Martha-Ann Alito, Flag Queen
A different kind of pole dancing
Unlike Martha-Ann Alito’s husband, Supreme Justice Samuel Alito, I do not wish to throw her under the bus. I would like to give her the props she deserves. Let’s call it a high-five for snapping anyone with election fatigue right out of it.
If you aren’t caught up on this story the quick notes are that Justice Alito said it was his wife, Martha-Ann, who hung an American Flag upside down outside their Virginia home after the Jan 6th insurrection. He seemed to walk away from this controversy but is now back in the thick of it for flying The Pine Tree flag at his New Jersey vacation home. The Pine Tree Flag with its “appeal to heaven” slogan was flown at the Jan 6th insurrection in support of Trump symbolizing the right of revolution. To date, Justice Alito has not blamed Martha-Ann for this flag and fellow conservatives are in full support of this bizarre passive aggressive flag speak.
I really wish I had the BTS video of Justice Alito chasing Martha-Ann to their flag pole, begging her to not fly the American flag upside down. Or him calling from the second story window “NOT THE PINE TREE FLAG!” Or “NOT THE POLE AGAIN MARTHA. NOT THE POLE”— I mean honestly, who even owns the pine tree flag??
I love Martha-Ann and her flag obsession. I want her to only communicate with flags while continually drawing attention to the fact that the real battle on November 5th, 2024 is for the Supreme Court. Okay, maybe she just wants her husband to desperately retire and trade up that vacation home in Jersey for a gated golf community in Fort Myers. But, Martha knows full well that Sammy is not retiring if Trump doesn’t win. There will be no foursome with Justice Clarence Thomas and Virginia Thomas and no 9th hole piña coladas. But, if Trump does win the presidency there is no doubt that those two seats will be filled by two thirty-something white-male Christian conservatives or a female judge who watched Harrison Butker’s commencement speech and thought “what a smart young man”. Then Thomas and Alito will be booking their tee times while medicare, social security, the affordable care act, access to healthcare for women and gay marriage, to name a few, will be on tender-hooks.
Do I think that Martha acted alone in her red flag-flag display? Not a chance. But do I believe that when someone asks “who ate all the pickles” in the Alito household it is Justice Alito who yells back “IT WAS MARTHA. MARTHA ATE ALL THE PICKLES. I’VE NEVER EVEN SEEN A PICKLE!” Yes, I do believe that. And when Martha-Ann perhaps suggested to lay the blame on her for the upside down flag incident Justice Alito said “well, as a Supreme Court Justice and with all the facts I will agree to letting you take the full blame like a real judge.”
So thank you Martha-Ann Alito, for your bravery and special mention to big baby head Alito for blaming her. You have brought serious national attention to the importance of voting. How a vote for a candidate is not just about whether you “like them” or not. It’s about the courts and well, your actual freedom.
It’s hard to believe we are headed into year ten of constant conversation about a reality TV show host who we see more in court than saying anything presidential. But Republicans know this is not about Donald Trump as they have bigger plans. So please yes yes yes Alito family! Stay in the news! I look forward to your flag show because it might just save democracy.
xoAllana
“It was Martha! Martha ate all the pickles!”
This post absolutely made my day. And that subhead! 💀