Extraordinary “Make American Great” Circus

 After 146 years, the curtain is coming down on "The Greatest Show on Earth."

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus have moved to the White House

This has been a very difficult decision for me and for the entire family

From gold toilet seats and swoosh elevators to blue carpets and glass windows

White house staff adopted quickly, as attendance has been dropping for 10 years

Sean Spicer brought the figures up, small hands bore no reality in a 12-minute segment

This event was the longest segment—a tiger act—modified with CGI and alternate facts

A magician and a tiger, a new act with a roar and a growl to make attendance grow and grow

Ringling Bros. has two touring circuses this season and will perform 30 shows

Representatives for 126 scheduled days while the Senate for three weeks out of each month

But “days” may be half-days while weeks may be three, four or more rarely five days long

No animal cruelty, rest days are for their down time devoted to back handers and lobby gruel

But dark clouds emerge as Los Angeles and Oakland prohibited the use of bullhooks

Hooks that grab elephants by the mouth inflict pain and instill fear on its largest animals

No more oversight committees, ethics challenges and real facts to inflict pain and instill fear

Dipping dots cooling tempers by diverting attention away from the worries of the day

Owners say their existing animals will go to suitable homes.

Lions, tigers, camels, donkeys, alpacas, kangaroos and llamas

White House agrees as their aging lawmakers will also go to a home

Lions, tigers, camels, donkeys, alpacas, kangaroos and llamas

Ringling Bros. tried to remain relevant, hiring its first African American ringmaster

Then its first female ringmaster, and also launching an interactive app.

But it was not meant to be, the first female ringmaster did not fit into the White House

They jumped a step, and went straight into the interactive application on Twitter

Exotic animals, flashy costumes and death-defying acrobats, a staple since the mid-1800s

A continuation of the circus tradition with exotic breeds Ryan, Cruz, Rubio, and McConnell

Death-defy feats in front of their peers, some by age some by arrogance, all by ignorance.

Come and see the greatest show on earth, facts optional, memory limited, but its gonna' cost you

Extraordinary plagiarism from Los Angeles times

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-ringling-bros-closing-20170114-story.html