Trump Unbound by Taste (what else is new?)

Arnold Palmer swung a BIG club...

One of the biggest stories I heard discussed Monday morning centered around remarks that Donald Trump had made on Saturday about Arnold Palmer, at a rally at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the legendary golfer's birthplace.

While praising Palmer (who died in 2016, before Trump was elected) and telling the story of how Palmer rose from humble beginnings to become one of the world's greatest golfers, Trump remarked that other professional golfers, upon exiting the shower rooms they had shared with Palmer, had said, "Oh my God, that's unbelievable!", presumably referring to Palmer's massive manhood.

Now, in fairness, Trump (and the pros he was quoting) might have been commenting on Palmer's well-known powerful physique and musculature; strictly speaking, there was no overt reference to Palmer's prodigious privates. That interpretation is in the mind of the beholder.

But, assuming that Palmer's grandiose genitalia were the focus of the remarks (and that is the likely interpretation), the Mainstream Media is in high dudgeon over the vulgarity, tastelessness and inappropriateness of Trump's comment.

And it's true, Trump could've made his remarks just a tad bit more subtle. He might have, for example, said that "in the showers, Palmer might have been compared to Milton Berle," and left it at that.

What? You hadn’t heard the Hollywood legends about Uncle Miltie's stupendous schlong? You can watch him speak about it (with a modicum of decorum) here, and (for the totally un-squeamish) you can watch it being discussed here and here.

OK. But here's what strikes me as the real significance of Trump speaking about Arnold Palmer's exceptional equipment: it would seem to clearly indicate that Trump is untroubled by any lack of confidence in his own endowment.

Let that sink in for a moment, because it's despite all and sundry - up to and including another former president, Bathhouse Barry - reveling in making smarmy wisecracks about Trump's "small hands," his "obsession with crowd size," and the implications thereof.

The whole "small hands" theme was started by Marco Rubio in response to Trump calling him “Little Marco,” but it soon took on a life of its own. There was a point at which it seemed there was no end to such jokes at Trump's expense. And I don't recall any opprobrium from the Left over the vulgarity and tastelessness of those remarks.

So, what are the takeaways from Trump's remarks at Latrobe and the reactions by the MSM and Trump's avowed enemies (but I repeat myself)? Well, for one thing, Trump is capable of making tasteless, uncalled-for, inappropriate remarks. But that's not exactly news. And, secondly, those on the Left are blind to their own vulgarity and hypocrisy. That's not exactly news, either.

ST

Addendum: Since I pride myself on being a Joke Wrangler and on having a joke for every subject, I'm reminded here of a joke that one of my heroes, G. Gordon Liddy (who rarely got credit for his skill at telling a joke) used to delight in telling:

A man finds himself seated on an airplane next to a stunningly attractive, shapely and sexy woman. Making small talk, he asks the purpose of her flight. She tells him that she is headed to the Nymphomaniacs' Convention, where she is to deliver a lecture. She elaborates that, based on her extensive experience with men, she has been able to assemble data that contradicts certain popular myths about the sexual prowess of various ethnicities. "Really?" he says. "Do go on."

"Well," she continues, "while it is widely believed that Black men are the most well-endowed, it is actually the American Indian who exhibits that quality. And, while it is generally believed that Frenchmen are, overall, the most talented and attentive lovers, it is actually Jewish men who can rightly claim that distinction." But then the woman blushes and says, "I'm sorry. Here I am telling you all this, and I don't even know your name!"

"Well then, allow me to introduce myself," says the man, extending his hand. "My name is Tonto. Tonto Goldstein."