Not only did Barr say that pepper spray is not a chemical irritant, he said “it’s not chemical.”*
So…spiritual?
My theory is that Barr has been itching to top his own “I’m trying to grapple with the word ‘suggest’”** deformation of plain English. This new one may well displace it!
Nag. According to a certain author, these evil people claim to be Jewish so if anyone calls them out, they’ll be accused of anti semitism and disregarded. The author says Jewish people are good, it’s the UltraZionists. These are not my beliefs.
If he truly believes that, I’m sure he won’t mind if we sprayed it in his daughters’ eyes, or that of his grandchildren. And if Derek Chauvin believes he was right to kneel on George Floyd’s neck, let’s have someone do that to him or to the people he loves, for as long as he did it. In short, the Golden Rule is perhaps a fine way of judging appropriate criminal justice.
Ah, but the Golden Rule (or any rules for that matter) are for other people.
As the Gypsy Fortune Teller said when she told Barr’s fortune, cryptically (as Gypsy Fortune Tellers do):
*When you were a child in school
They taught you quite a lot.
You were told when you should speak,
And when you should not.
You were taught to read and write,
To take your lessons home at night.
At little knowledge serves you well,
But the Golden Rule does not.*[indent]Gordon Lightfoot, The Gypsy[/indent]
So either I made a mistake and confused two different people together. Or there is a vast conspiracy at the highest levels that is changing records and creating false narratives to cover up the truth about Diapergate.
At least that’s what lots of people say. The other day, a good friend came up to me with tears in his eyes and said, “Sir, I heard that Donald Trump wears adult diapers. Please tell me it’s not true.”
Trump is holding a law enforcement roundtable today. No press allowed.
"The president’s roundtable with law enforcement will take place in the State Dining Room at 3 p.m. this afternoon, according to a White House pool report.
It is unclear which law enforcement officials are scheduled to attend the roundtable, and the meeting will be closed press—meaning reporters and other media will not be given access to the discussion."
Well, that’s not worrisome at all.
Trump: “How do you guys feel about this ‘Defund the Police’ stuff they’re yelling about?”
LEO’s: “We hate it. Terrible idea”
Trump: “OK…good meeting. Let’s have lunch.”
Trump is frantically rushing to the front of the parade in hopes it looks like he’s leading it…but without pissing off his base. I don’t think he can pull that off convincingly.
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[li]Very good people on both sides[/li][li]Blue lives matter[/li][li]Law and order[/li][li]Jobs report[/li][li]Biden Sucks[/li][li]Retired generals are losers [/li][li]MAGA![/li][/ul]
If his handlers can convince him that he needs to appear conciliatory in order to improve his election chances (and keep him off the aderall) then Trump will read a very boring speech in a very bored voice. That speech will say that we all need to come together as a country, that black and blue lives matter, that what happened to George Floyd was an aberration and should never happen again, and include a couple of MLK quotes.
The proud racists in his base will realize that it was all an act, those members of his base who don’t like to be called racist will clutch onto it as proof that they and Trump aren’t actually racist (he mentioned MLK so he can’t be racist). And an hour later Trump will tweet something that completely contradicts everything he just said.
If he starts ad libbing, then it will be a rant about the evil Democrats, the terrorist Antifa, and how the police need to quit being so nice. Sprinkeed with statements that he is the least racist president ever, and how good the blacks have it under his administration, and that the Democrats are the true racists.
I keep hoping for the 3rd option. He goes right off the rails, and appears with his underpants on his head. He then starts spouting racist language, and demands that everyone must now call him God Emperor Trump.
It would be fun to see the usual suspects try to spin this.
We just had a rather lengthy pundrift in this very thread on the subject of what is under his trousers. Hopefully what he comes out wearing on his head will be fully loaded and dripping down his face.