Musings of a U.S. Ex-Pat Retired in French Polynesia
just give us the truth !
I AM GETTING GRUMPY. NO,….THAT IS A LIE! I AM ALREADY GRUMPY. MY GRANDFATHER TOLD ME THAT IF I DID NOT WANT TO HEAR THE TRUTH THEN I SHOULD NOT ASK HIM ANY QUESTIONS. HE COULD BE BRUTALLY HONEST. HE TAUGHT ME THAT THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO LINES, IS THE TRUTH. THAT IS WHY I ALWAYS SOUGHT HIS COUNSEL AND ALSO THE WISDOM OF MY ELDERS. THE TRUTH IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO HEAR AND MORE DIFFICULT TO TELL. LIES CAN BE EASY TO TELL IN THE SHORT TERM BUT WILL COME BACK AND BITE THE LIAR ON THE BUTT SOONER OR LATER. IT IS EASY TO TELL A PERSON SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT TO BELIEVE. TELLING SOMEONE ANYTHING THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO BELIEVE IS DIFFICULT. THE TRUTH STANDS BY ITSELF BUT LIES HAVE A TENDENCY TO COMPLICATE LIVES EVEN WHEN THE LIES ARE TOLD WITH GOOD INTENTIONS. WHEN A PERSON IS A LIAR, IT IS EASY TO GET THEIR WIRES CROSSED. I WAS TAUGHT THAT IF PEOPLE JUST STICK TO THE TRUTH, WE DO NOT NEED TO TRY AND REMEMBER EVERY LITTLE THING YOU SAY. WE JUST NEED TO SPEAK THE TRUTH. MY GRANDFATHER TOLD ME HE WAS NOT SMART ENOUGH TO BE A LIAR. HE WAS SMART ENOUGH TO WORK HARD AND LIVE ETHICALLY. LIVING ETHICALLY IS NOT ALWAYS EASY IN THE SHORT TERM. HOWEVER, IN THE LONG TERM, ETHICAL PEOPLE SLEEP BETTER. LIARS WEAVE THEIR OWN WEB OF DECEIT AND EVENTUALLY GET TANGLED UP IN IT. JUST LIKE DONALD TRUMP IS NOW TANGLED UP IN HIS OWN WEB OF DECEIT AND LIES. HIS MIND IS NOT CLEAN. HE HAS WAY TO MANY COBWEBS IN HIS ATTIC.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOT SMART ENOUGH TO TELL THE TRUTH. I HAVE DISCOVERED HOW TO DETERMINE WHEN DONALD TRUMP IS LYING ! WHENEVER DONALD TRUMP IS LYING, HIS LIPS ARE MOVING!
NOBODY LIKES TO BE WRONG. NOT ME AND NOT YOU ! HOWEVER EVERYBODY IS WRONG SOMETIMES ! THAT IS LIFE AND PART OF LEARNING. ONLY A FOOL CAN NOT ADMIT TO BEING WRONG ! DONALD TRUMP IS A FOOL AND HIS FOOLISHNESS WILL DEFINE HIS LEGACY. DONALD TRUMP AT THE HELM OF THE USA IS AKIN TO A DRUNK DRIVER CAUGHT IN A STORM WITH A FOGGY WINDSHIELD WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT WHILE DRINKING A BOTTLE OF RUSSIAN VODKA.
WHILE WE ARE ON THE “VODKA” SUBJECT, VLADAMIR PUTIN “OWNS” DONALD TRUMP. DONALD TRUMP OWES VLADAMIR PUTIN A LOT OF MONEY. THAT WILL COME OUT WHEN HIS TAXES ARE RELEASED. VLADAMIR PUTIN PLAYS TRUMP LIKE A CHEAP BALALYKA. A CHESS MATCH BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND VLADAMIR PUTIN WOULD BE SIMILAR TO A CHESS MATCH BETWEEN ELMER (Donald) FUDD VS. BORIS SPASSKY (respectively). WHEN DONALD TRUMP LOSES THE UPCOMING ELECTION, TRUMP WILL NEED HIS SECRET SERVICE DETAIL. DONALD TRUMP LIES ABOUT HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH JEFFERY EPSTEIN. DONALD TRUMP LIES ABOUT ALMOST EVERYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUTH ABOUT HIM IS JUST DISGUSTING. DODGE, DEFLECT AND LIE. HE CONNED HIS WAY INTO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND NOW HE IS CHOKING ON HIS OWN LIES. HE IS SO PATHETIC, I ALMOST FEEL SORRY FOR THE GUY. ………….”ALMOST”….but…..”NOT QUITE”.
FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH…. I AM CONFIDENT THAT JOE BIDEN WILL MAKE A GREAT PRESIDENT. HE ALSO PICKED AN EXCELLENT RUNNING MATE WHEN HE SELECTED SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS !
I HAVE FAITH THAT AMERICANS CAN TELL WHEN SOMEBODY IS A PHONY. AMERICANS ALSO KNOW IT WHEN THEY HEAR THE TRUTH. HOWEVER, WE ARE A “HOUSE DIVIDED”. IT IS PART OF OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM AND PART OF OUR HISTORY. DONALD TRUMP WILL NEVER UNITE OUR COUNTRY. JOE BIDEN CAN NOT UNITE OUR COUNTRY. THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES WILL UNITE OUR COUNTRY BY VOTING. I AM CONFIDENT THAT JOE BIDEN IS THE BETTER MAN FOR THE JOB.
I WANT EVERYONE TO VOTE AND TO BE HEARD ! I ALSO WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT IF THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN A CAR WITH A FOGGY WINDSHIELD, ONE HEADLIGHT, AND THE DRIVER IS DRINKING A BOTTLE OF VODKA, IT IS OK TO SWITCH DRIVERS OR SWITCH CARS.
WE ARE ALL CITIZENS BEFORE PARTY AFFILIATION.
I SUPPORT JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. THEY HAVE MY VOTE. I HOPE THEY HAVE YOUR VOTE TOO!
TRUMP DIVIDES US.
BIDEN WILL UNITE US AS CITIZENS.
marc
Nice analogy! But maybe add DRIVING THE WRONG WAY ON A BUSY FREEWAY (more people are in danger of becoming “collateral damage”). I’m hoping the Electoral College algorithms will vote Trump out, not just the general populace’s desire.
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