As Twitchy reported earlier, President Trump referred to 2020 presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg as Alfred E. Neuman, the well-known MAD Magazine mascot, and Buttigieg zinged back by saying it must be “a generational thing” — he had to Google it. In other words, Trump, 72, was yelling at Buttigieg, 37, to get off his lawn.
Before all the blue-check journalists circle the wagons to protect Mayor Pete from any further attacks, they might want to take a second look at that “generational thing” excuse.
Look, it’s Tim Miller from over at The Bulwark:
Alfred E Neuman first appeared in Mad Magazine in 1954. When Pete was negative 28 years old. https://t.co/CWMgfybTCh
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) May 11, 2019
Also first appeared in 1954:
Godzilla
The Tonight Show
Lord of the Rings https://t.co/AW2pnszMhK— neontaster (@neontaster) May 11, 2019
Oh.
— Some guy tweeted something ??♂️ (@jtLOL) May 11, 2019
And Alfred never again appeared anywhere.
— L. Ron Buttload (@IButtload) May 11, 2019
And he never appeared again, right? Not on magazine covers, TV shows, or anything else.
— Rational Policy (@ratlpolicy) May 11, 2019
Mad Magazine has been published every month since.
— Some guy tweeted something ??♂️ (@jtLOL) May 11, 2019
…and has been on just about every cover since. This is the June, 2019 cover. It wasn't a one and done back in 1954…. pic.twitter.com/msskj8DJjW
— Dave Scarangella (@DullesDistrict) May 11, 2019
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We’re old enough to remember Mad TV, with Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele.
Calling Alfred E. Neuman an old fogey reference is like calling Bugs Bunny an old fogey reference. “Hey, he referred to something made back in the 30s!”
You’re sounding like idiots trying to pretend Trump didn’t make a good barb for once.
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) May 11, 2019
How old was Pete when Mickey Mouse was introduced? https://t.co/MAtOChzbDd
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 11, 2019
Snoopy first appeared four years earlier, in 1950. I suppose that means Pete’s never heard of him either.
— #That’sTrue (@PaulWDrake) May 11, 2019
I only know about things that happened after I was born
— Ben (@hayesy316) May 11, 2019
The only people who think this insincere ageist remark is cute and relevant are the same people who think that @JoeBiden is cute and relevant.
— Annabel Daou (@AnnabelForMayor) May 11, 2019
Seems Neuman’s been pretty busy on the political scene recently:
2005: “Hillary Clinton compares Bush to Alfred E. Neuman”https://t.co/HImLhWT6KX
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 11, 2019
The Atlantic, 2010: “Alfred E. Neuman Dumps Obama” https://t.co/MwvowDVQRu
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 11, 2019
“Though he’s often interpreted as a symbol of idiocy—most prominently in a spate of appearances during George W. Bush’s reign” https://t.co/ETV9GSu4lJ
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 11, 2019
But Pete never even having heard of him is impressive or a burn or something
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 11, 2019
I can’t believe the Atlantic made an old fogey reference. They must not be hip like SE Cupp.
— BT (@back_ttys) May 11, 2019
Related:
S.E. Cupp says the Trump campaign ‘has officially conceded it can’t win young voters’ (because of THIS?) https://t.co/PV38wLkcKh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 11, 2019