TV pilot an outlet for Rep. McCotter - Lowbrow project was a way to deal with his failed presidentia
Source: Detroit News
July 5, 2012 at 1:00 am
TV pilot an outlet for Rep. McCotter
Lowbrow project was a way to deal with his failed presidential bid
By Marisa Schultz
The Detroit News
As U.S. Rep. Thad McCotter's short-lived presidential run fizzled last year, the Livonia Republican turned to another aspiration: writing a TV show.
"Bumper Sticker: Made On Motown" starred McCotter hosting a crude variety show cast with characters bearing the nicknames of his congressional staffers and his brother. They take pot shots about McCotter's ill-fated bid for the White House while spewing banter about drinking, sex, race, flatulence, puking and women's anatomy. It features a cartoon intro and closing snippet with an Oldsmobile careening through Detroit and knocking over the city's landmarks. The double-finned car has a Michigan license plate reading: "Made on MoTown."
The News obtained a copy of the script from a former staffer who offered it as evidence of what the five-term congressman was pitching while in elected office and the tawdry humor unbecoming of a public official who had become disinterested in serving the 11th Congressional District.
McCotter told The News the work was unfinished and was given to a reporter without his permission. He said the show was a "cathartic" creative outlet that helped him through the humiliation of the presidential campaign flop. "Bumper Sticker" brought to life a possibility of something that could be worse than his political failure being trapped in a bad TV show that takes away "any shard of dignity left," he told The Detroit News.
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Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)I have a friend whose hatred of McCotter borders on obsession ... he will greatly appreciate this!
tanyev
(42,610 posts)The 'Learning' Channel would be all over it.
Rain Mcloud
(812 posts)that helped him through the humiliation of the presidential campaign flop.
I call BS.