Update from the Sunland
No.1192
11.11.24 – 17.11.24
Blog version: http://heartlandupdate.blogspot.com/
To all,
If there was any doubt about how far out the president-elect [person who shall no longer be named] is going to go, we have only to look at his nomination to be U.S. Attorney General. He chose Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida to be the top law enforcement officer. When I first heard the news, I thought it was a joke, kind of like April Fools. But alas, it is November, not April, and the joke is on us. There must be no doubt whatsoever that [the person who shall no longer be named] is fully and absolutely intent upon placing staunch, consistent, sycophants in key cabinet positions. He has no intention of seeking wise counsel; all he wants is “Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full.” Newly appointed White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles publicly professed that she sought to keep the clown car away from the Oval Office. Well, the joke is on her. The cabinet is the clown car.
Here is an observation for public debate:
All MAGAts are not white supremacists, but all white supremacists are MAGAts.
What does that tell you?
Comments and contributions from Update no.1191:
Comment to the Blog:
“I am sad indeed that the Black Dog caught you. I’ve tasted that this week, but my ongoing healing process brought me through it. In the past month, I heard something relevant in a meeting (on Zoom, probably from Mountain Time) recently. “Having feelings is like driving with kids. You can’t put ‘em in the trunk, but don’t let them drive either. Sometimes you have to stop and take care of them.” I’m glad you know to stop and take care of that one.
“Robert Reich wrote a piece based on his long experience of U.S. politics about what happened to the election. There’s no use blaming voters or non-voters; they respond to their lives as best they can. Reich saw in person very much what I experienced from here: the Democrats lost touch with the less-well-off long ago and still haven’t realized it happened.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-root-of-trumpism?publication_id=365422&post_id=151431733&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=a27i&triedRedirect=true
Reich makes a comparison as I do between Tiny and Bernie Sanders. Reich assumes there will be more elections that they could use to change that. I’m less optimistic about the fate of the Democrats, but given the enormous number of opinion outlets now I think the Greens and maybe others might find a way if the villains can’t ruin elections.
“Incidentally, I kept seeing recommendations to check whether my vote was counted. I did; it was.”
My response to the Blog:
The Black Dog visits from time to time, more frequently in my old age than my younger years. He is just a fact of life. As I wrote, Ludwig van Beethoven lifted me out of the Black Dog’s bite. Sometimes you have to stop and take care of them, indeed! Life goes on.
I am not blaming voters. There are reasons so many voters chose not to vote. It is those reasons I seek. I wish the Greens good luck.
Regardless, at the bottom line, we elected a man who has repeatedly and consistently demonstrated that he has no positive, contributory character; he is immoral and devoid of constructive values. As I wrote in Update no.1189, to me, character is a mandatory prerequisite—Do Not Pass Go. That man fails the character test in virtually every manner. We shall witness many more examples of his immorality before this episode is over.
Unfortunately, Arizona does not have that check feature like Ohio has. I am glad your vote was counted. I assume my vote was counted as well.
. . . Round two:
“The importance of dealing with that Black Dog is the original motivation for my 36+ years in recovery, which is easily the best thing I’ve ever done for myself.
“I see character as one of those factors that matter mostly “at the extremes,” like money or looks. I agree with your assessment of Tiny; he’s at the negative extreme. Nevertheless, as far as we know, a majority of Americans who voted made their decision based on their perception of their own well-being.
“I wish everyone could check whether their vote counted. Given that Republicans have been loud about election tampering, it would be wise to find out if they have been doing that themselves. There’s also word that Starlink (Musk) was used for some tabulation function, at least in Pennsylvania. I haven’t confirmed that yet.”
. . . my response to round two:
Likewise, my friend. I have learned to deal with the Black Dog swiftly and aggressively before he gets too carried away. So far, my approach has been successful.
Perhaps so. Character like morality is what a person does when no one is watching, which is why character is so bloody important in judging any person’s worthiness for a position of authority.
That is my view as well. 75M citizens placed the cost of eggs, bread, or gasoline over the health of the republic. That observation seems extraordinarily selfish. The cost of bread has been an historic stimulant for centuries. If both candidates had passed the character threshold, it would be appropriate to debate the cost of bread. Unfortunately, one man failed the pass the character threshold, which made the selection problematic. But this is all hindsight conjecture; the deed is done.
It would be nice to have that instant check capacity for mail-in votes. Arizona only acknowledges receipt, not whether the vote was counted. I am afraid election tampering is going to be a perennial problem for Americans as Jim Crow v 2.0 expands and spreads.
Another contribution:
“A quickly thought reply to your recent weekly Update (which is included below after my rant).
“In general, I will say it seems to me that everything you suggest what is wrong with the right, the prevailing voters, the MAGA patriots, is exactly what we see is wrong with the left, the progressives, the social justice warriors, the cultural Marxists, the communists, in some cases.
“I called the election (email: "V" is for Victory) at 7:59PM last Tuesday, 5-November, election night. Your Update almost seems like you are still awaiting the results. Many of us did not need mainstream media to announce the results on Wednesday morning of last week. In fact, I am hoping for an implosion of MSNBC (since their rating are rock bottom right now), and the other alphabet news agencies who failed us in 2015, 2020, leading to 2024 in politics, and COVID, and demonizing law enforcement, and creating victims out of criminal gangland immigrants flooding into our country.
“Maybe a congratulations to D.J.T. and his team, and We the People is in good order by the LEFT, that has been demonizing Trump and his supporters since 2015 (prior to Trump winning 45-POTUS).
“As to the conviction of felonies you highlight, of Trump, I don't trust our weaponized justice system when I witness what they've been doing since 2015+++. Did you read General Flynn's letter of yesterday, that I sent to this group? I will assume you believe Gen. Flynn has no credibility either.
“Every swing state was for Trump and his message. Every swing state is red, as was the primary vote. That many millions of Americans cannot all be wrong, in their capacity to judge who is the best candidate to lead us for the next 4 years, and well beyond (we can only hope and pray for).
“I noticed many of the upset DEMS blamed Kamala and Biden pulling out too late, for Trump's win. They just don't get it! Why don't they congratulate Trump and his vast team of trusted advisors (this time around, hopefully he won't make the same mistakes he did in the 1st term of picking NeoCon Swamp elitists)? Instead, they use this fuzzy logic that it was only the weakness of Kamala (Comma-LA) and her strange running mate Walz, that gave a big win to Trump/Vance. Kamala raised an enormity of more funds for election than Trump, yet her loss was monumental to the DEMS, and now many of her celebrity friends are crying and threating to leave USA. She did good losing lots of money, just like she would have done as POTUS. And her campaign is $20M in debt, which is sort of cool. Maybe she can call her friend the funny Ukraine leader who wears fatigues to suit and tie meetings and ask for a loan.
“No DEMS, Trump/Vance & Team won the election because they resonated to, We the People who are tired of being insulted, marginalized and laughed at. Who's laughing now?
“Hopefully the Republicans can control the House, and now with both Congress/Senate of government in some control, maybe things can get passed and done to reverse the course we've been on with the liberals who appear as total socialists.
“Mitch McConnell, needs to get the boot! And all pretender Republicans should too be shown the exits.
“The teachers pontificating transgenderism to our children need to be placed on airplanes with the Hollywood elite, given one-way tickets to Tehran.
“If Team Trump must cause disorder to get the Swamp drained as he vowed in his 1st term, sobeit. Trump has already said he wants to end the two wars of notice, and he likely will. At least he has spoken to Putin, unlike Biden who refused to. Trump has put Ukraine on notice that the open-ended checks won't keep being written to them.”
My reply:
The beauty and magnificence of democracy is our freedom of choice. As a citizen, you are entitled to your opinion about the president-elect or any other topic. I respect your right to voice your opinion.
Please allow me to be so presumptive. I do believe you missed my opinion in Update no.1189. In summary and at the bottom line, character is a mandatory prerequisite for any position of authority including president of the United States of America. With respect, that man has failed virtually every test of character and thus attained a “Do Not Pass Go” status. Full stop, shut the front door!
Also, with respect, that man IS the swamp. His paucity of morality is going to make the swamp deeper, broader, and more menacing. He will drain nothing.
I am not going to argue your opinion points. They are your opinions. Let it suffice to say, I emphatically do not agree. That man is not the savior/messiah you make him out to be. He is a con-man who has executed a profound con-job on the American people. He was duly elected by a majority of those who chose to vote, and we have what we have for the next four years. I am terribly sorry you are among those who have been bilked by his con. Such is life. This too shall pass.
My very best wishes to all. Take care of yourselves and each other.
Cheers,
Cap :-)
