God created war so that Americans would learn geography. | |
— Mark Twain | |
[Just over a week ago, I was discussing the Ukraine (at that time the Russian threat of invasion) with someone who said, he didn’t want the U.S. to get involved in the problems of some “tiny, insignificant country in Europe that I can’t even point to on a map”. I replied Ukraine is bigger than California (almost twice the size) and just smaller than Texas (roughly 90%), and you probably can’t find it because it was part of the U.S.S.R. when you were studying world geography. I added the Ukraine President is the guy who stood up to #45 when he (#45) tried to extort them into a announcing a bogus investigation of Joe Biden in exchange for military funding for Ukraine’s defense. The funding had already been authorized by Congress and #45 was withholding the funds to try to “buy” the U.S. election with a made-up scandal. Maybe Twain was only part right. — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | I Welcome The Questions |
6:00 AM | |
2020 | Increasing Importance |
And Now Joe | |
2019 | But Yours |
2018 | And Smile More Often |
2017 | He’s Keeping The Light On For Us |
2016 | The Results Of Trying Too Hard |
2015 | Make Me Look |
2014 | Fresh Drink |
2013 | Good Business |
2012 | Unsure Spirit |
2011 | A Lost Valuable |
Posts Tagged ‘#45 – The Loser’
I’ve Still Not Found #45’s One Thing
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - Still Worthless, #45 - The Loser, #DonaldTheFailure, Opinions, Politics, Quotes, Robert H. Lauren on May 13, 2021| Leave a Comment »
There may be a hundred things you know about a person — all of them bad. But there may be just one thing you don’t know, which if you did know, would completely change your opinion. | |
— Robert H. Lauren | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Listening To A #IncompetentDonald COVID-19 Press Briefing |
2019 | I Am Doubtful |
Future Justice Looks Corporate | |
2018 | True Measures |
2017 | Hoping For Tapes |
In It Now | |
2016 | On Viewing This Mudball |
2015 | It Takes A Village |
2014 | In God’s Eyes |
2013 | We Root For Ourselves |
2012 | Like A Shark |
2011 | Discernible Virtue |
Do Senate Republicans Believe In The Constitution And The Rule Of Law (Or Not)?
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, American Politics, Free And Fair Elections, Philosophy, Preaching, Quotes, Republicans, St. Francis of Assisi, Walk The Talk, Walking on February 4, 2021| Leave a Comment »
There is no use in walking anywhere to preach if your walking isn’t your preaching. | |
— St. Francis of Assisi | |
[I’m predicting they (the Republicans) talk about “free and fair” elections, but they don’t really believe in them OR support them – especially when a Republican President is willing to use a riot to overturn an election he’s lost. — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Morally Treasonable |
2019 | Lost Again Or Still? |
2018 | Why #LazyDonald Starts Work At 11AM |
2017 | At Least Most Of The Time |
2016 | But Doctor, I Never Learned How To Read |
2015 | Punch The Keys, For God’s Sake! |
2014 | Ouch! |
2013 | Revelations |
2012 | Movies And Juicing |
Brady Gets #4 (Prediction) | |
Happy To Get Up | |
2011 | What About Good Blogs? |
2010 | Slowly, Slowly… |
Good-Bye #45
Posted in Humor, Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Politics, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged #45, #45 - The Loser, Favorite Lines, Humor, Included Video, Politics, Quotes, Smokey Robinson And The Miracles, The Tears Of A Clown -- music video, YouTube on January 19, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Tears Of A Clown |
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Now there’s some sad things known to man | |
But ain’t too much sadder than | |
The tears of a clown | |
When there’s no one around | |
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Dear #DonTheClown (aka: #45TheLoser), We don’t care if you leave mad or sad… Just LEAVE!! Oh, yeah… We will be counting the silverware after you’ve left, ’cause we don’t put simple theft past you, either. — KMAB | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | The Burden Of Faith |
On To Superbowl LIV (54)!! | |
2019 | Are Your Dogs Barking? |
Dangerous Waistcoats | |
2018 | And 40+ Years Later? |
2017 | He Is Alone |
2016 | Compensation |
2015 | Charlie Redux |
2014 | The Crux |
2013 | Erosion And Rechannelling |
Alliance, n. | |
2012 | How Many Thought… (One I Know Of) |
Choices And Decisions | |
2011 | Speed Spoils |
Simply Intended | |
2010 | A Second 4 Hour Jog |
51 Days Until The Moron (#45) Is Out Of Office
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, H. L. Mencken, Moron, Politics, Quotes, Satire, The Presidency, The White House on November 30, 2020| 2 Comments »
The Presidency tends, year by year, to go to such men. As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. | |
— H.L. Mencken | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | #Impeach45: Once A Buffoon, Now A Bad Joke |
2018 | Good Sense |
2017 | E Pluribus Unum |
2016 | Lacking |
2015 | Chip, Chip, Chip |
2014 | nom de plume |
2013 | The Real Reason |
From The Book | |
2012 | When Young |
2011 | 14 Ways To A Better Judgement |
#45: The Biggest Loser’s Self-Image
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, Death, Life, Loss, Norman Cousins, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes on November 26, 2020| 2 Comments »
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live. | |
— Norman Cousins | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Defining Trumpism In Today’s Republican Party |
2018 | #45: It’s Tougher Being President |
2017 | Consequences |
2016 | Shouting At The Void |
2015 | Crab Feed |
Happy Thanksgiving (2015) | |
2014 | Beyond Proof |
2013 | Poor Students Of History |
2012 | Between Two Worlds |
2011 | Common Humanity |
2010 | The Last Two Olympians |
Hey #45, Are You Tired Of LOSING Law Suits Too?
Posted in Humor, Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Politics, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged #45 - The Loser, Bad Luck -- music video, Favorite Lines, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Humor, Included Video, Politics, Quotes, YouTube on November 20, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Bad Luck |
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You’re downhearted and confused | |
Because lately, you’ve been startin’ to lose | |
Losin’ out on everything you might try to do | |
Bad luck is there, it’s got a hold on you | |
Losin’ your money, ’bout to lose your home | |
Done lost your woman and everything’s wrong | |
Law of average plainly states that chances go around | |
But if you wanna know the truth about it | |
I’ll tell you what’s pulling you down, yeah | |
You got (bad luck, that’s what you got, that’s what you got), yes, sir | |
Bad luck (that’s what you got, that’s what you got), yeah | |
Bad luck (that’s what you got, that’s what you got) | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Many Forms |
2018 | Serenity Prayer |
2017 | But The Clock Says It’s Already Two Minutes 30 Seconds to Midnight |
2016 | Towards No Regret |
2015 | 109 And Beyond |
2014 | Are You Waiting? |
2013 | Traditional Human Sacrifice |
2012 | A Division Of Men |
2011 | Miles, Legends and Superwoman |
Got Tragedy? | |
2010 | My Company For A Prince!! |
On The Shoulders Of Titans | |
#45: You Would Cry Too…
Posted in Included Video, Music and Concerts, Politics, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged #45 - The Loser, Included Video, It's My Party -- music video, Leslie Gore, Politics, Quotes, YouTube on November 10, 2020| Leave a Comment »
It’s My Party |
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Favorite Line(s): | |
It’s my party, | |
And I’ll cry if I want to | |
Cry if I want to, | |
Cry if I want to | |
You would cry too | |
If it happened to you | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | #Corrupt45 Fails Another Great Test |
2018 | Where The Economy Is Headed Thanks To #IncompetentDonald |
2017 | Time For More Research, Too |
2016 | Original Thoughts |
2015 | If They’re Good Enough |
2014 | Three… |
2013 | Uncle Joe’s Song |
Live, Then, As If… | |
2012 | Still Trying |
2011 | Not Deserving |
#45: Crying About The American Voters
Posted in Humor, Included Video, Music and Concerts, Politics, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged #45 - The Loser, #CryDonaldCry, Favorite Lines, Going Out Of My Head -- music video, Included Video, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Political Humor, Quotes, YouTube on November 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Going Out Of My Head |
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I see you | |
Each morning | |
But you just walk past me | |
You don’t even know that I exist | |
Goin’ out of my head over you | |
Out of my head over you | |
Out of my head day and night | |
Night and day and night, | |
Wrong or right | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | And Autumnal Foliage |
2018 | Up Hill, Both Ways |
2017 | Trump Carnivores – The Revolution So Far |
2016 | Election Results |
2015 | Speak Louder |
2014 | Why I Frequently Give In |
2013 | Am Remembering |
2012 | Sustained Fear |
2011 | Commitment |
#CryBabyDonald Is Too Human
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, #CryBabyDonald, Blame, Bob Goddard, Err, Human, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Responsibility on October 20, 2020| Leave a Comment »
To err is human; to blame it on the other guy is even more human. | |
— Bob Goddard | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | With Faith |
2018 | Spiritual Matter |
2017 | Until He’s Elected President… |
2016 | Reasonable Discounts |
2015 | Poem For A Friend |
2014 | A Very Unusual Mind |
2013 | Just Lucky |
2012 | The Undeveloped Child |
2011 | What Is Your Canvas? |
2010 | Giants Win Games 3 & 4 – One Away From World Series!! |
#45: Or All-Consuming Greed
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, Ambition, Greed, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Philosophy, Quotes, Success on October 5, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions. | |
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Not Personal |
2018 | Preference For Irrationality |
2017 | All At Once |
2016 | One Of My Vices |
2015 | The War Lord |
2014 | Orange October (II) – Giants Win NLDS Game 2 In 18 Innings (2 to 1)!! |
Acknowledging Doubt | |
2013 | Fulfilled Acceptance |
2012 | Error Is Tolerated Here (So Far) |
2011 | In Defense Of Pain |
Nothing New Here
Posted in 2020 Book Review, Book Review, Politics, Quotes, Reviews, tagged #45 - The Loser, 2020 Book Review, Mary L. Trump PhD, Moderate Book Recommendation, Politics, President Donald Trump, Quotes, Too Much and Never Enough -- book review on September 28, 2020| Leave a Comment »
“Too Much and Never Enough” (2020©) — book review | |
Today’s review is for the recently released family psychoanalysis / gossip tale concerning “Uncle Donald” aka: President Donald Trump, the Trump family and the “House”. The full title is: “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man“, and is written by Mary Trump, PhD., (the President’s niece) who happens to be a trained psychologist. Mary is the daughter of Donald’s older brother Fred Trump, Jr. With Fred Sr being their father. | |
According to this story, Trump Sr. wasn’t happy with Trump Jr., feeling Jr. was too weak. Sr. felt like he was a tough guy and he wanted his heir apparent to be tough, too. From the sound of it, Sr.’s father was a jerk (a$$hole is a better description), and he passed it down to Sr. who tried to pass it down to all of his children. It sounds as if Sr. was mostly successful with all of his children (with the possible exception of Jr.), but since the story is being told by Jr.’s daughter, we can’t really be sure. After all, Jr. threatens his wife repeatedly – at least once with a firearm – and he dies young from alcohol abuse. Anyway, as near as we can tell from this book, Sr. passed down the coward, liar, cheat, con man, gene to all of his children. And, by the by, Sr.’s wife was no saint either. The result of all this is that Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka and Tiffany all seem to be cut from the same poor cloth. It’s too early to say anything about Barron (the President’s youngest son). Perhaps his mother has saved him, but it doesn’t seem likely as she is not spoken of well in the book (or in the news) either. | |
Is this book any good? Does it shed like on the President, i.e. does it help explain his actions? Is it worth the time and money to read? Yes. No. And, so-so. | |
This book is a surprisingly good read. I fully expected the author to be as incompetent as the rest of the family is presented. She is not! Her writing style is excellent and the reader (me) feels like you are right there with her as scenes play out. | |
Does the book “explain” Donald Trump. NO! I started the book knowing (as much as you can “know” anything about a person you’ve never met) that Donald Trump is (in no particular order): a liar, a con artist, a terrible business man, a coward, a cheat – taxes, business and personal, and (IMHO) a narcissistic sociopath with delusions of grandeur. Basically, he is unmatched as a “LOSER” and the fact he happened to become President and arguably the most powerful person on the planet will never change the BIG “L” which will ultimately be assigned to him by history. In a very strange way, he has proven himself to be the “greatest of all time”, after all. I’m just not sure you want to be the GOAT for losers. | |
At a certain level, reading this book “almost” creates a sense of sympathy for the family. BUT, then one realizes that lots of perfectly normal people grew up and out of similar familial issues. To quote my old Drill Sergeant: “I will listen to your reasons, but I will not accept your excuses.” He is what he is and his upbringing neither excuses his current actions nor does it absolve him of his past ones. With all the wealth and opportunities he was granted by birth, he has chosen his path(s) and they have always been those of the lazy, the ignorant and the corrupt. | |
Is this book worth the time and money to read? If you don’t know anything about the President and his family history, I guess it will have some limited value. There are lots of particular details about the older brother (Fred Jr.) which I didn’t know. I also didn’t know the President’s mother was as bad as she is presented. Other than that, though, most everything has been on the news (especially since the book’s release). If you don’t watch the news, I guess you may learn something. | |
Final recommendation: moderate. This is a surprisingly well written book, a very fast read, but I’m glad I didn’t buy it. I hope the author wins her suit against Donald and his sister, who both appear to be crooks (based on the book). This book IS a good gossip read – if that’s what you’re into. (And, sometimes I am, too.) | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Love And Leave |
2018 | Smiling If Not Laughing |
2017 | Chilled And Smooth |
2016 | But Sometimes You Have To Stand In Front |
2015 | The Key Shift |
2014 | Remember ISIS / ISIL? |
2013 | What Have You Done Lately? |
2012 | B8 |
2011 | I’m Definitely Not In Control |
#45: IMPEACHED!!!
Posted in History, Politics, tagged #45 - The Loser, #45:Impeached, Donald Trump Is Impeached, Hilary Clinton, History, House Of Representatives, Politics on December 18, 2019| 6 Comments »
Okay, before we go any further, let’s be clear… There is virtually NO, NONE, ZERO chance that Donald Trump will be convicted and removed from office by a Republican controlled Senate. Particularly, as a number of Republican Senators have already come out in public to say they are not even willing to consider the evidence and are already working closely with the White House to coordinate the trial. If there is a “fair” trial, I (for one) will be shocked. | |
It is important to remember that elections have consequences. In 2016, after almost 30+ years of spewing poison against Hilary Clinton by the Republicans and Right Wing media, Donald Trump was elected by the electoral college. Although Trump lost the popular vote by over 3 million votes, Trump won more states and therefore became President. If (by some miracle) Trump were to be convicted, VP Pence would become President, not Hilary Clinton. Therefore, the 63 million votes Trump received have still been “heard”. That’s as far as it goes… | |
But, remember elections have consequences… In 2018, in an electoral landslide, the control of the House of Representatives was flipped from Republican to Democratic majority when they picked up 41 seats and out-polled the Republicans by almost 10 million votes nation wide. With control of the House, the Democrats had the ability to investigate and impeach the President. | |
So, yes, elections have consequences! | |
As stated above, I have no expectation the President will be removed from office, but I am encouraged that the Democrats had the spine to stand up to him. It now falls to the public to insist on a fair trial, and, failing that, to work for a massive turnout in next year’s (Nov. 2020) election to win the White House, but also the Congress (particularly the Senate), and the State houses and State Governorships. This should be a resounding call to action for all Americans – Democrats and Republicans – who believe in the rule of law. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | Prediction: Morning Is Coming After A Long Night Of #LyingDonald |
2017 | While Congress Slept |
2016 | And A Fellow Who Insists On Telling Us He’s Smart? |
2015 | Curves Ahead |
2014 | Sitting? |
2013 | Misperceptions |
2012 | Essential Experience |
2011 | Lest We Forget Those Still In Harm’s Way |
Sound Familiar? | |
How #45’s Father Raised Him For Incompetence
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, #IncompetentDonald, An Easy Life, Eleanor Roosevelt, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Raising Incompetent Children on November 19, 2019| Leave a Comment »
When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor. | |
— Eleanor Roosevelt | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | Describing #45 – “The Loser” – As A Successful Businessman |
Raking – #PresidentIdiot Proposes Full Employment For California | |
2017 | Federal Deficit, National Debt And Tax Cuts For The 1% |
2016 | Picky, Picky, Picky |
2015 | Another Limitation On Religion |
2014 | Enduring |
2013 | Tell Me More… |
2012 | Passing… |
2011 | Fake It ‘Til You Make It |
Chaos Is Not Really A New Remedy
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, #IncompetentTrump, Francis Bacon, New Remedies, Politics, Quotes, Time on March 17, 2019| 1 Comment »
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils, for time is the greatest innovator. | |
— Francis Bacon | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | History Will Judge Harshly |
Father Time, Perhaps? | |
2017 | Odds Are |
2016 | Prayer, Too |
2015 | History, n. |
2014 | See It Sometime |
2013 | Precious Friend |
2012 | It Couldn’t Be Done |
Feeling Surrounded? | |
2011 | Surprise! |