Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/05/07/trump-is-ridiculous-already.html
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So what was the explanation for visiting a mask factory, again?
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The guy with the weird comb-over and bright orange skin is afraid of looking ridiculous?
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He’s not wrong; a mask would in no way stop him looking ridiculous
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The Emperor’s got no clothes.
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This is doubly ridiculous, because we’ve all seen him wear a mask already.
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He still does think in terms of being a reality TV star.
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Nahhh. You can’t fool me.
That guy has got a better hair and better smile.
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A bit late for that
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The NPR Politics podcast speculated that this visit was to gather footage that will be used in campaign ads in a misleading way. The voiceover will be along the lines of “he ramped up PPE production to head off the crisis” suggesting this was done months sooner than it was. That seems like a good guess to me. It also explains why he wouldn’t wear a mask- he wants the resulting footage to be undateable.
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The rationale he provides to confidants is more truthful than the one he gives to officials. Like most macho men with fragile self-images, showing weakness by looking like a sissy is his biggest concern.
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If ever I wished for a Darwin Awards moment, I wish it could have been this one.
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Came to say the same thing - that ship sailed decades ago
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We no longer in a 24 hour news cycle; we exist in an “episode” of Trump that fully resets each morning. We have a cast of recurring people “acting” like government officials. Some of them continue on in the series, some are spun off into state-based series, and sometimes they show up for a courtroom bottle episode.
“Ratings” is the actual President. But we may not see Ratings as Ratings have been classified.
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For Christ’s sake, people are being shot for asking MAGAsses to wear masks, and he won’t promote wearing them. It’s not surprising, just deeply sad.
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If he cared about looking ridiculous he would get a haircut, stop putting orange stuff on his face and learn to tie a tie. He should be pre-occupied with health, he is in the middle of a public health crisis.
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“Business is booming, for… some reason. We aren’t really sure why, but lots of people want masks. I mean, I don’t need one, but they tell me they are very popular right now.”
Also - yes - the mask makes him look ridiculous. Not all -gestures all over- this.
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I came here to post “that ship has sailed, my friend”. Already got it.
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