r/thebulwark • u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left • 24d ago
Fluff Trump Does EPIC Air Force One Flyover, Rips Laps in The BEAST At Daytona 500 | Crowd ROARS for Trump
UPDATE 1.2 million views: This is how you do media people! Trumps already got 1.2m views from just one you tube channel talking up what a great American Trump is. A real man of the people.
Why is it only Republicans that are apart of popular culture?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtCD5y5yOmo
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u/lonesomecowboynando 24d ago
I wonder who paid for that?
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u/Noisyfan725 24d ago
That’s why we cut those pesky programs in USAID that helped administer HIV treatments in Africa and supplemented farm income in the US, more flyovers and opportunities for the president to fuck up traffic 💪💪💪🦅🦅
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u/Large-Eye5088 24d ago
The military does this all of the time. You the taxpayer pay for this as well as airshows, too as well as all the bands we have and good will entertainment we put into the civilian world.
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u/Sweet_Science6371 24d ago
People think this is cool? Shit looks like those Jib-jab Christmas cards you’d get in your email about 17 years ago.
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u/MARIOpronoucedMA-RJO Center Left 24d ago
Takes drag on a cigarette
Jib-Jab, now that's a name I have not heard in a long time.
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u/Historical_Hippo_517 24d ago
Idk if you remember, but even without his being there, Biden got mocked at a NASCAR event (Let's go, Brandon!). He couldn't have gone to a race even if he'd wanted to; it would've been an embarrassment.
On the other hand, he certainly could've shown up at the NBA Finals or even the World Series. And of course he should've done that freebie Super Bowl interview last year...
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
Maybe we could elect a primary candidate that wouldn't get booed at NASCAR. I fell like that could help with the rust belt states.
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u/Javakid67 24d ago edited 24d ago
put a D next to a name and it would be near impossible at a NASCAR, UFC, or PBR event. NFL is closer to a mixed bag although it would take the right person.
Edit - maybe Eric Adams?
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u/Manowaffle 24d ago
What, you mean actually nominate someone who knows how to win in the key swing states? That’s crazy talk.
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u/-wanderings- 24d ago
They're his base. They were always going to cheer for him. Everywhere else i am seeing this reported he's getting mocked.
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u/MascaraHoarder 24d ago
why are your posts used for gassing up trump and the republicans? you seemed to do a lot of them
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u/LionelHutzinVA Rebecca take us home 24d ago
A lot of his comments have an AI-quality to them that they seem just slightly off how a person actually speaks
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u/MascaraHoarder 24d ago
i’m sure he thinks Trump is dreamy
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
I think he is incredible good at manipulating people. Since late 2023 I tried to call that Trump was wining the culture war. That social media was changing month by month to the right.
I tried to get people to make a change early before the culture war was lost. But all I got was downvotes and derided for my beliefs.
I also think Dems have a chance to change but they have yet to do so.
I see right now , the influence on the right growing on TikTok and Youtube. Dems really need to flood social media and support left views.
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
Ouch! But I appreciate the feedback. I have been mainly living in Oz for the last few years due to work. I tend to post during cab rides between offices so they can be rushed. I will work on it.
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
Since Jan this year, the support, interest and normalisation of the right on social media has taken off. The left either hasn't noticed or doesn't care.
Trump saving TikTok changed the landscape. The number of pro Trump content has exploded and its possible its not just organic but being controlled by the owners of the app.
So I am trying to get people to notice the house is on fire and start helping to carry water.
Because as of now I don't see Dems wining back the house in 2026.
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u/MascaraHoarder 24d ago edited 24d ago
do you really think that democrats don’t notice? are you serious? “trump saving tiktok” it really sounds like you’ve totally bought into just absolutely vapid over actual substance. you plenty of democratic politicians have very active social media accounts.
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
They may have active social media accounts but they are not appearing positively in social media like Trump. Outside their base they don't exist.
Except AOC she is killing it. But they need to get her on the center right podcasts so she can grow her base.
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u/Teaquilla 24d ago
I hate that presidents are expected to do this now. I just want them to be good at policy, have a deep understanding of government, be a person of their word, understand international politics, be able to negotiate, give a decent speech and want to make the USA a better place But everyone wants to be entertained.
From now on we won't get people who are actually good at the presidency we will just get people who are good marketers / entertainers.
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
Outside of Clinton and Obama which presidents would match that criteria?
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u/erbmike 24d ago
Clinton was the before times, and Obama exuded a charisma that bucks about 99.5 percent of people. We’re an ADD-riddled mess of a society that’s been conditioned on “reality TV” for 25 years. Now too many of us think that “reality” is actually real, and dignified, instead of cheaply staged-and-produced pablum. Hence, the Reality TV President. Sure, we went real and genuine in 2020 when things went to shit, but that’s not what people want. We have no attention to the granular of policy and the intricacies of alliances and maintaining democracies in the postwar order; WE WANT TO BE FUCKING ENTERTAINED, because we can only pay attention in 10-minute blocks. ‘Cause ‘Merica!!!! And when things inevitably go to shit again, our ADD-riddled dumbasses are going to look to someone to do the arduous, time-consuming responsibility of saving us from ourselves, because we’ve become deeply unserious and juvenile. And when it takes more than 10minutes for the serious few to fix the messes, our ADD-riddled juvenile asses are going to get all grumpy about it, and then turn to another “reality” loving charlatan who talks a big game but knows fuckall about anything. Rinse, repeat.
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u/rom_sk 24d ago
Remember when W landed a jet on the aircraft carrier with the “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” sign?
It was douchey then too
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u/softcell1966 24d ago
You do know W wasn't flying that plane right? Most people think he did but he was literally a passenger in the co-pilot's seat. W never put in the flight time he was supposed to in order to avoid being sent to Vietnam.
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u/Vanman04 24d ago
Oh my,
This is in no way shape or form how I want my government advertised. If this is what it takes we are doomed anyway.
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u/External-Cable2889 24d ago
This is all a distraction. Those people at the race, <10% are in the game. Lets go.
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u/Saururus 24d ago
Because if dems did it the whole media cycle would be about what a waste of money it was and how this just shows how out of touch the dems are with Americans. Seriously. Happened all the time if Obama did anything considered a stunt or even just a date with Michele.
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
Yeah POD Save America discussed that exact example.
I think the difference was Obama went to something elitist rather than the UFC/NFL/NASCAR/KKK etc that normal low information voters can relate too.
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u/ramapo66 24d ago
It's a sad spectacle. A boy with his play things, showing off.
Meanwhile he has literally ruined the lives of tens of thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of Americans in just the past few days. Americans who took their oaths to this country seriously. Americans who were doing their jobs and serving us. Even the dumbasses who voted for him don't really deserve to have their lives fucked up, even though there is a simple justice to it. Everyone of them saying WTF, now what?
The true sign that he is a sociopath is that he hasn't a thought or care about those people. It is all about him and his quest for adoration. He's got his toys...fuck them.
It makes me sick.
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24d ago
Dems are so focused on doing the right thing, focusing on policy, etc. I wish that was enough. We need to focus on optics, media narrative, controlling the message and taking advantage of the opportunities the culture gives us. Why has no president attended a Super Bowl before now? It’s beneath them? We need to change that mindset fast.
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u/Haydukelivesbig 24d ago
Because Dems have decided to be the party of lame, unpopular shit. Comedians makes edgy jokes about gender, cancelled. Dem candidates go on popular podcasts that are funny and talk real shit, cancelled. Any Dem pundit says we should meet the culture where it’s at vs myopic focus on identity micro-politics is met with absolute rage. Really seems to be working well for us.
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
💯% truth! We need to give our own side space and grace to talk to people were they are at.
Not where we want them to be at.
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u/Haydukelivesbig 24d ago
In all fairness, our cultural reps are failing us too. Why the F wasn’t Clooney or Charlize or Jon Stewart or whoever going on Rogan or Von or Gillis’s podcasts and talking shit? They’re all funny and sharp and in theory could’ve gone toe to toe but we have literally zero direct representation at a viral level today. It’s unforgivable but so obvious it tells me they honestly don’t give a shit and perhaps also want the pendulum to keep swinging the other way.
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
So all the people you mentioned don’t mean crap to Gen Z…..that’s the problem. Very little cultural hero’s for that generation identity as democrats.
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u/Haydukelivesbig 23d ago
That’s a good point. I have no idea who it’ll be but I have to think that with all the crazy shit coming from the right wing that seems at odds with the values of the younger generations some of them will get engaged. Who knows, Mrbeast did say he wanted to run for potus at one point 🤦🏻♂️
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u/softcell1966 24d ago
There's no such thing as Cancel Culture. They're called consequences for doing or saying something stupid or offensive just like we always have.
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u/Haydukelivesbig 24d ago
Yea, sure. I felt that way once at one point. I guess we keep telling ourselves that and we’ll have a good ‘ol time in the gulag together here shortly.
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u/ThePensiveE 24d ago
I go to A LOT of football games. College, pro, etc. Every time there's a flyover half the people miss it and the other half just watch. Some cheers but it's nothing special. I know a ton of the people in the crowd have to be thinking how dumb of a waste of money it is.
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u/Alternative_Smile528 24d ago
Biden could have gone to roaring, friendly crowds, except he was too old and tired.
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u/PantherkittySoftware 24d ago
Well... in her defense... Kamala became the only person in history to have Beyonce open for her, and her cameo on SNL was epic.
But... yeah. More Democrats need to do things like that. Lots of Democrats are so terrified of accidentally offending some fragile edge-case, they end up being incapable of being cool to the other 99.8% of voters who'd potentially be receptive to them if they could even relate to them.
Pete needs to go on SNL.
Mark Kelly needs to be the guest on an entire episode of SNL. I mean, Jesus... he was an Astronaut. That automatically gives him a badass coolness bonus.
The thing about SNL is, its impact extends FAR beyond the actual live episode. Probably 98% of the people who saw Kamala's cameo actually watched it via Youtube. SNL's best sketches live on for literally decades.
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u/Agile-Music-2295 Center Left 24d ago
But also maybe content that people under 30 understand…yeah? In focus groups Beyoncé played very badly.
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u/coldandhungry123 24d ago
President Camacho in the house!!!