Kiss Me, Kate

Forget about Joe Biden and Donald Trump for a moment. They are two old men vying to see which one can piss pass his toes. What about Dr. Jill?

Jill Biden reminds me of Doc Holiday's "Kate". Jill told Joe Biden, in from of a post-debate audience, "You did great, Joe! You answered every question, and he certainly did not do great." In today's parlance, we would call Jill, an "enabler." 

Some say what Dr. Jill is doing to Joe is elderly abuse, or if you will, "animal abuse" - like exhorting a tired horse to run faster when he no longer can. 

Jill reminds me of "Kate", the infamous moll of the legendary "Doc Holiday" in the western "Tombstone.," At one point, a bed-ridden Holiday, suffering from a severe case of tuberculosis, is advised by his doctor to and his drinking, smoking, and gambling ways, or he will soon be dead. When the doctor leaves, Kate, who depends upon Holiday for her extravagant lifestyle, turns to him and says, "You're fine, Doc." Then, she sticks a lit cigarette into his mouth. 

Jill Biden is intoxicated by the power "First Lady" bestows upon her. No way will she let one decrepit old man piss that power away. She will ride that poor horse into the ground, first.  

The WNBA and Illusions

Women and basketball have a problem. The game was not built for them. If it had been, the basket would be closer to nine feet above the court, rather than ten. 

They could lower the rim. That, in itself, would foster an illusion of athletic preeminence. And, it would not be nearly as ridiculous as the way we've lowered the bar in our politics just so the two most ridiculous men in presidential history can appear to be capable of, not only leading America, but of leading America, but of leading the free world.

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This is no illusion. People ask: Why are men and women so lonely today when it is easier than ever for the sexes to "hook up"? 

Mostly, it is because of political reasons. We have made such a conscious effort to blur the lines between the sexes that neither side is as attractive to the other as it used to be. Men, more confused than ever, have lost sight of what makes women special. Women, themselves, may have lost sight of what makes women special.  

It's a Damned Shame

The Kennedy family gathered, fully arrayed, on the weekend of April 20, 2024, to endorse Joe Biden. At the same time, to Joe's delight, they denounced Robert Kennedy's firstborn son, Robert, Jr., and his third-party candidacy for president. 

Carrie Kennedy, daughter of Robert, Sr., and sister to Robert, Jr., has declared, "I can only imagine how horrified our father would be at hearing some of the things Donald Trump has said," suggesting that her brother's presidential run would benefit Trump's own candidacy. 

Ms. Carrie, I suggest to you, vociferously, that your father would be far more "horrified" to see his own children betray their brother, Robert, Jr.

There is no greater crime than betrayal. Benedict Arnold is one of the most reviled men in American history. In the Bible, it is Judas. "Et tu, Brute'" is one of the great lines in all of literature. In Dante Alighieri's "Inferno", the ninth level of hell, which is the lowest, is reserved for traitors. Perhaps this Kennedy family will be gathered there, too. 

Chickens Coming Home to Roost

For years - decades, even - Donald Trump has bent the rules - cheated, bullied, short-changed, and worse - for the sake of "Money, money, money, money... Money!" Now, the chickens are coming home to roost. Trump cries, "Foul!"

Trump, they're your chickens. 

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If you had a multi-billion dollar business, would you hire an 80-year-old man (or woman) to run it? Of course you wouldn't. Then, why is America hiring Joe Biden, and 81-year-old man, to run this multi-trillion dollar business called the United States of America? The answer: Because America's dysfunctional democratic process has forced Biden (and Trump) down our throats, and it does not care whether Americans like it, or not. 

It is A.I. in reverse - call it "A.S.", Artificial Stupidity. Works the same way. We install it, and it commandeers the controls, rendering an advanced society of 330 million people, mere sheep.  

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Besides, if Trump is the monster Democrats want us all to believe, why would they be sending Joe Biden to save the day? When the enemy sends in a fire-breather to champion its cause, you don't call on "A Place For Dad." You cry, "Achilles!"

DEATH

We cater to death's appetite

We seek ways to satisfy death:

Hang them; shoot them; 

Gas them; blow 'em up.

Throw them from a tenth floor 

    window to see that is 

    high enough for them to die.

Death is so fascinating. 

Fire up the armaments factories!

Pass out the guns.

(Death is still hungry.)

Burn them; drown them;

Stomp them; starve them.

Put them in chains

    and see how long

    it takes for death to feed.

Fascinating. 

QUIXOTE

Democrats (and many Republicans) 

    fear another Trump presidency

    like the plague.

Yet, they seek to send a doddering

    81-year-old man to save the day.

Only the aged Don Quixote

    astride his steed, Rocinante -

    lance fixed, as he charges at

    windmills he fancies are dragons -

Is more ridiculous than Joe Biden. 

The Lifting

The lure of athletics is founded in man's desire to defy gravity. (We must hate gravity so.) Great athletes excite our imaginations; they leave us in awe. That is why we gravitate to sports and its stars in the first place - to witness the human body as it transcends laws that leave the rest of us earthbound. we crave the mammoth home run, the high-flying dunk, and the devastating punch from one 200-pound man that lifts another 200-pound man into the air, and sends him into oblivion. wonders only rare men can achieve. 

Women bring different aesthetic to sports, especially when they compete in events like tennis, gymnastics, and figure skating. There, they provoke a unique rapture of their own design, and our earthbound spirits are lifted. 

But, don't get it twisted. These ladies can defy gravity, too. Ever see a female olympian throw a hammer, hurl a discuss, or stride hurdles like a two-legged gazelle? and, don't get me started on those female weight-lifters, especially the little ladies, (such heart) - heaving great weights above Earth's immense head, even as gravity, itself, demand they drop that load... now! "Not yet," they seem to say, as they push their burdens to the roof. Talk about "chill bumps." 

Recently, the International Olympic Committee has announced that starting in Paris , in 2024, they will introduce female "flag football" as an Olympic event. It is a patronizing gesture. Women do not need it. They are doing fine without that kind of help. (Thank you very much.)

First, flag football is a children's game, one that is safe and inconclusive. It is not a sport like the majority of Olympic disciplines that athletes spend a lifetime perfecting. To be called an Olympian should be a hallowed honor, one that comes only after years of pain, sacrifice, and sheer determination. Even as children, we played flag football only when we were not allowed to play real football. Now, for playing a glorified game of "flag", you want to call these ladies, "Olympians". The Greeks of Marathon will be turning over in their graves.