"How do I know you're not sick? You could be some deranged lunatic!"--Will "Fresh Prince" Smith, 1987.
"Thou shalt not have other gods before Me"--Exodus 20:3.
"Dare to be Stupid!"--"Weird" Al Yankovic, 1985.
As new cases of coronavirus are emerging in southern states including South Carolina and Arizona, President Trump is running the risk of starting a new wave of the virus in Tulsa one week from today.
June 19, or, Juneteenth, is the day where slavery was officially abolished in the United States. Tulsa, however, was the site of a massacre nearly a century ago, as NBC News reminds:
None of that matters to Trump. He sees his poll numbers have been slipping, so he has to rally his base of suburbanites by starting a new tour of rallies. The caveat for people attending the rally next week, and all subsequent rallies thereafter, is that they have to sign a waiver stating they would not hold the Oldest Baby in America liable if they end up contracting the virus.
"Gag me with a spoon!"---Moon Unit Zappa, "Valley Girl", 1982.
If you practice social distancing and wear a mask, it won't be a problem, but there's a lot of people that see Trump refuses to wear a mask in public, because of his vanity, so they won't, either, and then they're putting themselves at risk. Trump would rather trade lives for adulation and ego stroking than do the right thing, and hold virtual rallies.
Speaking of ego stroking, it's been reported that Trump has found a landing spot for the Republican National Convention in August, and it's Jacksonville. Jaguars owner Shad Khan probably decided to rent some space for President Narcissus, far as I know.
It's just further proof that the incumbent President just doesn't want to get it. As we've seen with the NFL & MLB drafts, a virtual convention is possible, but Trump doesn't want to take that step, like the fool he is. He wants people to put their lives at risk by bowing down to the Altar of Me. He's led the evangelicals to think he was anointed by God Himself, but come on. They've been conned right from the start. God probably wanted Mike Pence, but after Pence dropped out of the primary race in 2016, he was tapped as Vice President, likely in an effort to scare Trump into actually embracing Christian values. Unfortunately, Trump would sooner embrace a mannequin designed in his image.
As far as the rally in Tulsa goes, masks are required, and that includes the human hot air machine.
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The Juneteenth stunt has the stench of Steve Miller all over it. I don't know if Orange Foolius is aware of the significance of that particular date and time, but Miller (aka, Ras Al Ghoul) definitely does.
In any case, if President Eric Cartman really wants to save America, he should resign today.
When was the last time President Pampers read a history book, much less any book?
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
- George Santayana (1863-1952)
Sometime in the near future, when Donald of Orange deigns to give another press conference, I would dearly love to see some reporter ask His Nibs about what influence George Santayana had on his philosophy.
You know, just to see if he has any idea who Santayana might have been.
Or what Santayana might have really meant by that sentiment.
(As opposed to what The Donald meant by his all-caps fracture of the aphorism.)
Might be kind of interesting …
I've used a variation on the Santayana line for years after hearing it from then-Mets announcer Tim McCarver circa 1986. Knowing President Pampers, he'd probably draw a blank on the name.
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