Political Silence

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Things were running fairly smoothly over the past six months, mainly because we didn't hear a peep from the former guy in the White House. It's astonishing how much hot-air time he received during his four years in office. 

It seemed like every day an environmental protection law was overturned, a cabinet member was fired, a disloyal politico was threatened, an Iranian leader was murdered by our country, a reputable Middle Eastern journalist was chopped up and stuffed in a bag by thugs of an authoritarian sheik and friend of the former administration. The horror of it just went on and on.

And now he's back. It's the same sad, miserable, degrading stuff. This is not to say that his sycophants haven't been doing their part, except for poor Mike Pence, who did everything he could for the dark one, except overturn the election. That was his undoing and almost got him hanged by the cult insurrectionists.

This week the big mouth announced that he was suing Facebook and Twitter for censoring him. He is claiming his first amendment rights and those of all Americans. This is a joke, folks. He's campaigning again, and raising money for his very deep legal fees. He expects his followers to pay his bills. It's the same old con.

Today the Wall Street Journal gave him prime real estate on their opinion page, where he pleaded his case. Obviously, the column was not written by the liar. He could no more string comprehensible paragraphs together than a pre-schooler. His lawyers are doing his dirty work while he watches Fox News.

The Wall Street Journal is a business enterprise and has the right to allow the insurrection-inspiring piece of dung to spout his lies and grievances. It's the newspaper's decision, same as FB or Twitter.They could say no, or give him a small space on the bottom of the page. But, hey, they want to sell papers and make money. 

I like to read comments by readers about opinions printed in the WSJ. Overwhelmingly, comments on today's column by dirty don are against him. He's not so popular as he thinks, at least among people who read. And WSJ readers are predominantly conservative.

Cult members prefer Fox and social media, which is another reason why the bully is filing a first-amendment law suit. It has nothing to do with free speech. Taking away his Twitter has been like cutting off his tongue, which is a good thing, constitutionally. It keeps him from inciting another riot.

A friend of my wife who lives in southwestern Missouri said she saw a sign the other day that read: "T.... in 2024." She did a double take. "I couldn't believe it," she said. Then she remembered that her location thick in America's Bible Belt is experiencing a surge of delta variant Covid cases because most folks are not vaccinated and have not been wearing masks. They don't believe in reality.

I've had two Moderna vaccinations. I'm praying for another quiet six months and still wearing a mask when I go shopping.