A stand-up comedian he is not.
Frederick George “Rick” Wilson has been called many things … sleazy operative, white scumbag, dirty trickster, savvy grifter, ethically repulsive, ex-Republican hit man, and swamp-dweller. But unlike James Gregory, he’s never been called “The funniest man in America.”
The Lincoln Project bio presents him as a “renowned political strategist, infamous ad-maker.” They go on …
He produced groundbreaking political advertising and provided winning, strategic counsel to winning political candidates, SuperPACS, state parties, the national campaign committees, and corporate, association, and government clients across the nation and around the world.
His own website is even more to the point:
…he’s constantly called on for sharp-edged and witty political insight on the national news networks, including CNN and MSNBC.
Rick enjoys hunting, fishing, flying, and overthrowing governments.
Bada boom!
His recent email just hit my inbox:
The Pennsylvania statewide races are vital for America. First, because both GOP candidates represent an existential threat to democracy and everything that is good in this country. I know, I sound like a broken record. Second, the look on Dr. Oz’s face when he gives his concession speech to his sparsely attended election night party will be my screensaver. Crudités, anyone? (Also, homeboy’s pointless animal abuse experiments puts him in every box of my “Asshole Republican Candidate Bingo Card”).
Anyway, here’s where things stand in PA five days before the election.
Governor: We all know Doug Mastriano has exactly as many brain cells as the number of nights Melania’s slept in Donald’s bed. But the good news is that the voters in PA are realizing this too.***
[Insert laugh track here]
Speaking of laugh tracks, have you ever followed Rick Wilson’s Twitter feed? Particularly his one-line responses to critics who jump into his timeline? Well, here’s a sampling of how he responds … and fair warning: it’s just a little creepy.
When you click the links, you’ll see the REAL Rick Wilson. I assure you, those tweets do exist. The Internet is forever dude:
NUDE:
Here are the tweets I saved for your viewing enjoyment…
And let’s not forget this little gem…
And in appreciation for my efforts…
The Lincoln Project, by any reasonable measure, should have experienced a timely death from the beginning.
Interviews with nearly two dozen people with knowledge of the group’s workings reveal a culture of infighting, sexist language and disparate treatment.
At least Rick Wilson’s an “Equal Opportunity” offender. His most recent observation of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter reveals as much.
I’m not leaving. F— him and the whore he rode in on. I’d rather have him under the panoptic eye of millions than slinking around on some right wing media ghetto.
Alrighty then.
Let’s not forget that The Lincoln Project hasn’t been all that forgiving of “other” funny men in their ranks. Apparently, Ben Howe was discovered muscling in on Rick Wilson’s territory.
In a disappointing but ultimately unsurprising turn of events, the Lincoln Project super PAC ousted its stellar video editor Ben Howe over — you guessed it — bad tweets. Howe’s offenses? A few attempts at humor several years ago, some effective, others not, using a handful of crass words related to female anatomy as ways to insult his (usually male) adversaries.
But Howe, one of the Lincoln Project’s (former) rare staffers who ordinarily has remained civil and retained actual conservatism while criticizing President Trump, is out anyway, leading to one massive question: How the hell is Rick Wilson still there?
At least the folks at the Stephen Colbert show saw through the grifting fog that hides the REAL Lincoln Project. Quite funny actually.
Ex-GOP strategist Rick Wilson and his group The Lincoln Project were the subjects of mockery on the Stephen Colbert-produced animated show “Tooning Out The News.”
Wilson, who has long been an outspoken anti-Trump critic on cable news network, co-founded The Lincoln Project, a PAC launched in 2019 that has become known for its viral ads aiming to not only defeat President Trump in the upcoming election but any Republican lawmaker who has supported him as well.
However, while both Wilson and The Lincoln Project have been embraced by the likes of MSNBC, they received an icy reception on the comedic CBS All Access program that spawned from “The Late Show.”
During the interview, the panel of cartoon anchors noted how seven members of The Lincoln Project were also Bush-Cheney campaign alumni.
“I’ve got to say, we really miss Bush. He always did what was right for the country, that country being Saudi Arabia,” one anchor quipped.
Wilson was called out for his tweets disparaging Muslims and the LGBTQ community but what caused the anti-Trumper to visibly squirm was a tweet from 2010 that read, “Dear Nutroot lefties: You are Barack Obama’s b—-. You are pathetic little whores satisfied with crumbs and head-pats.”
“Rick, when was the exact moment you realized those ‘pathetic little whores’ could be tapped for money?” the female anchor asked.
That’s about all we have time for in this episode. But I’ll leave you with some search results just in from Google…
