Rudy to "pay the million he owes Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss for ruining their lives."
Ordinarily, Jeff, I wouldn't correct you, but in this case every single one of the MILIONS owed by Rudy to these women is another pony 🐎🐎🐎 (why aren't emoji ponies pink like they should be?)
I don't know how he worked that out, but it's some ungodly amount like $25K a month and he goes through it all and then some. He must be buying expensive scotch.
Yes! For his sick, bigoted, hateful lies about those honest Georgia poll workers, Rudy was judged to owe them $150+ MILLION, a fair amount for all the suffering he caused them.
I loved reading your optimist story. And I concluded some time back that you're an optimist at heart. Which is one more reason I enjoy reading your takes. But damn! these latest goings-on have to be killing you. Being a sort-of pessimistic skeptic, it's easier for me to be disappointed - i expect it!
I've always said that the power of protective pessimism beats the power of positive thinking every day. But I run by the greatest power of all— not dead yet!
Honey, you can tell this “shitty” joke any way you want to. It’s all good and I’m all for trying to find ponies anywhere they may be. That said, I read in one Substack or other, that the orange cock splat(tm-JT)was going to get his .10 lawyer to argue that(trump’s)signing checks to Michael Cohen was an “official act” since he did that after taking office 🤨.
That's nonsense, IMO. I'm no lawyer, but the timing of his signing checks doesn't make it an official act. It was an act in furtherance of his campaign coverup. How is that something essential to his presidency? Same for Jan 6th. Violating his oath of office to incite his armed followers to overturn an election is hardly an official Presidential duty.
Every president has an official right to an official closet in which all of his skeletons are officially kept. Forever. This should be obvious. Without such a closet he cannot act promptly and boldly.
Do you know what Trump said to Don McGann, his White House counsel? “I don't like lawyers who take notes."
Bill, we all know that the orange dumpster fire will grasp at any straw that blows his way in the wind. His check signing is just such a straw to grab then appeal the hell out of whatever decision falls.
Yep. He doesn't have a chance on this one. But this SC decision is another in a string of appalling decisions this court has made. They will go down in the history books as one of the worst courts ever--and given the history of the SC courts, that's a tall order.
It'd be a straight up loss. Signing personal/business checks to a personal lawyer is not an official act of the President, and doesn't even vaguely fall with either the "core duties", or outer edge of responsibilities of his office.
In fact, I doubt Merchan will even consider a hearing on such a specious filing. And neither will an appeals court.
He wasn’t even president when he did all of this! How can any of this be considered ‘presidential acts’ when he wasn’t even president until January 20, 2017?
Apparently some of the checks he signed, and at least one of the meetings he had with Cohen were in either February or March of 2017.
That said though, it is not an official duty of the president to meet with his personal lawyer unless they're discussing national business. And neither is signing checks to his personal lawyer.
And, most importantly, if I remember correctly, it wasn't the prosecution that introduced the meeting as evidence, but the defense team who brought it up when questioning Cohen on the stand. I might be wrong about that though.
I've been thinking of that joke and that punchline all week ( with all this shit, there must be a pony) thanks Jeff. I feel better with all the poo being flung by the GOP, I cling to hope and know we must rise.
Speaking of dementia, Reagan definitely was out to lunch in his second term. I read somewhere, maybe in Colin Powell's first autobiography, that Reagan told a "joke" to the Soviet delegation where he asked an American cab driver what his career plans were and the man answered that he hadn't decided. Reagan continued the joke with he asked a Soviet cab driver that same question and the guy answered, "I don't know-they haven't told me yet." An awkward chuckle from the Americans followed. I imagine the Soviets didn't laugh
did you know this is Ronald Reagan's favorite joke? I didn't, until I went googling for it. oh well, I still like it.
(don't tell me I told it wrong, there are dozens of variations, all with the same punchline)
Rudy to "pay the million he owes Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss for ruining their lives."
Ordinarily, Jeff, I wouldn't correct you, but in this case every single one of the MILIONS owed by Rudy to these women is another pony 🐎🐎🐎 (why aren't emoji ponies pink like they should be?)
Rudy is getting a huge monthly allowance from the bench. More than most people earn in a year. How does that work, exactly?
I don't know how he worked that out, but it's some ungodly amount like $25K a month and he goes through it all and then some. He must be buying expensive scotch.
I think he hauls in about $100,000/ year from retirement benefits. He won’t be living under a bridge
Too bad too. SOB should be scrubbing floors for Freeman and Moss.
Yes! For his sick, bigoted, hateful lies about those honest Georgia poll workers, Rudy was judged to owe them $150+ MILLION, a fair amount for all the suffering he caused them.
That's a herd of ponies. Of course, Rudy and Trump are not good for the damage they do.
I could use a pony or two right about now. It's been a shitty week.
I loved reading your optimist story. And I concluded some time back that you're an optimist at heart. Which is one more reason I enjoy reading your takes. But damn! these latest goings-on have to be killing you. Being a sort-of pessimistic skeptic, it's easier for me to be disappointed - i expect it!
I've always said that the power of protective pessimism beats the power of positive thinking every day. But I run by the greatest power of all— not dead yet!
Honey, you can tell this “shitty” joke any way you want to. It’s all good and I’m all for trying to find ponies anywhere they may be. That said, I read in one Substack or other, that the orange cock splat(tm-JT)was going to get his .10 lawyer to argue that(trump’s)signing checks to Michael Cohen was an “official act” since he did that after taking office 🤨.
That's nonsense, IMO. I'm no lawyer, but the timing of his signing checks doesn't make it an official act. It was an act in furtherance of his campaign coverup. How is that something essential to his presidency? Same for Jan 6th. Violating his oath of office to incite his armed followers to overturn an election is hardly an official Presidential duty.
Every president has an official right to an official closet in which all of his skeletons are officially kept. Forever. This should be obvious. Without such a closet he cannot act promptly and boldly.
Do you know what Trump said to Don McGann, his White House counsel? “I don't like lawyers who take notes."
I remember. Orange didn’t like note takers of any kind, especially around
Putin or on Ukrainian phone calls.
Bill, we all know that the orange dumpster fire will grasp at any straw that blows his way in the wind. His check signing is just such a straw to grab then appeal the hell out of whatever decision falls.
Yep. He doesn't have a chance on this one. But this SC decision is another in a string of appalling decisions this court has made. They will go down in the history books as one of the worst courts ever--and given the history of the SC courts, that's a tall order.
But the Supremes seem to think it was. They believe an official act is anything he says it is. BTW, I agree with you.,
That doesn’t mean tRump & his twisted lawyers won’t argue it
And he did it in an OFFICE at the OFFICIAL desk with a pen he stole from his secretary's OFFICE. Jack Smith, are you listening?
Not an official act!!
Agreed. I was writing an SNL skit where a trump supporter 'splains it all to you.
🤣
I'll bet Dumpy stole it from the kid who mowed the White House lawn.
😂
It'd be a straight up loss. Signing personal/business checks to a personal lawyer is not an official act of the President, and doesn't even vaguely fall with either the "core duties", or outer edge of responsibilities of his office.
In fact, I doubt Merchan will even consider a hearing on such a specious filing. And neither will an appeals court.
He wasn’t even president when he did all of this! How can any of this be considered ‘presidential acts’ when he wasn’t even president until January 20, 2017?
Apparently some of the checks he signed, and at least one of the meetings he had with Cohen were in either February or March of 2017.
That said though, it is not an official duty of the president to meet with his personal lawyer unless they're discussing national business. And neither is signing checks to his personal lawyer.
And, most importantly, if I remember correctly, it wasn't the prosecution that introduced the meeting as evidence, but the defense team who brought it up when questioning Cohen on the stand. I might be wrong about that though.
WTaF
I've been thinking of that joke and that punchline all week ( with all this shit, there must be a pony) thanks Jeff. I feel better with all the poo being flung by the GOP, I cling to hope and know we must rise.
Speaking of dementia, Reagan definitely was out to lunch in his second term. I read somewhere, maybe in Colin Powell's first autobiography, that Reagan told a "joke" to the Soviet delegation where he asked an American cab driver what his career plans were and the man answered that he hadn't decided. Reagan continued the joke with he asked a Soviet cab driver that same question and the guy answered, "I don't know-they haven't told me yet." An awkward chuckle from the Americans followed. I imagine the Soviets didn't laugh
Reagan would have told that intentionally.
Yeah, the implied anecdote was that he did. I didn't mean to excuse him from that inappropriate trolling because of dementia
Maybe one thing I like from the mut.