So the Freedom 250 mob’s next trick, the Great American State Fair, has so far proven to be yet another debacle… you’ll recall all those musicians that were supposed to perform at it but who pulled it when they realised what the gig was? You may also recall Mushroom Cock basically said fuck ’em, he’d just hold a rally himself instead, and that’s pretty much what he actually did…
A milestone anniversary like 250 years of independence calls for the epic vision of a John F Kennedy, the immaculate timing of a Ronald Reagan or the soaring oratory of a Barack Obama. What it got instead on Wednesday was an 80-year-old convicted criminal who appeared in Home Alone 2 and seems hellbent on dividing the nation.
Donald Trump, speaking at the kick off of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, did not meet the moment with poetry, a moonshot or a promise to bind up the nation’s wounds. Instead he went small. Very small. […]
But most dismal of all was the way in which the president, whose war in Iran has pushed consumer prices to a three-year high and his approval rating to new lows, turned a national celebration – and potential moment of unity – into just another Trump campaign rally.
Cabinet members and the House of Representatives speaker, Mike Johnson, were in attendance, but Democrats were nowhere to be seen. Among the crowd, along with US flags and America 250 caps, it was not hard to spot Maga hats or other Trump gear. Liberals were as scarce as vegans at a Texas barbecue. […]
But perhaps most sinister of all was the insight into what this anniversary really means to Trump (or his id, Stephen Miller). He described the US as “superior to any nation that’s ever been built, no matter how many years it took” and insisted: “We are the ones who are carrying forward the light of western civilisation.” (The far right loves to use the phrase “western civilisation” as a proxy for white Christian nationalism.)
And the booth representing North Carolina at the Fair evidently had a particular vision about its place in the nation:
A video board in the North Carolina exhibit at the Great American State Fair on Washington’s National Mall drew some unwanted attention Friday by displaying a Confederate flag.
Late Friday afternoon the video was removed.
“On Friday, we became aware of an unapproved image in a video displayed inside the North Carolina Pavilion,” a spokesperson for the North Carolina pavilion/exhibit said in a statement. “As soon as we were made aware, we immediately removed the video and began reviewing how it occurred. Our focus remains on celebrating America’s 250th birthday and North Carolina’s role in our nation’s history.”
Apparently North Carolina couldn’t be bothered actually doing anything for this State Fair thing, so they had it assembled by private sponsors. I think someone needs to become public now. Maine’s booth is almost as minimal, though less racist:
The funniest thing to (not) happen so far, though, is probably Vanilla Ice’s performance on Friday, which got called off due to the threat of wild weather that never actually manifested:
Some observers quickly took to speculating that the threat of low attendance was the real reason for the cancellation, since Freedom 250’s website promises that events will go on “rain or shine.” There were indeed weather issues heading into Friday evening in D.C., although how serious they were was up for debate.
“Tonight, a few evening storms— not everybody sees rain tonight,” said a weather forecaster for D.C.’s NBC4. “It’s not like widespread thunderstorms moving through; we’re really not having any concern for severe weather,” she added, predicting “scattered showers” and a possibility of lightning in the early morning hours. Weather sites show no measurable rain showed up in Washington during the evening.
Vanilla Ice had been posting earlier in the day from the site, showing a panoramic view of the massive stage and huge lawn and referring to the proceedings as “once in a lifetime.” “We’re all gonna come together and be teenagers for the night!” A typical response read: “So awesome you didn’t bow down to the woke mob. Liberals think they control people and they think people aren’t allowed to use their freedom to perform where they want. Kudos to you and Flo Rida for standing your ground.”
I suppose this means weather is liberal now cos it cancelled him…Still, at least someone was getting something out of the whole experience:
The MAGA live-streamer known as Manny was taken into custody by DC police on Thursday afternoon after being seen allegedly pleasuring himself during a Cirque Mechanics performance.
Gian Rachtelli, 54, was reported by three different witnesses on the National Mall and charged with one count of lewd, indecent or obscene acts.
One witness said she saw the streamer dressed as Uncle Sam “doing inappropriate things during a performance” at around 3:50pm, per a police report.
“He returned for the second show, and I saw him with his hand in his pants likely doing what we all thought he was doing,” a witness told cops.
“I was approached by a female member of the acrobat team who had noticed an older white male that was making her & other female performers uncomfortable,” a second witness reported.
“They informed me that they noticed him making lewd gestures in his pants (as if he was attempting to/masturbating) while they were performing.”
The fact that this clown is also a MAGA influencer is just icing on the whole shit cake. And this fucking thing still has two more weeks to run. I’d feel sorry for American taxpayers, cos it’s their money being wasted on this shitshow, but tens of millions of those American taxpayers voted for Krasnov to do shit like this, so I’m reserving my sympathy for the ones who didn’t…
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