Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are getting a lot of attention — I guess spectacular public pratfalls are a great way to get yourself a long profile in the Washington Post. Unfortunately for them, the profile is titled Meet the GOP operatives who aim to smear the 2020 Democrats — but keep bungling it. “Bungling” is the important word there.
There are many not so subtle digs, like the lead photo.
The expressions, the poses — this was not intended to flatter. Look at the length of Wohl’s tie, too. It’s not an important detail, but this is becoming a hallmark of the Trumpkin style.
Then there’s this description:
On Instagram, Wohl is prone to posting images of himself shirtless, staring into the camera with a come-hither look. He says he wants “what any other young man wants — fame and fortune.”
In his public appearances, he favors tightfitting suits and cultivates a serious demeanor. He swears by Garnier Fructis styling gel to shape his dark brown hair into a follicular architectural form with a gravity-defying ledge in the front.
I wonder if he even knows that he’s been dissed? Most of the article consists of our intrepid heroes claiming strong ties to various more infamous Republican operatives, followed by a paragraph in which a fact-checker called said Republicans to get frantic “I never knew these guys!” quotes. There are also summaries of their various failed exercises in rat-fucking.
Now the dilemma. If all publicity is good publicity, does this actually benefit the dopey duo?
I have to wonder. This is truly the age where bad publicity only seems to affect you negatively if you’re not an unrepentant arsehole. President Shitgibbon has received more bad publicity than just about any politician I can remember (back to Reagan) and it only encourages both him and his winged MAGA monkeys.
I wonder when it will finally dawn on Burkman that he’s Jacob Wohl’s sidekick? I can’t imagine a more pathetic thing for anyone to be.
Hopefully some time in the not to distant future they’ll do something that will give them jail time.
Is it bad that all I see are good targets for offering a quick chocolate milkshake?
jo1storm @4: I am imagining Danny DeVito saying “Can I offer you a nice egg cream in these trying times?”
Remember when conservatives used to take digs at Obama calling him “Dear Leader”?
I’m letting my inner 13-year old out to play for the moment, and going with, “Someone’s overcompensating.”
If you have to ask, you’re not cynical enough.