Tom Toles for October 01, 2020

I heard him say it and it sounded like he was egging them on to me, but it was ambiguous enough that I think he can get away with claiming he meant for them  to stand back and stand by. So then I apply my #3† translator to the situation: What does he say he said? That’s bound to be the real lie. So in this case, because he IS a liar, I believe my first impression: He’s revving them up in case he needs violence to continue his con.

† Count impeachments.

Translating Trump:

Stand back = ready

Stand by = aim

Show up at the polls to intimidate voters and prove that the election is rigged (by me [Trump]) = FIRE

Donald Trump did not win a legitimate election in 2016.

• • Trump lost the actual vote of the people by THREE MILLION

• Voter suppression in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania

• Massive Russian interference

• James Comey illegally announced investigation of Hillary about emails but not Trump’s about conspiracy with a hostile foreign adversary

• Russia supported a 3rd party Trojan Horse (Jill Stein)

• Anti-democratic Electoral College created to protect slavery favors small, rural states over large states with significant urban centers and fails the test of equal protection of the law by treating some voters as worth more than others.

Trump was NOT “elected to the highest office in the land.”

And in 2020, with an actual record of death, destruction, economic collapse that HE CAUSED, cruelty, white supremacy, bullying and inciting violence, Trump knows he cannot win a legitimate election and this time the stakes are higher: Trump loses and goes to jail.

Trump is determined to sabotage the debates, the vote and the transfer of power.

All those who aid, abet and are complicit in these crimes against decency and democracy are traitors to the ideals of the United States.

The next day the Rump claims he doesn’t know who the proud boys are. He spoke directly to them and didn’t even question who they were in the debate.

Stand back = Ready…

Stand by = Aim…

My pants are on… = ________!

Wait for the secret word.. hamberders.. then start shootin

Before Obama was president, I had a single shot shotgun and a single shot 22lr rifle. When all of the teabaggers were spouting off about Obama taking our guns. I bought a pump and semi-auto shotgun, a semi-auto 22lr and a couple pistols. Not because I was afraid of Obama taking my guns, but because all of the right-wingers arming themselves to the teeth. Now that the teabaggers have turned into the trumpcultists, I’m glad I did. Not sure how long I will live in a civil war, but I’m not going down without a fighting chance.

Can you say “brownshirts”, boys and girls?

How about for old times sake they start the revolution at Lexington?

And we all know what happened to them. They will get stiffed like all his other contractors.

Rants repeatedly about violence in our streets yet has no idea who the proud boys are? As Joe would say…gimme a break man.

This veteran is, shall we say, a little peeved. For the first time since Bien Hoa in 1968, I have to be at least cautiously concerned about the possibility of an assault. In the middle of this, I recently had my first bad dream in years about a war. My hard work had banished recurring nightmares about ‘the Nam’, and now this.

”From Amerika With Love”

—) REPORT: FROM: Agent “T45” / RE: Operation Chaos / ATTN: “P”

SIR: Operation “US Chaos” goes well. Amerika is nearly ruined at this point. Conflict among social classes is advanced. US Environment is being ruined, witness recent wildfires (Is not this an apt metaphor for ruin of the decadent West?) as well as through deregulations. Government institutions are in shambles (Please give special credit to Agent “McCon” in this regard). Religious factions are also helpful. Daily they sing “Te Trumpum,” ha ha.

Media outlet “Fox News” has helped greatly. As you advised: A loyal state propaganda organ is essential to gain and maintain control. Too bad, as we agreed, OAN will soon replace them. Perhaps some popular Fox pundits will continue at OAN.

Your suggestion per the MAGA movement has borne glorious fruit. They are essentially “serfs” at this point. These MAGAs are amusing and ridiculously loyal. I can see why serfs in your country once indicated landowners’ wealth. Those silly red hats endlessly amuse me.

The recent “debate” went as planed. Liberal media fuss like old biddies at the neighborhood hussy. You were correct: Behavior formerly scandalous is now nightly entertainment for newscasters. NB: The outreach to “Proud Boys” has started. It will soon join other Right Wing groups to spread chaos. (Query: What Wing are we to be?)

Was the Covid-19 pandemic necessary? I wish you and Xi had consulted me; takeover plans are now more difficult to implement. Please send your vaccine antidote, before November if possible. I look forward to the glorious day when you, Xi, and I can sit at a table together to decide the Fate of the World.

Melania says, Hi. Tell Ed Snowden that he may soon return and receive the Medal of Freedom. Also say Hi to Svetlana and Olga. Tell them I have been a very dirty boy and badly need a warm shower.

Loyalty Forever / T45 (—

And all this trouble because of a “leader” with NO COMMON SENSE.

After the debate, Mr. Trump said of the Proud Boys, “I really don’t know them.” Reminds me of some one else who said, “I never knew him” three times before cockcrow. Mr. Trump’s supporters should recognize, and take warning from, that reference. As he’s demonstrated so often while in office, once you are no longer useful to him you will be abandoned. Just as the ideals of a once great nation has been abandoned by it’s president.

I think we’re going about this all wrong. We’re always playing defense. I’m thinking of inviting a bunch of gangsta rappers (is that still a thing?) to “poll watch” at lily-white precincts. Maybe some of them have what I call boom-box cars, that can play rap at 150 decibels. Might as well put those monstrosities to good use.

Mass murderer Trump should be fired.

Mr. Toles, I hope there’s a companion piece to this cartoon. It’s Biden smiling and being sworn in as president with a closed caption that reads: “Trump, you’re fired!”

Acirema needs you bold, uncompromising, white, gentile men more than ever!

Remindful of Palin’s “reload, aim, fire.”

“expire”

Trump has used his usual tactic of “dog whistling” to the white supremacists from the “front page”, then issuing a mealy mouthed restatement on “page 12”.

Was there ever a more obvious and irrefutable demonstration of the by-now-undeniable proposition that the guy is totally unhinged?

Anti Democracy republicans would end 244 years of American freedom to install Trump as a dictator.

Those of us who oppose Trump are not defenseless

{Off-topic:}

Id-driven Ego – {4 beats/line}

Trump has been caught: // Is his back to the wall?

Has Trump come to naught // with no wherewithal

to proceed in his plot // our nation to stall

in a Gordian knot // to cause a downfall

which’ll make Putin smile // with crafty guile?

… Coda:

We’ll not be surprised when The Donald proceeds

to pursue his Id-driven Ego’s needs,

even when November’s Election succeeds

{when Trump’s tiny vote our Biden exceeds}.

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That’s one method, @Kurtass. I just took the advice of my fellow Southerners who would often say, “If you don’t like it here, then leave.” So I did. Things are great here in China, btw

Donald Trump has announced that he and the First Lady are beginning their quarantine “process” after he was exposed to the covid-19 virus during travels this week on Airforce One and Marine One with just diagnosed presidential aide Hope Hicks.

Voters to Trump " READY, AIM, YOU’RE FIRED"