Look people, I don’t have time for a witty introduction. So yada yada yada…
AOC called Elon Musk “unintelligent” !!!
That’s not even a joke.
I mean, it is a joke, obviously. But I didn’t make it up. AOC was warning about the dangers of letting Musk look for waste in the federal government, and she said the following real quote, in this word order, in front of a camera, in real life:
“This dude is probably one of the most unintelligent billionaires I have ever met, or seen, or witnessed. Which, you know, you can probably even glean that from watching these people on TV. Anyways, all of that is to say, is that they don’t do their homework. Clearly, like, they’re putting 19-year-olds in with the Treasury. This dude is not smart.”
When I first saw that, I started to analyze it, and quickly found many of the tell-tale signs of weapons-grade stupidity:
She’s not good with nouns – In the first sentence she refers to a singular person (“this dude”), but in the next three sentences she uses plural pronouns thrice, before returning to “this dude” again. Which suggests that she doesn’t know the difference between singular and plural.
She’s 35 years old, and she uses the words “you know,” “Anyways,” and “like,” as if she were a none-too-bright tween.
And she follows the “anyways” with “all of that is to say, is that….” In a six-word string she uses “that” twice and “it” twice, neither on purpose nor for rhetorical effect.
Plus, of course, she’s a former waitress who allegedly couldn’t get the simplest of drink orders right to save her life, but she’s critiquing the intelligence of a world-renowned genius. It’s almost as if she can’t be trusted at all, about anything.
At this point, I’m even wondering if her booty is as juicy as we’ve been led to believe (her words, not ours)!
But the best part of this lopsided battle of wits is that it’s not an isolated incident. In the 17 days since Trump was inaugurated, dozens of lefties have taken on dozens of Trump nominees and conservatives of various stripes.
And the results have not only been great because the Dems have lost almost all of them, but also because the contests have been such beat-downs. It’s like Mike Tyson vs. a middle school bully, or like Ali vs. Frasier. (If by “Frasier,” you mean the effete white psychologist played by Kelsey Grammer on Cheers.)
In addition to AOC vs. Elon, we’ve had Liz Cheney vs. Elon (bragging about taking USAID money isn’t the winning tactic she thought it was) and NJ Governor Phil Murphy vs Hulk Homan™.
My favorite so far is probably when old warhorse Hillary thought she could do a canter-by attack on Sean Duffy right after an air disaster. And we all found out that the old gray mare just ain’t what she used to be.
When Duffy had tweeted that the DOGE team was going to “help upgrade our aviation system,” Cankles McPantsuit thought she saw an opening.
She tweeted, “They have no relevant experience. Most of them aren’t old enough to rent a car. [This from an old crone who was once asked about wiping a computer server, and said, “You mean like with a cloth?” And no one knew whether she was serious, or just lying.] And you’re going to let them mess with airline safety that’s already deteriorated on your watch?”
Yes. Mayor Pete turned over a pristine airline system to Sean Duffy, and it then “deteriorated”… in the next seven days.
Duffy responded, opening with one of my favorite rhetorical devices: the introductory “with all due respect.” Whenever you hear that, you know that what follows is going to be disrespectful as hell. (For example, from the great Paulie Walnuts on the Sopranos: “All due respect T, the guy’s half a fanook. We oughta whack him.”)
Duffy’s response: “Madam Secretary, with all due respect, ‘experienced’ Washington bureaucrats are the reason our nation’s infrastructure is crumbling. You need to sit this one out.”
Despite taking that shot across the fetlock, Hillary thought she’d go back for more: “US airlines had gone 16 years without fatal crashes. Then MAGA fired the FAA chief, gutted the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and threatened air traffic controllers with layoffs. Now there have been two fatal crashes. Hope your unvetted 22-year-olds fix things fast.”
Apparently cause and effect are not Hillary’s strong suit. Neither are optics, since this kind of sniping before funerals have even been arranged is far from a good look. But then again, Hillary has always been a mudder.
So Duffy put the whip to her like he was a jockey heading into the final turn. I recommend reading his whole three-paragraph response, but the opening and closing sentences will give you the flavor:
“I know you’re lashing out because DOGE is uncovering your family’s obscene grifting via USAID, but I won’t let you lie and distort facts…. Your team had its chance and failed. We’re moving on without you… and yes, we’re bringing the 22-year-olds with us.”
Ouch!
And nothing else was heard, except for the sound of a set of sad, staggering hoofbeats retreating into the distance.
Even when the lefties have ganged up on their opponents, they’ve still gotten trounced. Consider the following blowouts:
Every Dem Senator vs. Kash Patel
Every Dem Senator vs. Pam Bondi
Every Dem Senator vs. RFK Jr.
A roomful of jaded MSM veterans vs 27-year-old Karoline Leavitt. (They saw what looked like a fresh-faced sorority girl, expected a dimwit like KJP, and walked into a whirlwind of head butts, hard elbows and rib kicks that left them lying on the press room floor wondering what happened.)
All the gals on the View vs. Reality
And of course Trump has been stomping various lefties – Dems, reporters, foreign leaders – like Godzilla tromping through downtown Tokyo. He’s dispatched some with tariffs, some with his EO-signing pen, and some with his sharp tongue.
When he needed a minute to wipe the remains of Colombia’s president off of the bottom of his golf shoes, he tagged in JD, a blue-eyed killer who dispatched smarmy questioners without breaking a sweat. My favorite was when he launched 1000 memes and left Margaret Brennen on the ropes with his, “I don’t really care, Margaret.”
Which is not quite, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” But it’s pretty close.
So far, the Dems have only notched two wins: a Stiff Wind vs. Cocaine Mitch McConnell (by the knock down rule), and IL Governor Pritzker (#putdownthatcomicallyoversizedturkeyleg) vs. Anorexia (by knockout, 8 seconds into the first round).
Finally, amidst all the glorious sturm und drang of these first 17 days, I did not see the story coming that might end up as one of the most important: the USAID scandal. I don’t know if I’d even heard of USAID before, but now it appears that being linked to USAID may soon be more damaging to reputations than being linked to Epstein’s Pedo Island.
One scandal story is a witch’s brew of skeevy behavior, sleazy scumbags, and screwing everybody in sight.
And the other is about Epstein’s island.
Hogg/Warren 2028!
Martin Simpson 