Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Trump vs. Gravity

Devoted followers of this page may have noted an absence of posts over the past ten days. This was necessitated by repairs required for the mental processes of the proprietor. But now, following the latest astonishment from the Trump mob, we have been spurred into action.

Trump had declared earlier that he was going to "change the way government is done." This reminded us of Big Julie in "Guys and Dolls," who played with dice that had the dots removed. "I remember where they were," he said.

There is something of this in Trump, who will say and do outrageous things, and then despite film evidence, will deny having done so. "It wasn't me. Maybe Alec Baldwin." And there is a troop of people in his entourage ready to support him, thinking, "This is the best gig I've ever had."

Okay, the latest: Trump has announced he is appointing Robert Kennedy, Jr. to lead a committee investigating the safety of vaccines. Both he and Kennedy are skeptical of their value. Bugs everywhere are celebrating.

What next? Well, we may expect Trump to appoint someone to investigate Newton's theory of gravity. "It's only a theory, right?"

And then he'll take on Einstein's theory of relativity. "E=mc2"--what's that mean? Einstein--a very overrated scientist."


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