I have long known (25+ years) that John Hinderaker has no discernible sense of humor.
What I didn’t know, was that he was so immensely self-conscious — and self-important… about his whyte/Dakota/Minnesota roots. Whatever “roots” those might be.
Here, he feels Gov. Walz (who in fact cooks a mean ghost pepper chili!) demeans himself, by poking fun at bland whyte Minnesota foods — tacos, particularly.
At base of course, we know that what bothers John… Is that Kamala gets the punch lines in this advertisement, and Gov. Walz is merely the set up man.
In John’s view of the world, white men run everything… And women of color should be thrilled to be allowed in the same room with him (and them) — and she should simply smile and nod, subserviently. So that’s what really bothers him about this ad.
Personally, I love it! Especially that it works Hinderaker into a belching lather!
Not even very polite, nice, white Minnesota ex-military Governors should take themselves too seriously… But John wouldn’t know anything about that… because his upbringing in the Dakotas was entirely devoid of irony.
What I see… is two funny, warmly-humble, relatable humans — people you’d enjoy sitting with at a barbeque, or grabbing a beer with… in sum, two nice people to be around — who also well-understand how dangerous the Tangerine agenda is.
I’m out for a great weekend, now — grinning ear to ear (with Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 under the stars, closing — tomorrow night)!
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