Governor Larry Rhoden was at the White House Friday with some other governors to promote Donald Trump’s long-delayed and dubious proposal to bring prices on a select and so-far unknown few of America’s prescription drugs down to the level other civilized nations enjoy (subhead: Rhoden and Trump agree with Dakota Free Press that nations with universal health care provide better, cheaper care than the U.S.).
Rhoden tried to express his gratitude, but Sleepy Don, in a display of his vacuous self-absorption, responded not with commentary on the policy implications for South Dakota, not with a mention of Rhoden’s own health-care cost-saving initiatives to reciprocate the compliment, but with an embarrassingly selfish sleazy reminder that he wants his face on Mount Rushmore:
The supposed adults in the room force their laughter at Old Man Trump’s persistent megalomania. “Come on, Larry,” urges Medicare/Medicaid boss Mehmet Oz with a disrespectful first-name diminution that he wouldn’t dare pull on camera on the executive seated tiredly before him.
But, incredibly, Larry Rhoden dares zing Donald Trump in the Oval Office. To Trump’s reminder that he wants his face “on that beautiful wall”, Rhoden says, “You want it on Crazy Horse?”
Trump, of course, doesn’t know what Rhoden is referring to. Trump probably wasn’t even listening, except maybe to sense with alarm that one of his standing backdrop minions was daring to upstage him. Rhoden briefly held out his hand to emphasize his words. Trump mistook that gesture as an invitation to shake hands. Rhoden started to withdraw his hand, then recovered and grasped Trump’s hand. Trump looked away as they touched, a sure sign that Trump had extended his hand not in cordiality but in dismissal, to shut down the Larry Rhoden portion of the show before Rhoden made any more wisecracks.
But crack wise our man Larry did, signaling that he may recognize the ridiculousness of the leader of the free world begging to have his own face added to a monument to great presidents.
The Ree Hills would do. Right off the upcoming new bike trail on Highway 14 at Ree Heights. It’s in the middle of no where. A very good piss stop.