroopers hit the Capitol
When it come to books, I have to point out that Obama's doing quite well with his book at the moment.
Place in the history books? I'd see it more like a footnote. Look in William Shooter's 'History of the Third Reich' and, at the bottom of a page, you'll find the story of the man who got so fed up of the relaxing of the Rheinsgebot Laws that he sent a sample of beer to the public examiner. The public examiner wrote back saying, "We have examined the sample you sent. I have to tell you your horse has anemia."
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She was striking.
I was half watching the inauguration, muting the cringe worthy bits, then I had to stop and listen to her...
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Yes. Deeply impressed by her inspiring use of language.
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Re: Agolf Twittler's stormtroopers hit the Capitol
You can fool 75 million people all of the time, but you can't fool 80 million people some of the time...