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 | | Subject: Al Franken Alive- He Speaks.. Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:31 am | |
| ((my man Al Franken, is alive and well !!))
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Well, it finally isn’t funny anymore –
the grandiosity, the ignorance, the cruelty, the bullying, the racism, the petty insults and incessant stupidity.
But especially the non-stop lying.
The greatest asset that a president can bring to a crisis is credibility.
But for this crisis there is accountability. And instead of leading, Donald Trump’s focus has been where it always has been – on Donald Trump.
“I give myself a ten out of ten.”
“We are very close to a vaccine.”
“I don’t take responsibility at all.”
“Anybody who needs a test can get a test.
And the tests are perfect. Like the letter was perfect. The transcript was perfect.”
Of course, no leader could have prevented the devastation that this virus has and will continue to exact. But because Trump’s focus has been on himself, his reelection, and his fragile self-image, our federal government squandered our most valuable commodity.
And the amount of suffering which that lost time will cost our nation is as tragic as it is unknowable.
Trump will not step away. He will continue to take the stage and our focus – but he will not be able to claim the credibility he never earned.
We are left to proceed despite our president and find the leadership we need elsewhere.
From governors and mayors and other civil servants.
From health care professionals and scientists and economists. From community leaders and each other.
It is time for each of us to step up and fill the vacuum at the top – first by staying home.
And for those fortunate enough to weather this storm financially – to help those who cannot.
Full;
https://alfranken.com/read/the-last-straw?fbclid=IwAR3GGjuCMvwPBEGdOzQPH0sdczs7B2oSoiei9i_uJ2MZFk3y5WQUssRJgtA |
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