Tim Walz badly wants people to see him as a regular American – as opposed to an American who badly wants to transform America into something else. Part of this schtick is his pretended adeptness with firearms, especially the ones he never carried in war.
Another is his contrived interest in vintage vehicles.
Puff pieces (here’s one) are appearing in the Praetorian Press – which guards lies by pretending not to know the truth – about Walz and his blue 1979 International Scout which he bought in 2007. 
In italics to make a point about the inauthenticity of the man. In 2007, Walz – who is currently 60 – was 43. One does not usually become a “car guy” in middle age. Most middle-aged car guys (I’m one) were “car guys” when they were in high school or even younger.
What was Walz driving when he was 43? A minivan. Not that there is anything wrong with minivans. They are very practical, very useful vehicles and exactly the kind of vehicle “car guys” avoid. Maybe it is temporarily necessary to get a minivan to haul the kids around, after one gets married and has kids.
But a “car guy” would still have something like the ’79 Scout in the garage. Would have had an old car or truck before the minivan. Before he got married and had kids.
It reeks of the Fake and Gay. And it’s not new, either. 
You may remember Fred Thomson. As in Senator Fred Thomson of the GOP. He had a ploy to win over the rubes. Bill Lacy, his then-campaign manager – this was back in the ’90s – explains: “Fred approached me with an idea: he wanted to get a pickup truck, dress down and drive across the state campaigning. He didn’t feel comfortable giving speeches in suits and traveling around in a campaign van.”
Lacy goes on: “I argued strongly against it: ‘It’s goofy, you’ll get clobbered in the media.’ He acknowledged my argument and I thought the idea was done.” It wasn’t.
Thompson “had Tom Ingram, who ran Gov. Lamar Alexander’s successful campaign in 1978 and remains one of the wisest pols I have ever met, visit with me.” Ingram told Lacy, “You gotta understand, Bill, Fred needs to be comfortable. He’s not a good candidate right now because he hates the way he’s campaigning. We’ve got to change that and you know it.”
“Fred and Tom were right. They were in better touch with Tennessee voters than I was. So we went to the local Chevy dealer, got a used truck and unveiled it on primary election night in August. Almost immediately, Fred’s candidacy caught fire. We developed all kinds of red-truck campaign items and it quickly became a focal point of the campaign as he drew large crowds at events. He spoke directly to voters in his television commercials (he wrote the scripts himself).”
Smacks of Kamala’s ghetto black voice that she dials up when she wants to connect with a different kind of rube.
And John Kerry’s “Where can I get me a fishing license?”
Yes, really.
Back to Walz. Could this man-on-the-make have seen the need to present himself as a “car guy” to the rubes he needs to win over in order to be in a position to take away those cars? (What else is the push to “electrify” about if it’s not about that?)
This is not the way it is presented in the puff pieces emanating from the Praetorian Press, of course. The LA Times piece linked to above makes a great big deal about Walz’ putative bona fides. About his “ability to work on it” – the Scout – evidence of which is not produced.
Walz does drive the Scout around. But that is a different thing. And it is the same thing Fred Thompson did, for the same reason: The rubes need to be fooled – into thinking that this a guy who is a lot like them. Who shares their values and interests.
Ah yes, my little chickadee! As W.C. Fields used to say.
Maybe Walz is a “car guy.” But it is hard to believe given he is a supporter (obviously) of policies that are going to end cars for the rubes he’s appealing to. The Green New Deal is pushing them off the showroom floor to make room for devices the rubes can’t afford and most don’t want. Implicit in the Crisis Language of the “Climate Change” shibboleth is that engines are bad – especially old ones, like the one under the hood of that ’79 Scout.
Of course, there will always be exceptions for people like Walz – who always get to have the things we’re denied (such as private doctors, for instance).
It just seems Fake and Gay to me. I know no one my age who became a “car guy” at my age. We have always been “car guys.” It is not like coming to Jesus in mid-life. It is a thing you always were, from the time you were old enough to play with Matchbox cars and take apart lawn mowers.
I call bullshit.
. . .
If you like what you’ve found here please consider supporting EPautos.
We depend on you to keep the wheels turning!
Our donate button is here.
If you prefer not to use PayPal, our mailing address is:
EPautos
721 Hummingbird Lane SE
Copper Hill, VA 24079
PS: Get an EPautos magnet or sticker or coaster in return for a $20 or more one-time donation or a $10 or more monthly recurring donation. (Please be sure to tell us you want a magnet or sticker or coaster – and also, provide an address, so we know where to mail the thing!)
If you like items like the Baaaaaa! baseball cap pictured below, you can find that and more at the EPautos store!
“Every nice place ends up wrecked by the proggies.”
Democrats are just plain retarded parasites. All parasites are the same – More is never enough.
A black woman in Chicago delivers a blistering rant against Kackala and ‘Tampon Man’ that damn near melts the microphone: [1 min 28 sec]
https://x.com/arianammasters/status/1832214500956594295/video/1
LAWWWWWD have mercy!
I really would like this retarded psychopath to demonstrate how he inserts his tampon. Tampon Timmy is just proof that Americans are too stupid to be free.
I lived through the retard’s reign of terror for a few years while I was still in MN. Every year there is a governor’s fishing and hunting opener. Never in my life had I seen someone so absolutely out of his element. From spotless, creased Carhartts to obvious lack of proficiency, that dude was fake as hell.
I’m still flabbergasted that he keeps failing uphill. In some ways, though, he is the perfect partner for officer harris.
I watch a Youtube channel called Minnesota Millennial Farmer. Walz tried to capitalize on the channel’s popularity & had one of his minions try to arrange it. Thankfully the content creator, Zach Johnson, said no when the minion rebuffed Johnson for wanting to record the interaction (he is a YouTuber after all).
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t_-HPKquko
Towards the end of the video.
Johnson doesn’t talk politics openly but one can infer his leanings.
Colorado District 3 is up for grabs since our gal Lauren Boebert wussed out and moved to CO District 4. The Democrats are rerunning Adam Frisch, a “rancher” from Aspen who is playing the folksy card, wearing denim and big belt buckles, talking up a Republican agenda and basically avoiding the word Democrat.
I think people see through his gentleman farmer facade -no one has a real ranch in the Aspen valley, but there are enough rich folks in the ski towns to make any election a close race. Boebert couldn’t cut it with them so it looks like Colorado will look a lot more like East California soon.
I’m in the front range. Lots of libertarians and conservatives but nowhere near enough to offset the know nothings. Every nice place ends up wrecked by the proggies.
“Every nice place ends up wrecked by the proggies.”
Truth.
They are the ultimate parasite that feeds off the host until it is in decline. Then the parasite leaves to go find a new place to destroy.
I see it happening where I’m at which is an area of the country that had been flying under the radar for decades upon decades.
It’s over, the parasites have attached to the new host.
Most of the cars built in the 70’s were crap, and the International Scout was the biggest turd in the barn. Made by a company that built lousy semis and tractors, it had the reliability, handling, fit and finish of something just dropped from the backend of an Angus. .
When it ran, it was unsafe at every speed. Unless foolish enough to actually drive it, no real “car guy” would be caught dead in that POS. And painted baby blue no less, Fake and gay indeed.
Tell us how you really feel, Griff. 😉
Yeah Griff, tell us
> International Scout was the biggest turd in the barn.
OTOH, the C Series pickups were solid vehicles.
https://www.classic.com/m/international-harvester/c-series/
At least, my 1968 4×4 was.
IH 304 V8, 2 bbl Holley
4 speed trans, 2 speed transfer case
manual hubs
Please. The various Scouts are highly collectible for several reasons. One is that they are a cross between an anvil and a tractor with some generic sport utility tin draped over it. Hands down better than Jeep’s crappy offerings of the same time, also much more rugged than Ford/Dodge/Chevy. Another is because of the heavy build they cost a bit more and are rather rare now.
Dad bought a new diesel Traveler in 79. That car was in the family until 93, with only a throw out bearing replaced and a quickie paint job I did when the tin worm attack needed to be stopped. The guy who bought it drove it to Patagonia and back, and I still know where it is.
A turd? Harsh words amigo.
[…] Guest Post by Eric Peters […]
Walz is a confirmed Horse guy. Why ain’t he ridin’ one, without a saddle. Or compromise with a ’65 Mustang? Whattsamattah, is the perve voter bloc is too small?
Can confirm.
He is definitely the north end of a south bound horse.
The real reason for the old Scout is for a place to store classified documents in Like Joe and his Corvette.
‘Walz and his blue 1979 International Scout’ — eric
Look out, folks, for the old bait and switch. There’s a new kind of Scout coming — Tim’s kind:
‘The Volkswagen Group’s all-electric Scout Motors is making strides, breaking ground Thursday on its new assembly plant in Blythewood, S.C.
‘The company plans to build off-road capable pickup trucks and SUVs “inspired by” [sic] the International Harvester Scout produced from 1960 to 1980. This $2 billion electric vehicle plant will span 1,600 acres and bring 4,000 jobs to the area.
‘Scout’s chief production officer, Dr. Jan Spies, talked about sustainability and carbon neutrality by reducing emissions through gas exhaust and noise, reducing water consumption, and using heat pumps and LED lighting. Competing in a segment dominated by Jeep and the Ford Bronco, it’s aiming for a vehicle price of $50,000.’
https://www.autoblog.com/2024/02/15/scout-motors-breaks-ground-on-new-2-billion-plant-in-south-carolina/
Never mind that Volkswagen may have “One, Maybe Two” years left, per Eric’s Sep 5 essay. ‘Biden’ and SC Gov McMaster already pumped tens, probably hundreds of millions of subsidies into this white elephant EeeVee plant. Kackala thinks we won’t notice when Tampon Tim trades in his egregious 1979 CO₂ belcher for a new, ‘compliant’ $80,000 EeeVee with a fake and gay Scout badge on it.
Look out kid
Don’t matter what you did
Keep a clean nose
Watch the plainclothes
You don’t need a weatherman
To know which way the wind blows
— Bob Dylan, Subterranean Homesick Blues
Dear Scout/VW Team,
Before you go all in on your electric Scout production and completely ruin the wonderful reputation that International Harvester has had for decades with an “all electric off road truck” that will be sucked into the quicksand of an imploding VW, maybe, just maybe bring back the old Scout Harvester. Scrap the electric. Bring back the 345ci V8 engine. The roll cage. The 3 speed transmission. No electric gadgets or Wi-Fi. No software updates. Some roll down windows and actual door handles. And a good radio. I will pay your $50K.
Sincerely,
A Woman Helping You Avoid Bankruptcy
PS I also like actual emergency brakes.
Well-said, RG –
I’d only add that the kind of Scout you describe ought not to cost more than $25k. A vehicle like that would sell. So why don’t they make it? We all know why.
PSS I like those little vented triangle windows and a cigarette lighter and ashtray (and I don’t smoke). Thanks.
Ill take a scout with a tdi, as Vdub made good diesels
If VW’s gonna bring back the Scout, add a little german spice to it with a diesel and a stick
Hi Carmelo,
My understanding is the revived “Scout” is to be a device; that is, a battery-powered thing that maybe sort-of looks like a Scout.
All good except trade out that 345 with its 11 mpg for a similar weight of 7.3 IDI diesel. A better and tougher vehicle than a Land Crusher.
$2billion divided by 4,000 jobs works out to $500,000 per job. The economy of that area would be much better off if they just handed out $100k to 20,000 or so of the residents. That way the 1,600 acres could be put to a better use, like farming, rather than a soon to be abandoned industrial site loaded with hazardous waste.
Here’s yet another reason NOT to vote for the Harris-Walz ticket. Both candidates were ALL IN with the COVID tyranny we were forced to endure from 2020-22, and will likely do it (or something similar) again if given the chance…….
https://mises.org/mises-wire/harris-walz-ticket-covid-tyranny
100%. That is ALL that matters with every single govt grifter (AKA politician) out there. Whatever their actions were during the covid me-too freakout is what they will be FOREVER. As far as I can see NONE of the grifters deserve a single vote.
There’s also an effort from corporate media & the Democrat Party establishment to frame Tim Walz as “America’s Dad”. But wait, I thought that people who are voting for the Harris-Walz ticket viewed DADS, particularly WHITE DADS, as the “Scourge of the earth”.
I’m not buying that Walz is “broke” either.
I get the impression that they are parsing the reporting requirements very fine with that idea.
Trivia which may only be interesting to me but passing it along — What is left of International Harvester is now owned by VW.
No one driving a 1979 International Scout painted faggot blue is broke. Not by a long shot.
Guy looks 70 years old. Is 60. Kinda makes me feel better.
I didn’t know IH was still in business. I thought John Queere owned the name. I dunno, nor do i care. It’s their affair, not mine.
Hi Lyman,
I don’t object to the color; pink look great on an AAR ‘Cuda, for instance! It’s Walz that sets off my detector. Everything about this guy is Fake and Gay. And also worse than that.
As Roger Stone quoted, he’s dancing around like a Kansas City Faggot
Ha!
Reminds me of an argument I had with a buddy of mine. The subject of pink cars came up. I said there were two exceptions where a pink car was OK. Pink Cadillacs and Panther Pink Mopars.
He insisted that Panther Pink wasn’t an actual color.
Heard he has a million hidden away
Am I the only one that feels for the pup sitting in the back of the truck? His little face says, “Please save me.” He looks like he is in little doggy jail. I am pretty sure he blinked twice for help.
The dog looks as if he is eyeing the photographer like he would a piece of steak.
Hi Roscoe,
That is probably because Walz, the commie that he is, feeds him bugs. Everything to the dog is a steak. He probably hasn’t had meat in about four years. The dog is pleading for help.
Tim already castrated the poor pup … which he himself will have to undergo, as a condition of serving in the Kackala admin.
But like a real man, he put his foot down and refused Kackala’s demand to wear a seamless gold lamé onesie throughout the campaign.
Tryin’ to be a hero, winding up a zero
Can scar a man forever right down to his soul
Living in the spotlight can kill a man outright
‘Cause everything that glitters is not gold
— Larry Gatlin, All the Gold in California
Everything about politicians are fake and contrived. There is NOTHING genuine about someone who has taken office.
Politics should have never become a “career”.
It’s only a “career” because it’s a vice and a scam that pays off well, provided one has no trouble casting off what moral foundation and any ethical standards they may have. After all, they lie for a living, and are willing to kill you if you disobey.