Steve Martin challenges TFG to a debate. With a few conditions...

[jmbar2]

Link to tweet

My modest debate proposal:.
I'll debate Trump any day ,inclusive of tomorrow.
I'll shall have the banjo of my choice.
Trump shall have his invisible concertina.
A portion of the debate will consist of a dance-off.
Neck ties shall not hang down below the participant's knees.
There will no use of " anonymous horses".
Likewise ,any statement that begins with " many people say" will result in a mild electric shock directly to a body part chosen by the opponent.
The language used will be American English, no foggy dementia inspired gibberish.

[Beetwasher.]

1. GOAT

I just adore Steve Martin forever. The word Genius doesn’t do him justice.

[spooky3]

2. Just to clarify, this is not the comedian Steve Martin. As his bio states,

this Steve Martin is a lawyer and won a broadcaster award in 2018.

[samnsara]

10. i just read his bio...he sounds like fun!

[Beartracks]

19. Thanks for clarification. Involvement of banjos had me thinking otherwise.

[willamette]

37. Me too

[oldsoftie]

20. Thanks! As funny as it is I just figured it was the comic! nt

[IbogaProject]

26. That Steve Martin is an equally funny wordsmith

He writes on CounterPunch, I thought it was the comedian. This guy mentions Banjo, which is Mr Martin's instrument.

[MayReasonRule]

29. Let's Not Forget Steve Was Born A Poor Black Man!!!

[Norbert]

34. Then all of a sudden he was white

[willamette]

38. He must have decided to turn white.

[NJCher]

40. Twinkies for Harris!

cuz, yeah, I’m gonna stay this color!

[MuseRider]

52. Thank you for jogging my memory.

What a movie. I will search till I find it.

[MayReasonRule]

53. Al I Need Is This...

[WarGamer]

55. too bad it's not the "real" Steve Martin... I'm sure he's not a Trump fan either.

[GreenWave]

3. Go get him Steve!

[Trueblue1968]

4. Yes!!!!!

[mucifer]

5. Wow ! I don't know about now. But, I remember decades ago Steve would not use politics in his humor

[sl8]

7. This is from Steve Martin, the lawyer, not that comedian fellow. nt

[mucifer]

8. Oh bummer! I wanted it to be the other Steve Martin. Oh well.

[TexLaProgressive]

9. Does Steve Martin the lawyer play the banjo as well?

[sl8]

11. So he says.

Link to tweet

[willamette]

39. Doesn't everyone?

[FailureToCommunicate]

41. Sure. It's not so hard.

(Losing friends when you actually play it is the hard part.).

[willamette]

54. That's when you switch to accordion.

🪕

[wryter2000]

6. Invisible concertina

[magicarpet]

12. Why not a 2,000 volts shock blast to donOLD's testicles,...

.... when he tells a lie, fabricates, or exaggerates ?

Leave him in a puddle of steaming brown dieahrrea on the debate stage as the whole world witnesses the meltdown of the Tangerine PooPee Fuhrer.

[FailureToCommunicate]

42. Do they even make jumper clamps that tiny?

[Gruenemann]

44. That's assuming

Any testicles can be found.

[sheshe2]

13. Now that is hilarious.

Keep 'em comin'.

[Auggie]

14. Not cool, because it's not the funny Steve Martin

There's likely a personal and professional reason why Steve Martin, the wild and crazy one, mostly keeps his political opinions to himself. It doesn't matter why he does this, just that he has the choice to do so.

This Steve Martin doesn't respect that decision. He should have included a qualifier as to his real identity. Not good.

[spooky3]

15. His Xitter bio (linked in his tweet) provides this info. Nt

[Auggie]

17. How would you like it if someone supported Trump while impersonating you?

Lighten up my ass.

[Zoomie1986]

22. And how would you feel if you shared the same name

As a celebrity, but some rando on the internet told you that you couldn't go by that name in public or online?

It's quite silly to assume that the guy is impersonating the comedian when literally tens of thousands of people have Steve as a given name and Martin as a surname. I imagine there are literally hundreds of men named Steve Martin out there. Are they supposed to change their names for you because one of them happened to get famous using that name?

[Self Esteem]

23. I don't think you understand what the word impersonate means.

This dude is named Steve Martin. Are you saying he should be forced to go by a different name because someone famous shares a really generic name with him?

His Twitter bio makes it pretty clear he's not the comedian:



Unless the comedian Steve Martin is also a lawyer and also named broadcaster of the year in 2018.

[Zoomie1986]

21. Surely you realize that Steve Martin is not a name unique

To one man.

If it's the guy's real name, he has every right to use it for his Tweet account.

[Auggie]

49. See post #18

[JoseBalow]

18. The banjo reference shows intent

He knows people will be confused

[Zoomie1986]

24. And you know that...how?

Do you know the man that you can speak to his intent--about anything? Do you seriously think only the one Steve Martin could play the banjo, or should be allowed to? This guy is apparently from somewhere near Cincinnati, for pity's sake. That's next door to Kentucky, where banjos are quite popular.

What is wrong with you to think you can judge or dictate to anyone about their name or interests?

Good grief--it's not even you that has the name or the hobby, so why are you being so judgemental about and defensive over people who are so wholly unconnected to you?

[JoseBalow]

28. U mad bro?

[Self Esteem]

25. Except he's a renowned banjo player himself.

https://unrealbluegrass.com/

[ChazInAz]

31. Now I know

Of three banjo-pluckin' Steve Martins.
I went to college with one of them...he was a very funny guy, too.

[JoseBalow]

32. Was he also Wild and Crazy?

[ChazInAz]

35. Yes, he was.

This was in the late Sixties/early Seventies. He used to do a truly bizarre routine in the campus coffee house. Bad puns, vile Limericks and musical riffs...often combining all three into one bit. When the other Steve Martin showed up, at first I thought it would be him...until I saw him.

[BootinUp]

27. Lets play the banjo

[JoseBalow]

33. I saw him play at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival a few years ago

He was great!

[jmbar2]

45. Looks like a really fun festival

Hadn't heard of it before. Thanks.

[johnnyfins]

30. Next on Truth Social:

Steve Martin, the failed actor and "comedian" blah blah blah blah, burp, fart, shart. Where am I?

[Auggie]

48. Exactly

[Emile]

43. " many people say" will result in a mild electric shock directly to a body part chosen by the opponent. That would work.

[COL Mustard]

46. I love all the mockery

You just know Trump is hating tho!!!

[twodogsbarking]

47. Trump has to have an arrow through his head.

https://futureworldblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/but-im-an-intellectual/

[Celerity]

50. wrong Steve Martin (the OP should have stated it was not the famous actor/comic)

[LymphocyteLover]

51. LMAO!!!