My main problem with Butker's charmless monopolizing of a few hundred kids' graduation is that the speech seemed written for a different audience. An insincere, self-aggrandizing, cynical screed. Clumsily delivered with zero subtlety. The grads were exploited.
David Roth goes far deeper on Defector today: https://defector.com/harrison-butker-overestimates-his-range
Thanks for the link!
and (lastly? maybe?) after thinking a bit more:
My main problem with Butker's charmless monopolizing of a few hundred kids' graduation is that the speech seemed written for a different audience. An insincere, self-aggrandizing, cynical screed. Clumsily delivered with zero subtlety. The grads were exploited.