December 27, 2019: Trump Finishes First in Poll!

 

12/27/19: President Trump enjoys a 14-day vacation at Mar-a-Lago, which is kind of fun if you remember what he used to say about his predecessor. This kind of “behavior” by the dark-skinned guy used to irritate Citizen Trump no end. As per this tweet on December 19, 2013: “Pres. Obama is about to embark on a 17 day vacation in his ‘native’ Hawaii, putting Secret Service away from families on Christmas. Aloha!” 

Note that little extra touch of dickishness, putting “native” in quotes. Hypocrisy runs in Trump’s veins, thick as pea soup.

Something about Obama got under Trump's skin.

 

Still, we are happy to announce the results of a poll in which Donald J. Trump has finished first! Asked which world leader they considered the “greatest,” um…the “greatest threat to world peace,” 41% of Germans chose Trump! 

Rounding out the Top Five were four authoritarian types, three of whom Mr. Trump has described in glowing terms. Kim Jong-un came in second at 17%. Vladimir Putin, who agrees that Trump should not have been impeached, and Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, tied for third at 8%. President Xi Jinping of China, another Trump bud, came in fifth with 7%. 

Only Khamenei has failed to crack the circle of Trump’s friends.

 

Hobnobbing at Mar-a-Lago.

 

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AS OF TODAY, federal law mandates that an individual must be at least 21 in order to buy cigarettes, cigars or get his or her hands on a vaping pen. 

This is the Trump administration moving decisively to keep dangerous objects out of the hands of youth!! As of December 17, CDC had confirmed 54 deaths and nearly 2,000 hospitalizations related to vaping. 

If you are at least 18, however, in some states you still have a few interesting purchases you can make. You can march down to your local gun store and purchase a long gun, including an AR-15.

 

Evidence available shows that families who own guns are more likely to suffer fatal suicides than families without guns. 

Family gun ownership is also believed to be more dangerous to young children. Few guns are used to stop home invaders. Many are picked up by toddlers and fired by mistake. 

The death rate from guns in the United States is extremely high, topping rates in almost all advanced nations by a factor of two or more. But while the CDC can chart the health risks from vaping, the same agency has steered clear of tracking gun violence. The last time they tried, a quarter-century ago, members of Congress beholden to the N.R.A. cut the agency’s funding. 

So, take that!