A sickening spectacle at West Point

And a new low for sane-washing

The Wall Street Journal is out with a story tonight that is so chilling it seems unreal but, alas, it’s just another day under the gangster regime. It turns out that federal judges, who are increasingly under attack from MAGA goons on account of them, uh, doing their jobs and following the rule of law, are scared shitless that US Marshals, who are entrusted to protect them, well, won’t. The US Marshals Service reports to corrupt googly-eyed cultist Pam Bondi so there you go – good call on worrying about it! The article notes that the security committee of the Judicial Conference, which is a policymaking body for the federal judiciary, is worried that “marshals would stand down in retaliation for a decision that didn’t go Trump’s way” so they are contemplating firing up their own security force. Who the hell can blame them??

From the article: “Judge John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington, who had the SWAT team called on him, called the proposal to move the Marshals under judiciary a ‘wonderful idea.’
‘There’s never been any reason in the 43 years that I’ve been on the bench to worry that the Marshals Service would do whatever was appropriate—until recent years,’ Coughenour said.” My God, our country is becoming unrecognizable and it’s only been 5 months.

Meanwhile, moving seamlessly from making a horse’s ass out of himself in front of world leaders to doing it before our own nation’s finest, the 5-time draft dodger who calls people in the military “suckers” and “losers” delivered the commencement address at West Point today. It was as atrocious of a display as we’ve come to expect. In grotesque violation of decorum and protocol, he wore a red MAGA hat, consciously politicizing the event. Then again, Barack Obama wore a tan suit on a random summer workday once so samesies.

The speech itself was an abomination. While there was no talk of duty or honor, since Trump has zero conception of those things, he had a lot of thoughts for the new officers on - *checks notes* - trophy wives. It went on interminably but here’s a snippet: “He had nothing to do. He ended up getting a divorce. Found a new wife. Could you say a trophy wife? I guess we can say trophy wife. It didn’t work out too well. That doesn’t work out too well, I must tell you. A lot of trophy wives. But it made him happy for a little while at least. But he found a new wife. He sold his little boat and he got a big yacht.”

Couple of things here: (1) If you look at the video of this, the audience is sitting there dumbfounded, like they should have a giant thought bubble above them containing the letters “WTF?” (2) If Joe Biden had uttered one sentence of this nonsense it would have shut down the freaking country. Ah, but not our boy Trump. The New York Times headline for his speech: “President Stresses New Era in Speech to West Point Graduates.” JFC a new era???? So that’s what they’re calling batshit crazy now???

The man who appointed the extraordinarily unqualified buffoon Pete Hegseth to – in an insult to all the graduates – oversee the military, bragged how he ended diversity programs and that “we’re a merit-based country again.” Seriously, is there anyone on God’s green earth who believes these imbecilities???

Some other lowlights: “I did this recently at Ohio State. They really liked it. I gave them a little advice as to what I see for what you want to do. Some tips.” He did not give a commencement address at Ohio State. It was at Alabama. I mean come on!!!! This is not like mixing up whether you ordered the chicken salad sandwich or the tuna salad sandwich the last time you went to that deli two weeks ago. This is two totally different universities in two totally different states and mixing this shit up means you have a screw loose at best and more likely means it’s time to have your name tag pinned to your sweater. Whatevs. It won’t be mentioned. It’s preposterous what a freaking curve this asshole is graded on.

Trump, who is on day 45 or so of his promised 90 deals in 90 days and has announced a grand total of one, which benefits England more than the US: “You have to watch what we’re doing on trade. I know it’s not your primary thing. We are making deals with other nations that were not even --nobody thought it would be possible. The reason is very simple. They respect us again.” Dear God, make it stop.

The most ignorant man on earth has some deep thoughts on military technology: “The whole stealth thing—I'm sort of wondering. We shape a wing this way, they don’t see it but the other way they see it? I’m not so sure.” This is bananas.

He says: “The job of the U.S. Armed forces is not to host drag shows, to transform foreign cultures, but to spread democracy to everybody around the world at the point of a gun.” Wait, what???? To spread democracy at the point of a gun???? Dear God, that’s not how any of this is supposed to work.

Trump took time to tell the distinguished graduates that George Clooney is a “fake movie actor,” and bragged about his alleged “mandate” (which is one of the smallest victory margins in presidential history), saying “it gives us the right to do what we want to do.” Shit, and here I thought the fabulous young people at West Point were taught that their job was to preserve our freedom, not to protect a would-be dictator. What a disgrace this sonofabitch is.

And it wouldn’t be a Trump speech without whining like a little babyman bitch: “I was investigated more than the great, late Alphonse Capone. Alphonse Capone was a monster. He was a very hardened criminal. I went through more investigations than Alphonse Capone. Now I am talking to you as President. Can you believe this?” No. I honestly can’t.

Extra Credit:

Earlier this week it was reported that the White House is trying to memory hole Gramps’ inanities, scrubbing the transcripts of Trump’s remarks from the official government website. As NBC News reported, the only transcript still up there is the inaugural address; otherwise, there are just videos. They are no longer posting the transcripts of Trump’s speeches. My God, no wonder!

Finally, it is a tradition for presidents to speak to West Point graduates and to stay after the commencement ceremony to shake their hands. Journalist John Harwood today posted photos of Reagan, W Bush, Obama and Biden doing just that. The – as meticulously and endlessly noted – “declining” Biden, last year, stood for over an hour, shaking every last graduate’s hand and having a word with each of them, ensuring a photograph they will all have for the rest of their lives. Ah, the good old days. Add it to the tragic list of traditions, norms and niceties down the shitter. Trump today split halfway through the ceremony, as soon as he was finished babbling about trophy wives and George Clooney. Apparently he had to beat feet to Bedminster to play golf. Priorities fellas.

Thanks so much for reading and stay safe and healthy everyone!!!! Remember we are not the crazy ones!!!