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"So this doctor comes up to me, big tough guy, Air Force, tears in his eyes and he says, 'Sir, I never cry, sir. But it's the best colon I've ever seen.'" https://t.co/pasID4QR3j

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 28, 2021

Grisham wrote that Trump told people he had the colonoscopy without anesthesia. The story, in other words, comes from Trump. 

It’s the great-grandfather of “Sir” stories, as anyone who has had the procedure can tell you. Trump could no more endure it awake and aware than he could go without Diet Coke for a day.

But if people want to mock Trump for fearing to give up authority to Pence for only a few hours, I’m good with that.

And speaking of “Sir” stories:

'It was all made up!' Maddow reveals bombshell Rudy Giuliani testimony about origins of Trump's big election liehttps://t.co/tT5fhCRHEL

— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 29, 2021

60+ failed  cases later, and we’re still surprised to find out what the courts said: it was all lies? Some of those cases were tossed by the Supreme Court. All of them, without exception, couldn’t stand up to the least amount of scrutiny. (A reminder: summary dismissal requires viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, and STILL deciding they don’t have a case.) A federal judge sanctioned lawyers for their baseless claims (a.k.a “lies”). Giuliani is being disbarred for his lies. Other sanctions hearings against the lawyers are pending.

And still we are looking for the smoking gun? Does everything require a tearful confession of guilt before we know whodunnit? Are we trapped in a simulation based on the Perry Mason TeeVee show? Are we collectively just not quite as dumb as those we oppose?

Yeah, we might just be…