So there's this really funny anti-Romney satirist going around

[xiphias]

So, there's this guy who's going around doing this Mitt Romney thing which is actually really funny, making him sound like this totally out-of-touch rich guy. I thought some of the early stuff the guy was doing was a little trite and obvious, but he's REALLY hit his stride recently.

I mean, he did some obvious stuff early on which I thought was a little blatant and not THAT funny, like "Face it, corporations ARE people, my friend," which wasn't really that funny. But recently, he did some amazing stuff. Like, he was talking to a crowd in Detroit and did this bit about how he likes American cars: "I drive a Mustang and a Chevy pickup truck. Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs, actually. And I used to have a Dodge truck, so I used to have all three covered."

I mean, that's good. Especially slipping in the phrase "a couple of Cadillacs" there. But he did a better one as a followup: he claimed that it was totally reasonable to have a couple of Cadillacs, because they needed one for the East coast mansion and one for the West coast one. I mean, THAT'S good.

But I thought his absolute BEST was being at Daytona for the Daytona 500, and being asked if he was a NASCAR fan: "Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans. But I have some great friends who are NASCAR team owners."

I mean, this guy is doing the BEST anti-Romney comedy out there, and I would LOVE to know who he is. . . .

. . . oh, wait.

That's actually Mitt.

Jeez, if I was a political comedian these days, I'd be pissed. There's no way to make fun of the candidates that doesn't pale in comparison with the candidates themselves.

Edited to add: LiveJournal's Restore From Draft only restored half of what I wrote, and I didn't notice. Let's try that again.

Comments

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

wow, i missed that last.
but i did catch how he was talking about how he didn't follow NASCAR, really, but he did have friends who were NASCAR owners.

[bill_sheehan.livejournal.com]

His cars AND his mansions are all made in America, so what are you complaining about? He's trickling down onto the little people, isn't he?

[rymrytr.livejournal.com]

OH! Is that what that smell is...?

[temima.livejournal.com]

I miss the classics, like "I bet you $10,000!"

[navrins]

OK, I'm not sure I'm following you. Is the "really funny anti-Romney satirist" you're referring to Romney himself?

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Er. Oops. Only half of what I wrote posted. Try reading it again and see if it makes more sense now . . .

[navrins]

Yes, it does. That's where I thought you were going.

[dancing-kiralee.livejournal.com]

It was pretty funny even before the second half got posted... at least my husband thought it was exceptional / funny enough to read aloud to me (oddly, at almost the same time I'd pulled up your journal to read it myself.)

Kiralee