Election Entertainment

 Delivering the Vote . Even at the peak of political rhetoric, the candidates have been upstaged by the American voters, and their stories are prime time.  For example the one above is about a woman in labor who stops by her polling station to cast her vote on the way to the delivery room.  This may win the award for best way to cut into the front of the line, as the lines for early voting have been very long.   President Trump, win or lose, will be able to take credit for the HUGEST get-out-the-vote in American election history.  If the Democrats were as effective in aligning their base for their candidates as the Trumpublicans are at alienating Democrats against theirs, America might have a two-party system again. What will be truly entertaining - Biden wins the popular vote by over 10 million, Trump wins the Electoral College by one, the Democratically controlled House overrules the Electoral College, and the Supreme Court overrules the House.  If a...

 Political Side Show . Bulldozing the Competition . In Florida, an enterprising young man decided he did not like the political signs in another yard and decided to remove them with a stolen bulldozer.  These posters were planted into the lawn with typical wire stands by hand.  Unfortunately, there is no video of the attempted uprooting.  The video in the above link documents the aftermath, which shows a largely unsuccessful attempt.  Therefore, the entertainment value is low. So, why even mention it?  Some events are seemingly bland until a later event creates the opportunity to look back and see them as harbingers.  Political news organizations spend a fortune on polls and other predictive indicators of future election results.  While many prognoses are 'scientific' and nebulously quantifiable, some are more like an omen or, in this case, foretoken.  Only time will tell. More on November 4th! #electionentertainment

 New Main Card - Trump vs Fauci New Opponent   .  Just when you thought the 'less than entertaining presidential election' was heading down a boring final stretch, The Donald comes up with a twist reminiscent of his  WWE wrestling days - when you cannot beat the guy in the ring, take on someone in the audience, preferably an older-than-Biden guy who cannot defend himself.  That man is Dr. Anthony Fauci, who sort of works for the POTUS. We are absolutely certain that The Donald will soundly defeat Dr. Fauci at the polls on November 3rd.  It will not even be close, and The Donald will be able to declare a HUGE victory, one even greater that Richard 'Tricky Dick' Nixon's landslide over Senator George McGovern.  HUGE! Of course, you are probably thinking that Joe Biden might out-poll both The Donald and the Doctor on November 3rd.  True, but does that really matter?  Joe is a good guy, but good guys finish last, right?  The Democrats were ...

Taking Sides Xi Talks War    - Xi Jinping has been known to occasionally rally the troops, but his recent remarks come at a time when Russia and China have become involved with Donald Trump and Joe Biden in ways beyond diplomacy.  If Xi decides to invade Taiwan around Election Day, China may catch America flat footed.  That would be amusing in a D-Day sort of way.  President Trump may not notice it until he is declared re-elected.  If not re-elected, he may not care or may nuke China as a parting nod.  Not wanting to be left out, Russia might chime in, too. So, if you like disaster films, this one could be a topper, even in a hotly contested pandemic election year. #electionentertainment

 I am Dying to See You -- Everyone loves a parade, and when you are getting run out of town, make it look like you are leading a parade.  The Donald, master showman, understands this well.  If you fast forward about fifteen and a half minutes into this video, you will see the POTUS driving by, waving to his adoring public.  From this perspective, it is hard to see the occupants, but five o'clock news videos with better angles will clear that up.  He made sure to get out there in time for the evening news. It takes a lot of moxie to get out of a hospital bed for a photo op on the street.  However, moxie makes for a great show, sorta the COVID-19 Evel Knievel.  He did not get out of the car to shake hands, however, maybe next news cycle. #electionentertainment

 Doomsday Scenario Trump Sick, Nuclear Planes Launched  --  In 1964, Peter Sellers starred in a Stanley Kubrik's Dr. Strangelove, a very funny movie that ended with the world being destroyed by a nuclear holocaust.  It was the early years of the Cold War, when America was great.  Kubrik's film was released just two months after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and America was still recovering from the tragic event.   The premise of Dr. Strangelove's plot was a conspiracy theory that the communists were trying to overthrow America by fluoridation of the water supply, a conspiracy theory that survives to this day in various forms.  Kubrik was on top of his game with this film, and the movie did okay at the box office, about $10 million. Before Mr. Sellers died in 1980, he starred in another esoteric satire, Being There.  In this movie, he plays a vacuous cipher, whose only talent is reflecting the intentions of whomever interacts wit...