Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Biff the Lout from the "Back to the Future" Films Was Based on Donald Trump? So Says the Films' Writer, and Indeed Many Politicians Have Inspired Fictional & Real-Life Characters & Places...

The Biff/Trump connection doesn't seem like so much of a stretch to me. And certainly no more so than the Hilary Clinton/Nurse Ratched comparison that the right-wingers enjoy conjuring up (also to my amusement).

But what about all the other political slimeballs this election season? They deserve equal time and equal treatment as well, lest they not receive their fair share of attention, as King Nothing in the White House might say.  So here goes:

- Ben Carson: Had to have inspired the "low talker" character on the old "Seinfeld" episode. I've little doubt Carson gets away with spouting his share of deranged right-winger platitudes because no one can make out so well what the hell he just said.

- Bernie Sanders: The grumpy old rumpled-suited Sanders clearly influenced the creation of Larry David's exaggerated self-character on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," not to mention A.A. Milne's Eeyore-the-jackass character from the "Winnie the Pooh" series. I'd personally rather back Piglet for President.

- Marco Rubio: National landmark Niagara Falls was obviously conceived with Rubio in mind, what with its constant perspiration of thousands of cubic feet of liquid per minute, as well as its sourcing for countless refreshing bottled water products nationwide.

- Carly Fiorina: Reminds me a little too much of Demi Moore's bosslady cougar character from the film "Disclosure." Only difference being: That Demi broad can feel free to hit on me any damn time. Carly just needs to keep her paws to herself.

- Joe Biden (even if he ain't runnin'): Serves as a constant inspiration for feeble-minded, onset-dementia peoples everywhere -- even for dead ones like Ronald Reagan.

- His Majesty King Nothing himself: I thought Barry was almost assuredly the basis for the eavesdropping school principal character who later turned into a zombie on the recent season of "Fear the Walking Dead." At least Principal Artie (played by Scott Lawrence) exhibited mostly lucid intervals of humanity prior to becoming a full-fledged ghoul.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/22/donald-trump-biff-tannen-back-to-the-future