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President Biden has spent a week in a bunker, supposedly, with sixteen others practicing debates for a job he has held for the last three years. We are told Biden’s decades-long career experience as a senator and his stellar record as president are what makes him the most viable candidate; yet, he needs seven days and sixteen people to help prepare him for a debate which will appear on CNN hosted by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash who are Never Trumpers.
Take a minute and let this sink in. I’ll wait.
It doesn’t take a conspiracy theorist to believe that someone else, or an entire team of people have been the ones actually running the country. But now the rubber hits the road. In the first presidential debate of the season, senile Joe has to stand at a podium.
That’s all he has to do. Stand.
If Joe can muster the art of standing, the Left will declare that he won the debate. There is no doubt that CNN has already handed Joe’s prep team the questions ahead of time. There is no doubt that Biden is being retaught how to sling mud without slurring. There is no doubt that he will have his eyelids glued open and will be on some drug to get him through. These are not conspiracy theories. For all have happened throughout his erratic three years. But none of it matters, you see. Because all Joe needs to do is appear, and the headlines of his victory will be written.
The bigger question will be how many American people will subject themselves to this sideshow. I, for one, will not. No one pays me to be an analyst for a political event that will be spun. We already know Trump is a “bully” and Biden is made of nothing but “decency.” Why would anyone tune in who didn’t have to?
Trump was president for four years already. He’s not new to the White House or the swampy federal government. He’s already telling us that he’d rein in spending—especially with Ukraine—and has an America-first agenda. He has a proven record as does Biden. We are aware that Biden’s handlers are globalists and Communists. Voters need nothing more to make a decision. It’s easy. Freedom versus Communism. So why debate at all? It seems that CNN just wants to ensure that there are gotcha soundbites from Trump that could be looped on social media sites.
Already, the fight has started on X. The trolls are in force writing tweets about how we will all die under a Trump presidency, and how women’s rights will be completely obliterated. Celebrities will move or set themselves ablaze if Trump wins. Pure hyperbolic gibberish. I don’t know about you, but George Clooney living in Italy has not disrupted my life.
The Left wants you to forget about your personal job, lack of security, and bank account. Just shut up and believe what you are told: Biden has created the most jobs of any president, and the economy is doing well. He will save women from slaughterhouses by enshrining a federal right to abortion. He will continue to support LGBTQ rights in and out of elementary schools. He will illegally continue to pay off student loans. He will continue to fund Ukraine for democracy’s sake. He will continue to support open borders because they need voters. Expansion of the Supreme Court must happen for the fairness of ever-changing public opinion. Lawfare will continue because the ends justify the means.
If this all sounds familiar, it is. I feel like I point out the same differences over and over again hoping that those that agree with our move toward Communism will suddenly change their minds. But, I see no hope in that.
For example, South Carolina just had a primary for an open Republican Congressional seat. Sheri Biggs narrowly beat the Trump-backed Mark Burns. Since both are Republicans, what’s the big deal? Low voter turnout. Just over 55,000 people went to the polls in an area that covers over 730,000 people.
While listening to the Mike Gallagher radio show, some from District 3 called in to say they didn’t vote because neither Biggs nor Burns was stellar. One person said he is so frustrated with the Republican Congress’ inaction, in general, that he might as well vote Democrat. Moreover, people are feeling battle fatigue. The vitriol from both sides continues 24/7 as we are told, once again, this election will be the most important of our lifetimes.
And this is why I always say that I don’t believe in polls. Does it matter if Trump is up in polls if no one shows up to vote? Not tuning into a debate is understandable. Not voting is inconceivable. Though, to be honest, voting with ignorance is the most damaging choice of all. And women are the worst. I hate to pick on my own sex, but most vote with emotion.
Women voted for Kennedy, Clinton, and Obama because the media portrayed each as attractive. Kennedy was tanned when he debated against Nixon. Clinton was asked about whether he wore boxers or briefs, AND he played the saxophone. Swoon. Obama was fit as his shirtless photos on the beach can attest. He also displayed that confident swagger that we are suddenly seeing more of lately. Women were distracted from the issues and what the candidates were actually saying.
But our two candidates in 2024 are geriatrics. Thank God, neither is going to be shirtless anytime soon. So, if women refuse logical thinking and facts to decide who is going to keep our country afloat, and we can’t choose based on attractiveness, what will decide our presidential election?
A humorous story appeared last month regarding the new summer trend that I believe may impact how each candidate is viewed— “Hot Rodent Men.”
The trend mentioned in USA Today was coined by the online outlet Dazed. That’s where it states, “Rodent handsome men are usually more svelte than muscular, with more pinched, angular features. They’re often not conventionally handsome, but this only makes them more hot…often, rodent men are the antithesis of toxic masculinity. Rodent men are the types to buy their girlfriends ridiculously huge bunches of flowers. They are unashamed wife guys who will post photos of their partner’s Met Gala look on grid.”
This is so realistic. As you know, I’ve been to the Met Gala five times and my husband, who reminds me of Ralph from Beverly Cleary’s The Mouse and the Motorcycle, has proudly posted my pictures online. Being above the age of 50, I’m not in the same demographic as this trend but can certainly relate.
The younger generation of women enjoy girly men who are beady-eyed, long, and lean like today’s actor Timothy Chalamet or 1950s actor Montgomery Clift. Large ears and a tail are optional.
Why is this a thing? Part of it is that the mousey guys appear respectful. But there’s an edgier factor that comes into play. It’s the same feeling you get when go to an amusement park drop tower ride and the guy running the ride is high. Will you get off in one piece, will you get stuck, or will you lose a limb?
Women desire an element of danger. Those who choose this rodent type are never quite sure if these men can actually protect them, so the relationships are thrilling. And if there is a personal argument between the two in the relationship, all the female has to do is throw her shoe at her “hot rodent man” like Nora in The Nutcracker to make him scurry back into his hole.
Are you a man or a mouse? used to cause the male species to choose the former. Not anymore. Cowardly mice are garnering favor over courageous men. Now, with toxic masculinity on the line, even Taylor Swift is in a conundrum. She is currently in a relationship with a complete opposite of the “hot rodent man” while chanting “F—k the patriarchy!” at her sold out concerts. If this “Hot Rodent Man” trend continues beyond the summer, Taylor may dump Travis. Furthermore, I think we know which candidate best fits the description of a “rat man.”
Those of us who love our country are trapped unless our voter turnout is huge.
This is the first I’ve heard of “Hot Rodent Men”. I guess I’m not “with it”. I’ll be voting though.
Actually this started with Disney's Mouseketeers TV show. Putting those sappy mouse ears on the boys! GI Joe surplus Army helmets would have been more appropriate.