Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 27, 2024

Trump rubbed his magic Supreme Court lamp and a six-headed genie came out from the smoke and mirrors and gave him one wish. “I wish for PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY for any acts taken in my official duties as president.”

“Granted” said each of the forked tongues on the six-headed Genie.

Suddenly a bright light flashed in the Biden White House and a voice told him that the sitting president was granted total immunity from any acts within his “official” duties (such as maintainging the public order).

A little voice said to Trump: “But Biden is president right now. Be careful what you wish for.”

Also note to remember: Trump claims the Vice President has the authority to reject electoral votes. On January 6, 2025, that will be … KAMALA HARRIS.

But…he should already be locked up!

Well, finally, a Biden-centric strip. I was wondering if we’d ever see one of those. :-)

I’ll start the chant: Do it, Do it, Do it, Do it……

The U.S. will never lock up a person that once sat in the White House. It would tear the country apart.

Ford lost the election because he was reviled for pardoning the criminal Nixon; but it was probably for the best for the country. (My first election was the ’76 primary and I voted for the peanut guy.)

Fascists use the basic decency of democracy believers against them.

Works for me.

Unlimited presidential power.

The Supreme Court knew what they were doing. Congress can impeach him if he lets them but nearly all the Republicans are already claiming he isn’t cognitively responsible so they would about have to acquit.

Thought experiment: if Trump were Black (with his decades of behavior) would any Republicans be his supporters?

If Harris were white would the members of the evil Traitor Trump cult object? Didn’t THINK so!

WOW! Everything has been said! I’m late tonight.

There’s no reason to wait. Trump is a proven threat to the country.

I had to look up the meaning of “gorilla dust”.

Give Him A Grandiose Time Out

Black Ops him using the combination Truman and Groundhog Day Plan as approved by an official presidential act. Starts with a needle making him comatose. He is then taken to the undisclosed location which is a replica of the White House Oval Office and residential wing where upon awakening he is treated as being #47.

Everyday is the same. He is inaugurated, declares himself dictator on Day One , and signs the order listing his “enemies within” and their punishment. He then wants to go golfing but has to use a simulator because of the raging stormy weather he sees outside the Oval Office window.

At night he tweets and eats junk food. Faux News is always on the TV playing the same entertainment every minute of every 24 hours. Another tranquilizer and sedative and “it’s déjà vu all over again”.

One of the papers he signs but does not read is a statement telling his MAGAts to stand back and stand by for the location of a rally to take place on January 6, 2025. It is released to the American public and declares that it will be a totally peaceful rally and a day of love.

Every day until Harris’ Inauguration Day is the same. The cognitive impairment test he is given always provides the same result for him. He is a stable genius.

President Harris sends him to Guantanamo. Everything done is legal because the elected President did it.

I try to learn what’s happening in the world from AOL News—which is just a compilation of stories from other sites. To tell the truth, I don’t know WHAT to believe any more! Who is leading in the polls? Or is it a dead heat? BTW, my brother and I already voted by mail. Too bad they can’t be counted until Election Day.

I see there’s no “icon” to symbolize the Biden Administration. Wasn’t the last one a battered Roman centurion’s helmet symbolizing Dubya? My personal favorite was the icon for the Reagan Administration—a movie clapboard in front of the White House.

FASCISM

See Heather Cox Richardson’s substack post on October 26, 2024. It starts:

Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S. Army personnel in the European theater of World War II. Titled Army Talks, the series was designed “to help [the personnel] become better-informed men and women and therefore better soldiers.”

On March 24, 1945, the topic for the week was “FASCISM!” 

This one isn’t actually funny, but the SCOTUS thinks America is a judicial dictatorship. And I don’t think Biden’s proposals can work. Especially no chance of a Constitutional Amendment these years. But he could write an Executive Order saying “faithfully execute the office” means “obey the laws”. Yeah, I know it won’t matter if the orange puppet gets back in, but at least we can laugh at the explanation. Or ROFLMAO if the Court intervenes to declare the EO unconstitutional for defending the rule of law.

So how about a couple of light jokes?

“You’re fired!”

“Why?

“You voted for the orange albatross and then he crashed the economy.”

Or how about a seasonal song based on “Hark the herald angels sing”:

“Squawk the orange albatross lies,

Glory to me the American KING.

Scares your pets with illegal tooth fairies…”

Next line should rhyme with “reconciled”? Okay, so I won’t quit my day job to write jokes.

Just so long as he loses.

He’d just be locking up a KNOWN convicted felon with a history of inciting domestic terrorism, and defending the Constitution from “all enemies, foreign and domestic”.

Yeah! Jail your political opponent!

In the immortal words of Nike (marketing)… Just. Do. It.

funniest Doonesbury I’ve ever read! bravo!

I don’t know how many here are also getting Trump begging messages on your phones, but I’ve been getting a lot of them, and I have to listen to a few seconds of him begging before I can break away.

He sounds exhausted and defeated.

The message is something like “well, we’re down to the wire not and you folks have been generous with your donations, which we’ve used very effectively. There is still time to air more ads if you can find the money to donate for them”

Just to be clear and for those in the back; If Harris wins, the Constitution lives on and in 4 years there will be another election…. if T**** wins, the Constitution loses and America has it has been for the past 248 years will be gone.

Also, just to be clear, Putin wants T**** to win… You should be asking yourself WHY?

From Sam Smith’s Progressive Review (posted yesterday):

Polling update

TRUMP VS HARRIS

poll average: TIE … Harris’s best this year was 5%

2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE: HARRIS VS. TRUMP & OTHERS

Five poll average: Trump leads by 1% In June Biden’s best was 2% behind Trump.

PRESIDENTIAL STATE MARGINS

270 electoral votes needed to win. Harris currently has 218. Biden won in 2020 with 306. There are now 88 electoral votes too close to call, 36 more than Harris needs to win

ARIZONA

3 poll average: Trump leads by 1%

Electoral vote: 11 Virtual tie

FLORIDA

Three poll average: Trump leads Harris by 7% – 4% better than 2020

GEORGIA

Three poll average: Trump leads by 1%

Electoral vote: 16 Virtual tie

MICHIGAN

Harris leads by 2%

Electoral vote: 16 Virtual tie

NEVADA

Three poll average: Tie

Electoral vote: 6 Tie

NORTH CAROLINA

3 poll average Trump leads by 2%

Electoral vote: 15 Virtual Tie

PENNSYLVANIA

3 poll average Harris leads by 1%

Electoral count: 20 Virtual Tie

WISCONSIN

Harris/Trump 3 poll average – Harris leads by 1%

Electoral count: 10 Virtual tie

Will Trudeau be storming the barricades when Trump wins?

No, no, the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity only applies to presidents whose last name begins with a T. Am I the only one who read the small print at the bottom?

And when Trump wins Harris will be whining about stolen election. Schools will have to close down because students are having a meltdown, like they did in 2016. Come on man! Get a life and move on – just like they’ll tell the Republicans if she wins.

According to the Supreme Court, Biden could have both Trump and Vance killed, and be immune from prosecution.

MFdjt

I’m afraid this could backfire and make his supporters more likely to cause trouble.

The Supreme fascist court forgets that their immunity for presidents works for dems as well.

Skip the Pulitzer, this is Nobel work, Garry. For Gawd’s sake, Joe, do it.

God how I wish that would happen! I can’t stand the sight or sound of that whiny little traitor.

I’m all in for sticking Trump’s fat rear-end in a black site somewhere until after the inauguration.

Indeed! He should, and send the FBI and the Military, and Seal Team whatever to suppress any violence from the “Too many guns, not enough brains” crowd when they start their whiny little baby hissy fits! Yes, they will just have to suffer and be lifted-up out of poverty and toward prosperity, instead of billionaires being lifted out of.. of.. Poverty?!?!? With the rest of us if she wins next week.

I’ll bet there’s a lot of White House staffers chuckling this morning …

“Uh… Excuse me, sir… Your dementia is showing again.”

that was a lol moment, and I really needed one. Thank You!

Nine days.. We shall see, Grasshoppers. I am a huge fan of Mr. Trudeau’s work, but he is a perfect demonstration that possessing spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime talent in a specific area of art, craft, or even science does not necessarily equate to a similar capacity for perceptive political reasoning.

According to SCOTUS, Biden does not even have to wait until after the election. Call it an official act, and do it whenever you like.

Fortunately, democracy doesn’t work that way.

Luckily we don’t have to worry about her winning. Thank you CNN. Can’t believe l said that

When the Dems pull out the Facist, Nazi card, they know they’ve lost

Biden can even reopen Alcatraz for Trump.

They should all be locked up.

Do it Joe! Either way! Or take him for a nice overseas flight in an open-tailed C-5! Bin Laden enjoyed the view!

Republicans seem desperate to give Trump power that would make them wet themselves if Biden ever exercised it. It’s because they know that if Trump regains power, he’ll be this nation’s last President- and first King.

If Trump wins, he’ll be sworn in and then step down in exchange for a pardon from Vance. Vance will then implement Project 2025.

It’s not Trump we have to worry about, it’s President Vance.

Locking him up will not cure his followers of their insanity.

Since he’s now a convicted felon if trump causes trouble his bail can be revoked and imprisoned until his sentencing hearing late next month that’s been delayed twice already. The Judge can hand down a harsher sentence than he would otherwise if he incites any violence. Let’s all hope he loses decisively next week

Ok, now Trump is “predicting” a bloodbath—which means he is ordering one up from his supporters. You can not say that Trump didn’t incite an insurrection. He just failed at it, as he has a history of doing with just about everything he has ever attempted. His announced “blood bath” isn’t going to succeed either.

2000+- of his supporters have been indicted, 400+- have been jailed. I doubt if any of them are showing up for another attempt. He has sponsored Jan 6 anniversary rallies that were poorly attended. He has been indicted 90 something times, found guilty of fraud and sexual assault and no one rioted. Many Republican politicians, even those who don’t denounce him publicly will not support him when it comes down to it. They just don’t want to lose MAGAt votes. And, I suspect that even most of those who actually believe his nonsense will be busy that day if possible jail time is part of the plan.Even if they do manage some damage, it could not possibly be as bad as what would happen if Trump were elected.

This in no way negates the possibility of a few MAGAts shooting up a school or something, but as far as a big event, I just don’t believe there are that many hopelessly stupid Republicans

He should have been locked up years ago. I have yet to figure out why everyone is so afraid of this bully.

wonderful! the supreme court says it’s perfectly legal. should’ve been done as soon as they ruled.

Turn-about is fair play.

The fact that he hasn’t already locked him up is a testament to our democracy.

Actually, it goes beyond that: Mar-A-Lardo’s lawyers argued the president could send Seal Team Six after political rivals.

How about locking Donny Demento up, win or lose? Official act.

Trump’s a POS, but Harris is a genocidal maniac. Smart people don’t vote for genocidal maniacs who slaughter children by the thousands. Smart people don’t vote in phony elections.

Joe could’ve put SC Justices in Guantanamo Bay as an official act.

You do NOT set a precedent for locking up your opponents for being annoying. You do continue prosecutions for specific crimes

Merrick Garland is still dotting the infinite numbers of i’s and crossing the infinite number of t’s, so I guess there is nothing Biden can do anymore. We’ll just have to let the attempted coup stand and give its plotter another chance to try again.

Nice daydream, but we first need to make absolutely certain Harris wins. Our Constitution and our democracy are on the line. VOTE

DO. NOT. MAKE. HIM. A. MARTYR.

Saying the quiet part out loud. Democrats admitting that they use the Federal as their weapon against their political opponents. From 87 year old concentration camp survivor and grandmother.

They then PROJECT their own tyrannical actions onto Trump who has never done such a thing. Not once while President.

Just another day “saving democracy”.

Liars, tyrants and fascists – thy name is and has always been “Democrat”.

Since there have aleady be two attempts on Trump’s life, how about Biden put Trump in “protective custody” until after the election. Put him in the White House bunker. He already knows it well since he has hidden there a time or two while in office.

There was a really great article in the New York Times magazine today about Robert Paxton re: trumpism and fascism. I highly recommend it.

Sure, if Biden wants to take the low road like Trump. Biden is better than that, thankfully.

They will use deadly force, so be prepared

I think that our only hope is that Biden has a plan to exercise his presidential immunity for the good of the country; otherwise, we are totally screwed. It would be virtually impossible to undo what the Trumpists plan to do if they win the election, especially since they encourage violent means to get what they want. Please note that i don’t say gain power in that it is obvious that they have been leading a shadow government in parallel with the elected one the past four years. And, they haven’t even bothered to hide the fact. Why have they been allowed to get away with this?

The only criminal around is the demented idiot already in the White House along with the cackling idiot he chose for VP

Guide my hand as I sign.☮️☮️

Most of you people are unbelievable! You are accusing Trump of doing exactly what the democrats have been doing for the last 4 years and that Trump most definitely did NOT do when he held office. Can any of you give a list of what Harris has done that would indicate that she is worth electing? (And you can’t just scream “Orange Man Bad!” which is all I have heard from any of you.) Other than sleeping her way to the top, what are her qualifications? Opening the borders? Record inflation? Giving billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine so that they won’t spill the beans about the Biden’s dealings there? Leaving more billions in military equipment for our enemies to have and use against us? Driving the price of everything up to near record levels? Taxing and spending worse than drunken sailors? Weaponizing the FBI and BATFE to murder American citizens? What, exactly, has she or Biden done that deserves another four years?

And don’t let him out. Designate him as the terrorist he is and send him to guantonomo. And for gods sake, don’t give him anything he can use to spread propaganda.

No, you can’t. Blast it.

I’ll triple that, Rikers island should have an ideal suite for him. One that is populated by illegal migrants! He can be a pinata.

YES

I’m a bit slow today but I finally remembered who is president.

While locking the 34-time convicted felon up, don’t forget to gag him and take away his phone!

Oh, if only this were possible!

Stick ’im in Guantanamo – hella official!

9 more days, vote yet?

Fact is you could even if he actualy manages to “win”, which is unfortunately still possible even though he should be taken out and hung for treason. Come to think of it that also counts and would be a good idea. Presidential act to preserve democracy, immune according to the Supreme Court.

An unanticipated gift from the RW Supreme Court.

Oh yeah

The great fear is that state legislatures will ignore the vote and seat Trump’s electors regardless

If Trump wins the democrat cites will be in flames and you will not be able to find a sheet of plywood anywhere. A lot of rats will go down with the ship, too. TRUMP 2024

Yup, I just wish he’d have locked up a few Supremes (and at least one of their wives), a long time ago.

Why isn’t Hunter in prison already? Drugs, interstate sex trafficking, using underage girls, and being a Unregistered foreign agent.

The Supreme Court intended that for Trump’s sole use. They knew no Democrat would sink so low. Of course arresting someone for fomenting riots is legal.

For your children and your children’s children, Vote RED.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAN (AND I’M AGNOSTIC!), DO IT!

He’s already been convicted of dozens of felonies, with sentencing delayed till after the election. Jail is already going to happen.

But what is the probability of Kamala winning? Polls are statistically tied.

The Dallas Morning News ran a strip from 2019 in place of this one, with an explanation at the bottom noting that this strip didn’t meet their minimum standards of neutrality.

Pity trump didn’t walk into the middle of a heavyweight prize fight when he was at MSG

What the heck is gorilla dust?

And there we have the TRUE Fascists. They have been pulling this stuff even before the 2016 election.

MAGA, Snowflakes!