I honestly didn’t notice when the Presidential Fitness Test for school kids was quietly phased out by Obama. That crap is half-century old forgotten memories for me. At least until now. Let’s just say my memories of that day are more bad than good. Enough so that I say this President who likes to put out Trading Cards depicting himself as Adonis but in reality is an orange painted fat-assed and out-of-shape P.O.S. should show some leadership. Take the damned test himself on the south lawn of the WH!
He won’t of course. This is a guy so out of shape he’ll drive his golf cart onto the freaking green (he only plays at courses he owns) rather than walk from the cart path to his ball if it’s more than eight or ten yards! That’s very much frowned upon and will get a golfer banned on any course. Unless you happen to own the course! Anyway, despite being a a shuffling blob of a heart attack waiting to happen, as HuffPost tells us Trumpty thinks we need to ‘encourage fitness in children’ by brining back an annual event that wasn’t all that well regarded even back in its heyday.
The point is that Trump couldn’t complete, much less pass the test he wants to again put schoolkids through. Here’s a thought: Trump can’t stand the fact Obama is still fit and vigorous but despite enjoying golf not great at it. He keeps challenging Obama to take him on so Obama should issue a challenge of his own. BOTH of them take the test during school hours in early Sept. on the WH lawn. Followed by a round across the river at Trump National Golf Club. Here’s the tweaker – If Obama “beats” Trump (he would of course) at the PFT then Trump has to allow live TV of their match. And I’m not talking about Gofl Channel which would try to cover up Trump cheating. By all means let them cover it but also let MSNBC provide some cameras of their own that will ALWAYS be showing Trump (unless he’s in a Port-a-John) and his driver and/or “caddie”. Take away Trump’s ability to CHEAT and Obama just might give him a run for his money. Biden too!
Getting back to the main issue HuffPost tells us Trump has reinstated this not so grand custom and is signing up some big names to publicize it. Well, big to some folks. I’m convinced pro golfer (who plays on the Saudi LIV tour) Bryson DeChambeau “juiced” himself with steroids. Or former NFL linebacker and sex offender Lawrence Taylor are part of his gaggle of Presidential Physical Fitness “Ambassadors.” I was really disappointed a couple of days ago to learn LPGA star Nellie Korda accepted an invitation to join that group. I really thought she was a better person that that.
Whatever. Given Trump is such an a-hole I’m thinking he just wants to give the handful of “jocks” or budding “jocks” an excuse to get with other popular kids and make fun of the masses. That’s pretty much what that day was for generations of schoolkids and given how two different growth spurts led to a lot of clumsiness, especially in grade school I have memories that make me wince. The linked article includes a section with the header “A Throwback Nobody Asked For.” That sums it up but if you don’t want to read the entire article at least consider this part in that section:
“As a fitness professional with over eight years of experience, my first reaction to the news was: ‘Wow, read the room, Mr. President,’” Bianca Russo, a movement coach and Level 2 GOATA Recode Specialist, said.
“From what I’ve seen and heard over the years, the Presidential Fitness Test has rarely, if ever, benefited the majority,” she said. “Sure, a small group of kids who enjoy competition and have natural physical ability may have liked it. But for most, it was damaging.”
But even in its heyday, the program had critics. Many pointed out that it focused more on elite performance than on participation or progress. The rigid benchmarks didn’t account for students with disabilities or those who struggled with coordination, speed or strength. And over time, educators began to question whether the test actually encouraged fitness or just made kids feel bad about their bodies.
Of course Trumpty-Fat-Ass-Dumpty’s delusions of grandeur have him thinking he’s a ‘studmuffin.’ It doesn’t help that he has so many ass-kissers (some I fear literally do so) reinforcing that delusion. That title pic of an article Ursula posted here on Politizoom of him in a denim one piece was vomit inducing. But Don Jr. who probably needed an advance on his allowance to score some extra cocaine posted his daddy looked “Hot.” Hey, I freely admit I’m old and fat. I was already disabled when I broke some foot bones a few years back and never fully recovered. I don’t delude myself into believing any sane woman would find ME hot. And unlike Trump I don’t PAINT MY FACE ORANGE!
Oh well. Trump has decided to use government resources to promote a program that pretty much only served to give a small number of kids a golden (and Trumpty loves gold!) opportunity to rip on most other kids. That’s right. It’s a national program and that means organization and promotional materials and hiring ‘celebrities’ (even if not a straight up payment they’ll get perks of some sort) at taxpayer expense. I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if Trump has asshats like DeChameau or Taylor (I expect Herschel Walker will wind up being part of this too) film at schools they go to film kids who struggle so he can sit there and make fun of them! Oh well. We are living in Trumplandia now and Congress won’t dare withhold funding for this boondoggle.
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Heh. I was in gymnastics at the time, so had little trouble with everything EXCEPT the softball throw. Why is that necessary for physical fitness for girls? I finally managed to hit the 50th percentile in my last year in grade school because of that one damn thing. Good GRIEF. I was super shy and hated myself at that young an age because of that.
Given your descriptive words stating he’s “… a shuffling blob of a heart attack …” it’s plausible that Trump’s heart has yet to pen and sign-off on its resignation letter. A fatal flaw in this, is that his lub dub mechanism still pumps, ad nauseam, copious volumes of piss and poison. Erk!
Self awareness is not his strength.
From the person signing the order to reinitiate it, to the person chosen to sit the chair, I feel like I’m lost in a bizarre fever dream.