A new nickname for Trump!

[PJMcK]

In his latest column, Rick Wilson calls Trump the "Orange Moloch." I knew it was a Biblical reference but I had to look it up:

Moloch (also Molech, Mollok, Milcom, or Malcam) is the biblical name of a Canaanite god associated with child sacrifice, through fire or war.

Considering his ineptitude and ignorance in fighting the coronavirus, that's a near-perfect description of Trump!

Here's the Wikipedia entry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moloch

Here's a key excerpt from Mr. Wilson:

First, and most importantly, (Red States) are where the Fox audience lives, and for seven long weeks, they were told coronavirus was a seasonal flu… no big deal… totally under control. Nothing to worry about. Trump had shut down travel with China, and one day soon it would all just—poof!—disappear. “It’s a great time to travel!” said Frau Ingraham.

The second pain point for Trump states is just beginning to play out. Louisiana is the fastest-growing hotspot, with the case curve nearly vertical in the last five days. In Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves seems intent on winning the award for Darwin’s Waiting Room by slow-rolling preparations and laughing off efforts to flatten the curve.

(snip)

Finally, New York may be the hardest-hit state, but it also has one of the most robust hospital networks and health-care systems in the country. In many states, the number of ICU beds per capita is much lower; the defense-in-depth New York is mounting can’t be replicated.

Before this, Trumpism was, for many of his supporters, fun. They loved the fuck-you middle finger to the elites and the experts. They loved the piratical swagger, the wink-and-nod lies and bullshit. They loved the games he played with the media and the old order.

Now, they need experts and elites. Experts are the people in emergency rooms, admitting them. Experts are working around the clock to unfuck Trump’s ineptitudes. Experts are mapping the inexorable spread of this disease and mapping strategies to mitigate it. Their lives are now literally in the hands of experts. They need truth and facts and transparency. Lives depend on it. Suddenly, the world of fuck-your-feelings shock-jock presidential leadership fails utterly when called on to deliver measurable results and to hit real metrics.

Mr. Wilson's column is behind the paywall at The Daily Beast:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-im-doing-a-great-job-fighting-the-coronavirus-and-100000-of-you-will-die?ref=home

[The Magistrate]

1. He's a Cold Man, sir

Glad to have him on our side at present....

"Many have heard of the legal firm of Dewey, Cheatham, And Howe, but few are aware their principal backer is one Mr. Hopes."

[PJMcK]

3. Yes, we live in strange times

Some of our current allies were our enemies a few years back.

Rick Wilson is just one of the former GOP stalwarts who are Never-Trumpers who fight alongside of us during these desperate times.

When the Era of Trump is over, I don't have any expectations that these folks will support Democratic policies. Still, for right now, anyone who is against Trump is a welcome ally.

[The Magistrate]

4. There Are Honorable Conservatives, Sir

Mr. Lincoln said he would stand with anyone, so long as they were standing 'on the old Whig ground' beside him.

[arthritisR_US]

2. President Nero also fits him.

[Ferryboat]

5. President Kevorkian

Someone else has suggested.

Got a laugh at work with it.