Fredo Trump: Giving a Bad Name to Juniors Everywhere

I'm a Junior, proud of it. I admire my father in most ways. If we had kids (my wife and I, obvs), I strongly considered naming any boy after my father.

But FFS, Jr. Donny, you are giving all of us Juniors a bad name.

On why he and two other high-ranking officials in Il Douche's campaign met with a Russian distinctly associated with the government (which one would assume Paul Manafort - at the meeting - would know):

'It became clear to me that this was the true agenda all along and that the claims of potentially helpful information were a pretext for the meeting'

What was the "helpful information"?...

'the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to Russia were funding the Democratic National Committee and supporting Ms Clinton.'

This reminds me of two things. Fredo, obviously. (This scene for some reason I find very powerful. I really feel for Fredo. So good job,  - and RIP - John Cazale.)

Why can't I wear the Big Boy Pants? I know where Egypt is! I'm smart!!

Continuing on that theme, we know now why Douche Jr. is only used for the "Mickey Mouse" assignments and Kushner gets to wear the "Big Boy" pants now.


But also Elihu Root on Teddy Roosevelt's conversations on the construction (and seizure) of the Panama Canal: we thought you were guilty of seduction, and you've confessed rape.

Because he's Teddy, you just know that's a fly-ass Linen-Seersucker suit

• Also, THIS: my new Hero.

  What did we learn about @realDonaldTrump at this #G20? @CUhlmann explains. #Insiders pic.twitter.com/TGOXdiFWhB

  — Insiders ABC (@InsidersABC) July 8, 2017

Please please please Chuck Todd tell me you saw this, and wept yourself to sleep last night. No American journalist - well, I shouldn't say that - most American "political editors" on the news networks couldn't carry carry Chris Uhlmann's jock.

I can't watch that enough - not just for the beautiful and delicious schadenfreude - but it is also very tightly done, cogent and devastating. Well done Aussies.

• In any event, the tally so far seems to be: pretty bulletproof instance of legitimate obstruction of justice (Comey), and definitely - as of today - proof of complicity if not genuine collusion - with hackers and foreign powers. 

BUT HER EMAILLLLLLLZZZZZZ!!

Richard Nixon in a dress

Apparently the Great Alaska Grifter was in town yesterday, and because people are f***ing retarded and seem to care, she got followed around. Thankfully, she fled shortly after for the north, where apparently this interview took place.

I was obviously struck by the "America is for Americans" line, since I have heard that a thousand times in my dissertation research. And I think this perfectly proves what her appeal, her audience, and her own ideology all point toward. As Raymond Pearl pointed out in a 1927 article skewering racial nativists who were twisting scientific information to serve their purposes, this is all intentional. They nativists, he wrote, really mean that we have to keep out people that "I don't like because they're not like me." And this is entirely the case here.

This woman is famous for one reason, and one reason only: she stokes the fears and resentments of white people. She legitimizes their grievances against those people who are "not American" - meaning not white, Christianist morons. Her popularity in this country is embarrassing.

On political wars

I have been struck lately by the intemperate rhetoric of the election - not only of the candidates (and I truly hope for some karmic retribution for the Republican candidates for their shameful incitements of mobs), but also of their supporters.

I say this as I heard the other day on Howie Carr (I think) someone criticizing and condemning McCain for uttering a friendly remark to Obama. The rationale was - "You can't do that, you don't play nice, you don't compliment your opponent. THIS IS WAR!" Then today I heard some retard named Justin saying that anyone who supported and voted for Obama should be deported and put on boats in the middle of the ocean and *killed*. Seriously. Voting for Obama, in his mind, was an act of treason, and as traitors, all Obama supporters should be put to death.

Now one thing I like about studying history is that you can see past elections and political interactions (1800, 1824 and 1860 come to mind, as does 1936. And I'm reminded of Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge's personal hatred for President Wilson), so this is nothing new. But it's never been directed at *me* before! I don't think I'm a traitor. I worry about how feasible reconciliation will be in the aftermath of the election.