{"id":2225,"date":"2017-08-30T04:05:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/08\/30\/2017-8-30-toddler-watch-product-placement-edition-html\/"},"modified":"2019-02-27T18:36:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T02:36:31","slug":"2017-8-30-toddler-watch-product-placement-edition-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobtherieau.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/2017-8-30-toddler-watch-product-placement-edition-html\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler Watch: Product Placement Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nFriends,<\/p>\n

The president of this here union of states, a United States if you will, went to Texas to “tour the area stricken by Hurricane Harvey.” That seemed like a thing that presidents do, not this president necessarily, but some presidents. They fly over the scene of devastation, maybe meet with some of the victims…<\/p>\n

(needle_scratch.wav)<\/p>\n

So this president went not to Houston, the fourth largest city in these United States and scene of mass devastation, but to Corpus Christi. While there, he praised Governor Abbott on a job well done (premature congratulator? -ed<\/i>) and marveled at the crowd that his staff assembled for his appearance.<\/p>\n

What I found galling was not those things that we’ve become accustomed to, like the not meeting victims, not having a human soul, congratulating flunkies for doing nothing, and judging his self-worth by crowd sizes. No, I was peeved at the hat. He’s been wearing a baseball cap during this calamity with USA embroidered on the front, and some other embroidery around the band including his name. He sells this cap on his campaign website for $40, which makes this combover costume little more than product placement for his merchandise.<\/p>\n

Then there’s his wife’s cap, which writes the joke that symbolizes this presidency perfectly…<\/p>\n

Who wears a FLOTUS cap to the scene of the worst flooding in this country’s history?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nBy the way, it’s funnier if you say it out loud.<\/p>\n

This is not normal. None of this is normal.<\/p>\n

Your best pal,<\/p>\n

– bob<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Friends, The president of this here union of states, a United States if you will, went to Texas to “tour the area stricken by Hurricane Harvey.” That seemed like a thing that presidents do, not this president necessarily, but some presidents. They fly over the scene of devastation, maybe meet with some of the victims… … <\/p>\n

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