Yes, you read it right - 'INTERVIEW # 35', who would have thought?
Well, me really as the interviews are from my imaginings but, as you readers* know, I would never continue with a post series unless at least 50% of readers* endorse them by the comments that you leave.
Our last interview, INTERVIEW # 34 back in April was with Lazarus and elicited 8 comments - many times the readership. Here are a couple of them:
Thanks readers.
Inspired by this, and the acceptance of the earlier interviews (that can be accessed via the clever search engine on Google blogger that is at the right hand side of the Home Page titled 'Search this blog' 'INTERVIEW # 35' is here for your reading pleasure. No need to thank me.
INTERVIEW # 35
We've all noticed (how the hell could you not) Donald Trump's seizure of the USA's presidency like a bird killer ...
... and the way that he has surrounded himself by idiots (so as to try to be the smartest person in the room) and to select the most unqualified, but sycophantic people to head up major cabinet posts and positions of power and influence. Some examples are:
Vice President JD Vance
Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent
Secretary of Defence Peter Hegseth
Attorney General Pam Bondi -
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick
Secretary of Labour Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem
Administrator of the Environment Protection Agency Lee Zeldin
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe
United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Kash Patel
Almost all of these lack political experience but have served Trump's purposes over the last 9 years by endorsing his policies and supporting his actions no matter how insane or dangerous they might have been.
These people are always in the news - some because of their incredible stupidity and incompetence so I will not be giving them any more free 'press time'. Today, instead we will interview a lesser-known, well, unknown Trump appointee to the newly created position of Secretary of National Parks and Treasures, Butch Erthem. This new department will work closely with the Environment Protection Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.
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Butch Erthem |
The Curmudgeon: Hello Mr Erthem and welcome to The Curmudgeon's Interview series. This is interview #35
Butch Erthem: Thanks The Curmudgeon. Can I call you TC? You can call me Butch.
The Curmudgeon: OK Butch - good to hear ...
Butch Erthem: No problems ...
The Curmudgeon: ... I mean, it's good to hear again. The Old Girl's
been at me to use my hearing aids and so I charged them up. The deciding factor I admit was when Richard of Richard's Bass bag said something about God preferring ice hockey and I thought he said that God prefers Wysocki - Father Wysocki. Ha hah ha you had to ...
Butch Erthem:... yeah whatever TC. Hey! Does this Richard guy have some sort of fish'n and shoot'n blog going?
The Curmudgeon: What? No - ha writes some sort of music blog it's ...
Butch Erthem: ... never mind. I've got no time for most of those music guys unless they play a banjo. Have you heard 'duelling banjos'? Now there was a tune and a darned good movie as well. Pity that those good 'ol boys got shafted though ..
The Curmudgeon: ...um, Butch. Can we get to the interview. Forget about Richard for a moment. He's probably forgotten about himself anyway. He's a bit old ha ha.
Butch Erthem: Sure. Shoot!
The Curmudgeon: Shoot?
Butch Erthem: Yeah, shoot! Ask your questions buddy.
The Curmudgeon: Oh, OK, I see what you mean. Look Butch, how did you get the position of Secretary of National Parks and Treasures?
Butch Erthem: I like to shoot things.
The Curmudgeon: You mean ask questions?
Butch Erthem: What? Have you been drinking? I said I like to shoot things. Bang bang - like that unless I use a crossbow.
The Curmudgeon: Oh, I see. But I thought that the Department of National Parks and Treasures would be about conservation and protection. I thought ...
Butch Erthem: ... get off the grass TC.
The Curmudgeon: Huh? I'm not sure ...
Butch Erthem: I said get off the grass unless you step on that big pile of whatist that my dog just did behind you.
The Curmudgeon: So that's what the smell was. I just thought it was another of those odours coming off that hunting jacket you're wearing. My but there are some interesting colours on it. Is it camouflage?
Butch Erthem: Camouflage? No , just blood and shit and stuff. It's my work jacket. (pointing) This stain here is a Bald Eagle. That one is a California Condor. Here's a Red Wolf. That one's a Florida Panther. Over here's ...
The Curmudgeon: ... but but but ... aren't they all protected species. I thought...
Butch Erthem: You know what thinking does TC ?
The Curmudgeon: No, what?
Butch Erthem: I don't know that's why I was asking you. Look, the boss told me to get rid of these annoying critters that ...
The Curmudgeon: ... the boss?
Butch Erthem: Yes, the boss. Mr Trump to you. He said that all this beautiful land and real estate that's hiding trillions of dollars worth of minerals, rare earth, oil deposits and coal, is being used up by Bambi and its pals all supported by the woke environmentalists. The Boss said that if there were no bambis then the wokes would have nothing to bitch and moan about so he's given me Carte Blanche to go about it.
The Curmudgeon: Carte blanche - you mean the green light to ...
Butch Erthem: Green light? What the hell are you on man? Carte Blanche is my assistant provided via the Boss to me from the Department of Homeland Security. She's a mean sonofabitch - used to work for Kristi Noem.
The Curmudgeon: Kristi Noem? She's the one who shot her dog isn't she?
Butch Erthem: Yeah, good ol' Kristi. It was only a little dog mind but she did also shoot her pet goats that were bigger. She's got balls that one which is why you don't see her wearing tight trousers in all of those cosplay costumes she wears. I've been training her in the use of the M24 sniper rifle to control those pesky Mexicans at the border. The .338 Lapua Magnum bullet can take a head clean off.
The Curmudgeon: Oh!
Butch Erthem: TC?
The Curmudgeon: Yes Butch?
Butch Erthem: Look, as riveting as this interview is, I've gotta go.
The Curmudgeon: Oh, it's just down the corridor to the left ...
Butch Erthem: ... I mean I'm heading off. I've got a full workload. I have to dynamite some glaciers and then scrape off Abe Lincoln from Mount Rushmore. The Boss has gone off him - too liberal - and wants his own mug up there. Gotta go ...
The Curmudgeon: Righty. Keep up the er... have a good day Butch.
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