{"id":51773,"date":"2023-05-13T07:54:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T14:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=51773"},"modified":"2023-05-13T07:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T14:54:18","slug":"visual-recap-of-a-great-week-with-more-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/05\/13\/visual-recap-of-a-great-week-with-more-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Recap of a GREAT Week &#8230; With More to Come!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We can\u2019t leave the historic week of Trump being <u>UNANIMOUSLY<\/u> found <u>GUILTY<\/u> of <u>SEX ABUSE <\/u><em>AND<\/em> <u>DEFAMATION <\/u>in <u>UNDER<\/u> three hours without marking the occasion for posterity.<\/p>\n<p>There were a number of options open to me on how best to commemorate this historic marker, but I decided to go primarily with editorial cartoons.<\/p>\n<p>One of the surprising things I came across while doing my research was Fox News actually showing a clip of TFG\u2019s deposition where he incorrectly identifies his victim, E. Jean Carroll \u2013 someone he has repeatedly claimed as <strong><em>\u201cNot my type\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, as Marla Maples, his second wife.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump mistakes E. Jean Carroll for ex-wife Marla Maples. #Shorts\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0tq3rh6bh_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And then when his mistake is pointed out to him, he immediately responds that the photo was \u201cvery blurry\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, here\u2019s the actual photo marked as an Exhibit that was shown to TFG <em>(blurry, my A$$)<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jury_Exhibit_NOT-Marla-Maples.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jury_Exhibit_NOT-Marla-Maples.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jury_Exhibit_NOT-Marla-Maples-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jury_Exhibit_NOT-Marla-Maples-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>[SIDEBAR: To be honest, I have no idea why his team of lawyers (NOT exactly a stellar lineup) let Trump repeatedly go with his \u201cNot my type\u201d as a defense.\u00a0 It implies that if Ms. Carroll <u>were<\/u> his type, then his sexual abuse of her would have been OK.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In going through dozens and dozens of cartoons the most common theme was Lady Justice exacting her well-deserved retribution.\u00a0 So I put them together as a GIF and grouped similar ones sequentially.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll let Ms. Carroll introduce the other Lady Justices:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Sword.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Sword.jpg 447w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Sword-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1-Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Sword-121x150.jpg 121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Sex-Abuse_Lady-Justice.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>[Reportedly the one with Lady Justice grabbing &amp; dragging TFG by his balls was banned by Elon Musk&#8217;s Twitter]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Moving on to individual cartoons, I particularly enjoyed the one with Ms. Carroll doing a parody of Trump\u2019s infamous Access Hollywood quote:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Parody_Quote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Parody_Quote.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Parody_Quote-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Parody_Quote-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Parody_Quote-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Parody_Quote-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Parody_Quote-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Parody_Quote-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Carroll_Parody_Quote-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were quite a few that focused on his tiny hands \u2013 and I particularly got a kick out of the one mocking his itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny paws:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Tiny-Hands.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Tiny-Hands.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Tiny-Hands-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Tiny-Hands-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Tiny-Hands-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Tiny-Hands-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Tiny-Hands-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Tiny-Hands-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Tiny-Hands-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Smaller-Handcuffs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Smaller-Handcuffs.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Smaller-Handcuffs-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Smaller-Handcuffs-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The handcuff drawing raises a frequent question with folks wondering that since TFG was found GUILTY of sexual abuse, will he have to register as a sex offender.\u00a0 Unfortunately for us (but fortunately for him) the answer is no.\u00a0 Since this was a civil lawsuit rather than criminal case, he will not have to register.<\/p>\n<p>But I still enjoyed this cartoon by Clay Bennett dealing with that issue:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jury_Guilty-Verdict_Mar-a-Lago_Sex-Offender.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jury_Guilty-Verdict_Mar-a-Lago_Sex-Offender.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jury_Guilty-Verdict_Mar-a-Lago_Sex-Offender-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jury_Guilty-Verdict_Mar-a-Lago_Sex-Offender-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A couple of times I\u2019ve read about Team TFG really searching for a silver lining by pointing out that while found guilty of sexual abuse, he was <em>not<\/em> found guilty of rape:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Billboard_NOT-Rape.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Billboard_NOT-Rape.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Billboard_NOT-Rape-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Billboard_NOT-Rape-150x130.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s like the classic joke asking Abraham Lincoln\u2019s wife:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cOther than <em><u>that<\/u><\/em> Mrs. Lincoln, how was your night at the theater?\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump has long voiced thoughts that he belongs up on Mount Rushmore \u2013 even Tweeting out a picture of himself lined up like a fifth face.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FPSif7Ieff\">pic.twitter.com\/FPSif7Ieff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1292628551926263808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Later adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cNever suggested it [to Gov. Noem (R-SD)] although, based on all of the many things accomplished during the first 3 1\/2 years, perhaps more than any other Presidency, sounds like a good idea to me!\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, Donny, as the saying goes, \u201cBe careful what you wish for\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Mount-Rushmore.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Mount-Rushmore.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Mount-Rushmore-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Mount-Rushmore-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Certainly looks like the appropriate cast of miscreants Trump would be comfortable with.\u00a0 I think we can all agree with Obi-Wan Kenobi\u2019s assessment:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And like the other criminals in the Mount Rushmore tableau, the main question now is how many more shoes will drop \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Shoes_Drop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Shoes_Drop.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Shoes_Drop-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Guilty_Cartoon_Shoes_Drop-150x108.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to hearing more from Georgia and Special Prosecutor Jack Smith!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can\u2019t leave the historic week of Trump being UNANIMOUSLY found GUILTY of SEX ABUSE AND DEFAMATION in UNDER three hours without marking the occasion for posterity. There were a number of options open to me on how best to commemorate this historic marker, but I decided to go primarily with editorial cartoons. 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