You caught Wednesday’s $hit$how, or if you didn’t, you can catch the next on September 27. The Lincoln Project did a hilarious rendition of the debate that was, assuming Donald Trump was there. He was not. And he probably won’t be in Simi Valley, California at the Ronald Reagan Library for the second debate, either.
But here’s what it would have looked like had Trump been there and it’s a template for the next fiesta, we feel sure. You know what they say, the past is prologue. Here we go.
The Lincoln Project presents The RNC First Presidential Debate Pre-Enactment pic.twitter.com/DL0usXVpFq
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 22, 2023
And while watching the September 27 debacle, here’s what you’ll need.
If you have this guide and a full liquor cabinet, and some soporific substance handy, you should do fine. As a matter of fact, you’ll do a lot better than the people on stage and the people watching if you can wash down a few sleeping pills and just pass out early. You won’t miss anything, trust me.
Trump said he was skipping debates so it will be a quest for second place, evidently. And Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy are almost tied for that honor. DeSantis came away with 29% of Republicans who were polled saying he “won” the debate and 26% saying Ramaswamy “won,” according to the Washington Post.
Ramaswamy has the Trump public persona down pat. He is Trump’s epigone, a word that means “a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone.” Trump declared Ramaswamy the winner, by the way.
When Trump declared a victor afterward, it was, unsurprisingly, Ramaswamy — for having the courage and perspicacity to declare Donald Trump the greatest president of the 21st century.
If Ramaswamy minds these occasional condescending pats on the head, he hasn’t yet showed any sign of it. He is making history as the first presidential candidate to be in the tank for his leading opponent.
Ramaswamy’s devotion to Trump raises the natural question why he’s in the race and running the risk of denying everyone the benefits of a Trump second term. Why should the pilot fish try to supplant the shark?
Ramaswamy has learned shrewdly from the power of the Trump phenomenon.
The first lesson is that if you want to benefit from the energetic support of MAGA, you have to be pro-Trump. Many candidates, media figures, and social-media influencers long ago figured this out. Ramaswamy’s truly audacious innovation is to apply this insight to his own presidential campaign in a race including Trump himself.
If Ramaswamy leaps ahead of Governor Ron DeSantis into second place in national polls, the top of the GOP field will consist of Donald Trump and a pro-Trump alternative who is zealous in defense of Trump’s interests and loath to criticize him for anything.
One thing politicians learn early on is when you go into a primary, don’t eat your opponent up too badly, because that person might well be on the top of the ticket for your party and then you’re going to have to eat your words. That’s not Ramaswamy’s issue. No, what he’s doing is coming out and declaring that Trump is the greatest president in this century so far — ergo he should have another term, right? Then why is Ramaswamy even there, if that’s what he wants, and that’s what he sees coming down the pike? Probably because he’s doing what Ron DeSantis believe that he himself is doing, which is setting up the ball for 2028.
Maybe this is the shape of GOP politics to come. Rookie billionaires with a telegenic presence getting on TV. Forget about traditional politics and qualifications, just substance form for substance and look like you’d be interesting in the job, like being president is an acting job and nothing more. If that’s the case, we have arrived at the age of Idiocracy. We might as well change the calendars to reflect that. I thought that movie was social satire, I never dreamt it was prophecy.
Ramaswamy is clearly kissing fat boy’s arse because he wants to be the pick for VP.
……when in fact, the whole sh!tshow is pointless and an exercise in futility……none of these azz clowns , including lardass, will ever be Vice President or President.
People have been thinking that Trump would pick Elise Stefanik for VP — if she’s crazy enough to tie herself to this shitshow. But maybe it would be Ramaswamy. Oh God. What a thought. What a ticket. And I thought Trump Pence was a disaster. Goes to show you, things can always get worse.
A cringe worthy event. A farcical tragedy. Predictability acted out. Delivered in lampoonable proportions. Some debate authors, key actors and followers may offer armchair advisories to fix product delivery. The reviewed result will still remain the same – a sloppy dogs breakfast.
Let’s see…Regan created a 2.4 trillion deficit cutting taxes for the billionaire class. Then Bush ran up 5 billion doing the same. And putin’s puppet another 7 or 8 billion…I forget…after all what’s another billion give or take. HMMM. He’s a billionaire? No wonder.
Sorry if I get my billions and trillions confused. I live off of social security and a part time job at 70. What do I know about those piles of money?
I’m right there with you. 72 for me.
2028? Do they not listen to their Dear Leader? If Hitler on the Hudson gets back into the White House he doesn’t really see the point of future elections for his job. The best any of these lost souls can wish for is to become a Congress Person and spend half their day doing what they are told and the other half begging for money.
Hmm. If cesarean ends up.running gas Fat Boy’s VP, what will happen to.his stupid lawsuit against Disney?