Democrats get Jay-Z and Beyonce, MAGA people get the star of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. The crowd laughed: this guy was definitely more entertaining than Dinesh D’Souza. He then told a mild gag, about getting punched after “helpfully” fixing a lady’s skirt, which would have been suitable for broadcast pre-watershed any time in the past 50 years. This got some applause, but the message struck me as defeatist and un-Trumpian.ĭ’Souza was followed by the author of a business book, who wanted to live in a world where you could still tell jokes without fretting about offending people.
Conservatives needed to withdraw and create new ones, a culture within the culture. The Left had captured all the institutions, he said nothing could be done. “Go for it,” he said, adding: “It’s real, completely real.”ĭinesh D’Souza was wrapping up as I entered the hall. The woman in front of me asked if she could touch his hair. A Trump impersonator walked up and down, posing for pictures.
The vibe was good humoured despite the long line: people were expecting a good show. Suggested reading Why Hispanics gave up on the LeftĪmong the white people, for example, there were representatives of the big-beard-and-shaved-head cohort, older rural Republicans, preppy college kids and black T-shirt Infowars types.
