On 12/18/2020 5:38 AM, FromTheRafters wrote:
trader_4 wrote on 12/18/2020 :
On Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 3:12:30 PM UTC-5, micky wrote:
OT Trader should like this.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opini...mn/3922686001/


https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020...oseph-mccarthy
In 'Demagogue,' Author Larry Tye Dives Into The Legacy Of Joseph
McCarthy
A demagogue is defined as a political leader who gains support by
appealing to people's prejudices instead of using rational arguments
or moral reasoning.
Author Larry Tye says at the core, a demagogue is a bully. In his new
book, Tye profiles a poster boy for 20th century demagoguery €” Joseph
McCarthy.
The Republican senator from Wisconsin became known in the 1950s for
whipping up fear with unfounded claims that everywhere from
Washington to Hollywood had been infiltrated by communist spies.....


But what's interesting is his comparison to trump and McCarthy, and a
smaller comparison to Huey Long and George Wallace.
You can either listen to it or read it, although there is one elipsis
(€¦) in the printed version. Just one** And interestingly, when I
tried to use keyboard periods, it wasn't found. Ah, it's one
character but looks like three.
**Trump successor to McCarthy, everyone waited too long to turn on
mccarthy and only did after his popularity with the public was low.
His influence didn't end until he died*** Huey Long was assassinated.
George Wallace was crippled But trump was turned out by the voters.
He prefers that.
***Well, he both says that he had influence until he died, but also
that he was even more of a drunk (who died at age 48 of either
hepatitis or cirrhosis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph...hy#Final_years and be sure
to read the next section too, entitled Death

Did the author point out that Trump has a direct connection to
McCarthyism? Roy Cohen, counsel to the McCarthy committee, was Trump's
lawyer, Trump learned much from him.Â*Â* Cohen's tactics and ethics were
that you should tell any lie, cheat do anything, to win, that's all
that matters.Â* Never admit you were wrong, never apologize.Â*Â*Â* We
continue to see that in Trump, he demonstrates it almost every day.
Cohen was finally disbarred shortly before he died for forging a will
and trying to get a dying client to sign it. Trump recently lamented,
"where is my Roy Cohen".Â* So that's the kind of guy Trump admires and
his mob of Trumpets is cool with it all. Same with Manafort, a $60 mil
tax cheat and money launderer.Â* Trump praised him after his conviction
for being strong and refusing to cooperate with the govt. So good that
all of this is getting the big flush in about a month.

Biden will probably pardon Trump "For the good of the country" but I'm
not convinced that it *would* be good for the country. I think we need
to see some justice instead.

I think you are wrong. Biden will not pardon trump. That would be pure
stupidity. Pence more likely will.

Biden will appoint a good attorney general, and tell him to do his job
rooting out criminals.