ALAS! Where is Pat Robertson when we need him so desperately? Robertson “commanded” Hurricane Florence to stand down, when it was headed straight for his Christian Broadcast Network studios in Virginia, threatening to turn them into a pile of matchsticks. Now his good buddy Donald Trump needs the same clout with the almighty, well, with the elements in any event, and Robertson is nowhere to be found! Incredibly, he doesn’t seem to have picked up a VIP pass for tonight’s festivities in Washington, D.C. So Trump might get rained out, oh noes!
BREAKING: The National Park Service says heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds could delay or cancel the big fireworks display in Washington, DC. Storms With Lightning, Downpours Could Impact Fourth of July Plans. #July4 #july4DC ??https://t.co/rr5RHXh4Ug
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) July 4, 2019
This is particularly a drag that the fireworks are getting rained out, since Trump may have committed a felony by accepting a bribe from a lobbyist to put on that part of the show.
And here are some images of freedom for you. Trump wants to hide behind a fence with his VIP supporters and the plebes can hang out in another county for all he cares.
There are plenty of fences keeping non-ticket holders away from Trump’s speech and the Lincoln Memorial pic.twitter.com/Vzq15vLw5T
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) July 4, 2019
Dozens of July 4th attendees have lined up in an attempt to get into the reserved area. But there’s no getting in — it’s just a fence! pic.twitter.com/ipWNe6vowN
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) July 4, 2019
Much rain here at the Lincoln Memorial. #SaluteToAmerica #4thOfJuly pic.twitter.com/d3Pzvxdamu
— Jim Spellman (@jimspellmanTV) July 4, 2019
You would think that the MAGAts would have figured out by now that Trump is all about walls and fences and they’re not going to be on the right side of these barriers, ever, but I guess not.
Trump, who talks about “my generals” and “my military,” has decided to turn the normally pacific Independence Day ceremonies in the capital into a martially tinged self-branding exercise. We are watching him blow hard into the balloon of his own ego. Trump is also trying to conflate a patriotic celebration with his reëlection campaign. The White House is doling out passes to Republican donors, members of the Republican National Committee, and other supporters.
According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon leadership has reacted to the increased militarization of the Fourth by “hiding out and hoping it all blows over.” Trump, of course, has spoken for “his” generals, saying that they are, in fact, “thrilled.” He is not likely to hear any high-level public objections from the Pentagon. He has not had a Senate-confirmed Defense Secretary since James Mattis resigned, in December, when he could no longer influence or countenance Trump’s chaotic decision-making process. There are some signs of public unhappiness, however. One liberal-leaning veterans group, VoteVets, plans to give out thousands of U.S.S. John S. McCain T-shirts on the mall, the better to remind people of Trump’s vicious insults directed against the late Arizona senator, an American prisoner of war in Hanoi, and of the way White House aides tried pathetically to hide the destroyer from the President’s view during a state visit to Japan.
“My generals” and “my military” has turned into my felony and my flop.
How did the MAGAts miss all the talk about the VIP area and the tickets being available only from the RNC? Didn’t Fox bother to mention that part?
(It’s also funny that QAnon seems to think that the very-much-dead JFK Jr will show up and proclaim his allegiance to Tr*mp.)
The JFK Jr. thing is totally nuts. These people really do live in an alternate reality with alternate facts — Kellyanne was being truthful, unfortunately, when she coined that phrase. She knows who she’s dealing with. I wouldn’t care if they thought the moon was made out of cheese and Space Force was going to make salad dressing with it, but for the fact that these idiots vote. Therein lies the rub.
Yes – they vote. Sad 🙁
I’m torn between a rain-out and having good weather with nobody showing up. With the weather, the orange one has an excuse for the sparse crowd.
I don’t know how to call it. I think there’s great irony in committing a felony to get free fireworks and then they get rained out. That I find hilarious.
That reality didn’t keep him from claiming “the biggest crowd ever” for his inaugurination (which may be part of why the Mall webcams aren’t working – though the traffic cams are).
I keep looking for a like or recommend button. It looks quite wet there.
The “like” is on Facebook. If you have Facebook or Twitter accounts, feel free to reblog, we need the traffic.
This is delightful: Josh Marshall’s twiiter
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH????????
These people trying to organize this have been living in and around DC for *how long*, and they *still* don’t get that the weather in July (and August) is going to be miserable for people spending time outside?