Huffington Magazine Issue 62 | Page 12

Enter be medication for that. I think he’s a mediocre congressman who’s got no legislative record, and the only time he makes national press is when he comes out and says something offensive about the undocumented or Hispanics.” Republican Party, this is all stuff that makes these shows really painful for people like me to watch. I wake up in the morning and see that I’m going to have to sit through a segment with Donald Trump and my reservoir of “willingness to go on living” just evaporates. Surely you guys feel the same way, when the guy that Meet the Press goes out and gets for their panel discussion on immigration — strictly for the purpose of derailing it — is the guy who recently embarrassed y’all with his discussion of illegal immigrants and their sacks-of-marijuana-based Crossfit regimen. You guys probably don’t like seeing these guys get booked any more than I do. Perhaps our interests are aligned? Hey, we called around and got some quotes about Sunday offering of Trump-Gohmert-King, just for fun. “Looking forward to future Sunday shows filled with Markwayne Mullin,” griped one GOP operative. Another told LOOKING FORWARD IN ANGST us, “We have Fox and we use (like props) the most irritating, obscure Democratic political voices, like Bob Beckel, Susan Estrich, Pat Caddell, and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. They have the major networks. We used to get Bachmann [on these shows], and now it looks like we’re gonna get Gohmert. [Bob] Dole’s Meet the Press appearance record could be in jeopardy.” We have Fox and we use (like props) the most irritating, obscure Democratic political voices... They have the major networks.” Look, Republican Party, there is probably nothing you can do about Donald Trump, because he is a unique, sparkling gas-sack unto himself. But can you guys see about keeping Gohmert and King occupied on Sunday mornings? Maybe give them both a sack of jacks and a rubber ball to bounce, or something? It would make my life better and it might even make your jobs easier as well. HUFFINGTON 08.18.13