Jade Thirlwall
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Michael Moore Blames Donald Trump Presidency on ... Gwen Stefani
Before the days of Rudy Giuliani saying “Truth isn’t truth,” Donald Trump was a reality star. So what prompted him to run for office?
Michael Moore has a theory, and he shared it while promoting his new film on Trump.
Moore says that the blame for Trump’s run for office can ulimately be laid at the feet of … Gwen Stefani. What?!
In a lengthy interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Moore shares his curious theory about what heralded our current political nightmare.
While it’s a bit of an oversimplification to blame Gwen Stefani … he basically blames Gwen Stefani.
See, Gwen was getting paid more to be a coach on The Voice than Trump was for starring on The Apprentice. Both shows were on NBC.
Moore’s theory is that Trump staged that first, infamous political rally as a stunt to remind NBC of his value as an entertainer.
And here we are in 2018, where every day is steeped in misery and dread. Is this all Gwen’s fault?
“He’d been talking about running for president since 1988,” Moore tells The Hollywood Reporter.
Trump spoke of the idea, like anyone who always believes that they could do better, Moore says, “but he didn’t really want to be president.”
“There’s no penthouse in the White House,” Moore explains.
Presidents work relentlessly at hours that they seldom get to choose. They are under constant scrutiny and carry the weight of the world on their shoulders.
“And,” Moore adds. “He doesn’t want to live in a black city” like Washington D.C.
“He was trying to pit NBC against another network,” Moore summarizes.
Moore says that all that Trump wanted was a little more money and attention, “but it just went off the rails.”
Trump’s stunt, if Moore is correct about his intentions, backfired disastrously.
While any hefty dose of anti-immigration rhetoric is going to be exciting to racists, Trump referring to Mexican immigrants as “rapists” was too openly hateful.
NBC severed their ties with Trump, leaving him without a show … but with crowds of enthusiastic fans who clung to his every word.
Obviously, Gwen Stefani is not actually to blame for our current existential misery.
Of course she was being paid more for her role on The Voice — she’s a huge star.
Trump was, at the time, just a famous buffoon whom most people didn’t consider to be a political figure at all unless they remembered his “birther” antics.
In fact, it was smart of him to secure the regular salary of a reality series. That’s a good idea for anyone who is famously terrible at running a business.
This also isn’t NBC’s fault. Cutting ties with him after his racist comments was the right thing to do. Unfortunately, too much of the electorate did not feel the same way.
Trump is not Gwen’s fault. The Trump Regime is the fault of Donald Trump, of the society that paved the way for him, and of everyone who voted for him.
Moore’s theory may also ignore that Trump had apparently been plotting this since 2012, even registering trademarks in the buildup to his 2015 announcement.
Notably, Trump’s trip to Russia is believed by many to have helped to fuel his desire to run for office.
Moore may be right in that Trump never planned to win, but we’re not sure that Gwen’s salary was the impetus that he believes it to be.
As always, however, Michael Moore’s perspective is an interesting one to hear, even if you do not agree with him.
Trump Administration Wants Investigation of "Physical Threat" in NYT Op-Ed
President Trump’s administration’s come up with a clever way to sniff out the source of that NY Times anonymous letter — it involves what they perceive as an alleged physical threat to POTUS … TMZ has learned. Sources connected to the White House…
Farrah Abraham Flaunts Ridiculous Amount of Side-Boob, Continues to Pretend She"s Training For Boxing Match
Have you heard the exciting news about Farrah Abraham?
No, we’re not talking about the fact that she was arrested for drunkenly assaulting the staff at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
And no, we’re not talking about the fact that Farrah is training for a boxing match against one of the women who shamed her family by competing to have sex with Flavor freakin’ Flav on national television.
We’re talking about the latest video that Farrah posted on Instagram.
Now, you’re gonna see some things you’ve seen before in this video — namely, an almost-naked Farrah Abraham.
But you’re also gonna see some things that may cause you to question everything you thought you knew about biology, physics, and the very nature of reality.
We’re talking, of course, about Farrah’s side-boob.
You may be thinking to yourself, Farrah’s boobs are just like every other part of her body. I’ve seen them more times than I care to count!
That may be true (especially if your search history looks like ours), but for some reason, the latest glimpse at Farrah’s surgically-enhanced breasts has even the most jaded fans doing a double take.
Perhaps it’s the fact that most of the time we see Farrah’s boobs, they’re not in motion.
Or maybe it’s the fact that Farrah has been boasting non-stop about the results she’s gotten from all her recent “training” and implying that her physique is all natural.
Whatever the case, this video has been scrutinized by fans more than any Farrah footage since Backdoor Teen Mom.
“They don’t even bounce!” wrote one medical expert.
“Your surgeon gave u that body not god and it’s not that great,” commented another follower.
“Surgery got you that body. Training hasn’t given you any results yet,” remarked a third.
“You haven’t been doing it long enough and you don’t have any muscle definition. Why you tryna to preach to ppl who know what they’re talking about?”
Of course, Farrah had her defenders, too:
“There is so much body shaming going on! It’s hard enough for most women to love their body and themselves and then you have women who are shaming others!” remarked one fan.
“Great way in helping empower others!!! SMH!” the commenter added.
“You know she may of had procedures but that’s on her, so what! That her life and her body!
Far be it for us to back Farrah, but we’re in full agreement with this comment.
Besides, there are so many valid reasons to make fun of Farrah Abraham that it just seems lazy to resort to easy boob jokes.
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