Jon Ponder – Pensito

Trump’s Latest Lie Tally: 1,620

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Jon Ponder

1,620

Number of lies Donald Trump has told as of January 2020, year three of his presidency, according to the Washington Post’s fact checker.

Randy Rainbow Previews Ad for the Trump 2020 Campaign

January 20, 2020 Jon Ponder

Deplorables for the Defense: Starr, Dershowitz, Bondi and Ray

January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 Jon Ponder

On Friday, when Trump announced his defense team, Monica Lewinksy tweeted: “this is definitely an ‘are you fucking kidding me?’ kinda day.”

Here are the career low lights of several high-profile members of Trump’s team of misfits:

[…]

Trump Attorney Falsely Claims Abuse of Power Is Not Impeachable

January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 Jon Ponder

How to Worship Trump: Rick Wilson’s Rules for the GOP Cult

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 Jon Ponder

All cults have rules, and the Republicans’ Trump cult is no exception. Renegade Republican Rick Wilson has come up with a set of rules intended to provide guidance for members of the cult and those who aspire to bask in Supreme Leader’s radiance.

Fortunately for members, the rules for cults of personality are all pretty much the same — whether Dear Leader is Hitler, Stalin, Saddam Hussein, Jim Jones or Donald J. Trump.

[…]

Ad from Anti-Trump Republicans Takes on His Evangelical Cult Followers

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Jon Ponder

The ad is from George Conway’s Project Lincoln organization. Meanwhile the pastor of the church Trump claimed membership in in New York says Trump was a total no-show.

[…]

Move Over George Bush, Trump Is Now the Most Unpopular President in the History of Polling

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Jon Ponder

Donald Trump’s incessant boasting is one of his most obnoxious traits — another is the fact that much of his bragging is based on lies — the size of the crowd at his inauguration, for example.

But here’s an achievement Trump has chosen not to boast about. In October 2019 he became the most unpopular president in the history of polling, according to ratings compiled by Gallup.

[…]

Trump 2011: Obama Will Start a War Because He Is Weak and Desperate to Be Reelected

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Jon Ponder

Yesterday Trump ordered a raid that resulted in the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. By all accounts, the assassination of such a high-level military and political leader in Iran risks ignited a conflagration in the Middle East that poses a threat to peace worldwide.

Why did he do it? Trump frequently projects his own faults and foibles onto others — “Crooked Hillary,” is a prime example. Similarly, the video clip above of a rant Trump posted against his archenemy, Pres. Obama, back in 2011 provides an insight into his motives.

[…]

‘Don Quixote’ Trump Tilts at Windmills

December 23, 2019 Jon Ponder

Transcript:

[…]

Fox News Poll: Majorities Agree with Impeachment Charges

December 15, 2019December 15, 2019 Jon Ponder

Author: Jon Ponder

Trump’s Latest Lie Tally: 1,620

1,620

Number of lies Donald Trump has told as of January 2020, year three of his presidency, according to the Washington Post’s fact checker.

Randy Rainbow Previews Ad for the Trump 2020 Campaign

Deplorables for the Defense: Starr, Dershowitz, Bondi and Ray

Trump Attorney Falsely Claims Abuse of Power Is Not Impeachable

How to Worship Trump: Rick Wilson’s Rules for the GOP Cult

Ad from Anti-Trump Republicans Takes on His Evangelical Cult Followers

Move Over George Bush, Trump Is Now the Most Unpopular President in the History of Polling

Trump 2011: Obama Will Start a War Because He Is Weak and Desperate to Be Reelected

‘Don Quixote’ Trump Tilts at Windmills

Fox News Poll: Majorities Agree with Impeachment Charges

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One thing you have to remember when you work for President Trump is that you don’t make the waves. He makes the waves. Your job is to surf the wave as best as you can every day. And you have to always smile and have a sense of humor with it, because he’s the one who’s got the instinct.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by Time.

“President Trump knew exactly what was going on. He was aware of all my movements. I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani, or the President. I have no intent, I have no reason to speak to any of these officials.”

— Lev Parnas broke his silence in an interview with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC.

“There is an effort to limit the press …. I’m going to vote against that, if I’m allowed to vote. U.S. senators are grown women and grown men. If they don’t want to make a comment, they know how to say ‘no comment.”

— Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) distanced himself from proposed restrictions on reporters covering the upcoming Senate impeachment trial, calling it a “huge mistake,” The Hill reports.

“I presume I’ll be voting in favor of hearing from John Bolton.”

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by The Hill, on calling witnesses for the Senate impeachment trial.

— Jonathan Chait

Numerati

1,620

Number of lies Donald Trump has told as of January 2020, year three of his presidency, according to the Washington Post’s fact checker.

49% to 45%

38th

“Virginia moved to the brink of becoming the crucial 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Wednesday, a momentous victory for many women’s rights advocates even though it is far from certain the measure will ever be added to the U.S. Constitution,” the AP reports.

25%

4

“Four Republicans have agreed to vote with Democrats in support of the measure, according to Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), who wrote the legislation that seeks to prevent President Trump from further escalating hostilities with Iran,” the Washington Post reports.