Saturday News: “Con Artist” Trump’s “Radical, Extremist,” “Dark, Narrow Inauguration”; “America Fürst”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 21.

• A Clenched Fist for Day 1 (“He will rule not by extending an open hand, but by raising a fist.”)
• A Hard-Line Vision of ‘America First’ (This crap is EW Jackson-level bonkers…)
• Women’s March on Washington: protesters rally worldwide
• Donald Trump’s Dark, Narrow Inauguration (“In the midst of an economy near full employment, the president made a dystopian pitch to his followers.”)
• Trump takes office, vows an end to ‘American carnage’ (Bizarre.)
• President Donald Trump Is a Radical Extremist (“His speech declared war against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”)
• Trump’s inaugural speech was strikingly radical (“The president eschewed the usual themes and instead delivered a forceful, dark vision of an isolationist America.” If he really believes this crap, America is toast.)
• Trump sank to the occasion (“President Trump squandered an opportunity, in his inaugural address, to soothe American’s fears.”)
• Enormous Crowds Expected at Women’s Marches Around the World (“From Washington, DC, to Riyadh, more than 2 million women are set to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump.”)
• There were a lot of empty seats in the stands along Trump’s parade route
• A most dreadful inaugural address (Yep, even conservative George Will hated it.)
• Trump’s dark promise to return to a mythical past (“In his inaugural speech, the president made a powerful, but impossible, promise to turn back the clock in America.”)
• Trump begins with action on Obamacare, regulation freeze and confirmations (This presidency is going to be a disaster, the only question is how horrible of a disaster.)
• Trump signs sweeping order that could gut Obamacare (“It could be used to stop the enforcement of the individual mandate.” Which, in turn, would cause the entire U.S. healthcare system to implode.)
• What President Trump Doesn’t Get About America (“It was already pretty great, despite its flaws, before he took office Friday.”)
• Not My President, Not Now, Not Ever (“It is a stretch to call Trump anyone’s president but his own.”)
• 5 takeaways from Trump’s inaugural address (“The Donald Trump era might be unpredictable, but it’s tailor-made for Americans with short attention spans.” And VERY low IQs.)
• Trump’s plan to help black America doesn’t look like much of a deal
• Interior Department told to stop tweeting after unflattering retweets about Trump
• Trump has the power now, but his opponents have the passion (“President Trump’s speech is sure to backfire by fueling his opposition.” Agreed. By the way, that speech was NOT conservative, at least not mainstream American conservativism of the past 100 years or so.)
• Decoding Trump’s meaningless mantra: Making America great again for the sour, mean and delusional (“‘Make America great again’ means whatever you want it to — at least if you’re a paranoid, small-minded white dude”)
• “Peace through strength”: President Trump’s White House announces “America first,” takes down climate change page
• A Few Thoughts on Entering the Trump Era(“We know the curse: may you live in interesting times. We are living in interesting times. Most of us would not have chosen it. But we have it. I think many of us look back at critical momentous moments in our history, the Civil War, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement and other comparable passages in the country’s history and think, what would I have done? Where would I have been? Well, now’s your moment to find out. We are living in interesting times. We should embrace it rather than feel afraid or powerless.”)
• America Fürst (“In his inaugural address, new ruler Donald Trump promised a return to dominance for a certain kind of American.” It’s demented AND impossible, great combo huh?)
• This Is Who He Is (“A morally empty man gave a morally empty speech to cap off a morally empty campaign”)
• Editorial: Trump delivers campaign speech during celebration of American unity (That’s from the Republican Times-Disgrace’s editorial right-wing board…)
• Watch what Donald Trump does, not what he says (“A con man’s words have no value.”)
• Photos: the crowd at Donald Trump’s inauguration vs. Barack Obama’s
• An Inaugural Celebration That Rings Hollow (“Commentators love to praise the peaceful handover of power—but this year, it stands as a reminder of the system’s fragility and shortcomings.”)
• Protesters Came to D.C. to Disrupt Trump’s Inauguration—and Disrupt They Did
• Obamaism sought strength in unity. Trumpism finds power through division. (“Trump thrives on heightening the divisions in American politics.”)
• In Virginia, you can’t fight city hall
• U-Va. president Teresa A. Sullivan announces she will step down in summer 2018
• Va. supporters, protesters take to the Mall for Trump’s inauguration
• Protesters take to the streets of Richmond for anti-Trump rally
• Liberal Virginia congressman, Trump Va. campaign chairman find common ground at inaugural (This is utterly ridiculous.)
• Second candidate for Richmond-area House seat says Democrats ‘tried to hand it’ to Bourne (“Richmond School Board member Jeff Bourne was officially named the Democratic nominee Friday for a Richmond-area House seat, but a second candidate who failed to qualify for a planned firehouse primary this weekend says he feels shut out by his own party.”)
• Peninsula residents express hopes for President Trump (Yeah, let’s hope he doesn’t get us all killed.)
• Will Virginia Beach get to keep $20 million in light rail money?
• A break in the rain today, but odds are up tonight and especially by Sunday