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Just who is running this country anyhow?

Dave, Walter or Joe?



Dave, Walter or Joe?
The chances of a pretend President of the United States seemed like an impossibility prior to the election of the guy in the White House today. With that happening, it’s not quite so farfetched anymore. The question is then, what are some alternatives that might explain what’s going on? First, consider the 1993 movie, Dave, that provided a counterfeit option. Kevin Kline played “an uncanny Presidential lookalike named Dave, who’s recruited by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States. However, things don’t turn out exactly as planned and Dave finds himself continuing his masquerade as America’s Chief Executive indefinitely” (From the Dave promotional material on the VHS tape cover, 1993).

Dave is not the answer

Three decades later with rampant bureaucratic corruption in Washington, DC, something like that can’t be ruled out automatically. For those unfamiliar with the movie, Sigourney Weaver played the First Lady who was essentially estranged from the President while still living in the White House. It’s a large residence. As a result, there was little concern that she’d be in close contact to detect the substitution when Dave was a “momentary stand-in.” Of course, the Secret Service hadn’t counted on her walking in when he was taking a shower where her startled expression suggested she noticed “something” different. So, could we be experiencing a Dave-like, “Biden his time” situation now? Well, probably not. There is, in fact, one big reason to eliminate the Dave model as what’s going on with the current President. In the movie, the role changed from temporary to indefinite when the President had a stroke and was in a coma. So, an unconscious President was replaced with a conscious stand-in. Doing the reverse would make absolutely no sense, but the walk and talk version today is clearly more like the former than the latter. Comatose is not what most Americans expect from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Thus, it seems safe to say Dave is not the answer.

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Every characteristic of Walter fits the bill

After Dave, Walter may provide the best possibility … most feasible for what’s going on in America in 2022. Every characteristic of Walter fits the bill. Plus, the resemblance is truly amazing; almost Dave-like, but an even more eerie likeness. Walter who? Unfortunately, it’s not clear what his last name might be. At least, no one seems to recall hearing Jeff Dunham say Walter’s last name during his TV specials. But, Walter’s permanent frown is a dead ringer for the President’s. Has anyone asked Jeff Dunham who the model was for his old man dummy? Walter has been on stage for many years, so maybe Dunham used age progression software to predict what a Senator at the time might look like some decades later. Or perhaps the Chinese could tell us if their 23 and Me DNA matches, since Walter and the President look like identical twins. Oh, wait, Walter was fabricated. Never mind. And the Chinese aren’t talking to us anyhow post-Pelosi’s trip.

Keep watch for a ventriloquist being added to the White House staff

Still, there are just too many similar attributes between the two to let it go. Neither one thinks for themselves — has an independent thought — nor do they say anything on their own. Well, one does occasionally by mistake, but then his handlers have to clean up his mess later. Conceivably, when they figure out how to control his mouth like Jeff Dunham does with Walter they’ll fix that deficiency. Keep watch for a ventriloquist being added to the White House staff. The opening is likely to be handled via word of mouth — fittingly — rather than as a written job-opening advertisement. Jeff Dunham’s method for controlling Walter’s mouth would be awkward to describe hand placement-wise … and rather unpleasant to duplicate. Regardless, based on the number of times the President has said, “they won’t let me,” it’s clear he’s not in charge. Hopefully, American voters will find out someday who is. The lead sentence from the 1993 Dave promo is the question every American should be asking in 2022: “Just who is running this country anyhow?”


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R.W. Trewyn Ph.D. -- Bio and Archives Ron Trewyn was a university professor 44-years, working in upper administration the last 28. Drafted into the Army in January 1968, he attended the Army NCO School after basic and advanced infantry training, graduating as a Staff Sergeant, E-6. In 1969, he served as a Platoon Sergeant and Platoon Leader in the Republic of Vietnam with Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade until wounded in action. After serving in the Army, he completed his undergraduate degree and earned a Ph.D. in microbial physiology with minors in biochemistry and genetics. Following 4-years of postdoctoral cancer research, he joined the medical school faculty and Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ohio State University for 16-years. Thereafter, he served in a variety of central administration roles at Kansas State University, retiring as Vice President for Research Emeritus.

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