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Shoot Trump?

January 19, 2017
Byron Carrier

As of tomorrow, I can’t even raise the question without violating the law about threatening presidents. But the question and possibility will remain if Trump begins to copy Philippine President Duterte’s slaughter of over 5000 supposed drug pushers and users. If Trump okays living by the sword in other countries or here, he deserves that same sword. They’re called “extra judicial” killings, meaning “lawless,” only using terms that make it sound “especially legal.” Calling them “sub-human beings who deserve to die,” Duterte bragged he’s like…

January 18, 2017
Byron Carrier

At this inaugural moment, Republicans should consider Lao Tzu’s warning: conduct your victory as a funeral. Your gloat of power could turn on you. For the next four years, or forty, or four hundred, you could be making America groan again. After eight years of disloyal, insulting, relentless ridicule and obstruction of our decent president, after blatant racism and bully threats, after gerrymandering of congressional districts and voter suppression, after stoking the worst in us, after flippantly ignoring and excusing blatant Russian and FBI manipulation…

December 12, 2016
Byron Carrier

Because my last name is Carrier I've long-noticed the air conditioning company by the same name, secretly hoping there's a pile of money there waiting to find me as its inheritor. Shy of that, I can gripe about the hype The Donald tried to foist on us. He brought it up at least four times during the campaign, saying the 2100 Carrier jobs would not go - or there would be a 35% tariff on the returning products. Turns out about 1250 Carrier jobs will…

November 17, 2016
Byron Carrier

President elect Donald Trump has a chance to actually make America great and secure a lasting heroic role in history. Or he could could be remembered as just another fascistic glory-glut who does lasting damage before being deposed. I have a lingering glimmer of hope he isn't as bad as he's been portrayed. He seems more pragmatic than ideological. He's no King Ashoka ("he who is without sorrow and regards everyone with affection") but he could be remembered as the surprise president who healed a…

November 13, 2016
Byron Carrier

Dear Donald Trump, I have to admit, despite all your faults, I don't dislike you. You have pizzazz, boldness. You've brawled your way from the outside through the Republican primary and our national election to win the presidency, something few believed could be done. Your utter negativity and gravely voice worked. I don't mind your fancy hair-do. Your wife is pretty. Maybe you're not as bad as I and others fear. Lest readers think I am only and always negative on you, here are some…

November 10, 2016
Byron Carrier

"Oops," said Texas governor Rick Perry during the Republican primary. He couldn't remember which vital branch of our government he would flippantly trash. Now, such silly, sad, slogan-laden stupidity of the Tea Party and Alt Right might attack us and our government with all the finesse of a sledge-hammer. "Oops," says America. What frivolous, furious, folly have we voted into rule? Trump and his supporters will be making America groan again! And again. We will wince for generations. He'll be making America grope again too,…

May 8, 2016
Byron Carrier

When repugnant tactics work, it's time for Repuglicans to celebrate and use them. Republicans are in upheaval. How to bring in rude and annoying Tea Party Conservatives and the similar millions who like Donald Trump? I have an re-branding idea that could capitalize on this underlying attitude, claiming the traits that used to go unspoken. All republicans need to do is change one letter in their name, dropping the "b" in inserting a "g." The naive might think cleaving to the root word "repugnant" would…

March 23, 2016
Byron Carrier

Donald Trump excuses and sympathizes with his supporter who attacked a protester from behind, beating him up. Trump said the attacker was "fed up" with such disruption, as if the protester caused the attack. Don't dare protest or we'll beat you up, goes his implied threat. Further, he went on to say there are millions who are similarly fed up. Fed up with what? Perhaps constant irate anger without sensible content is wearing in them. A national brain imbalance of raging mid-brains has millions gone…

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Shoot Trump?

Trump Victory as Republican Funeral

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Dear Donald

Oops!

The New Repuglican Party

Trump’s Base Base