One thing that people realized when Donald Trump was elected was that one aspect of the American dream was absolutely true: anybody, and we mean any body can become president. Apparently wealthy personal injury lawyer Mark McCloskey has decided that if Trump can improbably get power and position that he in no way is qualified for or deserves to have, then by golly, why not him? Buzzfeed News:
“I’ve always been a Republican, but I’ve never been a politician,” he said. “But God came knocking on my door last summer disguised as an angry mob.”
Earlier in the day, he had teased on Twitter that he would be making a “huge announcement” on Carlson’s show. Politico reported last month that he was considering running and had spoken at a local GOP dinner.
Photographs of McCloskey and his wife, Patricia McCloskey, went viral in June last year when they waved weapons and yelled at demonstrators marching through their private community toward the home of the St. Louis mayor.
They said they felt threatened by the demonstrators and were protecting themselves and their gilded mansion, originally built in 1912.
They were subsequently indicted on charges of evidence tampering and unlawful use of a weapon. A trial has been set for November.
Here is his ad and it is Ted Mack Amateur Hour. You’ll notice he’s no longer in front of the mansion and is giving the impression that a simple clapboard house is the home he is defending from the so-called angry mob. Just what we need, another millionaire masquerading as a man of the people on a populist ticket.
In what might be the most ridiculous political ad in history, dumpy, pink-shirted, khaki-pantsed, penny-loafered, AR-15 toting, personal injury lawyer Mark McClosky announces his campaign for Senator from MO by running as the Terminator who will save people from angry mobs. pic.twitter.com/htan9c4EHh
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 19, 2021
Just what Missouri needs. Somebody crazier than Josh Hawley.
Of course he is.
*Sigh*
It’s like watching a bad soap.
He will probably win…