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Just want to point out this gem of a paragraph out the bottom of the article...
Less than a decade ago I'd have laughed if you told me that someone could be currently in trial for best part of 100 felony charges, on top of having already been impeached for attempted insurrection, and still legitimately be a candidate for president of the United States
Less than a decade ago? Were you around to vote against Bush Sr's backbirth the first term? Were you there when he got judges to grant him his second? "Less than a decade" is a naive breadth of scope in politics, all due respect.
Bush Sr. was never indicted. He should have been for Iran-Contra, but he wasn't. Trump has 91 indictments. That's how much worse he's been than Bush Sr.
That's not the point at all, especially since I was referring to Jr. It's been murderous fucking assclowns for decades, citizen. Generations, even. (Ah, Carter. Sweet ol' Jimmy.)
Carter was the last genuinely decent human to occupy the White House. And that was over 40 fucking years ago. Goddamn, 3 full generations of self-serving assholes.
'77-'81... Nostalgia is real. 🥹
Whitehouse: I can't hear you over all of this money..
Well, "legitimately" depends on your point of view.
Well, with the point of view of someone who actually has their eyes open, Trump will legitimately be the nominee of the R's.
Scary proposition.