Spreading the Word

What do you know? The accused killer of six at a Quebec City mosque is a Trump fan. Who would have ever guessed that hate would engender more hate? Ladies and gentlemen, the Trump administration.

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In a word, I'm getting "old"

Twice in my life I have grabbed the dictionary to look up a word and have opened it to the very page on which the word was found. I have little doubt this means I am getting very, very old.

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I Feel Pretty--

Sorry, I got cut off there. I feel pretty hung over. Leave me alone today.

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If Ever You Face Trumped Up Charges:

When the law is against you, argue the facts.

When the facts are against you, argue the law.

When both the facts and law are against you, argue “alternative facts.”

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Sherman Quote

“It is only those who have not heard a shot, nor heard the shrills and groans of the wounded and lacerated (friend or foe) that cry aloud for more blood and more vengeance.”

Civil War General William T. Sherman

(Think Donald Trump, whose heel spurs afflicted him so terribly that he could not serve his country during the Vietnam War, sparing his life so that – in later years – he could mock the likes of tortured war hero John McCain.)

I wish I coined the phrase “brave new world.”

Unfortunately, I only came up with “soggy toast quagmire.”

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What's Old is New Again

NEWS ITEM: In his first statement as White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer conveyed the top priority of his boss, America’s first reality-TV star/executive producer President. For Donald Trump it was all about ratings, ratings, ratings.

“This was the largest audience ever to witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the world,” insisted Spicer on Saturday to a pool of reporters, despite Nielsen ratings data and aerial crowd image estimates that showed Trump on the low end of first-term viewership and audience. Reporters who stated otherwise, said Spicer, were peddling “false narratives.”

Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway, in defending Spicer for his false numbers about the inauguration crowd suggested… the new Press Secretary’s claims were not lies but “alternative facts.”*

EDITORIAL: This reminds me of the old Soviet Union’s propaganda, boasting how well the economy is doing. Meanwhile, Vladimir is talking to his pal Ivan, bemoaning this Prada press release before tossing it into the snow and spewing out: “Then why am I standing in a two-hour breadline?” Ladies and gentlemen, the Trump Administration.

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*Source: 1/23/17 Los Angeles Times

With apologies to the late Jim Morrison....

Is everybody in? Is everybody in? Is everybody in? The circus is about to begin.

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From Russia Without Love

Like all Americans, I look forward to stately chants of “Lock her up!” and “Build that wall!” during this otherwise historic Trump inauguration occasion.

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Twitter: @BillBekkala

T-Minus Two Days

NEWS ITEM: Unwilling to let criticism pass, Donald Trump on Saturday pilloried as “all talk, no action” national icon John Lewis, who was repeatedly beaten by police and nearly lost his life during protests in the long struggle for civil rights.*

EDITORIAL: Yes, a man who over fifty years ago had the self-discipline to passively absorb the sadistic blows of club-wielding police in order to adhere to his belief in non-violence, all to advance the cause of civil rights, is “all talk.” The man is a shameless embarrassment. (I’m not referring to Congressman Lewis.)

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*Source: 1/15/17 Los Angeles Times

"The greatest jobs producer God has ever created"

This - from the President-Elect’s press conference - is a funny line on two levels, the first, of course, being the obvious one. The second is, yes, an observation by Bill Maher that Little Donnie doesn’t believe in God, for he is his own god. Now be honest, you could never get this kind of unending comic gold from Hillary.

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If elected to the Senate...

… I promise the American people that I’ll be more than willing to reach across the aisle to members of the other party and smack the hell out of them whenever I damn well please.

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I'm So Stupid

I just found out that Chuck Schumer is the Democratic Senate Minority Leader. I thought it was a movement to destroy Amy Schumer’s career.

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Double Dipping

NEWS HEADLINE: “Trump didn’t really believe the birther conspiracy he was pushing, son-in-law reportedly says.”

EDITORIAL: The son-in-law too dim a bulb to realize that this makes his father-in-law look even worse.

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Punch Drunk Love

If ever you get punched in the face for no apparent reason and are knocked both down and senseless, if you’re a Trump voter, act with integrity by rising to your feet, spitting out your teeth and recalling how you proudly voted for a man to be President who, on more than one occasion, advocated such violence. Be a mensch by smiling through your newly-gapped teeth and enduring the blow without complaint, for it’s important to be consistent in one’s beliefs.

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"The Law of Unintended Consequences"

The coolest thing about "The Law of Unintended Consequences" is that if it fails to kick in it proves its own point.

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William P. Bekkala Facebook post of 12/20/2016:

America having elected Donald Trump president is like saying re your roommate: “Yeah, he never pays the rent on time, molested my visiting niece, smells, has set the place on fire twice, crushed my kitten in a drunken stupor, eats my food, drinks my beer, uses up all my toilet paper, is a total slob, leaves the door unlocked, steals my shit, holds parties when I’m trying to sleep, borrows money from me all the time without repaying me. But he takes out the trash every now and again, so I’m keeping him.”

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I wish they all could be California Pieces of Ass (to use Trump-speak)

NEWS HEADLINE: “Trump’s Inauguration: Beach Boys Consider Offer to Perform”

EDITORIAL: Bekkala considers pissing on his Beach Boys album collection.

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