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I am listening to the unabridged audiobook of John Bolton's 20-hour tome. I am only six hours in and will post updates as I go along.
I know some Trump supporters will slam their eyes and ears shut as they have been ordered to do. However, John Bolton's conservative credentials are unimpeachable.
You can stack up Bolton's c.v. from the time he campaigned on behalf of Barry Goldwater at the age of 15 all the way to the present, and put that next to Donald Trump's long liberal record of being pro-abortion up to the ninth month, demanding Bush's impeachment, calling for us to cut and run from Iraq, and being a registered Democrat until shortly before deciding it would be easier to hoax Republicans than Democrats and switched parties.
Those who blindly criticize Bolton without reading a single page for themselves are of the False Dichotomy caste so common among Trump supporters. "If you aren't for Trump, you are forHillary Biden."
Bolton is most certainly not for Biden. Or the Democrats. In fact, he says the reason he did not testify against Trump was because the Democrats were guilty of "impeachment malpractice".
With all that said, I must say this first six hours has been very engaging and interesting. Bolton does a very good job documenting just how ill-prepared and unsuited for the presidency Donald Trump was and remains.
Bolton is well-known for his careful documentation of events in which he partook. He does not rely on memory.
Any time Bolton mentions Obama or any other Democrat, it is never kindly. If Obama is reading this book, he's going to feel some gut punches that he will not enjoy.
I guess what is most disappointing of all up to this point in the book is just how easily a kid less than half Trump's age was able to manipulate and play Trump like a fiddle. Donald Trump brought a White House souvenir to a gunfight.
I am talking, of course, about Kim Jong Un. I'm sure you all remember that "love letter" Trump openly bragged about which was mostly likely labored over very carefully by a psy-ops committee and not penned by Kim.
What Trump is going to find particularly jarring and unsettling is all the asides Bolton documents between himself and other Trump administration officials, sometimes in the very presence of Trump, passing notes to each other, calling Trump a dumbass in so many words.
Now, you can whine about the "d33p stait", or you can accept the simple fact Trump really is a dumbass. Bolton said in a recent interview that he heard all the hype about Trump's stupidity, but just couldn't believe anyone was really that stupid. He found out the hard way it was all true.
There's a reason Trump does not want this book published, and it has nothing to do with classified material.
Think about this. Trump says this book is all lies, while at the same time claiming it has classified material.
As usual, this does not cause any supporters' heads to explode from cognitive dissonance as this requires cognition (which is anathema to them).
This book is devastating in its portrayal of Trump, and he will find it impossible to repudiate. Not that he won't try and his followers will submissively believe his denials.
This book is worth the sticker price.
I hear his niece's book has rocketed to the top of the best seller list, too.
I know some Trump supporters will slam their eyes and ears shut as they have been ordered to do. However, John Bolton's conservative credentials are unimpeachable.
You can stack up Bolton's c.v. from the time he campaigned on behalf of Barry Goldwater at the age of 15 all the way to the present, and put that next to Donald Trump's long liberal record of being pro-abortion up to the ninth month, demanding Bush's impeachment, calling for us to cut and run from Iraq, and being a registered Democrat until shortly before deciding it would be easier to hoax Republicans than Democrats and switched parties.
Those who blindly criticize Bolton without reading a single page for themselves are of the False Dichotomy caste so common among Trump supporters. "If you aren't for Trump, you are for
Bolton is most certainly not for Biden. Or the Democrats. In fact, he says the reason he did not testify against Trump was because the Democrats were guilty of "impeachment malpractice".
With all that said, I must say this first six hours has been very engaging and interesting. Bolton does a very good job documenting just how ill-prepared and unsuited for the presidency Donald Trump was and remains.
Bolton is well-known for his careful documentation of events in which he partook. He does not rely on memory.
Any time Bolton mentions Obama or any other Democrat, it is never kindly. If Obama is reading this book, he's going to feel some gut punches that he will not enjoy.
I guess what is most disappointing of all up to this point in the book is just how easily a kid less than half Trump's age was able to manipulate and play Trump like a fiddle. Donald Trump brought a White House souvenir to a gunfight.
I am talking, of course, about Kim Jong Un. I'm sure you all remember that "love letter" Trump openly bragged about which was mostly likely labored over very carefully by a psy-ops committee and not penned by Kim.
What Trump is going to find particularly jarring and unsettling is all the asides Bolton documents between himself and other Trump administration officials, sometimes in the very presence of Trump, passing notes to each other, calling Trump a dumbass in so many words.
Now, you can whine about the "d33p stait", or you can accept the simple fact Trump really is a dumbass. Bolton said in a recent interview that he heard all the hype about Trump's stupidity, but just couldn't believe anyone was really that stupid. He found out the hard way it was all true.
There's a reason Trump does not want this book published, and it has nothing to do with classified material.
Think about this. Trump says this book is all lies, while at the same time claiming it has classified material.
As usual, this does not cause any supporters' heads to explode from cognitive dissonance as this requires cognition (which is anathema to them).
This book is devastating in its portrayal of Trump, and he will find it impossible to repudiate. Not that he won't try and his followers will submissively believe his denials.
This book is worth the sticker price.
I hear his niece's book has rocketed to the top of the best seller list, too.