Category: Michael Flynn

Treason's Greetings!

7/11/2017

From our political correspondent Dorothy "Lottie" Dawe:

Liar-in-Chief Donald Trump has for months claimed that no one from his campaign had communications with Vladimir Putin’s regime in Russia. Except, of course, Michael Flynn did. And so did Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort. Oh, and so did his son Donald, Jr.

Of course, the lies are nothing new from Trump and his clan. Why, even Confederate General Sessions lied under oath.

Jeff Sessions is so adept at lying that he gave advice to Donald Trump, Jr, today before the younger Trump live-tweeted his treason:

“Say what you mean," said Confederate General Sessions.

"I always do," Donny hastily replied; "at least--at least I always mean what I say--that's the same thing, you know."

"Not the same thing a bit!" said Sessions. "You might just as well say that ‘I have no knowledge about the exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries with the Russian government’ is the same thing as ‘I answered the question correctly but I need to amend my testimony!’”

All of this calls to mind a poem by Emmett Lee Dickinson (Emily Dickinson's third cousin, twice removed -- at her request) that begins "If forgetting is remembering" (below on the left). It is quite evident that this poem inspired Confederate Sessions and others within the Trump clan, but it also inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "If recollecting were forgetting" (below on the right).

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

If forgetting is recollecting
Then I remember all,
But if recollecting, forgetting,
How little I'd recall,
And if to lie, were truthful,
And if the truth, were lies,
How very blithe the telling
Of all my alibis!

By Emily Dickinson:

If recollecting were forgetting,
Then I remember not,
And if forgetting, recollecting,
How near I had forgot,
And if to miss, were merry,
And to mourn, were gay,
How very blithe the fingers
That gathered this, today!

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Lock Him Up!

5/23/2017

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From our political correspondent Dorothy "Lottie" Dawe:

"If I did a tenth of what she did," General Michael Flynn used to bark about Hillary Clinton at Trump campaign pep rallies, “I would be in jail today.”

Well, it seems that Flynn has done more than a tenth – even though for now he’s just admitting to a fifth.

Of course, Flynn must have completely forgotten about the philosophy of his partner-in-crime: "The mob takes the Fifth Amendment. If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?"

Flynn is also asking for immunity. He claims he has a story to tell.

Again, his accomplice asked, “If you are not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?"

C’mon General Flynn. Why do you need immunity? Why are you taking the Fifth? Tell us your story.

This all reminds me of Emmett Lee Dickinson’s now-classic poem, “’The fifth’ – he pleaded – For his life” (below on the left). Dickinson’s poem inspired his third cousin Emily to pen her poem, “’I want’ – it pleaded — All its life” (below on the right).

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

“The fifth” – he pleaded – For his life –
The fifth – the General said
Then He repeated it – at last –
We want the truth instead –

We’ll have to wait for that – to hear
His signal – steadfast plea –
His lips repeated with a “Please”
Toward Immunity –

By Emily Dickinson:

"I want" – it pleaded – All its life –
I want – was chief it said
When Skill entreated it – the last –
And when so newly dead –

I could not deem it late – to hear
That single – steadfast sigh –
The lips had placed as with a "Please"
Toward Eternity –

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Russian To Judgement

3/31/2017

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From our current affairs editor Lemuel Stuart III:

I saw this on Twitter (from @JuddLegum)

I didn’t talk to Russia.

I talked to Russia.

I talked to Russia & I resign.

I talked to Russia & will tell all for criminal immunity.

Seems that Michael Flynn – who just last year said that immunity “means you probably committed a crime” – is the first to flip on Trump with Russiagate.

Pictured at the right: Michael Flynn has a story to tell.

Flynn's sudden plea for immunity and his willingness to tell his story reminded me of Emmett Lee Dickinson’s poem “Speech is one symptom of Defection” (below on the left). Dickinson’s poem inspired his third cousin Emily to pen her poem “Speech is one symptom of Affection” (below on the right).

Maybe Dickinson’s poem will inspire Flynn to be a true patriot and come clean with what he knows.

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

Speech is one symptom of Defection
And Silence one –
The accepted communication
Is heard by all –

Insist on immunity
Is what they say –
Behold, said the Apostate,
You all will know!

By Emily Dickinson:

Speech is one symptom of Affection
And Silence one –
The perfectest communication
Is heard of none –

Exists and its indorsement
Is had within –
Behold, said the Apostle,
Yet had not seen!

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NightMar-A-Lago

2/17/2017

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From our political correspondent Dorothy "Lottie" Dawe:

I have been following and reporting on the first weeks of the Trump regime. My thoughts on Week 1 are HERE, Week 2 is HERE, and Week 3 is HERE. We’ve all just made it through Week 4, and Week 4 was nothing short of a clusterTrump consumed by a Trumpster fire within a horrific nightMar-a-Lago.

It started with Agent Smith from The Matrix commanding that the authority of the president would “not be questioned.” Then in full view of the public armed with cell phone cameras and Facebook pages, Trump and his company of clowns discussed sensitive information related to national security – and though they were incredibly loosey-goosey with classified intelligence, no emails were sent over a private server.

Pictured below: A tweet from Speaker Ryan about Hillary Clinton's use of a private server. Hmmm. I haven't seen his tweet in response to Trump's recklessness. I'm sure it's coming, no?

Of course, the whoppers during Week 4 kept growing and growing, spinning out of control to the point that Michael “Lock Her Up” Flynn had to enter the witness protection program since now it’s highly likely that he’ll be locked up (well, he should be locked up, but it’s highly unlikely that our new Confederate General, Jeff Sessions, will take action).

Then came “the presser.” O.M.G. Trump's press conference was a disaster. It only reinforced the reality that Trump is unfit, unstable, and unqualified to be the president.

The press conference continued with lie after lie after lie after lie, and it reminded me of Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "Lying is like their need" (below on the left). Dickinson's poem was one of the inspirations for third cousin Emily to pen her poem "Longing is like the seed" (below on the right).

By Emmett Lee Dickinson:

Lying is like their Need
They wrestle it Around,
Believing if we intercede
That truth then can’t be found.

With Power, and their Claims –
They weave a trance that’s known
With Constancy to be achieved
So truth can’t see the Sun!

By Emily Dickinson:

Longing is like the Seed
That wrestles in the Ground,
Believing if it intercede
It shall at length be found.

The Hour, and the Clime --
Each Circumstance unknown,
What Constancy must be achieved
Before it see the Sun!

Pictured below left: The way we were. Pictured below right: The way we are.

Oh, by the way, while all of the chaos of Week 4 was going on, the GOP passed a bill that made it possible for the mentally ill to purchase guns and weapons of war -- all, I'm sure, as part of their campaign to make America great again.

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