Mike Pence Blasted by Evangelicals for Calling Pope ‘Holy Father’

“One of my greatest honors as Vice President was the hour I spent with Pope Francis at the Vatican in January 2020. @KarenPence and I join Catholics around the world Praying for this humble and godly man. God Bless the Holy Father.”

Mike Pence

On January 6, 2021, Mike Pence honored his oath to the Constitution over loyalty to his Orange Messiah and refused his decree not to certify the results of the election.

That was an unforgivable sin in the MAGA evangelical faith, and Pence has been anathema to them ever since, and he will never be welcomed back to the fold. Evangelicals have rewritten the Gospel of Matthew to read: “Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven, but blasphemy against Donald Trump will not be forgiven.”

Pence’s innocuous tweet should not have ruffled any feathers, especially when you consider that his former boss publishes inflammatory posts on Truth Social almost every hour.

But Pence’s inoffensive post prompted MAGA cultists to accuse him of affirming Roman Catholicism despite being an outspoken Evangelical Protestant. In the diplomatic realm it is customary to refer to the Pope as “Holy Father, it simply means you respect his role as leader of the Vatican.

Pence has the temerity to call the Pope “Holy Father” and evangelicals are ready to burn him at the stake as a heretic, but their Dear Leader can do everything but shit on the Bible and tell the Holy Ghost to piss off and all you hear is crickets.

Elon Musk Doubles Down on His Nazi Salute

On January 21 Elon Musk performed a Nazi salute as a speaker on stage before Trump’s arrival on Washington’s Capital One arena. He made the Nazi salute with gusto and then turned around and repeated the gesture in the other direction.

Is there better way for a preliminary speaker at a MAGA rally to prepare the crowd for the racist-in-chief than to perform a Hitler salute? I do not think so, considering the Capital One arena erupted in cheers and jubilation when Musk made the execrable motion.

The MAGA loyalists defended Musk explaining that he’s autistic and prone to making awkward movements. If Musk makes the Nazi sign again while goosestepping will Trump’s supporters once again blame it on his autism?

Musk’s recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast made it clear that he knew exactly what he was doing when he made the Nazi salute. He told Rogan that his gesture, described by many as a Nazi salute, was “meant in the most positive spirit possible.” Musk incredulously claimed that he did not see the backlash coming, despite performing the vile gesture twice in Washington DC on Inauguration Day.

There is no way that a Nazi salute can ever be made in a positive spirt, and those of us who want to save our democracy from Trump, Musk and their minions must double down on calling out their racism.

It’s late 1930’s Germany again, and the Nazi salute is a harbinger of atrocities yet to come.

Wake up America!

Marco Rubio Was Homer Simpson Disappearing into the Hedge

If you’re a fan of the “The Simpsons” or if you spend any time online, you’ve seen the GIF of Homer Simpson disappearing backward into a hedge, his cartoon eyes wide open. This meme is used to express embarrassment or the desire to disappear from an awkward social situation.

We’ve all felt like Homer at one time or another, sometimes it’s when we make a minor faux pas in a social setting and we want to disappear into the ether, and other times it’s when we make a major mistake and wish we’d never been born.

Volumes will be written about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump. Trump’s attempt to pressure Zelensky, the president of a democracy invaded by Russian President Vladimir Putin, to betray his country and go along with Trump’s “peace deal” that is tantamount to Ukraine’s surrender to Russia is disgusting and revolting.

I won’t focus on the heroic Zelensky, the contemptuous Trump or the sycophantic JD Vance who joined his boss is berating the war time leader of Ukraine.

My focus is on Secretary of State Marco Rubio who was sitting next to Vance. While the Vice President appeared comfortable in the shitshow that was taking place in the hallowed Oval Office, Marco reminded me of Homer Simpson disappearing into the hedge. Little Marco sold his soul to the devil; was he praying that Jesus would rapture him to heaven or hell? Burning in the lake of fire would feel more comfortable than the Oval Office.

Rubio posted on X:

“Thank you @POTUS for standing up for America in a way that no President has ever had the courage to do before. Thank you for putting America First. America is with you!”

Rubio’s posture and demeanor wasn’t that of a Cabinet member who was proud of the behavior of his commander-in-chief. Rubio looked like he was sick of Trump’s betrayal of an ally who is fighting to save his country.

Rubio’s Faustian bargain will not end well, he should have stayed in the Senate. He will have many more Homer Simpson moments before he’s fired or resigns in disgrace.

Trump Will Lead Evangelicals to Damnation and Fascism

Evangelicals embrace superstition and conspiracy theories and reject science, empirical facts, and common sense. Evangelicals are woefully ignorant of the Bible; they memorize select verses and brandish them as swords to slay gay people, feminists, and liberals.

They don’t recognize that the Good Book was compiled over a period of about 1,500 years and written by different authors from various backgrounds. They consider the Bible to be one book and therefore feel free to cherry pick verses from disparate books in the Bible to construct their own dogmas which are alien to orthodox Christianity. They treat Scripture as a Lego set, each verse a Lego piece that they use to construct monstrous ideas that are antithetical to the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Atheists are more biblically literate than evangelicals, and they are immune from being conned by shyster evangelists and corrupt politicians who use religious rhetoric to sway the electorate.

Evangelicals are so ignorant of the Bible, and so unfamiliar with the Jesus of the Gospels that they worship a sociopath who has nothing in common with Jesus and everything in common with the antichrist.

You might as well tilt at windmills than use the Bible, common sense, or facts to prove to evangelicals that they are following Trump down a road that leads to damnation and fascism.

They are beyond spiritual or political redemption, and it is an exercise in futility to engage with them. Instead, expend your time and energy in encouraging Democrats to save our democracy.

Take a Step to Improve Your Health and Get a Smartwatch

When 98% of Americans own a cell phone with a clock that is synchronized to GPS satellites, which contain incredibly accurate atomic clocks, wristwatches are unnecessary.

And if our mobile phones run out of juice, we still don’t need a wristwatch to tell time. Almost every electronic device in the home, including microwave ovens, TV’s, refrigerators, coffeemakers, and even some toasters, for God’s sake, have a clock.

Only rappers and people who are health-conscious wear wristwatches, rappers wear luxury wristwatches as a status symbol, and health nuts wear smartwatches, not to tell time, but to check on their daily step count.

I don’t have OCD, but I check my daily step count with almost every step that I take, and if I go to bed without achieving my daily goal, I toss and turn all night.

Folks who count their daily steps are not neurotics and smartwatches are not a gimmick. Your daily step count makes a big difference to your disease risk.

If you suffer from a cardiovascular disease, you really need to wear a smartwatch. According to the American College of Cardiology, about 3,000 steps per day reduces risk of cardiovascular disease compared to those who did just 2,000 steps.

Walking at least 4,000 steps helps reduce your risk of dementia, although I’m not sure I believe that because I average 12,000 steps, but I constantly check my smartwatch to remind me how many steps I’ve taken.

Take a step to improve your health and get a smartwatch.

Trump Calls Himself a King

Troll-in-chief Donald Trump blocked New York City’s congestion pricing program, reversing a federal approval granted last year. The congestion toll charges drivers $9 to enter Manhattan, and it was successful in easing Manhattan’s notorious congestion and helped fund public transit.

Trump’s action is out of pocket, unconstitutional, and just another example of him acting as if he’s a king who isn’t subject to any laws and can do whatever he pleases.

Trump celebrated his action online, posting on Truth Social: “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!”

The White House’s official Instagram account shared an image of Trump with a crown and the words “LONG LIVE THE KING.”

Nary a word of protest from conservatives, they weren’t offended in the least by the spectacle of the president of the greatest democracy in the world acting like a king and calling himself a king.

The MAGA crowd ridiculed liberals for being offended and praised Trump’s gift of trolling. But can you imagine if President Barack Obama had referred to himself as a king? They would have said: Maybe he’s the King of Kenya, or perhaps he’s one of those faux Nigerian princes who swindles white Americans out of their money.

If Joe Biden had called himself a king, Trump’s followers would have compared him to King George III of Great Britain who suffered from dementia.

Trump is not a king, he is a wannabe dictator, and a sorry excuse for a president.

Trump and Musk Girl Crush on Each Other on Hannity

Donald Trump and Elon Musk expressed gushing admiration for each other on “Hannity.” Interviewed together in the White House, the lovebirds spoke of each other in such endearing terms that Sean Hannity was moved to say: “I feel like I’m interviewing two brothers here.”

Brothers? I got more of a “booty brothers” vibe, they acted like two middle school girls who just discovered that they have a girl crush on each other.

I did not think that the sociopath Trump and the autistic Musk could develop an attraction so deep that they would whisper sweet nothings on national TV.

“I love the president, I just want to be clear about that,” the gazillionaire said. “I think President Trump is a good man. The president has been so unfairly attacked in the media, it’s really outrageous.”

I have never heard Melania publicly declare that she loves her husband, and I have likewise never heard her say that he is a good man.

Trump loves speaking in superlatives, and he heaped praise on the love of his life calling him “caring” “amazing”, “brilliant guy” and a “great guy.”

I’m surprised Hannity didn’t tell them “get a room”, especially considering the Lincoln bedroom was available for them to consummate their passion.

They accused the media of trying to drive them apart, by suggesting that Musk was the real power behind the throne.

Is this a love destined to last forever, or will the megalomaniac Trump finally get tired of Musk stealing his spotlight?

Trump: ‘He Who Saves His Country Does Not Violate any Law’

Donald Trump’s fascist philosophy summarized in one-sentence, “He who saves his Country does not violate any law”, is pinned atop his Truth Social profile.

This quotation is attributed to Napolean Bonaparte a narcissist personality who like Trump had an illusion of grandiosity, a craving for admiration and a singular lack of empathy.

This reminds me of Richard Nixon’s infamous line: “Well when the president does it, that means it is not illegal.” The Republican Party of the 1970’s wasn’t as cynical and corrupt as Trump’s GOP, and Republican statesmen joined their Democratic colleagues in forcing Nixon to resign.

Trump makes Nixon look like a piker, and his scandals and assaults on democracy makes Watergate look like a peccadillo.

In his first weeks of his presidency Trump has dramatically expanded the power of the executive branch by issuing over a hundred executive orders that impede on the House’s power of the purse and that have challenged the judiciary branch.

Trump’s execrable line is basically a “FU” to the legal challenges that he faces, he is drunk with power and confident that he will prevail over Congress, the Supreme Court and everyone who still believes in our democracy.

“He who serves his Country does not violate any law” is a challenge to those of us who aren’t enthralled by the authoritarian sociopath. Are we going to let Trump destroy our democracy? I hope we will do everything within our power to defend our democracy from Trump and his enablers, supporters, and sycophants.

Is JD Vance a Worse Human Being than Trump?

Donald Trump is a pathological liar, serial adulterer, adjudicated rapist, wannabe dictator, conniving fraudster, lifelong racist, and just a general stinking pile of human shit.

If the Almighty finally has enough of the orange messiah and smites the morbidly obese sociopath with a heart attack, we’ll be better off with JD Vance as president, right? Maybe not.

But is the cynical bastard who once called Trump a “moral disaster, cynical asshole, cultural heroin and possible America’s Hitler” and who experienced an epiphany and now praises Trump as the MAGA messiah who will make America great again, really an improvement?

Say what you will about Trump, and there is plenty negative to say about the blathering idiot, but he would never allow anyone to insult his wife. Trump is no wimpy Ted Cruz; he would go nuclear against anyone foolish enough to denigrate his trophy wife.

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old DOGE employee, is a blatant racist who has posted many racist posts on X, including:

“Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool.”

“You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity.”

“Normalize Indian hate.”

After the Wall Street Journal exposed Elez’ racist tweets, he resigned from DOGE in disgrace. Elon Musk ran a poll on X asking if he should be rehired, and of course 80 percent Of X’s racist subscribers said he should be rehired. And of course, the racist Trump administration rehired Elez.

Did JD Vance who is married to an Indian American, and has three children with her denounce the racism of the DOGE employee and demand that he never be rehired? Not exactly.

Here was Vance’s reaction:

I obviously disagree with some of Elez’s posts, but I don’t think stupid social media activity should ruin a kid’s life. We shouldn’t reward journalists who try to destroy people. Ever. So, I say bring him back. If he’s a bad dude or a terrible member of the team, fire him for that.

What a cowardly piece of garbage! Elez is an unrepentant racist who never apologized for his racist tweets, and that automatically makes him a bad dude who has no business being a member of DOGE.

Unfortunately, Trumpism will not die with Trump, not as long as there are assholes like Vance and his ilk in prominent positions in government.

Elon Musk and Lil X Dominate Oval Office Presser with Donald Trump

MAGA King Donald Trump and zillionaire Elon Musk appeared together at the Oval Office, where they defended Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) unconstitutional and draconian efforts to downsize the federal government and slash spending.

Whenever the megalomaniac Trump appears in a photo-op with any of his aides, his sycophants defer to their Dear Leader, gaze lovingly at him, and speak only if he deigns to give them a few seconds to lavish praise on him.

But this time Musk dominated the presser, he spoke at length and most of the reporters, cognizant of who the real power is, addressed their questions to him, and not Trump.

In fact, Trump was the third wheel, all the attention was focused on Musk and his four-year-old son X Æ A-Xii, affectionally known as “Lil X.” The little brat made faces and picked his nose while his dad spoke. At one time Lil X was about a foot away from Trump while he was picking his nose, and the president remarked that he was a little genius.

Can you imagine if Kanye West visited the Oval Office with his five-year-old son Psalm West in tow, and the little kid picked his nose? I guarantee racist Trump wouldn’t feel led of the Spirit to call him a genius, and the infamous germaphobe would be terrified that he might touch him and infect him with his boogers.

The tech entrepreneur has 12 children with three different women, and I doubt Lil X receives much attention from his father, which is probably a good thing. Trump bought Twitter, rebranded it X, and turned it into a toxic waste site, let’s hope Lil X fares better than X.

Trump: ‘To Get Gravitas You Have to be a Horrible Human Being’

Donald Trump was in a reflective mood at the National Prayer Breakfast after his administration unleased chaos by beginning his mass deportation program, shutting down US AID, announced his plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza, and the GOP-controlled Congress confirmed the first batch of clowns, charlatans and crooks to his cabinet.

“To get gravitas, you have to be controversial and in many cases, a horrible human being,” the orange MAGA messiah mused at the Washington Hilton.

The dictionary definition of “gravitas” is “dignity seriousness or solemnity of manner.” Synonyms include dignity, bearing, comportment, mien, and presence.

Trump is the antitheses of a statesman who is blessed with gravitas, he has all the gravitas of cotton candy drenched in urine.

Trump is mistaking “notoriety” for “gravitas.” Trump has indeed achieved notoriety by being a horrible human being who persecutes his political enemies, demonizes marginalized groups like the LGBTQ community, especially trans people, and criminalizes migrants whose only crime is seeking a better life in America.

Trump’s sycophants are totally behind his crusade to get gravitas by being a horrible human being, their mantra is “let Trump be Trump”, which basically means “let Trump be a jerk.”

Trump’s speech at the prayer meeting was met with wild applause by the audience of MAGA evangelicals, but for the rest of us it was a portent that when Trump’s devolution is complete he will be a horrible human being that makes the antichrist look like a boy scout.

Ms. Rachel is the Biggest Star on Netflix

Rachel Accurso, better known as Ms. Rachel, worked as a music teacher at a public preschool in New York City before finding fame and fortune as a YouTuber creating content for toddlers and preschoolers.

Ms. Rachel is beloved by babies and toddlers all over the world, and their mothers, and even by men like me who do not have any children but are mesmerized by her transcendent beauty, talent and charm.

Ms. Rachel is now one of the biggest stars on Netflix. The streaming giant released a four-part series featuring the popular content creator. The first four episodes consist of a “curated compilation” of Ms. Rachel’s YouTube videos.

Ms. Rachel always wears a pink headband, a lavender T-shirt, and overalls. Back in the day, I used to wear trendy Guess overalls, but Ms. Rachel’s overalls have more of an Oshkosh vibe. Ms. Rachel is the epitome of goodness and wholesomeness, but for her older male fans she is also a sex symbol. May God forgive my prurient curiosity, but I wonder if she wears pink thongs underneath her overalls.

Ms. Rachel sings nursery rhymes and dances on her videos. I would not be surprised if one day she had a pop hit on the Billboard charts, after all she’s a professional singer who released a studio album in 2006.

My sister tells me that Gaddy, her grandson, is enthralled by Ms. Rachel. He may be only 11 months, but he is already learning words like “up”, “down” and “go.” At least she thinks so, it is hard to decipher the speech of a toddler.

I recommend the Ms. Rachel show on Netflix for babies, toddlers, and their mothers, and for horny old guys like me.

Selena Gomez Cries Over Trump’s Brutal Deportation Policies

Selena Gomez is an American actor, singer, producer, businesswoman and a third-generation Mexican American who hasn’t lost touch with her roots and has a deep and abiding empathy for Mexican migrants who are feeling the wrath of Trump’s draconian deportation program.

Gomez was so disturbed and despondent over Trump’s cruel immigration policies that she posted an emotional video on Instagram Story.

In the video, she said, “All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry. I wish I could do something, but I can’t,” she continued through tears, “I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise.”

Gomez was brutally attacked by MAGA zealots for her humane and compassionate reaction to the sorry plight of migrants in Trump’s America. They consider empathy a weakness, a thought crime, and an affront to American values. These soulless evangelicals accused her of “acting” and being “out-of-touch.”

“Apparently it’s not OK to show empathy for people,” Gomez wrote in an Instagram Story after taking the video down after the flood of vitriol it elicited.

The former child actor is a kind and gentle soul who is in touch with her humanity and used her platform to appeal to our better angels.

I’m also a Mexican American who feels empathy for brown and black migrants who are being deported by the fascist Trump administration, and I’m using my humble platform to urge Americans of all racial backgrounds to fight back against this evil and undemocratic regime.

ICE Barbie Kristi Noem Gets Dolled Up for Deportation Raid Photo-Op

Immediately after being sworn in Donald Trump signed executive orders empowering law enforcement agents to deport undocumented migrants who have committed felonies.

Federal officers immediately swept into sanctuary cities, nabbing thousands of migrant criminals, including many whose only “crime” was applying for asylum.  

Trump’s political allies have adopted desperate measures to prove that they are just as racist as their Dear Leader, indulging in the hateful rhetoric that America is being invaded by hordes of black and brown criminals from shithole countries.

Kristi Noem the former South Dakota governor, infamous dog killer, and Trump’s new Homeland Security Secretary, is already portraying herself as the biggest enemy of migrants.

In photos posted to X by Noem, she donned a bullet-proof vest and a cap with a police crest and posed alongside ICE and DEA agents, brandishing assault rifles.

The Ice Barbie attempted to soften her macho appearance by apparently using a trowel to apply pancake makeup, lip gloss and mascara.

She posted a video of law enforcement perp-walking an undocumented immigrant with the caption, “Dirtbags like this will continue to be removed from our streets.”

The biggest dirtbag is Trump who is constructing a facility capable of holding 30,000 deported migrants at Guantánamo Bay naval base. This deplorable action by Trump will only add to the wretched history of Gitmo where terrorism suspects were imprisoned and tortured during Bush’s Global War on Terrorism.

Noem who cosplays at being an Ice Barbie ICE Agent is just as bad as Trump; they are the racist dirtbags what must be dumped in the garbage if we are to survive as a democracy.

Trump and Israel Seek to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza

“According to a United Nations agency and a growing number of experts and rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, Israel has committed genocidal acts against the Palestinian people.”

Wikipedia

Israel responded to the barbaric attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, against primarily Israeli civilians by unleashing a counteroffensive that quickly degenerated from a just retaliatory military action against wanton terrorism into a textbook case of deliberate and systematic genocide.

You don’t need to be a member of an international court of law to deduce that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. More than 47,000 Palestinians, the majority civilians, have been killed in Israel’s offensive, and more than 100,000 have been injured. Most of Gaza’s two million residents have been internally displaced, many multiple times, and most of Gaza’s infrastructure, including primary schools, universities, mosques and hospitals have been bombed into rubble. You have to be morally blind and an Islamophobe not to conclude that Israel is guilty of genocide.

Trump wants to legitimize and finish off the genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza. He said that he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza.

Describing Gaza as a “demolition site”, Trump said: “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing”. He said that the move “could be temporary or could be long-term”.

“Clean out the whole thing.” He might as well have said that Gaza needs to be completely ethnically cleansed so that the Jews from Israel can move in.

Both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority condemned the proposal. Jordan and Egypt have also rejected the idea.

Even though Gaza has been reduced to rubble, Palestinians have a strong attachment to their homeland, and they would never willingly leave.

The authoritarian Trump administration and the Zionist regime must not be allowed to ethnically cleanse Gaza.

The Symbiotic Relationship Between Trump and White Evangelicals

The toxic and symbiotic relationship between Donald Trump and white evangelicals has changed since 2016 when the Bible thumpers initially tentatively embraced the amoral bastard.

Back then they were queasy and hesitant to publicly support the pathological liar, serial philanderer and unethical real estate tycoon. The sanctimonious hypocrites distanced themselves from his immoral conduct, penchant for uttering profanities and petty vindictiveness, but they embraced his stand against abortion and his affinity for the Zionist state of Israel.

They regarded Trump as a corrupt politician but nevertheless a messiah chosen by the Almighty to Make America Great Again and to turn back the tide of moral decadence.

But now white evangelicals are as corrupt, petty and vindictive as their Dear Leader. Trump has a cultlike hold on his evangelical devotees, and they support him not despite the fact that he’s amoral, but precisely because he’s a ruthless moral monster who’s on a mission from God to destroy liberals.

In 2016 they cringed when Trump uttered an obscenity at his MAGA rallies, now they laugh and recite the profanity along with him. They experience a spiritual orgasm when Trump engages in violent and hateful rhetoric. In short, they have become indistinguishable from their evil leader, and they have turned into the moral decadence that is ruining our great democracy.

The end stage of this symbiotic relationship is when the parasite from hell Trump, has sucked every last drop of goodness that may have existed at one time in the white evangelical movement.

Nothing Will Warm You During the Frigid Winter Like a Dog

It’s the middle of winter, the thermometer flirts with the freezing point, the sun hides behind the menacing clouds, and spring is nowhere near the horizon. We gird ourselves against the frigid cold as we don a Snuggie, sip hot cocoa, tend a roaring fireplace, or turn a space heater all the way up.

Warm clothes, hot cocoa and a dependable source of heat are necessary for dealing with the harsh elements, but a pooch is indispensable for facing the most unforgiving season.

There is nothing more heartwarming than cuddling next to a doggie whose fur is like a built-in heating pad guaranteed to keep you warm even at the chilliest of nights.

Man’s best friend will keep your body and soul warm, there is no better feeling than sleeping next to a loyal and loving four-legged person who always has your best interests at heart.

Your lover or your spouse may or may not cuddle with you when the weather dips, depending on their mood, but canines with their inherently docile and gentle temperament will gladly stick by your side.

A wealthy person may live in a mansion with a state-of-the-art heating system, but if he does not have a furry companion, he will never be as toasty as a person living in a humble home with a dog.

As I peck away at the keyboard, Princess is staring at me with her fervent eyes, making me feel warm, even as the temperatures outside are in the teens.

Homophobe Franklin Graham Will Deliver Invocation at Trump Inauguration

On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was sworn in as the Chancellor of Germany and the Nazi Party assumed control. No Jewish Germans were present to celebrate the ascendancy of their arch enemy as the absolute ruler of Germany.

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the President of the United States, and the MAGA movement will control the presidency, both chambers of Congress and the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, Log Cabin Republicans and other gay Republicans will be president to celebrate the return to power of the enemy of the LGBTQ community.

The invocation at Trump’s inauguration will be delivered by two raging homophobes: evangelical minister Franklin Graham and Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Both of these “men of God” are well known for their vitriolic anti-gay rhetoric. Graham said celebrating LGBTQ Pride is like celebrating “lying, adultery, or murder” and he castigated Pete Buttigieg for having the temerity to be and out and proud gay man. Dolan is a vehement opponent of same-sex marriage, and he said gay people are entitled to “friendship” not sexual love.”

The closing prayer will feature Rabbi Ari Berman, an Orthodox Jew, a branch of the Jewish faith that is not LGBTQ affirming. It seems like the organizers of the Trump inauguration went out of their way to feature the most notorious anti-gay clergy.

Why would any self-respecting member of the LGBTQ community attend an inauguration ceremony with such a glaring anti-gay vibe? I won’t even watch this travesty on TV.

Why is Trump Glaring in His Inaugural Photo?

Donald Trump’s newest official portrait, captured by his chief photographer, Daniel Torok, and not by a vindictive tabloid paparazzo perfectly captures his malevolent essence.  

In the photo, the president-elect dons a stern expression, eyebrow cocked as if he is contemplating what evil he is going to unleash in the next four years. The disturbing image deliberately bears an uncanny resemblance to Trump’s mug shot, as if he wants to convey the message that his enemies must gird themselves for biblical style retribution and vengeance.

Trump is depicted sternly squinting, bathed from lighting from below, as if the faux lighting is emanating from the pit of hell. This photo is an antithesis of portraitists who employ “heavenly light” to express God’s delight in the object of their painting.

Nobody should be surprised that Trump is not smiling, he eschews smiling in photos because he equates smiles with weakness and scowls with strength.

This is the image which will be printed in the programs his MAGA cultists will clutch on Inauguration Day, reminding them that their orange messiah is no wimpy Jesus.

The grifter-in-chief has a talent for hawking Trump-branded merchandize to his devotees, and I would not be surprised if he sells a signed limited-edition print of his official inaguaration portrait.

I will not be buying any prints of his photographs, and I will studiously avoid watching his unsmiling ugly mug whenever it pollutes my TV screen.

Nancy Mace Challenges Jasmine Crockett to a Fight on House Floor

Stop me if you’ve heard this refrain before, but a meeting of the House Oversight Committee erupted into chaos when MAGA lightning rod Rep. Nancy Mace challenged rising star Dem. Rep Jasmine Crockett to a fight.

Mace got her panties into a twist when Crockett called her “child” while criticizing her obsession with anti-trans messaging. This anti-trans hysteria is endemic in the GOP, Republican politicians bash trans people to raise funds and energize their base.

“Somebody’s campaign coffers really are struggling right now,” Crockett said of Mace. “So she can’t keep saying trans, trans, trans, so that people will feel threatened. And child, listen—”

Mace immediately interrupted, yelling: “I am no child! Do not call me a child. I am no child. Don’t even start. I am a grown woman, 47 years old.” There is no better way to prove that you are not a child than by screaming hysterically in a setting where decorum and civility should prevail.

While Crockett tried to continue speaking, Mace shouted, escalating the matter to a new level, challenging her to a physical confrontation:

 “I have broken more glass ceilings. You will not do that. I am not a child. … If you want to take it outside, we can do that.”

Mace is an evangelical Christian who wears her religion on her sleeve. With so many MAGA evangelicals in Congress who engage in histrionics, threaten violence, eschew civility, and demonize racial and sexual minorities we should prepare ourselves for many more spectacles.

Biden Should Play Corpse in ‘Weekend at Bernie’s 3’

After 50 years in public service President Joe Biden’s political career is ending next week, and he will suddenly have a lot of free time. Although it could be argued that the senile octogenarian has done little in the last four years, and that his wife and his aides have been the real powers behind the throne.

Nevertheless, the 82-year-old retiree needs to consider what to do with the rest of his life. My suggestions (You are welcome Mr. President):

Star in Weekend at Bernie’s 3

This dark comedy was released in 1989, and its sequel was released in 1993, it is about time for a third sequel, and Biden is the perfect person for the role of the cadaver. The comedy tells the tale of two young insurance salesmen who discover that their boss Bernie is dead after arriving at his house in The Hamptons. They pretend that he is still alive, leading to hijinks, corpse desecration and guffaws. What better person to play the role of the corpse than a brain-dead octogenarian who is practically comatose?

Walmart Greeter

Biden can adequately perform the duties of a Walmart greeter, even if he has the cognitive ability of a wilted head of lettuce. You can count on Biden to greet women by sniffing their hair and welcoming young girls by giving them a courtesy grope or two.

Donate his body to Support Medical Research and Science

I know he is not technically deceased yet, but being experimented on while he is still alive will serve as atonement for failing to keep his implied promise not to run for reelection.

Whatever Biden decides to do after he leaves the White House, it will not be for long, the Grim Reaper will soon catch up with the doddering old fool.

Joe Biden: I Won’t Be ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’

Ten days before President Joe Biden leaves office and President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in for a second term, he ruled out staying away from the public limelight.

“I’m not going to be out of sight and out of mind, “he told reporters at the White House.

Traditionally, presidents keep a low profile after leaving office, and Biden would be well-advised to follow the well-established custom.

It is ironic Biden promised not to be out of sight and out of mind, considering he’s been out of public view his entire tenure, rarely granting any interviews and eschewing press conferences.

He has been out of mind, literally, for at least the last few years, it’s been sad watching dementia inexorably taking a toll on his mental faculties.

There is a special place reserved in hell for Jill Biden, and the other elder abusing aides who hid Biden’s dementia from the public.

Trying to stay in the public spotlight is an exercise in futility anyway, there is no way a geriatric Biden can garner even a smidgen of attention away from the crazy and chaotic Donald Trump.

Biden’s stubborn refusal to accept his mental and physical decline and his fateful decision to decline to run for reelection resulted in Trump’s comfortable victory. Everyone, even progressives, are sick and tired of Biden, and we hope he rides off in his wheelchair into the sunset.

Jimmy Carter the Evangelical

Jimmy Carter was a Renaissance man: a prolific author, compassionate humanitarian, amateur painter, skilled carpenter, nuclear engineer, Nobel Prize winner, tireless peacemaker, peanut farmer, Navy lieutenant, former president of the United States, and an evangelical.

This essay is about Carter the evangelical; I don’t mean any disrespect by calling him a religious slur. He was a liberal evangelical before the Christian Right went on a crusade to elect Ronald Reagan, a B-movie actor, to the White House. He was an evangelical before an amoral Donald Trump and his army of racist and homophobic evangelicals made “evangelical” one of the most despised words in the American lexicon.

Jimmy Carter was a down-to-earth Christian who taught Sunday school not in the ornate National Cathedral in D.C. but in the humble Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia.

The former president expressed his faith by eradicating diseases in Africa, monitoring elections all over the world, and building houses for the homeless. He didn’t need to stage any photo-ops holding a Bible in front of a house of worship, we could see that his faith was real by his lifetime commitment to doing unto others as you would have them done to you.

In the aftermath of Watergate, Carter made the following campaign promise:

“I’ll never tell a lie.”

No man is perfect, and no man, especially a politician, can survive in the ruthless world of politics without telling a lie. But no man came closest to living a life free from guile than Carter.

Trump Wants to Rename Gulf of Mexico ‘Gulf of America’

“President-elect Donald Trump proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” citing U.S. dominance and economic activity in the region, while also hinting at tariffs on Mexico over drug trafficking concerns.”

TimesNowNews.Com

Donald Trump, aka the stable genius, and wannabe oceanographer doesn’t know the difference between a gulf, a bay and an ocean, nevertheless he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.”

I see no need to rename the Gulf of Mexico, considering that the US gulf coastline is smaller than the Mexican gulf coastline. Anyway, it was known as the Gulf of Mexico or “Gulfo de Mexico”, long before there was an entity called America, created in a territory formerly occupied by indigenous people from Mexico and the United States.

I am actually surprised Trump, the noted egomaniac, doesn’t float buoys in the gulf branded with his name, and renames it the “Gulf of Trump.”

MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would quickly introduce a bill renaming the Gulf of Mexico, shortly after hearing the Dear Leader’s remarks. Her bill will quickly pass since the House is infested with Trump sycophants, but Mexicans, most Americans and the rest of the world will still call it the Gulf of Mexico.

Regardless of what it’s called, Trump the climate change denier will “drill baby drill” and pollute the Gulf of Mexico with offshore oil and natural gas rigs.

Trump hasn’t been inaugurated yet but he’s already chaos and confusion with his ridiculous statements.

Trump’s White House Needs a Pet to Counter the Oppressive Evil

It is hard to reconcile the vengeful and horrific acts of the Old Testament deity with the loving and forgiving nature of the Jesus Christ of the New Testament. How can a devout person rationalize the Hebrew Bible’s endorsement of slavery, genocide, homophobia, misogyny, and xenophobia? Except for Noah and his family, Jehovah drowned every human being in the world including babies, pregnant women, the elderly and the mentally feeble. That is horrific beyond imagination, but what’s even worse was the wholesale murder of innocent and sentient animals who are incapable of evil thoughts or deeds and are at the mercy of humans and God.

You do not have to believe in the Calvinist doctrine of the total depravity of man, to concur that people really suck.

When Joe Biden’s term ends, his last remaining pet, a tabby called Willow, will leave with him, leaving the White House bereft of cats and dogs.

Even the best politicians like Biden are inherently corrupt to some extent, and the worst like incoming President Donald Trump are incorrigible moral monsters.

The White House needs a loyal dog, a mischievous but loveable cat or what the hell even a hamster, to counter the evil of the people who live and work there.

Trump has given no indication that he is going to bring a pet with him. None of the lap dogs in his Cabinet qualify as pets, and I would not want to be anywhere near the vicinity of this pet-free infernal building.