Looking for a few good men & women to reclaim America.
April 2, 2021·3 min
The episode opens in April 2021 with Dave Fashionpore, a Florida resident with a Houston-area phone number, delivering a direct-to-camera monologue about his political evolution. He describes himself as a former enthusiastic Trump supporter who attended multiple rallies, donated money, and actively promoted Trump online. He states clearly that he still has affection for Trump as a person but that his active support has ended. The trigger he identifies is a wave of fundraising emails pressuring him to donate $45 or contribute to a 250% matching campaign, which he refuses emphatically. He notes that many other former supporters are receiving the same pressure and similarly declining. Before laying out his full argument, he spends considerable time establishing his personal credibility. He identifies as a retired Air Force captain, a born-again Christian with what he describes as a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and a computer software engineer. He worked for Boeing for 20 years on the International Space Station, starting when the project began and staying through its completion. He is married for 57 years and has four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, whom he describes as precious souls. He states he loves his country deeply and has been defending it since he became an independent adult. The episode is framed as an important message that viewers need to hear, with the full reasoning for his break from Trump implied but not yet delivered in this portion of the transcript. The tone is earnest, personal, and patriotic rather than angry or partisan.
