Just How Stupid Are They?

This is the question we must ask of Trump supporters.

Based on my observations, I'd say that they are very, very, very stupid.

For instance, the Arizona Republic publishes letters on an almost daily basis that praise Traitor Don for something or other. On closer examination, these letters are usually just regurgitated Fox News talking points.

And anyone who quotes Fox News with a straight face is a fucking idiot.

Not everyone who writes a pro-Trump letter to the editor is a Fox spouting moron.

Some go way beyond that. There was a letter just the other day from some old guy in Sun City, which is a reliably ignorant retirement community west of Phoenix. Consistently Red as a baboon's ass.

This gentleman, who is obviously in desperate need of help, claimed that Trump performed "miracles" every day.

You know, like Jesus. Uh huh.

Of course, stupid people do not like to be told that they are stupid.

I suppose because it makes them feel even stupider.

But the facts remain.

However, since facts mean nothing to MAGAts, who are bigly proud of being "low information" voters, there is no point at all in trying to reason with these people.

Indeed, attempting to engage them in any kind of meaningful conversation is a complete waste of your time.

Signor Baseball's World Series Preview

That anguished moan you are hearing is coming from baseball fans in Los Angeles and New York.

And also from television executives everywhere.

They were this close to having the two largest media markets battling it out in the World Series. Imagine the ad dollars!

But, after running away with their division, and looking like a lock to win the pennant, the Dodgers' manager seemingly forgot about Clayton Kershaw's history of failing in the playoffs. Maybe a wizened old bench coach is needed to keep Dave Roberts from some of his, oh, let's call them unusual, pitching decision. "Uh, Dave? NO."

And the Yankees? Well, their starting pitching was suspect all year long...and Aroldis Chapman is definitely not Mariano Rivera. Why they added another bat, Encarnacion, when they needed another arm is a mystery. Then their much vaunted bullpen got the shakes. Plus, Houston has a really good team, with vastly superior starting pitching, so...

The better team won in this case.

Nationals versus Astros it is.

And what will that mean? Houston has much better starters than any team in the AL. But Washington's top 3, Scherzer, Strasburg, and Corbin, match up very well against Cole, Verlander and Greinke. Throw in Sanchez and you might even give an edge to the Nationals. The bullpens look pretty equal, though after what the Astros' pen did to New York, it would be hard to bet against them.

Starting lineups would seem to favor Houston--but starting lineups also clearly favored Los Angeles, and they're at home now, trying to figure out what happened. Very strange things can happen in a short series.

All in all, it looks like it could be a great World Series, decided by which team makes the exceptional play and which team doesn't, assuming they both make all of the routine ones.

The safe bet is Houston in 6 games.

One Last Gift For His Boss

As Donald J. Trump heads for the exit, quickly one hopes, he gives his Russian master one last gift:

Several hundred thousand dead Kurds.

Add that to the weakening of our alliances with our oldest European allies.

And the chaos he's sewn with NATO.

And the open invitation for even more interference with our elections.

And the weakening of sanctions on Russian oligarchs.

And the undermining of American values by the loving embrace of neo-Nazis and various other hate groups, including white supremacists, and fundamentalist Christians.

Whatever the cost to America's prestige, Donald aims to please his boss, Vladimir.

Because Vladimir helped elect him and Donald is nothing if not grateful...and scared shitless about what Vladimir could do to him if he disappoints.

Is There Anything Donald J. Trump Won't Lie About?

No.

No there isn't.

Everything and anything. Small things. Big things. Unimportant things and very important things.

Sometimes, in fact, in the middle of a lie, he will stop and lie about something completely unrelated to the lie he was telling. You know, just for practice.

Given that, the stunning thing is that he isn't better at it.

I mean, sweet Baby Jesus, he's had a lifetime to perfect his lying--and he's still bad at it.

At this point, only a moron would fall for his lies.

In fact, the only people who still believe him are the MAGAts themselves.

And the truth is that they are a minority. That's right, loud, stupid, angry, gun crazy, racist, phony "Christians" are a minority in this country. They take up way more space in the national psyche and dialogue than they warrant.

And the only way that a political party that caters to them can win a national election is by cheating.
 

At This Point, We Shouldn't Be Surprised By Anything He Does

Honestly, if you woke up tomorrow, and there were Russian tanks on Pennsylvania Avenue or Rodeo Drive, would you be surprised?

Shocked maybe. But surprised? Nah.

Sickened? Saddened? Sure.

But surprised? Probably not.

Certainly Moscow Mitch would be very happy, giddy even, and the Fox News' scum squad of Lil Tucker, Big Sean, Harpy Jeannie, and their supporting Geek Chorus would have a very good reason for why this was a great bit of diplomacy, indeed, a truly patriotic, thing. And besides, what about Obama's (fill in the blank)?

Or what if Traitor Don sold all of our Pacific territories to China for a package of magic (soy) beans? Again, shocked, but not surprised.

So, of course, Emperor Numbnuts tried to strong arm the Ukrainians to get dirt on Joe Biden's son.

If you think that's impossible, either you are a brain dead MAGAt, or you just haven't been paying attention for the last two and a half years.

Anyway, who are we to judge the actions of such a "stable genius"?

Besides, at this point, he's told so many lies and broken so many laws, what's one more?

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Idiot

So the story comes out that we had to pull an "asset" (spy) out of Russia because our intelligence agencies thought he or she would be endangered because of a) Donald J. Trump's big mouth and/or b) Donald J. Trump's uncomfortable chumminess, let's call it a full blown crush, with Vladimir Putin

If Trump isn't a treasonous stooge for the Russians, and nothing he's said or done would convince anyone with a functioning brain otherwise, he's simply too fucking stupid to be trusted with our state secrets.

Think about that for just a second...

John le Carre has written a lot of really entertaining books about espionage. From Alec Leamas, in The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, through all of the George Smiley books, and on until today, they are the ne plus ultra of spy stories, their verisimilitude founded on le Carre's MI-6 background.

And in not one of them will you find a character as stupid as Donald J. Trump.

Because nobody would believe a fictional character as stupid as Donald J. Trump.

It's Just That Easy!

Inspired by current events, I have taken my Sharpie and added a bunch of zeroes to our checking account balance.

We are now Trillionaires.

I have also changed the year of our births so that Mrs. Franklin and I are now, and will always be, 39. If it's good enough for Jack Benny, it's good enough for us.

In addition, young B. Franklin Jr. is 6'8", with a 45 inch vertical, and has signed to play with the San Antonio Spurs. Go Spurs Go.

Next I will alter the Electoral College count from 2016 and this nightmare will finally be over.

I may also get rid of some of our more backward, I mean RED, states.

It's just that easy!