Kayleigh McEnany Did Nothing Wrong
“Milktoast”
Remember Omarosa? She was the Trump lieutenant who started as a contestant on The Apprentice and then worked in the Trump White House for less than a year. She went back to doing reality TV, although arguably she never really left.
Omarosa didn’t last long in Trumpworld, but she came the closest to summing up what he’s all about. During the 2016 campaign, she said this:
“Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump. It’s everyone who’s ever doubted Donald, who ever disagreed, who ever challenged him. It is the ultimate revenge to become the most powerful man in the universe.”
Well, at least she didn’t pretend it’s about anything but one man’s ego.
I spoke out against that whole attitude at the time, because I had just spent eight long years watching Democrats treat Obama like a king and I was in no mood for more of the same from the Republicans. I will never bow down to a president or any other politician. I’m a citizen, not a subject.
You may or may not get my vote, but you will never get my obeisance.
And then Omarosa turned out just like everybody else who has ever worked for Trump: an enemy of Trump. That’s how it works. The more loyal you are, the higher he puts you on his $#!+ list. Throw yourself in front of a bullet and he’ll stab you in the back.
Now it’s 2023, and nothing has changed. Trump rewards loyalty the same way he always has:
I’m trying to think of anybody who has worked harder for Trump. Not even his own kids have been as loyal as McEnany. And this was all it took for him to turn on her.
At least he had the decency to misspell “milquetoast” so it trended on Twitter. Gotta keep people entertained.
Keep in mind, McEnany didn’t insult him or anything. She just got a poll number slightly wrong. She was pointing out that Trump is ahead in the polls, and she still drew his ire because she worshipped him insufficiently.
Now that he’s turned on McEnany, his dwindling retinue of minions will be expected to do the same. In order to Make America Great Again, you must hate whoever the boss hates, love whoever the boss loves, and then switch as instantly and aggressively as he does.1
If you still like Trump and he hasn’t betrayed you yet, that’s only because he doesn’t have time to get around to everybody.
Why would I start voting for this guy now?
But it’s not all bad news. Trump just made a new friend!
Trump and Cuomo are now pals. That means you have to praise Cuomo or you’re a lib and a cuck and a RINO.
Enjoy.
I praised the new Chop & Steele documentary the other day, and here’s a quick shout-out to the Found Footage Festival’s YouTube channel, run by Jim Pickett and Nick Prueher of Chop & Steele “fame.” They’ve got all kinds of weird videos, as well as weekly livestreams where they make fun of goofy crap they dug up. They’ve made a career out of laughing at the detritus of the last half-century of American pop culture.
You’ll find a lot of gems that have been forgotten for very good reason. And some that will never die:
Who knew dog breeders had so much in common with street pimps?
These guys will never get rich or famous doing this stuff, but that doesn’t mean they have to be poor and obscure either. They’re working outside the system, doing things they think are funny, and they’re not really worried about anybody who doesn’t like it. I really admire that approach to life. Makes me feel less alone. So check it out because I said so!
Speaking of people who help cure my loneliness… thanks for sticking around, dear reader. I know I’m not here as much as I used to be, and I’m still figuring out how to switch back and forth between this and my other job. Glad you’re still putting up with me.
A few former MAGA-heads now claim there’s a big difference between 2016 Trump and 2023 Trump. Nope! Speaking as someone who never jumped on the Trump Train, I see no difference. He’s the same guy he’s always been. Only the nicknames have changed.
Pretty much nailed it, my dude. This is how I see Trump. The only problem is that he's facing probably the most corrupt politician of the modern era. To have it all come down to voting against someone, as opposed to for someone, is just so on-brand for Late Republic America.
I feel like this election is akin to the "battle of wits to the death" scene in the Princess Bride; where surely I can not vote for Candidate A because of his personal baggage, tendency to take everything personal and treat even the slightest differences as a grand felony. But surely I can not vote for Candidate B because he's corrupt, has been funneling money to his family for decades, has never once taken a position that didn't personally benefit him and can find a way to F**k up making hot water. But surely I can not vote for Candidate A because he's too old. And surely I can not vote for Candidate B because he's too old. Yet I can not vote for Candidate A because he is a known liar and grifter, just like Candidate B. And yet I can not vote for Candidate A because ...
And I could go on and on and on and on.
Elections that come down to "the lesser of two evils will win" never work out. Look, this nation is just plain f***ked, and our self-serving political class just won't tell us the truth that we're f***ked because they want to keep the gravy train rolling on.
He handed the country over to Fauci and Birx. That right there is enough for me to choose someone else. I would love to see a DeSantis/Scott or DeSantis/Ramaswamy ticket.