Today’s article will be different than the usual “Friday Fun” because of a major snafu on the part of the GOP. Rather than actually do the hard work of sitting down and drafting a new Platform for 2020 – they decided to just recycle the old 2016 one. And it’s the most truthful thing the Repubicans have ever published!
Because of the kerfuffle over Trump demanding to relish the adulation and genuflection of his mouth-breathing, knuckle-dragging Trumpkins at a GOP coronation convention, combined with his being immune to Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D-NC) common sense efforts to try to explain to him that there IS STILL AN ON-GOING PANDEMIC, Trump demanded the convention be moved from Charlotte to Jacksonville.
In light of this fiasco and logistical nightmare, the RNC’s Executive Committee decided to cut corners and simply voted to keep the 2016 Platform.
In fact, a GOP Platform Committee spokesperson, Melody Potter, told the NY Times it’s “the best one we’ve had in 40 years, so I’m fine with renewing it and extending it to 2024. As a matter of fact, and you can quote me on this, I think it is a ray of sunshine in this whole messy storm.”
Well, Melody is obviously not up to speed on what’s actually in the 2016 Platform …
“because there are more than three dozen unflattering references to either the “current president,” “current chief executive,” “current administration,” people “currently in control” of policy, or the “current occupant” of the White House that appear in the Republican platform.
So let’s enjoy a few of these gems describing what a disastrous president Trump truly has been. In fact, in the Comments I hope you’ll select and share with us what you think the best paragraph is:
[1] “The huge increase in the national debt demanded by and incurred during the current Administration has placed a significant burden on future generations.”
[2] “The current Administration has exceeded its constitutional authority, brazenly and flagrantly violated the separation of powers, sought to divide America into groups and turn citizen against citizen.”
[3] “The next president must restore the public’s trust in law enforcement and civil order by first adhering to the rule of law himself.”
[4] “The current Administration has abandoned America’s friends and rewarded its enemies.”
[5] “The President has refused to defend or enforce laws he does not like, used executive orders to enact national policies in areas constitutionally reserved solely to Congress, made unconstitutional ‘recess’ appointments to Senate-confirmed positions, directed regulatory agencies to overstep their statutory authority, and failed to consult Congress regarding military action overseas.”
[6] “We further affirm that courts should interpret laws as written by Congress rather than allowing executive agencies to rewrite those laws to suit administration priorities.”
[7] “The survival of the internet as we know it is at risk. Its gravest peril originates in the White House, the current occupant of which has launched a campaign, both at home and internationally, to subjugate it to agents of government.”
All are taken from the 2016/2020 GOP Platform:
While they all have our heads nodding in agreement, I think we can also agree that a mistake of this magnitude is NOT your garden variety incompetence – this is incompetence taken to a whole new level … even for Trump & Repubicans!
Oh, and a heads up WRT the George Floyd demonstrations … I just want you to know that if Trump comes out of his bunker and sees his shadow, there’ll be six more weeks of protests.
12 Responses to “Friday Good News We Can All Enjoy: RNC Approves Best GOP Platform EVAH!”
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OMG Nameless, how could anyone possibly pick a favorite out of those faux pas? Who could stop laughing long enough to even try to evaluate them? Do you think they’ll even try to clean up the oopsie? Or let it stand? They could let it stand if no one tells Trump*, I suppose. He’s certainly not savvy enough to read it or even look at it.
This is so far beyond faux pas, gaffe, OOPSIE I’m not sure how to label it, other than utterly abject stupid incompetence!
WRT response, my money is on, like all of the rest of their disasters, they’ll simply ignore it … and move on.
Their base won’t care one iota, and it’s probably too difficult/time-consuming to explain to the rest of the people – so they hope that it will just “go away” … like the rest of their errors.
Certainly very sad for the well-being of our country – but that’s what we’re confronting now.
Well, yeah. It’s way beyond SNAFU and even FUBB. I truly don’t think FUBAR does it justice either.
You’re kidding, Nameless, that was all in there in 2016? I must agree with Joanne; so hard to pick my favourite from your/their list.
OK, let’s go for [2] “The current Administration has exceeded its constitutional authority, brazenly and flagrantly violated the separation of powers, sought to divide America into groups and turn citizen against citizen.” The rest of the mess follows from there.
In true Republican fashion, this paragraph would come after the one on the economy. After that, the 1% would have stopped reading. They probably thought they would get away with nobody reading it again, but they’re probably penning a new version as we comment by just changing “current” to “previous”.
But if I were those centre-right Republicans who make all these ads against them, I’d make a little video on each one of these gems. That should keep them going until November.
Thanks for making my day, Nameless.
I’m with you … pretty much.
While all of them are more than valid, it’d be hard for me to pick between #2 and #3.
omg. This is priceless!!
I’m gonna go w/2, 3, 4, and 5.
Looks like Melody P. is a keeper. LOL !!!
Excellent post, Nameless. Thank you.
Dang, Nameless! This is fantastic!!
My choices are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7! If forced, I’d say 2.
Never have I ever see such fantastic proof of Republican projection!
What was that word you used, “Incompetence?” That’s the best, nicest, most euphemistic, way to understate what we have seen since the 2016 election. So, the RNC has simply become a reflection of their Furher.
How they will deal with the contracts already signed in Charlotte, how they will duck and weave, and make a mockery of contract law will be quite a shit-show.
And I thought Hollywood had run out of originality. Well, one does have to give the GOP its devil’s due – at least they believe in recycling.
All the crap they spewed about Obama fits tRump perfectly.
I’ve considered the possibility of intent to deflect and reduced the coverage, push back, of this aspect given the Tulsa similar one (and Miller was to write the speech) that led to anbnouncement last night of reschedulehttps://www.businessinsider.com/trump-to-accept-nomination-in-florida-on-race-massacres-anniversary-2020-6Thanks Nameless.
I been going over the list and can’t make up my mind between 2, 4 and 5.
tRump certainly has made 5 his favorite with all of the laws he has been breaking and been able to get away with thanks to all of his R cronies who bow down to him.
Ever since he has stepped into the W.H. our country has gone downhill ever since.
We do want him to go away. Hopefully this November we will be successful at getting him out.
Wish he would see his shadow and disappear forever.
Thanks Nameless
I LOVE THIS SOOOOOO MUCH! And even though they’ll retract/redact/blame/diffuse/distract….all their usual bullshit….it’s still ”out there.”