by NoahI'm fair. I pride myself on being fair. A little snarky perhaps, but, I call it how I see it. I call it how it is. That's my definition of fair. So, here I am, posting a meme that gives credit to FOX "News" of all entities for actually calling out their dear leader, a bit, just a little bit. But, perspective and context matter. So, the question is: Is FOX "News" just fact checking their goon of a white nationalist icon in an effort to convince us that they're fair and balanced or something? Is this just a bit of illusion creation? Yeah, probably both of those. The context matters bigly, though. Here's the context: Trump's lies are so many in number and so beyond the fringe of reality that they can make FOX "News" appear credible by comparison, if only for a nanosecond.Yes, Trump has financial interests in Saudi Arabia. In fact, in addition to the things listed in the meme, Trump registered 8 of his companies in Saudi Arabia during his campaign for president. All of them are tied to his Saudi hotel operations. No doubt, there is more.Who knows how much more we will find out before all is said and done? Trump didn't send son-in-law Jared Kushner to become besties with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman for no reason. And, that leads to more questions. In May of this year, Kushner was trying to put together a $100,000,000 deal involving his interests in a real estate tech firm and the Saudi government. That deal deal fell through but there are always others to be made. It has been well known for some time that Kushner and the prince have formed a strong bond. Suddenly, though, after the Khashoggi murder, his father-in-law would have us believe otherwise. Here's Donnie Bullshit in a Washington Post interview last Friday:
They're two young guys. Jared doesn't know him well or anything.
Sound familiar? Reminds me of when Trump said he hadn't met Putin. It's just another variation of the old "He's a coffee boy" theme. You could show Trump and his cult followers a film of Prince Mohammed bin Salam wielding a bloody bone saw himself with Kushner in the background and the response would be the same. With the Trump clan, it's all about protecting and growing the family bank accounts first. America is way down on the list, if it's on the list at all.
