Stadium construction begins at White House for UFC Freedom 250
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No worse than LBJ’s demolition derby arena or Carter’s Tractor-Pull-a-Palooza, except for the fact that those are totally made up and never occurred because why the hell would they ever have???
I went to Jimmy Carter's Tactor-Pull-a-Palooza and all I got was this stupid shirt.
I went to Carter’s Pull-a-Palooza but I had to sell my peanut farm
I heard they gave away Billy Beer for free!!!
No, They gave Billy away! They charged for the beer.
To be honest, neither of those sound nearly as tacky or gauche as this does to me, something about it being UFC/MMA or if it were boxing during it's peak or even pro wrestling make it this gross mix of gladiatorial combat, organized crime, and carny shit that really shouldn't be anywhere near the President. Its not wrong to enjoy any of those as entertainment even if someone is currently the President, hell I love pro wrestling when there good storylines and characters, I'm not what you would normally call a classy person. But this gives me a very particular 'ick' and I'm not quite sure how to describe it.
I can't believe UFC is still a thing. I stopped watching when every fight was a title bout. And here we have interim intermingled heavy weight title bout. It was all meaningless at that point who has the title. And they want every fight to be a title bout cause it sells more ppv.
LBJ didn’t have to resort to tough guy tropes and ritualized masculinity displays to convince people he had the biggest dick in the room.
I mean he literally whipped it out in front of journalists and diplomats as a ritualistic display. Let’s not gloss over the shitty aspects of former presidents just to compare them to this president full of shitty aspects.
https://people.com/lyndon-b-johnson-nsfw-president-11830816
Things I learned from Red White and Royal Blue.
You’re telling me the guy that escalated the Vietnam War was a piece of shit?!?
The kind of guy that names his dick "Jumbo"
I don’t disagree with you in any way, however, I would pay more money than I’m willing to admit to watch a literal presidential dick measuring contest. I think we all know who would likely place last, but even if he didn’t, I would enjoy his reaction to losing for the rest of my days with great relish because he couldn’t possibly be first and that’s he would care about.
And I’m pretty much only able to confidently hope this because we all know that apparently LBJ had a hog, and I appreciates that about him, even though yeah fuck him for the war crimes.
His masculinity displays were very, very literal!
At least tractor pulls have cool physics behind them: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VZ6_8WJ3mh8
we are living the Idiocracy prequel
Kash Patel can’t not ever look like he just got pulled over while high.
Like he trusted the wrong fart!
We’ve all done that D:
True, But I manage to only make that face once or twice a week. My man needs to cut back on the Olestra.
It really is the one unifying trait we all share!
What a fucking disgrace. The exact type of spectacle you'd expect from the magats. Obsessed with being alpha while simultaneously the biggest fucking losers you've ever seen.
Pedo in the meme to fit the pedo in chief.
Seinfeld is the worst part of Seinfeld. I always thought he was so annoying and was just constantly complaining. Like dude shut up and suck it up. Also, body positivity is a good thing, so yeah go stand on the wrong side of history, Jerry.
IMO Larry David made Seinfeld good in spite of Seinfeld.
I think that's the point. Jewish humour is usually self deprecating. Jerry was a miserable ass that made himself the butt of the joke
Being a victim is a defining characteristic
I had to check three times - this is not The Onion. This is real, and humor is dead.
I still think it's The Onion.
So we need to build a billion dollar ballroom so the president can be safe during events, but also, fuck it, just put up a temporary structure and invite 5000 people to watch a ufc fight on the lawn?
They should call this "ow, my balls".
Gotta bring out the Dildozer!
Ha.
I could see a whole lot of redcaps unironically cheering on the spectacle of some heel that has been constructed for them (like Biden) - having to drive around in a tiny car with a rock in it and a dildo strapped on the front just before they get stomped by the Dildozer or the Ass Blaster or the Ass Dozer.
He is such an embarrassment
Clown country
Shithole country*
Ten bucks says there will be some kind of "assassination attempt" that will happen at this event.
Hopefully it's a success.
I actually thought this was an onion article at first glance, what the fuck
So embarrassing...
I hate this timeline so fucking much.
This skidmark is such an embarrassment to the world and to the country.
To be fair, 'Murica has always been a laughing stock
He's just showing 'Murica for what it really is, without people trying to put lipstick on that pig
Travesty
What an unbecoming thing of the office of the president
I think it exemplifies what that office has become
With every day that passes we lean harder into Idiocracy.
I really wish that time travel existed just so we could see the reactions of the founding fathers to what US politics have become
Washington: "However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion."
I assume he'd say "I warned you."
Damn. He called it exactly.
those good old floundering fathers to us all
Probably love it. You had rich white dudes who didn't want to pay taxes. How do you think your country would turn out.
You can't make this stuff up. They originally wanted the fight on July 4th, but for unknown logistical reasons it had to be moved to Trumps birthday.
This reminds me of that scene in Django Unchained, where the rich white plantation owner makes poor people fight each other to death for entertainment
Boxing was like the next best thing, but at least now the fighters make bank.
Idiocracy moving briskly apace
Idiocracy is one of the most unrealistic portrails of the US executive branch (the house of representin is spot on) President Dwayne Elezondo MtnDew Herbert Camacho is actually the best fictional president. He had a problem,
found the most qualified person to solve it.
listened to them (reluctantly) then.
didnt take much credit for it, once it was solved
No other president would have done any of those things... Perhaps Carter.
I'd believe that would definitely make Comancho the greatest president the US had ever seen.
🤞🤞
sheer stupidity
Who would have thought that the big birthday party of the most powerful nation on earth would be reduced to something like this. They threw a good national birthday party back in 1976.
Maybe we can put exotic dancers in the East Room and swap out the Resolute Desk for a baccarat table
LOL, imagine Trump being sophisticated enough to play anything but a slot machine.
This motherfucker....
Let's see his DUMB ass try and get into the ring without soiling himself or falling over
Jesus fucking Christ
Now I understand why Tim Heidecker retired his character Tim Heidecker.
I saw this before and genuinly thought it was a meme or image manipulation, lol
Can't decide if UFC is more cringe than a WWE event would be.
Kid Rock will be shirtless with RFK, so it's all cringe.
More cringe. At least Trump is a WWE hall of famer.
We need to rise up as a nation and take this fucker down
Create a local group with some friends. Discuss issues and attend activist events to grow.
I wonder about the streaming rights to this. Will this be publicly broadcast?
Does it matter? Only idiot maga will watch this and I don't give a shit if they have to pay.
I’d rather UFC and paramount not get money for this.
I believe so. CBS
Of course. UFC is more a TV show than anything else.
Nah, it'll be pay-per-view with at least half going directly to Trump
Which is a broadcast to the public
That's not broadcast to the public. That would be broadcast to a select few that paid for the rights to view it. Public broadcast television is exactly that, publicly broadcast to everyone for free.
Public broadcasting and broadcasting publicly are not the same thing.
Exactly
Stay classy, Washington.
I used to watch UFC but the whole mAGA thing killed it for me. That and they have hardly any stars left, its just the same guys fighting eachother over and over.
This whole thing is absurd, I'm done for good now.
Every fight being a title fight ruined it for me. And now we have the interim heavy weight fight cause some guy is hurt or can't fight. It got so stupid.
https://youtu.be/wfeS6EWyN9I
lol, thank you.
Romans had the collisuem and the gladiators i guess Trump has to cheap out to entertain the masses
Is Trump going in the fighting ring?
Elect a reality tv star as president get a reality tv presidency.
(That being said, he’s not leaving)
I don't understand all the confusion and/or guffawing.
Bloodsport is the most apropos way to celebrate the founding of America.