Tom Toles for April 23, 2020

In order to have the GOP laud and magnify him and seek his benisons, he has to be racist, isolationist and anti-regulation. Fortunately for him, he likes being that way (as well as sexist, culturally insensitive and totally without empathy). He really doesn’t do the (pseudo) christian thing at all well, but they seem to be happy to let him pass on that.

Very different cartoon than Mike Luckovich today, but makes the same point about Republican hypocrisy, so feel compelled to post a variation of the same comment I already posted on Luckovich’s ’toon today:

Trumpers:

• The virus is not serious, so reopen the economy

• The virus is so serious we need to close the borders

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Those who listen to scientists and medical experts:

Rest at Home is better than Rest in Peace.

Six feet apart is better than Six feet under.

When in doubt, pull out the racism. No one went bankrupt underestimating the crowd.

Evangelicals love Orangely the horror clown because he is like them, intolerant, controlling, and exhibiting a sugar coating with alot of ugly inside.

Yes Rumpy, whenever possible find a scapegoat…. like every other minute that is…. let’s blame the foreigner, who probably isn’t trying very hard to come here to work since we have the most COVID-19 cases in the world…. more than the next 4 highest case countries combined…. Wish such great leadership comes great consequences…. See you in November….

This right wing nazi lover has abused Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam from the beginning….take you last shot Sir Craps A Lot….you’re going down in November!

The orders from the White House are literally the opposite of what will help stop this virus. While it’s clear the border closing has nothing to do with the virus — especially since (if I understood correctly) it was originally targeted only at those seeking permanent residence — but the opening up of businesses prematurely virtually guarantees a second wave. My question — who in their right mind would WANT to come here these days!

But in his latest announcement he claims that he didn’t want “them” to open. What gives?

Chicken little Trump – “The virus is so bad we can’t let anyone into the country.”

Lying weasel Trump – “Get back to work, the virus is nothing, rebuild the economy I destroyed with my vicious negligence.”

DJT: Incompetence personified.

PINO Trump started social distancing the U.S. right after he was elected. Now other nations are more than content to keep this up while COVID-45 is still in office.

The United States of America; Another Failed Trump Enterprise.

Today’s update:

 World Records in Ball Dropping

2001-08-06 • Presidential Daily Brief: “Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US” • Bush did nothing.

2001-09-11 • Death toll: 2,977

2020-01-07 • Presidential Daily Brief: “Analysts concluded [coronavirus] could be a cataclysmic event.” • Trump did nothing.

2020-03-11 • WHO declared a global pandemic.

2020-04-15 • Trump suspended US funding of WHO.

2020-04-23 • US death toll: 47,684

1955-1975 • 20 years of Vietnam War for comparison • US deaths: 58,220

The important thing is that no aura of irresponsibility sticks to the Commander-In-Chimp.

An oldie. This one predates DFT, but in 2014 it was obvious enough which direction his enablers wanted us to go:

Our New Colossus

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A gigantic, bronzed statue of a dame,

Gleaming limbs ’neath ’lectric sunlamp tanned;

Below yon giant lamppost, see her stand—

This brazen woman sings her song of flame.

She gestures, having turned from early fame

To spurn unshelter’d poor. Now her hand

Waves them off with heavy book of Rand;

Thro’ painted lashes seeks she fitter game.

“Keep your poor and tired trash,” calls she

With ruby’d lips, “Send me your rich, your white

Your lucky heirs, who scheme to live tax-free;

The wretched I refuse—my legal right!

Outsourcing, open-handed men for me—

Above my door I shine the scarlet light!”

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(Speaking of sonnets, it’s Shakespeare’s putative 456th birthday. Happy Bardsday!)

I don’t wish anyone ill but I hope they put the WH on lock-down and one or two on a ventilator. Blind trust or not #45 must be seeing the balance sheets regularly.

Normal died an extremely painful death under this IMPOTUS. There will be no resurrection until an antidote against him and his ilk is thoroughly applied.

I don’t recognize her anymore, even without the mask.

Live Updates: Coronavirus pandemic in U.S. – CBS News

3 hours ago – The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States keeps climbing, the U.S. death toll will likely hit 50,000 by Friday evening or Saturday .

We have the number one Death Toll under Trump!!

We’re number 1 thanks to Republicans.

Really looks now like the Trump admin will kill 100,000 Americans.

If Trump had just done the right thing in the first place, but why would a psychotic crooked liar criminal who doesn’t believe in science or reality do any thing right?

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Companies affiliated with major Trump donor showered with bailout cash — after he laid off 95% of staff

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/companies-affiliated-with-major-trump-donor-showered-with-bailout-cash-after-he-laid-off-95-of-staff/

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Trump corruption never ends.

Trump is adding to his high crimes and misdemeanors…..wonder if anybody in the House of Representatives is paying attention? If at first you don’t succeed……..

Things haven’t been normal every since that orange POS moved into the White House.

trumpie the klown says “run in circles” but he doesn’t say clockwise or anti-clockwise. What’s a guy to do? Can someone please tell me what to think? My brain hurts if I have to think for myself.