The unique perspective and provocative opinions of Joe O’Neill
Trumpster Diving
Florida resident Donald Trump played well, of course, to his Sunshine State base with his “SaveAmerica Rally” in Sarasota. During his 90-minute speech he tantalized his “Trump Won”-shouting fans with hints and teases that he’ll be topping the GOPster ticket again in 2024. “Together we will take back the House, take back the Senate and we will save America,” he said. He also worked in a reference to “the totally rigged and dishonest election,” a shout-out to Matt Gaetz, the denouncement of critical race theory, and criticism of the Biden Administration’s border policy as well as its tax hikes on those who pay too little. And he also underscored that he was still all in on fighting “the corrupt establishment” that didn’t include the Trump Organization’s indictment on tax fraud charges. Another day at the orifice.
Some 10 percent of the defendants charged with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack are either military veterans or active-duty service members. Sobering.
“The Biden Administration is spying on us.”—Fox News commentator and uber Trump sycophant Tucker Carlson.
“Twenty-first century American media has some terrible flaws, no doubt. It too often chases clicks and gossip over substance, turns minutiae into mountains and shamefully gives a platform to proven liars.”–Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post.
According to a WaPo/ABC poll, the divide on getting vaccinated falls sharply along party lines with 86 percent of Democrats having received at least one vaccine shot compared with 45 percent of Republicans.
“The red states probably have a lot of people that are very, very conservative in their thinking, and they think, ‘Well, I don’t have to do that.’ But they’re not thinking right.” That was West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice.
“In a rural state, in a conservative state, there is (vaccine) hesitancy. And you’re trying to overcome that.” That was Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.