{"id":212582,"date":"2021-03-01T09:21:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T14:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegallantpelham.net\/?p=212582"},"modified":"2021-03-01T11:20:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T16:20:25","slug":"bobs-big-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegallantpelham.net\/blog\/bobs-big-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob\u2019s Big Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
So, have you seen the hideous golden statue of former president Trump they wheeled out at CPAC\u2014the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference? I grew up in antebellum Alabama rather than post World War II Southern California, but apparently it really does resemble the famous Bob\u2019s Big Boy statue that stands outside all it\u2019s burger joints. In short, if you stayed up nights trying to create something as tasteless and grotesque as Donald Trump himself, you probably couldn\u2019t do a better job. But clearly the people at CPAC don\u2019t realize how grotesque Trump is, and needless to say, they don\u2019t realize how grotesque they <\/em>are. We can remain puzzled as to what these people see in Donald Trump, the lowest level of grifter, a fraud and a demagogue, who even tried to overthrow our democracy to hold onto power, but no explanation is likely to make our present situation any better. As I\u2019ve said before, Trump\u2019s Republican base has shown us who they are\u2014and we need to believe them, even if it isn\u2019t a pretty sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This new breed of \u201cTrump Republican,\u201d who were crawling all around at CPAC last weekend, continue to reveal their true colors, along with their hatred for people of color. They are not only the party of \u201cno\u201d\u2014no action and no change for the better\u2014they are the party of no immigrants, as in no potential threat to the white majority, meaning no threat to what they like to call \u201cthe American way of life.\u201d When Trump talks about \u201cTaking back our country\u201d and claims \u201cOur incredible journey has only just begun,\u201d it\u2019s pretty damn scary, especially if you\u2019re not white.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDonald Trump and CPAC Cater to a Dangerous and Desperate Market<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n