Cheap trick

| 12:01 pm EDT July 16, 2024
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Ah—signs. Portents. They’re all around us if we look hard enough. One of those signs just revealed itself at the GOP convention. This was not an article I expected to write. I had a different article I was working on. But in the crazy merry-go-round of politics, SOMETIMES, as you know, anything can and does happen.

Mike Johnson, The house “speaker”, was speaking piously—or trying to. You see, the teleprompter malfunctioned. Those damn teleprompters! Constantly breaking at the WRONG times. So, the GOP had to move quickly and fill some time. So the band began to play. They played many a song while people worked feverishly to fix the broken equipment.

But one song the band did an extended riff on. And wouldn’t you know it– they chose the hit song “I want you to want me.” It is by the band Cheap Trick.

Cheap Trick. That’s EXACTLY what the GOP is doing to America — playing a Cheap Trick on them. Cheap Truck is in fact the perfect name for the GOP. Signs come in various ways, and this most certainly could be looked at as one such sign. If THIS is any indication, it won’t be an stress-free convention for the GOP.

Dear Palmer Report readers, we all understand the difficult era we're heading into. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight. We're funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can donate here.