From Clay Jones on his political cartoon “Night Of The Comet” and how a comet destroying the Earth might be preferable to a Trump or Clinton presidency
In the 1980s, one movie was so bad that is was almost good: “Night Of The Comet.” It’s about a comet wiping out the entire planet except for two teenage girls. Mutant cannibals and other survivors with nefarious intentions show up while the girls and a guy they meet run wild shopping in Los Angeles. I’m sorry to inform you the movie totally lacked sex and gore. Your kids can watch it. If this movie were made in 2016, the two girls wouldn’t notice humanity has been obliterated because they’d be too busy taking selfies.
I’m sure that if a comet did wipe out the planet, the only two survivors would be Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. And Seth Rogen. That would suck.
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll gives Donald Trump an unfavorable rating of 51 percent. Things are only a little better for Clinton, who is disdained at the moment by 34 percent. She’s two points higher in likability. Hillary Clinton’s great fortune is that her opponent is Donald Trump. But still, there’s not a lot of bragging rights to being preferred by just 11 percent more than an egotistical, pathological-lying, blowhard, ignorant, stupid racist with comical hair and an orange spray tan. These are Idi Amin numbers.
There was another poll last week asking people which would they prefer: a Clinton presidency, a Trump presidency, or the planet destroyed by a meteor. Public Policy Polling conducted the poll and 43 percent picked Clinton, 38 percent picked Trump, and the planet-destroying meteor got 13 percent. Seven percent were unsure. Maybe they wanted more details, like whether it would be a quick and painless death. Do I have time to make one last Facebook status? Will I at least be able to watch Seth Rogen die? I mean seriously, we don’t need Seth Rogen. We have Jonah Hill. They’re basically the same person.
I think we can call people who’d prefer death by meteor over a Trump or Clinton presidency glass-half-empty people. That’s some pretty negative expectations and outlook for the future.
I’m not a fan of Hillary Clinton, but I still believe our nation has a great future ahead with her as president. We’re moving in a progressive direction, and I don’t think she can mess that up too much. There will be aspects of it I won’t like. There will be scandals, congressional investigations, special prosecutors, and moments of cringe-worthy embarrassment. Wall Street will love it. I still prefer her over Trump.
I’m not worried about a Trump presidency because it’s never going to happen. I guess I’m a glass-half-full person, because I can’t believe my country is stupid enough to give the White House to an Oompa Loompa troll. Even if Trump does win the presidency, I would probably be more concerned with his VP pick as Trump would be impeached. Trump believes he’s above the law now. What’s he going to try to get away with as president?
I can understand the negative and hopeless outlook for people who believe Hillary Clinton is just as bad or worse than Trump. I mean, if the only options were Trump or meteor, I’d consider the meteor … if I were a normal person.
I’m not a normal person, though. I’m a political cartoonist. Can you imagine the fun I would have with a Trump presidency? I mean, at least before he had me imprisoned, or accused of being Mexican and deported after someone tells him where Mexico is located.
Or he’d throw me in a cell with Seth Rogen. I’m gonna put some more thought into that meteor thing.
claytoonz.com/2016/07/04/night-of-the-comet
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