Tom Toles for May 07, 2018

Where Trump is involved, there is none left. Mueller will find it. How many indictments now?

Rebuild of the X-Files?

We’ll see what happens.

#TraitorTrump

There was a book titled “The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight.” I never read it but the title certainly fits this gang of incompetent crooks.

This sounds like a Sarah Sanders WH press briefing.

That something that this…thing…is saying contain some truth is probably more a desperate hope than based on evidence….

TRUMP IS A TSETSE FLY – {a rhyme and a ps}

Trump is a perp we should vilify.

He’s not just a stupidly silly guy,

but incorrigibly Trump is a tsetse fly,

as his performances clearly testify: -

- He’s under our skin

to our yuuge chagrin,

laying eggs of BS and Lie.

… PS:

Hadn’t we {ought to} orter

reconnoiter

and dump this democracy-exploiter?

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Rudy was more likeable when he was a has-been.

What’s scary is that people STILL believe that The Dumpsterfire is 100% honorable…

EVALUATING GIULIANI – {rhyme}

How assess Giuliani

as lawyer for President Donnie?

Does Rudy help or impair?

{1} Giuliani’s The Donald’s crown jewel?

Rudy’s the emperor’s ruby?

Au contraire.

{2} His talents are {minuscule} minuscu-el.

He thinks like he’s smoking a doobie.

Mostly hot air.

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Having an honest, stable, consistent leader is always good for business and the economy. So why do Trump supporters feel that a dishonest, unstable, inconsistent leader will work?

Remember when Giuliani claimed there wasn’t a single incidence of domestic terrorism under GWB’s watch?

One has to wonder if it was Trump’s idea for Giuliani to say Trump could invoke the 5th Amendment to avoid answering Mueller’s questions. Whatever else he might be, Giuliani isn’t completely stupid. Surely he knows saying such things only makes thinking people even more convinced Trump is/was engaged in illegal activities.

{Off the cartoon’s topic:}

PLUTOCRATS versus the SOCIAL CONTRACT – {rhyme}

For Plutocrats, Trumpism’s quite okay,

‘cause EFFECTIVE governance would get in their way

as they violate the “Social Contract” of Locke*,

f’rinstance when democracy’s methods they block.

Plutocrats don’t want our Constitution intact,

the document our Founders had sought to enact.

With Trump, this “Contract” they needn’t obey,

as they step up their pace under Koch brothers’ sway.

… * Footnote: Searchline something like “john locke social contract wikipedia”.

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Part of the issue is that for an attorney to competently do his job, he has to know the facts of the case. The real facts, that is. An acquaintance of mine is a lawyer. He said once at a dinner party that most criminal clients are not the brightest crayons in the box. When he first interviews a prospective client, he would tell the suspect, “Here’s the deal. The victim knows what really happened. The victim has told the police what really happened. The police are gathering evidence and have told the prosecutor what really happened. The prosecutor is going to present that evidence and tell the judge and jury what really happened. And you know what really happened. Now, do you want the only stupid S.O.B. in the courtroom who doesn’t know what really happened to be your lawyer?”

I am really loving the various versions of Ghouliani that are showing up now.

Its the Rump and Trudy show, its so funny to watch them say opposing things.

[Shatner voice]“May have… possible… to my recollection…” those are OUR weasel words too!"[/Shatner voice]

{Off the cartoon’s topic:}

TRUMP IS THEIR TEACHER – {rhyme}

Trump is their teacher.

In the White House his pupils

get lessons which feature

his acts without scruples.

That they learn quite well

an observer can tell

when they mimic this creature

such that corruption quadruples.

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Sorry Rudy, there is nothing in there but a mish-mash of egotistical and paranoid thoughts. Oh and inappropriate thoughts about Ivanka.

Is it just me, or does Ruby look a LOT like Nosferatu?

There was a cartoon in the 1960’s called “Groovy Ghoolies” only Ghouli Rudi isn’t so groovy. He gives Prosecuting Attorneys a badder name. But he is of that particular quality, kind of unsavory people that our Bandersnatch president Trump has an uncanny ability to sniff out. If you want people with dubious views on things, little empathy, a skewed view of reality, militant, against the New Deal, thinks laws are to be ignored as they see fit, and steal from our govt. Then Trump is the head hunter you want, Bandersnatch Trump has that nose to find such people to populate our govt with. And look at what they have done so far…

Toxic Trump is more comfortable with lies.