The Two Trumps

After Trump's address to Congress last night, Hardball with Chris Matthews featured comedian-commentator Bill Maher, actor-director Rob Reiner, and filmmaker Michael Moore discussing the presidential rhetoric and its deceptive purpose.








Factcheck.org exposes the falsehoods in Trump's speech, which was larded with lies:

Meathead to the Rescue?

Well, I just don't know what to think about this, fellas.  God knows I spent a lot of years waiting for a knight in shining armor to come riding along, before I figured out I had to be my own knight.  But somehow I just never imagined he would look anything like . . . Rob Reiner?

I'll admit that it makes me just a tiny bit leery of what's going on; because even after all these years, I can't understand why a straight man would be on our side.  I still at a deep level see them as implacably hostile to all gays, every one of them.

But - he apparently is putting his money where his mouth is.  And so is Ted Olson, the mega-Republican lawyer for our side.  Even the judge in this case is a Republican, and he seems kinda sorta to be leaning in our direction.  Go figure.  I can't keep up with all the changes in the world, you know?  Is all this really possible?  Cleve Jones seems to be just fine with Reiner's left-field, go-for-broke, Lone Ranger strategy.

So to them I say, go ahead and prove me wrong, boys:  show me you really aren't like those nasty schoolyard creeps and bullies from long ago. 

Here's Rachel's interview with Olson and Boies.  These guys are major-league players at the top of their game, and they know how to play political hardball - which makes this case that much more exciting.

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Powerful words from an unexpected ally.  Well, let's keep our fingers crossed on this one, guys.

Honk to Joe.My.God.