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Hey JD Vance – BONUS POST

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When workers are responsible for leading a sprawling entity, where people’s lives or livelihoods hang in the balance, there can be extracurricular activity because no one is minding the store.

It appears that such is currently the case with regard to president Donald Trump, who is showing signs of dementia. The nation is rudderless for the next three years.

Two particular cautionary tales in the United States come to mind in connection therewith. The top leaders got blamed because one thing led to another on their watch, due to their impaired brain function. Even so, no one person, not even the top leader is entirely to blame when things go wrong.

Into the early 1980’s, senile Bill Paley, head of the international corporation CBS, would come into board meetings with a walker and two nurses by his side. Since he wasn’t truly running the company anymore, a rogue department at CBS, having zero experience, decided to try to make movies. That division generated disastrous losses that resulted in layoffs in unrelated departments, causing trauma for all stakeholders associated with CBS.

In the late 1980’s, senile president Ronald Reagan’s CIA director Bill Casey– whose mental faculties were worsening due to a brain tumor– allowed Oliver North to go rogue– play a large role in secretly selling weapons to Iran– supposedly an enemy of the United States. Reagan then diverted the arms-sales proceeds to help the Contras in Nicaragua. Reagan was accused of abusing his presidential powers by failing to get Congress’ permission for either endeavor.

In both of the above instances, there would have been a lot less trouble had the leader been removed when his incompetence due to reduced brain function became evident. Of course, the GOP and Fox News scream that the mental incompetence of his predecessor Joe Biden, was hushed up for three years– but they knew, and let Biden stay in power!

Here’s a song that Trump is singing to his vice-president, JD Vance. Trump’s still in power, despite the infinite number of reasons that numerous people feel that he should never have become president in the first place!

Trump is still keeping his job as president, and controlling his underling.

JD VANCE

sung to the tune of “Carrie Anne” with apologies to the Hollies, and to whomever else the rights may concern.

Hey JD Vance.

In my thousand-year rule, our games are simple.

I play the dictator, you play the messenger.

I HAVE-you play with my billionaire boys and diplomats.

We act like frat boys in what we’re doing.

Hey JD Vance, Trump’s your game now. I control your play.

You’re always, a useful idiot to me.

Never independent. Never daring.

You’re my PR arm as I am aging. There’s always attraction in what I’m doing.

Hey JD Vance, Trump’s your game now. I control your play.

You go, go to cover for me. Go to cover for me. Go, go, go, go to cover for me, cover for me.

Hey JD Vance, Trump’s your game now. I control your play.

Sheeple never learn so they’re still burning.

My pockets are lined and I’m a force of nature.

When democracy’s over, you’ll be rich-with me,

but then you WILL, still, hear me saying,

Hey JD Vance, Trump’s your game now. I control your play.

JD Vance. JD Vance. JD Vance.

Right-Wing Hate – BONUS POST

This is what president Donald Trump is singing in the throes of his dementia.

RIGHT-WING HATE

sung to the tune of “Norwegian Wood” with apologies to the Estate of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and to whomever else the rights may concern.

I, still have the world, or should I say, it still has me.

I’ll, own all states soon.

Isn’t it great, Right-wing hate?

You’re going to beg me to stay,

and my name will be everywhere.

I’m litigating ’cause my foes are so unfair.

I’m, planning with Musk, biding my time, tweeting his lines.

We, talk of our coup, and then he says, I need my meds.

He told me his AI does porn and started to laugh.

I said I hope you skate, but I am taking a bath. And no one need vote.

This is my throne. Fox echoes my tone.

Oh, liberals are liars. Isn’t it great, Right-wing hate?

Jeffrey Epstein – BONUS POST

Two cliches are ever-present, but hardly ever heeded in politics:

A man is known by the company he keeps.

When you lie down with dogs, you get fleas.

One Bertrand Russell quote in connection herewith bears repeating:

“There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. Almost inevitably some part of him is aware that they are myths and that he believes them only because they are comforting. But he dare not face this thought! Moreover, since he is aware, however dimly, that his opinions are not rational, he becomes furious when they are disputed.”

Here’s a song that elaborates further on the Jeffrey Epstein story, that is trotted out during every slow-news period, forever teasing but never exhibiting closure.

JEFFREY EPSTEIN

sung to the tune of “San Francisco” with apologies to Estate of Scott McKenzie and to whomever else the rights may concern.

If you’ve been outed with Jeffrey Epstein,

be sure to retain attorneys, top tier.

If you’ve been outed with Jeffrey Epstein,

you’re gonna have, your reputation smeared.

For those who were with Jeffrey Epstein,

assignations, MIGHT soon be reVEALED.

In the sleaze of Jeffrey Epstein, powerless people cowered AT his force and fear.

All across the nation, such tabloid titillation. Evil actions.

There’s a whole population denying participation, in evil actions, evil actions.

For those who were with Jeffrey Epstein,

be sure to retain attorneys, top tier.

If you’ve been outed with Jeffrey Epstein,

assignations, MIGHT soon be reVEALED.

If you’ve been outed with Jeffrey Epstein,

assignations, MIGHT soon be reVEALED.

TACO Donald – BONUS POST

A study cited in Dan Pink’s book entitled When asked different groups of subjects to evaluate the overall moral character of a fictional man who was hypothetically their boss. Different groups were given different scenarios describing his awful and good behaviors. “Indeed, they [the subjects] evaluated a life with 29 years of treachery and 6 months of goodness the same as a life with 29 years of goodness and 6 months of treachery.” When the last 6 months were good, the subjects were forgiving, and seemed to forget the character’s past sins.

The above is just one tactic used by president Donald Trump. He is forever exploiting human nature. The following song elaborates further.

TACO DONALD

sung to the tune of “Rockin’ Robin” with apologies to the Estate of Michael Jackson and to whomever else the rights may concern.

[chanted:]

mislead, deny and cheat

criminal is he

Fear. Fear. Atrocities.

His crock’s on the idiot box all day long,

smearing and flip-flopping and doing a lot wrong.

All his loyal servants on FOX and Wall Street,

read the teleprompter telling his supposed feats.

TACO Donald, block block block.

TACO Donald, sock sock sock.

TACO Donald’s a puppet of billionaires on the Right.

Taxpayers are the victims of the usual hypocrisy.

Even Donald’s cronies find him cringeworthy.

He is foul. He goes low. He acts like a king, raking in big dough.

TACO Donald, block block block.

TACO Donald, mislead deny and cheat.

TACO Donald’s a puppet of billionaires on the Right. bad bad

AI’s his known haven on FOX’s network.

His cronies front him, and tolerate his quirks.

He must face reality and then reverse his tone.

He gets friendly with his enemies to retain his throne.

His crock’s on the idiot box all day long,

smearing and flip-flopping and doing a lot wrong.

All his loyal servants on FOX and Wall Street,

read the teleprompter telling his supposed feats.

TACO Donald, block block block.

TACO Donald, mislead deny and cheat.

TACO Donald’s a puppet of billionaires on the Right.

AI’s his known haven on FOX’s network.

His cronies front him, and tolerate his quirks.

He must face reality and then reverse his tone.

He gets friendly with his enemies to retain his throne.

His crock’s on the idiot box all day long,

smearing and flip-flopping and doing a lot wrong.

All his loyal servants on FOX and Wall Street,

read the teleprompter telling his supposed feats.

TACO Donald, block block block.

TACO Donald, sock sock sock.

TACO Donald’s a puppet of billionaires on the Right.

mislead, deny and cheat

Fear. Atrocities.

I Love Gravy – BONUS POST

The following is what Trump’s handlers are singing to the American masses on his behalf, as Trump and his cronies continue to reap the gravy train.

I LOVE GRAVY

sung to the tune of “In the Navy” with apologies to The Village People and to whomever else the rights may concern.

My admin finds PLEasure, searches the world for treasure, makes money from technology. I have just begun to make our dreams all come true, pushing cryptocurrency.

My ICE is turning the tide. I boost our national pride. I’m savvy geopolitically. Vote with a GOP-slant, make a strong mid-TERM stand, or suffer economically.

I love gravy. Yes, dollar signs are all I see. I love gravy. Just keep calm and follow me. I love gravy. My party’ll take a stand, to back the gravy. I love gravy. I’ve got the whole world in my hands. I love gravy. Biden-has bankrupted our land. I love gravy. Biden was a swindling man. I love gravy. I love gravy. I love gravy.

[shouted: I’ll help you! I’ll help you! I’ll help you, get more loot!]

If you like to PAY tax, don’t you vote, just relax. Liberals waste your money FAST. I’ll stop the socialism-of-late. Welfare and homeless deserve our hate. I’LL make your wealth grow vast. Maybe you are TOO young to vote on election day. But read up on my candidates. I will make them incumbents, just wait. Then you’ll see my policies pay.

[the heckler’s spoken words are in italics and boldfaced]

I’ll help you! I’ll help you! I’ll help you, get more loot! Who me? I’ll help you! I’ll help you! I’ll help you, get more loot!

but, but, but… we’re all going underwater! Let’s see the books, man. I get sick even watching you on TV!

[Trump flips “the bird”]

I. Hate. You.

What are YOU going to do about our credit rating?

I. Hate. You. I. Hate. You.

I love gravy.

I’ve Got Your Back – BONUS POST

Currently, this is what president Donald Trump’s handlers are singing on his behalf.

I’VE GOT YOUR BACK

sung to the tune of “I Want You Back” with apologies to the Estate of Michael Jackson, the Jackson Five, and to whomever else the rights may concern.

[whining]

Let me protect you now.

I have the White House to myself.

My messaging’s turning around.

Fox’s smears and lies always helped me, stand out in my crowd.

I gave my enemies the knockout punch when that was all it took.

Now’s the right time for me, to massage the history books.

Ooh, believe me, forget all my rants. I’ll show you I’m good.

Won’t you please help me stay, king of the world.

America, I must try, to let you know, let-you-know, believe me.

I’m still in-no-cent of everything.

I’ve got your back. I do now. I’ve got your back. Ooh believe me. I’ve got your back. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I’ve got your back. Don’t you worry.

Trying to win my base’s love was one long reckless fight.

I need to show the world, that I know wrong from right.

Only cream and SOB’s, rise to the top.

In my conquest for the world, I never, ever stop.

Let me protect-you now.

Ooh, believe me, forget all my rants. I’ll show you I’m good.

Won’t you please help me stay, king of the world.

America, I must try, to let you know, let-you-know, believe me.

I’m still in-no-cent of everything.

You-you-you-you, you-you-you-you,

I-give you a lot, you-you-you-you, all you need, you-you-you-you, all you want. You-you-you-you, all you need.

Forget all my rants.

I’ll show you I’m good.

Ooh, believe me, believe me, believe me, forget all my rants. I’ll show you I’m good.

America, I must try, to let you know.

I’m still in-no-cent of everything.

Let me protect you. Forget all my rants. Ooh, I’ll protect you…

Red Carpet

The Book of the Week is “Red Carpet, Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy” by Erich Schwartzel, published in 2022. In this hodgepodge of a volume, the author described the interactions between the United States and China in connection with their movie and television industries, beginning in the 1990’s.

America seeks to profit in everything it does.

The Chinese government’s number one goal is to boost its national pride when selling video entertainment to end-users. The government therefore keeps a tight rein on the optics of its products– limits the stories of its public-private partnership’s shows to:

glorifying itself and its Communist Party history;
recounting its victimization at the hands of evil, Western powers and Japan with regard to militarism and trade in the 19th century;
glorifying superheroes who convey Communist ideology.

The Chinese government gets very offended when even one movie-line or one tweet implies that Tibet or Taiwan are not part of China. It censors story-characters who challenge authority, buck established order, or shake things up. It censors disparagement of China, adult themes of vice, religion, gruesome violence, ghosts and gays. China financially punishes the perpetrators– the entertainment companies. Because it can.

Another aspect of China’s video culture is rampant pirating of Western entertainment. Further, deals made with foreign countries to screen shows in China, are always financially superior for China. Contrarily, in various ways, China will curtail revenues for all parties if it sees that the foreign entities’ shows are too influential with Chinese viewers.

November 1994 saw the first American movies (made by Warner Brothers) shown in China. Even though in the next quarter century, foreign videos shown in China became China-fied, only Chinese people watch movies made in China. Americans aren’t watching movies made in China.

Beginning around 2014, China’s dictator Xi began to punish Chinse entertainment-industry dissidents. Between 2017 and 2020, America had 17 of the fifty highest-grossing movies of all time. China had 27.

China has begun to export its movies and TV shows to Kenya at a deep discount in order to push its ideology. But viewers enjoy American shows better. The younger generation yearns for the consumer goods they see on TV. Interestingly, Disney was one of the few American content-providers that didn’t portray Africa as a “lawless land of disease and despots.”

Read the book to learn many more details of how Hollywood became experienced at dealing with China in seeking to make money, while China played Hollywood, and how China is spreading its gospel to the African continent with the goal of world domination.

Trump’s Brain Is Hazy – BONUS POST

It’s politics and business as usual in this slow-news-period holiday season. Here’s a ditty about that.

TRUMP’S BRAIN IS HAZY

sung to the tune of “Luck Be A Lady” with apologies to Estates of Frank Loesser, Frank Sinatra and to whomever else the rights may concern.

They should call out hazy Trump. There’s no room for doubt.

All times he has a very shady-like way of cutting out.

He dominates the GOP. His profiteering has been lush.

And yet, before his term is over, his brain is total mush.

He’s mute on serious matters, xenophobic he stays.

And so his foes just hope, he goes away.

Trump’s brain is hazy alright. Trump’s brain is hazy alright.

Trump’s brain was always lazy to begin with. Trump’s brain is hazy alright.

Trump owns militaRIES.

He’s like Soviets and Chinese.

He’s fronted by the gun-loving guys he’s been with.

Trump’s shady with his GOP.

Hegseth and Musk are Trump’s escorts.

Where’s healthCARE? The deficit’s not NICE.

Trump’s charade is distracting, delaying his doom,

as he sops up AI software’s adVICE.

He hardly keeps his party polite.

They’re never out of his sight.

They’re stuck with him lately. They’re mutually dependent.

Trump’s a charade tonight.

Trump owns militaRIES.

He’s like Soviets and Chinese.

He’s fronted by the gun-loving guys he’s been with.

Trump’s shady with his GOP.

Hegseth and Musk are Trump’s escorts.

Where’s healthCARE? The deficit’s not NICE.

Trump’s charade is distracting, delaying his doom,

as he sops up AI software’s adVICE.

He hardly keeps his party polite.

They’re never out of his sight.

They’re stuck with him lately. They’re mutually dependent.

Trump’s a charade, Trump’s a charade, where’s the 25th Amendment tonight?

Do You Know What I’ve Done – BONUS POST

This is what Trump was singing when his thinking was lucid.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I’VE DONE FOR THE USA?

sung to the tune of “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” with apologies to Dionne Warwick and to whomever else the rights may concern.

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Do you know what I’ve done for the USA?

I’ve been prez so long. I did it right, I again made us great.

Do you know what I’ve done for the USA?

I’ve given us all peace of mind in the USA.

My beautiful bill is a great big giveaway.

I put illegals down and raised the bar.

In all my years, I’ve always been a star.

I made world peace. How great is that?

And all those losers, who never-were,

can get their funds cut-off and kiss my ass.

Criminals make me seethe in the USA.

We’re going to conquer space.

The White HOUSE is where I’ll stay.

I was born and raised in the USA.

I sent bad people away from the USA.

Fame and fortune, I’ve achieved in my life.

I’ll show you how to do it, TOO.

Buy my stuff, donate to the GOP, do what I do.

The Dems will turn to dust and blow away,

but if you want, to be my friend, you’ll get rich and happy right away.

I’ve got lots of friends in the USA.

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Do you know what I’ve done for the USA?

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My beautiful bill is a great big giveaway.

I put illegals down and raised the bar.

In all my years, I’ve always been a star.

I made world peace. How great is that?

And all those losers, who never-were,

can get their funds cut-off and kiss my ass.

I’ve got lots of friends in the USA.

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Do you know what I’ve done for the USA?

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Can’t wait to do more for the USA.

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