Rickles wannabes set the next four years
The wannabe Don Rickles, “Kill Tony”, nukes or doesn’t nuke the either already nuked or unnukable Donald Trump campaign. Trying to digest this big Madison Square Garden absurdism, (Wait. This and only this is what is going to turn Power Ricans and Hispanics and Latinos off against Trump?) I see three figures of some influence on the “no Trump” side defending him himself. They all liked his roast of Tom Brady.I Jon Stewart most prominent in this group. Keith Olbermann I see responds negatively on Jon Stewart’s guarded indifference to “Kill Tony” — or placing him as not the man we care about. It is for Olbermann something of a continuation an ego and personality grudge. Jon Stewart’s disagreed framing of the issue — “who’s idea was it to invite an insult comedian” has possibly been answered — out in his pile of speaking, How Rogan once proferred a “Trump oughta” unsolicited campaign advice, to hire someone from a list of one line spewing figures. This opening act for the Madison Garden RNC convention was amongst them.
Last I heard from Rickles, he was on Letterman making awkward racially loaded jabs at President Obama. So the territory here is pretty darned fraught. It is a kind of funny thing where I simply don’t get a joke here. The other offensive lines at least have a thing to them. The thing about lots of babies is something I remember somewhat awkwardly by at a breakfast at Catholic church by a man who grew up in Mexico. The key thing is he was making fun of Hispanics, and us fellow Catholics. I don’t necessarily believe in a rigid “only funny when you punch up, never down” rule — fraught in multiple directions (the Rich and powerful not allowed any humor? And the “punching up” turns into a convenient safety valve substitution for any reform or critical action) — maybe punching horizontally is the best? — But the line … Just sits there. Power Rico. Garbage. Okay? No agency, no personalities, no foibles, nothing in descriptor of people. And at a comedy club, it is at least drink people sitting there in a mood to take on anything. At a political rally, we are moving to a “call to action”. Joe Rogan’s premise in wanting Trump to hire him in tells us what is wrong when you can’t compartmentalize this, and proceed with politics as entertainment.
The man who keynoted the RNC Convention. It is this freakish thing where Eminem comes into the stage at a Kamala event in Michigan, and gives a pablum speech urging a vote. Beyonce takes the stage in Texas. Does not beer anywhere except a plea to vote. They do not sing. They do not dance. The celebrities for Trump? It is this crap.
Hey! Man who tried his best to screw over the beloved Packers at the end of his Hall of Fame career, and went on to commit charity fraud in his post football years. Here urging Wisconsin to cast their lot with Trump!
Invariably something pops up. Biden, out of sight, a couple union hall appearances in Scranton. And slip a half aware line when asked about calling Puerto Rico garbage — and it allows Tulsi Gabbard to… Wait, who the Hell is Tulsi Gabbard? And is the center of the Republican Party Tulsi, RFK jr, and So on Musk? What the Heck universe did we stumble into?