JFC Evan! This one is brilliant! I've never really seen it completely this way. Sure I understood the insecurity and the performative masculinity, but that all of it is borrowed from some perceived manly man one rung above them all the way up the chain only to realize that there is nothing at the top of the chain. They are all borrowing from a stupid destructive mythology that is so fucking tiresome and outdated it just needs to go the way of the dodo. There is no there there.
The Wizard in the Wizard of Oz. From some AI feed: The Wizard of Oz movie (1939), the Wizard is a bumbling, manipulative charlatan who is actually a con artist according to Wikipedia. He projects himself as a powerful figure, but is revealed to be a simple man with limited magical abilities.
In the middle of the Watergate scandal (1973), Stewart Alsop wrote about the alliance between "the phony-tough and the crazy-brave" that had produced the crisis. History repeats itself as farce: the current administration seems to have plenty of phony-toughs, but so far few crazy-braves. I guess we should be thankful for that. See you in the streets tomorrow for some good old-fashioned peaceful protest!
What truly incenses me are members of the press who ask, for instance, Mike Johnson for his opinion on how Senator Padilla was mistreated ABSOLUTELY REFUSE to follow up when Johnson lies by saying "no, that's not true." We need these reporters to do their jobs and refuse to allow these absolute lies for answers to go unchecked.
Who do you want as SecDef - someone who can do 20 pushups or someone who can add 20 + 20? Secretary Shitfaced thinks leadership is PT’ing with the troops.
Netanayahu ain't no pillar of masculinity himself. everything he's doing is because he knows that the moment Israel is not at war, he's going to be kicked out and sent to prison, deservedly, for all the shady self-serving business shit he's done. And as usual he's willing to fight a war with Iran to the last American soldier...
Hegseth cosplays as a man the way he cosplays at being a warrior. Workouts and white nationalist tattoos do not make you manly.
Mike Johnson couldn’t even pass for a real man.
Btw, Mike, tarring and feathering is not an act of shaming; it’s an act of violence that often resulted in death. So that’s what you called for.
But of course there’s not an ounce of shame in your pagan, fake Christian, hellbound body. Tar and feathers? Wait till you’re in the lake of fire for all eternity.
When I watched the Dirty Hands video yesterday, and Carbajal said, "Not today, Hegseth," I cheered. And I agree about the mockery! That's one of the reasons I watch Mary Trump's Trump Trolls Trump, once a week.
So proud of my representative Carbajal. Yep, honest peer review absolutely TERRIFIES them. Like vampires, they hate direct light being shone on them because it reveals their absolute weakness, cowardice, fraudulence, and inadequacy as human beings, for all to see. Let's keep shining that light as bright as possible.
my favorite line was, "mouthbreathing Aryan scrotal sack actively engaged in helping to create history’s stupidest Reichstag Fire for Donald Trump, history’s stupidest Hitler". Great breakdown of these incompetent assholes.
Here's another observation. There don't seem to be any meaningful lateral relationships in the pissbritches pyramid. No real cross communication and cooperation, all of them are paying all their attention to the people higher up on the ladder. Laterally they don't seem to care much for each other, or even have each other's backs in any meaningful way. Do you know what I mean? It's a weird set up and structure. One that I suppose is utterly alien to non-authoritarian's like your Wonkette. It's just all so alien and strange
That’s because they’d each get a shiv in the back if they tried it. And what you describe is a weakness to them. They have to defeat each other to win daddy’s attention.
A gay friend of mine used to refer to masculinity cosplayers such as tfg and Pete Kegseth as "hysterical macho overcompensaters." Pretty much hit the nail on the head, I think.
Speaker Mike’s Johnson creepy little smile/chuckle every time he trots out a new fascist mal mot is the give away that even he knows he’s a weak fraud. He wants us to think he’s in charge, but he’s a joke and he knows it. You can’t paper over that degree of haplessness with clinging to Jesus for strength.
One thing about Mike Johnson is that he has *never* worked an honest day in his life. Just evangelical wingnut welfare and private college administrative roles for schools that never open from start to finish. Imagine getting to third in line to the presidency and you've never even had to work for it!
JFC Evan! This one is brilliant! I've never really seen it completely this way. Sure I understood the insecurity and the performative masculinity, but that all of it is borrowed from some perceived manly man one rung above them all the way up the chain only to realize that there is nothing at the top of the chain. They are all borrowing from a stupid destructive mythology that is so fucking tiresome and outdated it just needs to go the way of the dodo. There is no there there.
The Wizard in the Wizard of Oz. From some AI feed: The Wizard of Oz movie (1939), the Wizard is a bumbling, manipulative charlatan who is actually a con artist according to Wikipedia. He projects himself as a powerful figure, but is revealed to be a simple man with limited magical abilities.
Bet AI was drawing from Wicked content as well because that's Wicked's definition of the wizard
In both the book and the movie, his magical abilities are zero.
It's an ouroboros of toxic borrowed masculinity!
In the middle of the Watergate scandal (1973), Stewart Alsop wrote about the alliance between "the phony-tough and the crazy-brave" that had produced the crisis. History repeats itself as farce: the current administration seems to have plenty of phony-toughs, but so far few crazy-braves. I guess we should be thankful for that. See you in the streets tomorrow for some good old-fashioned peaceful protest!
What truly incenses me are members of the press who ask, for instance, Mike Johnson for his opinion on how Senator Padilla was mistreated ABSOLUTELY REFUSE to follow up when Johnson lies by saying "no, that's not true." We need these reporters to do their jobs and refuse to allow these absolute lies for answers to go unchecked.
Ta, Evan. All weak, and weak-minded as well as weak-bodied. I don't care how many pushups Hogsbreath can manage.
Who do you want as SecDef - someone who can do 20 pushups or someone who can add 20 + 20? Secretary Shitfaced thinks leadership is PT’ing with the troops.
Netanayahu ain't no pillar of masculinity himself. everything he's doing is because he knows that the moment Israel is not at war, he's going to be kicked out and sent to prison, deservedly, for all the shady self-serving business shit he's done. And as usual he's willing to fight a war with Iran to the last American soldier...
There are zero American soldiers involved, and there aren't going to be any.
Hegseth cosplays as a man the way he cosplays at being a warrior. Workouts and white nationalist tattoos do not make you manly.
Mike Johnson couldn’t even pass for a real man.
Btw, Mike, tarring and feathering is not an act of shaming; it’s an act of violence that often resulted in death. So that’s what you called for.
But of course there’s not an ounce of shame in your pagan, fake Christian, hellbound body. Tar and feathers? Wait till you’re in the lake of fire for all eternity.
When I watched the Dirty Hands video yesterday, and Carbajal said, "Not today, Hegseth," I cheered. And I agree about the mockery! That's one of the reasons I watch Mary Trump's Trump Trolls Trump, once a week.
Thanks, Evan, for another good one!
So proud of my representative Carbajal. Yep, honest peer review absolutely TERRIFIES them. Like vampires, they hate direct light being shone on them because it reveals their absolute weakness, cowardice, fraudulence, and inadequacy as human beings, for all to see. Let's keep shining that light as bright as possible.
my favorite line was, "mouthbreathing Aryan scrotal sack actively engaged in helping to create history’s stupidest Reichstag Fire for Donald Trump, history’s stupidest Hitler". Great breakdown of these incompetent assholes.
Here's another observation. There don't seem to be any meaningful lateral relationships in the pissbritches pyramid. No real cross communication and cooperation, all of them are paying all their attention to the people higher up on the ladder. Laterally they don't seem to care much for each other, or even have each other's backs in any meaningful way. Do you know what I mean? It's a weird set up and structure. One that I suppose is utterly alien to non-authoritarian's like your Wonkette. It's just all so alien and strange
That’s because they’d each get a shiv in the back if they tried it. And what you describe is a weakness to them. They have to defeat each other to win daddy’s attention.
It's like the Highlander movies. There can only be one
Great post! You caught these men perfectly. Bravo!!!
A gay friend of mine used to refer to masculinity cosplayers such as tfg and Pete Kegseth as "hysterical macho overcompensaters." Pretty much hit the nail on the head, I think.
Speaker Mike’s Johnson creepy little smile/chuckle every time he trots out a new fascist mal mot is the give away that even he knows he’s a weak fraud. He wants us to think he’s in charge, but he’s a joke and he knows it. You can’t paper over that degree of haplessness with clinging to Jesus for strength.
“Guess Trump didn’t get his Art of the Deal done fast enough there.”
Seeing as he had nothing to do with writing the book, not surprisingly. But like all these insecure little losers he takes credit for other’s work.
Of course these sniveling little punks and punkettes are a joke. That's what makes them so dangerous.
I see Mike Johnson as AMORAL
amoral litte obsequious shitweasel. to be exact.
One thing about Mike Johnson is that he has *never* worked an honest day in his life. Just evangelical wingnut welfare and private college administrative roles for schools that never open from start to finish. Imagine getting to third in line to the presidency and you've never even had to work for it!