October Surprise
Our presidential
elections have been famous for the so-called October surprise. Just look at
2016, an election cycle that had several. First, there was the Access Hollywood
tape, and on the same day, Wikileaks’ publication of hacked Democratic Party
email communications. Finally, James Comey announced the reopening of the
investigation into Hillary Clinton’s missing emails.
That’s a lot of
surprises for one October. Now I fear we are on the verge of another. Last
weekend, for reasons known only to the candidate himself, Donald Trump chose to
make comments about the physical endowment of Hall-of-Fame golfer Arnold
Palmer. That’s surprising in itself, but I think the real danger lies in how
the media follows up on Mr. Trump’s comments.
It’s only a matter
of time before some cynical reporter prods the former president by asking how
he compares to Mr. Palmer. The nightmare scenario is that Mr. Trump will
reenact the closing scene from the movie Boogie Nights. Remember Mark Wahlberg’s
dialog, “I am a star, a big, bright, shining star,” as he displayed the proof?
I hope the
broadcast and cable networks deploy a five-second delay on their live coverage
in order to protect the viewing public. I shudder to think of Mr. Trump’s
reprise of Mr. Wahlberg’s performance. It is an October surprise we can do
without.
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Should it happen, it will surely come to be known as "The Small Reveal."
ReplyDeleteHopefully, we will never know...
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ReplyDeleteI do recall him once saying, in public, from a podium, "There's no problem down there." But then, he may have been referring to his tummy.
ReplyDeleteI think that was in response to Marco Rubio saying he had little hands. But I'm sure he was referencing his tummy.
DeleteMy wish is to see him in an orange jumpsuit. Perhaps that would finally do it!!!!! Very scary times.
DeleteLaughed at Chuck's lines. Only the reality isn't funny. Half the population apparently thinks this halfwit should be President of the United States. Let's not let it happen. I'm going to phone call for the other side right now.
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