Biden on the Big Screen

There are some comic possibilities. . .

The powerhouse Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has signed up Joe Biden, “one of America’s most respected and influential voices in national and global affairs” with a “lifelong commitment to public service “ full of “unity, optimism, dignity, and possibility.” Steve takes a different view:

There is something almost Shakespearean that Biden, having panted pathetically after the presidency for his whole life, was enabled by his party bigwigs to get the office (as an expedient to stave off a Bernie Sanders nomination, not because of Biden’s animal charisma and vision) only after he had reached his dotage, likely unable to perceive that he was a mere figurehead or puppet for the party’s ideologues—the ideal vehicle to conceal the growing radicalism of the Democratic Party. His senility, obvious mediocrity, and manipulability were a feature, not a bug. Until it couldn’t be concealed any more, when the party bigwigs discarded him like Ted Kennedy did with an empty bourbon bottle. And this doesn’t even include the corruption.

On the other hand, Biden does offer possibilities. A biopic, for example, could capture Biden as a figurehead, what Conrad Black called a “waxworks effigy of a president,” mouthing speeches written by woke ideologues. The scene on Biden’s September 1, 2022 speech, already like something from Leni Riefenstahl, could have the director yelling:

Cut! Joe, listen up. You have to convey how much you really hate the people. You need to get across a feeling of controlled rage. Keep the stone face but up the volume. Okay? Now let’s shoot it again. Action!

Joe’s brag about the extensive and inclusive system of voter fraud offers strong dramatic possibilities. One of his handlers, maybe somebody playing Barack Obama, might say:

Do you realize what you just said, dumbass? You can’t be talking up voter fraud like that. Yes, the system is in place but we need to show that you get elected fair and square, with not the slightest hint of fraud. So shut your mouth and stay put in your basement.

Hunter’s stoned-out capers, the response to China’s spy balloon, the Afghanistan surrender, and the pardon for Dr. Fauci are all packed with drama. Imagine the scene where Joe learns what people have been chanting at sporting events, passed off as “Let’s go Brandon.” While the films await, the people can have some fun finding movie lines that apply to Biden. For example in Passenger 57, somebody tells John Cutter (Wesley Snipes):

I knew you was crazier than a Junebug the first time I laid eyes on your ass!

As the Delaware Democrat’s many pardons confirm, the “Biden crime family” is more than a quip. That recalls the 1981 Thief, in which mob boss Leo (Robert Prosky) must deal with Frank (James Caan), something of a loose cannon. Judge for yourself whether Leo’s famous speech to Frank could apply to Joe Biden. The CAA deal aside, most people have had enough of this guy.