Tom Toles for July 19, 2020

The COVFEFE-45 virus attacks Republican brains, spines and morals.

In electoral terms, many will find it fatal, others will recover from their injuries but continue to bear the scars of being in the legislative minority.

Those little elephant heads look like mutant rats. I’m not sure if I’d compare GOP-ITIS to Alzheimer’s or crotch rot but something is seriously malignant in that party.

The GOP got TDS a looooooooong, loooooooong time ago.

Right wing cartoonists are working that Trump meme that Biden is “hiding in his basement” (not true) to distract from Trump encouraging people to gather together at his rallies (which leads to more infections). Biden isn’t “hiding in his basement”, he’s showing intelligence (a word Trump despises) by wearing a mask (and encouraging others to do the same) and avoiding unnecessary crowds. He has been doing most of his campaigning by Zoom, etc..

republicans do not understand the concept of respecting other people’s right to be healthy.

Rabid Virulence – {3 beats/line}

In many regrettable instances,

they didn’t keep their distances,

so the mad-dog’s disease has spread; -

- and we look ahead with dread:

Trumpism’s virulent rabidity

might continue to spread with rapidity.

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Trump! How I destroyed a political party, and nearly the country, by just being me.

I’m waiting for the Trump book at the funeral parlor when he’s dead. I’ve got s lot to get off my chest.

Alternate Title: “Pan(der)demic!“

—) —) The once forbidden book of the Trumpthulhu Cult — the lovingly crafted NECROVIROCON — is now on sale everywhere, having at last been cleared by the courts.

The Cult’s followers dance in diabolical delirium as they — maskless, or course — spread the tome’s contagious message. Instead of social distancing, they practice social embracing to facilitate the spread, as they cry:

“Spur podfuss Trumpthulhu Blanc-Dom spu tweet ad magas du’jour.” Which translates as “In his white home, at MAGAs the bone-purred Trumpthulhu each day lies tweeting.”

They urge companion gods to advent and follow Trumpthulhu in his conquest, their placeholder human avatar each then possessed in full. With each such entry, the MAGA cries renew and amplify to deafening din. And so the following gods excrete from their cosmic abodes:

Jar-KenKush and IvaBarbswank — Paired god / goddess, loyal spawn and spawn-in-law of Trumpthulhu.

Kellcon-Blondeswrath — The yellow goat of a thousand harsh words that confuse and distort reality without shame.

Mc’shellsnidesenatus — The powerful sneering enabler god that supports convenient corruption and spreads large numbers of judgeship young.

Magapigpokerubemom —The bloated fecund swine goddess that embodies the polluted milky fount of nonsense that innumerable sycophants crave.

Shillpiffle-Repubs — Miinion demi-gods that squirm to suck the endlessly spouting teats of the mother swine goddess.

Yap’Mcnincompooblab — Media liaison goddess that blithely trashes truth, facilitates confusion worse confounded.

PROGRAMMING NOTE: In the coming weeks, spokespersons of Trumthulhu will give exclusive interviews on “Fox News” and “Fox and Friends,” plus on various Sinclair-affiliated broadcast stations. (— (—

More like the Trumpandemic.

While ANYONE can contract Covid-19, it IS MORE PREVALENT among the un- & undereducated, the dim-witted, and the gullible. The long-term upside effect is the filtering of the gene pool to the benefit of the herd.

Remember how Republicans used to love to pontificate about deficits? The MONTHLY deficit for June was over $800 Billion. The worst in our nation’s history. We have only had a handful of YEARLY deficits that were worse. Trump’s buffoonery is bankrupting the country.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-june-deficit-surges-864-180355938.html

The pro-life party policy is very confusing in its priorities regarding life. Their rejection of science and disrespect/exclusion of the views of “others” is key to understanding their behavior. The “religious” right is even more bewildering in their support for an immoral/amoral person trying (but failing miserably) to fill the role of president. There was a time when the progressive Republicans were more respectful of the political domain and religious domain and kept them separated out of respect for both; TR thought “in god we trust” on currency was sacrilege. Instead of following the advice of Christian thinking, the religious right has a confusing mix of the old and new testaments that excludes some rather than including everyone.

The tRump book I’m waiting is the one that gets thrown at him.

Its almost as if Republicans want the USA to be sick and out of work and dying.

What happened to American can do and know how? Republicans ignored it.

Why are Republicans turning the USA into a 3rd world dictatorship with a mentally challenged madman in charge?

They want a right wing police state, Oregon was just an example, Trump wants to spread that to every state. Just like he spread covid to every state instead of stopping it in its tracks like any sane person would.

They’re not all infected. Goddammit (and them)!

Most Republicans have distanced from trump, but it took far too long.. the damage has been done.. and the repairs will be long and costly.

If only…

Who IS that Unmasked Man…?

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Trump is Foolishly the Fuel – {4 beats/line}

The Donald himSelf is fueling the energy

which pulls together his critics’ forces

and activates their vigorous synergy

as against this {expletive} they seek recourses …

… such as askin’ his base to git offa their arses

and abandon The Donald {it’s time to change harses}.

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Trump’s attempts (and success) at destroying the Republican Party are the long time Democrat coming out in him…

 World Records in Ball Dropping

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

2001-09-11 • 5 weeks after PDB • 9/11 attacks • 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.

2020-07-19 • 27 weeks after PDB • US death toll: 143,042

For comparison • Korean War (33,686) + Vietnam War (58,220) + Afghan War (7,970): 99,876

Now past • WW1: 116,516

Future targets • WW2 (418,500) • Civil War (~620,000) • Spanish flu (~675,000)

Actually, the book we’re REALLY waiting for is, “The Rise and Fall of a Right-wing Demagogue – a Brief look Back at an Unfortunate Time in our Nation’s History”.

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Plutocracy – {limerick}

The plutocrats are deft

in gaining their power by theft,

with lots of assists

via lobbyists’ trysts

with politicians of heft.

… Coda: – {2 beats/line}

We OTHERS are miffed

‘cause it’s WE who get stiffed.

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I’ll wait for the movie.

Yes, long time ago. A book I recommend: IMPOSTERS by Steve Benen tell how the GOP has been obstructing for decades but especially the last 12 years.