I’m beginning to think the boredom factor is affecting politics. Weary from the mind-numbing political cacophony, Americans want something more exciting on the menu. In a choice between watching another four-year drama, they seem to want a scary horror movie. They would favor Trump II over The Curious Case of Joseph Biden.
The problem with horror movies is that sequels can go on forever. The Halloween franchise has thirteen films to its credit and I’m afraid if Trump gets his sequel, America is in for more of the political version of Michael Myers than it can stomach. Those thirteen films have collectively grossed $884 million which would just about cover Trump’s current legal bills, fines, and penalties, with enough left over to help his campaign take out a few ads on Russia-1 TV.
Donald Trump and Michael Myers have a lot in common. Myers was shot and fell from a balcony, burned alive, shot and fell down a mineshaft, injected with tranquilizers, decapitated with a fire axe, electrocuted, shot in the head, burned inside a house, and finally had his throat and wrist slit before being thrown into an industrial shredder during the 44-year course of the 13 movies.
Likewise, Donald Trump has so far survived marital infidelity, a blackmailing porn star, the Access Hollywood tape, racial discrimination at Trump housing, multiple bankruptcies, a rape slander conviction, 91 pending criminal charges, and a $457M fraud case, only to seek a return in Trump II, The Revenge.
Does America want a presidential horror franchise, “the likes of which the world has never seen,” or do we want four more years of Mr. Biden's Neighborhood where sanity, honesty, and at least an attempt to collaboratively work across the aisle? Tuesday, November 5, 2024, this question will be answered.
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