Trump in Transition (v25)

So, Donald Trump continues to try and transition,which would be good, except for those times he seems hell-bent on going form being president to being, I don't know - maybe a bad carnival barker?

He's been barking, as it were, about suspended ABC investigative reporter Brian Ross, who reported incorrectly on breaking news about Mike Flynn. According to this report from CNN,  here's what happened, in a nutshell:

Ross had initially reported Friday morning that Flynn was prepared to testify that Donald Trump as a candidate had instructed him to reach out to the Russians. Ross said more than sever hours later on World News Tonight that his information was actually that Flynn was prepared to testify that Trump made the request as president-elect. On Saturday evening, ABC News said Ross had been suspended for four weeks without pay for what it termed the "serious error."

The stock market reacted to the news of Ross's report by temporarily dropping 350 points; by the end of the day, things were almost back to normal, and the market closed up 2.9%, the best showing all year.

So, here's the president's tweet from Sunday morning in response to ABC's reporting disaster:

Now, of course, there are many out there in Trump land who think the president is spot on - the network should be sued, because fake news, like elections, has consequences. Or something like that - I don't want to put words in any one's mouth.

But here's the thing: Remember when Trump slammed Macy's for dropping his clothing line after his racist remarks against Mexicans?

A presidential candidate calling for a boycott of an American company? Say it ain't so! And that wasn't all -- he tweeted bad! stuff about Macy's nearly three dozen times, a period during which the company's stock dropped 46% -- a proud moment for Trump, for sure -- he told us so!

People who lost money when Trump boycotted Macy's should consider hiring a lawyer, right? And so should all of those people who were slated to lose their jobs earlier this year, because the company is doing so badly after the Trumpeters boycotted and the president chose not to save their jobs? Yeah, they should sue, too. 

Lockheed dropped over a billion dollars in value on the basis of that tweet -- so I think they should consider suing, also - don 't you agree?

And Amazon shareholders?  That company dropped $5 billion  back in August, when the President tweeted about them, initially starting with a tweet about the Washington Post and fake news (WaPo is owned by Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos).

Get thee to an attorney, forthwith and post-haste! And hurry!

Wondering on Wednesday (v73)

Was the "intelligence briefing" related to "Russian hacking" delayed, or was it not scheduled until Friday? Was it "Russian hacking" or some other kind of hacking?  What does the "President-elect" "know" and when did he "know" it?

I'm wondering about that stuff, this Wednesday.

I'm also wondering about Jackie Evancho's album sales skyrocketing after it was announced that she's sing the national anthem at the "President-elect's" inauguration, and the "movement" that people don't understand. Perhaps it's the normal movement of Christmas-related albums in the days before Christmas, or in the days after a person appears on a Christmas special?  Or maybe it's the normal movement of none of the teen singer's records in the top album charts?

I'm wondering about the 10,000 people who are going to "lose their jobs" at Macy's when another 60 some-odd stores are closed, and I'm wondering if those "American workers" are going to have their jobs "saved" by the "President-elect" like the automotive workers and the air conditioner workers? Or don't their jobs "count" as part of the "movement" we hear about?

Or, will they rise up in a "movement" against Trump who referred to Macy's as disloyal and called their huge stock drop in 2015 "another win for Trump!" in a tweet about a year ago?

I wonder, if it's true that Macy's would not be closing the stores and putting all of these American workers out of a job if they had kept selling Trump ties?

And, of course I'm wondering about those "many enemies" and "those" other people who fought so hard against the "President-elect" and lost so badly. Do they know what to do, I wonder? Or are they still flailing around out there, trapped in the swirling "movement?"

And I'm wondering why it is that the "President-elect" refers to the number of electoral votes needed to win the election as the fabled 270?  It is not celebrated, renowned, famed, famous, well-known, legendary, storied, noted, notable, acclaimed, esteemed, prestigious, of repute, of high standing, or mythical or imaginary. legendary, mythological, fabulous, folkloric or fairy-tale.  It is, in fact, the required number of votes needed.

I'm also wondering what it was about Hillary Clinton's "close ties" to Putin that deserved scrutiny back in October, but why your own close ties and those of you, your family, your business, your previous campaign staff, and your nominees don't?

And what it is you find so fascinating about Vlad and his gang and their antics in the first place?

Finally, I wonder how I'll be able to stand it until JANUARY ELEVENTH when you hold your general news conference in N.Y.C.