Tuesday, September 26, 2017

SMH

I don't mind confessing that I had to look it up. I didn't know what "smh" meant. I haven't probably spent the kind of time on Twitter and related social media that some do. When I saw that at the end of a number of tweets responding to our "President's" opinions about what to do regarding NFL players who don't stand for the national anthem, I was curious. "Shake My Head." A number of past and  current stars responded to his royal proclamation that those who kneel or sit should be fired. In more colorful terms than that, but our new scale for presidential rhetoric seems to open the door for invective like this.
It should be noted here and now that Donald Trump was once the owner of a professional football team: The New Jersey Generals. If you are unfamiliar with this organization, it could be that  you missed the twenty-five minutes in which the USFL captured the nation's imagination. This was the league  that was going to compete with the "No  Fun  League" and hit those establishment jokers where they lived: in their luxuriously appointed box seats. They brought back the two-point  conversion, Doug Flutie, and end  zone celebrations. It was also a pretty obvious attempt by Donald "Jersey" Trump to elbow his way into the grown ups' table: the  NFL.
For  all his machinations, Donnie John couldn't get what he really wanted, so he sued. And won: the grand total of three dollars. The Art of the Deal, indeed.
And now this guy is the "President" of the United States, still  wishing that he could get sports stars and owners to pal around with him. With the exception of the oh-so-ironically named Patriots and their owner Robert Kraft, most of these folks are staying  away in droves. Like football fans  and the USFL.
Meanwhile, the "President" rescinded his invitation to the Golden State Warriors, specifically their  star and Obama golfing partner Steph Curry, to come to the White House to celebrate winning the NBA championship last June. "Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team.Stephen Curry is hesitating,therefore invitation is withdrawn!" Maybe the :"President" wishes he had any sort of championship to celebrate. Or maybe he wishes he could go golfing with Steph and Barack.
smh

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