Episodes
Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
Let's Quit Talking About You Know Who
Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
Wednesday Mar 23, 2016
By Jim Shearer
Whenever I start daydreaming in front of my computer screen I’ll occasionally click on a link from John Oliver, Samantha Bee, or Stephen Colbert. If you read between the lines—or in this case, the one-liners—you can actually learn a lot about the candidates running for president, like…Donald Trump.
In an age where social media zingers rule, Trump seems to be a gift from the comedy gods. It doesn’t seem difficult to throw pies at a billionaire egomaniac loudmouth who wants to build a really big wall…and make Mexicans pay for it.
As primary season hits the halfway point many Americans are flabbergasted that Trump is the current frontrunner of the Republican Party. To me it’s not that shocking: Trump is the most interesting/entertaining, a successful businessman and television personality (which makes him feel familiar), and far from the creepiest of the GOP batch.
For all of the rants on social media with certain Americans looking to book permanent vacations to Canada, I don’t necessarily think a Trump presidency would bring the apocalypse.
Don’t get me wrong, Trump would make a terrible president, especially when he starts hurling insults at other world leaders, but I do think he is more bark than bite. And if good presidents can't get shit done because politicians from opposing parties stand in their way, I think the same would happen to Trump.
Here is the irony of it all though: everything I know about Trump’s presidential run is from left-leaning political satirists, who I think, are keeping him relevant. As they say: Any press is good press.
If Blue States are that opposed to someone, it’s gotta add some sizzle for the Red States, right? It’s the classic case of dating the knucklehead low-life just because your parents hate them.
I also think the comedic tomatoes thrown at Trump—well warranted, mind you—make him feel like a victim to some, kinda like how we felt for Cersei Lannister last season on Game of Thrones, when she was forced to take the humiliating walk of shame.
I think if the John Olivers of the world laid off Trump—which is like asking your dog to stop licking your fingers after you eat cheese curls—he would create his own path of destruction.
Yes, I’ve come to the realization that my daydream computer excursions would suffer, and I can already feel the wrath from the gods of political satire for turning down their blessed mana, but if we quit talking about you know who, maybe he’ll eventually return to hosting Celebrity Apprentice, while his fill-in, Arnold Schwarzenegger, returns to politics?
That’ll give Samantha and Stephen something to talk about again.
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