* <> The most dismal thing about the Bannon interview was how utterly unimpressive he is, in every way. He is not a particularly compelling speaker, not exceptionally intelligent, or persuasive, or charismatic. One can hardly characterize the impression that he leaves, because he is so entirely middling that he leaves very little impression at all. The neoliberal media want a supervillain, a figure as outwardly grotesque as he is inwardly diabolical, a puppet-master that they can point their finger at and say "that is the evil genius behind Trump" because it is too hard for them to reconcile with the reality of their own America. That banal reality is that Steve Bannon is simply a garden variety businessman with a poor complexion and a chip on his shoulder, while Trump is, in fact, a nigh dullard who happens also to be an effective huckster; Hillary Clinton was never much liked, nor likeable; and, tens of millions of American adults are saps. -- Excerpted from: PUBLIC NOTES (H) http://alph.laemeur.com/txt/PUBNOTES-H ©2017 Adam C. Moore (LÆMEUR)