Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Trump at the Pearly Gate

 


                                                                                Trump at the Pearly Gate

          WHERE AM I?  WHAT HAPPEN?   GOD DAMN!, THIS PLACE IS FULL OF SMOKE!   AND WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?  IF YOU’RE THE HIRED HELP, YOU BETTER PUT OUT THAT FIRE, OR YOU'R FIRED.

         No,, no, there is no fire.  Calm yourself.  These are clouds, and you are at Heaven’s Gate.  I am Paul, the temporary keeper of the Gate.  Peter usually sits here but he took a sick day.

         INCREDIBLE!   LAST THING I REMEMBER I WAS STANDING THERE LOOKING AT THAT LOSER RYAN, AND I WAS IN HIS FACE SAYING HE COULDN’T DO HIS JOB, AND I WAS CALLING HIM A WIMP, A TRAITOR, AND A GUY WITH NO BALLS...AND I GOT SO ANGRY THAT I THINK I...I FAINTED. 
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        Well, Mr. Trump, you didn’t exactly faint.

         GOOD GOD!  IF THIS IS A DREAM, IT'S AMAZING.  WAIT...I DIDN’T DIE, DID I?  NO, NO…I’VE JUST BEEN ELECTED PRESIDENT, AND  MY TREMENDOUS FANS EXPECT GREAT THINGS FROM ME.  I CAN’T LET THEM DOWN.  THEY APPLAUDED THEIR HIND BUTTS OFF FOR ME AT ALL MY FANTASTIC RALLIES.  I’VE GOT SO MUCH GREAT THINGS I HAVE TO DO.  I’M ONLY SEVENTY YEARS OLD…GIVE OR TAKE.  CAN’T WE NEGOTIATE SOME SORT OF DEAL, AND I COULD GO BACK?  I'LL MAKE IT WORTH YOUR WHILE.

          ‘Fraid not.  You may not realize the gravity of this situation.  You are now standing at the edge of eternity and I am here with 12 angels to decide on your status and level of placement.  So I will have to ask you a few questions, if you don’t mind.

           REALLY?   IS THIS REALLY THE GATE OF HEAVEN?  I AM DISAPPOINTED.  I HAD EXPECTED MORE.  SAD, VERY SAD.  MY SUITE AT THE TOWERS IS FABULOUS AND MUCH BETTER SUITED TO BE HEAVEN THAN THIS PLACE.  I DON’T WANT TO SEEM UNAPPRECIATIVE, BUT I WOULD PREFER THIS SO-CALL JUDGEMENT TO TAKE PLACE IN MY SUITE, IF YOU DON’T MIND.  NO OFFENSE, BUT THIS PLACE DON’T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE MY TRUMP TOWER SUITE OR MY MAR-A-LAGO, WHICH, BY THE WAY; HAS A FANTASTIC ENTRACE.  . WAIT A MINUTE.  AM I GOING TO BE JUDGED?  HEY! I’M NOT ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS.  I NEED TO HAVE MY LAWYERS PRESENT....AND MY SON-IN-LAW.  YOU DON’T HAVE THE AUTHORITY.  I ‘M PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.  ON THAT BASIS ALONE, I SHOULD BE SITTING NEXT TO GOD.  I’VE CALLED ON HIM OFTEN ENOUGH. 

           No, you haven’t.

          WHATTA MEAN?  I CAN’T COUNT THE TIMES I’VE USED HIS NAME.

          But only in the course of profanity and the damning of others.

          WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

          Never mind.  You are fortunate that God is forgiving of children and psychopaths.  We are here to decide which of these two you are, as your behavior shows that you must be one or the other.  But, in any case, you will be admitted to this Kingdom of Heaven, as God is forgiving of all souls.

          YOU MEAN EVERYONE IS ADMITTED?  THAT DON’T SAY MUCH FOR THIS PLACE.  I THOUGHT IT WAS EXCLUSIVE… LIKE MY PLACE IN FLORIDA.  NOW, THAT PLACE IS FANTASTIC.  HEY, I’M THE GOOD GUY HERE.  I WILL ADMIT ANY PERSON TO MAR-A-LAGO, AND I DON’T CARE IF HE’S JEWISH, BLACK, BROWN, OR GAY, AS LONG AS  THEY TAKE A BATH, NOW AND THEN…AND HAVE THE ADMISSION FEE, WHICH IS A LOT... I[M JUST SAYING. 

          Isn’t that also a barrier?  The requirement of having to put up monies to enter?  Doesn’t that exclude the poor?  But we’re not here to debate, but to judge on your status.

          BUT WHAT’S TO JUDGE?  YOU SAID YOURSELF THAT I AM TO BE ADMITTED.  AND I AIN’T NO PSYCHO, AND I GAVE UP SHORT PANTS YEARS AGO... MAYBE SOME OF MY CABINET MEMBERS ARE THAT WAY, I COULD NAME A FEW, OR ONE OR TWO OF MY LOYAL STAFF MEMBERS….AND THEY’RE  ALL FABULOUS PEOPLE, BY THE WAY…

          According to our records, you have, more than once, exhibit psychotic tenancies or just childish behavior, we don’t know which… Your psychological profile fits that of a psychopath or that of a very spoilt child.  You have lied, betrayed, cheated, hurt others, and you are a lover of mirrors.  Our question is, do you admit that you are the sum total of all these evils? 

          HEY! THOSE THINGS YOU MENTIONED ARE MANLY ATTRIBUTES.  I DON’T EXACTLY CALL THEM EVILS AND I DON’T DENY HAVING THEM…WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BEING A LOVER OF MIRRORS.  I ONLY LOVE THOSE THAT REFLECT THE MARVELOUS ME.  I CAN’T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH BEING SURPREMLY SELF CONFIDENT.

          Our next question: are you….

          I CAN’T ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS!  MY LAWYERS AND MY SON-IN-LAW AREN'T PRESENT.  SAY, HOW ABOUT A TRADE?  MY SON-IN-LAW IS AVAILBLE TO TAKE MY PLACE.  WHAT DOES HEAVEN WANT WITH AN OLD COOT LIKE ME, ANYWAY?  NOW MY SON-IN-LAW IS YOUNG AND PRETTY AND GOT BRAINS TO BOOT.  HE’S SUPER GOOD WITH PEOPLE…AND, ABOVE ALL...HE’S A HARVARD MAN.  WHAT MORE COULD GOD ASK?  IS IT A DEAL?  WE CAN NEGOTIATE THIS.  I CAN THROW IN BEN CARSON IF YOU LIKE.  IF NOTHING ELSE, THEY CAN ENTERTAIN GOD NO END.

          God does not negotiate.

          ALRIGHT, HERES THE DEAL.  I WILL GO ALONG WILLINGLY IF….IF…WHAT AM I SAYING?  I’M GOING TO HEAVEN ANYWAY, SO WHAT’S TO NEGOTIATE?   BESIDES, I DON’T WANT TO NEGOTIATE WITH UNDERLINGS, …NOW, SHOW ME THE WAY IN.

         We still have to decide what your status is so we know what level you belong.

          WHAT DO YOU MEAN?  HEAVEN IS HEAVEN, SO WHAT’S THERE TO DECIDE?

          No, no, heaven isn’t that way at all.  We actually have ninety-nine levels of Heaven and we have to decide where to put you.  The way I see it, and I’m sure my other twelve angels will agree with me, that you definitely belong in the lowest quartile of Heaven’s spectrum.

          WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT?  LISTEN, THE EXPLINATION, KEEP IT SIMPLE.  BREAK IT DOWN SO A CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND.  IN FACT, I’M NOT MUCH FOR ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES TOO MUCH THINKING...SO CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME?

           We will try.  Let me see….let’s use an example.  There are ninety-nine levels of Heaven, and Hitler, uh...you are familiar with Hitler?  Well, he happens to be on his ninety-seventh level and is working toward his ninety-sixth.  He progresses by suffering all the agonies he has directly or indirectly inflicted on each and every individual.  By doing so, he will begin to realize what he hath wroth upon his victims and the enormity of the truly evil crimes he has committed.  He becomes contrite through his suffering.

          LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIGUER THIS OUT…DOES THAT MEAN HE…HITLER HAS TO GO THROUGH PAIN AND SUFFERING TO GET TO ANOTHER LEVEL?  HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?  HE STARVES OR BURNS HIMSELF IN AN OVEN, OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL HE FEELS ALL THE SUFFERING HE HAS EVER CAUSED?  THAT SOUNDS FAIR TO ME, AND HOW OFTEN DOES HE HAVE TO DO THIS?

          He would have to suffer as many times as has his victims.

         WOW!  THERE WERE MORE THAN SIX MILLION VICTIMS AND COUNTING… AND HE HAS TO DO PAIN AND SUFFERING SIX MILLION TIMES UNTIL HE HITS NUMBER LEVEL ONE?  THAT MUST BE SOME FANTASTIC LEVEL.  AND YOU PEOPLE NEVER GIVE UP IN TRYING TO REDEEM CREEPS LIKE HITLER?.

          We never give up on anybody, and we have the time.  In fact, Hitler is doing quite well.  He has gone through unspeakable torture and pain and has risen two levels in less than a century and has only ninety six more levels to go.  But of course, when it comes to victims who are children, his suffering for redemption will be tripled so that should slow him down a bit.  Eventually, say, several thousands light years of time, he should be able to obtain level sixty-six: that is where Caligula is at presently, but, then, Caligula started at a higher level.

         UH…I PRESUME I AM SOMEWHERE UP THERE IN THE TOP LEVELS.  I ADMIT I HAVE DONE SOME BAD THINGS IN MY LIFE BUT I WAS ALWAYS THINKING POSTIVE….AND I MEANT WELL. 

           Well, Mr. Donald Trump.  After taking a vote, we, the twelve angels and I, have agreed where you are to be and, in your case, which is quite complicated, you will be put in our very special category of Heaven.

         I AWAYS KNEW I WAS SPECIAL... WAIT A MINUTE…WHY ARE YOU TURNING RED AND I THINK YOUR TAIL IS SHOWING.  WHAT IS THIS?  WOW, ITS GETTING WARMER NOW…COME ON, DON’T KEEP ME IN SUSPENSE…WHAT IS THIS SPECIAL CATEGORY OF HEAVEN?

          It’s called  “Alternative Heaven”.  That person with the pitchfork will guide you there.  Good luck.