OMB
I hadn’t heard of Orange Man Bad. Apparently it’s a meme about how stupid the libtards are for caring that Trump is bad. A Republican takes issue with that thought.
Amidst this death and destruction the president of the United States has been spending his days pecking around on his iPhone, tweeting that certain cable TV hosts are murderers and dogs and that the husband of his top strategist is a “moonface” loser. Oh, and he claimed—again—that the opposition party and the American media are “The Enemy of the People!”
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The malignant self-obsession and childish vitriol only scratches the surface of the man’s flaws. His compulsions aren’t hidden or covered up. They are broadcast for the entire country to see, for hours on end, every day, late into the night.
It’s not deniable, so his fans have to embrace it, which is where “Orange Man Bad” comes in.
To these Trump supporters, and cos-play non-supporters, it is only the simpleminded folk who cling to the superstitious belief that a bad man having the most important job in the world is a serious concern. Those of us who are bothered by the insane ravings of a narcissistic imbecile aren’t able to see the big picture.
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The Orange Man Bad practitioners would argue that they are simply trying to expose the shallowness of Trump’s opposition, the weakness of their argumentation.
To put it another way, pointing out that Trump is bad is too obvious.
Well sure it is, but whose fault is that? His badness is indeed shriekingly obvious, but way too many people voted for him anyway.
[T]he plain fact is that Donald Trump is not just a bad man. He is an avatar for iniquity and immorality and selfishness. He runs the table on the seven deadly sins and demonstrates not a trace of any of the four cardinal virtues. He possesses not a single character trait that you would want your child to fully emulate. He cares about nothing and no one besides himself.
And that’s all we need to know, isn’t it. He literally does care about nothing and no one other than his empty hollow echoing self, we can see him doing it every day, and it’s sickening.
He’s not only self serving and stupid, he also has zero credibility. Everyone knows he’s full of shit, it’s a given. His act is worn out and his persona is tired, the carnival barking clown gets old fast. Trouble is, the level of Donnie’s incompetence, lack of leadership ability, and inability to work with others is far worse than anyone guessed. The stupid shit, the bad shit, and the lying sack of shit shit are really not worth noting, unless you need to blow off some steam from deep frustration. Even Obama seems aggravated, but he speaks the truth, Trump’s dirty handed manipulation of Covid 19 has indeed been an absolute chaotic disaster, and there is no legitimate opposition to that assessment.
I have to admit, when I clicked on this, I thought it would be about the Office of Management and Budget. Okay, okay, I confess to a bit of wonkery. But when grading earlier, I thought I read something about exploding hyenas…my student did not write that, my brain mangled it into that. At least this one made sense.
I thought people would as I typed it, but I went with it anyway. A little surprise is nice!
Especially when my mind is broken from grading for the past seven days. But grades are in! (Too many students proselytizing on papers this semester. I’d rather have exploding hyenas than goddidit.)
I just thought that it was a typo for the 80s band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.