He had a big net, see
Speaking of the American right and how it’s not accurate or fair to translate it to “conservatives,” take just this one item from Trump’s Event yesterday:
Representative Lisa McClain, a Michigan Republican, claimed on Saturday that former President Donald Trump “caught” former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
McClain, who first entered Congress during the 2020 election with Trump’s endorsement, made the comment as she spoke ahead of the former president during a rally in Washington Township, Michigan. The GOP congresswoman lamented how she and many others view the country to be worse off under President Joe Biden than it was under Trump.
“While President Trump was in office, we didn’t have a war and I think he made three peace treaties,” McClain said during her speech. “Caught Osama bin Laden and Soleimani, al-Baghdadi. And this president is weak. And I’ll tell you weakness breeds aggression. We need strength.”
Yes I remember that night. I remember casually turning on the tv to find all the networks breathlessly telling us to stand by for news from the White House. I remember standing by, and watching crowds gather to stand by, and then Obama walking to the podium to tell us that Donald Trump had caught Osama bin Laden.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to make shit up about it (with apologies to Santayana).
A survey was done of Republicans and a majority of them blamed Obama for the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Republicans are very bad at history.
Ms. McClain is my Congressperson, alas. Even her Faith and Freedom associated right wing predecessor Paul Mitchell held her in disdain. With redistricting, I hope to have a, well, not as bad choice in the next election.
People think Sinbad was in movie about a genie in the 90s… Americans, even when they’re not lying, have a decidedly imperfect recollection of past events.
Looks like we’ll have a choice for governor between a Trumpista, and a candidate hand picked by our governor, a far right conservative.
And I don’t imagine we’ll replace Fortenberry with anyone much better.
Well with the Kemp and Perdue competition, I’m hoping Stacy Abrams runs away with the governorship here in Georgia.
So we can see that the Republican’s protection of America from critical race theory has come just in the nick of time.