Did anyone really think former President Joe Biden was going to ride off into the sunset?
No, he’s going where all has-beens with delusions of grandeur up. He’s going to Hollywood, baby.
Well, maybe not literally — but he did just sign with the Creative Arts Agency (CAA), one of the biggest talent agencies in the world that reps some of Hollywood’s most obnoxious stars.
Joe Biden Signs With CAA https://t.co/1aMnADPoKm
— Variety (@Variety) February 3, 2025
The Beverly Hills-based firm reps some of the biggest names in the game, from George Clooney and Brad Pitt to Lady Gaga and Beyonce. It not only reps Hollywood royalty, but writers, comics, athletes, and business titans as well. And yet again, Biden is following in Barack Obama’s footsteps; after fashioning themselves filmmakers, the Obamas of course needed an agent. The CAA even seems to be digging into the China market. Maybe Biden can cut a deal on his fees if he offers the agency some tips; I’m sure Hunter can set up a meeting.
The agency’s tagline offers “world-class opportunities to world-class clients.” So like the Biden family, they’re in the business of providing access. But what opportunity can there really be for an aged, disgraced, barely-there former president?
On the CAA’s part, this is probably just driven by pity. We all know how tight Hollywood and D.C. are; what’s it to them to shell out a little bit of manpower to make sure their guy gets his due respect? He’s almost certainly not going to be a big earner like the Clintons and Obamas. And it’s unlikely he can even offer much of a titillating inside look to his own administration; he’d have to have been in charge in the first place.
But for Biden’s part, it’s a sad attempt to stay relevant and rake in a few extra bucks in his twilight years. At the height of the Hunter trials, I argued that the son was a victim of the father who, after being sidelined by Obama in 2016, sent his troubled kid out to a den of Ukrainian and Chinese wolves to trade on his name while he still had something left to sell. At least then, Biden had some life left to live and a little clout to push around. Now? Zip. (RELATED: Let’s Face It, Joe Biden Is A Sh*tty Dad)
Biden’s too old to be doing this — and can only go on to make a fool of himself. With all the talk of lyin’ dog-faced pony soldiers, he would be much better off riding into the sunset.
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