Diamond Joe Manchin stretches out on the deck of his yacht, stroking the lump of ‘comfort coal’ resting in his lap and whispering to it.
“You’ll be a diamond one day, my lovely. Then you’ll get respect. They won’t hate you then. People will love you.”
He shows his diamond tie pin to the black lump, “This was an ancestor of yours. No one hates him now. Don’t you worry - you’ll be cherished one day. If you don’t get burned up and turned to ash.
“Fuck them. Fuck them all. So I lied to POTUS. No big deal. I lie all the time. Trump lied. People loved him. They’ll all love me some day too,” he shouts to no one. He is alone. As usual.
He continues speaking to the black lump whispering, “Right there on Fox News. I told them I had to say no. I’m a fucking hero. I wonder why MSNBC and CNN didn’t invite me to an interview. Ah, who cares? I’ve got you and this yacht and my Maserati. A man doesn’t need anything else. Oh, and I’ve got a wife. Almost forgot.”