Monday, September 24, 2018

Trump Log #62: The Gravitational Pull

Trump has a gravitational pull. You meet up with an old friend. You don't want to talk about Trump, but somehow it happens. You hope ... you pray ... you are almost sure ... that they are didn't support him. Phew! You can enjoy yourself.

The Kavanaugh hearing have become the latest satellite in this pull. It is difficult not to talk about it. On one hand, it is difficult to judge someone that they did while they were in high school. This is why we don't try minors as adults. Their brains aren't fully developed. This also why, he should just admit it and we can move on. It is the lie that is the problem. If it is a lie.

Also, it happened 30 years ago. We know that memory is not reliable even in short term situations. This is why we have statutes of limitations. Perhaps no one is lying here. Perhaps we just have the failing memories of two individuals that remember things very differently. If I attempted to rape someone, I'm pretty sure that I'd remember that particular day. Maybe he attempted so many rapes that this one doesn't stand out. I've been to college. I've met guys that like.

If you examine closely at what each of them is saying, it does appear that one of them is lying and it doesn't seem to be Blasey Ford. For one, if she were going to lie about this, would she be claiming it was "attempted" rape?  Don't liars usually go for the extreme? If she were lying, she would be saying he raped her, no "attempted." Also, she is the one calling for an investigation. He is not. If you were being accused of something that you know you were not guilty of, wouldn't you be calling for an investigation as well? He doesn't want an investigation, because he knows he did it.

Let's face it. The old boy network is a disgusting lot. They are privileged fucking brats who think they are entitled to shit all over the world and the rest of us are just here to wipe their asses. The world is here to be their playground. Your pain, your struggles, are only there for their amusement. It makes them feel better about themselves because they have it easy. It is this easiness of their life prevents them from building character. I don't know Kavanaugh, but I know people like him. Whatever we can do to stop someone like him from having a lifetime appointment on a court that is going to dictate how we live for the rest of our lives, we need to do it.

He can't even admit to making a mistake when he was a teenage boy. Surely, he is not adult enough to be a Supreme Court Justice.

Trump Log:

Monday 9/17/18 - The US will be reducing the number of refugees that we take in to 30,000 next year. (Source: Washington Post)

Tuesday 9/18/18 - China retaliates against Trump's tariffs with $200 billion tariff of their own. (Source: Washington Post)

Wednesday 9/19/18 - Trump's Justice Department is suppressing evidence that shows they are targeting humanitarian volunteers at our Southern border. (Source: The Intercept)

Thursday 9/20/18 - Trump's ludicrous trade war is working for someone ... the knockoff economy. (Source: Washington Post)

Friday 9/21/18 - Is anyone surprised that our misogynist president attacks Kavanaugh's accuser on Twitter? (Source: Washington Post)

Saturday 9/22/18 - More and more evidence comes in confirming the chaos of the Trump administration. A memo from Andrew McCabe, the former acting head of the FBI, states how Rod Rosenstein suggested that the FBI record themselves when they speak to Trump and brought up the 25th Amendment. (Source: Washington Post)

Sunday 9/23/18 - With Jeff Session recused, the top person in the Dept. of Justice overlooking the Mueller report is Rob Rosenstein. When is Trump going to fire him? (Source: Washington Post)

Prior Trump Logs:
Issue # 1 - posted November 15th, 2016
Issue # 2 - posted November 22nd, 2016
Issue # 3 - posted November 29th, 2016
Issue # 4 - posted December 6, 2016
Issue # 5 - posted December 12, 2016
Issue # 6 - posted December 19, 2016
Issue # 7 - posted December 26, 2016
Issue # 8 - posted January 3, 2017
Issue # 9 - posted January 10, 2017
Issue #10 - posted January 17, 2017
Issue #11 - posted January 24, 2017
Issue #12 - posted January 31, 2017
Issue #13 - posted February 7, 2017
Issue #14 - posted February 14, 2017
Issue #15 - posted February 21, 2017
Issue #16 - posted February 28, 2017
Issue #17 - posted March 7, 2017
Issue #18 - posted March 14, 2017
Issue #19 - posted March 21, 2017
Issue #20 - posted March 28, 2017
Issue #21 - posted April 5, 2017
Issue #22 - posted April 11, 2017
Issue #23 - posted April 18, 2017
Issue #24 - posted April 25, 2017
Issue #25 - posted May 2, 2017
Issue #26 - posted May 9, 2017
Issue #27 - posted May 16, 2017
Issue #28 - posted May 23, 2017
Issue #29 - posted May 30, 2017
Issue #30 - posted June 6, 2017
Issue #31 - posted June 13, 2017
Issue #32 - posted June 20, 2017
Issue #33 - posted June 27, 2017
Issue #34 - posted March 12, 2018
Issue #35 - posted March 19, 2018
Issue #36 - posted March 26, 2018
Issue #37 - posted April 1, 2018
Issue #38 - posted April 8, 2018
Issue #39 - posted April 15, 2018
Issue #40 - posted April 22, 2018
Issue #41 - posted April 29, 2018
Issue #42 - posted May 6, 2018
Issue #43 - posted May 13, 2018
Issue #44 - posted May 20, 2018
Issue #45 - posted May 27, 2018
Issue #46 - posted June 3, 2018
Issue #47 - posted June 10, 2018
Issue #48 - posted June 17, 2018
Issue #49 - posted June 24, 2018
Issue #50 - posted July 1, 2018
Issue #51 - posted July 8, 2018
Issue #52 - posted July 15, 2018
Issue #53 - posted July 22, 2018
Issue #54 - posted July 29, 2018
Issue #55 - posted August 5, 2018
Issue #56 - posted August 12, 2018
Issue #57 - posted August 19, 2018
Issue #58 - posted August 26, 2018
Issue #59 - posted September 2, 2018
Issue #60 - posted September 9, 2018
Issue #61 - posted September 16, 2018


1 comment:

Olga said...

I am thinking the reaction of the politicians who want to just forge ahead makes them complicit in the rape culture. I have gotten out my knitting needles and am getting started on some pink pussy hats because I think we are going to need them.