I know what you’re thinking, think me for thanking of you. Wait, that’s not right! Think YOU for thanking of ME. There we go. Simple dyslexia right? I don’t know, happens every time I put on that red MAGA hat I found in the trash after the rally. Doesn’t happen when I put on my red Cardinals cap. Go figure, right?
But I bet that’s not what you’re thinking now, is it? More like “Who the hell (or other equally appropriate word) does he think he is? Because of your rapt attention I’m gonna tell ya. I’m a dying, going on 70 year old man. Because I made fun of the MAGA cap, I’ll tell ya I’m dying ugly. Probably not ugly enough for you folks who follow D.J.T. so closely you can probably smell methane, but it is frickin’ ugly. Okay, enough of my cheap shots for now because I really would like to have an honest and open conversation with you folks who believe in your cause on an intellectual level as well as a more visceral one.
At some point, on some level, I’d like to believe we’ve all picked the candidate who will leave a better world for our children, grandchildren, etc. As my blog space name says, I’m just a blue collar grunt who got to lead a really lucky life. I’ve done everything from literally shoveling shit in a treatment plant to shaking hands with Mike Dukakis and Geraldine Ferraro.
Oh yeah, before we go on, one rule. No Lies. I’m not talking about fisherman My trout was 20 inches and 3 pounds. I’m talking about injecting bleach will get Covid 19 out of your lungs. No bio like Santos who just got bounced by the house. I’ve had at least 30-40 concussions, some through simple stupidity and some through various jobs I’ve held. I’m not bitchin’ because it falls under you get what you paid for and I deserve every screw, every piece of titanium, every staple and scar, etc. I’ve got. Not gonna get into too many identifiable pieces of the puzzle. My wife deserves anonymity as do those of you I’ll be exchanging with.
As I said, I believe we’ve both chosen who will best care for our families and the world around them. I’m going to try to bring you to the toe of my shoes and you’ll try to bring me to yours, metaphorically face to face. I’ve been keeping up with Trump as his name has come up over years. His attempt to have some young black men lynched in the N.Y.’s Central Park attack, he and his sweetheart of a father lying to keep VERY tanned folks out of rental spaces, first hand knowledge of his payment practices in the Atlantic City casino renovations. I should really say his lack of payment practices which he towed behind him to D.C. with him in a somewhat different form but relying on the same playback. Sue, or countersue and then delay, delay, delay. Or how ’bout bone spurs during ‘Nam? It was interesting the way a black bag team wound up in his doctor’s office to retrieve his medical records. 5 years to get his tax records, you see where this is going, right? Do you recall “I could shoot a man on 42nd Street (or wherever) and walk away, no problem. No arrogance there.
If you’re reading this far it’s probably because the ‘blue collar’ in my address got your attention. When have you or I ever gotten off easy for an honest mistake or been in a position to buy your way out of anything? Rarely or never I bet! I’m there brother, bent over saying “Please Sir, may I have another”
Now that you see pretty clearly what my feelings are towards the Republican’s front runner heading into the election season I ask, “what are your true feelings toward this man?” A solid portion of our 300 million plus U.S. population feel strongly about seeing Trump be elected again. Not just strongly, very strongly, strongly enough to pick up a weapon and assault or murder someone who doesn’t agree with you! Usually it requires knowing the person or at least know for certain, beyond doubt, that the person has done something to harm you or yours. So, taking our common feelings into account , I have to ask my Republican friends, hard working, family and friend loving men and women – how did January 6th happen? Are you willing to let it happen again?
I’ve been shitfaced enough times that I had to hold one hand over an eye to escape double vision but I’ve never been so wasted that I felt likre taking a cruise to D.C. with a trunk full of weapons to let a 6’2″ orange oomp-a-loompa talk me into taking a hike to the Capitol and shit on the Rotunda floor. It looked like a scene from Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”!! Let’s face it, these people were lied to. They were lied to by a pro. I remember his claims of almost supernatural intelligence. I once had an I.Q. of 186 and he wasn’t at the meetings. I didn’t vote for George W but at least he surrounded himself with genuinely intelligent men and women. Who did Donald J hang with towards the end? Mike Lyndell? Dr. Oz. Who the f….? Come on, really? Even the people he backed for office: Herschell, Dr. I’ve lived in PA for 12 minutes and can cure anything with my snake oil for just $60 a bottle Oz. He couldn’t beat a guy who had a stroke and hadn’t worn a pair of long pants for 20 years and never went anywhere without a hoodie. Hold it, neither do I. Oops, never mind that one. You don’t have to pay any attention to that man (Trump) behind the curtain either.
I’m just saying you made a bad choice before and you don’t have to do it again. Biden has kept his word and will again, now and always. There’s a wide gulf between braggadocia and quiet certitude and we’re seeing it. Joe’s being criticized for not hitting Trump hard enough, it’s the Rumble in the Jungle, the last punch that Ali never threw. It’s the difference between calling on Americans to beat, stab or shoot someone and putting your head down and doing the work in front of you.
We’ve got two wars entangling us, leaders, one Zelensky, who has done for his country which we hope we’d all do. Another Jew, Neteyahu, lying to his people and the international community. A tale of two Jewish leaders caught in a tale looking much like the difference between Trump and Biden. Those of you who serve, have served, have family or friends who are serving in harms way please consider who you want making the decision for GO. Trump called us fools for serving. Ridiculed those who gave that last breath serving. Refused to get his hair wet in France, threw stones at John McCain, pretty much spit on Gold Star families. You,militia, who think you’re helping the man save our country, wake the fuck up. Have pride in yourselves, in what you can accomplish in a just cause. Not for some lying sack of shit who will throw you under the bus in a heartbeat. He’ll pardon you?! Do think that is helping the families of those behind bars, the woman who lost her life, the officers hurt that day in January that Trump swore are the best and the bravest? I’m asking you to look beyond Fox, OAN and the rest. Get your news from somewhere other than Tik Tok,China, or off the internet. You haven’t gotten where you are without some pretty decent brains. He’s taking your donations to pay HIS lawyers while all the others he drug down are on the line for thousands or millions. His lawyers, supplied to some, suggested perjury. You issue death threats to Cassidy Hutchinson but look back at all those who testified-Republicans. The folks in Georgia – Republicans! Why would you consider a man who spends more on his hair than we do on two weeks of groceries, a man who’s suits cost the price of our cars, who lives in a penthouse or a mansion. He’s not one of us but he’ll walk over us to get what he wants. Leisure time: a round of golf at his private club, us: a second or third job to give our kids better than we had or just put a roof over us or food on the table.
As sure as I lay here, taking my meals out of a medicine cabinet and vacationing in the ICU, he was born with a silver spoon in his ass – He’s not one of us. He never was and never will be. Just think about it. Please. JD
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