A Clown Is Running For Congress And The Mainstream Media Is Begging Me To Make A Circus Joke: I Will Not
(CNN)A former professional clown wants to join the circus in Washington.
Steve Lough, who has worked for Ringling Bros. circus, is running for the Democratic nomination in South Carolina's 5th Congressional District.
And he's leaning into his past profession. His campaign website is registered under the domain clownforcongress.com, which includes a photo of him in clown makeup and videos of him juggling, asking South Carolinians to get out and vote in the June primary. His campaign signage features the "o" in his name as a red clown nose.
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Who’s going to do it? Huh? Who’s going to make a fucking circus joke? It's not going to be me. In case you missed it, apparently anybody can run for congress these days. Yeah, it doesn’t matter if you’re a clown, a nazi, a sex offender, or a creepy mall guy. You can do do it.
This dude isn’t even a clown on the side, you know? He’s not clowning to put himself through Columbia, he’s legitimately a full time clown. He’s using it as part of his shtick. I don’t know who is managing this guy’s campaign but jesus christ does he have his hands full. Look, don’t get me wrong- there’s nothing wrong with clowning, but it’s important that clowning was a part of your rise to the top. Does that make sense? You come back from clowning. Clowning is your rockbottom where you’re exploring your creative side. You don’t clown once you’re on top. You talk about clowning during the documentary they make about your unexpected road to politics and how you lost your way in your twenties. You don’t stake the whole identity of the campaign on you being a clown.
Let me be clear, clowning can’t be your thing. Like, we can’t be talking about your opponent’s stance on gun control, foreign policy and approach to national debt and then turn to you and say, “Well, Steve’s a clown. That’s his thing.” We’ll have a guy on one side shouting, “Drain the swamp!” And Steve on the other shouting, “And don’t forget to tip your bartender!”
campaign poster or the next Purge movie?
Look at this guy’s photo! He’s a clown, his wife is a clown, and his dog’s a clown: that’s three weird people in one. We’ve already covered him. People who are the in the same profession and marry each other are weird. I’m sorry. I’m sure that’s going to be an unpopular opinion but having two clones who are having sex and talking clowning at the dinner table, not for me. Then you’ve got the people who dress their dog up. I don’t care what the outfit is, it’s weird. Stop, no explanations. Unless that thing is a chihuahua and is too genetically inferior to survive in the cold, take that fucking vest off and leave it out of your themed family photos. This guy’s showing off three of his different weird sides in one photo and we haven’t even broached the subject of his inevitable clown scandal yet. For those of you still waiting for a circus joke, fuck off.
Is this the downside of democracy? Yeah sure it’s great that anybody from any background, with any upbringing, and with any view can make a go of it, but at the same time, that means anybody can make a go of it. Anybody. I guess it could be worse, we could have Nazis winning primaries in Illinois. ewwww boy. Oh, and this guy went to Dartmouth and then clown college. I don't hate it. I think this guy might have my vote.
