Security Risk

 Black Sunday. That was the title of the movie they made back in 1977, not to be confused with a more supernatural film of the same title released back in 1960. The reason for me to bring this up, aside from the mild coincidence of the name, is what is about to unfold today. 

The convicted felon and executive order fetishist is hoping to become the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl. Which might seem like a stretch, but in the past fifty-nine years, the President of the United States has been mostly a phone-in segment for the coin toss or a call to the winning locker room after the game. This time, the man who just recently spouted his challenge to one of his many enemies, Iran. If they made an assassination attempt, "That would be a terrible thing for them to do .If they did that, they would be obliterated. That would be the end. … There won't be anything left." 

Pretty tough talk for a guy who has already had a couple of high-profile shots taken at him, and this was before he was elected. This appearance on one of the world's biggest stages and therefore biggest security risks, will be taking place in a city that only months before experienced a terrorist attack that involved innocent civilians. The night before a big football game to be held in New Orleans' Superdome. What self-respecting terrorist wouldn't see the appearance of the "president" of the United States in a vast crowd scene as an open invitation for their own Super Bowl? 

Returning to the past, as referenced at the top: the movie and the novel Black Sunday takes place on a long ago Super Sunday when the fictional president of a fictional United States just happens to be in attendance. The group that is trying to blow up the Orange Bowl and everyone in it during Super Bowl X is a Palestinian splinter called Black September. In this fictional version of Super Bowl X, the President of the United States is fictionally in attendance. Happily, by the end of the movie, crazy Bruce Dern is killed and heroic Robert Shaw tows the Goodyear Blimp and its explosive cargo out over the water where it detonates harmlessly. With the obvious exception of crazy Bruce Dern. 

Sorry. Spoiler Alert. 

Now, we are being treated to this sad bit of brinksmanship by a would-be dictator who is throwing gasoline on the fires he has set himself. Just a few days after suggesting that he would like to take over Gaza and kick the Palestinians out. Not to discount the threats he has made against Greenland, Panama, Mexico and Canada. 

What could go wrong?

Mostly I just want them to keep Taylor Swift safe.