It was the Sharpie mark heard round the world:
President Trump shows doctored hurricane chart. Was it to cover up for "Alabama" Twitter flub? https://t.co/UhBaCLKbwK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 5, 2019
Heard was artistic license but Sharpies have been known to squeak. Squawk is a better word choice for what the Insult Comedian did after he was called out for providing false information on Hurricane Dorian. I follow Hurricane reportage very closely for obvious reasons. Alabama was never in the cone but Trump must always be right and cannot admit error.
This is the creepiest manifestation yet of Trump’s refusal to admit a mistake. This could have resulted in chaos and confusion in Alabama: that’s why I call him the Kaiser of Chaos. This is some dangerous, shit, yall.
Let’s face it: hardcore Trumpers are not the brightest bulbs in the hurricane lamp. Absent correction by the National Weather Service’s Birmingham office, they might have believed their Dear Leader. This what incompetent authoritarianism looks like.
This is some deranged shit, y’all. Repeat after me: THE BOY AIN’T RIGHT.
Trump tweeted out a track that allegedly supported his preposterous position. All it did was show a few spaghetti models on August 28 that were headed towards Alabama and the Gret Stet of Louisiana for that matter. Alabama was never in the cone:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1169375550806351872
Remember when Kellyanne Conway talked about alternative facts? This involves alternative tracks. I’m a bit disappointed that Trump didn’t lie about Dorian heading to the Gret Stet: both GOP goober candidates have their heads permanently wedged up his ass. Believe me.
This is some deranged shit, y’all. Repeat after me: THE BOY AIN’T RIGHT.
Then there’s the matter of who can request that a POTUS declare a state of emergency in a given state. According to federal law, only a Governor can make such a request. The Governor of North Carolina is a Democrat, Roy Cooper. He made the request as required by law. Here’s how President* Pennywise spun it:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1169048221026590725
Tillis is, of course, a Republican who is up for re-election in 2020.
This is some deranged shit, y’all. Repeat after me: THE BOY AIN’T RIGHT.
The chart thing bugs the living shit out of me. As someone who was exiled from my home for six weeks in 2005, I take this personally. It’s not only illegal to deface a NWS chart and disseminate false information, it’s dangerous and delusional. What’s next? Is Trump going to nuke a future hurricane and claim he didn’t do it? He can’t say the dog ate his homework because he hates canines. My mother taught me never to trust someone who does not like dogs.
This is some deranged shit, y’all. Repeat after me: THE BOY AIN’T RIGHT.
One more hurricane related item. Anderson Cooper hosted a climate change thingamabob on CNN last night. One of the candidates for the Democratic nomination sounded like a Republican politician circa 2005-2006:
"If people want to rebuild in an area which will be devastated by the next storm, they're certainly not going to get federal assistance from my administration." -Sen. Sanders on changing FEMA rules to spur a retreat from properties suffering repeated losses. #ClimateTownHall pic.twitter.com/BC47QBZupm
— CNN (@CNN) September 5, 2019
Heckuva job, Bernie.