The president is circling the drain, and that giant flushing sound comes from members of his own par

[soothsayer]

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Jennifer Taub
@jentaub
It’s not every day that I share a story from playboy magazine. But here you go


Brian J. Karem

The president is circling the drain, and that giant flushing sound comes from members of his own party pulling the chain. @realDonaldTrump

With thanks to @AdamParkhomenko and @gtconway3d for inspiration on this piece.

Fools, Damn Fools and Donald Trump
Reality and energy are in short supply at the White House.

https://www.playboy.com/read/fools-damn-fools-and-donald-trump

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On Tuesday morning Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, the latest soon-to-be-erstwhile keeper of the Trump administration’s propaganda, called a press briefing for noon.

About 15 minutes past noon, a young press assistant blurted over the West Wing speaker system the briefing would begin at 12:30 p.m. Shortly after the appointed time, the same assistant dutifully announced a “two-minute warning” to let us know the briefing would soon begin. Nothing happened. Then just before 1 p.m. the disembodied voice reassured us with a “real two-minute warning.”

I sighed. Thus it is with this White House. Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about—but it’s not John Lennon’s “Strawberry Fields Forever.” It’s the White House in the dog days of August 2020, and Donald Trump—when he’s capable of a cogent thought that doesn’t involve a Happy Meal—is scared to death he’s going to lose the November general election.

McEnany seemed muted, delivering her propaganda with little gusto. The atmosphere was in line with the feeling of dread that permeates the White House and everything Trump and his staff do, and that mood filters down to the press corps covering the chaos. As I waited for McEnany’s briefing to begin, I felt out of sorts. A strong sense of ennui and déjà vu came over me.

[winetourdriver01]

1. It's a lovely sound.

I've been wondering if the republicans are tempted to replace him. I don't think there is time though, it would have to be "write in" on the ballet.

[oasis]

2. Flush the tiny turds down with the "Big One".

[lagomorph777]

7. That will require 'flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times'

[not_the_one]

29. THAT would be a sacrifice the environment would GLADLY make.

In this case the ENDS DO justify the MEANS.

[CrispyQ]

3. I would be curious how their audience reacts to this. -nt

[soothsayer]

4. Well everyone buys it for the articles, so...

[CrispyQ]

6. ...

[lagomorph777]

5. "Kayleigh McEnany, the latest soon-to-be-erstwhile keeper of the Trump administration's propaganda"

Buh-bye MAGAninny!

[dalton99a]

8. Kick

He makes dog-whistle calls to racists, science deniers, conspiracy theorists, the uninformed and those filled with arrogant hatred so often it is damn near impossible to keep up.

That's all he does as president, when he's not looting the Treasury and servicing Putin

[leftieNanner]

9. The whole article is worth the read

He compares covering IT to covering a war.

It's enlightening to read something from the perspective of a journalist who is in the briefing room every day.

Thanks for sharing this.

I know, you only get Playboy for the articles...

[Pluvious]

17. I thought Playboy stopped publishing nudity years ago ?

[leftieNanner]

18. I don't know about that

I was just being snarky. Isn't that the old line about buying the magazine?

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. Dead Clan Walking....nt

[hedda_foil]

11. What a great title: Fools, Damn Fools and Donald Trump!

[BlueJac]

12. Thanks for a good look at The Biggest Loser...

Everyone should read that article!

[KPN]

13. Ah such a lovely feeling!

[MyOwnPeace]

14. Huh?

"It’s not every day that I share a story from playboy magazine."

What - you mean there's stuff in there to read?

[NoMoreRepugs]

15. Reading about the angst of the RUMP inner circle of minions gives me great joy.

[Nevilledog]

16. Good read.

[soothsayer]

20. Hey, drumpf probably subscribes

Maybe he’ll enjoy it!

[Nevilledog]

21. Rumor has it he like to pay for time with real Bunnies.

[gordianot]

19. The most horrible thing we will continue to hear about Donald J Trump after he is gone.

It will take some time to dismantle his criminal enterprise. My greatest fear once out of legal jeopardy his disgusting children will get some suckers to float a reality show on cable.

[klook]

22. I'm hoping in a few years they'll be about as relevant and newsworthy as Sarah Palin is today. (nt)

[ancianita]

23. I don't see dread in the WH. I see guilt in knowing that they're cheatin to remain minority rulers.

The Nazis by policy never used that word to label themselves, but in retrospect, that is what every minority fascist move to rule does.

We must not misread the reason for the "appearance of chaos and dread." That, imo, is theater that covers for the mechanics of what they know their leader and henchmen are about to do.

[soothsayer]

25. Nah, they couldn't resist cat-that-swallowed-the-canary grins if they weren't worried

Sure they’re working hard to try to steal and interfere, but maybe they’re worried it won’t work.

[ancianita]

26. Keep telling yourself that. I'd myself would rather be a wrong pessimist who acts than a wrong

optimist who doesn't, just because I feel good about being on the right side of history.

We will fail this time if we don't stop the mechanics of election rigging, which is happening right before our feel-good-about-being-right eyes, and which we can want to stop all we want, but if we really don't, we'll fail just like last time.

We can't take a constitutional rightness consensus to a an election gunfight.

[soothsayer]

27. Trust me, I'm worried. They're doing it in plain sight practically

I’m not comfortable at all.

But I’m not sure they are either. Which is a good thing.

[ancianita]

30. I know you are. I wish I could believe what you do. imo, they think they're braving out

a kind of power emergence that, once Americans get used to the way they have, will 'just disappear' the relevance of that silly old Constitution.

[ancianita]

24. He doesn't need his "party." All he needs is three states to win 270. We can keep telling ourselves

that "right" is on our side. We can keep "seeing" to keep feeling good about that and "right," but by lulling ourselves with rightness and seeing, we have always lost by failure to act to stop the mechanics of election rigging.

We must not fail this time.

[TheBlackAdder]

28. Hopefully, the small turds get flushed first. Trump 💩 is so huge, he'll clog the toilet 🚽 pipe.

[Cha]

31. "In short, there are fools, there are damn fools, and there is Donald J. Trump."

TY for the article, Sooth

[soothsayer]

33. You betcha'....Cha!

[Cha]

36. Kicking Again!

[Cha]

32. Rt!

[scarletwoman]

34. It's a good article - thanks for finding that tweet!

[soothsayer]

35. Yay! My pleasure