Over on No More Mister Nice Blog this morning, I found blogger Steve M. speculating on what would happen if instead of Donald Trump, it was Bernie Sanders who shot somebody in the middle of Fifth Avenue.
Could we all please stop talking about shooting someone on Fifth Avenue?
I know it's only a metaphor, but I live in New York, and every time I walk down Fifth Avenue it gives me the creeps. Why don't we give some other town a shot at Trump going berserk with a pistol in his hand?
How about Donald Trump shooting someone on East Wacker Drive in Chicago? Or Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles? Or California Street in San Francisco? Or Main Street in Columbus Indiana, Mike Pence's home town?
Come to think of it, what if Donald Trump shot Mike Pence in the middle of Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, close to Mar e Lago? This would eliminate the need and subsequent embarrassment involved in firing the VP if we end up with a widespread Corona Virus epidemic, now that Pence is Trump's official Virus Czar. (It might also discourage some very wealthy people from joining the Mar e Lago club, so there's that.)
Or what if Bernie Sanders shot Donald Trump in the middle of Main Street in Burlington, Vermont, thus eliminating a lot of difficult decisions confronting undecided voters?
Just speculating, of course. And you know that I'm only kidding.
But also, I'm not kidding. So, if there is still, anywhere in the White House, a grownup wandering the halls, maybe you could find a way to relieve Donald Trump of any firearm he happens to possess before he decides to test out his own theory.
Meanwhile, don't look for me on Fifth Avenue. I'll be on Madison. Or Lexington. Or Third. Or Broadway. And even so, I'll be looking over my shoulder.
Could we all please stop talking about shooting someone on Fifth Avenue?
I know it's only a metaphor, but I live in New York, and every time I walk down Fifth Avenue it gives me the creeps. Why don't we give some other town a shot at Trump going berserk with a pistol in his hand?
How about Donald Trump shooting someone on East Wacker Drive in Chicago? Or Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles? Or California Street in San Francisco? Or Main Street in Columbus Indiana, Mike Pence's home town?
Come to think of it, what if Donald Trump shot Mike Pence in the middle of Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, close to Mar e Lago? This would eliminate the need and subsequent embarrassment involved in firing the VP if we end up with a widespread Corona Virus epidemic, now that Pence is Trump's official Virus Czar. (It might also discourage some very wealthy people from joining the Mar e Lago club, so there's that.)
Or what if Bernie Sanders shot Donald Trump in the middle of Main Street in Burlington, Vermont, thus eliminating a lot of difficult decisions confronting undecided voters?
Just speculating, of course. And you know that I'm only kidding.
But also, I'm not kidding. So, if there is still, anywhere in the White House, a grownup wandering the halls, maybe you could find a way to relieve Donald Trump of any firearm he happens to possess before he decides to test out his own theory.
Meanwhile, don't look for me on Fifth Avenue. I'll be on Madison. Or Lexington. Or Third. Or Broadway. And even so, I'll be looking over my shoulder.
