A Fool For The Ages

This Is Not A Test...Or A Joke

April 1, 2023

Donald Trump’s post-indictment meltdown appears to be contagious. It has already spread to many of the unusual suspects. In particular, Lindsey Graham has his delicate panties in the most Gordian twist ever. He appeared on Fux News all teary-eyed, mewling and stamping his little feet. Graham implored the Fux faithful to, “Go tonight. Give the president some money to fight this bullshit.”

Yes, that’s right, poor, twisted Lindsey wants you to send America’s Top Thief some money so he can defend himself against truth, justice and the American way. Some people send their money to Nigerian princes in hopes of getting a not-so-small fortune for their trouble. Some people send their money to an American ex-president in hopes of keeping America as white, stupid and fascist as possible.

Many Ratpublicans are apoplectic at the thought of being out-fascisted (though all their accusations and fear mongering are as always compete projection) by what they insist is a take-over of the government and the lives of their minimally mentally competent hordes (which they of course actually attempted and failed to do). As usual, what Ratpublicans consider commie/fascist/deep state conspiracy, what they are calling “unlawful political interference,” is what political scientists and most other mammals call criminal justice.

People on Fux and countless other far-right outlets are literally talking about armed insurrection should a duly sanctioned court in the United States find an indicted defendant guilty of crimes, some of which everyone already knows he committed. For his part, Trump, who has already dog-whistled “potential death and destruction” in response to being brought to justice, is now, predictably, going after the judge with his patented whining and lying (racial slurs and threats likely to follow).

Fools And Their Money

So, for all those out there preparing to help this poor, demented, put-upon billionaire (at least according to him) and professional criminal, by all means, send this disgraced, twice-impeached, failed insurrection leader and Fifth-Amendment-dependent ex-one-term-president, now the first (soon to be second, third and fourth) indicted ex-president (who paid $130,000 to two different women to keep them quiet about affairs) some of your hard-earned money. He is a fucking billionaire. And you’re not.

In case we are not treated to the actual mugshot

At least the people getting scammed by the Nigerian princes think they’re getting something of value. I wonder how much Lindsey has kicked in to his golfing buddy, about whom Lindsey said, “I think he's a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit for office,” and a “he’s a race-baiting, xenophobic religious bigot.” Send Trump all your money and see what you get.

I. Mangrey reporting, you deciding. Also, your shoe's untied.