I have always loved my country, but not all of the people in it. So what, we live with our neighbors. But these past few years have ripped open something so ugly, so racist, so patriarchal, so corrupt AND so easily has it all come rushing out, like it was waiting, waiting, waiting to be free. Free to stink up the room.
Twump wanted to destroy Obama's legacy and in doing so, he revealed what a weak, pathetic man he is. And like the Pied Piper, he has all of his awful humans dancing behind him, picking up the crumbs and flakes of orange skin.
Yes, Ms. Bolger, the ugliness was incubating in pockets across the country for many decades. The yeast that made the ugliness rise was the creation of the malinformation industry. It now controls the minds of millions of Americans who have never heard of media literacy and never learned to think critically for themselves. We are a house divided by information versus propaganda.
I just had a whatabout Hunter Biden conversation with an old man who must have gotten sucked into Fox news decades ago. Rupert Murdoch does not care about the truth. And his ideas about a conservative perspective network was all about eyes, not honesty. Then along came Mark Uckerberg et al with their social media sewage systems. They have been shoveling shit into the minds of young people for close to 20 years now. I fear for our democracy, even if we fight and get it back, how does a government built on lies survive?
Perfectly titled.... turning the presidency into an Infomercial. Appalling abuse of power... degrading the voice of Democracy through his personal media, Truth Social., while he dictatoriallly has now stripped America of its Legacy Media. The abuses go on and on... and then there are his children and their drifting and looting of America and decency at every turn.
Thank you for your much needed analysis and shining light on the destruction of our 250 years of Democracy.... as painful as it is, it must be admitted we have sunk this low before we can honestly rebuild. Judd, I hope you can share your thoughts for reconstruction!! With much gratitude 🙏
trump voters thought he would cheat, and steal FOR them. They are now learning that he is cheating, and stealing FROM them. Charles Ponzi did not invent the con he used, but he was able to turn it into a weapon of mass financial destruction. trump is not the first corrupt elected official, but he is weaponizing his corruption into the largest weapon of financial destruction ever constructed.
The Biden economy was according to The Economist: "the envy of the world". In TrumpWorld Biden "destroyed the economy" & had "worst inflation in history" & thanks to Trump we're now in a "Golden Age".
Trump & Co project corruption & fraud exploiting official power to achieve private gain. Box of ? Pirro: all star in constellation of corruption where fighting crime is criminal & fighting racism is criminal promotion of racism. SPLC is a victim of a weaponized DOJ/FBI .
47 and family have done their best to turn the White House into another kind of house entirely. A red light on the South portico would not be out of order.
Despicable behavior from a man devoid of conscience. I can only hope that we shore up the rules/laws addressing conflicts of interest going forward…and abide by them!
That is not a fair representation of the Trump v. United States decision. It says: presidents have absolute immunity for actions within their core constitutional powers and presumptive immunity for all official acts, but no immunity for private acts.
Even as a trained professional reporter, investigated journalist, and a decent human being, do you take medication to prevent effects of having to deal with this administration?
The Press Secretary must believe we are dumb. No Karoline, we can clearly see what your boss has been doing. I believe his plan all along was to use political office for his, his family, and friends financial benefit. Shame on the nearly 50% of the voters who ARE dumb enough to have voted for him. I believe the use of social media by the president for other than personal conversations with staff, cabinet, legislators, even world leaders, etc. should be illegal. Drumpf has turned the presidency into a reality media circus as well as an infomercial.
“just doing her job” - like the camp guards at Dachau and Aushswitz ? She’s as evil as they are - she rather enjoys being a soulless and antagonistic wench!
During his first term Trump and Ivanka hawked refried beans from the White House. Second term, Trump and Musk hawked Teslas from the White House lawn. Trump is a snake-oil salesman. He always gets paid whether the product is legit or not.
Investigating, Analysis and Then Just Great Reporting of the Facts! Judd whose steps follow in the likes of Murrow and Lehrer. We Thank You!
Everyone pass this report on as Lehrer noted “ connecting and connections are essential for our democratic society to work “. A few others are speaking the truth such as PBS News Hour. Lastly, Ladies Katy, Carol and Joan well said!
Grifting and corruption in plain sight have been redefined by the Rs as normal behavior! It would be impossible to believe if it weren't true and in plain sight and supported by an entire party and a SCOTUS that ruled that anything he does as president is legal and just dandy!
I have always loved my country, but not all of the people in it. So what, we live with our neighbors. But these past few years have ripped open something so ugly, so racist, so patriarchal, so corrupt AND so easily has it all come rushing out, like it was waiting, waiting, waiting to be free. Free to stink up the room.
Twump wanted to destroy Obama's legacy and in doing so, he revealed what a weak, pathetic man he is. And like the Pied Piper, he has all of his awful humans dancing behind him, picking up the crumbs and flakes of orange skin.
Yes, Ms. Bolger, the ugliness was incubating in pockets across the country for many decades. The yeast that made the ugliness rise was the creation of the malinformation industry. It now controls the minds of millions of Americans who have never heard of media literacy and never learned to think critically for themselves. We are a house divided by information versus propaganda.
I just had a whatabout Hunter Biden conversation with an old man who must have gotten sucked into Fox news decades ago. Rupert Murdoch does not care about the truth. And his ideas about a conservative perspective network was all about eyes, not honesty. Then along came Mark Uckerberg et al with their social media sewage systems. They have been shoveling shit into the minds of young people for close to 20 years now. I fear for our democracy, even if we fight and get it back, how does a government built on lies survive?
Twump gave a lot of swamp creatures the opportunity to crawl out from under their rocks and cavort in the murk with him.
Add job creation for slime balls on his accomplishments.
Thanks for the laugh, Katy. I've been wrestling with saw stuck in a cut. A little humor was just what I needed.
Perfectly titled.... turning the presidency into an Infomercial. Appalling abuse of power... degrading the voice of Democracy through his personal media, Truth Social., while he dictatoriallly has now stripped America of its Legacy Media. The abuses go on and on... and then there are his children and their drifting and looting of America and decency at every turn.
Thank you for your much needed analysis and shining light on the destruction of our 250 years of Democracy.... as painful as it is, it must be admitted we have sunk this low before we can honestly rebuild. Judd, I hope you can share your thoughts for reconstruction!! With much gratitude 🙏
He is the Ringmaster of our Circus.
trump voters thought he would cheat, and steal FOR them. They are now learning that he is cheating, and stealing FROM them. Charles Ponzi did not invent the con he used, but he was able to turn it into a weapon of mass financial destruction. trump is not the first corrupt elected official, but he is weaponizing his corruption into the largest weapon of financial destruction ever constructed.
Agree! I wish we would have more headlines about all of this because I think some people still don't believe it!
The Biden economy was according to The Economist: "the envy of the world". In TrumpWorld Biden "destroyed the economy" & had "worst inflation in history" & thanks to Trump we're now in a "Golden Age".
Trump & Co project corruption & fraud exploiting official power to achieve private gain. Box of ? Pirro: all star in constellation of corruption where fighting crime is criminal & fighting racism is criminal promotion of racism. SPLC is a victim of a weaponized DOJ/FBI .
Resist MAGA gangster authoritarianism! #VoteBlue!
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Thank you for your work.
Victory 45-47: Smell like you've been failing upward your whole life.
Thanks for a good laugh, Joe.
Smell like de pwesident'z poop deck? No tank you!
47 and family have done their best to turn the White House into another kind of house entirely. A red light on the South portico would not be out of order.
Despicable behavior from a man devoid of conscience. I can only hope that we shore up the rules/laws addressing conflicts of interest going forward…and abide by them!
Since SCOTUS said nothing he does in office can be prosecuted, meaning, I guess, that nothing he does is illegal, we're in a pretty bad place!
That is not a fair representation of the Trump v. United States decision. It says: presidents have absolute immunity for actions within their core constitutional powers and presumptive immunity for all official acts, but no immunity for private acts.
So I guess it would be up to the courts to decide what a private act is.
Even as a trained professional reporter, investigated journalist, and a decent human being, do you take medication to prevent effects of having to deal with this administration?
The Press Secretary must believe we are dumb. No Karoline, we can clearly see what your boss has been doing. I believe his plan all along was to use political office for his, his family, and friends financial benefit. Shame on the nearly 50% of the voters who ARE dumb enough to have voted for him. I believe the use of social media by the president for other than personal conversations with staff, cabinet, legislators, even world leaders, etc. should be illegal. Drumpf has turned the presidency into a reality media circus as well as an infomercial.
Karoline is just doing her job; parroting the White House talking points. She's very good at it.
“just doing her job” - like the camp guards at Dachau and Aushswitz ? She’s as evil as they are - she rather enjoys being a soulless and antagonistic wench!
Hardly a fair comparison, and there is nothing wrong with being good at and enjoying your job.
During his first term Trump and Ivanka hawked refried beans from the White House. Second term, Trump and Musk hawked Teslas from the White House lawn. Trump is a snake-oil salesman. He always gets paid whether the product is legit or not.
Investigating, Analysis and Then Just Great Reporting of the Facts! Judd whose steps follow in the likes of Murrow and Lehrer. We Thank You!
Everyone pass this report on as Lehrer noted “ connecting and connections are essential for our democratic society to work “. A few others are speaking the truth such as PBS News Hour. Lastly, Ladies Katy, Carol and Joan well said!
Truth.... investigation should be fairly easy since he thumbs his nose at us/US... he's not hiding anything
This presidency is brought to you by Brawndo! It helps the grass grow.
We have all learned way more than we expected on how lax our laws really are when mass complicity is involved! It’s exhausting!
Grifting and corruption in plain sight have been redefined by the Rs as normal behavior! It would be impossible to believe if it weren't true and in plain sight and supported by an entire party and a SCOTUS that ruled that anything he does as president is legal and just dandy!