Jill Biden: American Hero

So I read recently in the Daily Beast Trump DOJ Lawyer Floats ‘Criminal Charges’ for Jill Biden, an article by Leigh Kimmins. According to the piece, “Leo Terrell, senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights” has suggested that Jill Biden is guilty of “elder abuse,” as part of some imagined plot to conceal President Biden’s illness.

This is, of course, ridiculous. No such plot ever existed. And Dr. Bilden is wholly innocent. But, that doesn’t matter. I’m guessing that the whole point of the story was part of the Administration’s strategy of “flooding the zone” with insane non-news to keep the media, the public, and the Democratic Party off balance. I’m betting that in a few days, the whole thing will vanish, to be replaced by yet another idiotic manufactured crisis.

But there’s the rub. The story is an exercise in calculated cruelty, designed to wound the Biden family and distract the public. It is, in effect, a pure falsehood, but one which reveals much about the people. Their sadism, their total disregard for truth, and their willingness to sacrifice everything…including their dignity…for power, all these are on display.

And no one should fail to see that. For it reveals who they truly are.

Which is to say, they are monstrous. And obscene. And must be opposed in every possible way.

July 21, 2024

Like many other Democrats, I was appalled and ashamed when I heard this morning that Joe Biden had withdrawn. First, I was appalled because I think he is a good and a noble man, and I believe he could have easily won against Donald Trump.

Second, I was ashamed because I know that his withdrawal had nothing with his own performance in office -- which, let’s face it, was stellar -- but because the party elite and several hugely wealthy individuals had united against him, and used means both fair and foul to force his hand. 

I will, of course, support whoever is the Democratic nominee in November--which looks to be Kamala Harris. Donald Trump is simply too dangerous for me to do otherwise. I will, therefore, be on Team Blue without reservation. I will volunteer, I will donate money, I will text other democrats, I will canvas...

But, there is also a part of me that will always be aware that the will of the Party Faithful, of the men and women who went to the polls and selected Biden, was simply disregarded by Those Who Think They Know Best.

And, I will know that such people cannot be allowed to remain in charge of the Party...if only because the party of democracy must not be governed by autocrats.

So, yes...I will do everything I can to defeat Trump.

But after that...?

I must take stock. And think long.

And hard.

Once again, from one of the wisest people I know...

 About today's news, my wise wife, Martha, writes as follows:

"I am deeply saddened by President Biden's decision to not seek re-election. He has had my utmost respect and support. The process by which it was done also disturbs me because it was disrespectful toward the president, created uncertainty among Democratic voters, played into Trump's hand, and was a public bullying. If the elitist players are truly concerned about Biden's health & mental capacity, they should have acted in private rather than via social media. Further, I'm afraid, because I have little confidence in the Democratic Party to move forward in a unified and responsible way to select another candidate and VP candidate and to conduct the massive organization that will be required before the convention occurs. I still feel that the emphasis should be on how to defeat Trump and ramping up the extreme danger he presents to us all. Emphasizing the various parties that will be in danger, itemizing the rights that will be lost, rather than just saying that democracy will be jeopardized, should be a large focus of the remaining time. Also, a focus on Trump's mental incompetence, is inability to build and describe policy, and his choice of a VP candidate who is himself very dangerous to our rights and well-being is desperately needed."

I see no way I could improve on her text. She says what we all should be thinking. 

A Media Mystery

I’m writing this on July 12, 2024. Yesterday, Joe Biden gave what was, according to all reports, a killer press conference in which he was calm, cool, knowledgeable, and in-charge. He certainly looked that way when I watched clips of the event. 

Yet, when I glanced at the news this morning, I found that almost every mainstream media outlet reported the press conference as a tragic failure. It was as though we had seen completely different incidents. 

Bluntly, what the hell is going on? What accounts for the negativity, and the unanimity, of these reports? Why has the mainstream decided to provide only this (false) narrative? A story of Biden’s incapacity even when the evidence so obviously demonstrates that he is vital and strong.

I can only assume that powerful forces are at work here. Somewhere, somehow, important people have decided that this story that shall be told, regardless of the truth or the consequences--consequences that might include putting Trump back into the White House, and the end of American democracy.

And I’m guessing the motive is economic. Biden’s policies have not favored the favored the rich powerful, and have been to the advantage of everyone else. I’m guessing that doesn’t sit well with certain member of our elite...who also own the news media.

Which means...which means...

If we get out of this...somehow...with something like our freedom intact...then we are going to have to take a very close look at who was behind all of this. Why they acted as they did.

And what we shall do about them...

Before they can strike again.

Staining The Enemy

In biology, "staining" means adding color to a sample, such as a piece of tissue or cells, to make certain parts of it easier to see under a microscope. Here in America, we’ve just had a political version of that. Specifically, we have had a number of highly placed, “elite” Democrats in the House, the Senate, the Party, and the media attempt to remove Joe Biden as the party’s candidate.

Such a thing is either a) incredibly stupid, because none of the alternatives on offer would have time to gather the resources or the votes to defeat Trump, or, b) willful sabotage by which Trump’s and/or Putin’s Fifth Column tries to derail Biden at the last minute, or, c) all these things at once.

However, these people have also done us a favor in that they have “stained” themselves. That is, they have made it easier for us to see who among the Democratic elite is actually treasonous or dim as a brick, and either way should be removed from their positions as quickly as possible.

So, as we prepare for the election, let’s take a moment to be grateful. They have identified themselves as threats to our Republic and our safety far more effectively than we could have done it ourselves.

Staining The Enemy

copyright©2024 Michael Jay Tucker

From The People Who Brought You Pearl Harbor

 I really admire Hillary Clinton, and I voted for her in 2016. But I also knew that she was greatly disliked by many Americans, and I feared for the worst when she was made the nominee. 

And, of course, the worst happened. It happened because the leadership decided she should be president, regardless of her actual electability, and they imposed her on the ticket in spite of, not because of what the voters wanted (which seems to have been Bernie Sanders). And, so, what we also got was Donald Trump, four years of chaos, Covid, and a very near economic disaster. 

But I think we now have a very similar situation on our hands. When Democratic elites, media members, and various pundits demanded Biden step down, they were effectively stating that their opinion about who should be president was more important than what voters believed -- and voters repeatedly said that they were sticking with Biden, regardless.

I think, then, that we need to look very hard at this situation. And we need to ask, in future, if the Party’s leadership needs to be shaken up a bit.

And maybe reconstructed entirely.

A pompous ass...

Glimmers In The Gloom

My most recent Xcargo blog posting is about finding a few gleams of light, even in Afghanistan...

https://www.michaeljaytucker.com/post/glimmers-of-light-in-the-gloom

I don’t like Biden Either...VOTE for him ANYWAY

I am troubled by the number of people I’ve encountered of who late tell me that they cannot vote for Biden. They point to this less than stellar performance in the debates, to the (as yet completely unproven) accusations of sexual impropriety, and to his connections with the wealthy and the powerful. And they say that voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for an evil.
But here’s the thing. The alternative to voting for Biden, is to passively support Donald Trump. 

To skip voting, or to throw away your vote on a hopeless Third Party, or to write in Bernie Sanders’ name on the ballot...none of those is helpful. They just give that much more power to the Deplorables who will line up obediently and vote for their orange glazed Führer no matter how obviously it is not in their own best interests to do so.

Oh, and have you noticed? The Right is actively attempting to suppress voter turnout...particularly of the young, of liberals, and of minorities. For Heaven’s sake, don’t do the Right any favors by suppressing your own vote...that is, by staying home on election day.

So, yeah, I would really rather be voting for Sanders or Warren. But Biden is what we’ve got.
If you must, think of him as a broken leg. Not great. But that is a hell of a lot better than having a broken neck.

Lesser of two evils, indeed.

Please?

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About me: I’m a writer and former journalist who has published material on everything from computers to the Jazz Age. (Among my small claims to fame is that I interviewed Steve Jobs just after that talented if complicated man got kicked out of Apple, and just before the company’s Board came begging him to come back.)

Please check out my new book, Padre: To The Island, a meditation on mortality, grief, and joy, based on the lives and deaths of two of the most amazing and unconventional people I ever met, my mother and father.

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