I Tried

I didn't try all that hard you understand - but I tried to watch the inauguration. I did - I tried - kinda.

What I managed to hear of Trump's speech was the same old bullshit.

"I'm gonna do this, and it's gonna be great."

"I'm gonna do that, and it's gonna be great."

"I'm gonna make them do this and that, and it's all gonna be great."

Blah blah fucking blah.

Overheard

Luckily, Trump supporters already know

how to get into the building.

Today's Today

They're expecting to weather to fuck it up for Trump.

He's already getting a little roasted for running inside to avoid the cold. Should be interesting to hear how he spins the crowd size on this one.

Granted, it's pretty fucking cold with a wind chill down around 9ºF, but y'know what - it was pretty fuckin' cold in '77 when Jimmy and Rosalynn walked it - when JFK stood up to it in '61, with 8" of snow on the ground - when Obama managed not to pussy out in '09.

But, oops - Reagan took it inside in '85. Kinda looks like Republicans can't stand the heat or the cold.

Where is this hyper-macho alpha bro we keep hearing about?

Today's Today

Inauguration. Another new start. Another go-round in the American experiment. 

Sometimes we do things in very weird ways. 

1974

2021

The Balls

In 1993, the Clintons attended 14 inaugural balls.

Laura & W went to 8 of 'em in 2001.

And the Obamas had 10 in 2009.

Trump had 2, and they were lightly attended - Trump's 2 itty-bitty sad little balls.

*Is any of this true? Who gives a fuck - this is the Post-Truth World of Alt-Fact.
It's not a question of True vs False. The only thing that matters now is what you choose to believe at any given moment.
And that's how the bad guys get power; and how they stay in power.

Today's Tweet

LMAO! Most empty seats ever‼️

#InauguralBall #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/T3Br6EDWFa

— TheAverageBlackMan™ (@TheAvgBlackMan) January 21, 2017

Not exactly the adoring throngs he was hoping for.

A coupla screen caps from WaPo's live feed:

Where else do we see "presidential parades" where the security forces outnumber the crowd?

This does not bode well.

And y'know, it occurs to me - if almost literally nobody shows up to acknowledge the installation of the POTUS, maybe we only think there's a guy in the office, but we don't really have a president.

My Guy Is Smokin' Hot

...your guy ain't doodly squat