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CE's avatar

Having two fellas beat each other bloody for the enjoyment of Donald J Trump on his birthday seems strangely appropriate. That it is happening at our White House, coinciding with the 250th birthday of our beloved nation, is a goddamn shame.

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Joanne Held's avatar

The thought of Mother Nature causing the fight to be canceled thrills me. I was so wrapped up in all of the other mechanisms to stop the spectacle that I never gave one thought about the weather. Trump certainly needs reminding who is truly in charge of our planet, and it isn't him. I would be happy to have the fight canceled. Exolling the violence that these competitions excel in is not the way to wish our country a happy birthday. Of course, that is my opinion.

Signe K.'s avatar

Mother Nature is unimpressed with MAGA stupidity.

Leslie's avatar

Not just your opinion. I think the same.

Lisbeth's avatar

This administration couldn't care less about either weather or climate. As said in the article, it doesn't matter the opinion of the administration. Weather is going to happen anyway. I don't wish anyone harm, but I will laugh if it storms so badly that it is cancled. I thing this fight is out of line anyway. The playpen is gaudy and wrestling at the Whitehouse is beyond tacky.

Leslie's avatar

I couldn't agree with you more.

mary M keymer's avatar

I hope and pray the weather ruins it for everyone. We are in the battle of our lives. While there maybe some decent people attending the event . Soldiers that are handpicked and probably pressured into going to the event ..I'm sorry boys because of course women, blacks, gays, and trans are no longer welcome in the military they won't be there. I hope that the maniac gets mosquito bites the size of his hands. lost in america

Michelle Bailey's avatar

Michael, you NEVER cease to amaze me. Your brilliant writing with knee slapping humor, brightens my morning every single day. Although painful and heartbreaking all of this is, this will come to an end. Regardless of weather, WE WILL CELEBRATE!!🎉

Barb O's avatar

We'll celebrate more if it doesn't happen! LOL

Theresa Bush's avatar

I have to agree with you totally Michelle. The subject matter overwrote my recognizing Michael's superb writing. It's a great thing to laugh at 04:30. We WILL celebrate!🎉

Suzie's avatar

Cage fighters and their fans are afraid of the weather. Think about that. They are willing to physically annihilate each other, but are afraid of storms. I call BS. They are all pussy's.

Signe K.'s avatar

So does extreme heat when a person is exerting himself.

Kathy Kuhlmann's avatar

Yes!!! Go Mother Nature! If the courts can't do it Mother Nature can!

Doreen Peri's avatar

There’s no rain date! The show must go on! Bring your Deep Woods Off and your birthday cheers! The US needs a good old fashioned cage match to separate the men from the boys! If we can fight a war while proclaiming peace, the MMA fighters can rip each other’s heads off during a thunderstorm while proclaiming freedom! This is ‘Merica! It’s only $8.99 on Paramount but if that’s too much for ya, quit yer complaining and get out there in person! Whaddya mean you can’t afford the gas to get there? Suck it up buttercup. If the gladiators could do it in Rome, we can do it in DC! Hey, the White House is celebrating whiteness in living color with flashing lights! We ain’t scared of no thunderstorm! Heat? Big deal! This president has made the US the hottest country on earth! 🔥🥵⚡️⛈️🇺🇸

Dulcie Sussman's avatar

Don’t deport ‘em. Make them slaves like old Rome. Slave gladiators. Payday every day; no work on payday. Good idea, Doreen! The orange emperor will love it!

Doreen Peri's avatar

We paid over $10 million of our taxpayer money for this! And it’s going to cost over $700,000 to restore the lawn. I want to see every seat filled! All of them! I want my money’s worth! I don’t get Paramount+. And there’s nowhere to park downtown plus how much do those seats cost? I’m not going, I can’t afford it. I still want to somehow see the seats filled! All of them. No storm better not stop this! We paid for it!

James Byham's avatar

Bread and circuses for the morons.

Dawn Cali's avatar

"Let them eat cake."

"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche"

Americans deserve better.

Theresa Bush's avatar

Not to worry Doreen - It will probably show up on someone's news or Substack.

Doreen Peri's avatar

I’d rather watch his name being removed from The Kennedy Center. 😉

Michael Nix's avatar

As the Vegas oddsmakers frequently say - "Don't bet against Mother Nature."

BJones's avatar

old margarine commercial -- "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!"

(you can find it on YouTube)

Susan Hassinger's avatar

Let the storms begin! This kind of fighting is a disgrace I don't understand how people want to annihilate each other this way. I know Michael you love it, which is a surprise to me but then again each to their own.

I pray for lightning, I pray for torrential rain and heat, and I pray for the failure it should be.

Susan Hassinger's avatar

I just checked out the weather in DC for that fight and you know as much as I want it to pour down rain it could very well not happen at all start earlier and just be over with by 8:00 or with my fingers crossed it will start before 8:00 and continue straight through to whomever gets the win. Let's see if mother nature is on our side or at least my side.

Suzanne's avatar

Raiin or shine the event will go. Trump will win his war with Mother Nature.

The administration bypassed required congressional approvals and environmental reviews to build large structures like "The Claw" on the South Lawn.

Trump purchased between $15,000 and $50,000 worth of stock in TKO Holding Group, the parent company of UFC and WWE, weeks ahead of a White House UFC event he’s promoted for months.

Happy Birthday! IT'S TIME!

Theresa Bush's avatar

Not a surprise he made money off the market and profit from the gig.

Marie Klimchuk's avatar

You are correct: Mother Nature and reality do not negotiate, which is why climate change denial fueled by greed will be the final nail in the coffin of the human race. The Sixth Mass Extinction is well underway.

Barbara Ann's avatar

I know many of the comments are delivered with sarcastic humor, but this whole thing makes me sick. This is supposed to be a celebration of our country and that POS has managed to turn it into a beer-guzzling, trailer park trash event (I mean Bud Light is one of the sponsors what can you expect?). Our forefathers are rolling in their graves right now because of this and the spineless lawmakers we have. Utterly disgraceful.

Dana's avatar

Wouldn't that be something - Mother nature or the hand of God serve DJT a dose of KARMA for his birthday.