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Trump wanted to display Superman shirt after being discharged from hospital for COVID: Haberman book This Tuesday, October 4 is the official release date for New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman’s new book, “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.” Excerpts from the book have been widely reported, and one of the anecdotes being reported by Axios involves Trump’s desire to display the Superman logo when he was discharged from Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland in October 2020. During his 2020 campaign, Trump downplayed the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic — as he feared it would hurt his chances of being reelected. But in October 2020, Trump tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized at Reed. In “Confidence Man,” Haberman describes Trump’s idea, reporting, “(He) would be wheeled out of Walter Reed in a chair and, once outdoors, he would dramatically stand up, then open his button-down dress shirt to reveal (a) Superman logo beneath it. Trump was so serious about it that he called the campaign headquarters to instruct an aide, Max Miller, to procure the Superman shirts; Miller was sent to a Virginia big-box store.” According to Haberman, Trump’s idea was inspired by the King of Soul, James Brown, as well as professional wrestling. But Trump ended up abandoning the idea. Trump attorney lawyers up — and says she’s willing to cooperate with DOJ in Mar-a-Lago case: report At least one member of former President Donald Trump's legal team has hired her own attorney — and allies are urging another to follow suit, according to The Washington Post. Trump attorneys Christina Bobb and Evan Corcoran affirmed to the Justice Department that Trump had handed over all classified records from his Mar-a-Lago residence in response to a May subpoena. But prosecutors said their response was "incomplete" after the FBI searched and found more documents at Mar-a-Lago and cited evidence of "obstructive conduct" in response to the subpoena. Bobb has since hired her own lawyer, Florida-based former prosecutor John Lauro, and "made it known to Trump allies that she is willing to cooperate and be interviewed by the Justice Department," according to the Post. And colleagues have similarly urged Corcoran to hire a criminal defense lawyer because of his response to the subpoena, according to the report, but he has insisted it is not necessary. Asked if she was negotiating to sit for an interview with the DOJ, Bobb told the outlet, "I'm sorry, I'm not allowed to talk about it." Bobb signed a document affirming that Trump handed over "all documents that are responsive to the subpoena" after a "diligent search." Corcoran then met with DOJ officials and made a similar statement. Investigators ultimately found more evidence that there were additional documents at Mar-a-Lago and secured a warrant to search the premises in August. https://www.alternet.org/2022/10/christina-bobb/

GOP Consultant: Trump Is Deranged, Unhinged, a Danger to Others During a round table discussion on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Republican Party campaign consultant Scott Jennings went off on Donald Trump in a manner that one rarely hears from Republicans. Of course, this hasn’t been a normal Trump week. Trump has never threatened someone by saying that the person had a DEATH WISH as Trump did with respect to the most powerful Republican Senator in modern history, Mitch McConnell. Jennings said: “It’s hard to know where to start, with the assassination instructions or the blatant racism.” No, start with the “assassination instructions,” because Trump showed his racism moments after coming down the escalator. “If you read that whole thing out loud, if you were on the street and heard someone muttering that on a street corner, you wouldn’t say, ‘Hmm, let’s hand this person the presidency or the Republican nomination for president. You’d say call 911 because it sounds like an unhinged, deranged person is on the loose and out on the street and may be a danger to themselves and others.” And then Jennings really hit his stride: “It’s outrageous, beyond the pale. Every Republican ought to be able to say so. It’s not good for the party. It’s not good for him. On the right, right now, it is really in vogue to pass around clips of Joe Biden looking like he’s confused or sort of out of it, whatever. You tell me that [Trump’s post] doesn’t sound like deranged, unhinged, confused, whatever — it’s the same. If you want to say these things about Joe Biden, look at Donald Trump’s words right now and tell me this guy sounds like he’s got his stuff together.”

And the more things change, the more they remain the same. A strip research would have revealed nothing unless they did a body cavity search.

We should be prepared for more and more weird allegations from an increasingly isolated and desperate GOP.

This is doubtless be the butt of many jokes but it will all come out in the end.

Over at Riderfans, much humour is to be found. Many there are casting longing eyes back at Marino and fantasizing that if only he were still on the roster, all would be well. There is a lot of anger and disgust directed at Fajardo, but they have also reserved bile for Doug Brown and O'Shea who apparently heaped scorn on the tender-hearted Rider team, who, gosh darn it, tried real real hard.

Its due to gravity increasing.

As was the case with Liegghio.

Square peg-round hole.

RUSSIAN TROOP SIN UKRAINE ARE GIVING UP Meanwhile, it appears even the Russian troops sent to keep stolen Ukrainian territories in the Kremlin’s grip have conceded defeat. An audio recording released by Ukrainian intelligence Saturday is said to capture a Russian soldier phoning his wife to say his final goodbye after he and his fellow troops found themselves encircled by the Ukrainian military. “Thank god I got through,” the man can be heard saying as he apparently struggles to catch his breath. “We’re encircled, Lyub. We’re ****** soon,” he says as she asks if he’s been ordered to go to his death fighting. “Lyub! Lyub! I just called to say goodbye,” he responds, breaking down over the phone. “No one, you hear? Don’t tell anyone at all. It is a disaster here,” he says through sobs, going on to beg for “just two minutes” to talk to his wife, saying he “doesn’t give a ****” if the phone call gives away his location to Ukrainian troops. “**** it, let them get me!”

More like euthanized. It will be an act of mercy.

Liegghio's TD- saving tackle was probably the changing point of the game. Had the Riders scored there, that would have put a whole different spin on the game. My first reaction was "Who made that tackle? It couldn't possibly have been Liegghio!" But it was.

That was a good way to rub you team's nose in it to remind them of yet another sub-par effort.

Your faucet had fewer leaks than the Rider backfield, but far more easily fixed. Rider fans have to be concerned about the amount and frequency of quits in their team.

Apparently the Rider QBs are an endangered species and to be protected from anything more than a gust of wind.

THAT is a crap call! Are the D-linemen supposed to use only strong language?

Fans getting their money's worth tonight- drama and a convincing win.

Minus the racism, I hope.

The Hogs must be loving this.

Andrew Harris all but forgotten now.

Brady has a full head of steam now!

Dan Clark looks like an extra in the Mad Max movie

Smelling salts.

THAT otta let the air out of the Riders' tires.

Uh,,OK, but it should have been BOO on that play.