As reported in the NY Times of December 8,\u00a0 former Republican representative Ms. Cheney responded to comments Mr. Trump made in an interview aired on Sunday on \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on NBC where he had threatened to imprison her and other members of the Jan. 6 select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.\u00a0 She said the incoming president \u201clied about the committee destroying evidence” and that there would be \u201cno conceivably appropriate factual or constitutional basis\u201d to prosecute its members.<\/p>\n
Ms. Cheney also said:<\/p>\n
\u201cHere is the truth: Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cHe mobilized an angry mob and sent them to the United States Capitol, where they attacked police officers, invaded the building and halted the official counting of electoral votes. Trump watched on television as police officers were brutally beaten and the Capitol was assaulted, refusing for hours to tell the mob to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
She continued: \u201cThis was the worst breach of our Constitution by any president in our nation\u2019s history. Donald Trump\u2019s suggestion that members of Congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions should be jailed is a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
(Now here’s what I think: How far out to lunch must you be to choose a desiccated clown and a proven pathological liar such as DJ Trump for your next president? It defies all logic that a convicted felon and a confirmed charlatan who only ran for office for his own aggrandizement – and to get even, apparently \u2013 will be assuming the highest office in the country once again because a majority of US voters could not see past his fake and bloviated personae to give him the definite heave-ho he so richly deserved. Nausea should have been the primary response to the mere fact of him opening his mouth to bleat his mindless blather, but apparently it struck a chord with enough Americans lacking common sense to get him elected on the assumption that he will look after them. HA!\u00a0 This unreasonable facsimile of a human being doesn’t give a pig’s fart in a windstorm whether you live or die, so long as you are willing to vote for him. However, he is on record for caring enough to call you a loser should you die on the battlefield for defending the rights and freedoms of your country. God \u2013or somebody \u2013 help America.)<\/p>\n
* The phrase “liar, liar, pants on fire” is said to have originated from\u00a0William Blake’s poem \u201cThe Liar\u201d.\u00a0The poem begins with the line, \u201cDeceiver, dissembler.\u00a0Your trousers are alight.\u00a0From what pole or gallows.\u00a0Shall they dangle in the night?\u201d<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As reported in the NY Times of December 8,\u00a0 former Republican representative Ms. Cheney responded to comments Mr. Trump made in an interview aired on Sunday on \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on NBC where he had threatened to imprison her and … Continue reading