Sunday, August 6, 2017

DONALD TRUMP, STAND UP COMEDIAN

Donald Trump is arguably the best comedian ever at what they call stand up.  After all, how many comedians have been able to pack an arena time and again like a rock band?

He's got his routine down and now even reads it from prompters almost like Obama.  He is getting pretty good at it too.  Last year he was kind of stiff using prompters but no longer.  Even so, the attendees love the oldies and never seem to get tired of them.

He's got his "call and response" routine down too.  He says "Who will build the wall (between the U.S. and Mexico)?"  The crowd enthusiastically responds: "Mexico!"
He says, Hillary's 33,000 missing e-mails, and the crowd responds "Lock her up, lock 'er up, lock 'er up!."
He could add to this.  For example when he says the Russian thing is a hoax, the crowd could respond, "Fake news, fake news, fake news!"  He's missing out.  It would be a good one (Donald, it is all right to steal this one from me).

But the crowd misses some of the old-time jokes like, "Punch him in the mouth," "I'll pay the legal bills," and "In the old days, they would carry him out on a stretcher."  Of course, for some groups the jokes just don't go over, such as when he said to the police gathering, "Throw the suspect into the back of the Paddy* Wagon," and "Let the suspects bang their heads getting into the back seat of a police car."  Some people just can't take a joke.  His stand up routine didn't go over well with the management of the Boy Scouts either. (Though the scouts seemed to like it.)  Donald, you've got to know your audience.

So after an evening of cheering and waving placards, sometimes even before the joke is over (the oldies are the goodies), the faithful go home, smiling, one more time after an evening of fun.

* What is the origin oft the name Paddy Wagon?  A nickname given to a vehicle police use to transport prisoners. The name came from the New York Draft riots of 1863. The Irish at the time were the poorest peoplein the city. When the draft was implemented it had a provision for wealthier people to buy a waiver. The Irish rioted, and the term Paddy wagon was coined. (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=paddy%20wagon)
Also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_van

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