The Fisherman and His President

I think we've all read enough dystopian sci fi to know when a nutball runs a planet, the rebel forces regroup on another planet or moon as they figure out how to get rid of the nutball. Often the nutball fancies himself a god-like figure. The rebels are scrappy grass-roots kinda people who cobble together a force to deal with the nutball.  But no one ever really talks about what happens when the nutball is in real life. 

We all know President Felon has delusions of grandeur. When his minions at the Gold House posted this portrait of ont 4th of May, they were clearly too stupid and full of themselves to notice that red lightsabers are weapons of the Sith Lords...or were they really so prescient that they knew everyone would get the joke....that this is not an intergalactic hero but rather the greatest villain of all time? George Lucas long ago told us green and blue lightsabers were the good guys, red are the bad guys. That's pretty clear, dontcha think?

Kids being kids, there's got to be an Easter egg in there somewhere, right? 

Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, & well known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You're not the Rebellion—you're the Empire.

Kids are pretty smart. Someone knew this would be noticed. . 

But,  Feckless Leader likes to post pictures of himself on social media that portray him as some sort of super leader being. As if the public will see these images and fall to their knees in venerable worship. These are not published by adoring sycophants...they come from inside the ring. It's cosplay for this guy. He wants you to associate him with the images which, in light of his actual physical presence, are more like caricatures. Last summer, some Gold House flunkie said the images were just his boss's way of staying relevant. Really? I would think a cartoon version of him as either Heckle or Jeckle might have been more appropriate... if there even is an appropriate descriptor. 

Even as a candidate, he was presenting himself as a savior, so this should not be news. Any time any candidate tells you he is the only one who knows the truth, the only one who can save you and the nations, the only one who can reveal the correct meaning of the law, run in the opposite direction. Have We, the People, learned nothing from Stalin or Hitler, or even Larry Luckinbill as Sybok in THE FINAL FRONTIER? Come on, folks. We've seen enough dictators as jerks and jokes to know this is not a laughing matter. This is a guy with issues. 

Yet, Feckless Leader is on a tear with visions of himself that are grander and more delusional than ever. 

It wasn't enough that he posted himself as the new pope. Was there some kind of subliminal message to the very Catholic J.D. Bedbug who visited newly installed Pope Leo right around the same time? Is he trying to remind Bedbug where his loyalties should lie...or that he should lie about his loyalties? Whatever the case, the messenger is almost scarier than the message. Suddenly, American Catholics are to bend their knee to Feckless Leader's supremacy? Or that there is no higher religious authority in all religions than Feckless Leader? 

Of course, he was unhappy with Pope Leo's objections destroying the entire population of Iran, calling that threat unacceptable. Feckless Leader then took it upon himself to remind the pope that he wouldn't be pope if the cardinals weren't so afraid of him that they elected an American to be the pope:

If I wasn’t in the White House, Leo wouldn’t be in the Vatican. They thought that would be the best way to deal with President Donald J. Trump.

He posted this on Truth Social. He claimed, after the uproar, he explained himself to reporters this morning. From the Washington Post:

“I thought it was me as a doctor, and had to do with Red Cross, as a Red Cross worker, which we support,” Trump said. In the photo, Trump’s clothing is reminiscent of clothing worn in Jesus’ time and does not appear to be an outfit a modern doctor would wear. There is no reference in the photo to the Red Cross.

“It’s supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better,” Trump continued. “And I do make people better. I make people a lot better.”

Trump said “only the fake news” could suggest he was depicting himself as Jesus, ignoring the criticism he received from his own religious supporters.

Well, just like the Fisherman's wife who wanted to be like God, so does President Felon. I guess it's not enough to put a pope into place. He wants to do the whole Jesus thing. Except the part, I suppose, about feeding the poor. He wants veneration. He wants worship. And he keeps telling us this in his speeches and his memes. He wants global domination in the worst way. He didn't get Greenland, but do not think for one New York minute that's gone away. He wants to run Venezuela. And take over Cuba. And don't forget his dreams for Gaza and the golden statue of him. And just in case you forgot about that AI video......

My friend Paul, a Lutheran pastor, thought this was the end of the line. He's long been anti-Maga, but the Jesus picture was a step too far. He posted the following on this Facebook page:

If you still support this man, delete me from your social media. I will still care for you as a person, but your opinion is irredeemably foul. This image is apostate. And his explanation is only believed by those who like his Kool-aid

 I think that sums it up in a nutball shell. 

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...

I didn't know my heart was still capable of breaking over political peccadillos, but apparently, it is. And I really didn't know much about the guy, but now, I  know waaaaaay too much and I am sad. I think you should all be able to guess I'm talking about Congressman Eric Swalwell, former front runner to take over the California governorship and man-who-cannot-keep-it-in-his-pants. 

When I first heard about the allegations, I mouthed off telling people not to rush to judgment until there was hard evidence. I specifically stated I was not defending him, but I wasn't about to see a career of seemingly good service trashed because of an unfounded allegation. Yes, I'm still pissed about Al Franken. However, that was not this, and there is more than enough damning evidence to not only end his campaign, but as of tonight, warrant his resignation from Congress. 

How is it that in the 2020s some pol was still sending dick pics? How stupid do you have to be? That most of this happened after 2013, you have to wonder what mental short circuit was going through this guys brain-to-groin that let him become an abuser of women in a day when this stuff ALL comes out. PUT YOUR PENISES IN YOUR PANTS AND KEEP THEM THERE if you wanna be in politics. 

Just thinking about this make me think men should be barred from entering public service and just leave this stuff to the women. Not that women are perfect...we do have our own congressional siren-wannabes, but when was the last time you heard of a congresswoman sending unsolicited tit pics to some staffer????????? 

In the end, this just breaks my heart. I worry any guy I think is terrific in politics is gonna have a skeleton with an erection just waiting to leap outta the closet. 

The Wifely Person's Tip o' the Week

We are a week into the counting of the Omer. 

If you wanna be my friend, don't tell me fun things to do while counting.

In fact, don't talk to me about the Omer at all. 

Thank you.