What’s on my mind?
Shhhhh! I shouldn’t post this. I should focus on fluffy white clouds and cotton candy and all things happy and nice. US President Donald Trump doesn’t make me happy. He’s not nice. Unfortunately, Twitter won’t allow me to say that ...
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... so I’ll say it here, in the mildest of terms. Now-retired Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Graydon Carter on several occasions has described Trump as a “short fingered vulgarian.” The sneers and jeers dogged Trump more than 20 years, but no one’s laughing now. One of those fat little fingers may well push the nuclear button.
Donald Trump is a threat to democracy and to global stability - yada-yada-yada. You know the arguments. You’re sick of them - as am I.
When you’re leery of the President, the Administration, the Justice Department, the willingness of the Republican-controlled Senate to speak up, and the political neutrality of the Supreme Court, who do you trust? The humorists, that’s who.
You may think of Cocktail Sausage Fingers as an appetizer. Quite the opposite. The very thought of them is unappetizing, if not the recipe for disaster the past four years have shown. I first blogged about Cocktail Sausage Fingers in 2016, after British comedian John Oliver’s skewering of then-candidate Trump.
The YouTube below contains a reference to Cocktail Sausage Fingers - comedian Oliver’s code for “short fingered vulgarian.” Watching the “fingers” segment of Oliver’s show takes 20 min. Trust me ... You’ll be riveted to the screen. To me, the time whizzed by so fast that it felt like 2 min.
I hope you’ll hear and watch every word of Oliver’s show. I hope you’ll share it with your family and friends. I hope you’ll think about it long after you’ve seen it. I hope you’ll realize that - despite their entertainment value - Trump’s Cocktail Sausage Fingers are nothing to laugh about, because the fate of the world is in those grubby little hands.
Donald Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
© Nicole Parton, 2020
