There was a day where I hated George Bush Jr
I still think he’s a moron and I still don’t liked him much. But it says something that he showed up at the Obama event and I know that Jr holds a special place in his heart for Michelle Obama, even though they are very different politically.
It’s just such a dichotomy from the crap we are going through right now with that bastard in the White House
Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter
P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.
@JorgeJimenezArt Love how I never have to search for the signature in your art. It's gonna be right there dead center with no question who made this. No where's waldo fun of searching for the autograph to see who did this piece. For you it's always dead f'n center almost ruining the piece :)
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@DevinsBookie Why this movie? Anyone think they ask Spielberg to product films to subdue the nation? The world hates sharks only because Jaws, then Saving Private Ryan & Schindler's List, Munich.....
I think they say "Steve, we have some bad shit brewing we'd like for u to make this..."
Jason Segel revealed that he made a huge glass pipe that he and Seth Rogen used for smoking weed.
Jason Segel: All we kind of knew is that you and I both liked to smoke weed.
Seth Rogen: Yes, and a side note to The Matrix coming out is this Bill Pope, who's the cinematographer of The Matrix, was shooting our pilot. And the whole marketing campaign for The Matrix was "What is The Matrix?" and we'd always go to Bill and be like, "What is The Matrix?" And he wouldn’t tell us! But it actually came out the day the pilot wrapped.
Jason Segel: Holy shit.
Seth Rogen: So the whole, in my head, the whole pilot was just a march to The Matrix being released.
Jason Segel: 100%! And then we rolled giant joints...
Seth Rogen: Yeah.
Jason Segel: ...and we drove to the movie theater, and we saw The Matrix together.
Seth Rogen: We actually smoked weed out of a giant glass pipe that you had in your car! Like a huge, like a comically large, like dragon-shaped glass pipe.
Jason Segel: I think I made that pipe because I had graduated high school with the assumption that you just start doing professional acting.
Charlamagne tha God: “All you do when you bring the Obamas up is remind people what is currently missing from the White House. The Obamas set a standard for decency and class and poise and intelligence. That no longer exists now. Now that bar is in hell. Satan and his demons use that bar to limbo”