{"id":7459,"date":"2020-05-09T12:05:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T19:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bilgebucket.com\/?p=7459"},"modified":"2020-05-09T12:29:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T19:29:26","slug":"the-return-of-the-medieval-barber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bilgebucket.com\/?p=7459","title":{"rendered":"The Return of the Medieval Barber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>America&#8217;s Impeached CEO\/Dictator and &#8216;stable genius&#8217; Donald Trump provided more evidence of his superior brain last week when <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"he suggested that maybe it would be possible to rid ourselves of the coronavirus scourge by just maybe injecting some disinfectant into our bodies (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-suggests-injection-disinfectant-beat-coronavirus-clean-lungs-n1191216\" target=\"_blank\">he suggested that maybe it would be possible to rid ourselves of the coronavirus scourge by just maybe injecting some disinfectant into our bodies<\/a> or perhaps shine some light into our bodies so that pesky virus will die already and Trump&#8217;s stock market can grow again and his troglodyte followers can get haircuts and attend his stupid rallies to bask in his wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, Trump has already received tons of flack for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"his pushing of hydroxychloroquine as a possible cure for COVID-19 despite scientific evidence to the contrary (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/apr\/22\/trump-hydroxychloroquine-study-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\">his pushing of hydroxychloroquine as a possible cure for COVID-19 despite scientific evidence to the contrary<\/a>. But then again, facts have never been a hindrance for Trump. In his petulant, warped, authoritarian mind, the truth is what he says it is. What is Trump&#8217;s next suggestion going to be? Will he channel the medieval barbers of yore and posit that leeches and a good blood-letting will cure you? Maybe drill some holes in the skull to let the bad humors out? They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but no knowledge, especially in the leader of the free world, is proving to be catastrophic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We noted in our last post that TV clown doctors, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, both came to Trump&#8217;s rescue by touting reopening the country despite all evidence pointing to the fact we&#8217;re not ready yet. But what is truly amazing is that none of the medical professionals like Dr. Fauci and<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" Dr. Birx will come right out and tell Donald Trump to shut the hell up (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/apr\/30\/dr-deborah-birx-coronavirus-taskforce-trump\" target=\"_blank\"> Dr. Birx will come right out and tell Donald Trump to shut the hell up<\/a>. Dr. Fauci has spoken out afterward, but never to his face. And Dr. Birx just seems to hide behind her facade of multi-colored scarves, chomping at the bit but saying nothing. But then again, that&#8217;s typical for today&#8217;s modern, fascist, authoritarian loving Republican party. Just do what dear Leader says and shut the hell up. Enjoy your Clorox cocktails everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"725\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bilgebucket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/trumpcoronavirusmedievalbarberreturns.jpg\" alt=\"The Return of the Medieval Barber: America\u2019s Impeached CEO\/Dictator, stable genius and top notch medical professional Donald Trump surmises that a Clorox cocktail, leeches and blood-letting is the best prescription for cleaning out the coronavirus from a patient\u2019s body which pleases his horde of greedy, sycophantic Republican lackeys who desperately want the country to reopen, consequences be damned. Rated R for Regressive.\" class=\"wp-image-7458\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bilgebucket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/trumpcoronavirusmedievalbarberreturns.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.bilgebucket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/trumpcoronavirusmedievalbarberreturns-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>The Return of the Medieval Barber: America\u2019s Impeached CEO\/Dictator, stable genius and top notch medical professional Donald Trump surmises that a Clorox cocktail, leeches and blood-letting is the best prescription for cleaning out the coronavirus from a patient\u2019s body which pleases his horde of greedy, sycophantic Republican lackeys who desperately want the country to reopen, consequences be damned.  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