Not today.
Trump's stupidity speaks for
itself. Hydroxychloroquine. Household bleach injections. Suppression of voting.
Racism. "Many fine people on both sides." "Shithole
countries." Mail-in ballots being sent to ... dogs? Really, to dogs?
And we've kept you abreast of
the house of cards on which the return of sports is built in this country. Even
as athletes, whole teams, are sidelined or eliminated by the virus from
competing, or as they back out in fear of the virus. As the NBA bubble
continues to threaten to burst.
But not today.
And what about returning to
school? Do you want your kids and grandkids returning to school this fall? Are
you confident they'll be kept healthy and COVID-free? Already we've had high
school athletes testing positive nationwide. And they'll likely bring COVID
home with them.
But not today.
And you've heard the stories -
college kids gathering for parties, deliberately inviting someone they know to
be COVID-positive and then starting
a pool to see which one of them contracts the virus next.
At some colleges, you've heard
the stories of football
coaches (Clemson?) wanting their players to get sick, quarantine and then
come back in two weeks healthy, healed and ready to go. Except no one knows if
you can get the virus again (you can get the flu more than once). No one knows
if the
after-effects of COVID-19 are worse than the disease itself, the
exasperating shortness of breath due to compromised lung capacity, the lack of
endurance, the aching muscles, the always-tired feeling, the depression and
more.
Some college conferences
discussing the possibility of no
football this fall.
But not today.
Sports, as we’ve seen, are
already chipping away at itself as COVID-19 spreads. Non-conference football
games canceled. Whole
seasons canceled (Morehouse College). High school starting dates
pushed back in hopes of the disease fading while it in fact multiplies.
The Ivy League has canceled all
sports until January. January!
But not today.
You've seen the president
stumble down a ramp awkwardly at West Point, and be unable to lift a glass of
water to his lips.
You've seen the Supreme Court
short-circuit his attempts to deny healthcare to the LGBTQ community. You've
seen the Supreme Court rule that he is not above the law and the Attorney
General of New York can seek his tax returns for purposes of indicting him for
tax fraud.
But not today.
And racism. Now his niece
claims she has heard him use racial and anti-Semitic slurs and the
"N" word, time and again. What do you think? Does someone who thinks
there "many fine people on both sides" use anti-Semitic slurs and the
"N" word?
Does someone who is not racist
use U.S. Park Service Police to route peaceful protesters from a public park so
he can walk across the street and hold a Bible upside down?
But not today.
You've seen him do
infrastructure week seven times. Still can't get it right, can't get it
launched, can't get it fixed across America.
But he can take billions from
the military by which he swears so mightily, and redirect it to build the wall
which, as we all know, is helping keep the coronavirus out of America.
Or ...
not.
However, as I said at the
beginning of this post, today is not going to be dedicated to any of that.
Or ... not.
Anyway, good night, Mrs.
Calabash and koo koo ka choo, Mrs. Robinson.
More tonight on my Radio Free
Phoenix rock 'n' roll show. You must wear a mask to listen as special
technology has been installed which will block transmission if you're not
wearing a mask.
Or ... not.
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