By Michael Woyton
What better way to celebrate Flag Day, the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation and the birthday of the oldest person ever elected president of the United States than by having a bunch of sweaty, over-testosteroned punks beat each other up in the backyard.
We all saw what was done to the South Lawn in preparation for the for-profit event which has been described as a “once-in-a-generation marketing opportunity” for the UFC.
A spider-like arch towers over the White House of president donald j. felon*, complete with lighting rigs, seating for 4,000 people and a giant LED screen, and there is nothing subtle about who is trying to cash in on the event, with corporate logos everywhere: Polymarket, Bud Light, Monster energy drink and Crypto.com to name just a few.
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“Inside a conventional UFC venue, the sponsorships would scarcely merit notice,” Time magazine reported. “But on White House grounds, they take on a different, more complicated character. Some ethics experts have questioned whether corporate branding from companies operating in industries subject to federal regulation creates uncomfortable optics when displayed on government property.”
Oh pish-tosh. This is an administration run by a 34-time convicted felon and adjudicated rapist who continues to enrich himself and his family while pretending to be the leader of the free world.
In other words, we don’t need no stinkin’ ethics and we don’t care about optics.
UFC fighters began their appearance in the Oval Office, with one of them draping himself in an American flag.
But the defining moment will likely be remembered as when heavyweight Josh Hokit chose to insult a former first lady by saying in post-fight remarks, “Michelle Obama is a man. Am I right, America?”
No, Mr. Hokit, no, you are not. You just proved what this administration stands for.
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Most people probably think the Hatch Act is a plan by the elderly golfer to lower the price of eggs.
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Does anyone not think that keeping the tarps up at the Kennedy Center is the 80-year-old baby’s way of saying “if my name can’t be on it, no one’s name can”?
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* I’m following what the wannabe king declared on social media that he will only refer to the Supreme Court in lowercase because he has a complete lack of respect for them after the illegal tariffs ruling.
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