A Blue Suit At a Funeral

This past Friday, the President of the United States of America attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, wearing a blue suit.

It's not the end of the world you might say, quit being so petty.

Wearing a blue suit to a funeral would be a minor faux pas for most people, but Der Furor isn't most people - for better or worse, he's the President, the representative of all 340 million Americans, not just the 77 million that he always reminds us voted for him in the last election. And the funeral he was attending was for Pope Francis, a man far more honored and beloved than he will ever be.

Presidents have entire staffs dedicated to protocol issues. Do you not suppose that one of them told him that it's appropriate to wear a black suit to a funeral (and that the guidance provided by the Vatican had  requested that attendees wear black, the traditional color of mourning)? He's also married to a former model who, one supposes, knows about appropriate dress for special events (and who, in fact, dressed appropriately). Do you not suppose that she might have reminded him of the solemnity of the occasion? 

It's hardly a secret that I utterly detest Der Furor, who I think is a despicable human being professionally unqualified and intellectually and morally unfit for the presidency. He has no respect for others and pays not the least attention to the well-being, problems, and feelings of anyone but himself. But still one might think he could bestir himself to dress appropriately for the funeral of the Pope.

I should note that Prince William of the UK also wore a blue suit and former President Joe Biden wore a blue, rather than a black tie. The British population can make of the Prince's attire what it will, and Mr Biden was attending in his capacity as a private citizen (although he should also have followed the full dress code, which included a black tie for men) ... my concern is with the disrespectful message sent by the President of the United States - a sartorial finger prominently shown to the rest of the world.

We deserve better.

Have a good day. More thoughts coming.

Bilbo