{"id":38252,"date":"2019-11-22T15:20:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T23:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38252"},"modified":"2019-11-22T17:42:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T01:42:26","slug":"friday-fun-a-bad-week-for-trump-is-a-good-week-for-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/22\/friday-fun-a-bad-week-for-trump-is-a-good-week-for-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: A Bad Week for Trump Is A Good Week for America!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to know where to begin, because the past two weeks have been very bad for Trump \u2013 making them very good for America. So I hope you won&#8217;t mind that this post is a bit disjointed and not a smooth linear, chronological flow of events.<\/p>\n<p>First, let&#8217;s address the medical concerns regarding tRump&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">emergency<\/span> <strong><u>unscheduled<\/u><\/strong> <strong><em>&#8220;routine&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> visit to Walter Reed Hospital \u2013 with the White House doctor riding right next to him. But the White House staff and tRump himself assure us that he&#8217;s in perfect health. <em>(Riiiggghhhttt)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In fact, <em>&#8220;Team Trump&#8221;<\/em> (part of his 2020 campaign) released an X-ray to prove it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: An X-Ray image has been released from President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>\u2019s visit to Walter Reed<\/p>\n<p>Surely <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a> can stop the hysteria now! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KTuHczh0ih\">pic.twitter.com\/KTuHczh0ih<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Trump (@TeamTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamTrump\/status\/1196510999337218049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, of course the Twitterverse wasn&#8217;t going to let that go unchallenged. There were many, but to save space I selected just two:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How did we both have the same idea? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eOvBrXWFT1\">pic.twitter.com\/eOvBrXWFT1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr. Fun Guy (@Mister_Fun_Guy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mister_Fun_Guy\/status\/1196528358160568321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And my favorite:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WalterReedHospital?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WalterReedHospital<\/a> releases the X-Ray from Donald J Trump&#39;s surgical procedure to remove Nancy Pelosi&#39;s foot from his ass. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yarZNn3hug\">pic.twitter.com\/yarZNn3hug<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fauda (@liberte1787) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liberte1787\/status\/1196522569819676679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of <strong>Speaker Pelosi<\/strong>, I think you&#8217;d agree there are folks who can throw shade very well \u2013 but there are few who can so expertly throw shade that it causes an eclipse. And Speaker Pelosi did just that this past week when she stopped in mid-sentence during a press conference \u2013 turned to the cameras and patiently explained to tRump what the word <strong><em>&#8220;EXCULPATORY&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> means:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love it when Nancy Pelosi shades trump:<\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s called an inquiry, and if the president has something exculpatory \u2013 Mr. President, that means you have anything that shows your innocence \u2013 then he should make that known.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>SHE has the best words.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FaEnSLcjwC\">pic.twitter.com\/FaEnSLcjwC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmpadellan\/status\/1195080227183042560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What can one say about Speaker Pelosi \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pelosi_Good-at-This_Scary-Good.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pelosi_Good-at-This_Scary-Good.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Staying with the theme of educating people, I have a question for Rep. Jim <em>&#8220;Let&#8217;s-Wrestle&#8221;<\/em> Jordan. You stated: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jim-jordan-impeachment-hearings-jordan-defends-trumps-withholding-of-ukrainian-military-aid-on-face-the-nation\/\"><strong><em>&#8220;\u2026 Ukraine, one of three most corrupt countries on the planet.&#8221; <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That then begs the question: If Ukraine is as corrupt as you claim (and since Paul Manafort&#8217;s ties to Ukraine landed him in jail, that would seem accurate), why would tRump trust Ukraine to investigate two American citizens for &#8230; <em><u>corruption<\/u><\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>But the two weeks of bad news didn&#8217;t stop tRump, despite being pummeled by witness after witness after witness, from trying to claim victory:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1197298118330474498\"><strong><em>If this were a prizefight, they\u2019d stop it!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, of course \u2013 WE AGREE!<\/p>\n<p>I can just hear the late-great <strong>Howard Cosell<\/strong> announcing the ringside action:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Trump is viciously landing punch after punch after punch \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Unfortunately, they&#8217;re all landing on his own face!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Boxer_Karma_Punch-Self-in-Face_OPT.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Boxer_Karma_Punch-Self-in-Face_OPT.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another of my favorite moments (among many) was when Rep. <em>&#8220;Bulldog&#8221;<\/em> Ratcliffe (R-TX) made a humongous gaffe calling tRump a liar in closing with <strong>Ambassador Taylor<\/strong>, forcing him to <em>&#8220;Yield back&#8221;<\/em> while putting a knowing grin on the Ambassador&#8217;s face when Ratcliffe (reading from his own prepared script) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2019\/11\/14\/transcript-kent-taylor-public-testimony-front-house-intelligence-committee\/\">mistakenly \u2013 <u>but truthfully<\/u> \u2013 said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>REP. RATCLIFFE: If they impeach President Trump for blackmail, or extortion, or making threats or demands they have to call President Trump a liar to do it.\u00a0 <em>[BIG PAUSE]<\/em> \u2026 I yield back.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Taylor-Smile_Ratcliffe_Trump-Liar_Yield_1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Taylor-Smile_Ratcliffe_Trump-Liar_Yield_1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The most heartwarming moment was when <strong>Ambassador Yovanovitch<\/strong> receives a much-deserved round of applause upon her departure:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audience Applause at End of Impeachment Hearing\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4yQ9KLvPAKY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And lighter moments, like <em>&#8220;We Are All Congressman Krishnamoorthi&#8221;<\/em> hashtag from his reaction after Rep. Elise <em>&#8220;Screamer&#8221;<\/em> Stefanik leaves him alone:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sondland_Face-Reaction-2-Stefanik.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sondland_Face-Reaction-2-Stefanik.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And of course Nunes great <em>&#8220;Poker Tell&#8221;<\/em> with a facial reaction that says it all right after the session when <strong>Ambassador Sondland<\/strong> admits there was, in fact, a <em>&#8220;Quid Pro Quo&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nunes-Face_Sondland_We-R-FUCKED.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nunes-Face_Sondland_We-R-FUCKED.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In closing, I think this pretty much sums up the past two weeks for tRump and republicans:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nunes_Face_Sondland_Fucked_Lawyer.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Nunes_Face_Sondland_Fucked_Lawyer.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to know where to begin, because the past two weeks have been very bad for Trump \u2013 making them very good for America. So I hope you won&#8217;t mind that this post is a bit disjointed and not a smooth linear, chronological flow of events. First, let&#8217;s address the medical concerns regarding tRump&#8217;s <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/22\/friday-fun-a-bad-week-for-trump-is-a-good-week-for-america\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}