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Friday, August 28, 2020
Republican National Circus -- It's A Crap, Er, Wrap
Once again, Stephen Colbert, like us, didn't watch the final night of the Republican National Convention Circus. But that didn't stop him from a perfect summation of the night and of the entire four day shitshow. Some 1,000 MAGA morons packed the south lawn of the White (Supremacist)
House not observing social distancing or wearing masks in this latest
COVID-19 super spreader event (sadly, Herman Cain couldn't attend
because, well, you know). As Colbert said, "I know the Republicans like voter suppression, I didn't know they kicked it up to voter extinction." Better them than us. (Bonus: wait for the very end when guest Chris "Krispycreme" Christie shows up briefly on the screen looking more and more like a Smithfield ham):
For those interested, CNN's Trump lie detector Daniel Dale points out a few droplets from the 70- minute droning fire hose of lies, starting off with the factual observation that COVID Donnie "is a serial liar":
I was going to skip Colbert's conversation with Chris Krispycreme, but I hung around and I'm glad I did. I've seen them on the show before Covid and was concerned that Stephen was letting Chris off the hook and giving him air time for his blather. But Stephen held Chris's feet to the fire and actually got pretty aggressive with him. And Stephen's pissed that Christie's going to join Trump's re-election team. In my opinion, it shows that Christie is still that overeager puppy drooling on Trump's shoes and piddling on the rug.
Like Stephen, I skipped all of the RNC noise. I can't the Republican circus and the lie fest and the appropriation of our White House as a cluttered backdrop of Republican crap and cheesy flags. I'm glad it's over. Now Democrats need to step up and jump forward with renewed energy and vigor. We must beat Trump.
donnah -- Christie, like most Republicans sticking with Trump, operate not out of a set of convictions or moral principles, but simply as a way to ingratiate themselves to power. In Christie's case in the risible belief that he himself might have a chance to someday occupy the White House by not offending the knuckle dragging base.
I was going to skip Colbert's conversation with Chris Krispycreme, but I hung around and I'm glad I did. I've seen them on the show before Covid and was concerned that Stephen was letting Chris off the hook and giving him air time for his blather. But Stephen held Chris's feet to the fire and actually got pretty aggressive with him. And Stephen's pissed that Christie's going to join Trump's re-election team. In my opinion, it shows that Christie is still that overeager puppy drooling on Trump's shoes and piddling on the rug.
ReplyDeleteLike Stephen, I skipped all of the RNC noise. I can't the Republican circus and the lie fest and the appropriation of our White House as a cluttered backdrop of Republican crap and cheesy flags. I'm glad it's over. Now Democrats need to step up and jump forward with renewed energy and vigor. We must beat Trump.
donnah -- Christie, like most Republicans sticking with Trump, operate not out of a set of convictions or moral principles, but simply as a way to ingratiate themselves to power. In Christie's case in the risible belief that he himself might have a chance to someday occupy the White House by not offending the knuckle dragging base.
ReplyDeleteNow it's on to November!