It would have to be in a new sport, but whatever.
When I first heard about this:
I figured it was a joke, but not only does Kevin Kruse vouch for it, but so does Newsweek.
Full text, as it’s not all on the picture:
“I was excited to hear that President Trump is open to the idea of being the next Pope,” the South Carolina Republican wrote alongside a video of Trump’s remarks. “This would truly be a dark horse candidate, but I would ask the papal conclave and Catholic faithful to keep an open mind about this possibility!”
Now, before I get to the medal, let me go on a bit about something else.
As I’ve noted on this blog previously, I have an advanced degree in theology, particularly Catholic theology, from Our Lady of Sorrows Grammar School in Hartford, Connecticut. I no longer consider myself a Catholic, as the fact is that a Catholic grammar school education is practically designed to create atheists, but I’m still up on all the rules. Now, I won’t spend too much time explaining why Trump could not be Pope, but just to show off my degree, I’ll just list a few of the reasons:
- Trump is not a Catholic, though I admit he could take the JD Vance route and get himself baptized without actually believing any of the basic tenets of Christianity, you know, like love thy neighbor as thyself.
- Trump is perhaps unique in the world for having broken all Ten Commandments. And I’m not talking mere venial sins, which we all commit. I’m talking the mortal kind, the kind that get you a quick trip to hell. Like, putting a false god (himself) in front of the fictitious god that Catholics are supposed to believe in. Then there’s bearing false witness, which is another way of saying you’re not supposed to lie, and when was the last time Trump told the truth. Let’s see. What else. Adultery? He’s got that covered. I won’t go on. The reader can fill in the blanks.
- Trump doesn’t believe in God. That’s sort of a requirement for being Pope. As I pointed out above, he thinks he’s God.
- There’s plenty more, but who has the time?
So, back to Lindsay and his Olympic medal. The new Olympic Event is called Competitive Sycophancy. There’s plenty of Republicans playing it these days. But no one has exceeded Lindsay. Pam Bondi, et.al. can just take a seat after this, or go for the silver or brass. They can kiss Trump’s ass as much as the want, but they’ll never cover it as completely as has Lindsay.
Now I can’t stop there. I must make the obligatory observation that once again our media will either ignore this or pass it off as normal. The Newsweek article to which I’ve linked, for instance, says not a word about the total absurdity of Graham’s tweet. They report it, and move on to other things regarding the dead Pope. They don’t even bother to say that no, it’s not a joke, he really tweeted this and he really meant it.