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elevator

(415 posts)
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 12:37 AM Aug 2020

Newman!

The Lincoln Project or the Biden campaign need to recruit Wayne Knight, who played Neuman on Seinfeld, to do some spots about Trump's abuse of the USPS. Newman was a villain, but folks loved him. He could act tough like the time he interrogated Jerry for postal fraud. I can see him telling Trump to keep his tiny hands off the post office. Guess they could throw in Cliff from Cheers as well.
OMG. Have Santa make an appearance as well talking about all the Christmas cards that need delivering, not to mention the ones kids send to him.

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Newman! (Original Post) elevator Aug 2020 OP
To stay consistent with that character... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #1
And then at the end show Newman out of a job, destitute and broke Blue Owl Aug 2020 #5
Works for me! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #8
Heck, have Wayne Knight just PLAY the Postmaster General as a Newman-like guy. Beartracks Aug 2020 #9
Lol! Yeah! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2020 #10
I thought he died a few years ago. BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #2
Very Much Alive nt sfstaxprep Aug 2020 #3
Oh no he's still alive. Initech Aug 2020 #4
Glad to hear it! BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #7
When you control the mail, you control... INFORMATION!! Initech Aug 2020 #6
Newman apparently has oval office plans of his own! Frasier Balzov Aug 2020 #11
Cliff from Cheers is rw.. FYI. Cha Aug 2020 #12

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,860 posts)
1. To stay consistent with that character...
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 12:46 AM
Aug 2020

... he'd need to be approving and laughing about the delays, like an ally of Trump.

Then show Jerry being exasperated by him.

Maybe even show Newman briefly distracted by the women on Fox News as they crossed their legs, a reference to Wayne Knight on "Basic Instinct". Lol.

Jerry could then yell at him to "snap out of it", reminding him that Biden and Harris would soon replace his fellow slime-ball currently in the WH.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,860 posts)
8. Works for me!
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 01:11 AM
Aug 2020

Maybe a flash-forward with a grungy-looking Newman eating Jerry's food, with Kramer begging Jerry to "have a heart" because Newman was fired after the election.

"You know I can't help him, Jerry! I lost everything while hoarding Purell to sell on the black market!"

Initech

(100,150 posts)
4. Oh no he's still alive.
Fri Aug 14, 2020, 01:04 AM
Aug 2020

And right now he's doing a bunch of voice over stuff for a lot of different animated shows. But I could see him bringing back Newman!

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