Posted on 09/24/2015 10:06:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A brash, rich lout crashes the party—and becomes an instant crowd favorite.
During the 2012 campaign, Mitt Romney was repeatedly dogged by negative stories about his personal wealth. There was the car elevator. There was Cookiegate. Four years earlier, John McCain—hardly anyone’s idea of a typical plutocrat—got hammered for not being able to remember how many houses he owned. It was an issue for Steve Forbes before him and for George H. W. Bush before him. Republicans are already trying to use the many millions accumulated during Bill Clinton’s post-presidency as a cudgel against Hillary. Although it’s true that great wealth confers considerable advantages in politics, in terms of optics, it can also prove a meaningful handicap.
Except when it doesn’t. Donald Trump is richer than any of the aforementioned candidates, and his wealth, far from being a handicap, is a central rationale for his campaign. It’s what proves (in theory) that he knows what he’s doing. It’s what proves that he’s not a “loser,” like—well, pretty much anyone Trump is inclined to put down. (Can you imagine if Romney had slung that word around so recklessly?)
There’s a reason that Trump’s wealth is not an issue for him, and that reason can be summed up in a single word—as it happens, the title of a single Harold Ramis comedy: Caddyshack.
Pretty much everyone in America would like to have more money, obviously. What they don’t want is to think that wealth would fundamentally change who they are. This is a basic democratic credo....
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Jeb would be the Baby Ruth in the pool.
In fairness, Ed Henry coined this Caddy Shack observation, but kudos to these guys taking it further, “Bush Wood Country Club” Ha! Uncanny...
That makes you a Jeb supporter, in the movie everyone thought it was a turd, but it was a sweet yet salty treat. /s
And at the end, Al Czervik wins.
An omen?
Trump reminds me of a cross between Joe Pesci in the Leo Gets era and kermit the frog. ok ok
“Hey Moose, Rocco, help the judge find his checkbook.”
Rand Paul is like the gopher.
I’m alright ... don’t nobody worry ‘bout me ...
Pool and a pond.
Nah. The gopher was cool.
Yes, we should get a bowl of soup with the field of 17 RINO losers.
Yeah, everyone but you is a RINO. Ted Cruz, rated at 100% is a RINO. Sleep it off.
Yeah, everyone but you is a RINO. Ted Cruz, rated at 100% is a RINO. Sleep it off.
The fact that Cruz thinks gay marriage is valid and okay, if it was achieved in a different way shows me he isn’t 100% conservative.
I told you never mix vodka, tequila and fortified wine.
Yeah but Lacy Underall was hotter ....
I fear our election process results will end up more like the movie Idiocracy than anything else. Bring on Beef Supreme!!!
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