Laughing Matters

CLR Show 1912. Air Date February 27, 2024.  One of the greatest gifts any human––and especially a politician––can have and share is a true sense of humor. It requires an appreciation for irony, a capacity for empathy and the ability to laugh at oneself. The resulting effect is a positive sense of affiliation with those they encounter. Joe has the gift. Donald, on the other hand, has absolutely no sense of humor, lacks all empathy, hasn't the foggiest idea what irony might be and maintains his iron grip on a shrinking base through the sharing of grievance and fear. There is no true laughter or good jokes in MAGA-land; just mean jeers and finger pointing. It's a depressing way to live, and an increasing number of Trump supporters will finally begin to realize it, especially after Donald's first criminal conviction.