A photo resurfaced of Marco Rubio wearing oversized shoes the day after a story broke that Trump is "scaring" his staff into wearing his favorite footwear. We wish we were making this up.
Who knows maybe I’m wishing for something that may possibly never occur. Yet so looking forward to all of them wearing the same orange jumpsuit with shackles on their ankles shuffling down the halls in the same ill fitted slippers..
I am so disappointed in Rubio. But that’s not new. The day that donald and JD accosted, scolded and humiliated Pres Zelensky, I watched Rubio trying to sink back into the sofa and disappear from a situation that he KNEW was unwarranted and disgraceful. I’d have respected him if he resigned that day. But instead , he endorsed and repeated what he heard in the Oval Office. He has lost all credibility as a public servant and proponent of democracy. But he has shown the world that his allegiance is not to the constitution but to a selfish, self serving, lowlife man of low intelligence and limited ability when it comes to governing (or even thinking rationally). We are in deep trouble until the Republican Congress recovers their spines and removes donald from office. What other evidence do you need to see??
We're in deep trouble until the current Republican party is DESTROYED (historical note: my great-great-great grandfather was one of the original members of the party in 1854, as a Quaker abolitionist).
Eventually they will only be able to wear blue suits white shirts red ties and those shoes just like the Nazis had their uniform that they all had to wear
Thank you for your reporting. What a clown car full of people who have lost their humanity...surely a sick group of individuals. Hungary for power, corruption, and total disregard for the Constitution and the Rule of Law.
The shoes, etc are bad but the photograph of Marco Rubio with Proud Boys leader Enrico Terrio together at the Doral conference center this past weekend was sickening!
Waiting for the moment (soon?) when "they" will all be showing of their fake hand bruise marks while wearing socks filled with other socks so they can pretend to have protruding ankles like their toddler-boss.
Just another indication that Bozo the Clown (you know, the big guy with orange make-up) always has his clown car ready to roll. Just another day at the 3-ring circus.
Unf'nbelievable. But not funny at all, for the reasons you state, Miles. It was clear to me that the Rs in the Senate had capitulated when hegseth was confirmed. Of course, he already had the majority of the House. But THIS?? Holy shit--is there no bottom to the buffoon?? Apparently not. As long as they all suit up in the mandated footwear, as you point out, they tell him all there is to tell--and the rest of us just how bad this is.
I need to reread Anne Applebaum's 2020 essay "History Will Judge the Complicit". ( https://www.anneapplebaum.com/2020/06/01/history-will-judge-the-complicit/ ) If I remember correctly, it explained how and why those who conform to the dictator do so, even when it seems at odds with their past behavior. It may explain Marco quite adeptly. He stands out as unique among the other corrupt sycophants. Their motives seem much more obvious to me.
When we win it is going to take so much effort, time, and necessary funding to rebuild our Democracy and all the departments (such as DOJ, Department of Defense, State, HHS etc plus USAID that have been decimated as well as obliterated. 😢
The smallest details enhance the larger pictures. The writer adds an adjective or phrase, the painter adds another brushstroke, the composer adds another stanza. The opposite is also true. Legislators know how to insert a word or phrase that can substantially affect the meaning of a bill. And architects, judges, and other professionals and artists know how to balance a building, a legal phrase, and all their work to get to the bottom, the point, or the crux of a matter. It’s looking as though nobody in this regime advanced beyond the 101 classes at their alma maters. Such arrogance is leading to the demise and destruction of our nation.
I used to have respect for Marco Rubio as well, before he started working for Trump. When I saw the shoe photo this morning, my first thought was ‘I wonder how that feels to become so subservient to someone, that you completely give up your identity and dignity for that person?’ And especially when the person is someone like Trump, who doesn’t seem to have any redeeming qualities. Marco and JD and Pam Bondi, etc., etc., are all the same in this regard. I can’t help but wonder if they’re going to wake up one day in horror at what they’ve become.
Who knows maybe I’m wishing for something that may possibly never occur. Yet so looking forward to all of them wearing the same orange jumpsuit with shackles on their ankles shuffling down the halls in the same ill fitted slippers..
It's a nice dream. It happens when we have a complete overhaul of House and Senate. That's what we should all be working toward.
I am so disappointed in Rubio. But that’s not new. The day that donald and JD accosted, scolded and humiliated Pres Zelensky, I watched Rubio trying to sink back into the sofa and disappear from a situation that he KNEW was unwarranted and disgraceful. I’d have respected him if he resigned that day. But instead , he endorsed and repeated what he heard in the Oval Office. He has lost all credibility as a public servant and proponent of democracy. But he has shown the world that his allegiance is not to the constitution but to a selfish, self serving, lowlife man of low intelligence and limited ability when it comes to governing (or even thinking rationally). We are in deep trouble until the Republican Congress recovers their spines and removes donald from office. What other evidence do you need to see??
little marco : daddy, daddy look I'm wearing your shoes.
Everything you said reflects my own observations (especially the "sinking down into the couch" part).
We're in deep trouble until the current Republican party is DESTROYED (historical note: my great-great-great grandfather was one of the original members of the party in 1854, as a Quaker abolitionist).
Eventually they will only be able to wear blue suits white shirts red ties and those shoes just like the Nazis had their uniform that they all had to wear
You *could* theoretically make shit like this up, but why would you? The shoes speak for themselves....
If the shoe doesn't fit, as it were....
Can I finish your thought? "as if it were intended to humiliate the wearer".
Thank you for your reporting. What a clown car full of people who have lost their humanity...surely a sick group of individuals. Hungary for power, corruption, and total disregard for the Constitution and the Rule of Law.
If the minions accept wearing those shoes, why not shuffle down to Florsheim’s and purchase those very same shoes in the correct size?
Apparently Rubio can't do that. I. He can't insult "Daddy" by buying shoes that fit. 2. Maybe he's not smart enough to figure that out.
Thanks Miles, great, thoughtful, chilling article
The shoes, etc are bad but the photograph of Marco Rubio with Proud Boys leader Enrico Terrio together at the Doral conference center this past weekend was sickening!
Yes, that photo really made my stomach turn.
Waiting for the moment (soon?) when "they" will all be showing of their fake hand bruise marks while wearing socks filled with other socks so they can pretend to have protruding ankles like their toddler-boss.
Yes, the circus has arrived but I don't see the elephants.
The elephant is the one in charge.
Just another indication that Bozo the Clown (you know, the big guy with orange make-up) always has his clown car ready to roll. Just another day at the 3-ring circus.
Unf'nbelievable. But not funny at all, for the reasons you state, Miles. It was clear to me that the Rs in the Senate had capitulated when hegseth was confirmed. Of course, he already had the majority of the House. But THIS?? Holy shit--is there no bottom to the buffoon?? Apparently not. As long as they all suit up in the mandated footwear, as you point out, they tell him all there is to tell--and the rest of us just how bad this is.
I need to reread Anne Applebaum's 2020 essay "History Will Judge the Complicit". ( https://www.anneapplebaum.com/2020/06/01/history-will-judge-the-complicit/ ) If I remember correctly, it explained how and why those who conform to the dictator do so, even when it seems at odds with their past behavior. It may explain Marco quite adeptly. He stands out as unique among the other corrupt sycophants. Their motives seem much more obvious to me.
When we win it is going to take so much effort, time, and necessary funding to rebuild our Democracy and all the departments (such as DOJ, Department of Defense, State, HHS etc plus USAID that have been decimated as well as obliterated. 😢
The smallest details enhance the larger pictures. The writer adds an adjective or phrase, the painter adds another brushstroke, the composer adds another stanza. The opposite is also true. Legislators know how to insert a word or phrase that can substantially affect the meaning of a bill. And architects, judges, and other professionals and artists know how to balance a building, a legal phrase, and all their work to get to the bottom, the point, or the crux of a matter. It’s looking as though nobody in this regime advanced beyond the 101 classes at their alma maters. Such arrogance is leading to the demise and destruction of our nation.
I wonder when the traditional "court jester" costume will be ordered.
I used to have respect for Marco Rubio as well, before he started working for Trump. When I saw the shoe photo this morning, my first thought was ‘I wonder how that feels to become so subservient to someone, that you completely give up your identity and dignity for that person?’ And especially when the person is someone like Trump, who doesn’t seem to have any redeeming qualities. Marco and JD and Pam Bondi, etc., etc., are all the same in this regard. I can’t help but wonder if they’re going to wake up one day in horror at what they’ve become.