* <<H9L.1233>>
The most dismal thing about the Bannon interview was how utterly
unimpressive he is, in every way. He is not a particularly compelling
speaker, not exceptionally intelligent, or persuasive, or
charismatic. One can hardly characterize the impression that he
leaves, because he is so entirely middling that he leaves very little
impression at all.
The neoliberal media want a supervillain, a figure as outwardly
grotesque as he is inwardly diabolical, a puppet-master that they can
point their finger at and say "that is the evil genius behind Trump"
because it is too hard for them to reconcile with the reality of
their own America. That banal reality is that Steve Bannon is simply
a garden variety businessman with a poor complexion and a chip on his
shoulder, while Trump is, in fact, a nigh dullard who happens also to
be an effective huckster; Hillary Clinton was never much liked, nor
likeable; and, tens of millions of American adults are saps.
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