On Monday at the Republican National Convention, then-presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump entered the stage in memorable fashion to introduce his wife, Melania, who was to give that night’s keynote address. Although Trump’s entrance was superb, internet users made one major improvement, accentuating the perception of Trump as a larger-than-life figure.
Whereas at the convention, Queen’s “We Are the Champions” (a snippet of which had mistakenly sounded during former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s speech) played as Trump approached from a bright light in a scene reminiscent of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, internet users replaced the song with the entrance theme of WWE Superstar the Undertaker. The results were epic.
While reports say Queen (or at least what’s left of it without Freddie Mercury) was dismayed at Trump’s use of “We Are the Champions”, the WWE would likely have been more than happy to allow Trump, a wrestling fan and friend of WWE chairman Vince McMahon, to use the Undertaker’s theme. Plus, the Undertaker (real name Mark Calaway) is emblematic of championship success. He is an eight time World Champion and held a streak of 21 consecutive victories at WrestleMania (the great Brock Lesnar finally broke the streak in 2014).
What this all shows is how Trump is becoming, to many, a kind of folk hero. Barack Obama ’08 was the last presidential candidate to do this, and we all know how that ended up. The enthusiasm for this entrance hearkens back to the enthusiasm surrounding Trump’s June 2015 announcement, which I then described as “one of the best presidential announcement speeches in a long time.”
With Trump now officially as the Republican presidential nominee, I will borrow a line the spouses of Trump and Obama both espouse, “the only limit to [Trump’s] achievements is the strength [or reach] of [his] dreams and [his] willingness to work for them.” In the coming months, we shall see how Trump maintains his fight on the march to victory.
Filed under: Entertainment, News, Politick | Tagged: 2016 presidential election, 2016 Republican National Convention, Barack Obama, Brock Lesnar, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Donald Trump, Marcus Luttrell, Melania Trump, Professional Wrestling, Queen, The Undertaker, Vince McMahon, WWE |
The Saturnalian 
What did you do with the real William S. Saturn?
What happened to the real William S. Saturn in August 2013?
Activists, come to Philadelphia NOW!
Join the Great Sweep Out of 2016 Caravan from Philadelphia to Houston!
He’s been gone long before August 2013.
What in Hell does that mean?
You know what it means.
No, sorry. I do not know what that means.
Robert Milnes, are you travelling to Houston next week to actively seek the Green Party’s nomination?
Yes.
I’ve sent you and others emails and I’ve posted about it on my blog.
I notified Darcy Richardson and Tom Knapp, being that they are proposing, whether they comprehend it or not, a fusion ticket.
Caravan to Houston to Assemble in Walmart parking lot, Audubon, NJ.
I don’t know how to be more clear about it.
I’m thinking he was kidnapped in June 2015 when Tropical Storm Bill (Saturn? ) made landfall at his house and he went on hiatus.
Yes. A very minor tropical storm that caused zero damage and had no casualties was used as a pretense to kidnap someone who had already announced his hiatus. That’s very plausible.
The real William Saturn wouldn’t have banned Pyramid Pile of Penis from ATPR.
A Trump sandwich comes with white bread, is full of baloney, Russian dressing and a very small pickle.
LOL!
At last, less crickets here.
You should become a contributor.
Why should I do that?
More readers, greater exposure, less crickets.
If I was allowed to vote I would vote for Trump. He will bring on the glorious war between Islam and the Crusaders sooner, which Islam will win. When Trump tortures our fighters, kills our families, shoots us with bullets dipped in pigs blood, drops nuclear weapons on us and tries to steal our oil, etc., it will inspire a new generation of martyrs and there will be chaos and blood on your streets like you never imagined. You will be quagmired in wars in a dozen or more Muslim nations, and your forces will be spread too thin. There are more of us, and we are more tenacious than you, and Islam will win and dominate the whole world so each and every person in every corner of the world will be forced to their knees before Allah.
Trump is a pig, but a very useful one. Look for a major Islamic attack on your homeland close to election time to help him get elected.