This just in: I was watching Trump make a speech at the UN today. I commented “I’m embarrassed that this guy represents the United States.” I only got one negative comment on that. Some guy said, “If you don’t love our country then you should leave.”
I immediately filed him into a file labeled “White male, gun owner, southern states, Fox News watcher” etc. I know I shouldn’t do that but hey…I admit that from time to time…I cast a stone.
I saw an article that talked about why people believe just about anything as long as if fits with what they want to be true. I assume, of course, that the article is talking about “other” people; you know….Republicans/Evangelicals. Certainly not me!
However, I can never be sure about…me. Maybe I’m the gullible one. Maybe history will show that Trump was a triumph of benevolent and studied leadership.
I needed a test platform…and Trump gave me one.
He is saying that he was concerned about his political rival, Job Biden, did something fishy in Ukraine. He didn’t know what it was but needed investigation. Trump, being a pillar of non-corruption, asked Ukraine to look into it. He also asked his personal lawyer to look into it. He didn’t ask the FBI to look into it.
So…I looked into it.
Yes, Joe Biden’s son worked for an oil company in Ukraine. He was paid a lot of money. If you told me he got the job because of his name, I wouldn’t bat an eye…because I don’t care.
Trump’s claim is that Biden held money back from Ukraine until they fired a guy that was investigating Biden’s son.
Here are the facts:
- Yes, Biden held back money until Ukraine fired a prosecutor.
- This action was NOT to stop this guy from investigating Biden’s son.
- This action was because the prosecutor was NOT investigating corruption.
- The United States made this move with the complete backing of Europe. Biden didn’t want Ukraine to stop an investigation into corruption; he wanted them to be more aggressive in their pursuit of corruption.
These facts, are the exact opposite of what Trump and now, the Republican Party are saying.
Furthermore, these facts are not hard to uncover. That being the case, Trump and the Republican Party must know the truth.
So, when they throw that Biden’s son distraction at us, we should know that they are lying directly to our faces.
However, word on the street is that Republicans do not feel the need to be honest with the Press.
Up, up and away…
Jim
