kpete
kpete's JournalMy awful date with Trump: The real story of nightmare evening w/ a callow but cash-less heir
He was nice looking, not handsome, but nice. Preppy. Normal. Not a conversationalist, but neither was I. I didnt think he was very bright.
The check came but the restaurant didnt take credit cards. My date couldnt pay for the dinner. This was the first thing I could relate to all evening. Me, Jewish girl, independent but not too, always had bad-date, worst-case-scenario, awkward-situation, get-home money.
So, my big shot, Cadillac, phone-in-convertible boring date couldnt pay for dinner. He was stunned and embarrassed. I said, Lets get aprons and do the dishes. It would be fun. His face was horror-stricken. He was flustered. Relax, I have the money. Oh, thank God. He swore hed pay me back tomorrow so many times that I thought it not likely.
He never did. That may tell you something about my date with Donald Trump.
Should he get to the White House, I would love to be paid back with interest. If he doesnt get to the White House, I consider this story enough of a payback.
Much more:
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/01/my-awful-date-with-donald-trump-the-real-story-of-a-nightmare-evening-with-a-callow-but-cash-less-heir/
Robert Reich: Be warned. 20 days to go. And Happy New Year.
1. Exaggerate their mandate to govern -- claiming, for example, that they won an election by a landslide even after losing the popular vote.
2. Repeatedly claim massive voter fraud in the absence of any evidence, in order to restrict voting in subsequent elections.
3. Publicly criticize anyone who criticizes them, labeling them enemies.
4. Turn the public against journalists or media outlets that criticize them, calling them deceitful and scum.
5. Hold few if any press conferences, preferring to communicate with the public directly through mass rallies and unfiltered statements.
6. Tell the public big lies, causing them to doubt the truth and believe fictions that support the tyrants' goals.
7. Blame economic stresses on immigrants or racial or religious minorities, and foment public bias and even violence against them.
8. Attribute acts of domestic violence on enemies within, and use such events as excuses to beef up internal security and limit civil liberties.
9. Threaten mass deportations, registries of religious minorities, and the banning or extreme vetting of refugees.
10. Seek to reduce or eliminate competing centers of power, such as trade unions and opposition parties.
11. Appoint family members to high positions of authority.
12. Surround themselves with their own personal security force rather than with a security detail accountable to the public.
13. Put generals and other military commanders into top civilian posts.
14. Make personal alliances with foreign dictators.
15. Draw no distinction between personal property and public property, profiteering from their public office.
Trump spox: We need to talk about punishing Clinton for trying to influence the election
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-spokesman-says-we-need-to-focus-on-punishing-clinton-c41f54ade530#.nau7qwnd0
I think I just found my protest sign for the 1/21/17 DC march
I like it because it feels Pro-Active
-hoping Angela Davis doesn't mind me stealing this.
peace,
kp
https://www.womensmarch.com/
WSJ editor promises to publish Trump Lies - to keep the trust of people
This is how the Overton Window of lying works. Lie so brazenly that news outlets worry they'll look biased by saying so. The liar benefits.https://twitter.com/poniewozik/status/815578519111692292
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2017/01/embargo-new-york-times-wall-street-journal-editor-on-trump-and-the-media-233077
What Would Carrie Do?
http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.306724963.3530/flat,1000x1000,075,f.jpgHappy New Year from Trump:
Trump: "I know a lot about hacking"
The best part of Trump's answer about the Russian sanctions tonight is where he says "I know a lot about hacking."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/31/politics/trump-russia-doubts/
https://twitter.com/GideonResnick/status/815380768201576448
He also said people should send messages by courier now
https://twitter.com/GideonResnick/status/815381144627712000
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