Friday, December 07, 2018

The Right-Cheek Ass Clown for December, 2018


We're coming down to the wire for Ass Clown awards for 2018 - just one more opportunity remains after today to shower opprobrium on deserving dirtbags for the current year. And so it is that I hold my nose and use my remaining fingers to type the citation for

The Right-Cheek Ass Clown for December 2018


And the award goes to

Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo


In an administration as full of clowns as a circus Volkswagen, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has carved out a special place as the very image of a smug and pompous ass clown. His behavior as the Secretary of State - the top diplomatic representative of the United States - has been one of slavish adherence to the policies and pronouncements of a president with no interest in history and no appreciation for the US role in international leadership. A real, principled Secretary of State would be encouraging his (or her) president to act responsibly and embrace the American role as leader of the Free World, rather than cementing our nation's new role a laughingstock on the international stage.

Mr Pompeo's smug and condescending dismissal of the overwhelming evidence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's responsibility for the murder of journalist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi is the clearest example of his worthiness for this award.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is named as the Right-Cheek Ass Clown for December, 2018.

Have a good day. Come back tomorrow for Cartoon Saturday, when we will feature cartoons about science and scientists ... we'll take them every bit as seriously as the GOP does.

More thoughts then.

Bilbo

2 comments:

Mike said...

Director of the CIA, ARMY, Harvard law, West Point... You would think he would be smarter than that. Apparently, suck up is at the top of his list.

allenwoodhaven said...

A good choice. It's so sad that there are so many clowns in this administration. Can hardly wait for Mueller's report. I hope it makes the light of day.

I heard a comment on NPR today in which a caller equated the killing of Khashoggi with Bin Laden, saying every country kills other's citizens. Really?! Despite Trump's statements that the press is the enemy of the people, journalists are not terrorists.

It's going to be tough to pick an ass-clown for the year.