By David Glenn Cox
This just in: Donald Trump declares; the sky is green, and the grass is blue! Up is down, brownies are medicine. During these dark days of our political life sometimes it makes us wonder…how low? When Lord! How long? When oh when, will they ever truly strike bottom?
Taylor Swift should support Donald Trump because HE made her a lot of money. Narcissist much? The world revolves around the Sun King. It’s not her millions of her adoring fans buying her music, they mean nothing, this was all Donald Trump’s doing.
“I signed and was responsible for the Music Modernization Act for Taylor Swift and all other Musical Artists. Joe Biden didn’t do anything for Taylor, and never will. There’s no way she could endorse crooked Joe Biden, the worst and most corrupt President in the History of our country, and be disloyal to the man who made her so much money. Besides that, I like her boyfriend, Travis, even though he maybe a Liberal, and probably can’t stand me!”
Thus, sayeth the Sun King. I suppose a doctoral candidate could do a whole dissertation on the psychological ramifications of just this one message. Street level, it’s just crazy talk. I,I,I! Me, Me, ME! Look what I did! You should kiss my ass bitch! Of course, Swift’s talent might have had a little something to do with it, but it was mainly ME. Then, an unhinged rant against Joe Biden. Down grandpa, pa down! I’ll get your Ovaltine and graham crackers. If you’ll just calm down.
It would be disloyal to support anyone else. Because it’s all about dollars and cents. Ms. Swift made her millions because of Donald Trump. He signed his name, and it was thus so. Millions of dollars just fell from the sky. The whole industry owes its allegiance on a purely financial basis. Benito Mussolini once said Fascism is the merger of the state with the corporation. Support on a purely financial basis.
On the one hand pure fascism on the other hand, crazy talk. And sure, there are lots of unwell people loose on the streets everywhere. But this one has millions and millions of followers and is beyond bizarre. If anyone else made just one such statement, their political career would be over. Anti-American and anti-Democratic statements in nature all rolled together with a thick slime of pure unadulterated National Enquirer horseshit.
Nothing which has anything to do with much of anything. “Strawberry Fields, nothing is real.” If Trump would like Taylor Swift’s support or endorsement, he should pick up the phone and ask for it. You know, my people talk to your people and maybe do lunch. But instead, Trump goes public, all to have a reason to bitch and complain about Joe Biden. Not for any specific reason or anything, just because.
Taylor Swift is a name in the news. Taylor Swift encourages young people to vote. Republicans don’t like people who encourage young people to vote. Ergo, Donald Trump connects his name with Swift’s attempting to ride her wave. Trump asserts Swift couldn’t possibly support Joe Biden, knowing damn good and well, Swift supports Joe Biden. A cheap media ploy designed to play off of someone else’s popularity. “Where’s the Beef?” Random bullshit wrapped in direct marketing.
It is all about ratings and popularity. I’m still popular too, you know! She should support me just because! The issue bothers Trump to the point of mania. A very popular performer doesn’t like him. Someone else is getting public attention and acclaim. And if someone else is getting more that means Trump is getting less.
Clever free marketing or petulant Middle schooler? Still envious because someone else won the student council election.
But I like her boyfriend, he’s a great guy and I’m a great guy too! Trump mentions Swift’s boyfriend just to point out what a great guy he (Trump) is. Even though he’s probably a Liberal, I still like him because I’m such a great guy.
On the one hand a troubling message on the other hand is almost clever. Donald Trump ties himself to pop culture and it doesn’t cost him a dime. Why oh why, would the former President worry about the political beliefs of a singer and an NFL football player? Nothing from nothing is nothing.
Conveniently timed in the wake of Trump’s anti-NATO remarks. Dimwit or cleverly trying to deflect and change the subject by saying something else even more outrageous. Alabama Senator and penile implant spokesman, Tommy Tuberville long believed to be the world’s dumbest man, ape’s Trump’s anti-NATO sentiments. Everyone else had figured out Trump had made one of his whoopsie remarks, except for Tommy.
Matt Gaetz will be boycotting the Super Bowl because of a song, sometimes referred to as The Black National anthem being played. It’s just a song amid the hours and hours of Super Bowl over hyped nonsense. Gaetz attaches himself to something which means nothing while attracting headlines. The old-fashioned racist dog whistle. Black folks are being disloyal! They’re disrespecting our American National anthem by daring to have their own. A song, Matt Gaetz is upset by a song!
Trump says the Republican Party needs new leadership and 48 hours later, Ronna McDaniel is out on her ass. No lovely parting gifts or two weeks’ pay or nothing just “get out.” So where will this new leadership come from? Donald Trump answers, “Oh, I don’t know. How about my daughter in law? She’d be a good choice. She worked at a TV station once and stayed at a Holiday Inn Express! Lara Trump would officially be the national co-chair/North Korean style minder.
Her job would be to take down names and enforce der Fuehrer’s decrees. She would be der Fuehrer’s eyes and ears in the room. And all the RNC can do now is smile nervously and answer, “Yes sir! Whatever you say sir. How high would you like us to jump sir?” Each fearing they could be next as der Fuehrer’s appears to be in the mood for executing. Captain coo, coo for Coco Puffs is now officially in charge of the Republican Party and remember…you’re being watched.
Mister, where is Nikki Haley’s husband? [FACEPALM] is in charge of the Republican Party now. What could possibly go wrong? North Carolina RNC Chairman Michael Whatley will be bumped to the national co-chair in charge and responsible for 99% of the work. But part of the deal was taking in the boss’s Frau Goebbels. Donald Trump will now play with the Republican Party in much the same way Gomez Addams played with trains.
I
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
II
“Forward, the Light Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson