The "news" that America's Dumbest Congressman, less frequently known as Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert,
was contemplating a run for president sent shivers up our spines for a moment last night. Alas, it was too badgood
to be true.
Later, a Gohmert aide told the Texas Tribune that the congressman was being ironic. The aide said Gohmert believed his lack of hair would be a major hindrance to trying to run for president.
Um ... all right. That, too, is no way to run a country, but I suppose there is more precedent for denying a bald person the presidency than denying a stupid person the same office. Most presidential primaries feature few if any bald people but a very ample selection of stupid people. It is a bit of a running theme, in fact.
As usual, Gohmert's office amps up the surrealism with an official statement that sounds suspiciously like it was cribbed from a Wes Anderson movie.
“To more completely describe his actual beliefs, Congressman Gohmert notes the Kennedy-Nixon debates created a line of demarcation beyond which television became the critical factor in being elected President which also meant there would be no more bald Presidents in his lifetime.”
Yes yes, quite so, indubitably. Now let us all have some iced cream.