FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES

It appears Trump could use one of those
pillows just listening to him.

The last several days, we've heard from the usual suspects defending or
condemning Donald Trump. Those doing the former have made themselves known to one and all, without shame. I mean, do we really need captions beneath the nauseating photos of Cruz, Hawley, Limbaugh, and the like? Although I still can't remember the name of the My Pillow guy. 

We should remember, however, that those doing the  condemning were once happy to be friends with Trump when it was convenient. You know, the way rich celebrities like hanging out together. Roll call, please!

Sure it was 14 years ago, but there were plenty of folks who had Trump's number then. Two of them weren't Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. Fey's "funny" expression doesn't fool me, while Baldwin appears happy to be in the presence of a fellow bloviator. I would gladly chip in to cover the cost if the Lincoln Project put this photo on a billboard in Times Square.

 

Here's a journalist I'd like to yell at. Hell, what do you expect from Barbara Walters, the daughter of a
nightclub owner who eventually went bankrupt? Want more of a connection? Walters was also the beard for Trump's reptilian criminal lawyer Roy Cohn! You can trust Babs, alright.

Al Sharpton's no surprise -- he's always been anybody's friend in exchange for a contribution to whatever "foundation" he was running. And Trump was happy to pay for good publicity with those people. But what about music/fashion mogul Russell Simmons? I just told you: mogul! Plus, like his homeboy Donald, Simmons has been credibly accused of rape by multiple women. Rich rapists gotta stick together, yo!

 

Now here's a toupee head-scratcher: Tony Bennett. Loyal Democrat, pro-gun control, anti-Republican. Even suggested that we brought 9/11 on ourselves. So what does he tell reporters after winning the Gershwin Prize in 2017? From Billboard: Bennett told reporters, “Washington is the greatest city in the greatest country in the world.” And to those who don’t care for the current Administration? “Well that’s their problem,” he answered, noting he knows the current President “very well,” and a performance for Donald Trump is likely. “Sooner or later I’ll probably be doing something for him,” he said. Maybe sing "I Left My Heart in Mar-a-Lago"? 

 

Man, if I had a quarter for every time I've used this photo on the blog... well, I'd have 75 cents. Maybe a buck. But that's a lot less than what the Clintons sold their souls for. (Wait, they have souls?)

And as for Bill and Donald's similarities: Impeachment. Credible rape accusations. (Funny how that keeps coming up.) Wives who were willing to be doormats in order to satisfy their ruthless ambition. Followers who were happy to forget their own moral compass when it came to their guys gaining power.

I give them credit, though, for one big difference. It took the Democrats over 25 years to regret sticking with the Clintons. It's taking at least some in the GOP one presidential term to realize Trump was their biggest mistake since forever. 

But what about the other 95%? Party!

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