In the once just nation in between two big ponds, there lived a ruler of very little brain. His name was Donald Trump. By the calendar of the human species, it was on the day 23 April 2020 that the witless wonder made his second foray into the practice of medicine, much to the fear and chagrin of the people of his land.
The first time he decided that he was a qualified man of healing, a great pandemic had spread across his land. For much time, he pretended that it was nothing, that nobody would die, but then after many thousands of his people died, and when the natives threatened to rise up against their ruler, he recanted and told them that “only he” had the cure, a drug called hydroxychloroquine. And the people of his kingdom, used to following blindly his orders, clamored for it.
Trouble was, the drug he touted killed even more people than it helped, for what was known to scientists, but apparently not to King Trump, was that it caused serious heart damage, and about 28% who were given hydroxychloroquine plus usual care died, versus 11% of those getting routine care alone. But still the people believed King Donald, for they were not shown the test results, and the man, Rick Bright, who tried to tell King Trump that hydroxychloroquine would not kill the dreaded coronavirus, but would kill otherwise healthy people, was fired and banished from the kingdom, for, King Trump could abide no opinion contrary to his own. He was, after all, a very stable genius (who belonged in the stable with the other asses).
The second time King Trump played doctor (though he had done so many, many times before with unsuspecting young ladies, but that is a story for another day), was still yet in the time of the horrible pandemic.
King Trump had heard that a combination of ultraviolet light and disinfectants could kill the dreaded coronavirus on surfaces, such as wiping countertops down with bleach or other disinfectants intended to kill germs. And thus it happened that King Donald got a brilliant idea! If light + disinfectants could kill the virus on surfaces, why not IN the human body???
“I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside, or almost a cleaning? Because you see it gets inside the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that. So, supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think you said that hasn’t been checked but you’re going to test it. And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way.”
And the scientists cringed, and the Earth stood still for just a moment as it tried not to shudder, and the forces of the Universe let out a collective groan. But some real doctors of conscience stepped forward once King Donnie left the stable, to caution the people …
“Please don’t drink bleach or isopropyl alcohol to remove #COVID19 from your saliva!”
“Please don’t do this. Respectfully, all toxicologists.”
But the warnings fell on deaf ears of some, and that was how the once just nation ended.
After being shocked by Trump’s bleach comment, I keep having flashback analogies to to the Jonestown suicide disaster of 1978.
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Good analogy … frightening, but … apt.
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Sorry I’ve dropped out of the loop again Jill….Deep in ‘The Book’ in both writing it and thinking it. Anyway what can I say about the little asshat I’ve not said already
Anyway, here’s something you must post up and spread the word (you have the bigger readership than me).
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Please excuse my intrusion, but this is stupendous! I have to tell you that this video is an appreciated gift and that I have just signed up to receive Ron Zimmerman’s emails. At a more respectable hour, this will be shared with Family and Friends. I hope the other bloggers here will share this on their respective blogs. Thank-YOU!
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You’re welcome.
I picked it up on Facebook from a fellow UK socialist (I’m just saying that to annoy any Trump supporters at hand).
Share-share-share.
My pleasure!
Give him hell in November guys!!
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I’m planning to share it tomorrow …
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‘Tis okay, Roger … the girls let me know they were keeping you focused on your book, and I was glad of it, for that’s a much nicer place to be than here on Filosofa’s Word these days. I have every intention of posting that fun video!!! Colette sent it to me via email this morning, and I had planned to use it on my afternoon post, but then I fell into the rabbit hole and there could be no afternoon post. But tomorrow for sure! Thanks Roger! Now get back to the book before Karlyn, Arketre and Trelli come after me with machetes for dragging you away!
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‘Aww, we wouldn’t do tha’ to you Jill. Ya’ll got the fire there. Y’ let it burn girl!. WE jus’ let him off the leash from time to time, lest the ol’ hound pine away’ 👱🏼♀️
‘Ere Flaxi. Wot’s a mach-ete?’🤷🏻♀️
‘I’ll deal with this….Nothing you should know about Karlyn.🤦🏿♀️ Now come away and help me darn these socks and repair these trousers,’ 💇🏿
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🤣🤣🤣 I DO love you girls … I’m so happy I met you all! Take care of the old man, now, and thanks for letting him off the leash every now and again, for I miss him when he doesn’t drop in for a few days! ❤ ❤ ❤
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‘Yeh we gotta let the ornery ol’ critter out now an’ then. Otherwise he does so grumble fuss ‘n whine,’ 👱♀️
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He’s a man … what do you expect, girls? ❤
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🤦🏻♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏿♀️
Chorus: Tell us about it!
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PS: An’t that video a doozy!!😆
(and it’s annoyed 3.5 thousand Trump suporters on YouTube- as opposed to the 77.5 thousand who liked it)
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It definitely is! I love it! And, like you, I’ve had “In the jungle, the mighty jungle … ” going through my head, and every now and then, a wolf howl emits from my mouth, much to the horror of the girls and moggies!
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There you are see moggies…..
Don’t mess with Gwannie…… 🙀 🙀 🙀 🙀 🙀
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Uncle Woger? We gots to tell you somethin’. A few nights ago we wuz havin’ a big fight an’ we made gwammie fall down an’ she gots bwuises on her knees now. We ‘pologized, an’ she forgived us. 😿😿😿😿😼
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Hmmmm.
Not pleased with you guys….
😿😿😿😿😿
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Should there be any question about the value of Dr. Trump’s expert medical advice, just ask 68 year old Gary from Arizona. Oops, you can’t! Gary died as the result of ingesting several days worth of a fish tank cleaning substance that contained chloroquine phosphate. His wife, 61 year old Wanda, was in critical condition but managed to survive following emergency medical care when they became ill within 30 minutes of ingesting the substance. Wanda claims that they were led to try this home remedy, due to their fear of Covid-19, after watching Trump’s March 19th Press Briefing on television in which he touted the drug hydroxychloroquine. Albeit in truth, the esteemed by some and very stable genius, Trump did not directly suggest the fish tank cleaner as a cure. He did however promote the drug saying “what have you got to lose?” He failed to add…other than your life! I expect there will be more “Gary and Wanda’s” following Trump’s latest less than factual suggestions before learning the detrimental fallacy behind them…mayhaps, joining poor Gary! Thank-you
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Yep, I remember the story of Gary & Wanda, and like you, I’m willing to bet money that there will be some that will try to inject or ingest some disinfectant and either die or come close to it. At that point, there should be lawsuits against Trump, whether Bill Barr says he’s above the law or not. And, I saw an interview with Dr. Birx where she basically tried to smooth over Trump’s remarks, mostly claiming it was just humorous. HUMOUROUS????? Bah Humbug. The only hope is that those who are ignorant enough to take Trump’s suggestion are his own supporters. Bah!
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Now I didn’t hear the press conference so I’m going to go listen for myself but when I heard about this, I had to post a link to a video that I had previously posted. Sadly, it seems that this clip should just be on repeat everywhere during the foreseeable future.
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Jill, as I wrote on my post this afternoon, if the president cannot add value, he needs to refrain from talking. This is what the GOP leaders have been telling him for a month. His ingest or inject disinfectant (or UV light) into the body is not just unhelpful, it is dangerous. This latest example may just turn out to be the metaphor for his presidency and may rival Marie Antoinette’s “let them eat cake” metaphor. Keith
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You can lead a horse to water but unfortunately you can’t make the ass drink, cyanide, bleach,hydroxychloroquine, anything,……. please.
Cwtch
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Well written, as always, Jill. Your following comment is priceless: “He was, after all, a very stable genius (who belonged in the stable with the other asses).”
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Thank you, Rosaliene! Glad you liked that particular part … one of my more inspired phrases, as I didn’t even have to think about it. The other was the remark about him practicing medicine on ‘unsuspecting young ladies’ … just couldn’t resist.
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now he’s practicing quack medicine without a license…
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Well yeah … I mean, he is such a genius and knows better than all the experts in any field. That’s why he’s fired his knowledgeable and competent staff, and replaced them with morons.
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but at least it looks like his daily briefings are going to be much shorter…
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As well they should … it would take about 3 minutes to say what is relevant!
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and those three minutes should be delivered by someone else…
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Exactly! Someone who knows what he’s talking about and can string a sentence together!
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are you referring to the students in my wife’s pre-k class?
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Yep … how did you know? 😉
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The man loves talking through his ass, just to hear himself stink.
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Pretty much, yep, but he’s gonna get people killed. Not that he cares.
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
Love your writing style … the wannabe ‘medicine man’! … “By the calendar of the human species, it was on the day 23 April 2020 that the witless wonder made his second foray into the practice of medicine, much to the fear and chagrin of the people of his land.”
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Many thanks, dear friend! It just flowed from the fingertips without much thought! Hugs!!! ❤
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Tight hugs back … it was simply amazing!! ❤ …
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In case your readers missed it. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Lysol had to come out with a statement to not swallow or inject it into your body.
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think about the economic costs and ramifications of having to create this warning as well. For someone who supports big business like he does, he certainly doesn’t mind making them pay for his stupidity. It’s probably not a big expense in the scheme of things but nonetheless, costs were incurred (production staff, use of equipment and man hours) etc.
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Isn’t it a damn shame that there are so many people in this nation who are actually ignorant enough to try it? Sigh. As re the video … sigh. What a grade-A jerk.
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As Trump said when he was promoting hydroxychloroquine, “What have you got to lose?”
You may recall that he asked the same question back when he was running for the Republican Presidential nomination. The long-apparent answer? Only our country and our lives.
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Right … what have we got to lose? Everything. Sigh.
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Nope. Can’t think of a comment that doesn’t involve very bad language.
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Nothing wrong with a bit of bad language every now and then … like, every 7 minutes. 😉
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That’s restraint.
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Indeed it is! 😉
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I think the reply from a large number of We the People to wannabe King Donald for his medical suggestion of ingesting disinfectant would simply be, “You first!”
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Exactly!!!
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Speechless! (and wishing he was, too).
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We all do!
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Kudos, hats off for managing to pen a solid piece of writing. All I could muster was two limp sentences and a video clip of Trump’s disinfectant injection debacle. WTF? My head hurts!
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Thank you! It just seemed to flow from my fingertips! Yeah, I think all our heads hurt … the makers of ibuprofen must be doing a great business since January 2017!
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