(Updated with an extra video clip at the end)
Well, it was a hit the County Fair weekend for GOP Presidential hopefuls this weekend. Sadly, even tragically (for his already cratering candidacy) Ron DeSantis showed up and tried to be “regular guy”, showing he was “one of the people.” Let’s just say things didn’t go well for ole Ron and leave it at that.
Still, as with any attempt by DeSantis to interact with actual voters ft it wasn’t so freaking funny it would be painful to watch. But, as you’ve heard me say before I take my entertainment where I can find it.
Watching DeSantis try to interact with voters has always looked like some robot trying to appear human. Hell, it’s like you can see gears grinding in his robot head as his processor sorts through “how would an actual human being respond here” scenarios. And even if it comes up with an appropriate response his neural processor is so overloaded that it can’t properly transmit the voice/physical stuff needed to make Ron the Robot come across as a human being!
When I learned his campaign was getting strapped for cash I thought (not entirely jokingly) maybe it all went to robotic engineers trying to refine the Robot Presidential Candidate we all know (and loathe) known as Floriduh! Gov. Ron DeSantis. Tell me you haven’t had similar thoughts from time to time.
Earlier today, while for some reason thinking about DeSantis’ campaign theme of turning America into Florida (fortunately laughable since he’s got less chance than a snowball in hell) I had an epiphany. Now, I have to confess my mind has had weird stuff popping up this weekend. but the point is that I’ve been wrong about DeSantis. That he’s not a robot after all.
He’s an alien from outer space!
Think about it. Not just the awkward physical stuff, but also the stuff you’ve heard him say. Especially about doing to the country what he’s done to Florida part. Ron wants to take over everything. He’d never stop with our country. Using our position as the world’s strongest power he would want to take over the entire planet! Enslave us all, and use human beings as sustenance just like some alien from a sci-fi flick. It was then I thought of a series of skits from MAD TV several decades ago.
The premise was a dude who was an alien, trying to pretend he was a human being. Who was running for President. His awkward manner and fluffing his lines meant to reassure everyone of course gave him away! There were several produced and I thought they were kind of funny. The actor did a great job of being painfully awkward and fumbling in his attempt to be a “real human American being” and not an alien intending to take over and eat the human race. So I went to good ole YouTube to see if any of those skits were available and sure enough several were.
I could easily imagine Ron DeSantis playing that role, and maybe not actually acting… Watch part one and see for yourself:
What the hell, here’s another one:
Sorry Casey. Although maybe she’s an alien too? Ron’s “minder.” Then since it was weekend at the fair can anyone there send a video of Ron consuming a corndog? Was it something like this?
Again, if you watched any of these (or all) you can’t imagine DeSantis as this “Human American Presidential Candidate.” Except DeSantis isn’t as polished as this alien!
Well, we’ve got a helluva week ahead. I just thought I’d tried to help you end your weekend with a smile because with all the news that might break we won’t be doing much smiling for a while.
Update: I cross posted this to another site a little while ago and got a comment that said Smith, Comma John would be gaining on Trump. I agreed and replied: You’re probably right! The fact DeSantis is LOSING ground makes me think he might be headed for a moment like from the Rocky Horror Picture Show when Riff-Raff proclaims he’s taken over because Frank-N-Furter has failed in his mission:
This is great. I hadn’t seen this before. I sure hope Lincoln Project decides to do something with it. I told you back in the day that one of their guys, Greg, I think it was, said that they read our little blog here. I hope they see this post and decide to do something wonderful of their own. :))
As a line from perhaps my favorite Jimmy Buffett song says “If we weren’t all crazy we’d all be insane.” A corollary is that when everything make us want to cry we should find a way to laugh through it. So, as I concluded my post with I hoped to give people a reason to smile at least.
Yes, I see a Trump Smith Comma John. You have frame where he’s running for president.
Then you have where he’s insulting attorneys and judges. One of the judges puts him on home confinement.
Then we have Trump Comma Donald J. All depressed sitting in his Depends and T-Shirt huge pile of Big Mac’s and boxes of Fries 🍟 with Ketchup packets and ketchup dripping everywhere.
Trump Comma Donald J For President.
I like Smith Comma John. He’s the real deal. The pissant from the retirement/drunk college kids/redneck land down south…not so much.
We are all waiting with baited breath to see how this all plays out. I see a definite problem with the candidate behind door 🚪 number one. I think it might be the bars. Now I might be wrong but most guys aren’t going to care about the bars but there’s a lot of women that will be just a little bent on the bars angle. But I gotta say. There’s another angle that nobody looking at. Trump put three judges on the Supreme Court and he goes around bragging that he’s like personally responsible for the repeal of Roe vs Wade.