Of course, we all remember the time Donald Trump cost 2,500 Memphians their jobs. Don’t we? You know, that time when the POTUS of today totally went after Holiday Inn like it was NATO? No? Well, it happened, and here’s a link. That inglorious moment isn’t Trump’s only Memphis connection either. It’s certainly not the weirdest. That distinction may belong to this little gem right here. It’s not new information, but it’s new to us and exactly the kind of thing we here at Fly on the Wall like to pass along.
There’s no giving this devil his due here. The Donald in Chief says “fake news,” when he means, “news I don’t like.” But way out there on the fringes of this textbook B.S. there is — as there always is with presidents and other public figures — plenty of grotesque caricature, propaganda, and general misrepresentation; all magnified in a politically polarized, social media environment.The modern myth-busters at Snopes.com have compiled a list of photo-manipulations that have been widely shared on the W.W. web. Some of them impossibly flattering, some not so flattering. In the latter category, among the most recognizable is an image that’s been used to make the golf and fast food-loving POTUS appear even more bloated and slovenly than he is in real life. Turns out, in this instance, Trump’s nearly crimson face has been pasted onto the body of Memphis’ infamous bad-boy pro golfer, John Daly. And yeah, in the original Big John’s teeing off while puffing on a cigarette. Like you do. If you’re John Fucking Daly.
John Fucking Daly
This isn’t the first time internet artists have recognized Daly’s viral potential. It all began when somebody unearthed this photo, which is basically a Renaissance painting.
