{"id":40909,"date":"2020-08-28T14:59:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T21:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40909"},"modified":"2020-08-28T14:59:53","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T21:59:53","slug":"friday-fun-the-best-is-yet-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/08\/28\/friday-fun-the-best-is-yet-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: &#8220;THE BEST \u2026 IS YET \u2026 TO COME!!!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was certain the RNC Convention would prove to be a treasure trove for my <em>&#8220;Friday Fun&#8221;<\/em> post \u2013 but I wasn&#8217;t expecting THIS bumper crop!\u00a0 With as much grist for mill as they sowed, it took me a lot longer to winnow the wheat from the chaff.\u00a0 <em>(Can you tell I miss my days on the family farm?)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d be derelict if I didn&#8217;t give top billing to Junior&#8217;s new main squeeze, Kimberly Guilfoyle.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not often, but on a rare occasion I&#8217;m actually a bit relieved to have my hearing deficit \u2013 and apparently her speech SCREAMED on opening night is one of those.\u00a0 The neighbor told me that he heard her entire screech \u2013 and his TV wasn&#8217;t even on!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wind-Tunnel_Ad_OPT.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Wind-Tunnel_Ad_OPT.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guilfoyle was certainly a champion Meme Generator \u2013 so let&#8217;s sample a few of the ones I enjoyed most.\u00a0 To begin, here&#8217;s a compilation of folks reprising her shouted signature closing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kimberly Guilfoyle RNC speech parody compilation #Guilfoylechallenge\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DlNQXwkpvdM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Having failed to keep up with the <em>&#8220;cool kids&#8221;<\/em> for decades now, I appreciated learning quite a bit about more recent culture trends than <em>Howdy Doody,<\/em> <em>American Bandstand, <\/em>or even <em>Candid Camera<\/em>.\u00a0 So, for all you <em>Power Ranger<\/em> aficionados, she reminded lots of folks of <em>Rita Repulsa<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1_RNC_Guilfoyle_Rita-Repulsa_Power-Rangers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1_RNC_Guilfoyle_Rita-Repulsa_Power-Rangers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1_RNC_Guilfoyle_Rita-Repulsa_Power-Rangers.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1_RNC_Guilfoyle_Rita-Repulsa_Power-Rangers-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1_RNC_Guilfoyle_Rita-Repulsa_Power-Rangers-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1_RNC_Guilfoyle_Rita-Repulsa_Power-Rangers-768x471.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Being more old-school, I&#8217;d go with <em>Evita<\/em> \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2_RNC_Guilfoyle_Evita.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2_RNC_Guilfoyle_Evita.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2_RNC_Guilfoyle_Evita.jpg 542w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2_RNC_Guilfoyle_Evita-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/2_RNC_Guilfoyle_Evita-150x133.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or even <em>Cruella de Vil<\/em> \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cruella_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cruella_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cruella_2.jpg 854w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cruella_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cruella_2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/3_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cruella_2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But no matter which persona you see her as, I think we can all agree that this is amazingly accurate description of her performance:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cap-Locks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cap-Locks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cap-Locks.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cap-Locks-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4_RNC_Guilfoyle_Cap-Locks-150x109.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given that Junior&#8217;s contribution featured his rapid-fire delivery, bloodshot, watery, dilated eyes and sweaty skin, many people are saying he and Kimberly shared their <em>Stash<\/em> before appearing.\u00a0 Having seen my share of cocaine complications among teens, I could not argue against that observation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5_RNC_Junior_Drug-High.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5_RNC_Junior_Drug-High.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"814\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5_RNC_Junior_Drug-High.jpg 814w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5_RNC_Junior_Drug-High-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5_RNC_Junior_Drug-High-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5_RNC_Junior_Drug-High-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Based on Kim and Junior&#8217;s performances, it&#8217;s fair to conclude that Rethuglicans have lost their &#8220;War on Drugs&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who did this?? \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GFZYGRLUxX\">pic.twitter.com\/GFZYGRLUxX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/1298119998141956097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Seems to me that if <strong><u>SIX<\/u><\/strong> of the twelve &#8220;Keynote Speakers&#8221; share the same last name as <em>Dear Leader<\/em>, it&#8217;s fair to conclude the GOP is currently drifting into North Korea territory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7_RNC_Same-Last-Name_N-Korea-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7_RNC_Same-Last-Name_N-Korea-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7_RNC_Same-Last-Name_N-Korea-.jpg 854w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7_RNC_Same-Last-Name_N-Korea--300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7_RNC_Same-Last-Name_N-Korea--150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/7_RNC_Same-Last-Name_N-Korea--768x341.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But there was good and understandable reason for that \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8_RNC_Trump-Family_All-Else-in-Jail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8_RNC_Trump-Family_All-Else-in-Jail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8_RNC_Trump-Family_All-Else-in-Jail.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8_RNC_Trump-Family_All-Else-in-Jail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/8_RNC_Trump-Family_All-Else-in-Jail-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you happen to be wondering why you never received your gold-embossed Summons \u2026 <em>errr<\/em> \u2026 Invitation to any of the events \u2013 that, too, can be easily explained:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9_RNC_Aint-Indicted_Invited_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9_RNC_Aint-Indicted_Invited_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9_RNC_Aint-Indicted_Invited_1.jpg 854w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9_RNC_Aint-Indicted_Invited_1-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9_RNC_Aint-Indicted_Invited_1-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/9_RNC_Aint-Indicted_Invited_1-768x297.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, there were other speakers, like the McCloskeys from St. Louis who had a unique qualification beside donating huge amounts of money \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10_RNC_St-Louis_Gun-Toters-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And Donnie was heartbroken to learn that Jerry Falwell, Jr. turned down his invitation to speak at the convention.\u00a0 But as we&#8217;ve recently learned from his pool boy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/aug\/28\/jerry-falwell-jr-giancarlo-granda-becki-enjoyed-watching\">Giancarlo Granda<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11_RNC_Falwell_Prefers-Watch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11_RNC_Falwell_Prefers-Watch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11_RNC_Falwell_Prefers-Watch.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11_RNC_Falwell_Prefers-Watch-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11_RNC_Falwell_Prefers-Watch-150x147.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11_RNC_Falwell_Prefers-Watch-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11_RNC_Falwell_Prefers-Watch-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11_RNC_Falwell_Prefers-Watch-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/11_RNC_Falwell_Prefers-Watch-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite their promises to the contrary, the RNC Convention expos\u00e9 was a four-day forum of forlorn, dark, oppressive and depressing presentations.\u00a0 Rod Serling provides the reason for that:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12_RNC_Guilfoyle_Twilight-Zone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12_RNC_Guilfoyle_Twilight-Zone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12_RNC_Guilfoyle_Twilight-Zone.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12_RNC_Guilfoyle_Twilight-Zone-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/12_RNC_Guilfoyle_Twilight-Zone-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And Charlie Brown easily provides the closing take-home lesson from their four-day debacle:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13_Peanuts_Awful_Give-4-More-Years.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13_Peanuts_Awful_Give-4-More-Years.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13_Peanuts_Awful_Give-4-More-Years.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13_Peanuts_Awful_Give-4-More-Years-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/13_Peanuts_Awful_Give-4-More-Years-150x129.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>No doubt we all agree it&#8217;d be great if we could just skip ahead to the time when we have a vaccine \u2026 and Trump is in prison!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was certain the RNC Convention would prove to be a treasure trove for my &#8220;Friday Fun&#8221; post \u2013 but I wasn&#8217;t expecting THIS bumper crop!\u00a0 With as much grist for mill as they sowed, it took me a lot longer to winnow the wheat from the chaff.\u00a0 (Can you tell I miss my days <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/08\/28\/friday-fun-the-best-is-yet-to-come\/' 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