Il Douche wants to Drain the Swamp

Time for the 5th and final Email To The Deplorables of 22nd October. Oh, don’t fret: there are plenty more. It’s just the last one received on that date. I think, though, it’s time we started addressing the accuracy of the claims the Trump camp makes, and what really happens to the money they get, especially as this is the central theme of the “Drain the Swamp” rallying-cry. Let’s start with cash from small donors, because that’s what the 5 emails so far have been whining for:

Trump used $300K of small donors' money to buy copies of his own book, to sell back to donors at an inflated price. — Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) October 25, 2016 

Let’s not forget that the people getting these emails only signed up to be bully-boy Poll Watchers. This hasn’t been mentioned once so far. That’s strange, when you remember how much the … Continue reading →

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Trump Spamfile 23 Oct 2016: The Wall

And on the 7th day, Trump did rest and only sent out 2 unsolicited begging letters. Still nothing about Poll Watching, and the incomparable Rachel Maddow tells us why. Of course, this doesn’t mean there won’t be Fashbots stomping around, trying to intimidate minorities, since a lot of Trump supporters are even more right-wing than the GOP. It just means the GOP doesn’t want anything to do with them. What the courts will make of anything that does happen should make interesting reading either way. So, on to the daily outpourings of the Trump Train. Here’s the first one. It’s probably best read while listening to Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall.

What Drives Me?

Narcissism and greed.

Ivor,
The reason I am running for President is the same reason that you love America as much as I do.

Do you even English?

It’s the passion we feel for wanting …

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Eric Trump fails at stealing other people’s ideas

Continuing our series on the Trump spamfest, here’s the 4th email received by our impressively long-fingered “Ivor Biggun” on the evening of 22nd October 2016. I guess the Trump campaign team think email is just a long-form version of Twitter. This time the Cheeto-faced Conman wants us to meet his son Eric.

Eric Trump is the blond one with a suspiciously fake hairline and selachian smile. Like the rest of the family, he has all the charm of a bleach enema and the empathy of a brick. He also has the same cavalier approach to other people’s ideas, although this time it’s not a Michelle Obama speech they’re plagiarising. As far as I can tell, it’s every politician asking for money this year. Far-right buffoon Rand Paul was caught using an illicitly compiled mailing list to do it earlier.

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More Begging Letters from Donald Trump

Donald Trump, who knows no shame, sent 5 emails in the space of 4 hours yesterday. All trying to gouge money out of his supporters, including the mythical and improbably-named Ivor Biggun. The second one was short and to the point.

Ivor, to receive your free personal gift from Mr. Trump you must donate by 11:59 PM TONIGHT.

You read that correctly. Special once-in-a-lifetime offer! Donate and receive a cheap gewgaw from the Great Pretender! I suspect the merchandising arm are having trouble flogging their trumpery, so this is their way of getting it out on the streets in a desperate attempt for visibility. Well, something got out onto the streets the other day, but It’s probably not what the Trump team were hoping for.

There were 5 of these statues. One was later auctioned for charity and reached $22,000. That’s $22 grand more that Trump appears to have ever given to charity. … Continue reading →

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A Begging Letter from Donald Trump

Donald Trump, the Stumpy-Fingered Satsuma, has always relied on blarney and bluster to get his way. In the Age of Information, where lies are easily spread and just as easily debunked, he’s realising that charisma and taking your electorate for complete idiots is no longer enough to win an election. That’s a problem when you are, in essence, marketing yourself. Trump has few recognisable policies and those he does have are patently unworkable, e.g.:

Crooked Hillary promised 200k jobs in NY and FAILED. We'll create 25M jobs when I'm president, and I will DELIVER!

There are only 7.8 million unemployed in the US. There is also no evidence of illegal behaviour by Clinton. There is evidence of financial and other forms of illegal misconduct by Trump, as anyone who has been following the news cannot fail to be aware.

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Another Brexit debate on 6 petitions on 17 October

Just in: the UK Parliament’s Petitions Committee has announced yet another Brexit debate. This makes 3 in the last 2 months, by my reckoning, which gives you an idea of the furore caused by this incredibly unwise and politically suicidal fuckup which – although brought to fruition by the appalling Cameron – can be blamed on every government that has used the EU as a scapegoat for its own ineptitude, corruption and callousness.

Which is: all of them since, and including, Thatcher.

The Petitions Committee has scheduled a debate on six petitions relating to the UK’s exit from the European Union.

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