Media have been trying to get or create a ‘macaca moment’ since Trump announced his candidacy last June. Every time they thought they had one, Trumps numbers went up another 2 or 3 or 5 points.
The media are fit to be tied. This kind of stuff used to work! Why isn’t is working now?
Possibly because too many finally figured out the media game and are not wanting to play it any more.
“This kind of stuff used to work!”
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Remember the scene from `Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ where traveling salesman/drummer John Candy and insufferable corporate snob Steve Martin are traveling on a bus?
They decide to have a sing-a-long. Martin tries `Three Coins In a Fountain,’ which falls flat. Then Candy belts out a TV sitcom theme song and everyone enthusiastically joins in. It’s something like that.
Odd as it may seem, billionaire Trump understands us, speaks our language and isn’t afraid to poke them in the eye with a stick. His grandfather was an immigrant.
As Sgt. Hartmann pointed out in `Full Metal Jacket,’: “Private Joker is silly and ignorant, but he’s got guts. And guts is enough.”
Don’t underestimate popular culture, all a y’all, it’s who we are. That’s the mistake they are making.
“We are not animals!” Former Elephant Men