#202) The Lincoln Project

April 28, 2020

The Lincoln Project is a Republican Political Action Committee (PAC) devoted to defeating Donald Trump (and Trumpism) at the ballot box this November.

This is an excerpt from their website where they also post scathing anti-Trump ads:

            "Today, we find ourselves divided again – sectionalism in the country and  

             factionalism in government has led to ever uglier examples of how our political   

             system is failing. President Donald Trump and those who sign onto Trumpism are            

             a clear and present danger to the Constitution and our Republic. Only defeating so  

             polarizing a character as Trump will allow the country to heal its political and      

             psychological wounds and allow for a new, better path forward for all Americans."

I think that activating Republicans and making them aware of the dangers and deficiencies of Donald Trump is just about the most important work to be doing right now (besides controlling the coronavirus that is!) and I have made a donation to this group.

Keep up the good work everybody!

Sincerely,

Amy Beaton

#201) You're So Funny

April 25, 2020

Dearest Dampy,

When one hears the name Donald Trump one immediately thinks highly successful (obviously), stable (of course), genius (without a doubt), generous to a fault with a body like a Greek statue and a mind like a steel trap (clearly).  But now that you have shown America your funny side (and thank you for pointing it out to us by the way because honestly I think most of us missed it) with that sarcastic joke about ingesting disinfectant - really?!   Well, I think we can add rapier wit to your growing list of accomplishments.

It was truly masterful the way you played the crowd, letting them think that you actually wanted people to ingest and inject cleaning fluids into their bodies to kill the coronavirus.  I must admit...I fell for it!  Thank God you pointed out that you were making a sarcastic joke.  Phew!  I really dodged a bullet there because I had just bought some bleach and was about to give myself a high colonic when you – so generously – pointed out that it was just a joke.

Pure comedy gold I tell you.

Most comedians spend years developing and honing their skills.  I've seen every episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel AND Seinfeld so I pretty much know what I'm talking about and you, sir, are what comedians call "a natural".  No training necessary.  No sirree.  Absolutely none.

The next time I hear comedy legends like George Burns, Bob Hope, Robin Williams, and Gilda Radner getting all the glory I'm going to say, "Hey! Donald J. Trump TRUMPs them ALL!"  (get it?)  I'm going to make sure that you take your rightful place in history as the biggest joke of all time.

You know what they say, if you can't keep 'em happy, safe, healthy, employed, fed or housed, you'd better keep 'em laughing!  Thanks for brightening my day.

Sincerely and Sarcastically Yours,

Amy Beaton

#200) The Stupid - It Hurts

April 24, 2020

I have long relied on National Public Radio for honest, comprehensive, and non-biased reporting.  At the start of this pandemic NPR aired your White House virus briefings live and in their entirety, even when they went on for hours and hours (and hours and hours).  Recently, however, NPR has decided to stop covering the briefings.  They can still be accessed (in their entirety) at NPR.org on-line, but they are no longer given live-air time.  This was done for two reasons: 1) many listeners asked NPR to cease coverage because the briefings became less newsworthy over time, and 2) the NPR news team felt the briefings to be "meandering and contradictory and the president has at times also used them to spread falsehoods and air personal grievances."  Station KUOW in Seattle cited "a pattern of false or misleading information provided that can not be fact checked in real time."

So yesterday's briefing was newsworthy in that it went beyond "false and misleading" and straight to dangerous and life-threatening when you suggested that perhaps people could inject cleaning fluids such as disinfectants into their bodies as a way to kill the virus.

Medical professionals all over the country were quick (so very f***ing quick) to counteract your statements as wrong and dangerous and in the case of certain disinfectants, even lethal.  Manufacturers of such products as Lysol were also quick to distance themselves as much as possible from your remarks and warned people in no uncertain terms of the dangers of internal use. 

During that same briefing you also latched on to the idea that heat and light might possibly be used as anti-viral treatments.  "So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it's ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think you said that hasn't been checked but you're going to test it," Trump said. "And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside of the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you’re going to test that too. Sounds interesting." (Do you, like, own some tanning beds that you're looking to unload or what?)

Seriously...so much stupid....I can't make this stuff up.

Sincerely Speechless,

Amy Beaton

P.S.  Here's another little gem from that briefing:

"Maybe you can, maybe you can’t ... I’m not a doctor. But I’m, like, a person that has a good you-know-what," Trump said, pointing to his head.

#199) Brief This

April 23, 2020

Dear Asshole,

Today while you were holding your daily coronavirus briefing (which was really just one long, disjointed rant attacking journalists and hyping unproven cures while at the same time applauding your own genius-because nobody else was) here's what was actually happening in the rest of the country:

            - 876,174 total confirmed cases of covid-19 to date

            - 49,651 deaths from covid-19 to date

            - 27,457 new covid-19 cases diagnosed

            - 1,992 new deaths reported

            - an antibody study of 3,000 New York residents found that 13.9% had coronavirus    
            antibodies, suggesting a 13.9% actual infection rate statewide which translates to an estimate
            of about 2,700,000 actual cases in New York State (10 times more than the about 270,000
            cases that have been detected and reported officially)

            - Gov. Cuomo acknowledged that the official death count for his state is inaccurate as it does
            not include stay at home deaths.  There have been about 21,000 stay at homes deaths that did
            not get tested for the virus

            - 26.5 million people are out of work

            - The United States is now the epicenter of a global pandemic and there is still no coherent
            national plan to address it

These briefings, like your campaign rallies, are just sad attempts to feed your ego and bolster your obviously failing self-esteem.  They have almost nothing to do with public health, safety, or education but do provide remarkable insight into the state of your mental health.

Honestly,

Amy Beaton

#198) It's a Lying Shame (woops, I mean sham)

April 22, 2020

Dear Damp Nut,

In yet another truth-is-stranger-than-fiction series of events, Dr. Rick Bright was removed from his role as director of the BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority) team tasked with developing a coronavirus vaccine because...drum roll, please...he publicly stated that the anti-malaria drug that you've been promoting as a "cure" for the virus doesn't actually work.  How shocking!

Dr. Bright's demotion was obviously (painfully obviously) politically motivated. 

He suggested that we should, "limit the broad use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine promoted by the administration as a panacea, but which clearly lack scientific merit."  He went on to point out that those drugs have significant side effects, no proven benefits, and even increased deaths in a small study of military veterans diagnosed with covid-19. 

Luckily for the American people, Dr. Bright is not going quietly.  He remains vocal about your inept handling of this health emergency, has engaged a legal team, and is cooperating with the Inspector General's office who is investigating "the manner in which this administration has politicized the work of BARDA and has pressured Dr. Bright and other conscientious scientists to fund companies with political connections and efforts that lack scientific merit."

In all honesty I am no longer shocked by your crazy, illegal, and immoral behavior.  It's the people that surround and support you, however, the people that enable your crimes and are willing to do anything to assuage your fragile ego that are the ones that keep me up at night. (Like the mid-level shmuck who had to face Dr. Bright across a desk and actually fire him. Yeah, I'd love to meet that guy.) Hitler was only one man after all.  He could not have done what he did if he didn't have legions of followers who believed in his perverted dreams.   

You piss me off, but it's your followers who really scare me.  And if you had any sense at all they would scare you too. 

With Disgust,

Amy Beaton

P.S.  Interesting side note:  Sanofi is a French drug company that makes chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine.  One of Sanofi's largest shareholders is a douchebag named Ken Fisher who is also a major Trump campaign donor.  It's a small world after all!

P.P.S

Putting the word "possible" in front of the word cure when referring to chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus cure doesn't it make it any less of a criminal lie that endangers the health and safety of innocent and gullible Americans (you know...like the idiots who voted for you).