The media is beating us over the head by calling it a hush money case, but they would be doing a public service to call it an election interference case. Renato summed it up well.
Pancake must be a Maine Coon, are partially....saved the best for last. A bit of a smooth chaser after downing the strong stuff.....
I was especially intrigued by T**** railing against Jimmy Kimmel regarding the Oscars quip five weeks ago where the comedian responded to T****'s running negative commentary on the ceremony by saying, "Isn't it past your jail time?" Wow that must have stung! Obsessing over that from five weeks ago??? And even odder was how T**** confused Al Pacino's gaffes in reading the winner with Jimmy Kimmel. Between being suspiciously senile by mixing people up, his schedule of court trials, "campaign speeches" (Reichstag Rallies), trying to make money as he hemmorages it (AG James is pushing back against the $175 million bond "guarantee")....he simply cannot handle it. He always bragged how he does not sleep more than three or four hours. I am convinced that minimal amount of sleep simply cannot be adequate, and keep a person balanced and focused. He probably cannot sleep because his mind is racing. And I don't hear or read comments of people saying how awful he looks in the photos before court sessions. T**** has always lived in a dream world, and his obsession with pop culture from the fifties (referencing Mr. Magoo and Alfred E Neumann at points) to more modern times (he familiarizes himself with anyone who has become hugely successful and famous especially regarding entertainment), reminds me of Forrest Gump, as well as a novel / film that I think about frequently in relationship to T****, but never see referenced. It is "Being There" published in 1971 by author Jerzy Kosinski, and made into a 1979 film starring Peter Sellers as the main character "Chauncey Gardner" / aka "Chance the Gardner". For those who aren't familiar, Chance is a very simple-minded man, and repeats many of the things he watches on TV, which simply obsessed him. He ends up as an advisor to the President of the United States when various politicians interpret his parroted talk from TV as brilliant aphorisms of wisdom. Not an exact match, but still some interesting similarities. Perhaps more interesting was that this is the role that Peter Sellers so desperately wanted to play more than any other character, stalking Kosinski for years campaigning for the role. Sellers believed that he identified closely with the character, saying he had no personality himself, and basically became whoever he was playing at the moment. I see some sort of that aspect of Sellers (God help me for making the comparison) to T****. T**** is absolutely nothing, and his only sense of validation as living is through other people's achievements. He is constantly name dropping, wants his photos with famous people, etc, as if he is an INTENTIONAL Forest Gump trying to get into history intentionally. Maybe people who are only capable of visual perception believe the facade are impressed, but I sure as hell am not. The only interest T**** has (apart from what he owes the State of New York) is to the study of psychiatry and psychology.
I'm sorry Aaron Rodgers isn't one of our classmates. If he was, he'd know that the story that the US government created AIDs is a Soviet disinformation tool.
There's also the problem of what my wife and I call the "Trump onion." With a regular onion, the more layers you peel away, the smaller it gets. With the "Trump onion," the more you peel away its layers of dishonesty and corruption, the larger it gets. The ever-expanding character of the "Trump onion" thus makes it increasingly difficult to wrap the justice system around it: the "Trump onion," like the universe, keeps expanding (and at an increasing rate), but the justice system can't expand its infrastructure and operations fast enough to contain this metastasizing malignancy.
There's still a lot of confusion on the Manhattan case charges, and "It's Complicated" is the ideal place to address that.
I've read that in fact the tax laws are the most solid "second crime". Bragg listed those as possibilities along with the state and federal election laws. Everyone seems to assume that he will focus on the latter, possibly because Trump was obviously concerned with the election. But - and this is unusual - to prove the federal election law violation Bragg must show that Trump *knew* that his actions broke those laws, which may be hard.
Nobody is talking about this. I wonder if Bragg can effectively tell the jury "OK, if you don't think Trump knew that that he was violating election laws, he certainly knew that he was breaking tax reporting laws". Meaning an easy upgrade to felony but not the explicit defense of election integrity everyone wants to see.
Or, does Bragg have to pick one or the other early in the trial; maybe even in opening statements on Monday. I hope he goes for the more sure thing even if it isn't the flashiest crowd-pleaser.
The media is beating us over the head by calling it a hush money case, but they would be doing a public service to call it an election interference case. Renato summed it up well.
1. Beautiful cat.
2. Very impressive tail!
So much to look forward to! Happy Caturday!!!
Pancake must be a Maine Coon, are partially....saved the best for last. A bit of a smooth chaser after downing the strong stuff.....
I was especially intrigued by T**** railing against Jimmy Kimmel regarding the Oscars quip five weeks ago where the comedian responded to T****'s running negative commentary on the ceremony by saying, "Isn't it past your jail time?" Wow that must have stung! Obsessing over that from five weeks ago??? And even odder was how T**** confused Al Pacino's gaffes in reading the winner with Jimmy Kimmel. Between being suspiciously senile by mixing people up, his schedule of court trials, "campaign speeches" (Reichstag Rallies), trying to make money as he hemmorages it (AG James is pushing back against the $175 million bond "guarantee")....he simply cannot handle it. He always bragged how he does not sleep more than three or four hours. I am convinced that minimal amount of sleep simply cannot be adequate, and keep a person balanced and focused. He probably cannot sleep because his mind is racing. And I don't hear or read comments of people saying how awful he looks in the photos before court sessions. T**** has always lived in a dream world, and his obsession with pop culture from the fifties (referencing Mr. Magoo and Alfred E Neumann at points) to more modern times (he familiarizes himself with anyone who has become hugely successful and famous especially regarding entertainment), reminds me of Forrest Gump, as well as a novel / film that I think about frequently in relationship to T****, but never see referenced. It is "Being There" published in 1971 by author Jerzy Kosinski, and made into a 1979 film starring Peter Sellers as the main character "Chauncey Gardner" / aka "Chance the Gardner". For those who aren't familiar, Chance is a very simple-minded man, and repeats many of the things he watches on TV, which simply obsessed him. He ends up as an advisor to the President of the United States when various politicians interpret his parroted talk from TV as brilliant aphorisms of wisdom. Not an exact match, but still some interesting similarities. Perhaps more interesting was that this is the role that Peter Sellers so desperately wanted to play more than any other character, stalking Kosinski for years campaigning for the role. Sellers believed that he identified closely with the character, saying he had no personality himself, and basically became whoever he was playing at the moment. I see some sort of that aspect of Sellers (God help me for making the comparison) to T****. T**** is absolutely nothing, and his only sense of validation as living is through other people's achievements. He is constantly name dropping, wants his photos with famous people, etc, as if he is an INTENTIONAL Forest Gump trying to get into history intentionally. Maybe people who are only capable of visual perception believe the facade are impressed, but I sure as hell am not. The only interest T**** has (apart from what he owes the State of New York) is to the study of psychiatry and psychology.
Beautiful cat… Pancake seems to be watching too much golf on TV, after baseball and golf my wife looks very similar to Pancake😉
The kitty must have been watching the trial too & emulating Donnie the Dozer! 😴
I wonder if he noticed the fire guy at all? I bet not.
I'm sorry Aaron Rodgers isn't one of our classmates. If he was, he'd know that the story that the US government created AIDs is a Soviet disinformation tool.
I've jokingly said to friends that the reason the universe continues to expand, and at an increasing rate, is because of its need to accommodate Trump's ever-expanding ego. Which also means that Trump's ego would explain dark energy <https://science.nasa.gov/universe/the-universe-is-expanding-faster-these-days-and-dark-energy-is-responsible-so-what-is-dark-energy/>.
There's also the problem of what my wife and I call the "Trump onion." With a regular onion, the more layers you peel away, the smaller it gets. With the "Trump onion," the more you peel away its layers of dishonesty and corruption, the larger it gets. The ever-expanding character of the "Trump onion" thus makes it increasingly difficult to wrap the justice system around it: the "Trump onion," like the universe, keeps expanding (and at an increasing rate), but the justice system can't expand its infrastructure and operations fast enough to contain this metastasizing malignancy.
There's still a lot of confusion on the Manhattan case charges, and "It's Complicated" is the ideal place to address that.
I've read that in fact the tax laws are the most solid "second crime". Bragg listed those as possibilities along with the state and federal election laws. Everyone seems to assume that he will focus on the latter, possibly because Trump was obviously concerned with the election. But - and this is unusual - to prove the federal election law violation Bragg must show that Trump *knew* that his actions broke those laws, which may be hard.
Nobody is talking about this. I wonder if Bragg can effectively tell the jury "OK, if you don't think Trump knew that that he was violating election laws, he certainly knew that he was breaking tax reporting laws". Meaning an easy upgrade to felony but not the explicit defense of election integrity everyone wants to see.
Or, does Bragg have to pick one or the other early in the trial; maybe even in opening statements on Monday. I hope he goes for the more sure thing even if it isn't the flashiest crowd-pleaser.
Thanks.
Your cat seems to have a disproportionately bushy tail. Is this an optical illusion caused by the camera angle, or is this real?