What do you do when a pandemic refuses to go away, no matter how much magical thinking you throw at it? The cult goes for a rally!
When last we visited numbers, about 4 columns ago, the United States led the world with over 1.4 million cases and 83,000 deaths from Covid-19. It appears we were just getting started.
Today, we still lead the world in Coronavirus infections with 2.2 million cases and over 119,000 deaths. Most of the southern states are showing dramatic increases in cases in the time of year when everyone thought the heat would tamp down the virus.
Evidently, this virus likes to hit the beach, too.
The MAGA crowd loves to be number 1 and, if you believe the White House, they're in a mood to celebrate with a great big old fashioned Pox Party. Of course, if you believe the White House, the Coronavirus is under control and Nazi's are just misunderstood.
The Oval Office Fraud had a plan and, as plans go, it was the best plan that had ever been planned. Not only would the MAGA-ts get to bask in the glory of their personal savior and loan shark, they'd get to do it on the day most black Americans celebrate the end of slavery in the location of one of the most notorious race riots in American history.
And by race riots, we of course mean an unprovoked attack on black neighborhoods and businesses and the murder of hundreds of innocent people by police, Ku Klux Klan and other upstanding white citizens who were just doing what their preachers told them to do.
So what better time and place to let the poor downtrodden history lovers get together to let their freak flags fly? The only question is will there be more Rebel flags, Swastikas or Don't Tread on Me's in Tulsa?
The planners in the Oval Office were shocked--shocked we say--to learn several people not orange leaning were quite upset by the proposed Juneteenth rally. They had no idea black folk celebrated the end of slavery on that day or any other. Evidently slave owners and their offspring don't.
Reluctantly, they moved their rally from Friday to Saturday and looked at the bright side. One more day would guarantee even more Okies would come to the rally infected and even fewer black people would show up since they'd be too tired from celebrating the night before.
According to Cadet Bonespurs, over 12.2 million people have applied for tickets to the rally at the BOK Center which holds approximately 19,000 people standing up but can accomodate over 150,000 when laying down and stacked 6-7 deep.
A spike in Covid-19 cases in Oklahoma is doing nothing to dampen enthusiasm, even though attendees have to sign a disclaimer waiving the Trump campaign and the arena from any responsibility for virus spreading.
Said one applicant, "I'm with Trump. If we quit testing, that hoax would disappear completely. If I get sick, it's not his fault. It's gods will. And if my 92 year old grandma catches it from me, well that's gods will, too.
MAGA baby!