Some hot Tillis on Robinson action
Some hot Tillis on Robinson action
A saga of Republican principles.
When Thom Tillis was asked about Mark Robinson’s troubles, the North Carolina Senator put on his big boy britches and gave Robinson an ultimatum: Come clean by Friday or else. Tillis wants us all to know he’s the SERIOUS PERSON in a party full of tinfoil hats, snake oil salesmen, and rubes.
If he was Robinson, he said, he would apply the lessons he learned in his favorite course in college, Logic and Critical Thinking. Tillis recommended Robinson hire a law firm to clear his name and sue CNN when he proved the allegations false. And Tillis worked at IBM, so he knows about digital forensics. Clearly, Tillis is a VERY SERIOUS PERSON who makes smart, savvy, rational decisions.
Now, Tillis didn’t say what would happen if Robinson didn’t explain himself by today, but he did let us know, “I will make a decision myself.” Whoa! He is SERIOUS!
We’ve been watching this show for years. SERIOUS PERSON Thom Tillis often shows up when Republicans are about to do something bad or stupid. He puffs up, issues muscular declarations, and promptly folds like a cheap tent.
Remember when he wrote the op-ed in the Washington Post criticizing Donald Trump’s executive order declaring a national emergency at the border and then voted for the measure? He told a reporter, “It’s never a tough vote for me when I’m standing on principle.” and then voted against the principle. He was a VERY SERIOUS PERSON then, too.
Or how about when Tillis argued that the Senate should pass the immigration, saying it would be “immoral” to vote against the bill? As a VERY SERIOUS PERSON, Tillis said, “You don’t knowingly make this country less safe for political points.” Then he voted against the bill because Donald Trump said it would give Democrats a win and take away a salient political issue for his campaign.
Thom Tillis doesn’t just stand on principles. He stomps them until they are dead.
So, that VERY SERIOUS PERSON is back, showing the GOP how to handle Robinson’s scandal. While other candidates are trying to avoid talking about Nude Africa, Tillis is delivering vague ultimatums that sound tough, just like his op-ed and principled support of the immigration bill he voted against. Just follow his lead. Let reporters and others know about your grave concerns and hint at skepticism about Robinson’s denials.
In lecturing Robinson, the VERY SERIOUS PERSON also doubles down on his support of Donald Trump who is now focused on fleecing his supporters by selling commemorative coins and $100,000 Trump watches. That’s what you call Republican coalition building. The grifter wing of the party is taking advantage of the rube wing and everybody is happy. That is some serious, principled shit.
As for Robinson, I’ve got my own advice. Hang in there, Mark. Don’t let the haters and the RINOs get you down. You’ve learned from Donald Trump and they haven’t. You know that if you just stay the course, all of this mess will go away. Your base will stick with you no matter what because they know the media always lies and you always tell the truth. They don’t need that so-called proof that Thom Tillis is yakking about. The rest of the state will forget all about Nude Africa and your sister-in-law before Election Day.
Just grit it out, because even if you lose, you can run against Thom Tillis in 2026.
Harris won the debate. You could see and feel her strength, confidence, power, intelligence, experience and fearlessness; and you needed to see and feel Trump’s madness, ugliness, cowardice and venality. She not only won the rhetorical debate. She also won the television part of it too, from her attempt to shake his hand at the beginning to her crushing him in the split screens throughout the debate. Harris served well as V. P. presided in the U. S. Seante and was a good partner for Biden. There she showed strength, smarts, and ability to work with others.
Trump is too old to be president again. By the end of the term, will he be able to do what is required? Will he select the assistants needed for our country? How many competent leaders has he selected in his business or political careers?
Trump was born not only with a silver spoon in his mouth, but also with a silver sugar bowl and a silver cream cup. He and his sister inherited a 250-million-dollar fortune in the 1960s. As a young man he was a jet-sitter and a night-clubber. He owned a gambling business that he ran broke. His companies filed 6 bankruptcies. His T. V. career pictured a person texted by writers and following a false script. He never lived up to the script except by being a womanizer. He does not understand the middle class and doesn’t relate to us. Money and personal power are all he cares about.
Donald Trump was convicted in civil court of sexual assault of a woman, of being a fraudster in business, and convicted in criminal court as a felon by the N. Y. courts and juries. N. Y. citizens and courts know him best. After all, he lived there the longest and they heard the evidence in fair impartial trials. He had the best lawyer money could buy and the lawyers selected the judge or helped select the juries. His companies filing bankruptcy many times meaning creditors, sometimes including employees and others, went unpaid. The charity with his name and controlled by him was closed because it violated the rules for charities in N. Y. The University with his name had to settle a case for fraud. When he first ran for president, he bragged he was a rich man and would not be asking for donations. However, his campaigns have asked for money and he has even spent some of the political donations for legal fees on his criminal charges.
Donald Trump is also a traitor using help from the Russians in the 2016 election and has wrongfully kept and hidden national-classified-security records. What did he intend to do with our records? Due to his false claims, the 2020 election is the first time we have not had a peaceful transition of power in our country. After his encouragement many of his supporters attacked the Capitol and others wrongly claimed to be selected electors when they were not. They sought to negate the votes of the majority of our voters. Shame on them. We Biden voters are the ones who should be mad, not Trump supporters. Vice president Mike Pence could have been hung by Trump’s fans on January 6th. Trump calls those who attacked “Heroes” when they became misguided criminals due to being misguided by him.
Those facts are on top of Trump being impeached twice and not being convicted by two thirds majorities in the U. S. Senate, although a majority did each time vote for his conviction. Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney voted for his conviction. Former V. P. Dick Cheney and his daughter, Liz, have said they will vote for Harris for president. The widow of former presidential candidate John McCain accepted an appointment from Joe Biden. Their son became a Democrat. Many former Republican foreign-relations officials have said the will vote for Harris.
He was a terrible president, more interested in increasing his own wealth than in the nation’s welfare. His transactional presidency meant those who could pay enough received what they wanted and everyone else suffered. His Washington hotel, other hotels and his adult children benefitted.
He conned Christians to believe he was their “savior” in political matters. They should have paid closer attention to his past, his words, and his actions. He called opponents vile names, promoted hate and showed bad behavior.
Donald Trump’s campaign sought, accepted, and benefitted from help from Russians in his 2016 campaign. In 2016 he promised to build a wall across our southern border and that Mexico would pay for it. He was president for four years. Most of the wall was never built and, of course, Mexico was never going to pay for it. Some of his former advisors promised to build a wall with private donations and promised they would not benefit themselves. They lied and were later convicted.
At his campaign rallies, he and others said Mrs. Clinton would “go to jail.” However, neither of his two Attorney Generals nor his FBI Directors found anything that allowed her to be indicted, tried, or sent to jail. He pardoned many from his 2016 campaigners or followers after they were convicted.
He sought to weaken NATO and had his supporters delay funding from Ukraine while they fought a vicious war Russia had started. His actions regarding North Korea accomplished nothing and now North Korea provides ammunition and weapons to Russia in their war against Ukraine. Will western Europe and America be attacked next by Russia?
During his first term as president, he had a steady overturn of top officials and many of those did not perform well. Some of the best now do not endorse his election. He defamed those in his own party and strangers/immigrants who sought work and a better life for their families here.
While president, he did not place his businesses into a true blind trust since they were run by relatives who could regularly consult him or he could order them to take actions. He used family members as officials and they benefitted through relations they developed with foreign leaders while he was in office.
His leadership failed during the CO-VID epidemic leading to more deaths than there should have been.
His actions against Iran allowed the situation to become worse and not improve, letting the nuclear threat worsen. In four years, he didn’t solve the immigration situation. He didn’t change the law. He didn’t increase the number of judges on the immigration courts. He didn’t get Mexico to pay for a wall. He didn’t get the number of immigration enforcement officers increased. He didn’t solve problems. He only made problems worse by failing to lead the country. He used problems to seek more power for himself. He sought powers like a king, even in our democratic country.
His traffics here on China’s imports increased costs for American consumers, led to delays, and led to China not purchasing American tobacco, soybeans, and grains, hurting farmers. His plans for future traffic would, in effect, tax our consumers more, and lead to trade wars with other countries. If his plans are successful, he will wreck our economy.
His tax reductions greatly benefitted the richest Americans while increasing the standard exemption for most people thus removing the use of deductions for churches and charities. Additionally, the law helped developers more than the common citizens.
He wants to change the federal civil service system of employees so all employees will, in effect, be political employees only loyal to him rather than being competent employees loyal to our nation.
Donald Trump is an over-privileged, foul-mouthed, self-centered, angry and lying bully who desires to be a dictator, demands the worse from his MAGA followers and seeks to avoid accountability for his actions. He is the opposite of who people of faith and patriots should seek as president.
Overall, he was a poor president, not even an honest leader. Trump lacks traits needed by a servant leader.
America deserves better.
I love your advice to Robinson.