April 30 Open Thread: Won’t Someone Think of the Trumpkins?

Washington is running out of fainting couches, as dozens of media figures have joined conservative snowflakes in expressing shock, shock at Michelle Wolf’s routine Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Even the Orange Excrescence took offense, calling her “filthy” (he’s totally skeeved by women unless he’s fucking them) and calling for an end to the annual dinner.

I actually agree with that suggestion. The post-dinner groveling from mainstream media people shows why — this is a monument to access journalism, which is not really journalism at all. Many people have noted that, while Wolf was performing, Trump was giving a speech full of his usual hateful bullshit. I find that sort of performance by a bad president who plays a bad standup comedian far more offensive.

As has been widely noted, everything Trump touches turns to shit. Example: Dr. Ronny, who won’t even get to keep his old job as Trump’s malleable physician (239 lbs? With one foot on the floor, maybe).

One of the polling surprises this election year comes from Tennessee, where former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen is consistently outpolling Tea Party darling Marsha Blackburn. Turns out that, while Bredesen was a popular governor, Blackburn has been acting like an entitled asshole for a long time and has made lots of enemies in both parties.

It seems the end is near for Sen. John McCain. His son-in-law told the Arizona Republic that McCain hugged him and said, “Take care of Meghan for me.” McCain just left the hospital and is resting at his Sedona retreat.