“You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons.” - Blazing Saddles (1974)
Okay, let's pretend this bullshit were true for a moment. He understands that's much worse, right? If you're too senile to tell the difference between a depiction of yourself as Jesus and one of you dressed up as a doctor you shouldn't even be allowed to use a stove unsupervised much less run a nation.
Wow, that takes me back! I haven't thought about that or the second version in years.