ClydeR
01-17-2022, 07:22 PM
Did you hear what Donald Trump said at his rally in Arizona on Saturday? He said some over-the-top things! Yet most of you did not hear about it.
Trump made assertions in Arizona Saturday night that might once have garnered buzz (on Sunday morning, at least). But they’re getting little play. In its writeup of the rally, Politico said Trump “issued a blistering response to Democrats” and that he “opened his speech by falsely claiming ‘proof’ that the 2020 election was ‘rigged.’” A more telling fact is that this “blistering response” was not deemed worthy enough to be the site’s lead story. What might have spawned outrage and wagging tongues a few years prior now elicits a collective chorus of yawns.
More... (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-arizona-speech-proves-shock-170114287.html)
Trump’s rock-concert rallies provide enough of his greatest hits for the fans and groupies who actually attend them. But for performers to remain relevant, they require new material. And politics is more stand-up comedy than rock and roll.
The Rolling Stones can play their more-current hits a million times, yet we will still keep clamoring for “Sympathy For The Devil.” But can you imagine Chris Rock getting an HBO special and doing 2016 material? The same goes for Trump. Nobody wants to hear a political retread who rehashes his same tired conspiracy theories ad nauseam.
The theme was “Make America Great Again… Again.” Even Trump’s apparel hinted at the likely sequel. He donned a red “Make America Great Again” hat that partially obscured his eyes most of the night, but it wasn’t the iconic version from the 2016 election. He was attempting to have it both ways by playing his “greatest hits” and floating some new material. But does lightning ever really strike twice? For every Godfather II success there are dozens of Ghostbusters II failures.
We’d be fools to count Trump out entirely. If anyone in American lore is capable of a third act, it’s him. But he needs new material, and fast, because if his Arizona rally shows anything, it’s that the old routine just doesn’t land anymore.
Who said, "I'll be back"? Trump the Floridian, Vigo the Carpathian, Vito the Sicilian?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxiLUEgN6vQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxiLUEgN6vQ
Trump made assertions in Arizona Saturday night that might once have garnered buzz (on Sunday morning, at least). But they’re getting little play. In its writeup of the rally, Politico said Trump “issued a blistering response to Democrats” and that he “opened his speech by falsely claiming ‘proof’ that the 2020 election was ‘rigged.’” A more telling fact is that this “blistering response” was not deemed worthy enough to be the site’s lead story. What might have spawned outrage and wagging tongues a few years prior now elicits a collective chorus of yawns.
More... (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-arizona-speech-proves-shock-170114287.html)
Trump’s rock-concert rallies provide enough of his greatest hits for the fans and groupies who actually attend them. But for performers to remain relevant, they require new material. And politics is more stand-up comedy than rock and roll.
The Rolling Stones can play their more-current hits a million times, yet we will still keep clamoring for “Sympathy For The Devil.” But can you imagine Chris Rock getting an HBO special and doing 2016 material? The same goes for Trump. Nobody wants to hear a political retread who rehashes his same tired conspiracy theories ad nauseam.
The theme was “Make America Great Again… Again.” Even Trump’s apparel hinted at the likely sequel. He donned a red “Make America Great Again” hat that partially obscured his eyes most of the night, but it wasn’t the iconic version from the 2016 election. He was attempting to have it both ways by playing his “greatest hits” and floating some new material. But does lightning ever really strike twice? For every Godfather II success there are dozens of Ghostbusters II failures.
We’d be fools to count Trump out entirely. If anyone in American lore is capable of a third act, it’s him. But he needs new material, and fast, because if his Arizona rally shows anything, it’s that the old routine just doesn’t land anymore.
Who said, "I'll be back"? Trump the Floridian, Vigo the Carpathian, Vito the Sicilian?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxiLUEgN6vQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxiLUEgN6vQ