# Freedom 250 - The Great American State Fair **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 29, 2026, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470 "2026-05-29T03:08:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 37
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/721 "2026-07-05T01:43:31Z")
That ought to be a tidy crowd of dozens. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/722 "2026-07-05T01:47:14Z")
It should be unlawful to stop people from bringing water with them. Was it just so they could sell water? It’s kind of fucking unbelievable. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/723 "2026-07-05T01:59:52Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > If the Potomac turns to blood and frogs start swarming out of it it might be time to panic. I dunno, I might be cheered by the fact Mother Nature is part of the Deep State. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/724 "2026-07-05T02:02:26Z")
Trump leaving White House now. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/725 "2026-07-05T02:07:19Z")
Out of curiosity, has anyone ever been struck by lightning on live TV before? ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/726 "2026-07-05T02:09:09Z")
Oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please… ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/727 "2026-07-05T02:11:56Z")
I’m glad I live in Hawai’i, so that I don’t have to stay up so late to witness … well, whatever it is we’ll be witnessing when Trump pontificates. Even if it turns out to be a nothing-burger, it will be a nothing-burger that I didn’t have to stay up past my bedtime to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/728 "2026-07-05T02:19:08Z")
Of course, Fox “News” is on in the background where Trump is making preparations. No way to tell if he’s actually paying attention to the TV while he’s doing … whatever. ETA: he seems to be paying more attention to his phone than the TV. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/729 "2026-07-05T02:21:20Z")
I expect it’ll be more of the same from last night - vague platitudes about American greatness, the usual lies about how everything sucked until he was elected and now everything is perfect, confused rambling about “Communists” (by which he means anyone to the left of Rand Paul), then close with the double handjob dance. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/730 "2026-07-05T02:22:39Z")
UPDATE: Trump is now watching himself watch TV, which I assume is the most beautiful sight he’s ever seen. > ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/731 "2026-07-05T02:24:27Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump is now watching himself watch TV. “Who’s the fat-ass blocking their view of me??” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/732 "2026-07-05T02:25:50Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump is now watching himself watch TV. His name or his picture are pretty much the only ways guaranteed to hold his attention. Then it’s gone until his name or picture are back. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/733 "2026-07-05T02:29:11Z")
NewsNation has predicted that the speech will be a third of what had been planned. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/734 "2026-07-05T02:31:12Z")
When are the fireworks supposed to go off in DC? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/735 "2026-07-05T02:34:40Z")
Originally scheduled for 11pm local time. Lord knows when, now, but fundamentally, “after Trump stops yapping.” ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/736 "2026-07-05T02:36:40Z")
From the announcement to continue: > [@](#): > > Rain or shine, the American people deserve a celebration worthy of our nation’s historic 250th birthday. And that’s definitely not going to be whatever is coming. > [@Smapti](#): > > Trump watching himself watching himself on Fox I guess the group didn’t bother watching any of the other celebrations on TV tonight. The ones celebrating the America they claim to love. > [@Skywatcher](#): > > NewsNation has predicted that the speech will be a third of what had been planned. So just cut out all the America stuff and focus on Trump! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/737 "2026-07-05T02:36:46Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump is now watching himself watch TV, An infinite regress! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/738 "2026-07-05T02:46:00Z")
To celebrate the Fourth we watched a movie that was better put together than the Trumpstravaganza-_Doomsday Machine_. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/739 "2026-07-05T03:14:50Z")
To celebrate the Fourth, I watched the movie _Independence Day_. They blew up the White House real good in that movie. Did I cheer…? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470/740 "2026-07-05T03:28:03Z")
Listening to Trumpspeech. Starting to drink Everclear Sours. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470.md?page=38)