THE CAPITULATION
Given the complete capitulation of the Republican Party to Donald Trump with scores of spine-free party operatives bending their knee and kissing the ring (as well as other parts of him), it would be far more accurate to re-christen the GOP the 'Trumpublican Party.’ It also grows increasingly more difficult to recall the sanity and insights of any accomplished Republican political figures, most notably someone like Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose words are featured in EPISODE 7 of NotesBeforeYouVote.com.
THE COVERAGE
Meanwhile, if you follow the campaign coverage on X/Twitter by progressive media critics, the New York Times has been relentlessy pilloried for ‘sane-washing’ Trump’s increasingly unhinged appearances. Their stories make him appear to be far more cogent and on point than what human beings at his events report him to be. The Times also has never deeply delved into pressing questions about Trump’s mental deterioration, especially given the paper-of-record’s wall-to-wall — often inaccurate — coverage of Joe Biden’s supposed mental degredation. Yet this recent story below was among the first to focus on Donald Trump’s ongoing deterioration and increasingly volatile, ever darkening musings — which have earned him the social media ding of ‘Donold’:
THE SWAY and BOP
EPISODE 7 of NotesBeforeYouVote features excerpts from one of the most bizarre campaign meltdowns by Trump in a campaign chock full of them. He stops a supposed town hall devoted to questions by voters with the line "Let’s just listen to music! Who the hell wants to hear questions?!?” Is he bored? Is he beset by an episode of rotting brain freeze? Does he need to go back to his room, pop a Diet Coke, and watch reassuring footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot?
The candidate for the most powerful job in the world then proceeds to sway and bop to pre-recorded music for 40 minutes. The tuneage featured several songs by artists looking to issue cease-and-desist orders to prevent their songs being so misused. (Such as Rufus Wainwright who was "mortified" Trump weird-swayed to his popular cover of "Hallelejah.") Audience members look on bewildered, while right-wing South Dakota Gov. Kristi 'I Kill Dogs that Bug Me' Noem tries bravely to go with the flow, but just looks supremely uncomfortable.
THE CANCELATIONS
Along with the utter weirdness of The Sway and Bop Listening Party, there has been an ongoing, curious spate of cancellations in Trump’s campaign appearances. This is especially odd, since it’s crunch time as the election rapidly approaches Nov. 5:
THE TAKE-DOWN
Meanwhile, Kamala Harris recently corked off one of the Top 5 quick-witted quips of this long, exhausting, often disturbing election season — since, after all, no less than the fate of the American experiment is on the ballot. So, it’s good to finish off with a laugh:
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THE CONSPIRACY