Politico recently reported that VP candidate JD Vance is an avid fan of J.R.R Tolkien, as well as Tolkien’s colleague C.S. Lewis. During the GOP convention, Vance mentioned to a friend, “I’m a big ‘Lord of the Rings’ guy, and I think, not realizing it at the time, but a lot of my conservative worldview was influenced by Tolkien growing up,”
Apparently this has set off a danger alert among his Democrat detractors who suspect anything coming from popular Christian authors. Moreover, Politico suggested that “Lord of the Rings” is a work embraced by “rightward nationalists.” MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow warned her audience that Vance was inspired by the “alt-right” messaging contained in Tolkien’s trilogy.
So I just had a PR brainstorm. It’s a bit offbeat, but here goes: First, Vance should not back away from his attraction to Tolkien. He should own it. Then he should launch a national tour and call it “The American Fellowship of the Oval Office.” And he should schedule stops at every Comicon, and comic book store in the country, maybe even making his appearances dressed as Gandalf. Hey, that can’t be any more outrageous than the soon to be released sagas “Biden, Here and Gone Again,” or the “Chronicles of Kamala.”
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