Last weekend, at a packed Pennsylvania comedy club, an exasperated woman with a permanent scowl and an ax to grind pushed her way through the crowd to ask me, ‘How do you sleep at night?’
I got ready. Normally when someone confronts me like that, the subtext is: ‘You know, working for Fox News, the Evil Empire that helped elect the guy who is literally Hitler!’
But to my surprise, this girl from Pennsylvania was different.
she was worried Triumph supporter who had bought a ticket to see my latest comedy gig (mainly a means to share dirty stories from my time in the ’90s working at MTV) and was very concerned about the prospect of a Kamala presidency.
Between stories of clashing with Rudy Giuliani (you’ll have to buy a ticket to find out) and sharing a casket with Dave Navarro (ditto!), I peppered the show with some good-natured and appropriate bipartisan political banter. to a hotly contested swing state like Pennsylvania.
This girl from Pennsylvania was different. She was a concerned Trump supporter who had bought a ticket to see my comedy show and was worried about the prospect of a Kamala presidency.
I peppered the show with some good-natured, bipartisan political banter, appropriate for a swing state as hotly contested as Pennsylvania.
But during the Q&A at the end of my presentation, it was notable how many people in the crowd (a spicy mix of Daily Mail and Fox News fans, along with nostalgic Generation X lovers of MTV) wanted to keep talking politics. , and , and more importantly, what they had to say with almost unanimous vigor.
Every person who spoke was deathly afraid of the future, as if one of 45’s favorite sparkling wines was running around in their collective heads: “Our country is failing, we are a failed nation.”
To listen to the Harris campaign and its left-wing media lackeys is to believe that the rivers of battlefields like Pennsylvania run royal blue.
But as I drove from New York on the PA Turnpike, I passed miles and miles of neon billboards (unaffiliated with the campaign) hailing a second Trump presidency.
Stopping at a McDonald’s on the outskirts of the Pottstown district, diners were abuzz with pro-Trump chatter.
And it was the same story at a nail salon I visited, and at dive bars, cafes and shopping malls.
Whisper it, but the PA is coming to DJT.
Don’t take my word for it. The latest RealClearPolitics polling average now puts Trump and Harris in a dead heat in Pennsylvania, a state where, just a few weeks ago, Cackles had virtually tied.
Meanwhile, a bombshell New York Times/Siena College poll of key Sun Belt states (Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina) last week put Trump in the lead, by some margin. (Five points in Arizona and four in Georgia).
House Democrat Elissa Slotkin sounded the alarm in Michigan, warning donors that internal polling shows Harris is now “underwater” in her state, according to a clip leaked to Axios this week.
The New York Times ranks Kamala just one point higher among likely voters in the Mitten State, which is a much narrower margin than both Hillary and Sleepy Joe enjoyed at the same point in their respective races.
With such a close race quickly approaching on the turnpike, I can’t imagine either candidate getting much sleep at night…
Melania baby bomb
The former (and perhaps future) FLOTUS Melania Trump has politicians ecstatic because the Slovenian sphinx has come out to support… abortion!
‘Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body. “I have carried this belief with me throughout my adult life,” Mel writes in her new memoir.
D.C. Democrats scream that this pro-choice stance is a slap in the face to their chain, who loves to brag about how he helped overturn Roe v. Wade.
But what if it’s a stroke of presidential brilliance that helps soften a tough and divisive debate?
Trump already has the evangelical vote secured (they will never vote for the Communist Party), so why not give a concession to pro-choice supporters?
Harry does it alone
Why does Harry shine so brightly when his lady is nowhere to be seen?
The Gingerbread Prince appeared in Gotham before the UN General Assembly last week, ditching his tie. and Meghan (who is said to be home sick) to chat with other do-gooders.
The King and Queen of Santa Barbara were “chased” by paparazzi during another trip to New York. That “relentless” search was described by a Sussex spokesperson as “almost catastrophic”.
The only thing traveling faster than 5 mph in gridlocked Manhattan during United Nations Week is Harry’s mouth when he talks about his latest worthy cause.
The Gingerbread Prince appeared in Gotham City ahead of the UN General Assembly last week, ditching his tie and Meghan (who is said to be home sick) to chat with other do-gooders.
Podcast Playoffs
When I checked Spotify’s rankings of America’s top podcasters last week, they included: #1 Joe Rogan, #2 Tucker Carlson, #3 Candace Owens, and #4 Hawk Tuah girl.
If they were to pair boy-girl-boy-girl in an all-out brawl, my money is on Joe and Hawk Tuah annihilating Tucker and Candy. A girl can dream!
Poor puppies!
Nepo baby Brooklyn Beckham and his girlfriend Nicola Peltz are suing a dog groomer for what their lawsuit describes as “malicious abuse” that led to the death of their beloved Chihuahua.
So why is this talentless couple engaging in a new form of animal cruelty by dying their white Bolognese dogs’ fur pink, purple and orange?
So why is this talentless couple engaging in a new form of animal cruelty by dying their white Bolognese dogs’ fur pink, purple and orange?
Vogue has gone rogue
Vogue has taken issue with author Sally Rooney’s bestselling new novel, Intermezzo, because its characters are too “thin”.
“Thinness is not explicitly glamorized, but it is ubiquitous enough to seem a prerequisite for sensuality,” opines writer Emma Specter.
What ridiculous nonsense coming out of Wintour Palace, an organization that single-handedly (and proudly) launched millions of eating disorders around the world.
Holding on to youth
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ director Sam Taylor-Johnson (57) may know a thing or two about softcore porn, but recent vacation photos of the athletic cougar desperately clutching her much younger husband, Aaron Taylor-Johnson (34), have ceased to exist. I feel quite frigid.
His claws are so deeply dug into his naked torso that you’d think he was about to be devoured by rabid teenagers.
As for their 23-year age difference, you know what they say: age is nothing more than a huge and surprisingly large number.
His claws are so deeply dug into his naked torso that you’d think he was about to be devoured by rabid teenagers.
Chappell moan
Drag-tastic synth-popper Chappell Roan has been harangued by fans for canceling two festival gigs just hours before they were due to perform, citing mental health issues.
“I apologize to the people who have been waiting to see me… things have become overwhelming,” he said.
I feel sorry for Roan as he falters under meteoric stardom. But things could also be overwhelming for ordinary, cash-strapped people who spent hundreds of dollars on tickets and accommodations only to be left without a great weekend.