Before I get started, Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it, and Happy Holidays to all! We have another Trump piece here, and this one isn’t hurtful like my previous two columns. Donnie Has Done It Dementia Donnie Rulez! And so forth. By the way, the NORAD Santa Tracker is alive and well. Wow, they just keep getting better and better with the images every year. Now, if they could just get Santa to move, since the reindeer can? He looks like one of those blow-up lawn figures. (Oops. I went sideways.) Of course, by the time morning rolls around, it will probably be over, but there’s always next year! Yea, it’s after 2 in the morning…
Okay, right, back to the column. Donnie should have taken that turn at Albuquerque because he goes way, way off topic on a Christmas call with a small child. He goes so far off it’s embarrassing. The child was probably wondering what was going on during the call, because this veers into “weird” territory. With many, many thanks to Raw Story:
President Donald Trump veered off topic to endorse fossil fuel energy during a phone conversation with a small child at a Mar-a-Lago Christmas Eve event. “How long until Santa will be here?” asked the child.
Ok, we can see what that simple, yet loaded question will do. Will he talk about sharks flying overhead with Santa, with batteries to keep them going? Will he say Santa is going to bring lots of toys because we have the best economy in the world? Will he say there should be extra cookies after the ones for Santa because grocery prices are going down? What will he do, oh what will he do, [T]rump-a-dum-dum? Let’s move along and see!
“Well, Santa’s now in Sweden,” said Trump. “So Santa’s got quite a trip to get to your great area, your great part of the world, because you live in a terrific place. But I will say Santa will make it in record time. Probably in about five hours. Five hours from now, Santa will be coming down your chimney and will have a beautiful present for you. What would you like Santa to bring?“
Okay, he carried that off rather well. Surprise, surprise. Nice and simple, doesn’t need major brain power to reply. This is a good thing because we don’t know how much he has left. But, for once, he managed it. Except … [wait for it…]
“Uh… not coal?” said the child.
“Not coal, you don’t want coal. Well, coal is — you mean clean, beautiful coal,” said Trump. “I had to do that, I’m sorry. Coal is clean and beautiful, just remember that. But you don’t want clean, beautiful coal, right?”
This exchange comes as the Trump administration has declared war on renewable energy, with a move to shut down offshore wind installations underway, ostensibly for national security reasons.
He decides to talk about “clean, beautiful” coal. If I were that child, I’d be asking my parents what he’s talking about. You would think that even with his addled brain, he could come up with something better to suggest to that child. A stuffed toy? A child’s iPad? But no. Clean, beautiful coal. Good grief. And by the way, the story of Santa has variations across the world with their own unique versions of what Santa looks like. They’re beautiful.
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Thank you, Susan! I hope this means you’re feeling much better. The Furkids send their Aunty Susan loads of love!
Why hello, Michelle! You just made my day with your comment! I am improving, slowly but surely. And thank you for passing along the Furkids message! We have 3 cats, all rescues, and if people ask about children for myself and my husband, I say ours have 4 legs and fur. They really are our children. I save all of your Furkids pieces so I can go back and see them again to cheer me up.
I wrote this after 2 in the morning so I was a little loopy, but needed it after my other 2 columns. I wish it was doing better. Thanks for the comment and the support!