Yesterday, Bill Barr ordered Lafayetter Square and the grounds of St. John’s Episcopal Church cleared of peaceful Americans by force using teargas and flash bang grenades so Trump could pose in front of the church with his unread Bible.  The shots are being used in Trump campaign commercials.  Well, he did it again today, this time taking over the St. John Paul II shrine in Washington for another photo op with the nude model from Slovenia First Lady.  Apparently, he left the unread Bible at the house, probably already back in its storage box, but he did have someone place a wreath at the statue of John Paul with a card that said “Mr. President”.

They then went into the chapel there, kneeling and pretending to pray at the altar.

Apparently, Trump’s advanced team left out one detail for this photo op, asking the diocese for permission.  The archbishop had some choice words for Trump, to wit:

“I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people, even those with whom we might disagree.  Saint Pope John Paul II was an ardent defender of the rights and dignity of human beings. His legacy bears vivid witness to that truth.  He certainly would not condone the use of tear gas and other deterrents to silence, scatter or intimidate them for a photo opportunity in front of a place of worship and peace.”

Oh, and here was Trump’s security on these jaunts for photo ops:

Now, that’s not something you see every day on the streets of DC.

The Texas Governor says we don’t need no damn military in Texas.

Remember that whole damn Jade Helm thing?

Them ole boys in Bastrop still say it wasn’t a conspiracy theory. They say that they stopped it from happening. Yes, I am certain that the United States Military was going to take over the country at Barack Obama’s signal and put all WWII vets in reeducation camps in old WalMarts.

I guess President didn’t have enough rubber bullets and tear gas to break up this peaceful protest.

I’m gonna use the B word – blasphemy.  It’s the unpardonable sin.

Okay, here’s a White Man Blasphemy Parade prancing out of the White House.  Every damn one of them.  You know how we rightly blame the cops who stood and watched?  Yeah, these are the same guys. Not one of them have the courage to stand up to Trump. Not one of them was willing to defend the Constitution.

Okay, just for the hell of it, I checked with Pat Robertson on blasphemy ‘cuz I figured he’d know what it is better than most people.

Yeah, but also in the Greek it says, “But not Trump.”

Our customer Kary forwarded this email from one of his witty friends.

Seeing the New York Times front page this morning —

He postulated

F&#@ “The Gray Lady”. Let me fix your headline:

“President pours gasoline on peaceful protest, lights match”

As we talked about earlier, Trump posed with an unread Bible in front of St. John’s Chapel this evening.  He did that after directing DC police and military to gas peaceful protestors so he could pose for the cameras.

Fuck you, Don.

Jeweler Tennenbaum on Westheimer in Houston had their windows smashed last night.  Today, luxury shopping area River Oaks District is boarded up, and millions of dollars of merchandise has been moved out of the stores.  The Galleria is closed, surrounded by security.  To add insult to injury,

this evening Trump threatened to unleash US troops on Americans, which is illegal.  He yelled at governors today, calling them “weak” and “jerks” like he was night manager at the local Waffle House and the wait staff had taken too long a smoke break out back.  After his speech tonight, he posed in front of St. John’s Chapel across from the WH, waving a Bible that he’s never bent the spine of.

I’m going to pour a cocktail, turn off the television, and dream about how life used to be in the old days, way back in 2015 and 16.