I remember seeing Tim Robbins’ film Bob Roberts<\/i> three decades ago, soon after it came out. It tells the wild and fanciful tale of a creepy arch-conservative authoritarian politician on the rise who presents as a kind of friendly Bob Dylanesque folkie. Sort of Don’t Look Back<\/i> meets A Face in the Crowd<\/i>.<\/p>\n
What struck me most about it was the segment in which Roberts is invited to be the guest host of a show that is clearly modeled on Saturday Night Live. Several SNL staff members protest when Roberts unexpectedly turns his appearance into a political pitch.<\/p>\n
In real life, Elon Musk was more strategic. He used his time on SNL to present as slightly goofy and harmless. Unfortunately, we now know better.<\/p>\n
Recent events suggest that Tim Robbins was eerily prescient. It feels as though we are watching Bob Roberts, the Sequel<\/i>. Except this time it isn’t fiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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