Half-Assed

The Whining, Part 4,382

January 16, 2025

Heeeere’s Donny

I can’t believe these words are about to come out of my fingers, but here goes. I have to agree with Donald Trump. Dear Leader has been apoplectic – quite the surprise, I know – about the fact that flags will be at half-mast during his (GULP!) inauguration. Trump, and now his malignant minions are all atantrum about Baby Huey...I mean Donny being disrespected by respecting someone else. Because anything that is not strictly about him will soon be illegal.

Flags are meant to remain at half-mast (traditionally for 30 days after the death of a president) through the upcoming, upchucking Inauguration Day out of respect for the recent passing of former president Jimmy Carter, who had more integrity in his pinky toenail than Donald Trump has over four generations, starting with his draft-dodging grandfather, through his racist, cheating father and finding safe haven currently in his morally-defective spawn.

In response to Baby Donny’s whining, kicking and screaming, Squeaker of the House Mike Johnson and at least eight Fascist/Trump Party governors are going to once again show their disdain for tradition, respect and democracy by returning their flags to full-mast for president-elect Snowflake’s big day.

Despite Trump’s mewling and lies to the contrary – quite the surprise, I know – this has happened before. Flags were at half-staff when Nixon was sworn in due to the recent death of Harry Truman.

I don’t think the flags should be lowered because Jimmy Carter recently passed away. Well, that’s not entirely true. I have no problem with them being lowered in Carter’s honor/memory. But truly, all flags should be at half-mast because Donald Trump is being sworn in as president. And they should remain so until such time as this nation has recovered – if it ever will – from the reign of terror, vengeance, oligarchic authoritarianism and mass stupidity we are about to witness and with any luck, live through.

Fuck this clown. And when I say clown, think John Wayne Gacy. The Killer Clown.

I. Mangrey vomiting.