It's Sunday with Dan | 2023 August 6

In an effort to raise his favorability rating and make himself more likable to the American electorate, Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron " Little Hitler " DeSantis barnstormed New Hampshire last weekend. At a rally he vowed to "start slitting throats" of members of the federal bureaucracy starting on day one of his presidency. This will exterminate the dreaded deep state. I miss the reign of terror of the Trilateral Commission.

Noted thespian Jim Caviezel made the news this week. The star of " The Passion of the Christ," tv's " Person of Interest," and this summer's QAnon hit " Sound of Freedom " stated on national television that Donnie Trump is "the new Moses." Obviously the standards for religious icons have fallen as low as the standards for number one songs on the country music charts.

"Meet The Press " today was the all Mango Mussolini special. First was the latest soul to put "Attorney for Donnie Trump" on his resume, the ever smiling John Lauro. Trump hires and fires lawyers like Taylor Swift runs through boyfriends. The defense strategy for ol' 45 is built on a house of cards bereft of cards.

Number one, anything he says or does is protected by the First Amendment. Number two, he only did what his hand picked lawyers told him to do. Number three, misinterpretation of the constitution is not a criminal offense.Donnie's threats to state attorney generals to nullify the election results or suffer legal consequences was not extortion.

So all of those episodes of "The Untouchables" I watched as a youngster were flawed. When Frank Nitti told business owners to pay protection money or see the business set on fire that was actually protected by the First Amendment. All of the alleged crimes committed by Melania's burden were copasetic under the clause of presidential immunity. The interview ended in a shouting match between Lauro and Chuck Todd worthy of a Maury Povich " Who's the Daddy?" episode.

Next on the double feature was the redoubtable Maryland Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin. He has been undergoing chemotherapy for some time so he wears a bandana. It is not an attempt to look like the younger brother of the Zig Zag Man. His appearance was much shorter than the shyster for Your Favorite President. In the heads I win tails you lose trick Trump could not be impeached because he was the sitting president. Now he can't be criminally prosecuted because he is no longer in office. I want to hear ABC's 80's song " That Was Then, This Is Now." When asked by Chuck how a man convicted of sexual assault could be tied in the polls with Uncle Joe Biden he could only answer with a mind numbing non answer. Blame it on the cult.

America's bon bon Lizzo was sued this week by three of her former dancers. The charges levied against her included body shaming and sexual harassment. Imagine being sexually harassed by Lizzo. Try not to let that linger in your mind the rest of the day. Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't.