Best case: Trump suffers cardiac arrest (there are many avenues to this happening.)
Vance is younger, smarter, more articulate, less demented, more smooth and polished than Trump. But Vance will never have the White rube, Deplorable, male, blind cult charisma, adulation and idolization that Trump has. And I doubt he can instill enough fear to make all Republicans fall in lockstep the way Trump has.
I learned all about Trump from Spy magazine in the 80s. He was a sleaze ball then and a sleaze ball now. Then when Grayson Carter (co-founder of Spy) became editor-in-chief at Vanity Fair, Republicans were told (by Fox?) not read the magazine. My mom, who I gave a subscription to for years because she loved it, would no longer read it. I'm not happy about living in a country where more than half of the people are stupid and/or selfish. I can't believe this happened again, but I'm glad I've always lived on the west coast.
And I will add that trump really is a doddering old fool who will further disintegrate. He surrounded himself with criminals who now get to jockey around the decaying boss.
Thanks for the perfect joke.
Best case: Trump suffers cardiac arrest (there are many avenues to this happening.)
Vance is younger, smarter, more articulate, less demented, more smooth and polished than Trump. But Vance will never have the White rube, Deplorable, male, blind cult charisma, adulation and idolization that Trump has. And I doubt he can instill enough fear to make all Republicans fall in lockstep the way Trump has.
Vance is Peter Thiel's puppet. And Thiel is a real piece of work.
Also see this, on the Musk threat. https://open.substack.com/pub/virginiaheffernan/p/a-dark-maga-star-is-born
I learned all about Trump from Spy magazine in the 80s. He was a sleaze ball then and a sleaze ball now. Then when Grayson Carter (co-founder of Spy) became editor-in-chief at Vanity Fair, Republicans were told (by Fox?) not read the magazine. My mom, who I gave a subscription to for years because she loved it, would no longer read it. I'm not happy about living in a country where more than half of the people are stupid and/or selfish. I can't believe this happened again, but I'm glad I've always lived on the west coast.
Not sure what to say beyond "Yeesh." But yeah. Yeesh!
I am astounded once again.
Nancy, your writing is impeccable, as always.
Fantastic commentary by Keith Boykin https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCB3f88peHo/?igsh=MWxsNXRwMDcxNDBibQ==
Thanks for the fresh air on this stale morning.
And I will add that trump really is a doddering old fool who will further disintegrate. He surrounded himself with criminals who now get to jockey around the decaying boss.
I will make popcorn for that show
Trump is merely the figurehead. It's the Vance/Musk/Thiel show now.
Which is even more terrifying.
Absolutely.
Additional great commentary from The Atlantic Daily:
Tom Nichols (“Democracy is Not Over”)
David Frum (“Trump Won. Now What?”)
YES!