I mean that hashtag very literally. I believe that the election was won by a landslide and then stolen. And I believe this speech was the beginning of his second term.
2) Under my new commitment to 30 tweets or less in a thread, I approach this speech in a new way. First, as there is so much to quote, I will not be commenting on the points as I roll, and as I have done consistently, previously.
3) Second, I am breaking his speech down into tweet-sized points and numbering them. I will select exactly 25 of them to tweet within my thread. I don't know how far down the same path you want to go, but I want you to know about it! Why?
4) Because you might consider doing the same thing, or something else of your devising! Or, of course, you may just want to read Trump's words in any way you might do.
5) There are other hashtags emerging on point right now. I'm looking to find the best one, and only one, and then stick with it. The one I'll use today is:
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.”
Yeah. I watched the original Star Wars movie in the theaters when it came out, and I can't tell you how many times I went.
2) I had no idea back then that I'd ever become a swordsman. Watching that scene today, I'm both impressed with the quality of the fighting, as well as cynical about filmed swordsmanship vs the real thing. Still, it's an awesome scene to be sure!
3) It was my greatest criticism of the film that they let Darth Vader strike a kill shot when Obi Wan simply holds up his saber in seeming surrender. But that line, “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” That blew my mind.
2) "Trump has a number of goals over the next couple of years … winning back the House and the Senate for Republicans in 2022 to make sure that we can stop the Democratic craziness,” said Miller."
3) "He also said that Trump will “emerge as the nation’s leader on ballot and voter integrity.”
"In the month leading up to the riot, Mr. Trump was devising his own plan: He and a Justice Department official plotted to oust the acting attorney general to try to advance baseless election claims, interviews showed...
2) "...and only backed down after top department officials threatened to resign."
Now you know, I don't believe for one second those claims were baseless. But, the information about the DOJ supporter is critical! So, where did this tidbit come from?
3) I get a daily email from the New York Times. The quote is from the email. Here is the article itself:
So, you're telling me 155,000,000 legal voters voted in 2020, are you? You really believe this, and it's the lawful truth? Uh huh. Tell you what, throw in a bridge to Manhattan and you've got a deal. I'm buying. Oh yeah.
I've made it from 4:50 to about 14:30. This part is Trump at his best, his most Trumpian. He lists a string of accomplishments that makes the liar of my own memory.
2) It sounds exactly like an acceptance speech which would have ended up with the best is yet to come. Emotional idiot that I am, I'm riddled with pride and heartbreak listening to this list. I'm proud of him, and of us, and mind is dazed and confused. Too much to handle.
3) Had I been asked I would have fought the courtesies at the beginning and had him dive into this section to begin. At this point, no introductions were required. And courtesy? This is not a courteous moment in my book. Oh well. I'll go finish up now and come back.
Rage comes and goes in waves. It often enters into my dreams, triggering my inner warrior. I've had enough hours, and wave cycles, to go back in and finish watching Trump's transition of power to Biden speech.
2) Just a couple of thoughts to share first. For one thing, I now realize Trump thanks Pence. So, I'm finally ready for anything else that follows. For another, I never dreamed Trump had a good loser aspect to his character. Evidently he's a good loser.
3) Diving back in, the shield I require is that not only did I never get tired of winning, I have grown sick to my stomach of losing. House, Senate, White House, all lost. Hell, a landslide reelection with the largest vote in American history, that's lost too. Wow.