Throughout this election season, we’ve been bringing you the political musings of Philly political consultant Ken Smukler from his guest spots on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, a nationally syndicated radio show with 8 million listeners in 105 markets that airs locally on Old School 100.3. Whether he’s wondering who put Hillary Clinton in a “yellow Kimono” or littering his soliloquies with references to the feud between Meek Mill and Drake, Smukler morphs from suburban dad into hip-hop aficionado with a penchant for saying just what we’ve all been thinking.
In this edition, only the twisted mind of Smukler could deconstruct the performance art that was last night’s debate and make connections to such a diverse group of references: Legally Blonde, Allen Iverson, Urkel, Room 222, Drew Barrymore, Brad and Angelina, Hester Prynne, Chris Christie, Rosie O’Donnell, and Donald Trump Jr.—the “‘Fredo of Trump’s Godfather series.”
Oh, yeah, Smukler notes at the end, the fate of American democracy just might stand in the balance.
