The spotlight pours down on Ringmaster Karl Rove, adorned in a suit gleaming with sequins arranged like an American flag. "Ladeeeeees and Gentlemen!" he announces, "For our next thrilling act, I present to you..." he spins around, open arms thrown toward a far corner of the tent ceiling, "the lovable McCainzo the Clown!"
The audience, made up entirely of political reporters and pundits, erupts into feverish applause as a cartoonish warplane dangling from ropes descends clumsily to Ring 2, red and orange foil fluttering from its sides like flames. It "crashes" into the ground and out tumbles McCainzo the Clown, dressed in a mock Navy uniform.
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