Today’s blog
Lynn Murphy Mark
Above or under?
Yesterday’s spectacle in New York City gave the news people plenty to say – over and over again, all day long. My default channel is MSNBC and I have my car radio tuned to it. There are several people whose opinions I respect so I tune to the channel when I know they are on. Yesterday seemed like a true media circus as cameras followed as much of 45 as they could capture. Also featured was Marjorie Taylor Green, who I consider to be a dangerous, twisted voice in our Congress. One of the New York congresspersons was quite adamant in advising her to go back to DC and do some actual work for the people of this country.
Back to 45. He looked grim, as he should. Over thirty counts of felony, (I think I have that right), are now before him. “Not guilty”, he pleaded. Of course he did. I’m not sure he can spell the word, guilt, because of his over grown narcissistic ego. Not to mention that he’s not called “Teflon Don” for nothing. His criminal actions over the years have simply slid off of him into his own personal swamp.
I talked to Lindsay twice. She’s my buddy in revulsion when it comes to all things 45. She’s an attorney, so she understands the language of the law completely. At one point she called and we decided to celebrate the fact that for a few brief moments 45 was actually under arrest.
Perhaps the highlight of the evening was when she sent me the clip from Fox News where a guest attorney was saying that the New York DA, Mr. Bragg, was obviously out to get -wait for it-
“President Fraud, oh uh President Trump”. What a slip of the tongue that was. We laughed out loud and I watched it at least 5 times. Those few words made up for the fact that the Cardinals were being semi-trounced by the Braves.
One of the reporters said 45 looked grim and gaunt. Gaunt is not a word that comes to me where he is involved. But grim fits the bill. His usually down-turned mouth was even more so yesterday and his eyes looked puffier than usual. He was flanked by several of his lawyers. If they are smart, they collected payment up front, knowing his history of stiffing people that do work for him.
For many months I’ve heard it said that, “No one is above the law”. I’m pretty sure that if I faced over thirty felony charges I would be dressed in orange and I would enter with handcuffs. I would be fingerprinted and get a mug shot. Not so 45. He arrived in New York in his own 30+ year old jet – the very one that at one time belonged to a Mexican airline. I love the irony there. He did not get fingerprinted or photographed. He wore his standard blue suit with an overly long red tie. His exit from New York City consisted of a parade of black SUV’s with red and blue lights glowing. He left a free man. I doubt that I would have been accorded the same treatment.
One conversation on the news left me feeling cold. Someone asked about the jurors in any trial of 45. The reasoning was that such people might not be safe, given the inflammatory words from 45 and the very real actions of his followers. If I were Alvin Bragg, I would be very worried for my own safety. Any one of those people who stormed the Capitol could be planning revenge because of their hero’s predicament. This conversation was about a man who could be President all over again in 2024. Does that make anyone else queasy?
Somehow the words, “No one is above the law”, don’t belong to 45. He is known to have tried to influence the election count in Georgia. He incited a fatal riot on January 6. He left the White House carrying boxes of records that did not belong to him. He strolls the grounds of Mar a Lago and his golf courses with complete freedom, guarded for life by individuals paid for by my tax dollars.
If my friend Debbie were still alive she would be advising me to pray for 45. Another friend reminds me that he is mentally ill and I should take that into account. His own niece writes that he has never been held accountable for anything, hence his behavior patterns. All I can pray for is that justice is served and that he is not above the law.