Donald Trump reminds me of Gorgeous George (vid - 6 minutes)

[rurallib]

Many folks here are too young to have heard of Gorgeous George. He was an antagonistic personna created to capture early TV audiences. He was incredibly successful.

Check out the outrageous actions (in Trump's case words) the outrageous hair, the strutting etc. Trump is the Gorgeous George of politics.

[Old Codger]

1. I remember

Been a long time ago for sure but remember him well.....

[frogmarch]

2. I remember him!

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Edited to add that I do see a resemblance in their schtick, but GG's was put on and all in fun whereas Trump's grandiosity shows who he really is - a batshit crazy narcissist.

[underpants]

3. I've been saying for a while that he is doing pro-wrestling schtick

It's pretty obvious but the Georgeous George comparison is a good one.

[rurallib]

4. I may be wrong, but I believe GG was the guy who created the pro-wrestling schtick

My understanding was that before GG pro wrestlers actually wrestled.

from the wikipedia entry on GG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgeous_George

Later, In Portland, Oregon, Betty (George's wife) told Dean Higinbotham, the nephew of Betty's sister, Evangeline "Eva", how George got the name Gorgeous George. In the early 1940s George had a wrestling match at the Portland Oregon Armory. As he walked down the aisle to the ring, there were two mature women on his right, two rows back from the ring. One of the women loudly exclaimed, "Oh, isn't he gorgeous." That word "gorgeous" struck George and he immediately felt he had found his new professional persona. He would be "Gorgeous George". As Elsie Hanson, Betty's mother, was a skilled seamstress, George asked her to make him some resplendent capes that would accentuate his new persona. George wore those capes in all his future matches.

Subsequently George debuted his new "glamour boy" image on a 1941 card in Eugene, Oregon; and he quickly antagonized the fans with his exaggerated effeminate behavior when the ring announcer introduced him as "Gorgeous George". Such showmanship was unheard of for the time; and consequently, arena crowds grew in size as fans turned out to ridicule George (who relished the sudden attention).