Morning Jolt: That Wasn’t the Real Tim Walz

TODAY'S JOLT IS SPONSORED BY

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

August 22 2024

On the menu today: I know everyone in the mainstream media is going to tell you that a star was born on the stage of the United Center last night, and that Tim Walz is the perfect amalgamation of coach Norman Dale from Hoosiers, Red Green, and almost any character played by Wilford Brimley. That speech last night was designed and carefully calibrated to remind voters from Altoona, Pa., to Henderson, Nev., of every heavyset, balding, corny-joke-telling dad they've ever met. The only problem is that we're not casting a sitcom star, we're electing a vice president, and the portrayal of Walz's record last night was airbrushed in a wind tunnel. Read on to learn about what this man has done as governor, which ought to be front and center when contemplating whether he should be moving into the Naval Observatory next January.

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